Stream video from one app to another in OS X (Software video input device)

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Published on 2010-03-07T20:35:45Z Indexed on 2010/03/08 0:32 UTC
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Not sure how specifically to word this... I'm wondering if there's any way to take a video stream from one application, for example VLC Media Player, and present that video stream to other applications as a video input source. For example, could I broadcast a video file from my hard disk to a website that allows video conferencing using a Flash applet?

Basically, I'm looking for something like Soundflower, but for video streams. Is this possible?

Tags, title, question re-wording suggestions welcomed -- I'm not sure how to properly describe this. Thanks!

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