Is it possible to stream ffmpeg output to a virtual webcam/virtual capture device/AVFoundation object?

Question

I would like to stream live video from a remote computer onto a texture in Unity3D. Currently, I am able to get the stream into my local machine via a combination of netcat and ffmpeg. I would like to be able to have ffmpeg output the stream to a virtual webcam to take advantage of Unity3D's easy to use webcam texture. The local machine is running OSX.

Do you have any virtual video capture device recommendations for OSX?

Answer 1

On GNU/Linux you could use v4l2loopback, can't say on OSX.