Swapface Android Emulator Tutorial

2.5 Install Nox Android Emulator

Install Nox Android Emulator.

Nox runs Android on Windows, and you will install and use WhatsApp in later steps.

After installation, you do not need detailed setup yet. Display and camera settings for Nox come later.

2.6 Install vc_redist.x86.exe

Install: vc_redist.x86.exe

When finished, make sure all of the software and components above are ready before continuing to camera and Swapface setup.

3.3 Set OBS Virtual Camera as output

In Stream Output, set the virtual camera to: OBS Virtual Camera

WeCam or ManyCam will then read the video feed from OBS Virtual Camera.

Set the video resolution to 1920 × 1080. Then start Stream and confirm Swapface shows the camera feed correctly.

Note

If you do not see your face after swapping, first try steps 1–3 without rotation. Then complete step 4 (rotate back) as a full sequence, or restart your computer.

If you can see yourself in Swapface, continue to the next step.

4.1 Use WeCam

This tutorial mainly uses WeCam as the example. After opening WeCam, create a new camera project.

Step 1 — Create Camera Project

Create Camera Project

After opening WeCam, create a new camera project:

Step 2 — Select OBS Virtual Camera

Inside the Camera Project, set the camera source to:

OBS Virtual Camera

Then check the current video resolution.

If the resolution is not:

1920 × 1080

Restart WeCam and check again.

Step 3 — Adjust orientation

After selecting OBS Virtual Camera, use Rotate in WeCam to adjust the feed orientation.

Because the USB Camera and Swapface were already rotated for portrait, continue adjusting orientation in WeCam so the final feed stays correct.

Step 4 — Enable WeCam virtual camera

After the video source and orientation are set, go to WeCam’s:

Output → Virtual Camera

Then click:

Enable

to apply the current settings.

Next, enable Virtual Camera so WeCam can output the feed to other apps as a virtual camera.

Once enabled, Nox or other apps can detect and use WeCam as the camera source.

4.2 Watch the full WeCam walkthrough

4.3 Use ManyCam

If you installed ManyCam instead of WeCam, follow the ManyCam tutorial provided in the article.

5.1 Start Nox

Open Nox Android Emulator. After it launches, confirm Nox starts normally and reaches the Android home screen. Install and open WhatsApp in Nox.

After signing in, make sure WhatsApp opens to the main screen normally.

5.2 Set portrait resolution

Open Nox display settings, set the device type to phone, and use a portrait resolution.

You can use 1080 × 1920 or 900 × 1600. After applying the settings, save the configuration. Then restart Nox; sometimes this must be done before running Nox.

5.3 Restart Nox

After changing the resolution, restart Nox so the new display settings take effect. When you re-enter the emulator, confirm the system is shown in portrait.

5.4 Check Hyper-V

If Nox cannot start or run normally, check Hyper-V settings in Windows. Depending on your system environment, disable Hyper-V. then restart Nox.

After Nox portrait and runtime setup is done, the next step is injecting the WeCam virtual camera into Nox.

6.1 Close Nox

Before injection, fully quit Nox Android Emulator. Make sure Nox is not running, then continue.

6.2 Open AN9Picker

Find the AN9Picker folder you already downloaded and extracted. Run AN9PickerUI.exe to open the camera injection tool.

6.4 Click Inject

After confirming the camera selection, click Inject. Then choose Nox.exe from the Nox install directory (for example C:\Program Files\Nox\bin\Nox.exe).

After you select it, the tool injects the WeCam virtual camera into Nox.

You can review the exact steps in the full walkthrough.