

The top right of the Main Window contains five icons, the Sound Levels button, the Overlays button, the Camera Effects button, the Comments button and the Preferences button. Reference our section on Scenes for more details on what Scenes are, and how to use them.Īt the top center of the Main Window you’ll find Ecamm Live’s three primary modes- we call them Sources- you can use in your broadcast. Any other Scenes you’ve created are listed within the menu, giving you fast access to switching scenes during a stream or recording. The text of the button shows the name of your currently active Scene. You can still record to your Mac, or stream to services that use RTMP.Īt the top left of the Main Window is the Scenes pull-down menu. Note: If you’re not going to use Ecamm Live with Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Twitch, LinkedIn, Restream or Switchboard, logging in is optional. Additionally, each of these windows has a keyboard shortcut assigned for easy access.Īt the center bottom of the Main Window is a blue Login button, which will allow us to connect you to the currently selected streaming platform.

If you dismiss any of these windows, you can bring them back by visiting the Window menu at the very top of your Mac’s display. The smaller windows are for control of Sound Levels, Scenes, Overlays, Camera Effects, Interview mode, and Comments and Reactions. You can resize the main window by dragging from any edge or corner of the window. The Main Window is your monitor of what your audience sees, except the tools we’ve laid on top of this window-and your cursor-which are only visible to you. Upon opening Ecamm Live, you’ll be greeted by the Main Window, and several smaller windows. See also the First Facebook Live tutorial for the bare essentials from first-run to your first Facebook Live broadcast.
