1. Download the app (you do not need to sign in)

2. Open the DMG file

3. Drag CueCam Presenter into Applications
   

4. Launch CueCam by navigating to your Applications folder, via LaunchPad or use Spotlight.

5. You should see a message saying that Apple checked it for malicious software and none was detected. Click “Open” to continue.

6. You will now see a checklist of set-up steps

2. Click “OK” to allow CueCam to use your webcam or any other cameras connected to your computer 3. Click “OK” to allow access to your microphone (so CueCam can mix this with other sounds)

4. Click “Allow” next to “Screen Recording Permission”. This will take you to System Settings.

5. Look for CueCam Presenter under Screen Recording and turn on the switch. You will need to authorise this change with Touch ID or using the password for your your Mac account. This setting will take effect next time CueCam is launched.

6. Click “Install” next to “Install Camera Extension”
   
7. Note the instructions before using the button “Click here first”
   
8. Click “Open System Settings”

9. Enable CueCam’s camera extension and use Touch ID or your password to continue.

10. Back in CueCam, now you can press “Install” next to “Install Virtual Mic”

11. Enter your password to install the virtual mic. 12. Now you’re ready to restart your computer. Click “All Done” and then restart your Mac.

When you log back into your Mac, CueCam Presenter is ready to use!

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Using CueCam as your Mic and Camera

In your call, use the small arrow buttons next to Audio and Video.

Select CueCam Audio as your microphone.

Select CueCam as your camera.

Turn on Original Sound for Musicians

Your audience won’t be able to hear audio from videos and screen shares via CueCam unless you turn on “Original Sound for Musicians”.

Enable this by going to Zoom’s Settings window.

Ensure this is enabled for any meeting in which you are using CueCam.

Take over a call with your CueCam presentation

1. Reveal CueCam’s “Program Window”

2. Share this window in Zoom

This will have the added benefit of making text sharper, although your camera video frame rate unless you check “Optimise for video clip”

If you are already using CueCam as your microphone, leave “Share sound” unchecked.

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CueCam Presenter is the best way to use Video Pencil with your Mac.

In order to draw on your webcam, you need a virtual camera where you can share and draw

What about Video Pencil Camera? Video Pencil Camera (VPC) is an older way to connect your iPad, fully replaced by CueCam Presenter since 2024. CueCam does everything that VPC did, but better.

1. Launch CueCam Presenter on your Mac
2. Launch Video Pencil on your iPad

You should now video from CueCam’s on your iPad and see your drawings on your Mac.

Troubleshooting

• Make sure both your Mac and iPad are on the same Wi-Fi network or connected via USB

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Go to CueCam’s app menu and select “Install Stream Deck Plugin...”

You can now use CueCam’s custom actions on your Stream Deck.

Note: This is only available if you have a paid plan

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When do you need to sign in?

You can use most of CueCam’s features without signing in at all.

Sign in is required only when

• You want to upgrade your plan
• Access discounts if you already paid for Shoot, Video Pencil or Beat Sheet
• You want to access your paid plan
• Use AI features
• Access CueCam Cloud (coming soon)

You don’t need to sign in to:

• Use the live camera
• Connect to Shoot and Video Pencil
• Create scripts

How to sign in

1. Click “Sign In”. This will launch your default web browser
2. Sign in to the website using your Apple ID
3. If your browser requests permission to open CueCam, press “Allow”

Troubleshooting

If you use Safari, keep an eye out for blocked popups.

If you see this icon, click it and then allow CueCam to launch.

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The simplest way to use Video Pencil in Ecamm Live is by using CueCam’s virtual camera. This way, all compositing will be done by CueCam and you can simply select it as a source in Ecamm.

However, you may have require more complex scenes than CueCam can create (e.g. multiple cameras, side-by-side layouts or using Interview Mode), in which case you’ll need to send Ecamm’s output to CueCam and use the Video Pencil transparent layer provided by CueCam.

This will allow you to see your Ecamm scene on your iPad and draw accurately with Video Pencil. You can just leave CueCam running in the background for the iPad connection alone.

IMPORTANT: You do not need NDI! CueCam creates an optimised connection between your Mac and iPad automatically.

Enable Virtual Cam feature in Ecamm Live’s Output menu.

Open CueCam’s Dashboard via the Live Camera, status bar menu (your Mac’s top right system menu) or via the Dashboard sidebar in a document.

Select Ecamm Live Virtual Cam as your main camera in CueCam.

Enable CueCam’s Syphon output in CueCam Presenter → Settings

Add a layer in Ecamm with the source “Video Pencil via CueCam”.

Make sure this layer fills the canvas (using the trackpad or mouse wheel is easiest) and lock it!

At time of writing (CueCan 2.0.4, build 94), you may need to keep CueCam’s Live Camera window open for this to work. In future versions this won’t be necessary.

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Start OBS Virtual Camera

In CueCam, go to Live Video and select OBS Virtual Camera as your main camera.

Enable CueCam’s Syphon output in CueCam Presenter → Settings

Add a new “Syphon Client” layer called “Video Pencil”.

Select “Video Pencil via CueCam” as the source and check “Allow Transparency”.

Make sure this layer lines up perfectly at a 16:9 aspect ratio and you’re all set.

IMPORTANT: You do not need NDI!

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All Shoot Pro Webcam features are unlocked if you have an active CueCam subscription.

Use your iPhone or iPad as your main camera

Launch Shoot on your iOS device.

Your device appears in CueCam’s toolbar.

Select Shoot as your main camera in CueCam.

Your main camera is now Shoot on your iPhone.

Use your iPhone or iPad as a second camera

Launch Shoot on your iOS device.

Your device appears in CueCam’s toolbar.

In the Dashboard click the arrow on the right of the Share button and select your Shoot device.

To trigger this from a card, use the Add (+) button and select Shoot.

Your main camera will appear as picture-in-picture by default. You can toggle the main camera with the Main Camera button in the Dashboard, or per-card using Card sidebar in a document.

Shoot’s interface on the iPhone

When you use Shoot with CueCam Presenter, its user interface changes accordingly.

In the above diagram we can see some extra features.

1. Program Feed toggle button - when CueCam is sending a program feed or video call window (more about this below) you can toggle the feed from your Mac using this button.
2. When running a presentation, your teleprompter text appears next to the device’s camera. This allows you to read your notes while maintaining decent eye contact with your audience.
3. Here you can see how CueCam’s virtual camera is visible on the iPhone, with the card’s title visible.

Steps to ensure smooth operation

• Enable Do Not Disturb mode on the device running Shoot. This is to stop calls, notifications or other interruptions from putting the app in the background.
• Do not activate Continuity Camera as you will have to physically unlock your phone again to relaunch Shoot. Continuity Camera is not visible in CueCam as a source by default to help reduce the risk of this happening.
• Power the device running Shoot. You don’t want the battery running out and when you’re using CueCam’s two-way video connection it can increase the load on your device.

Controlling your camera settings

Lots of remote control and camera settings are available from within CueCam on your Mac.

1. Program Feed - you can toggle the program feed from your Mac. Here you can see that CueCam’s virtual camera is being sent the iPhone. Using this select box you can select a different window on your Mac, for example your current Zoom call.
2. Settings are available for the device’s currently-select camera, marked here.
3. If you have saved camera presets in Shoot, they will appear here and can be selected with a click.
4. You can tweak your iPhone’s Zoom, exposure and white balance settings here. Click the reset button next to a slider to go back to automatic settings. Note that ‘EV’ only applies when you have long-pressed on your iPhone screen to lock focus and exposure. Conversely, ISO and SHUTTER only apply when you have NOT locked focus and exposure. The front-facing camera doesn’t have a FOCUS control, but the back cameras usually do.
5. Face Follow - enabled this setting to have Shoot keep your face in the centre of the shot. This is particularly useful when using picture-in-picture as it will keep your face in the middle of the circle. When presenting slides with Face Follow active, if you use a left-hand-side or right-hand-side layout, Shoot will centre your face on the other side of the frame so you don’t have to worry about moving out of the way of your titles.
6. You can select a different camera with one of these options.
7. Enable Grid on your iPhone to line yourself up and use the level feature to make sure your device is perfectly straight.
8. You can activate CueCam’s green screen controls if you are using a background.
9. You can add a background image (mostly relevant to green screen usage0
10. You can apply a Camera LUT on your Mac by dragging a LUT here.

Understanding Face Follow

Face Follow keeps your face in the centre of the frame.

You can adjust the rate (a higher number means it will track more quickly) and scale (a higher scale will make your face bigger in the frame by cropping more of the edges.

When running CueCam presentations, Face Follow is aware of the currently-presented slide layout and will move you out of the way of and left or right side content automatically, returning you to the centre of the frame (or picture-in-picture circle) in other cases.

Using Shoot as a teleprompter

When you run a presentation, teleprompter notes are automatically displayed in Shoot.

If the teleprompter isn’t quite aligned with your device’s camera you can drag up and down on the phone screen to move it.

If the text is too small, you can pinch to change its size.

There is a teleprompter toggle inside Shoot if you really don’t want this. Scroll the left-hand-side menu until you see a T in a box.

Viewing your Mac’s Zoom / Teams / Meet window on your iPhone or iPad

Click the device running Shoot’s icon in the toolbar.

Ensure “Send program feed to Shoot” is checked.

Select the window of your meeting in the dropdown.

Now your device’s screen will display your meeting window.

Drawing directly on your camera in Shoot

Shoot has a built-in telestrator. Access this feature by scrolling down the left-hand bar and looking for the telestrator icon (below the “5” in the image below).

You can pick different colours, dim the background, undo and change the Live Titles language using the toolbar at the bottom-right.

Clear your drawing with a double-tap.

Pausing the image from Shoot

Tap with two fingers on the device running Shoot to pause the video.

This lets you draw using Shoot or via Video Pencil on a separate iPad, without having to keep the device or action steady.

A second two-finger tap resumes the camera feed.

You can also use the “pause” button in the left toolbar of Shoot.

Get your camera level

Turn on Shoot’s grid (this won’t come through to CueCam) to activate the “Level” feature.

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Virtual Mic (CueCam Audio)

Before deleting CueCam, remove the Virtual Mic via the Output Menu.

Alternatively, this can be removed by deleting the file at:

/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/HAL/CueCam Audio.driver

Camera Extension (CueCam)

Deleting CueCam Presenter from your Mac (via Finder) should result in a system prompt to confirm that the camera extension will be removed in the process.

However this macOS feature does not work 100% reliably.

If the camera extension is still present after deleting CueCam

Reinstall CueCam and uninstall the camera extension through Output menu.

Then you can delete CueCam again.

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