Layouts and cameras

Choose how your face and your screen sit together in the video.

A layout is how your screen and your camera are arranged. Pick one before you record. You can always change it later in the editor.

The five layouts

Layout	What it looks like
Screen + bubble	Your screen, with your face in a small bubble in the corner. The most popular choice.
Side by side	Your screen and your face next to each other.
Camera + screen	Your face big, with your screen in a small box.
Screen only	Just your screen. No face.
Camera only	Just your face. No screen.

Layouts that show your face need a camera. If you see “This layout needs a camera”, click No camera in the bottom bar and pick one.

Use your iPhone as a camera

Your iPhone can be your camera. It usually looks better than a laptop camera.

1. Get ready

   Sign in to the same Apple Account on your iPhone and Mac. Turn on Wi-Fi and Bluetooth on both.

2. Place your iPhone

   Lock your iPhone and put it near your Mac, on a stand or mount. You can also plug it in with a cable.

3. Pick it in Cutaway

   Click the camera menu in the bottom bar. Your iPhone shows up as iPhone. Pick it.

Two cameras

You can record two camera angles at once. For example, your Mac’s camera from the front, and your iPhone from the side.

1. Pick your first camera in the camera menu (Camera A).
2. Pick your second camera in the B menu (Camera B).

Cutaway records both. In the first cut, it switches between them for you.

Change the layout later

You can change the layout for the whole video, or just for part of it, in the editor. See Camera layouts.