Camera bubble and effects
Size, shape and place your camera bubble, blur or replace your background, and adjust filters, touch up and brightness.
In Screen + cam and Backdrop recordings, your camera appears in a bubble over the video. Set it up in the recorder's setup panel before you start.
Size, shape and position
Under Camera bubble:
- Size: Small, Medium or Large.
- Shape: Circle, Rounded, Square, Landscape or Portrait.
- Corner: select one of the four corners. You can also drag the bubble to another corner in the preview.
You can move or hide the bubble after recording, in the editor.
Backgrounds
Under Camera effects → Background, choose:
- None, Light blur or Strong blur.
- A preset room, such as Office or Studio.
- A plain colour or gradient from Colours.
- Add your own image: JPEG, PNG, WebP or GIF, up to 10 MB. Everyone in your workspace can use the images you add. To remove one you added, select it, then select Remove this image.
Background effects load the first time you use them. Good, even light on your face gives the cleanest edge.
Look
Open Look to change how your camera looks:
| Option | What it does |
|---|---|
| Filter | None, Vivid, Warm, Cool, Mono, Silver, Sunset or Prism |
| Auto light | Brightens your camera when the room is dim |
| Touch up | Softens the picture, from Off to 100% |
| Brightness | Lighter or darker than normal |
| Mirror the video | Records your camera mirrored. Text behind you reads backwards |
Mirror my preview only changes what you see, not the recording.
While recording
From the recording controls you can:
- Turn off camera. Under More options → When you turn the camera off, choose Show my photo (your photo or initials fill the bubble) or Hide the bubble (the camera is left out for that stretch).
- Show the full camera in a Screen + cam recording, so your camera fills the video. Select Show the camera bubble to go back to your screen.
In Cam mode with the camera off and the microphone on, Vidler records your photo with a ring that follows your voice.