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Webcam positioning for presenters
Is there a better option then having a presenter’s webcam floating around the screen when they are presenting? I have a presenter in an upcoming webinar who wants to be able to see themselves on ...
It looks different on the Attendee's computer. The Attendees see a split screen between the webcam and the shared screen (PowerPoint). The Attendees can drag a line between the two to make either part of the window larger or smaller.
GoTo is not really set up so the presenter can see their own webcam, but you have found a workaround.
Another workaround that I have used:
I open QuickTime on the presenter's computer and set it to record a movie. That puts the webcam in a window on the computer. I do this on a Mac, I am sure there is a similar program on Windows.
Then I setup my PowerPoint to show in a window, rather than full screen. This is found under Slide Show Setup.
I then arrange the two windows, PowerPoint show and Quicktime, on my computer's second display.
I then share the computer's second display to the GoTo audience.
Doing it this way, the presenter has compete control over how large to make both the webcam window and the PowerPoint window. During the presentation, the presenter can change the size of the windows to emphasize one over the other.
In the extra space on the second display that is not the PowerPoint Show window or the Webcam window, you could have the company name or logo, or just a colorful background.
The Attendees have control over on which side of the shared image the webcam shows.
If you want complete control over the placement of your webcam and the shared image, here is what I have done:
- First, set up your PowerPoint by going to Setup Slide Show. Select the button next to "Browsed by an individual (window)." What that does is runs the PowerPoint show in a window that can be resized rather than showing it full screen.
- BEFORE you start the webinar, if you are on a Mac, open Quicktime Player. From the File menu, select "New Movie Recording. This should open a window with your webcam in it. I am sure there is a similar video recording program on Windows that will allow you to ope a window that will show your webcam in a window.
- You have to do this BEFORE you start the webinar. If not, then GTW will take hold of the webcam and not let you use it with QuickTime.
- You can now resize the two windows. You can resize and arrange the webcam image window and the PowerPoint image window.
- Share the entire display/monitor with the GoToWebinar audience.
- In order to advance the slides, the PowerPoint show window has to be in front of the QuickTime window. This does not mean they have to overlap. Click once on that window to bring it to the front. The keyboard and mouse work with whichever window is in front.
Thank you so much, I'll definitely try these steps out!
