So many people are going live on Facebook these days, but I’m constantly being asked “How can I do picture in picture?” “How can I switch between slides on my desktop and my webcam?” “How can I show my phone screen besides holding it up to the camera?” I have the solution - and all you need is a free Zoom account! Show
Before we get in to everything, I want to emphasize that this post is NOT about the FB Live functionality built-in to Zoom Webinars. This is a free solution that you can use if you don’t want to pay $30/month for Zoom and you’re OK with a slight delay and reduced video quality during your broadcast. What you can’t do
Where this will work
What you need
TipsTo make this experience as smooth as possible, I’d recommend the following (though they are not necessary):
Before You Go Live
**Selecting the Zoom window as your screenshare source prevents the infinite window issue. You can select the entire desktop for monitor 2 (or your only monitor) and things will still work, it will just be much more confusing to manage what’s being shared. Switching Between Desktop, Webcam, and iOS DevicesIt’s important to wrap your head around the following - whatever you are showing in Zoom is what is being broadcast on Facebook Live. That means Zoom is where all of your switching is going to take place - you can’t switch in Facebook Live. Switching from your face to your desktop
Switching from your desktop to your face
Switching from your face to your device
Switching from your device to your face
Switching from your desktop to your deviceNote: you don’t have to stop sharing in order to switch
Switching from your device to your desktopNote: you don’t have to stop sharing in order to switch
Got any questions or think you have a better solution? I’d love to hear it in the comments Want more awesome info like this?How do you Zoom in and live together on Facebook?Start your meeting and link it to Facebook: Start a Zoom meeting as you normally would. Click More (ellipsis button) in the bottom right, then click Live on Facebook.
How do you Zoom in on a Facebook video?To zoom in and out of Facebook for Android, use the magnify feature.. Go to your phone or tablet's home screen.. Tap. Settings.. Tap General then tap Accessibility.. Tap Zoom.. Tap next Zoom to turn it on.. |