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Cameras, NDI and DeckLink

Cameras on this Mac, NDI sources on the network and DeckLink inputs: the Video group of the sidebar.

The Video group of the sidebar holds the live video inputs: cameras connected to this Mac, NDI sources on the network and DeckLink capture inputs. Each is one source, used in as many shots as you like.

Cameras

Section titled “Cameras”

Any camera macOS sees is offered under Cameras in the Add Source menu: a built-in camera, a USB webcam, or a capture device that presents itself as a camera. The first time a camera source starts, macOS asks for permission to use the camera. See Permissions.

A camera carries no sound. Its microphone is a source of its own, in the Audio group.

Frame rate

Section titled “Frame rate”

The inspector shows the rate the camera runs at under Frame Rate. A camera fits the show when it runs at the show’s rate or a whole multiple of it. When it does not, the inspector warns that the picture will judder and names the two rates that would fit. Set the camera, or the show, to one of them.

Section titled “NDI and DeckLink”

NDI sources and DeckLink inputs need their maker’s software on this Mac. Without it, Add Source lists NDI Source and DeckLink Input greyed out, under Requires an SDK That Isn’t Installed.

Status and sync

Section titled “Status and sync”

The inspector’s Source section tells whether the source receives pictures and how many frames have arrived. Delay in the Sync section holds a source back so it lines up with slower ones; one frame at 25 fps is 40 ms.

The main window with a camera selected: its tile in the sidebar’s Video group, its shot on the first layer, and the inspector’s Source section with its status, frames received and frame rate

Stand-ins for cameras

Section titled “Stand-ins for cameras”

A show built before the cameras are there carries camera stand-ins, such as Camera 1 and Camera 2. Link each to a real camera once it is connected. See Stand-ins and linking.

Read more

Section titled “Read more”

Describes Live Producer 0.305 · 29 October 2026

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IntroductionSupport

Studio

Introduction

Sources

Introduction

Audio

Introduction

Streaming and recording

Introduction

Captions

Introduction

Multiview and output

Introduction

Showrunner

Introduction

Platform

Introduction

Spelvin

Introduction

Video calls

Introduction

Remote

Introduction

Stream Deck

Introduction

Reference

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Release notes

Release notesLive Producer 0.305: the two ways to use Live ProducerLive Producer 0.304: new stand-in drawingsLive Producer 0.303: a new look for the documentationLive Producer 0.302: tooltips in one sentenceLive Producer 0.301: the inspector and the sheets get the ⓘLive Producer 0.300: a small ⓘ beside what it explainsLive Producer 0.299: quieter SettingsLive Producer 0.298: a Help menuLive Producer 0.297: sharper pictures of the inspectorLive Producer 0.296: the documentation, first versionLive Producer 0.295: the documentation site