Screens are never cropped
A 16:10 display or a single window shows in full, and the rounded corners follow the picture.
Change the whole show with one click
Ready-made layouts for you, your screen and your guests. Each one is designed twice, for the wide stream and the vertical one, and both switch together.
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Maya MakesSynth basics · Ep. 12
Maya Makes
Maya MakesSynth basics · Ep. 12
Maya Makes
LiveScreen + cam· vertical: Stacked
Pick a layout. Both canvases change together.
Designed twice
Every layout has a vertical twin
A screen is only a third of a phone's height, so each layout frames the camera its own way on the vertical canvas. You pick one; Vidyst puts the right version on each stream.
Screen Camera Lower third
Built on one grid
Clean by default, so you don't have to design
One tidy grid
The same margins, gaps and corners on every layout, so switching never looks jumpy.
Your face stays on top
Cameras always sit above the screen. Swap in a bigger window and it slides under you, not over you.
Make it yours
Build your own layout on the canvas
Start blank or from a template. Add a camera, screen, window, image or text, then drag it into place. Changes on a layout stay with it, and you can always reset to the template.
Drag, resize, snap
Move anything on the canvas. Align, centre and keep inside safe margins.
Crop and fit
Cut edges off a camera or window, fill the canvas or fit it whole.
Corner radius
Round the corners of any tile to match your look.
Lock and hide layers
Lock a layer so it can’t move. Hide one without removing it.
Chroma and luma key
Remove a green screen, or key out dark or bright areas.
Colour and LUTs
Exposure, contrast and saturation, or import your own .cube LUT.
Flip
Mirror a camera on both canvases. Viewers and recordings see it flipped too.
Any source
Cameras, a display, a single window or app, images and text.
While you're live
Switch without looking
Hotkeys for everything
⌃1 to ⌃9 switch layouts. ⌥1 to ⌥9 show or hide overlay elements. Change any of them in Settings.
Dynamic layout
A Dynamic layout arranges itself around who's on stage and what's shared. Bring a guest on and it makes room.
Title cards
Starting soon, Be right back and Thanks for watching, ready for the start, the break and the end of your show.
Plans
Every layout is in every plan
Basic
$10 a month
All layouts and the layout editor, plus dual canvas, recording, 2 destinations and 2 guests.
Try free for 14 daysCreator
$35 a month
Everything in Basic, with 7 destinations and up to 10 guests to fill your Podcast and Dynamic layouts.
Try free for 14 daysFAQ
Layout questions
What layouts does Vidyst come with?
Just me, Screen + cam, Screen + tile, Side by side, Screen focus, Framed and their inverted versions, plus Close-up, Presenter, Podcast and three title cards: Starting soon, Be right back and Thanks for watching.
Does each layout work on the vertical canvas too?
Yes. Every layout has its own vertical arrangement, designed for a 9:16 screen. Screen + cam becomes Stacked, Screen + tile becomes Screen + bubble and Side by side becomes Two up. Picking a layout puts it on air on both canvases.
Can I make my own layouts?
Yes. Start from a blank layout or a template, add cameras, screens, windows, images and text, then drag them into place. Snap, align, lock and hide layers, and set corners, crop and fit.
How do I switch layouts while I’m live?
Click a layout in the strip, or press ⌃1 to ⌃9 for the first nine. Switch with a cut or a fade.
Will my screen get cropped?
No. Screens are fitted, never cropped, so a 16:10 display or a single window shows in full, and the rounded corners follow the picture.
Can I use a green screen?
Yes. Add Chroma key to any camera layer, along with Luma key, colour correction and your own .cube LUTs.