Thumbnail features give you more control, flexibility, and visibility in a live room. Here's how to use them.
Here's what you can do with thumbnails in Evercast for Mac and Windows.
By default, the participant who is speaking appears in the main viewing area of the screen. When a stream is started, it automatically locks to the main viewing area.
To manually lock a different feed to your main viewing area, simply click on that thumbnail (whether it’s a person or a stream).
To return to the default (toggling among whoever is speaking), click the thumbnail again to unlock it from the main viewing area.
Hide the thumbnail bar by clicking the Layout button in the bottom toolbar and selecting Hide thumbnails. This helps with system processing, especially if there are many participants in the room. This also gives your screen more real estate.
Show the thumbnail bar by clicking the Layout button in the bottom toolbar and selecting Show thumbnails.
To detach the thumbnail bar from the app, click Layout in the bottom toolbar and select Detach thumbnails. Now you can move it where you want, including to a second monitor.
To attach the thumbnail bar back to its default position, click Layout in the bottom toolbar and select Attach thumbnails.
Click on the "three dots" button at the top right corner of a thumbnail to view more options for controlling a participant's settings. Any adjustments you make will only work for you and do not adjust that setting for the other participants.
Spotlight
Keep the participant's feed in the main viewer.
Sound
Mute/unmute a participant for you only. This does not mute that participant for other people in the room.
Video
Turn on/off a participant's camera feed. Turning off a feed helps with system processing, especially if there are many participants in the room.
Mix sound
Adjust a participant's audio level.
Pin to left
Move the thumbnail to the first available position on the far left.
Here's what you can do with thumbnails in Evercast for Chrome.
By default, the participant who is speaking appears in the main viewing area of the screen. When a stream is started, it automatically locks to the main viewing area.
To manually lock a different feed to your main viewing area, simply click on the thumbnail of that feed (whether it’s a person or a stream).
To return to the default (toggling among whoever is speaking), click the thumbnail again to unlock it from the main viewing area.
Hide the thumbnail bar by clicking the Hide thumbnails button in the bottom toolbar. This helps with system processing, especially if there are many participants in the room. This also gives your screen more real estate.
Show the thumbnail bar by clicking the Show thumbnails button in the bottom toolbar.
Click the camera button to turn on/off a participant's camera feed. Turning off a feed helps with system processing, especially if there are many participants in the room.
