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by RobinL 2036 days ago
I've used this and it's a great idea, and works well in some contexts.

One downside to be aware of is that it routes your slides/screenshare through your webcam video feed.

In some apps (e.g. Teams) this can dramatically reduce the quality of the slides, relative to a 'normal' screenshare.

There's a setting in Teams to increase video bandwidth, which mitigates this a bit. But the slides will still look less good (at least, that's what people have told me).

There's also a mix of compatibility - generally if you access the video conference in your web browser it works (because the browser can see the 'software' webcam they've set up), but the software webcam is inaccessible in some desktop apps.

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I think you are missing a (killer!) feature they rolled out during the beta: the "SHARE THIS" window.

They let you present a window that includes whatever is in your mmhmm video feed. It is the same content as your virtual mmhmm camera, but it comes across as a presentation, in higher resolution so the other participants can read your slides.

It is also very easy to find in apps like Meet when you use the "Present Now" function, because the window title is all-caps "SHARE THIS". :)

(The window doesn't appear on the screen, but it does appear in apps that let you present — I have tried it with Meet and Zoom.)

I've tested it as well (seeing it on the latest Apple keynote) and have been having quality issues even when sharing slides via share screen, which is what they recommend if there's quality issues. Submitted a ticket around a week ago and haven't heard back yet.

Really excited at the possibility here. Staying tuned...