-[OBS] PREVIEW PANEL-

-as of [18 NOVEMBER 2025]-

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(top half of screen)

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*’right-click’ menu* –>

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*use ‘windowed projector’ to monitor your ‘recording’ as you navigate your ‘computer windows’*

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*screenshot*

(saved to ‘desktop’)

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(at the bottom, you can specify a ‘source group’ that you had previously created/saved…)

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*you can re-size ‘source windows’ by clicking in to ‘select’*

*then just grab the ‘red perimeter corner squares’ to ‘drag re-size’*

(‘aspect ratio’ will be preserved)

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*you will see this ‘outer pattern’ when you re-size a window outside the ‘base canvas’* –>

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*if you hold down [OPTION] as you adjust size, you will ‘crop’ the window*

*cropped sides will appear ‘green’ rather than ‘red’*

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*if you hold down [SHIFT] as you adjust size, you will ‘stretch’ the window*

(not recommended)

(‘aspect ratio’ will change and images will get ‘blurrier’)

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*to ‘edit transform’* –>
(for more precise re-sizing)

[COMMAND] + [e]

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*POSITION*

(horizontal / vertical)

(based on ‘pixels’ of ‘base/canvas resolution’)

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*ROTATION*

(0 – 360)

(moving clockwise)

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*SIZE*

(horizontal / vertical)

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*POSITIONAL ALIGNMENT*

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*’BOUNDING BOX’ TYPE*

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*ALIGNMENT IN ‘BOUNDING BOX’*

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*’BOUNDING BOX’ SIZE*

(horizontal / vertical)

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*CROP*

(left / right / top / bottom)

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*HIDE ALL DOCKS* —>

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*YOU CAN FIND OUT YOUR “CANVAS RESOLUTION” BY CLICKING THE “DROPDOWN MENU” IN [BOTTOM LEFT CORNER]* —>

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-[720] X [1280]-

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-THE [SCREEN RESOLUTION] OF THE [OBS PREVIEW PANEL] IS NOT DISPLAYED-

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-BUT IF YOU ARE IN [FULL-SCREEN MODE], YOU CAN REFERENCE YOUR MONITOR’S “SCREEN RESOLUTION”-

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“ABOUT THIS MAC” —>

-[OPTION] + [ m ]-

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-CLICK “MORE INFO”-

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“DISPLAYS” —>

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-[3072] x [1920]-

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-WHEN YOU “SCALE TO WINDOW”, YOU ZOOM INTO CANVAS UNTIL “CANVAS HEIGHT” MATCHES “WINDOW HEIGHT”-

(IN THIS CASE, WE ARE AUTOMATICALLY ZOOMED IN 148%)

(WHICH WILL CREATE “FUZZY IMAGES” SINCE THE “CANVAS RESOLUTION” IS ONLY [720 x 1280])

(CANVAS IS PLACED IN [VERTICAL/HORIZONTAL] CENTER)

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-IF YOU SWITCH FROM “SCALE TO WINDOW” TO “CANVAS”, YOUR “PREVIEW PANEL” ADJUSTS TO MATCH YOUR “CANAVAS RESOLUTION”-

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-WHICH MEANS SOME OF THE “PREVIEW PANEL” WILL BE OFFSCREEN-

-SINCE YOUR “SCREEN RESOLUTION” IS MUCH HIGHER THAN YOUR “CANVAS RESOLUTION”-

-YOUR “CANVAS” IS ALWAYS [VERTICALLY/HORIZONTALLY] CENTERED-

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*WHEN YOU SELECT “CANVAS”, YOU ARE ACTUALLY JUST RETURNING “ZOOM” TO [100%]* —>

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-CLICK THE [MINUS/PLUS] BUTTONS TO ADJUST “SCALING”

-THE [PERCENTAGE VALUES] MAY VARY WITH EACH “BUTTON PRESS”-

-SO THAT “CLEANER” RESOLUTIONS ARE ACHIEVED-

-YOU START AT [[720] X [1280]]-

*ARQ* —> [0.5625]

-[9:16]-

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-YOU CANNOT INPUT [PERCENTAGES]-

-YOU ARE LOCKED INTO THE [OBS INCREMENTS]-

-THE ONLY WAY TO ZOOM IN [148%] IS TO SELECT “SCALE TO WINDOW”-

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-YOU CAN ZOOM IN [147%]-

-[1063] x [1890]-

*ARQ* —> [0.5624]-

(just about 9:16)

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-YOU CAN ZOOM IN [157%]-

-[1134] x [2017]-

*ARQ* —> [0.5622]-

(just about 9:16)

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-HOLD DOWN [SPACE BAR] + ROLL “SCROLL-WHEEL” AWAY FROM YOU TO CONTINUOUSLY ZOOM OUT-

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*UNTIL YOU REACH [12%]* —>

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100% —> 93%

-[647] x [1199]-

*ARQ* —> [0.5396]

(less vertical than [9:16])

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*MINIMUM* —> [12%]

-[89] x [159]-

*ARQ* —> [0.5597]

(less vertical than [9:16])

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-[13%]-

-[96] x [170]-

*ARQ* —> [0.5647]

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-100%-

-[720] x [1280]-

*ARQ* —> [0.5625]

-[9:16]-

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-TO CONTINUOUSLY [ZOOM IN], HOLD DOWN [SPACE BAR] + ROLL [SCROLL-WHEEL] TOWARDS YOU-

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100% —> 106%

-[768] x [1365]-

*ARQ* —> [0.5626]

-ROUGHLY [9:16]-

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749%

-[5397] x [9595]-

*ARQ* —> [0.5624]

-ROUGHLY [9:16]-

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*MAXIMUM* —> [800%]

-[5760] x [10,240]-

*ARQ* —> [0.5625]

-[9:16]-

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-THE “PREVIEW PANEL” WILL ALWAYS SPAN THE “TOP HORIZONTAL PORTION” OF YOUR SCREEN-

(YOU CANNOT ADJUST ITS WIDTH)

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*YOU CAN ADJUST ITS “HEIGHT” BY [CICK/DRAG/DROPPING] THE “HORIZONTAL DIVIDER LINE”* —>

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*🌈✨ *TABLE OF CONTENTS* ✨🌷*

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