Add live video in Keynote on iPhone

You can add a live video from any of your iPhone’s cameras to a slide. During a presentation, the live video plays only when the slide it’s on appears. You can turn the live video source on and off at any time.

Important: During a multipresenter slideshow, only the cameras connected to the host’s Mac or device can be used as live video sources. To learn more about multipresenter slideshows, see Play a slideshow with multiple presenters.

Add live video

By default, Keynote uses the camera on the front of your device to record live video, but you can also use the back cameras as sources.

Go to the Keynote app on your iPhone.
Open a presentation, tap in the toolbar, tap , then tap Live Video.
A live video connected to your device’s front camera appears on the slide.
To set up a different camera as a source, tap the live video on the slide, tap , then tap Live Video at the top of the menu. Tap the Source button in the Live Video tab, then tap .
Type to name the new source, tap to switch between your device’s front and back cameras, tap Edit Thumbnail to edit the thumbnail, then tap Add in the top-right corner of the New Source menu.

Edit the look of a live video

Go to the Keynote app on your iPhone.
Open a presentation with a live video, then tap the live video on the slide to select it.
Tap , then tap Live Video.
Do any of the following:
- Zoom the camera in or out: Drag the Scale slide right to zoom in and left to zoom out.
- Change the shape of a live video: Tap Mask, then select the size or shape you want.
- Reshape the corners of a live video: Increase the number in the Corner Radius box to make the corners rounder, or decrease it to sharpen them.

Remove or change the background of a live video

Go to the Keynote app on your iPhone
Open a presentation with a live video, then tap the live video on the slide to select it.
Tap , tap Live Video at the top of the menu, then turn on Background.
To customize the background, tap Fill below the Background control, then choose one of the following:
- A transparent background: Tap Preset, then tap No Fill (you may need to swipe left on the color options until you see it).
- A color or gradient designed to go with the theme: Tap Preset, swipe left or right to see all choices, then tap a color.
- Any color: Tap Color, swipe up or down to see all choices, then tap a color. To quickly preview what different colors look like in the live video, touch and hold a color, then drag across the grid to view other colors. A color label appears for each previewed color to help you reproduce an exact match. Release your finger to select a color.
- A color from elsewhere on the slide: Tap at the top of the menu, then tap a color on the slide. To preview colors on the slide, touch and hold a color on the slide, then drag across other colors on the slide. Release your finger to select a color.
- A two-color gradient fill: Tap Gradient, tap Start Color or End Color, tap a color, then tap to return to the Fill menu. To switch the gradient direction, tap Flip Color. To change the gradient angle, drag the Angle slider.
- An image: Tap Image, tap Change Image, then tap Choose Photo or Take Photo. To insert an image from iCloud or another service, tap “Insert from.” To change how the image fills the slide background, tap an option:
  - Original Size: Places the image without altering its original dimensions. To resize the image, drag the Scale slider.
  - Stretch: Resizes the image to fit the Live Video’s dimensions, which might change the image’s proportions.
  - Scale to Fill: Makes the image larger or smaller to leave no space around the image.
  - Scale to Fit: Resizes the image to fit the Live Video’s dimensions, but maintains the image’s proportions.
  To create a tinted image, turn on Color Overlay and tap Fill to select a tint color. To make the tint more or less transparent, drag the Opacity slider.

Use a different live video source

You can change the sources connected to a live video object on your slide if you have more than one set up in your presentation.

Go to the Keynote app on your iPhone.
Open a presentation with a live video, then tap the live video on the slide to select it.
Tap , then tap Live Video.
Tap the Source button, then tap a new source from the menu.
Tap to close the menu.

Edit or delete live video sources

Go to the Keynote app on your iPhone.
Open a presentation with a live video, then tap the live video on the slide to select it.
Tap , then tap Live Video.
Tap the Source button, then tap next to the source you want to edit or delete.
Do one of the following:
- Edit a live video source: Use the controls in the Edit Source window to make the changes you want, then tap Done.
- Delete a live video source: Tap Delete Source at the bottom of the window.

Play or pause live video

Go to the Keynote app on your iPhone.
Open a presentation with a live video.
To turn the live video source on or off, do any of the following:
- While the slideshow is not playing: Tap the live video on the slide to select it, tap , then tap Manage Previews in the Live Video tab. Use the controls in the window to turn the live video on or off, then tap Done.
  Or tap the live video on the slide to select it, then tap on the live video off.
- While the slideshow plays in fullscreen: Tap and hold until the toolbar appears on the bottom of your screen, tap , then use the controls to turn the live video on or off. Tap to return to the slideshow.

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Keynote User Guide for iPhone