Use Centre Stage to keep you centred in the camera frame

Centre Stage uses machine learning to help keep you centred in your video as you move around.

• Use Centre Stage on Mac

• Use Centre Stage on iPad

• Centre Stage system requirements

Use Centre Stage on Mac

1. Make sure your device meets the Centre Stage system requirements below.

2. Open your video app, such as FaceTime.

3. Turn Centre Stage on or off:

   • macOS Sonoma 14 or later: from the Video menu in the menu bar, choose Centre Stage.

     

   • macOS Ventura 13 or macOS Monterey 12: click Control Centre in the menu bar, click Video Effects, then click Centre Stage.

When using Centre Stage with Continuity Camera, you can also choose which rear camera of your iPhone to use: click the arrow next to Centre Stage in the menu, then choose Main or Ultra Wide.

Manual framing adjustment

Instead of having Centre Stage keep you centred in the frame, you can zoom, pan and recentre manually. Turn off Centre Stage, then move your pointer over the preview in the Video menu to reveal the controls. Find out more about manual framing adjustments and other video features.

Use Centre Stage on iPad

1. Make sure your iPad meets the Centre Stage system requirements below.

2. Open your video app, such as FaceTime.

3. Open Control Centre by swiping down from the top right-hand corner of your screen.

4. Turn Centre Stage on or off:

   1. Tap the [App Name] Controls button at the top of Control Centre. For example, if using FaceTime, tap FaceTime Controls. (In iPadOS 17 or earlier, tap the Video Effects button instead.)

   2. Tap the Centre Stage button in the additional controls that appear.

      

During a FaceTime call, you can instead tap the video thumbnail of yourself, then tap the Centre Stage button.

Centre Stage system requirements

Centre Stage is available when using these devices with a video app that supports this feature.

Learn more

• Use other video features on Mac

• Use other video features on iPad