What's New in Ecamm v4.6?
We've been hard at work making Ecamm even better, and version 4.6 is packed with more than 50 updates, improvements, and new features designed to make creating video on your Mac easier and more enjoyable.
From a customizable soundboard and powerful new Multiview to smarter ways to organize your workspace, this update is all about helping you stay focused on creating great content.
Whether you're recording videos, hosting a podcast, or producing a live show, there's plenty to explore.
From a customizable soundboard and powerful new Multiview to smarter ways to organize your workspace, this update is all about helping you stay focused on creating great content.
Whether you're recording videos, hosting a podcast, or producing a live show, there's plenty to explore.
Your Sound Effects, Your Way
Introducing the Customizable Sound Pad
Bring more personality to your videos and livestreams with Ecamm's new customizable Sound Pad.
Organize your sound effects in a visual grid, choose custom colors, and drag and drop images onto individual sounds so you can find and play exactly what you need, right when you need it.
Using an Elgato Stream Deck? Your custom colors and images automatically appear there, too!
Whether you're adding applause to your livestream, playing an intro, or bringing a little extra fun to your podcast, your favorite sounds are always within reach.
Organize your sound effects in a visual grid, choose custom colors, and drag and drop images onto individual sounds so you can find and play exactly what you need, right when you need it.
Using an Elgato Stream Deck? Your custom colors and images automatically appear there, too!
Whether you're adding applause to your livestream, playing an intro, or bringing a little extra fun to your podcast, your favorite sounds are always within reach.
See Your Whole Production at a Glance
Introducing Multiview
Keeping track of everything happening during a live production just got easier.
Ecamm's new Multiview gives you a convenient overview of your cameras, remote guests, preview and live video feeds, and audio levels, all in one place.
Open Multiview in its own window or display it on a separate monitor to keep an eye on your entire production while you record or go live.
It's like having your own production control room, right on your Mac.
Ecamm's new Multiview gives you a convenient overview of your cameras, remote guests, preview and live video feeds, and audio levels, all in one place.
Open Multiview in its own window or display it on a separate monitor to keep an eye on your entire production while you record or go live.
It's like having your own production control room, right on your Mac.
Find What You Need, Faster
Search Your Scenes, Overlays, and Sounds
No more scrolling through long lists to find that one scene or sound effect.
With new search options in your Scenes, Overlays, and Sound Effects windows, you can quickly find exactly what you're looking for.
Spend less time hunting through your setup and more time creating.
With new search options in your Scenes, Overlays, and Sound Effects windows, you can quickly find exactly what you're looking for.
Spend less time hunting through your setup and more time creating.
Never Accidentally Talk on Mute Again
Smart Muted Microphone Warnings
We've all been there. You're delivering your best introduction, telling a great story, or answering an important question, only to realize your microphone was muted the entire time.
Ecamm can now detect when you're speaking while your primary microphone is muted and display a helpful warning right in the main window.
One less thing to worry about when you're on camera!
Requires macOS 26 Tahoe or newer.
Ecamm can now detect when you're speaking while your primary microphone is muted and display a helpful warning right in the main window.
One less thing to worry about when you're on camera!
Requires macOS 26 Tahoe or newer.
Even More Improvements to Love
Version 4.6 includes dozens of additional updates to make your creative workflow smoother, more flexible, and easier to manage.
Ecamm Speaks Your Language
Ecamm is now available in French, Spanish, German, Brazilian Portuguese, Chinese, and Japanese, making it easier for even more creators around the world to get started.
Save Your Favorite Workspace Layouts
Have a favorite setup for recording, streaming, or hosting guests? You can now save and restore your window layouts, making it easy to switch between different workflows.
Give Your Cameras Nicknames
Assign names to placeholder cameras so you can quickly identify and organize your video sources, even when they're not connected.
More Flexibility with NDI
Send individual camera and remote guest feeds over NDI, giving you more options for connecting Ecamm with other production tools.
Better Video Encoding with H.265
Ecamm now supports H.265 (HEVC) encoding for YouTube streaming and recording, offering more efficient video compression and improved image quality at the same bitrate.
Add Sound to Your Overlays
Make your graphics even more engaging by attaching sound effects that automatically play when an overlay appears.
And Plenty More!
From new Stream Deck controls and improved Zoom integration to additional customization options and workflow enhancements, Ecamm 4.6 is full of thoughtful updates to help you create with confidence.
Ready to Try Ecamm 4.6?
Whether you're an experienced Ecamm creator or just getting started, there's never been a better time to explore everything your Mac's creative studio can do.
Try Ecamm free for 14 days and see how easy it can be to create professional videos, podcasts, presentations, and livestreams, all from your Mac.
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Here's the complete list of additions and changes:
New Features
- Adds a search feature to the Scenes, Overlay, and Sound Effects windows.
- Adds a sound pad mode to the Sound Effects window with customizable sound colors and images.
- Adds a muted speaker warning for the primary mic input. (Requires macOS 26 Tahoe or newer.)
- Adds the ability to assign nicknames to placeholder cameras.
- Adds a Manage Profiles preferences panel for bulk exporting and bulk deleting of Profiles.
- Adds a Video Source NDI Output feature to the camera switcher.
- Adds support for saving and restoring window layouts. (In the Window menu.)
- Adds an option to have a three-second countdown before saving a photo.
- Adds a menu item to move all windows to another display.
- Adds support for controlling Ecamm with Shortcuts or AppleScript.
User Interface Changes
- Adds a button in the main window for Blank source mode.
- Adds French, Spanish, German, Brazilian Portuguese, Chinese, and Japanese localizations.
- Movie and countdown end behavior now includes an option to go to any Scene.
- Adds an Apply/Cancel button to the Zoom & Pan settings.
- Allows the use of command-arrow keys to advance the cursor when editing text.
- Adds the ability to right-click on items in the Sound Effects window.
- The Preview Mode indicator color is now green instead of yellow.
- Encoding preferences are now in their own section of the app preferences window.
- When in Preview Mode, the Scenes window now shows a red outline around the program scene when it’s different than the Preview scene.
Overlays
- Adds an option to create a QR code overlay.
- All aspects of comment overlay styling can now be configured for individual scenes and canvases.
- Fixes various issues with promoted comment overlay size, position and styling.
- Adds a right-click menu item to exclude a Show In All Scenes overlay from a specific scene.
- Adds an option in the overlay popover to assign a sound effect to play when an overlay is shown.
- Allows for dragging a movie from the Finder to an existing movie overlay to replace the movie asset.
- Adding a comment overlay to a locked scene no longer adds the overlay to the Show In All Scenes section.
- Adds the ability to right-click on items in the Overlays window
- Adds an option to automatically hide comment overlays when the Scene changes. (On by default.)
- Adds a Resize To Fit Canvas menu item to the overlay contextual menu.
- Adds a menu item to show the next comment as an overlay.
Streaming
- Adds support for recording and streaming to YouTube using H.265 (HEVC). (On by default.)
- Adds a stream resolution limit picker to the Shape & Size preferences.
- Add the ability to assign a YouTube category when creating or updating a broadcast.
- Adds an option to see items scheduled in the past in the scheduled broadcasts popover.
- Adds a Constant Bit Rate (CBR) option to the Encoding preferences.
- Adds a YouTube Members chat tab.
- Adding a Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitch, or X destination now uses the Mac’s default web browser for login.
- Fixes an issue where displaying comments from X Live broadcasts didn’t work.
- Fixes an issue where the OneStream Live destination didn’t work.
Outputs
- Adds support for multiple video monitor displays.
- Adds a multi-view video monitor feature.
- Adds support for showing a sound level overlay on video monitor displays.
- Updates NDI to v6.3.2 and now includes NDI v6.0.1 for macOS Big Sur and Monterey users.
Ecamm for Zoom
- Adds the ability to name recent Zoom meetings.
- Ecamm for Zoom’s Exclude Visible Inputs From Active Speaker Camera feature now properly supports Dual Mode.
- Zoom guest cameras will now be re-added automatically after returning to/from a meeting or Breakout Room.
- Fixes an issue where Zoom guest cameras were not re-added properly after a Zoom meeting reconnection.
- Fixes an issue where Zoom chat messages could show up in Ecamm’s Comments window more than once.
- Adds support for Zoom Production Studio mode for webinars and events.
Elgato Stream Deck Plugin
- The Play Sound key now includes sound pad custom colors and images.
- Adds a Take Photo Stream Deck key.
- Adds a Zoom Waiting Room On/Off key.
- Adds a Zoom Admit All key.
- Adds a checkbox to the Zoom Mute All key’s settings screen to allow/disallow participant unmute.
- Fixes an issue with Stream Deck v7.6 compatibility.
- Adds an Add Next Comment key.