(1.0.0) Canvas UI - Canvas Sharing (Video Conferencing)

The ICE Canvas can be shared using the NDI protocol NDI.tv | Your Official Destination for All Things NDI®

This feature is particularly useful when using ICE in a Video Conferencing setting, as it allows a region of the Canvas to be shared back to the call.

Enabling Share

From the Canvas Toolbar navigate to the Settings menu.

Share Enabled

Sets the NDI sender state. The NDI sender is called ‘ICE Canvas’.

Edit area

When enabled the Canvas Share region editing widget is made visible on the canvas and can be edited using the handles.

Show area

Controls whether the Canvas Share widget is visible on the canvas.

Editing Share Region

Enable the Edit area checkbox, then use the Share Region widget adjust share region as desired.

Receiving the Canvas Share

Run the NDI tool called Studio Monitor and select the NDI source called ‘ICE Canvas’. This will display the canvas share in the Studio Monitor application window.

To share the canvas back to the VC call, select Share Screen or Present in the VC application and select the NDI Studio Monitor as the application to share or present.

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