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User Manual

Live Video

Live Video lets you use the built-in cameras of your device, or external USB webcams for the background of lyrics projection. This can be useful for making music videos live without the need for expensive live-streaming equipment. The following are different groups of actions you can use to control live video:

Camera

Use this to toggle between the front and rear camera on your device.

Control

Use this to turn live video on or off for lyrics projection. Other background colors and images or video will then take over the background.

Effects

Live Video can apply effects to the video background. This option will toggle those effects on or off.

Opacity

This will increase or decrease the opacity of the live video overlaid on other background colors, images, or video.

Placement

Live Video can be sized and placed on the composited video background when the size if less than 100%. Options include:

  • Left
  • Center
  • Right
  • Top
  • Bottom
  • Middle

Size

This will change the size of the live video element on the background using different sizing factors:

  • 25%
  • 33%
  • 50%
  • 67%
  • 75%
  • 100%
OnSong 2026 — Last Updated on December 21, 2025