Multiview
The Multiview input source renders multiple video sources into a single combined frame — a monitoring tool that lets you see several cameras at once in one slot.
Adding a multiview source
- Tap + on an empty source slot
- Select Multiview
- Choose a layout
- Assign sources to each view
Available layouts
| Layout | Views | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Side-by-Side | 2 | Two sources, 50/50 horizontal split |
| Picture-in-Picture | 2 | One large, one small corner window |
| One Left, Two Right | 3 | One large on the left, two stacked on the right |
| Quad Grid | 4 | 2x2 grid |
| One Large, Three Small | 4 | One large on top, three smaller below |
| Two Top, Three Bottom | 5 | Two on top, three on the bottom |
| One Large, Four Corners | 5 | One large center, four smaller in the corners |
| 2x3 Grid | 6 | Two columns, three rows |
| 3x3 Grid | 9 | Three columns, three rows |
Multiview vs scenes
| Multiview | Scenes | |
|---|---|---|
| Purpose | Monitoring (operator view) | Output (audience view) |
| Renders as | A single source slot | A composited output |
| On program | Shows all sources in one frame | Composites sources with proper layout |
| Use for | Seeing all cameras at a glance | Creating PiP, side-by-side layouts for viewers |
Multiview is primarily a monitoring tool — use it to keep an eye on all your cameras. Use scenes when you want to show a multi-source layout to your audience.
Editing source assignments
You can change which sources appear in each view position using the visual tap-to-select workflow:
- Edit the multiview source
- In the preview monitor, numbered boxes appear for each view position:
- Dashed outline — empty, waiting for a source
- Subtle outline — already has a source assigned
- Highlighted — currently selected for editing
- Tap a box in the preview to select it
- Tap any source thumbnail in the grid to assign it to the selected view
- Tap the preview background to deselect
This makes it easy to visually rearrange your multiview without navigating menus.
Tips
- Quad grid in a spare slot — Put a quad grid multiview in one slot to monitor all four cameras while switching individual cameras to program
- Large grids — The 3x3 grid can monitor up to 9 sources but each view is small; best on larger iPads
- Performance — Multiview renders multiple sources simultaneously, which uses more GPU. Use the simplest layout that meets your monitoring needs