Creating Your First Scene

Creating Your First Scene in Ecamm

If you’re new to Ecamm, understanding scenes is one of the most important steps.

A scene is what your audience actually sees. Everything you add — your camera, screen share, text, and overlays — lives inside a scene.

Many beginners get stuck because they try to add things before creating a scene, or they don’t realise how scenes and overlays work together. Once you understand this relationship, your setup becomes much easier to manage.

How to create your first scene in Ecamm

1. Open the Scenes window
2. Click the plus button to create a new scene
3. Rename the scene to something meaningful (for example, “Screen Share”)
4. Move down to the Overlays window
5. Add a screen share or camera
6. Add text or other elements as needed
7. Return to the Scenes window and select your scene

What you see in that scene is exactly what your audience will see.

Common mistake

A common mistake is thinking that scenes automatically contain content.

In reality, a scene starts empty — you need to add overlays like your camera, screen, or text to build what your audience sees.

What to do next

Now that you’ve created your first scene, you may want to:

• Add a Camera to a Scene
• Mic Setup
• Profiles vs Scenes