You can draw anywhere on your screen as you record your video. You can also divide your screen so that you can record yourself side by side with a designated place for your other effects.
How to draw in the screen
With the pen effect you’re able to use your mouse or finger to draw on your screen.
The image your camera records re-centers every time you adjust the amount of space your board takes up on your screen.
- Go to info.flip.com and log in.
- In the top left, click Camera
.
- At the right, in the Effects dock, click Draw
.
- Choose your color: On the "Color picker" slider, click and drag the circle.
- Choose your line thickness: On the selector slider under “Thickness,” click and drag the circle.
- To draw on the camera image, click and hold the mouse button while you move the cursor. When you finish your pen stroke, release the mouse.
- To undo your last pen stroke, in the top left, click Undo
.
- To redo your last pen stroke, in the top left, click Redo
.
- To delete all pen strokes, in the top left, click Clear
.
- To undo your last pen stroke, in the top left, click Undo
- Open the Flip app.
- At the bottom, tap Camera
.
- At the right, in the Effects dock, tap Pen
.
- Choose your color: At the right, tap and slide the circle in the color selector slider.
- To have a pen stroke that changes colors as you draw: At the right above the color selector, tap the color circle.
- If the circle outline is white, your pen stroke colors change.
- If the circle outline is black, the color of the pen stroke is whatever you selected.
- To have a pen stroke that changes colors as you draw: At the right above the color selector, tap the color circle.
- To draw on the camera image, tap and hold while you move your finger.
- To undo your last pen stroke, in the top left, tap Undo
.
- To redo your last pen stroke, in the top left, tap Redo
.
- To delete all pen strokes, in the top left, tap Clear
.
- To undo your last pen stroke, in the top left, tap Undo
How to add a board
Boards are a useful space you can use to help organize other effects, like text or photos. When you add a board, you’re able to adjust how much of your screen the board takes up.
Tip: If you want viewers to focus on the audio of your video, adjust the board so that it takes up your entire screen. Learn more about how to make an audio focused video.
The camera re-centers every time you adjust the amount of space your board takes up on your screen.
- Go to info.flip.com and log in.
- In the top left, click Camera
.
- At the right, in the Effects dock, click Board
.
- Scroll and select the board you want to use.
- To remove your board: Select Remove
.
- To remove your board: Select Remove
- To adjust how much of the camera image the board takes up, make sure the “Board” drawer is open. Then, on the selector slider under “Split screen,” drag the circle left or right.
Important: If you record your video on your phone rotated to landscape, the Effects dock shows up at the top. To show all the effects in the dock you tap a right arrow instead of a down arrow.
- Open the Flip app.
- At the bottom, tap Camera
.
- At the right or top, in the Effects dock, tap the down arrow
or right arrow
> Board
.
- Scroll and select the board you want to use.
- To remove your board: Tap Remove
.
- To remove your board: Tap Remove
- To adjust how much of the screen your board takes up, tap and hold the board. Then swipe up or down to adjust how much of the board fills the camera screen.