VeeCam user manual

VeeCam is a camera, drawing, and presentation tool for Mac. Plug in a USB document camera, visualizer, or UVC webcam. It is not a built-in FaceTime camera app, and it is not a screen recorder as its job title — recording the camera or the screen is optional, for a lesson. Requires macOS 11.5 or later.

1. Install

1. Install VeeCam from the Mac App Store.
2. Open the app. Grant Camera when asked. Grant Microphone only if you will record voice. The first save to Downloads, Desktop, or Documents may ask for folder access.

2. Connect a camera

1. Plug in a USB document camera, visualizer, or UVC webcam. Wait until macOS sees it.
2. Open VeeCam and choose that camera in the camera list if more than one device is connected.
3. Point the camera at the desk, a book, or a worksheet. Do not expect the built-in FaceTime camera to be the target device.

3. Live visualize

Use the live view for class, a demo, or a projector.

• Freeze — hold the current frame while you talk.
• Zoom, rotate, mirror — match the page to the room.
• Autofocus, exposure, white balance, color — when the desk is too dark or too warm.
• Annotate — draw or type on the live view as you explain.

4. Whiteboard

Switch to a light or dark board when the paper on the desk is not enough. Write or draw the idea, then switch back to the camera.

5. Tiles

Open 2, 4, or 6 panes. Import an image or take a snapshot, then compare it with the live page. Masks cover a region or spotlight one part of the page.

6. Scan to a file

1. Switch to Capture. Choose Snapshot, Document, Book (one page or a two-page spread), Card, or QR / barcode.
2. Use auto scan, or crop manually. For several pages, keep capturing into the same batch.
3. A book can stay open — you do not need to unbind it to scan a spread.
4. Save the result. The first save to a system folder may ask for permission.

7. OCR and read aloud

Recognize text from the camera image, copy it, or hear it with text-to-speech. Use this for worksheets, a printed paragraph, or a student who needs the page read out.

You can record the camera or the screen when you need a lesson file. That is part of presenting — VeeCam is still a visualizer and scanner, not a general screen-recording studio.

8. Troubleshooting

• Black preview — another app is using the camera, or Camera permission is off. Quit the other app, enable Camera, reopen VeeCam.
• No USB camera listed — unplug and reconnect. Confirm the device is UVC. VeeCam is not built for the FaceTime camera.
• Scan looks skewed — switch to manual crop, or flatten the page under the camera.
• Files will not save — allow folder access, or choose a folder in Settings.

More help: Support · VeeCam product page · support@kingfontsoftware.com