> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://cutaway-docs.mintlify.site/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Camera and layouts

> Show your face, your screen, or both, and make your camera look good.

## Change the layout for one moment

A **layout** is how your screen and your face are arranged. You can switch layouts during the video. For example, show just your face when you say hello, then switch to your screen.

**1. Go to the moment**

Click the timeline where the change should start.

**2. Pick a layout from the tools**

In the tools on the left of the preview, click one of:

* **Fullscreen camera**: just your face.
* **Split screen**: screen and face side by side.
* **Camera overlay**: your screen with your face in a bubble.
* **Screen only**: just your screen.

The new layout lasts 4 seconds. Drag its block on the timeline to make it longer.

> [!TIP]
>
> Keyboard shortcuts: **Control + L** for camera only, **Control + S** for screen only, **Control + B** for both.

> [!NOTE]
>
> The layout buttons only show when your project has a camera.

## Make your camera look good

Click the **Camera** icon in the right sidebar (or press **Command + 3**).

![The Camera panel with looks, brightness, contrast, saturation and warmth](https://mintcdn.com/cutaway-docs/XxDikROkCqqX_dyv/images/screens/tab-camera.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=XxDikROkCqqX_dyv\&q=85\&s=6ac456e401610eb45c6214c5a7cb0480)

Here you can change:

* **Camera shape, size and roundness**: **Rounded**, **Circle** or **Square**, big or small.
* **Camera position**: which corner the bubble sits in.
* **Camera shadow**: a soft shadow under the camera bubble.
* **Camera look**: quick color styles like **Natural**, **Studio**, **Golden**, **Cool** or **Mono**. Or adjust **Brightness**, **Contrast**, **Saturation** and **Warmth** yourself.
* **Camera LUT**: a color recipe file from another app. Press **Choose a .cube file…** to pick one, then drag **Strength** to make it stronger or softer. The file is copied into your project.
* **Camera sharpening**: drag **Amount** to make your camera a little crisper.
* **Zoom on face** and **Follow face**: keeps your face centered and filling the frame.
* **Mirror camera**: flips your camera left to right.

## Remove the background behind you

Under **Remove background**, turn on **Cut out the person**. Cutaway hides what's behind you. This happens on your Mac. Nothing is uploaded.

Then pick what goes behind you:

* **None**: you stand right on top of your screen recording, with no camera bubble.
* **Blur**: your own background, blurred.
* **Color**: a plain color. Click the color box to pick one.

## Jump cuts

When you cut a mistake out of a talking-head video, your face can "jump" a little. Cutaway can hide this by zooming your camera in slightly after each cut, so it looks like a deliberate camera change.

**1. Turn it on**

In the Camera panel, under **Jump cuts**, turn on **Punch in on jump cuts**.

**2. Pick how far it zooms**

Drag **Punch-in** (from 105% to 130%). The panel lists every cut where the framing changes.

**3. Leave out a cut (optional)**

Click a cut in the list (or select it on the timeline). Then turn off **Punch in at this cut** for that one cut.

> [!NOTE]
>
> Punch-in only works where a cut sits inside one full-screen camera shot, with no zoom and no layout change at that moment.


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