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# \&showdirector

Lets the director perform alongside guests, showing up in scene-view links

Director Option / Viewer-Side Option! ([`&director`](/advanced-settings/director-parameters/director.md), [`&scene`](/advanced-settings/mixer-scene-parameters/scene.md))

## Aliases

* `&sd`

## Options

Example: `&showdirector=3`

<table><thead><tr><th width="211">Value</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><code>1</code> | (no value given)</td><td>should allow everything from the director into the scene, except webpage shares and widget shares</td></tr><tr><td><code>2</code></td><td>allows the director's video from the director in scenes, but not audio</td></tr><tr><td><code>3</code></td><td>should allow the director's screen share to appear scene links, but not their main camera stream</td></tr><tr><td><code>4</code></td><td>allows everything, including iframe/webpage shares</td></tr></tbody></table>

## Details

This URL value can be added to the director's URL (`&director=roomname&showdirector`) or to the scene link (`&scene&showdirector`) when you wish the director to appear in those links. You can also enable this flag a couple other ways.

* As a director, you will now appear as a performer kind of like other performers.
* The ability to add/remove the director's camera/audio from scenes becomes available, including a new highlight guest option, the ability to record, re-order, and more.
* By default, a director normally won't appear in any scene link or group link, and has limited functions available.

![](https://2943598173-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-MZHXv1G8N0MDxwotaT9%2Fuploads%2FIKi10JxPAeaBOLpqOhDS%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=914eb2b9-3a65-4d7f-8c4f-fb6166d0210e) ![](https://2943598173-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-MZHXv1G8N0MDxwotaT9%2Fuploads%2FbyNj0UbF4RW1GKa9JOhn%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=65ad849c-9c9d-4c0e-81d0-4b65fd63fc57)

* When a director enables their camera, while in `&showdirector` mode, they gain access to following set of options for the director's camera feed specifically:

![](https://2943598173-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-MZHXv1G8N0MDxwotaT9%2Fuploads%2FvNWDzcsyGDNnPYEWLzyX%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=5d88b53d-ac4a-4a61-ab9b-1ede4d85dc1c)

## Related

{% content-ref url="/pages/-MZdueo324IDjC0YD\_es" %}
[\&director](/advanced-settings/director-parameters/director.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="/pages/-MZdvjAL58404IcgJBTn" %}
[\&scene](/advanced-settings/mixer-scene-parameters/scene.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}


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