# \&directoronly

Viewer-Side Option! ([`&scene`](https://docs.vdo.ninja/advanced-settings/mixer-scene-parameters/scene), [`&room`](https://docs.vdo.ninja/advanced-settings/setup-parameters/room), [`&view`](https://docs.vdo.ninja/advanced-settings/mixer-scene-parameters/view), [`&solo`](https://docs.vdo.ninja/advanced-settings/mixer-scene-parameters/and-solo))

## Aliases

* `&directorsonly`
* `&do`

## Details

`&directoronly` will show the audio and video of the director but not of the guests. It is basically the same as [`&broadcast`](https://docs.vdo.ninja/advanced-settings/video-parameters/broadcast) but the guests can't hear each other. It is just the same as doing [`&view=DirectorStreamID`](https://docs.vdo.ninja/advanced-settings/mixer-scene-parameters/view), but without having to know the stream ID for the director.

It will actually connect to any director, including co-directors, not just the main one.

[`&view`](https://docs.vdo.ninja/advanced-settings/mixer-scene-parameters/view), [`&include`](https://docs.vdo.ninja/advanced-settings/mixer-scene-parameters/and-include), [`&exclude`](https://docs.vdo.ninja/advanced-settings/mixer-scene-parameters/and-exclude) have a lower priority to `&directoronly`. So if there are two directors, you can do `&directoronly&exclude=coDirector123`, so that the codirector doesn't connect.

I changed the toggle in the director's room for "Guests hear others" from [`&view=`](https://docs.vdo.ninja/advanced-settings/mixer-scene-parameters/view) to `&directoronly`. The point of this change is that the [director](https://docs.vdo.ninja/advanced-settings/director-parameters/director) can now still talk to those in the room.\
![](https://2943598173-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-MZHXv1G8N0MDxwotaT9%2Fuploads%2FjpxIuJARUbtVAhvpPin4%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=c3dd458c-565b-42d4-91d3-02aa8ba0b09e)

Purpose of change: I had a user who wanted [`&broadcast`](https://docs.vdo.ninja/advanced-settings/video-parameters/broadcast), but also not have the guests hear each other. It's a bit of a hassle to do [`&view=DirectorStreamID`](https://docs.vdo.ninja/advanced-settings/mixer-scene-parameters/view), and the toggle is labelled to be misleading by saying "guests", not "everyone".

You can use `&directoronly` to replace [`&broadcast`](https://docs.vdo.ninja/advanced-settings/video-parameters/broadcast) if you don't want the guests hearing each other.

## Related

{% content-ref url="broadcast" %}
[broadcast](https://docs.vdo.ninja/advanced-settings/video-parameters/broadcast)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="../mixer-scene-parameters/view" %}
[view](https://docs.vdo.ninja/advanced-settings/mixer-scene-parameters/view)
{% endcontent-ref %}