&grid

Applies an rule-of-thirds grid overlay to the self-preview

Sender-Side Option! (&push)

Aliases

• &ruler

• &thirds

Options

Example: &grid=./media/thirdshead.svg

Value	Description
(no value given)	adds a white rule-of-thirds grid overlay
(encoded URL)	adds an image as a overlay

Details

Applies an rule-of-thirds grid overlay to the self-preview video window. This is useful for passively nudging guests to better center themselves while on camera.

As of v19.0, this only works for guests of a room or of a faux-room. It doesn't yet support basic push/view links, as those don't use the auto-mixer code, which is where this code is currently applied.

default version of &grid

Changes in Version 22

Added the option to customize the &grid effect by passing an image link (can help center guests).

A transparent PNG or an SVG file are the recommended options.

It will stretch to cover the camera preview-area, so probably best to keep things 16:9 aspect if needed.

URL can be URL-encoded, for more complex URLs. Simple URLs might work without.

Technically this can be used as an overlay for other things, but it only works with the self-preview.

Example: https://vdo.ninja/?push&grid=./media/thirdshead.svg

Leave the passed value empty if you wish to have the white basic rule-of-thirds show as default.

• As of v22, it now works in non-room mode (basic push links): https://vdo.ninja/?push&grid

• You can now also toggle it in the director's room to add it to the guest's link:

You can encode your URL here: https://www.urlencoder.org/