How to Save Your Recording Setup as a Preset (Free Plan Allows 5)

TL;DR

After setting up a shoot, save it as a named preset. It remembers layout, PiP settings, quality, zoom, countdown and effects. Free allows 5 presets, Pro unlimited. A preset with Pro settings opens as the standard version on a free plan.

The problem

You’ve spent ten minutes getting the bubble in the right corner, the right quality and countdown for your weekly video, and next time you start from zero. Remembering twelve settings every time is how a setting gets forgotten and a take gets ruined.

What a preset stores

A preset is a named snapshot of your configuration: the layout, the PiP position, size and style, resolution and frame rate, rear zoom and camera mode, the countdown, and the background effect settings. It appears under Presets and as a card you can start from.

Steps

  1. Set up a shoot the way you like.
  2. Open the settings panel and tap Save Preset.
  3. Name it for the use (“Weekly update”, “Product demo”).
  4. Next time, tap it to start with everything set.
  5. Rename or delete presets from the list.

Limits

  • Free keeps 5 presets. When you reach five, saving another asks you to upgrade.
  • Pro-only parts are downgraded on a free plan. Effects, the cutout layout, PiP borders and shadows, pre-record and Demo Mode backgrounds fall back to standard when the preset opens, so a Pro preset doesn’t unlock anything by accident.

Tips

  • One preset per kind of video, not per day.
  • Start from a Quick Start card and tweak it, then save.
  • Name by purpose, so you can pick the right one quickly.

FAQ

How many presets are free? Five. Pro removes the limit.

What does a preset remember? Layout, PiP position and style, resolution and frame rate, rear zoom and camera mode, countdown, and effects.

What if a preset uses Pro features and I’m on the free plan? It still opens, but the Pro parts (effects, cutout, border and shadow, pre-record) are stripped back to the free defaults.

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