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# Use the Switcher panel

Live video switching is available in Captivate to allow the operator to easily switch between all live sources from their own Live Video Switching panel during broadcast. For versatility purposes, there is the option to switch the Live Video Switching control on and off at your convenience to reactivate control back in the Project List with all the other graphics. The Live Video Switching panel allows you to group, view, and control all live sources from a single panel versus having to sift through the Project List when time is of the essence.

1. Ensure your Live Video Switching panel is open by clicking the **Switcher** icon in the top Menu Bar so that it highlights in blue, or go to **View** > **Video Switcher** so there is a check visible.
2. Add a new live video source by going to one of the following:
   * **File** > **New** > **Live Audio/Video** > choose video source from the options connected.
   * In the Project panel > Right-click > **New** > **Live Audio/Video** > choose video source from the options connected.

     The live video source will now be visible in the Live Video Switcher panel and a Live Audio/Video tab will open when the layer is selected. Repeat for all live video feeds you plan on using.
3. Select the video source in the Live Video Switcher to play live.
4. To take a live video source out of the Switcher (and out of Instant Replay), uncheck the **Include in Switcher / Instant Replay** control in the Live Audio/Video tab of the Properties panel. (The live video source must be selected in the Project List for the Live Audio/Video tab to appear.) Audio Mixer inclusion is governed separately.

{% hint style="info" %}
There is an option to change the Live Audio/Video to a different source by clicking the source-labeled button in the Live Audio/Video tab in the Properties panel > **Windows Device** > choose a different source.
{% endhint %}

## Click behavior during Instant Replay

Tile clicks behave differently when Instant Replay is armed:

* For a source that is not armed for replay, clicking the tile cuts that source to Program (no transition).
* For an armed source, clicking the tile drives the replay state machine. Depending on the current state, the click either starts replay playback or switches the active replay source while playback continues.

During replay playback, each armed tile splits into two regions: a small live-feed inset and a larger replay-buffer region. Clicking the inset cuts back to the live feed (returns the replay state to ready). Clicking the buffer region cuts that source onto the active replay output. Scrubbing the buffer position is done from elsewhere in the Instant Replay UI, not by clicking the tile.

## Right-click and auto-layout

Right-click a tile to open the source context menu — the same menu as **File** > **New** > **Live Audio/Video**. Use it to add, remove, or reconfigure live sources without leaving the Switcher panel.

The Switcher tile grid adapts to the dock dimensions and source count. Resizing the dock or adding sources triggers an automatic re-layout so each tile uses as much room as the panel allows.


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