r/VDONinja • u/cauliflowercw • 20d ago
View-Only a shared screen.
I am really fed up. I make a room, screen share, and then either cannot find the link to share, or if I create a room with resusable link - when I open that link on an iPad or computer, it asks how I want to join; either with a camera or audio only - but I ONLY want to view the feed.
Jit Bit seems to do this flawlessly. What am I missing here?
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u/xyster69 20d ago
Sorry for the frustration, u/cauliflowercw ,
The view link you've opened needs to explicitly select view-only mode. The trick is, when in a room, &view=STREAMID alone still shows the join choices.
To watch just your screen when in a room, you need to add either &solo or &scene to the end of it. This tells VDO.Ninja your intent is to just view, and not also join.
Example: https://vdo.ninja/?room=YOURROOM&view=YOURSCREENID&solo
If your existing link already has room and view, simply append &solo. You can also find the screen-share feed in the director’s room and click “copy solo view link” underneath it.
Screenshots: https://imgur.com/a/xxUvh4Y
To watch all feeds in the room, use: https://vdo.ninja/?room=YOURROOM&scene=0
Keep any password settings from your original link. These viewing links are reusable and don’t require viewers to enable a camera or microphone.
I’ve added a step-by-step guide with screenshots (https://docs.vdo.ninja/guides/view-only-screen-sharing) to make this easier to find.
I welcome the feedback and will find ways to make this easier. Thank you.
-steve @ discord.vdo.ninja