User Reviews: Video Pencil

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  • Wow, Never Knew Live Drawing is So Easy

    This is such a great tool. So simple. So cool!

    Watch how I use this on my YouTube channel @JimMunnchbach
  • Transparency Over NDI Crashes App

    Currently in my testing if I enable transparency only over NDI the app crashes and cannot reopen. To get it back to working order I need to uninstall and reinstall the app on my iPad. Everything else seems to work fine, however the primary reason I wanted to use this application was because of its ability to send the drawings only, over an alpha channel via NDI. Since that functionality is not able to work I personally do not have a use for this app.

    Developer Response

    Please contact me at michael@squares.tv to resolve this - I'm unaware of an NDI crash so I'd need extra info to understand how to reproduce the problem.
  • In Application Amazing Getting It To Work Not So Much

    The app when you get it to work is a pretty amazing tool. However you will often have a hard time getting the computer and ipad to work together in order to use this app.

    Developer Response

    I have done a lot of work to provide solutions to connect to a Mac (Video Pencil Camera, CueCam Presenter) and integrate with standards used by different streaming software like OBS, Ecamm Live and mimoLive. I'm sorry that you have found it difficult to set up, but I assure you that there is no easier way to achieve the results that Video Pencil can achieve. If you have unusual conditions, you can always reach out to me through the website and I will personally help.
  • Pretty Good, but limited and expensive

    A good app that allows you to import a video from Photos or Files and then draw on it. However the video progress bar up top is not good for longer videos and you can only jump back by 5 seconds. If the way you scan though a video can be fixed (like a wheel with a speed setting like other telestrator apps) then it would be 5 stars, however $40 is still rather expensive for the basic functionality it has. Overall would recommend
  • Have Telestrator, Will Travel

    I can’t tell you how much fun I’ve had with this app and using it to diagram out sports plays, put online courses together with a more “human” touch, and go all-out telestrator mode live via Ecamm. This app is one of the best values out there and the customer service and response time is fantastic. Highly recommend for all educators and sports fans.
  • Imbed titles in video

    I would like to imbed titles into a video that I have just narrated over, is there a way to save and render the text into a single complete video, the app is amazing, thanks for creating it, please let us save and render later.

    Developer Response

    Happy to discuss this idea with me - find me on email or Discord via the squares.tv website. -- Michael
  • Good to go

    Initially wrote a bad review. It was me not the app. Once user guide comes on line others won’t have the issue I had. Went to a YouTube video for a tutorial and that helped

    Developer Response

    It is a brand new app and I'm slowly building all the help guides - for now you can reference the guides on https://squares.tv/videopencil and https://squares.tv/video-pencil-help

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