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SETUP INSTRUCTIONS

From boxed camera to clean board view

What you need in the room

A whiteboard, blackboard or glass board, a camera that can see all of it, a computer or STBox, and a normal internet connection.

Ten minutes per room

Position the camera, connect it, drag the corners of the board in the preview and start sharing. The same four steps repeat in every room.

No special hardware

No smart board, no new wall, no per-teacher device. Existing USB webcams and installed PTZ cameras both work.

Placing the camera

Straight-on beats a steep angle, but moderate angles are corrected automatically. Keep the whole board in frame with a small margin, avoid mounting directly under a bright downlight, and prefer a fixed mount over a tripod in shared rooms. For very long boards, use a wider lens or cover the wall with two cameras.

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Choosing hardware

Small rooms are usually fine with a good USB webcam on a wall mount. Classrooms work best with a wide-angle USB camera or a fixed PTZ opposite the board. Lecture halls call for a PTZ with optical zoom, or STBox driving the camera that is already installed.

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Full feature index

Live board

Presenter transparency

The person at the board never blocks it — writing behind them keeps rendering live.

Live board

Personal zoom

Each viewer pinches and zooms on their own device without interrupting the room.

Live board

Multi-board rooms

Cover several boards or a long wall and let viewers switch between them.

Live board

High-contrast rendering

Strokes are rebuilt on a clean background for low-vision readers and projectors.

Live board

Second-screen output

Push the cleaned-up board to a room display so the back rows read what the front row reads.

Live board

Any surface

Whiteboards, blackboards, glass walls and flipcharts all work the same way.

Memory and content

Searchable handwriting

Find the moment a term was written instead of scrubbing a recording.

Memory and content

Transcription

Spoken explanation is transcribed alongside the board timeline.

Memory and content

AI study prompts

Turn a session into summaries and revision questions students can work from.

Memory and content

PDF and image export

Send a clean set of board states to students or attendees after the session.

Memory and content

Digital annotation

Remote participants and co-presenters can mark up the live board view.

Memory and content

Session sharing links

One link per session, with control over who can view and for how long.

Integrations

Video conferencing

Microsoft Teams, Zoom, Google Meet and anything that accepts a camera source.

Integrations

Lecture capture

Panopto, Echo360, Kaltura and similar systems record the enhanced board feed.

Integrations

Learning platforms

Share links or exported PDFs into Canvas, Moodle, Blackboard or Google Classroom.

Integrations

Cameras and hardware

USB webcams, PTZ room cameras, document cameras, or the plug-and-play STBox.

Integrations

Any computer

Runs on the room PC, a teacher laptop or the STBox.

Administration

Single sign-on

Staff sign in with institutional credentials on organisation plans.

Administration

Usage reporting

See adoption per room, department or campus.

Administration

Role-based access

Separate rights for presenters, admins and viewers.

Administration

Guest viewing

Let visitors watch without an account when you want it.

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