MacOS Ventura Beta: Hands On With New Features

MacOS Ventura Public Beta is here and Dan Ackerman is here to take us through all of his favorite new features.

If you have a 3D printer, here are the 3D printing files that Dan mentions in the video.

00:00 - MacOS Ventura Public Beta Hands On
01:15 - Stage Manager Walkthrough
02:56 - Continuity Camera Feature on MacOS Ventura
03:58 - Setting Up Continuity Camera With iPhone
05:20 - Continuity Camera Demo
07:31 - New System Settings
08:30 - Live Captions For Videos

[zwheels]

Those of us running macs in clamshell mode on our desktop are probably going to use continuity camera a lot. I know I will be.

[Beefers]

Using the superior cameras on iPhone attached to the laptop is a clever idea but ideally, we should be able to use a good camera included in the MacBook itself. Seems a strange workaround solution to the problem of not good enough cameras on MacBooks!

[alexandrel]

Stage Manager seems redundant. One tweak or two on dock would be enough, no need for a *fourth* method to access a window.

[MartinRiiseNielsen]

I’m so happy you showed that the phone kept working as a webcam after you removed it from the laptop. I’ve been wondering this ever since I saw the demo in the keynote. Now I just wonder how far from the laptop you can take the phone before or stops working🤔

[ScarTrakk]

Those running Mac mini and Mac Studio will appreciate continuity camera.

[fcsolis]

Deskview is awesome. I can't wait to experiment with Continuity. Oh, the possibilities. Thank you.

[MrDonXX]

*Stage Manager and the dock at the same time is not a confusing issue. First it not like the stacks of windows on the left would just appear for no reason. The user is going to understand what going on as soon as they use this function. People get that the dock are for apps and on the left are basically windows to the running apps. I have a hard time seeing users getting confused over this.*

[figs]

Can I record video on my Mac while using continuity camera? Essentially to make YouTube videos.

[jpdemer]

Using the iPhone as a webcam will be a terrific win for those of us with Mac Minis! (I've figured out how to do it with the current iOS and MacOS, and no added software, but it's a bit of a pain.)
Note that continuous operation of the iPhone cameras takes a lot of juice, which means that (A) you'll want to keep it plugged into a charger, and (B) older iPhones may overheat badly when used as webcams.

[ktduong]

I personal think the Stage Manager is useless and just taking up space. Definitely will be the first thing I make sure to keep it turn off after installed Ventura.

[Jeffmorgan]

RIP updates to my mid 2015 macbook pro

[dec]

My phone isn't showing up to be able to choose it for the FaceTime calls. I have both the public beta on my phone and Mac. Any advice?

[HesarealNoWhereMan]

But what about the Dreamcast Dan Ackerman?

[SamPandiangan]

I installed the beta version but not for Stage Manager. Stage Manager is not for me.

[sternkrieger]

Stage Manager is like the Aero Peek of Windows we desperately needed, but it's a separate giant space waste to the left! Why not just build Stage Manager into the dock like what a common sense developer would do?!

Come on Apple!

[toskomsanhd]

Swift left and right is way better and easier than Stage Manager

[roshanpoudel]

Deskview is a nightmare for students .😂😂

[venom]

Dan could get rich selling the iPhone mount. Dan gives it away for free. Dammit Dan. 🤦‍♂😂

[leebeeskee]

Why does it bug me that people (even Craig from Apple) put the phone mount in the middle of the screen so the cameras are off to the side of centre? Anyone else, or just me?

[andylloyd]

Will we ever get a good image viewer for intance 'irfan view' ? It's alright adding all these new features when back to basics computing is still easier on Windows !