There are two types of backgrounds in mmhmm:
- Still backgrounds
- Dynamic backgrounds: moving backgrounds with settings you control. Dynamic backgrounds have a play button ▶ on the thumbnail.
Table of contents
- Choose a background
- Add your own custom background
- Use your real room as a background
- Adjust dynamic background settings
- Manage custom backgrounds
Choose a background
- In your web browser, go to ooo.mmhmm.app/talk or open the mmhmm desktop app on your computer.
- In the Style panel, go to the Backgrounds section and choose a background. To browse more backgrounds, click See all.
- In the upper right, click the Rooms tab.
- Choose one of the rooms. To browse more rooms, click + More Rooms...
Add your own custom background
- In the Style panel, go to the Backgrounds section and click See all.
- In the left sidebar menu, click Custom.
- In the upper right, click + Add new.
- Select an image file (JPG, PNG, GIF) to upload from your computer.
- In the upper right, click the Rooms tab.
- Click + More Rooms...
- In the left sidebar menu, select Add your own.
- Select an image file (JPG, PNG, GIF) or video file (MOV, MP4) to upload from your computer.
- Click Open. This will add the image to your mmhmm background library.
- Click the ✕ to close the Rooms window. Your new room will appear at the bottom of the Rooms panel on the right.
To rearrange the order your rooms appear in, click and drag a room to its desired position. The first ten rooms are assigned keyboard shortcuts (⌘0-9) to make it easy to switch between rooms quickly.
Use your real room as a background
In the Style panel, go to the Appearance section and select the rectangle frame to show your real room on stage.
- In the upper right, click the Presenter tab.
- Click the full frame icon.
- Click the Camera icon and make sure that I have a green screen checkbox is not checked.
- To crop your image, drag the top and side edges of the frame
Adjust dynamic background settings
Some dynamic mmhmm backgrounds have adjustable background settings.
- In the Style panel, go to the Backgrounds section and select a dynamic background that has motion or other visual effects, such as Paper World.
- To adjust the Speed or Camera settings, click and drag the slider accordingly.
To give your room a sense of depth, use the Horizontal tilt or Vertical tilt sliders to tilt your slide content.
Some dynamic rooms have extra settings such as speed controls. To adjust these settings, click and drag the slider accordingly.
Manage custom backgrounds
You can rename or delete any custom background you've added to mmhmm.
- In the Style panel, go to the Backgrounds section and click See all.
- In the left sidebar menu, select Custom.
- Right-click the room and select Rename or Delete.
- In the upper right, click the Rooms tab.
- Right-click the room and select Rename or Move to Trash.
Don’t see the answer to your question? If you’re having technical difficulties or want to suggest a topic for this guide, submit a support ticket or email us at help@mmhmm.app.
