Making great content is easy with the right software to help you. Here is a list of all the options you have when creating your masterpieces. 

Video recording software

PC only

Icecream – Free & Pro$

EZvid – Free & Pro$ (Also offers video editing but its not free)

Atomi Active Presenter – Free

MAC only

Jing – Free & Pro$

Screen robot lite – Free

Apowersoft – Free & Pro$ (The free version only allows 3 min vids)

MAC & PC

OBS – Free ( Use this to broadcast on CAM4! Improves your broadcast and you can watermark your screen too!)

Snagit – Pro$ ( This is what I use and I love it) 

Video editing software

PC only

Machete video editor lite – Free

VSDC – Free

MAC only

Da Vinci Resolve – Free & Pro$

Open Shot – Free

MAC & PC

Avidemux – Free

WeVideo – Pro$

Wondershare – Pro$

Camtasia – Pro$$

Lightworks lite – Free & Pro$

Photo editing software

PC only

Paint – free

Photoscape – Free

PC Image editor – Free

MAC only

Fotor – Free

iPhoto – Comes with every MAC

Camera+ – Free

Halftone 2 Comic Book Creator – Free

MAC & PC

Pixlr – Free and Phone app available 

GIMP – Free

Pizap – Free and Phone app available

The Nik Collection – Free and highly rated

The beauty of working online is that it gives you the power and independence to set your own hours and be your own boss, this also means that you oversee your own personal security.

Follow these simple guidelines to protect yourself and your money!

1. Use strong passwords.

A strong password contains both letters and numbers and is about 8 or more characters long. Make sure you are not using things like your social security number or pin numbers as passwords.

2. Don’t respond to emails that ask for your passwords or personal information.

Thieves put a lot of effort into making emails LOOK legit by using high quality images and graphics to fool you into thinking it’s real. They will ask for personal info, passwords, or inform you that you are in trouble so you must do the following to get access to your CAM4 account or money. CAM4 will never ask for your passwords and all official CAM4 emails end in @cam4.com ONLY.

3. Careful what you click.

It’s never a good idea to open, download, or click on links, pictures, or files from unknown sources. This includes people you have met online that you talk to in Skype. Our CAM4 mailbox is a trusted source to share videos and files but it’s still not a good idea to click on links people share, we cannot protect you once you go to the other site.

4. If it looks too good to be true it probably is…

Be wary of sites or people that offer free money or once in a lifetime opportunities, these are almost always a scam. These can come in the form of popups, emails, Skype messages, etc… Its best just to delete and ignore these messages.

~That’s all for this lesson!

Happy Camming!
Love, Your Coaching Team!

We know that it can be stressful using your personal information on any site, so we sat down with the CAM4 Customer Service pros to ask some questions about how secure the site really is.

CAM4 Coach: Hello! Thank you for taking the time to answer all my security questions.  The first thing I want to ask why performers need to upload their ID to the Performer Dashboard?

Customer Service: We have an obligation to make sure anyone we will be paying is of legal age to be on the site. We also use the Model Release and ID check in the case of cams with multiple people, to make sure that everyone is aware they are part of the broadcast. 

CAM4 Coach: Makes sense! What do you do with the ID once it is uploaded? 

Customer Service: Your ID is reviewed by a member of our approval team. Once it’s approved, a copy is kept offline by our Keeper of Records and the digital copy is deleted.

CAM4 Coach: If someone did a google search on my real name would CAM4 come up?

Customer Service: CAM4 would only appear on searches of your real name if you personally associated the two in some way. For example, if you used your real name as your username, or published an email address/Facebook/Twitter/Skype account that is connected to your real name.

Anything you type on your own public profile or on the comment wall of other profiles can be indexed by the search engines. (You can find advice on keeping your privacy here.)

CAM4 Coach: Can my account be “hacked”?

Customer Service: Technically anything is possible… but it is HIGHLY unlikely that this will occur. The bigger risk is social engineering – where you pass your account information to someone else without realizing it.

Typically this would be achieved by someone claiming to work for CAM4 giving you a link (in Skype or another 3rd party service) to a page that looks like a CAM4 page with a login box – as soon as you “log in” they get your information.

Alternatively, someone may send you a file in Skype that is supposed to be an image, but is in reality a key-logger that lets them see whatever you type.

 CAM4 Coach: What can I do to keep my account safe from people like that?

Customer Service: Make sure you keep your account information to yourself, be cautious when accepting files from anyone, and do not accept people in Skype claiming to work for CAM4. We will not approach you in this way, ever.

If you receive anything claiming to be from CAM4 asking for your account information please contact support@cam4.com – we can verify it for you or let you know that it’s fake.

CAM4 Coach: So the best advice is to keep your camming on CAM4 and never give out your password! Speaking of giving out information, does CAM4 share any of my personal information with 3rd parties?

Customer Service: No. We never share any of your personal info.

CAM4 Coach: One more question, how effective is a country block?

Customer Service: A country block will block people within that country – however, it will not block users of that nationality residing in another country, or using a proxy/VPN to give them a different location. As a whole, though, it will block the vast majority of that country’s users.

CAM4 Coach: Thanks so much for the interview! This has been very helpful.

Customer Service: No problem. Stay safe!

~That’s all for this lesson!

Happy Camming!

Love, Your CAM4 Coaching TEAM

New Members

You can see when someone became a member of CAM4 by checking their profile. Brand new users tipping large amounts may be an indicator of fraud.

Please keep in mind that not all new members are fraudulent. Someone with a longer history at CAM4 does tend to be safer but there is always a possibility of a member contacting their bank and stating they did not make the purchases (chargeback).

Tipping Behavior

There are things you can look for during your show that should be a red flag as possible fraud. Here are a few:

• If you are chatting while clothed (not performing) and someone tips you – especially large amounts and they are not a regular.
• Someone tipping you more than requested.
• Someone tips without chatting or making a request – especially if “requests” is one of your goals.
• Someone tips and then immediately leaves the room.

Most tippers, especially new ones, will tip in small numbers to see if a performer will follow through with goals or requests.

Rule of thumb: someone spending money wildly may not be spending their own.

Track Your Fraud

If you have repeat fraud from a particular country it may be time to add that country to your block list.

What Do I Do If I Suspect Fraud?
If at any time you feel someone is fraudulent and wish to refuse their tip, please notify us at tipping@cam4.com and we will take care of that for you.

Please keep in mind that all tokens tipped are purchased through one of our processors. Voids are tokens that were purchased with a stolen credit card or the tipper contacted their bank stating they did not make the purchase.

There is no such thing as ‘fake tokens’.
Token adders are .exe files that are designed to steal your log-in and compromise your account and should never be clicked on. If you find a link to a token adder please report it to us at: technical@cam4.com so we can have it removed.

~That’s all for this lesson!

Happy Camming!
Love, Your Coaching Team!

Broadcasting yourself online – on CAM4 or 3rd party services like Skype – carries the risk of being recorded, but there are many things you can do to lower your risk or take action once you’ve been recorded.

Lowering Your Risk Of Being Recorded

Using programs like Many-cams or broadcasting using OBS will allow you to watermark your broadcast and that will give you more control of your image – most adult content sites care about your privacy and will not allow watermarked videos/images to be uploaded.

To further protect your privacy, CAM4 allows performers to hide their face – or even wear a mask – while broadcasting.

What To Do If You Find A Recording Of Yourself

If your videos/images are uploaded to a download site (such as 4shared or Megaupload) your best bet is to contact them first to request the removal.  Have the URL links to your uploaded video(s) ready. Upload sites are more apt to respond quickly as this violates their policy.

If other types of websites posting your content you can contact the administrators  by using their Copyright Violation/DMCA link – this will typically be located at the bottom of the page. If you cannot find one, use their Abuse or Contact info provided.

If you are unable to find contact information on the website, you can go to netsol.com and do a WHOIS search. In some cases you may be able to find the company that hosts the website and inform them of the violation of the company’s terms of service.

You may have to contact certain sites a few times before your successful, but these are the steps you need to take to get your videos/images removed from a website.

~That’s all for this lesson!

Happy Camming!
Love, Your Coaching Team!

Staying reliable for your fans

Constantly going on and offline to do shows on other sites or services while you’re broadcasting can create a kind of roller-coaster effect that your fans may find tiring. It may even encourage them to go watch a performers who doesn’t leave all the time.

We have your back

CAM4 support team is here 24/7 to ensure your safety – but we can only do that when you are on the site. Once you leave the site you’re on your own… Let us support you!

It’s a private affair

On CAM4, you can feel safe knowing that we will never disclose your location, banking, or personal information with anyone. The information that you provide CAM4 when you perform, earn money or upload your ID is completely confidential. Leaving the site means sharing personal information with fans so you can meet them elsewhere – this increases the chances of your private information being revealed.

Keep the fantasy alive

By doing shows elsewhere, you run the risk of getting too close to a fan and potentially ruining the fantasy you project when you are performing live on CAM4. Fans may get confused at this level of intimacy, they start to feel close to you and feelings may be hurt.  You could even end up losing a great fan.

~That’s all for this lesson!

Happy Camming!
Love, Your Coaching Team!

Protecting your personal information starts with you – just use your common sense, trust your better judgment, and keep these tips in mind! 

Passwords and Privacy

Never give out your passwords to ANYONE! No one at CAM4 will ever ask you for your passwords – don’t be fooled by someone posing as a staff member who is trying to ‘help’.

A useful tip for password protection is to use different passwords for all of your online accounts. That way, if someone does get access to your password, the damage will be contained to only one account

Send and receive gifts safely

Use a package forwarding service when setting up your Amazon wish list or any other wishlist you may have. This service gives you an American address that all of your things will be shipped to, then they will notify you when something arives and ship it directly to you. No one ever sees your address!

Asking for giftcards is another great option to protect your address. To receive a giftcard safely, create a new email account using your camming name when setting up the account. 

To send a gift safely you can use these services to protect your address:

rapidremailer

mail-ghost

Turn off Geo-tagging on your pictures

Taking selfies with your phone is super fun and easy – just remember to turn off your Geo-tagging or GPS locator first. Your phone tags the location of where a picture was taken and adds it in the image info, you can see it when you right click on your image.

If you don’t know how to turn this off on your device…Google it! 🙂 

~That’s all for this lesson!

Happy Camming!
Love, Your Coaching Team!