[upstream #584] [Feature]: Separate webcam track with visibility and position controls

[My-Denia]

Migrated from upstream OpenScreen issue: https://github.com/siddharthvaddem/openscreen/issues/584

Source: siddharthvaddem/openscreen#584
Upstream labels: enhancement

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Is your feature request related to a problem?

First of all, amazing project — OpenScreen has been excellent so far and already fits my workflow really well.
The UX is clean, the recordings look great, and it solved almost everything I was looking for in a screen recording tool.

One feature that would make it even more powerful is improving how the webcam layer behaves during editing/export.

Currently, the webcam behaves more like a global overlay during the recording/editing process.

This makes it difficult to:

• temporarily hide the webcam while keeping microphone audio active
• reposition the webcam for different parts of the video
• create more dynamic tutorial/demo recordings

Describe the solution you'd like

It would be great if the webcam could exist as its own independent timeline track.

This would allow users to:

• toggle webcam visibility on/off for specific segments
• keep webcam audio active even when the camera is hidden
• move the webcam overlay to different positions during different sections
• potentially animate or keyframe webcam placement in the future

Example workflow:

• Intro → webcam visible in bottom-right
• Coding section → webcam hidden, mic audio still active
• Outro → webcam visible again in top-left

Describe alternatives you've considered

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Additional context

This would make OpenScreen much more flexible for creating professional tutorials and product demos, especially for creators who alternate between:

• face-to-camera moments
• focused screen recordings
• commentary-only sections

It could also integrate nicely with existing or planned webcam resize/position features.