Keep the client’s PowerPoint or Keynote file authoritative, then attach media, cues, confidence views, named output presets, and control. The intended rig uses separate Control, Main, and Backup Macs; Local Main is an optional smaller setup.
This earlier interface tour shows the active deck, presenter notes, sections, media cues, timer, and presenter and director views. It predates the current Output Presets interface and local-Main setup choices described below.
Content teams keep their familiar authoring workflow while production adds a non-destructive, revision-aware show layer.
Prepare separate Control, Main, and Backup Macs for the intended rig, or use Control + Local Main with a separate Program display. Confirm macOS access and the Program, Presenter, and teleprompter display routes.
Add Keynote, PowerPoint, or PDF decks; attach scripts and external videos when needed. Resolve review warnings, then prepare every configured destination and confirm Show Ready.
Save named Output Presets for Program, Presenter, Teleprompter, and configured extra display or NDI outputs. The list starts empty. A saved look adds a button and can also be recalled by a slide cue.
Start the configured show group, advance the confirmed deck, watch the live outputs, and keep the director and presenters in step. Rehearse the exact rig before live use.
Save a layout for each presenter and recall a different one from a deck or slide when the show changes shape.
Move Presenter View notes and full-screen Teleprompter scripts by click, keyboard, or remote control, with predictable steps and an emergency stop.
Use a click-triggered video inside Keynote or PowerPoint, or bind an external video for Show Distro to play. Show Distro warns the operator, tracks TRT, and can hold the presenter’s forward click until the cue is rolled. Turn the hold on or off for each show.
Send decks, scripts, notes, and presenter layouts to Main and Backup before loading from Control. Local Main is available for smaller rigs.
Watch Program, Presenter, and the Light Table; track TRT and video; send a clear message to the presenter.
Place the clock or countdown each presenter needs without forcing everyone into the same layout.
We are arranging supervised rehearsal previews while native output and multi-machine qualification continues. Share the intended Macs, displays, presentation apps, teleprompter controls, and fallback plan before show day.