KueSync terms

The fleet

FleetAlso: show network

Your show network: one Leader and every Mac and PC it lists. Everything KueSync does runs on the fleet, with no internet needed. Load-in to first slide

LeaderAlso: primary

The machine that drives the fleet. It holds the license, takes the presenter remote and sends every cue. You choose it in Settings, This machine, Mode. Load-in to first slide

FollowerAlso: playback machine, graphics machine, display machine

Every other machine in the fleet. A follower can present the deck in step with the Leader, or be a full-screen display: the Timer, Notes, Show Flow or Cue Lights. No setup and no license. Every machine starts as a follower. Load-in to first slide

Backup LeaderAlso: L2, L3, failover

A second Leader that stands by. If the Leader drops it takes over within seconds, then hands the show back when the Leader returns. One license covers a Leader and one backup. FAQ

Machine group

A named set of machines, such as Main and Backup or Stage Left. Pick a group anywhere you pick machines: a deck launch, a clicker, a Companion button. FAQ

Fleet FolderAlso: shared show folder, network file sharing

One show folder on every machine, named KueSync Fleet. Add a file on any machine and it copies to all of them within seconds. A way to distribute show files, not a backup. Getting files onto every machine

Fleet Password

The password that lets a machine or Companion drive the fleet. The Leader makes one and hands it to each follower you add. You only type it into Companion. FAQ

Settings and Control PINAlso: PIN

The PIN that guards a machine's Settings and KueSync Control from other computers. Match it on every machine and adding followers is one click. FAQ

Machines and their switches

Leader is presenter

On: the Leader runs the deck too, alongside the followers. Off: the Leader drives the fleet from the tech table and the followers show the slides. Running the decks

ArmedAlso: Parked when off; Activate and Deactivate in Companion

A follower that takes the fleet's cues. Turn it off to park the machine: it sits the show out but stays on the network and keeps its Fleet Folder. Running the decks

Slide driver

A follower whose own clicker drives the whole fleet. Any follower can be one, wherever it makes sense for the slides to be driven from. Set on the Leader, next to Armed. Who is advancing?

Dedicated full-screen displayAlso: screen-only machine

A follower that is only a screen (Timer, Notes, Cue Lights or Show Flow) and never gets pulled into a slideshow. FAQ

Ignore local clicks

While a slideshow is up, this machine ignores its own keyboard, mouse and clicker, so nobody near it can push it out of step. Running the decks

Self-correct

Brings any machine that ends up on a different slide back to the fleet's slide as the show moves on. FAQ

Running the show

KueSync ControlAlso: control page

The control page for every operator in the show, in any browser on the show network: decks, Now Playing, advancers, the Timer, Notes, Show Flow and Cue Lights. Running the decks

Control windowsAlso: pop-out

Each part of KueSync Control in a window of its own: the Timer, Notes (the teleprompter controls), Advancers, Show Flow, Mics and Import. Sized to sit side by side, for one operator or several. Running the show clock

Show CallerAlso: caller

The person calling the show. Over the internet, a Show Caller link runs Show Flow with GO, and the Timer and decks if you tick them. Remote crew and screens

Numbered deckAlso: numbered show

A deck in the Fleet Folder whose name starts with a number from 1 to 9999, like 006 Welcome.pptx. It becomes a one-tap launch on every machine. Folders are fine; one number, one deck. Getting files onto every machine

Now Playing

The list in KueSync Control of every deck running, with its machines, its slide and the clicker that drives it. FAQ

Sync NowAlso: resync

One press that snaps every machine to the Leader's slide. FAQ

Clickers and advancers

AdvancerAlso: clicker, slide advancer

Anything that moves the slides: a USB presenter remote, a DSAN Perfect Cue, a phone clicker, an internet clicker or a slide driver. Who is advancing?

Clicker linkAlso: phone clicker

A web page that turns a phone into a clicker on the show network. No app. Master links add Go to slide, Restart and End. Who is advancing?

Internet clickerAlso: internet slide advancer, remote clicker

A clicker link a remote presenter opens on their own phone, anywhere with internet, with a PIN. Remote crew and screens

Advance only

A clicker setting: Next works, and Back, Go to slide and Blank are ignored. Who is advancing?

Lock advancers

One button in KueSync Control that stops every clicker in the fleet. KueSync Control and Companion keep full control. Who is advancing?

The Timer

KueSync TimerAlso: speaker timer, stage timer, countdown clock

One show clock for the whole fleet, on every Timer screen, Notes screen and clicker at once. Running the show clock

Countdown, Count up, Time of day

The Timer's three modes: down to a limit, up from zero, or a wall clock. Running the show clock

Time limitAlso: limit

How long a countdown runs. Type it and press Set, or press a time button. Running the show clock

Warn atAlso: warning

The time the clock turns yellow. Count up has a warning of its own. Running the show clock

At zero

What the clock does at 0:00: blink, hold, blank or count overtime in red. Running the show clock

STEPAlso: +/- steps

The two amounts the +/- buttons add or take away, for every operator. Running the show clock

Hard outAlso: out time

A countdown to a clock time, like 2:00 pm, however late the segment starts. Running the show clock

Warp

The presenter sees the time they were promised, and their clock runs slightly fast so it lands on your real out. They never see a jump. Running the show clock

Preroll

A cue sets the Timer at GO and starts it 1 to 60 seconds later. Calling the show with Show Flow

Timer messageAlso: speaker message

Up to three lines under the clock on every Timer screen, sent from KueSync Control. Timer messages and Live notes

Timer cues

A list of timed segments in KueSync Control. Take one and the Timer is set and started. Running the show clock

Notes and displays

KueSync NotesAlso: confidence monitor, speaker notes

The presenter notes of the slide on screen, read from the deck, full screen on any display. Can be mirrored for a teleprompter. Timer messages and Live notes

Notes source

The machine whose deck the Notes screens read. One source for the whole fleet. FAQ

Live notes

Notes you type during the show onto every Notes screen, under the Timer. Timer messages and Live notes

Cue LightsAlso: cue light

A full screen that flashes green on a forward cue and red on a back cue, in step with the fleet. FAQ

Keyable backgroundAlso: chroma

Black, white, chroma green or chroma blue behind a Timer or Notes screen, so a switcher can key it or put it in a PIP. Timer messages and Live notes

Show Flow

Show FlowAlso: run of show, rundown, show flow

Your run of show on any screen, imported from Google Sheets, Excel or CSV. Calling the show with Show Flow

CueAlso: line item

One row of the run of show, with its number, time, title and columns. Calling the show with Show Flow

NOW and STANDBY

The live cue in green and the next cue in red, at the top of every Show Flow screen. Calling the show with Show Flow

GOAlso: take

Takes the next cue on every screen, sets the Timer and can launch its deck. Calling the show with Show Flow

GO LightAlso: standby light

A full-screen light for the wings: red STANDBY with the next cue, then green GO. Calling the show with Show Flow

AI Import

Builds the cues and the mic list from a sheet or a plain-text agenda. Load as-is brings the cues only. Calling the show with Show Flow

Mic key

An optional table on the sheet, MIC and PRESENTER, that gives full names to the mics in the cues. Calling the show with Show Flow

Call orderAlso: Reorder

The order a show's columns are read, for every screen. Calling the show with Show Flow

Follower editing

Lets a machine edit chosen columns on its own Show Flow screen, such as MICS and AUDIO for the A2. Calling the show with Show Flow

Over the internet

Internet access

Extends the fleet to people and screens anywhere. Nothing is shared until you make a link. Remote crew and screens

Link and PIN

Each person or screen gets its own secure link and PIN. Remove it any time. Remote crew and screens

Pair code

A short code entered at kuesync.com/pair, to put a link on a screen without typing it. Remote crew and screens

Uplink machine

The fleet machine that carries the connection to kuesync.com. A backup uplink can take over. Remote crew and screens

Control user

A person who opens the full KueSync Control over the internet. Up to four. Remote crew and screens

Working with other gear

CompanionAlso: Bitfocus Companion, Stream Deck

Optional. One connection gives Stream Deck buttons for the whole fleet. FAQ

Follow QLab

KueSync hears every QLab cue as it starts, and a cue map says what each one runs. FAQ

OSC

The network messages QLab, Mitti and lighting desks send. KueSync takes them from the machines you list. Video count-outs to the stage

Video count-out

The time left on a Mitti or PlaybackPro clip, on the Timer screen, the Notes screen and in KueSync Control. Video count-outs to the stage

PTPAlso: Dante clock, grandmaster

If your network has a Dante or AES67 clock, every KueSync machine locks to it. FAQ

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