Quick guideKueSync 0.15.20
Video count-outs to the stage
Your media server tells KueSync how much of the clip is left, and the presenter sees it under the Timer, in yellow, then red, as it runs out.
The situation. Mitti plays the roll-ins. The presenter needs to know when the video ends so they can walk back on, and you want it in front of you too.
Before doors
1Turn on the OSC input on the Leader
- 1Enable OSC input. Off by default; it binds nothing until you turn it on and never touches slide sync.
- 2UDP port: any free port, for example 53001. Your player sends to this.
- 3Media servers: the IP address of the machine running Mitti or PlaybackPro. Blank means this computer only, so a player on another machine is not heard until its address is here.
- 4Default source: Mitti, PlaybackPro, External, Embedded (a video inside the deck) or Auto (whichever is live).
Anticipation lead pulls the count-out forward a little to make up for network delay, so it lands on 0:00 when the clip does. Show video file name adds the clip’s name under the time.
2Point the player at the Leader
- Mitti: turn on its OSC output and send it to the Leader’s IP address and the port from step 1. KueSync reads Mitti’s cue time left and current cue name.
- PlaybackPro, or anything that sends OSC: send
/kuesync/video/remaining <seconds>to the same address and port (optionally followed by playing, source and name).
3Show it on the screens
- Timer screen: turn on Video count-out below the timer in each machine’s Settings › Displays › Timer screen. It is per screen, so a stage monitor can have it and a keyed program clock can leave it off.
- Notes screen: Include video count-out expands the Timer PIP while a clip rolls.
- KueSync Control shows it in the Timer, under the clock, by itself.
4Test it
Play a clip in the player. The count-out should appear on every Timer screen you turned it on for and in KueSync Control within a moment, and fade out at 0:00.
During the show
5During the show
- The count-out turns yellow in the last 30 seconds and red in the last 10.
- It sits below the clock with a timer message, without covering either (Timer messages and Live notes).
- A feed that goes quiet for more than a couple of seconds is hidden, so the stage never sees a frozen number.
Troubleshooting
| What you see | Fix |
|---|---|
| Nothing appears | Check Enable OSC input, that the player sends to the Leader’s IP and the same UDP port, and that the player’s IP is in Media servers. |
| It shows in KueSync Control but not on a Timer screen | Turn on Video count-out below the timer on that machine. It is set per screen. |
| The wrong player’s time shows | Set Default source to that player instead of Auto. |
| It reaches 0:00 a beat late | Raise Anticipation lead a little. |
| It stopped after a backup Leader took over | The OSC input listens on the acting Leader. The backup keeps your source and timings; point the player’s OSC output at the backup’s address too. |
Pre-show checklist
- OSC input on, with the player’s IP in Media servers.
- The player sends to the Leader’s IP and port.
- Count-out turned on for the stage screens that need it.
- One clip played: count-out seen on stage and in KueSync Control.
- A plan for the player if a backup Leader takes over.
More quick guides
Timer messages and Live notesPut the Timer on a screen, send it messages, and move to Live notes when you need more room.Running the decksPresenting machines, the Leader is presenter switch, display-only screens, launching and running decks in KueSync Control.Remote crew and screensShow Caller and Control users over the internet, internet clickers, and Timer, Notes and Cue Lights links.