Presenting

Presenting sends the current deck cue to every enabled output. The Presenter window remains the operator control surface; it is not the projector output.

Check displays before you start

1. Open Displays in the title bar.
2. Under Screens, turn on each screen that should receive output and choose its display profile.
3. Use Identify screens to put a number on every connected screen.
4. Decide where sound should play. Use Presenter sound for the computer's normal audio output, or enable sound on one screen. More than one audible route can create an echo.
5. If you use NDI, open Network video here for status and testing; use Settings → Network video (NDI) for detailed output setup.

No enabled screen means the deck can be live in Presenter while nothing appears on a projector.

Start and stop safely

• Select the intended section or cue, then click Present twice. With no selection, Presenter falls back to the first enabled, non-empty section or the first loose cue.
• To start at an exact stanza, Bible slide, or PDF page, select that subitem and press Space twice, or use its green play control twice.
• Hidden cues and disabled sections cannot be started.
• Use the red stop control twice to end the presentation.
• A quick press of Escape blanks the output. Holding Escape for one second stops the presentation.

Navigate while live

Use the controls in the Properties pane or the configured presenting keys. Open Settings → Keyboard shortcuts → Presenting mode to see or change the keys.

Manual navigation always remains available, including when a cue uses time-based or AI advancement.

Video timing across displays

Presenter prepares video cues on the enabled outputs and gives the players a shared start time. Each output still plays its own copy of the video. This coordinates the start; it does not continuously keep every display on exactly the same frame. A slow output can join playback once it is ready. Looping default backgrounds run continuously and are not restarted to align them.

Timing differences are easiest to notice with screens side by side, fast movement, or speech when the sound comes from Presenter and the picture comes from another display. The same considerations apply to local video files and online video playback.

Keep one audible route, then check speech or a clear sound-and-picture cue through the speakers and displays the audience will use. Sound from Presenter can arrive before a delayed picture. If your mixer or receiver offers audio delay, adjust it after testing the final setup; different delays on different screens cannot all be corrected with one shared audio delay.

Use one NDI source for matching video on several displays

When several displays need the same picture and video timing matters, we recommend one NDI output feeding all of those displays. NDI sends the rendered video over the local network. Receivers using that same source receive one shared video stream, avoiding separate video players for each receiving screen.

1. Configure one output and its display profile under Settings → Network video (NDI).
2. Check the output under Displays → Network video, then select that same named source on each NDI receiver connected to a display.
3. Use wired Gigabit Ethernet or faster and check that the network has enough capacity for all receivers. See NDI's network guidance.
4. Test the full video and audio path before the service. Keep receiver and display settings consistent where possible.

Creating a separate Presenter NDI output for every screen creates separate renderers again. Use multiple outputs when you need different content or profiles; use one shared source when the pictures should match.

NDI still adds transport and receiver delay, and displays can add their own processing delay. It does not guarantee that every screen shows each frame at exactly the same instant, or fix a source that is already stuttering. NDI's latency explanation describes the role of the network and receiving equipment.

For local video and audio cues, the NDI output's speaker button includes Presenter program audio in that stream; it defaults off. Choose the intended audible route and check lip sync at the receiving display. Web embeds do not supply audio to this NDI route; check the source's audio requirements in Library & sources.

Change styling

Open Settings for the styling sections, or use the palette beside the Deck Builder preview or in the live Controls strip. Choose Global to change the active display profile's defaults, or Current cue to override only the selected cue.

During a presentation, a non-main profile in Live View is labelled preview only. Choosing it changes which profile the operator is inspecting; it does not reroute the main live output. Styling changes still belong to the profile named in the styling panel.

Frame your church logo

In the logo settings, choose Use church icon to follow your organisation's icon from Connect, Choose local image for your own file, or Browse Connect images. Presenter keeps an offline copy. A custom image stays selected until you replace it or return to the church icon.

Use See everything to show the whole image, or Fill square and Keep visible when filling to choose the area that remains visible. The saved framing and zoom of your Connect church icon are also respected in Presenter. Check the result in each display profile; profile-specific logo choices can override the global settings.

Use a phone during the service

Open Mobile control in the title bar and choose the appropriate QR:

• Viewer follows the visual output and can participate in audience interactions. It cannot control the presentation.
• Controller can navigate, blank, and choose cues.
• WorshipAssist is a shared music stand for lyrics, chords, tempo, transposition, and song suggestions. It cannot control the presentation.

Choose how phones reach Presenter under Connections → Phone remote. Same Wi-Fi is the normal venue setup; Anywhere (Complete) works across networks. For pairing and connection troubleshooting, select Connect & phone remotes under Topics.