First Steps

This guide walks you through everything you need to get up and running with Stage Cue.

Set Up Buttons

The first step is to add your files and assign them to buttons on the main screen. Tap the large button to add up to 128 videos or images — either from your device's storage or your photo library. You can select multiple files at once — Stage Cue will automatically create a button for each file you import.

To customize a button, press and hold it to open its settings. For video buttons, you can set a title and color, choose a playback mode, adjust volume, and more. For image buttons, settings are limited to the title, color, and any assigned triggers — see Image Settings for details.

To reorder your videos, tap the button, then drag and drop the buttons into the order you want. Tap the button again to exit rearrange mode.

Set Up Background Image

You can set a background image — shown on the external screen whenever no video is playing — in Settings. The image can be loaded from your device's storage or photo library.

Performing Live

Before your performance, make sure an external screen is connected to your iPad or Mac:

• On macOS, choose New Video Display from the File menu (or press Cmd+N) to open a video window. Drag it to your external screen and make it full screen.
• On iOS, external screens are automatically detected and used for full-screen playback.

To start playback, simply tap the button for the video you want to play. Tap an image button to display the image on the external screen.

• Tapping the currently playing button will stop playback.
• Tapping a different button will stop the current video and start the one you tapped.

You can also trigger videos using a MIDI controller or keyboard shortcuts. Assign a key or MIDI command to each video in its Video Settings.

Configurations

If you work on different projects or setups, you can create and switch between multiple configurations. Each configuration can contain:

• Up to 128 buttons (videos or images)
• A custom background image

You can quickly switch between configurations in Settings.