How does StagePlayer work during my live performance?

During live performances, predictability with digital scenery is key! That's why StagePlayer is programmed to make running your digital scenery a breeze. We encourage you to edit your content during rehearsals and tech week so that you have everything laid out in the order that makes sense for your production. Your operator can be in the wings or back in the tech booth with the computer and run the digital scenery with just three buttons:

1. Next: Finish playing through the current video before transitioning to the next video (transition times vary).
2. Jump to Next: transition to the next video (2-4 second crossfade transition)
3. Blackout Now: Immediately transition to a blackout (2-4 second crossfade transition).

Understanding the difference between "Next" and "Jump to Next", using the example below: 

1. Locate the progress bar at the bottom of the currently playing video
2. You can see that this video is 5 seconds long and that the screenshot was taken at 2 seconds in.
3. 5 seconds is the length of the current video in which it gradually fades out the fairy dust, and brings in the night sky.
4. If we were to click "Jump to Next" at 1 second, in about 2 seconds we would crossfade out to the night sky.
5. If we were to click "Next" at 4 seconds, it would continue to play the video for 1 second before arriving naturally to the night sky.