Quick Start Guide
Quick Start Guide
- Ensure that you have your materials:
- The surface is where your digital scenery will be displayed during your live performance.
- The output is the device used to display the digital scenery. Examples are a TV, LED wall, or most common: a projector.
- Connection hardware is the cabling/hardware used to connect your output to your input. Depending on your setup you will need an HDMI iPad adapter; HDMI cable; projector mount, and/or extension hardware kit.
- Input is the device used to run the digital scenery software. Typically a computer or iPad (view system requirements here)
- Software is the system used to program and operate the digital scenery. Broadway Media delivers content through the software StagePlayer.
- Content is the imagery to be projected.
- Download and install StagePlayer:
- Using the device that will operate the digital scenery during your performance, open an internet browser and navigate to accounts.broadwaymedia.com .
- With the account email and supplied password, log into your account.
- Once logged in you will see a directory of active rentals. Under your active rental, and determined by the device you are using, click "Mac", "Windows" or "iPad".
- While connected to the internet, the application file will download your computer or iPad.
- Download your digital scenery:
- Once you've downloaded the StagePlayer application to your computer or iPad, log in to your account.
- Once you have logged in, your available show rentals will appear in the Library.
- Before you have downloaded the show content to your device, there will be a yellow "Download" link. While you are connected to an internet connection, press "Download" and the show will download into your library. This is a step you will only have to complete one time per show and the last time you will need an internet connection for your digital scenery.
- Install your projector (more info here):
- Connect it to your computer or iPad with connection hardware
- If using a Mac computer or Windows computer, configure your display settings to extend your desktop
- Launch Stage Player on your Mac computer or Windows computer
- Set up StagePlayer on your projector (additional instructions here)
- Customize your digital scenery:
- Reorder the digital scenery
- Disable any unused digital scenery
- Duplicate settings or cues
- Edit the cue text
- Change show-wide settings like Blackouts and Curtain Warmer options
- Train your Projection Operator: