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VideoPro — Get Started

Model: VideoPro·Updated July 2026·~60 min read

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Start here if you're new to VideoPro. You'll install the software, activate your license, learn the interface, and put your first graphic on air.

Most of the rest of the documentation assumes you're familiar with the five main panels — Project List, Library, Preview, Program Monitor, and Properties. Don't skip the interface chapter, even if you've used VideoPro before.

  • Install and activate — install VideoPro on Windows or macOS, then activate the seat on this machine.
  • The VideoPro interface — the five-panel orientation (Project List, Library, Preview, Program Monitor, Properties), how to customize it, and how to manage channels in the Project List.
  • Your first graphic, on air — find a graphic in the Library, drop it into the Project List, play it on, and take it to the Program Monitor.
  • macOS first-run permissions — the screen-recording, camera, and microphone prompts macOS raises the first time VideoPro launches.
  • To drive that first graphic from live data, continue to Play and update graphics. The step-by-step path picks up where Your first graphic, on air leaves off.
  • To route Program Out to SDI, NDI, a virtual webcam, or a streaming service, see Set up your production.
  • If something isn't working (activation won't complete, the app won't launch, the top bar is red), see Troubleshooting.

Welcome to VideoPro.

If this is your first time launching the application, start here. These topics explain what VideoPro opens with on first launch, then walk through putting your first graphic on air. By the end, you'll have a working session and a basic feel for the workflow.

The fastest way to get going is to choose a title design template from the Library and put it on air — VideoPro ships with a rich suite of designs ready to use. From there, you can customize any template in the Designer, and when you're ready, design your own graphics from scratch.

The Quick Start dialog is the welcome window VideoPro opens when it starts. It links to tutorial videos, release notes, the help site, and other getting-started resources.

You don't need to interact with it. Close it and continue — VideoPro is fully usable underneath.

Note: Quick Start does not create or open projects. The File menu inside the main VideoPro interface handles New Project, Open Project, and Open Recent.
The Quick Start welcome window with the Show at startup checkbox at the bottom
  1. With the Quick Start dialog open, clear the Show at startup checkbox at the bottom of the window.
  2. Click Close.

VideoPro remembers the choice for the rest of the current major release. When you upgrade to a new major version, Quick Start opens again on first launch so you can see what's new — even if you turned it off in the previous version.

To open Quick Start after you've turned it off, use the Help menu inside VideoPro.

If you see the Activation Is Required dialog instead, activation hasn't completed yet. Finish activation; Quick Start appears on the next launch. See Activation flow reference.

If the panel appears blank or shows an error, the computer is offline. Quick Start loads its content from the internet — close the window and continue working normally. This does not affect VideoPro's ability to run shows.

In this article you'll put a graphic on air and verify that VideoPro is working correctly. This is a good first exercise after installation, and a quick way to confirm that a computer is ready for production.

You need VideoPro installed and activated, plus at least one output you can verify — a connected display, NDI, OMT, OBS, SDI, or the Virtual Webcam.

Launch VideoPro. Close the Getting Started dialog if it appears.

If you see the Activation Is Required dialog instead, finish activation first via the Launch Application Manager button. See Activation flow reference.

"Library panel with the cursor over a preset
  1. Make sure the Library panel is visible. If it isn't, press F4 or click the Library icon in the top bar.
  2. Browse to any collection.
  3. Hover the cursor over any preset — the graphic loads and animates in the Preview panel so you can see what it looks like before adding it.
Project List with the new graphic row added

Drag the preset from the Library into the Project List. VideoPro adds it as a layer on the current channel.

Program Out menu open with the output options visible
  1. Open the Program Out menu.
  2. Choose an output you can verify:

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  • Display — sends to a connected monitor. Easiest to confirm.
  • NDI — pick up the stream in NDI Studio Monitor on the same network.
  • OMT — Open Media Transport, a low-latency network video transport with audio.
  • OBS — appears as a source inside OBS via the NewBlue OBS plugin.
  • Virtual Webcam — appears as a camera in Zoom, Teams, Meet, OBS, browsers.
  • SDI — to a Blackmagic DeckLink or AJA card (when the hardware is connected).
Project List row with the play button highlighted and the graphic animating in the Program Monitor
  1. In the Project List, click the play button on the row for your graphic.
  2. Watch the Program Monitor — the graphic should animate in.
  3. Check your downstream receiver (the connected display, NDI Studio Monitor, OBS, etc.) — the same frame should appear there.

If the graphic plays in the Program Monitor and on your receiver with no watermark, the install is healthy.

If something didn't work, follow the link for the symptom you're seeing:

  • Unlicensed banner won't clear — open the Application Manager to confirm activation, then see Activation flow reference for the banner state machine and how to force a re-read.
  • Watermark on output — you're using a feature your edition doesn't include. The top bar names the feature. See Feature availability by edition.

For other output or device problems, see Troubleshooting.

Now that you've played a graphic by hand, the next step is to connect it to live data. Continue with Play and update graphics.

Start here when you're installing VideoPro on a new computer.

This chapter covers installation, activation, permissions, and troubleshooting the activation process. By the end, VideoPro should be licensed and ready to use.

Install VideoPro on a Windows computer and verify that the installation completed successfully.

  • You need administrator rights on the computer.
  • Close VideoPro if it's running. You don't need to uninstall a previous version — the installer updates it in place.
  • Download the installer for your VideoPro product.
  1. Double-click the downloaded .exe and follow the wizard.
  2. When the wizard finishes, you'll find VideoPro in the Start menu.
Note: To activate your license, open the NewBlue Application Manager from the Start menu — it's installed with VideoPro. See About the NewBlue Application Manager.
  1. Open Settings > Apps > Installed apps.
  2. Find VideoPro Broadcast (or Sport / Present).
  3. Click the … menu and choose Uninstall.

The uninstaller removes the application. Shared content under Titler Content\Resources\ and user files in your Documents folder are preserved so other NewBlue products can keep using them. If you want to remove every trace of VideoPro, delete those folders manually after the uninstaller finishes.

About the NewBlue Application Manager — what the Application Manager does and how to use it for activation.

Install VideoPro on a Mac, place it in /Applications, and launch it for the first time.

  • You need an administrator account on the Mac.
  • VideoPro now runs natively on Apple Silicon. Rosetta 2 is not required.
  1. Double-click the downloaded .pkg and step through the macOS Installer prompts.
  2. When the installer finishes, you'll find VideoPro.app in /Applications and a VideoPro entry in Launchpad.
Note: To activate your license, open the NewBlue Application Manager from /Applications — it's installed with VideoPro. See About the NewBlue Application Manager.

VideoPro.app must live in /Applications. The Virtual Webcam system extension and several other macOS integrations check the bundle path. Running VideoPro from ~/Downloads or ~/Applications causes the virtual camera to refuse activation and may trigger Gatekeeper's app translocation, which moves the app to a random temporary directory.

If you've already opened VideoPro from somewhere other than /Applications:

  1. Quit VideoPro.
  2. Drag VideoPro.app to /Applications.
  3. Launch VideoPro from /Applications (not from Downloads or Launchpad's old shortcut).

If macOS shows "VideoPro can't be opened because Apple cannot check it for malicious software", control-click VideoPro.app in /Applications and choose Open, then confirm. macOS remembers the choice for subsequent launches.

On first launch VideoPro also requests Camera, Microphone, and Screen Recording permissions as features that need them are used. See macOS first-run permissions for what to expect and how to grant each one.

macOS .pkg installs don't register an uninstaller. To remove VideoPro:

  1. Quit VideoPro and the NewBlue Application Manager.
  2. Drag /Applications/VideoPro.app to the Trash.

For complete removal — including the Virtual Webcam system extension and leftover preferences — see Installed files and components.

About the NewBlue Application Manager — what the Application Manager does and how to use it for activation.

The first time VideoPro uses a camera, microphone, or screen capture on macOS, the system asks you to grant permission. This article covers what each prompt means, how to grant it, and the one case where you must relaunch VideoPro for the change to take effect.

VideoPro uses three macOS Privacy & Security permissions: Camera, Microphone, and screen recording (called Screen Recording on older macOS versions and Screen & System Audio Recording on newer ones). A unified Permissions dialog inside VideoPro shows the current state of each one and provides a button to request access or open System Settings.

PermissionWhy VideoPro needs itWhen you'll see the prompt
CameraUse a USB camera, FaceTime HD camera, or other macOS camera as a live video source.The first time you add a camera as a live video source.
MicrophoneUse a microphone, audio interface, or other macOS audio input as a live audio source.The first time you add a microphone or an audio device that uses one.
Screen Recording (or Screen & System Audio Recording)Capture a display or a single application window as a live video source. Also required for the Virtual Webcam to read VideoPro's own output.The first time you add a Screen or Window capture source, or activate the Virtual Webcam.
Note: Virtual Webcam setup requires an additional macOS approval step on top of screen recording. See Output graphics as a Virtual Webcam for the activation walkthrough.

When VideoPro first needs Camera or Microphone access, macOS displays a system dialog asking you to allow or deny. Click OK to grant. Camera and Microphone permissions take effect immediately — the camera or microphone appears as an available source.

Screen recording is different. After you grant it, you must relaunch VideoPro before it takes effect — see Screen recording requires a relaunch below.

If you click Don't Allow by mistake, see the next section to re-enable from System Settings.

To check or change any permission:

  1. Open System Settings > Privacy & Security.
  2. Click Camera, Microphone, or the screen recording permission listed for your macOS version.
  3. Toggle VideoPro on or off.

You can also reach the right System Settings page from inside VideoPro:

  1. Open the Permissions dialog in VideoPro.
  2. Find the permission row whose status shows Denied.
  3. Click Open Settings. macOS opens System Settings on the matching Privacy & Security page.

Camera and Microphone changes take effect the next time you use that source. Screen recording does not — see the next section.

macOS treats screen recording differently from Camera and Microphone. The VideoPro Permissions dialog button is labeled Open Settings, but after you toggle screen recording on in System Settings, the new permission is not picked up until VideoPro is restarted.

Important: After you grant screen recording permission, quit VideoPro and reopen it. Until you relaunch, screen capture sources will continue to show as unavailable even though System Settings shows the permission as granted.

Screen recording is also reported as a binary granted/denied inside VideoPro — there is no intermediate "Not Determined" state. If you've never granted it, the Permissions dialog shows screen recording as Denied until you toggle it in System Settings.

You may see other permissions in System Settings > Privacy & Security. VideoPro does not request:

  • Accessibility
  • Full Disk Access
  • Automation / AppleEvents
  • Files & Folders (Desktop, Documents, Downloads, Removable Volumes)

If another app asks you to grant these permissions on VideoPro's behalf, decline — unless NewBlue Support specifically asks you to enable one.

Note: VideoPro writes only to ~/Documents/NewBlue/ and ~/Library/Logs/NewBlue/. You may see a one-time macOS prompt to allow access to the Documents folder the first time VideoPro writes there; grant it and the prompt won't recur.

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The NewBlue Application Manager is a companion app installed with VideoPro. VideoPro uses it for sign-in, license activation, seat management, and update checks for NewBlue products on the machine.

You use the Application Manager to activate VideoPro.

The Application Manager opens in its own window. VideoPro launches it when activation is needed, and you can also open it from the Help menu or directly from the operating system.

The NewBlue Application Manager window
  • Signs you in to your NewBlue account and remembers the session.
  • Activates your VideoPro license with your serial number.
  • Manages seats — deactivating this machine and reactivating on another.
  • Helps you activate VideoPro on a computer without internet access.
  • Checks for product updates and installs them.
  • Shows which NewBlue products are installed and their license state.

The Application Manager doesn't run productions, hold project files, or interact with graphics. Everything related to making and playing graphics lives in VideoPro itself.

The Application Manager is installed with VideoPro. After install, find it at:

  • Windows: a NewBlue Application Manager entry in the Start menu, backed by ApplicationManager.exe.
  • macOS: NewBlue Application Manager.app in /Applications.

If the Application Manager is missing, damaged, or NewBlue Support asks you to reinstall it, download the latest version from your NewBlue account page.

You can open the Application Manager three ways:

  1. From VideoPro. Open the Help menu and choose Manage Activation….

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The Help menu with the Manage Activation command
  1. Directly. Click the NewBlue Application Manager entry in the Windows Start menu, or open NewBlue Application Manager.app from /Applications on macOS.
  2. From the Activation Is Required dialog. If VideoPro shows the Activation Is Required dialog, click Launch Application Manager.

The Application Manager allows only one running instance per machine. Launching it a second time brings the existing window to the front.

After activation succeeds, VideoPro usually updates its license status within a few seconds. You don't need to restart VideoPro in most cases.

VideoPro and the Application Manager open and close independently — closing one does not close the other. Sign out and deactivation can finish in the Application Manager even after VideoPro has been quit.

Some NewBlue website or email links may open the Application Manager automatically.

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Activate VideoPro — sign in and activate your license.

  • Activation flow reference — what triggers online, offline, deactivation, and seat-move paths, and how to read the banner state.

Activate VideoPro on this computer, or deactivate another computer so you can move your license. Each VideoPro license allows one person to use VideoPro on one computer at a time.

Use this when the computer running VideoPro is connected to the internet.

  1. Open the NewBlue Application Manager. Open it from VideoPro's Help menu, from the Windows Start menu, or from /Applications on macOS. If VideoPro shows the Activation Is Required dialog, click Launch Application Manager.
  2. Sign in with your NewBlue account. If you don't have one, click Create Account and complete the form.

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The NewBlue Application Manager showing the product list after sign-in
  1. If VideoPro activates automatically, you're done.
  2. If VideoPro does not activate automatically, click Enter License next to VideoPro.
  3. Enter your license and click OK.

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The Enter License field with a license entered
  1. Activated, up-to-date products are described as current in the Application Manager.

If you sign in with the account that purchased VideoPro, activation may happen automatically. If VideoPro was purchased under a different account, enter your license manually.

Use this when the computer running VideoPro is not connected to the internet. You'll need a second computer with internet access and a USB stick (or another way to transfer text between them).

You'll move two pieces of text between the offline computer and an online one: first an activation URL, then an activation response text.

  1. On the offline computer: open the NewBlue Application Manager from VideoPro's Help menu, from the Start menu (Windows), or from /Applications (macOS).
  2. Click Enter License next to VideoPro.
  3. Enter your license and click OK.
  4. In the Manual Activation form, enter your First Name, Last Name, and email address. If you have a NewBlue account, use the email associated with it.

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A unique URL appears.

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Manual Activation form with the URL displayed
  1. Copy the URL onto a USB stick (or any other transfer method).
  2. On the online computer: paste the URL into a browser and press Enter. The web page returns an activation text string.

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The activation text string returned by the web page

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Note: If the email address isn't associated with a NewBlue account, the page asks you to create one first.
  1. Copy the activation text string back onto the USB stick.
  2. On the offline computer: paste the activation text into the Manual Activation form.

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Activation text pasted into the Manual Activation form
  1. Click Activate. VideoPro is now activated.

To move your license, deactivate VideoPro on the current computer, then activate it on the new one.

Note: Deactivating from the Application Manager deactivates all NewBlue products on this computer, not just VideoPro. The products still launch, but their outputs are watermarked until you reactivate.
  1. Open the NewBlue Application Manager on the computer where VideoPro is currently active.
  2. Click Settings and choose Deactivate.
  3. Click Deactivate to confirm.
  4. Close the Application Manager.
  1. Install VideoPro on the new computer if you haven't already.
  2. Open the NewBlue Application Manager.
  3. Click Settings and choose Activate.
  4. Sign in with the same email and password you used on the previous computer.

VideoPro and all NewBlue products on this computer are automatically activated after you sign in.

Learn the VideoPro interface so you can find each panel, understand what it does, and shape the workspace around the way you run shows.

This chapter orients new operators to the main interface, in the order you'll get to know it: build the list, choose a design, preview and edit it, monitor Program, then drill into the details. Read this section once before you start building projects; the rest of the help assumes you know the names of the main panels and areas of the screen.

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  1. Tour the VideoPro interface — a quick orientation to the panels and the Setup and Live workspace layouts.
  2. Project List panel — the heart of your production: every item in the show lives here.
  3. Library panel — where you start: find a title design and drag it into the Project List.
  4. Preview panel — see what the design looks like and modify its values, before anything goes on air.
  5. Program Monitor panel — send it to the outside world and see exactly what's live.
  6. Properties panel — drill down and work on the selected item's details.
  7. Values Grid tab — one particularly important Properties tab: prepare and switch between multiple variations.
  8. Channels — separate show lists and program paths for more sophisticated productions.
  9. Customize VideoPro's layout — now organize what you work with: dock, float, and save panel arrangements.
  10. Top-bar status indicators — rounding out the interface: CPU meters, streaming state, and the video panic button.

A quick orientation to the VideoPro panels, in the order you'll meet them: build the show in the Project List, find designs in the Library, check them in Preview, watch the output in the Program Monitor, and fine-tune in Properties. At the end, the two workspace layouts — Setup and Live — that arrange these panels for building and for show time.

"The top bar with panel icons

The top bar gives you panel visibility controls, the Setup / Live workspace layout toggle, system status indicators, streaming controls, and the video panic button. For what each indicator means and how the streaming and panic controls behave, see Top-bar status indicators.

Project List with one channel tab and multiple rows

The Project List is the heart of your production. Add and arrange the items that make up the show — graphics, media files, live video sources — connect data, and play them from here. See Project List panel.

Library panel browsing a graphics collection

The Library panel is where you start: it holds every title design template installed with VideoPro, plus add-on collections and your own custom designs. Drag a design into the Project List to add it as a layer. See Library panel.

Preview panel showing a weather graphic with the Link Data sidebar visible

The Preview panel shows the selected item before it goes to Program. Check a graphic, edit visible values, replace images, link data, and preview animation — without putting anything on air. See Preview panel.

Program Monitor showing on-air output

The Program Monitor shows what VideoPro is sending to Program — one channel or several. Use it to confirm the live output, choose a Program Out destination, and monitor audio. See Program Monitor panel.

Properties panel with the Live Values tab selected

The Properties panel shows settings for the selected Project List item. The available tabs change depending on what you select. See Properties panel.

A WeatherCast Data Controller panel with location list and per-location forecast

Data Controllers bring live data into a project — scoreboards, weather feeds, spreadsheets, presentation software, Zoom meetings. Open the Data panel to configure a controller, then link its values to graphic variables. See Data Controller catalog and How Data Controllers work.

Three more panels appear when you operate the show:

Shot Launcher panel with three Shot tiles

The Shot Launcher fires Shots — single-button takes that drive multiple graphics at once. See Create Shot Layouts.

Video Switcher panel with two sources

The Video Switcher groups every live source and lets you cut between them. See Use the Switcher panel.

Audio Mixer panel with level meters

The Audio Mixer shows every live audio source with its own fader and mute, plus a Master fader for the overall send. See Audio Mixer panel.

VideoPro arranges these panels into two workspace layouts. Switch between them with the Setup / Live buttons on the top bar.

Setup is for building and configuring a show — the Library, Project List, Preview, and Properties panels are front and center.

"Setup workspace with Library

Live is for operating the show — the Library gives way to the show-time panels: Shot Launcher, Video Switcher, Audio Mixer, and Program Monitor.

"Live workspace with Project List

You can rearrange either layout and save your own version — see Customize VideoPro's layout.

The Project List contains the items that make up your production. Use it to add and organize graphics, media files, and live video sources as visual layers, then play them during a show.

Other Project List items are not visible layers at all. Shot Layouts synchronize layer playout, transitions define how the Switcher moves between sources, and workflows offer high-level automation. They appear in the list alongside your layers, but they control or organize playout rather than contributing their own picture or sound. And audio items, of course, play sound without a visual element.

The row's Play button puts playable items on air. Row order matters too — layers higher in the list render on top of layers below them.

The Project List is organized by channel. Most projects start with one channel. If you need separate show lists or outputs, see Channels.

"Project List with one channel and a mix of graphic

The fastest paths for adding items:

  • Drag a graphic from the Library, or files from your file browser, onto the Project List. The item inserts at the position you drop it.
  • Click Add new item at the bottom of the panel and pick a type.
  • Right-click a row and use the New or Import submenus. Available commands depend on the selected item and your VideoPro edition.
Bottom toolbar with the Add new item popup expanded

To add the non-layer item types, see their own articles: Shot Layouts, transitions, and workflows.

  1. Open the Library panel.
  2. Click and drag a design from the Library onto the Project List. The new layer inserts at the position you drop it — drop between two rows to insert there, or drop below the last row to append.

After you add a graphic, VideoPro prepares it for playback. The row's status circle shows a clock while rendering and settles into a subtle grey checkmark when the graphic is ready.

"Render-status icons — a clock while rendering
Important: Wait for the render status to finish before taking the layer live, so the graphic plays smoothly.

To change the graphic's text, colors, or images, click the layer and update its values in the Properties panel. See Live Values tab. The graphic is now ready to preview or play.

Drag an audio, image, or video file from your file browser onto the Project List, or right-click a row and choose Import > Media. You can drag several files at once; each inserts at the drop point.

Right-click any row and choose New > Live Audio/Video, then pick an input category (NDI, capture device, browser, screen, and so on). You can also use Add new item > Live Audio/Video from the bottom toolbar. See Use live video sources.

Right-click any row and choose New > Live Audio/Video > Audio Device, then pick the audio input you want.

Row context menu with New > Live Audio/Video > Audio Device expanded
  1. Double-click the item's name in the Name column.

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Item name being edited inline in the Project List
  1. Enter a new name.
  2. Press Tab or Enter to save it.
  • Click and drag an item to a new position in the Project List.
  • Or right-click an item and choose Move Up or Move Down.

Right-click the item, choose Delete, and click Yes to confirm. You can also select one or more rows and click the trash icon in the bottom toolbar.

VideoPro does not replace a layer when you drag a Library graphic onto an existing row — the new layer inserts above or below the row instead. To swap graphics, delete the old layer, then add the replacement in the same position.

"Project List rows showing Name
  • Name — the item's name. Double-click to rename.
  • Preview — a thumbnail of the item. Double-click the thumbnail to open the Designer on that graphic (when your edition includes the Designer).
  • Data Controller — the Data Controller bound to the item's variables, if any. Click the controller's icon to open its panel.
  • Hot Key — the key chord that triggers the row's playout command.
  • Duration — the maximum playout duration, including animations in and out.
  • Next Layer — the layer to play after this one. Available only when the row has a finite Duration; the layer plays for that duration, then jumps to the chosen Next Layer.
  • Delay — pause between this layer ending and Next Layer starting. Available only when both Duration and Next Layer are set.

Right-click any column header to open the column menu and toggle individual columns on or off.

"Project List column header menu listing Preview

Below the column toggles, the same menu has a Sequence Exclusivity check item. Turning it on adds a small per-row button to every item; the button marks the item as a member of a mutual-exclusivity group so that only one such item plays at a time during playout.

Right-click a row to open the context menu. The set of entries depends on your edition and the item type:

  • New — submenu for inserting an item above the row. Contents include Graphic, After Effects Comp, Shot Layout, Media Sequence (a submenu with Sequence List and Watch Folder), Transition (a submenu of transition templates), Effect (a submenu of effect templates), and Live Audio/Video (its own submenu of input categories: Windows Device, Screen, NDI, SRT, RTSP, RTMP, Audio Device, Blackmagic, Utility, Browser). Entries appear only when your edition supports them — Live Audio/Video requires the video-input feature, After Effects requires AE support, and so on.
  • Import — submenu with Layer…, Graphic…, Media…, After Effects…, and Shot Layout…
  • Save Layer… — saves the item to the Graphics Library. Designer editions only.
  • Save Shot Layout… — appears on Shot rows.
  • Manage Shots — submenu with Add to and Remove from lists of the existing Shots in the project. Use it to make the selected item(s) members of one or more Shot Layouts.
  • Rename — renames the item.
  • Duplicate — copies the row.
  • Move Up / Move Down — reorder the row.
  • Re-cache Graphic — rebuilds the graphic's cache.
  • Edit… — opens the Designer on the item. Designer editions only.
  • Enable As Transition / Disable As Transition — promotes or demotes a graphic into a transition for the Switcher. Appears on graphic and media items.
  • Lock Playout / Unlock Playout — pins a live video layer to Program. Broadcast editions only.
  • Show in Explorer (Windows) / Reveal in Finder (macOS) — opens the file location for media-backed and graphic items. The label includes the actual filename.
  • Delete — removes the item.

Data Controllers can add their own actions to the bottom of the menu when the controller is bound to the selected row.

The bottom of the Project List panel hosts the always-on controls for adding and editing project items. From left to right:

  • Group into a shot — collects the selected layers into a single Shot Layout.
  • Add new item — opens a single popup that lists every item type you can add: Titler Graphic, After Effects Comp, Shot Layout, Media Sequence, Transition, Effect, Live Audio/Video, Workflow, plus Import Content… Entries appear only when your edition supports them. This is the fastest way to add an item without using the row context menu or dragging from the Library.
  • Edit… — opens the selected item in the appropriate editor (graphics open in the Designer).
  • Delete (trash icon) — removes the selected items.

VideoPro renders a graphic layer after you add it to a channel. The row's status circle starts grey, shows a filling clock indicator while the graphic is rendering, and settles into a subtle grey checkmark when the graphic is fully cached.

A graphic layer re-renders when you change a value to a new one. Setting a value back to what it already was does not trigger a re-render — VideoPro keeps the cached frames around.

To force a rebuild, right-click the row and choose Re-cache Graphic.

The Library panel — titled Graphics Library in its dock — lists title design templates you can drag into the Project List. Press F4 to show or hide the Library, or click the Library button on the top bar.

"The Graphics Library panel inside the Architect folder

The Library holds the title design templates bundled with VideoPro, any add-on collections you've installed, and the custom titles you've saved. Templates are organized into folders (categories), and folders appear as icons in the same grid as the templates.

The panel shows:

  • A back button at the top, with the current folder's name next to it.
  • A grid of thumbnails — folder icons and title design templates.

In the bottom-right corner, three buttons:

  • Save current title here — saves the active title design into the current folder.
  • New category — creates a user folder.
  • View mode — toggles between icon and list view.
  1. Double-click a folder icon to open it.
  2. Click the back button to go up a level.
  3. To preview a title design, move the mouse over its thumbnail. After a short delay, VideoPro plays the title's animation in the Preview panel. Move the mouse away from the thumbnail to stop the preview.

The Library has no search field. Navigate to templates by folder.

  1. Find the template in the Library.
  2. Click and drag its thumbnail onto the Project List. A new layer is added at the drop position.

You can select multiple thumbnails (Shift-click or Ctrl/Cmd-click) and drag them together.

  1. In the Library, navigate to the folder where you want the title design saved. Create a new user folder first if needed.
  2. Click Save current title here in the bottom-right corner. The active title design is added to that folder.

User folders are categories you create in your own library, alongside the bundled ones.

  1. Navigate to the parent location where the new folder should live.
  2. Click New category in the bottom-right corner.
  3. Type a name for the folder.

To rename a user folder, right-click its icon and choose Rename. To delete one, right-click and choose Delete; VideoPro asks you to confirm, then removes the folder and any titles inside it. Bundled folders cannot be renamed or deleted.

Click the view mode button in the bottom-right corner to switch between icon view (large thumbnails) and list view (small icon plus name). The choice is remembered per folder.

The Preview panel shows the selected Project List item before it goes to Program. Use it to check a graphic, edit visible values, replace images, link data, and preview animation without putting anything on air. Press F6 to show or hide the panel, or click Preview on the top bar.

"The Preview panel — the Link Data sidebar on the left listing WeatherCast fields

The Link Data sidebar appears on the left, and the preview canvas appears on the right. Buttons along the bottom show or hide links, open the Designer, and preview animation.

The preview canvas is also an editor. You can change text, colors, images, size, and placement all from this one place — before you ever touch the Properties panel or the Live Values tab.

The canvas shows the selected item at the project's frame size, scaled to fit the panel. Move the pointer over the canvas to show editable elements.

"A lower third in the preview canvas on mouse-over — green border handles
  • Click a text element to edit it in place.
  • Click an image element to replace it.
  • Click and drag the green border handles to reposition or scale an element. Dragging here updates the Position and Scale values in the Transform tab.
  • Double-click an element to reset its position and scale.

Preview is not Program. Changes and animations in this panel do not go on air until you use the Play button on the item's row in the Project List.

The preview background is Alpha — a transparent checkerboard — by default. To change it, choose View > Preview Background, then pick Program Monitor, Shot Layout, Black, Grey, White, Alpha, or Image….

"The View > Preview Background submenu — Program Monitor

The Link Data sidebar lists data fields from Data Controllers connected to the selected item. Click Link Data at the bottom of the panel to show or hide the sidebar.

When the sidebar is hidden, the button reads Link Data. When the sidebar is visible, the button reads Hide Links.

There are two ways to connect a Data Controller field to a design variable:

  • Drag and drop — drag the field from the list onto a design element in the canvas. If the element has more than one variable, a menu appears so you can choose which variable to connect.
  • Right-click — right-click the field and choose the design variable to connect it to.
"The right-click menu on a data field — Connect data from 'CURRENT.CONDITION' to Image

The sidebar lists only fields from Data Controllers connected to the selected item. If the item has no connected Data Controllers, the sidebar is empty.

The Edit Graphic and Preview buttons at the bottom of the panel

The Edit Graphic button opens the selected title graphic in the Designer. Only title graphics have this button — other Project List item types cannot be edited in the Designer.

You can also open the Designer by double-clicking the Preview column in the Project List.

The Preview button plays the selected item's build-in and build-out animation in the canvas. This is a local preview only; nothing goes to Program. The button appears only for playable items that have a timeline, such as graphics and media clips.

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When VideoPro is preparing the selected graphic, a small progress bar appears at the bottom of the panel between Edit Graphic and Preview. The bar fills while VideoPro prepares the preview and disappears when rendering is complete. This applies only to graphics — other item types do not need to render.

The render progress bar at 75% between Edit Graphic and the disabled Preview button

The Preview panel is hidden by default in Live workspace presets and shown by default in Setup. Press F6 to show or hide it, or click Preview on the top bar.

The Program Monitor panel shows what VideoPro is sending to Program. Use it to monitor one or more channels, check live output, and listen to local monitor audio. Press F5 to show or hide the panel, or click Program on the top bar.

If your project has more than one channel, the Program Monitor can show multiple channels at the same time. Click a channel to make it the primary view. The selected channel fills as much of the monitor area as possible, and the remaining channels appear along the side.

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The video monitor shows the current Program output for the visible channel or channels. It updates at the project frame rate, and the panel's title bar shows the project's format — for example, [3840 x 2160, 29.97 fps, Progressive].

When a project has more than one channel, the Program Monitor shows the channel outputs at the same time, each labeled with its channel name.

The Program Monitor showing Channel 1 and Channel 2 side by side

Click a channel to focus on it. The selected channel fills as much of the monitor area as possible, and the other channels move to the side. Click one of the side channels to make it the primary view.

"The Program Monitor with Channel 1 focused as the primary view

The button at the bottom right of the panel shows the current Program Out destination — NDI, for example. Click it to choose a different destination from the menu.

"The output destination menu — No Monitor

This button changes the live output, not just the monitor view — it is the same selection as the Program Out menu. See Set up graphics output.

The audio strip shows the local Program Monitor audio level. It lets you adjust what you hear through your speakers or headphones without changing the audio sent to Program.

The audio monitor strip with left and right meter bars and the gain triangle

Drag the fader to raise or lower the monitor volume. These controls affect only the Program Monitor audio; they do not mute or change Program output.

Click the monitor button at the bottom of the strip to choose the audio device for monitoring, or choose Mute Audio to silence local monitoring. VideoPro remembers the selected device between sessions.

The monitor button menu with Mute Audio and the list of audio output devices

If the project includes a Zoom Mix audio source, a second audio strip appears for the Zoom Mix. It has its own fader and mute control.

For the meter scale, fader increments, and reset controls, see Program Monitor audio controls.

The Program Monitor panel is present in both the Setup and Live workspace presets by default. Press F5 to show or hide it. The Program Monitor is included in every VideoPro edition.

The Properties panel is where you actively manage the selected Project List item — every value, variation, transition, and playback detail it exposes lives here. Press F3 to show or hide it.

The panel changes based on what you select. The tab bar across the top shows the tabs available for the selected item, and the item's name appears under the tab bar. A graphic, media clip, live input, Shot Layout, and transition can each show a different set of tabs. If only one tab applies, the tab bar is hidden.

"Properties panel for a graphic

For graphics, media clips, and live inputs, most value changes happen in two tabs:

  • Live Values — the current values shown by the selected item. Use it to edit text in a lower third, swap a headshot, or change a color. See Live Values tab.
  • Values Grid — prepared rows of values you can play during the show. For graphics, each row can hold a different variation. For live inputs, rows switch the input source. See Values Grid tab.

The remaining tabs are item-specific — transition overrides for graphics, the clip list for media sequences, source settings for live inputs. They're listed by item type below.

The update-mode dropdown open with Auto Update and Manually Update choices and the two send buttons beside it

The Auto Update dropdown in the top-right corner of the value tabs decides when your changes reach Program:

  • Auto Update (default) — changes in Live Values or the Values Grid update Program immediately.
  • Manually Update — VideoPro holds your changes so you can check them in the Preview panel before sending them to Program. Two buttons in the panel header send the held values: Update changes without animation sends them immediately with no animation — useful when fixing a typo — and Update changes with animation sends them and plays the graphic's update animation.

Next to the dropdown on the Live Values tab, Add to Values Grid captures the current Live Values as a new row in the grid — a quick way to build up variations as you work.

"The Values Grid tab for a lower-third graphic — rows of Index
  • Live Values — the values shown by the graphic, with the Show All Variables toggle and the Add to Values Grid button. See Live Values tab.
  • Values Grid — prepared rows of values for the graphic. See Values Grid tab.
  • FX Transitions — graphic-specific play and update transitions, when supported by the graphic and licensed by your edition. See Set graphic transition overrides.
  • Transform — adjust position, scale, fit behavior, or zone assignment without editing the original design. See Move and resize items for Program.
"The Media Sequence tab for a sequence — the clip list with Plays At
  • Media Sequence — the list of clips and playback flow controls. See Create a media sequence.
  • Media Properties — the clip's Playback Role and, for sequences, the Sequence Type (Continuous Sequence or Media List). See Assign playback roles for media clips.
  • Live Values, Values Grid, and Transform also appear, as they do for graphics.
The Live Audio/Video tab for a webcam — the Input Source picker and the Include in Switcher / Instant Replay checkbox
  • Live Audio/Video — the input source picker and per-source settings. See Use live video sources.
  • Source-specific tabs appear for some input types: Browser, RTMP Settings, SRT Settings, and so on.
  • Values Grid — for live inputs, the grid rows switch the input source. See Values Grid tab.
  • Transform — for live inputs this holds Fit Mode and Fill Color rather than position and scale. See Move and resize items for Program.
"Properties panel for a Shot
  • Shot Properties — the Shot's behavior and contents.
  • Shot Values — variables for the graphics inside the Shot.
  • Shot Audio — per-item audio faders inside the Shot.
  • Notes — operator notes attached to the Shot.

A transition shows one settings area with no tab bar — duration, preset, and controls for the selected preset.

"Properties for a Push Down transition — Switcher Duration

Workflow items — Media Manager, Media Tracker, and the other dedicated workflows — don't use the Properties panel at all. Each opens its own panel and does not depend on the current Properties selection. See Dedicated Workflows.

When one graphic needs to show several different versions during a show, the Values Grid tab is how you prepare them ahead of time and switch among them while the graphic is live — one lower third can hold rows for several speakers, one sponsor bug rows for several sponsors, one player graphic rows for a whole roster. Switching rows updates the graphic without replacing it.

The tab stores prepared rows of values for the selected Project List item. For a graphic, each row can hold a different set of values for the graphic's Update Live variables. For a live input, rows can switch the selected input source.

The far-left Index column identifies each row. The remaining columns come from variables in the graphic that can Update Live while the graphic is on air. Play a row by clicking its row header, recall it by Index, or use the Sequencer to advance through rows on a timer.

This page documents the controls on the tab. For the introductory tutorial, see Prepare multiple variations. For the operate-time playback view, see Values Grid.

"Values Grid tab for a lower third — Index

In a graphic Values Grid, the value columns come from the graphic's Update Live variables. A graphic with Update Live values for Name, Headshot, and Accent shows columns for those values, plus the Index column at the far left.

Static variables are not listed in the Values Grid because they cannot change while the graphic is on air.

To rename a value column, rename the underlying variable in the Designer.

The Index column appears at the far left of the Values Grid, added by VideoPro to identify each row. Use it to assign a number to a row.

During a show, you can type that number in the Recall Keypad window, or on a physical numeric keypad, to recall the matching row quickly — the keypad's Preview button cues the row without taking it on air, and Play takes it. See Recall Keypad.

The Recall Keypad window with a matched entry showing 2 in the green display

When importing data, VideoPro can use a source column named index or idx to fill the grid's Index column.

The editor inside each cell matches the variable's type:

  • Text → text editor
  • Solid color → color picker
  • Gradient → gradient picker
  • Image or texture → image picker
  • Data graph → numeric edit
  • Live video → input source picker
  • Visibility → on/off toggle
  • Checkbox → boolean checkbox

Live inputs have a Values Grid too. Its rows switch the input source: the grid shows a Switcher Video column whose cells are source pickers, so each row selects a different camera, NDI feed, or test pattern. Play a row to switch the input to that source — the same row-playback gestures and Sequencer apply.

"Values Grid on a webcam layer — rows with a Switcher Video source picker

Click a row's header at the left edge of the grid to play or preview that row, depending on the current update mode. You can also recall a row by typing its Index value in the Recall Keypad window or on a numeric keypad.

  • In Auto Update mode, the row's values go to Program immediately, playing the graphic's update animation.
  • In Manually Update mode, the row plays to the Preview panel instead. Check it there, then send it to Program with the Update changes without animation or Update changes with animation button in the Properties panel header.

The row header at the left of the grid marks row state:

  • Sequenced rows (rows added to the Sequencer's order) carry a darker fill.
  • The playing row overlays a play icon on top of the row header.
  • The previewed row overlays an eye icon on top of the row header.

The Values Grid has no Add Row button. Use one of the following gestures:

  • Double-click a cell in the empty row at the bottom of the grid. The grid appends a new row.
  • Right-click any existing row and choose Insert Row Above. The new row appears above the selected row.
  • Use Import Data to bulk-load rows from a file (see below).

New rows are pre-filled with type-aware defaults: textures default to white (#FFFFFF), numeric data graphs default to 0, other types default to empty.

Right-click the row and choose Remove Row. The row is removed immediately. There is no undo from the Values Grid.

The Import Data button reads tabular data into the grid from a file.

  1. Click Import Data.
  2. Choose a .csv, .xlsx, .xml, or .json file.
  3. The grid is rebuilt from the file's contents.

If the imported file includes a column named index or idx, VideoPro uses it to fill the grid's Index column.

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Select a cell or range and use the standard copy and paste shortcuts. Copying a row copies every column in that row. Pasting writes into the cells starting at the current selection.

Click Show Sequencer to open the Sequencer side panel. The Sequencer walks rows on a timer; you control which rows participate, in what order, and at what interval.

"The Values Grid with the Sequencer panel open — Add to Sequence
  1. Select one or more rows in the grid.
  2. Click Add to Sequence to add them to the sequence in selection order. Sequenced rows show a darker fill in the row header.
  3. To take rows out of the sequence, select them and click Remove from Sequence.

The Play Mode dropdown has four options:

  • Row Order — play every row in the grid once, top to bottom.
  • Row Order Looping — same as Row Order, then loop back to the top.
  • Seq Order — play only the sequenced rows, in the order you added them, once.
  • Seq Order Looping — same as Seq Order, then loop.

Seq Order and Seq Order Looping play nothing if you have not added rows to the sequence.

The Interval field sets the seconds between rows. The default is 3. The field accepts whole numbers from 1 to 9999 — fractional seconds are not supported.

The Sequencing Off / Sequencing On toggle starts and stops sequencer playback. Choosing a Play Mode does not start playback on its own; the toggle must be on.

When your edition licenses live updates and the Properties panel is set to Manually Update, VideoPro holds Values Grid changes — cell edits and row selections alike — so you can check them in the Preview panel before sending them to Program. Send them with one of the two icon buttons in the Properties panel header: the no-animation button (tooltip: "Update changes without animation.") or the with-animation button (tooltip: "Update changes with animation.").

In Auto Update mode, cell edits and row selections go to Program as soon as you commit them.

A channel in VideoPro is an independent show list with its own Project List items and playback state. Every project starts with one channel.

Channels can feed primary Program Out destinations — NDI, SDI, Display, Virtual Webcam, and the other outputs you pick from the Program Out menu. Secondary outputs, such as RTMP/SRT streaming, Zoom, and ISO recording, receive a copy of the program output rather than defining a channel's destination themselves.

One channel handles multiple simultaneous graphics — a scoreboard, a lower third, and a bug can all be live on the same channel at once. Most shows need only one.

Multiple channels usually come into play when VideoPro feeds a switcher with more than one graphics overlay input and the operator wants to control what is seen at the switcher level. For example, one channel might hold the scoreboard and other game-time graphics while a second holds media playout sequences for game highlights — the switcher operator brings each overlay in and out independently.

Secondary outputs don't necessarily require additional channels: a stream, a Zoom send, or an ISO recording can receive a copy of the program output from the channels you already have.

VideoPro Sport includes one channel; VideoPro Broadcast supports up to 16. You can purchase additional channels for your license — see channel add-ons on newbluefx.com.

  1. Look at the tab bar above the Project List. Each existing channel has its own tab.
  2. Click the + Add Channel button at the right end of the tab bar. A new channel tab appears, selected, with an empty Project List.
The channel tab bar with Channel 1 and the + Add Channel button

If the + Add Channel button is not visible, your license is limited to one channel.

  1. Right-click the channel's tab and choose Rename, or double-click the tab name.
  2. Type the new name.
  3. Press Enter to save.

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  1. Right-click the channel's tab and choose Delete.
  2. Confirm if prompted.

The channel and every item in its Project List are removed immediately. The project always keeps at least one channel; you cannot delete the last remaining channel.

Click and drag a channel tab left or right along the tab bar to change its order. The new order is saved with the project.

Click a channel's tab to make it active. The Project List shows that channel's items, and the Properties panel, Preview, and Program Monitor follow the active channel's selection.

Every channel keeps playing whether or not its tab is the active one. Switching tabs is a view change, not a playout change — graphics already live on the channel you switch away from stay on air.

Channels feed the primary destinations you select from the Program Out menu. How they map depends on the output type:

  • Some outputs expose one destination per channel — each channel becomes its own NDI source (named after the channel), its own Watch Folder file, its own virtual camera.
  • Others require you to assign channels to ports — SDI cards (DeckLink, AJA) and TriCaster have discrete outputs, and you choose which channel feeds each one in the output setup.

Secondary outputs — RTMP/SRT streaming, Zoom, ISO recording — receive a copy of the program output. They don't appear as per-channel destinations.

The destination-specific articles in Set up graphics output describe each output's routing in detail.

Click Stop All on the tab bar to stop every live item on the currently active channel.

The Stop All button on the channel tab bar

To clear output across every channel, switch to each channel and click Stop All. There is no single control that stops every channel at once.

The video panic button on the top bar is not a clear-all: double-clicking it fades every live video input across all channels, but graphics stay on air. It's an emergency control for video sources. See The video panic button.

The VideoPro workspace is divided into panels you can rearrange to suit your workflow. Drag a panel by its title bar to move it, drop it next to another panel to snap them together, or drop it onto the desktop to float it on its own.

VideoPro includes two main workspace layouts: Setup and Live. Use Setup while building and configuring a project. Use Live while running a show. You can rearrange panels in either layout and save the arrangement with the project, so each project keeps the Setup and Live arrangements you gave it.

VideoPro also remembers your current arrangement on this computer. Each time you open VideoPro, the view reflects the layout from your last session.

The Designer has its own workspace that you arrange separately. See Designer Workspace panel.

Click a panel's title bar and drag-and-drop the panel in VideoPro or anywhere on your desktop.

"The panel icons on the top bar — Library
  • Click the panel icons on the top bar — Library, Shots, Properties, Switcher, Audio, Program, Preview, and Data. The icon is blue when its panel is visible and grey when it's hidden.
  • Or open the View menu and toggle the panel there. Most panels also have a keyboard shortcut, listed next to the menu item — see Keyboard shortcuts.
The Workspace Layout control on the top bar with Setup and Live buttons

Click Setup or Live in the Workspace Layout control on the top bar. The current arrangement is replaced with the one you chose, and the active layout is highlighted on the control.

If you haven't saved your own arrangement to Setup or Live in this project, clicking the button applies the standard VideoPro layout of that name.

Tip: Ctrl+1 switches to the Setup layout and Ctrl+2 switches to the Live layout, without using the mouse.

Snapshot the current panel arrangement into either layout directly from the top bar:

  • Hold-to-save (gesture) — press and hold the Setup or Live button for one second without moving the cursor. The arrangement is saved to that layout the moment the hold completes, and a message confirms: "'Setup' layout preset has been updated." A brief click on the same button applies the layout instead of saving it.
  • Right-click to save (menu) — right-click Setup or Live and choose Save Layout as Preset. This does the same thing as the hold gesture, without the confirmation message.
The message confirming the Setup layout preset has been updated

Both gestures overwrite the layout you aimed at. You can't add layouts beyond Setup and Live, and you can't rename them.

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Choose View > Layout and select one of VideoPro's predefined layouts: Compact, Default, Express, Live, Scoretable, or Setup. These are starting points — apply one, then rearrange panels from there.

"The View > Layout menu listing the predefined layouts

The same menu lists Custom layout — your own saved arrangement, described in the next section.

To put every predefined layout back the way VideoPro shipped, choose View > Layout > Reset all.

The Setup and Live layouts belong to one project. To keep an arrangement you can apply in any project on this computer:

  1. Arrange the panels the way you want.
  2. Choose View > Layout > Save current to Custom.

Your arrangement is saved on this computer as Custom layout, and you can apply it in any project from View > Layout > Custom layout. There is one Custom layout slot; saving again replaces it.

Because Setup and Live layouts live inside the project file, updating them only affects the current project. To start every show with the same Setup and Live arrangements, build one project with the layouts you want, then use File > Save Project As… whenever you start a new show. Each copy begins with the same Setup and Live layouts.

For a single arrangement (rather than the Setup/Live pair), the Custom layout slot above is simpler — it's available in every project without a template.

The VideoPro top bar shows machine health, streaming state, and license status at a glance. This article explains what each indicator means.

The two horizontal bars on the right of the top bar are both CPU meters.

  • APP shows the CPU used by the VideoPro process itself.
  • SYS shows total CPU usage across the entire machine.
The APP and SYS CPU meters on the top bar

Each meter draws in its own color, so you can tell them apart at a glance. Hover over a meter to see the exact percentage.

APPSYSWhat it means
LowLowHealthy.
LowHighSomething else on the machine is busy. Close other apps.
HighHighMachine saturation. Expect frame drops. Reduce layers, lower resolution, or use a faster computer.
HighLowVideoPro is busy while the rest of the machine is mostly idle.

The streaming button drives RTMP and multi-destination streaming.

  • Idle, no destinations configured. Clicking opens the stream setup dialog.
  • Idle, destinations configured. Clicking starts streaming; the label flips to Stop Streaming.
  • Streaming live. Clicking stops streaming.

The elapsed-time label under the button counts up in HH:MM:SS from stream start. The counter does not pause if the connection drops — check the per-destination status to confirm the stream is alive.

When you stream to one or more destinations, a colored chip appears in the bottom status bar for each destination — not on the top bar.

ColorMeaning
GreenConnected. Streaming is healthy.
YellowConnecting. Wait for the handshake.
OrangeReconnecting after a drop. Check your network if it persists.
RedError — authentication, URL, or server-side failure. Stop, fix, restart.
GrayIdle or unknown. The destination is not active.

The icon button at the right end of the top bar is the video kill switch. Use it when a live video source shows something that shouldn't be on air.

The video panic button — a crossed-out camera icon
  • Double-click fades out every live video input. The default fade is 100 ms.
  • A single click triggers nothing — it opens a Stop Video Inputs message reminding you to double-click. The two-click gesture is the safeguard against accidental triggering during a show.
  • Right-click opens a menu to choose the fade duration: 500 ms, 100 ms, 10 ms, or 0.
Important: The panic fade affects live video inputs only. Graphics stay on air — use Stop All on each channel to take them down — and audio is not muted; mute the Audio Mixer separately.

After the fade, there is no "panic engaged" banner or undo. Bring sources back deliberately when you're ready.

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