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Go Live

Go Live is how you launch fullscreen presentations in FloSync. It creates fullscreen windows on each connected screen and starts playing your content — videos play in sync, images display immediately, and web pages render live.

Entering Go Live

Click the Go Live button in the playback controls bar at the bottom of the composer window.

When you have a configured schedule (multiple scenes), the Go Live button shows a dropdown with options:

Option When It Appears What It Does
Go Live (Current) Always Plays the current composer content, ignoring the schedule
Go Live (Schedule) Time-of-Day mode with multiple scenes Starts the schedule at the current time scene
Go Live (Beginning) Interval mode with multiple scenes Starts from scene 1 and cycles through all scenes
Go Live (Controller) When running as a network sync server Broadcasts to clients without creating local fullscreen windows

If you only have a single scene (or no schedule), the button goes live immediately without a dropdown.

Controller Mode

Controller mode is designed for scenarios where you're operating a remote video wall from a laptop or control station. It appears in the Go Live dropdown when FloSync is running as a server for network sync.

How it works:

  • Content plays in the composer's preview boxes instead of fullscreen windows
  • Network sync broadcasts are identical — clients can't tell the difference
  • All controls remain active: play/pause, scrub, timeline, scene navigation
  • For interval mode, scene cards become clickable to switch scenes instantly

When to use it:

  • Operating a trade show video wall from a control booth
  • Running remote displays while keeping your laptop screen available
  • Testing network sync without creating local fullscreen windows
  • Live performances where you need to see and control the show

Visual indicators:

  • Status bar shows "Live (Controller)" with an orange indicator
  • Stop button shows "Stop Controller" in orange

During Live Mode

Once Go Live is active:

  • Fullscreen windows appear on each connected screen
  • The mouse cursor is hidden by default on fullscreen windows
  • Moving the mouse reveals the cursor temporarily
  • The cursor auto-hides again shortly after inactivity
  • Clicking on a fullscreen window shows an "Exit Live?" confirmation dialog
  • The status bar updates to show live status, current scene name, and remaining time

Keyboard Controls

During live mode with interval scheduling, you can navigate between scenes manually:

Key Action
Left Arrow Go to previous scene (wraps to last scene)
Right Arrow Go to next scene (wraps to first scene)
1–9 Jump directly to scene 1–9
0 Jump directly to scene 10

These controls work regardless of whether the current scene is timed or a cue scene. You can also use a MIDI controller for controller-based scene triggering.

Scene Transitions

When transitioning between scenes (whether by timer, keyboard, or MIDI):

  1. The screen smoothly fades to black
  2. The next scene's content is loaded
  3. The screen fades back in with the new content playing
  4. The status bar updates to show the new scene name and remaining time

The fade transition takes about 1 second total (fade out, load, fade in), creating a polished, professional look for digital signage and live presentations.

Wait for Videos

Each scene has a "Wait for videos" option in the scene editor. When enabled, scene transitions wait for the current video to finish before fading out — preventing abrupt cuts in the middle of content.

How it works:

  1. Videos loop normally during the scene
  2. When a transition is triggered (by timer, keyboard, or MIDI), the videos stop looping
  3. The current video plays through to its end
  4. The fade transition begins just before the video ends

When to use it:

  • Videos have important endings that shouldn't be cut off
  • You want clean transitions at natural video breakpoints
  • Content has closing animations or calls-to-action at the end

Note: Wait for Videos applies to the scene you're leaving, not the scene you're entering. The option on Scene 1 controls what happens when transitioning away from Scene 1.

Exiting Live Mode

Three ways to exit:

  • Press ESC on any fullscreen window
  • Click anywhere on a fullscreen window and select "Yes" in the confirmation dialog
  • Click the Stop Live button in the control panel

Auto Go Live

FloSync can automatically go live when the app launches — ideal for digital signage that needs to start playing after a power outage or system restart. Configure this in Preferences — Startup Settings.

  • Scheduling — Set up time-of-day or interval scene rotations
  • MIDI — Controller-based scene triggering with MIDI controllers
  • Screen Modes — How each mode behaves during Go Live
  • Network Sync — Synchronize playback across multiple computers