The control panel

The control panel is where an operator drives a production on air. It shows every layer of the production and the state of each.

Reading the panel

Each row in the panel is one layer of the production. For a layer you see:

• Its name and a thumbnail of the template.
• The dataset it is bound to.
• The current row (for list datasets) and a row selector.
• Take / Out / Pause / Continue buttons.
• The live status — hidden, animating in, live, paused, animating out.

Keyboard flow

Many operators prefer the keyboard:

• Enter / Return on a layer — Take.
• Backspace / Esc — Out.
• P — Pause/Continue.
• ↑ / ↓ — move between layers.
• ← / → — previous / next row on the active layer.

Keyboard shortcuts are enabled while the panel has focus. Click the panel first to make sure.

The output preview

A small preview on the right mirrors what is currently on air. It is not frame-accurate — treat it as confirmation, not as the broadcast feed. The real output is the URL the broadcast tool captures.

Connection indicator

A dot next to the title shows the WebSocket connection state. Green = live; yellow = reconnecting; red = disconnected. If it goes red during a show, reload the page — the output keeps rendering the last state until a new command arrives.