Operator Control View

The Operator Control view is a streamlined interface intended for the person running the show. It hides the composition editor and exposes only the tools needed to execute cues and manage playback.

URL: http://<engine-ip>:8123/control

Layout

The Control tab uses the same frame as Produce & Play: the main field on the left (the sub-tabs below), the Inspector on the right, and the On air deck below the main field.

• Inspector — shows the details of whatever is selected in the main field: a composition's cues or media items, a custom control's path and external-control snippet, a projector's commands, a scheduled action, a user panel. Each sub-tab remembers its own selection. Collapse it with the chevron at its bottom edge; the vertical Show Inspector strip brings it back.
• On air deck — one row per composition with its status, playhead and Play / Pause / Stop, plus the master volume, visible whichever sub-tab is open. Clicking a row selects that composition and returns to Playback. The chevron collapses the deck to its bar (the master volume stays); drag the splitter above it to resize.

Tabs

Playback (Compositions)

Every composition in the project is listed as a card. Clicking a card selects it and the Inspector shows its cues or media items.

• A status badge (e.g. Playing, Paused, Stopped) sits next to the composition's name and type (Timeline / Playlist).
• Transport controls — Play, Pause, Stop, plus Previous/Next Cue — and a visibility/alpha slider for the composition.
• The progress bar below the transport controls always shows the playhead position; while a composition is playing or paused you can click it to seek, and hovering shows a time preview at the cursor position before you click.
• The Inspector shows the selected composition's Timeline Cues or Media Items — whichever one is currently live is highlighted (a "PLAYING"/"PAUSED" badge on the active item). Clicking a cue or media item there plays it.

Other tabs

• Custom Controls — parameters pinned from the scene tree, grouped and editable from one place.
• TCP Devices — PJ-Link projectors (see Projector Control) and generic TCP devices, including bulk power on/off and status refresh.
• Scheduler — timeline or calendar view of scheduled cues, PJ-Link commands, custom controls, and system actions. See Scheduler.
• User Panels — quick links to every published User Panel.
• System — remote shutdown/restart of the Exaplay PC.

Some tabs are hidden in Easy Mode to keep the surface simple for non-technical operators.

Sharing with the Operator

The control view is a standard web page — no installation needed on the operator's machine. Share the URL via your venue network. Any modern browser on a laptop, tablet, or phone works.

Security note: The control view has no built-in authentication. Use your network firewall or a VPN to restrict access to trusted devices.