Practical, no-fluff answers to the problems that show up on show day — written by the team behind the Cue Congress apps.
Second-screen output, color warnings, speaker messages and offline reliability — how the free timer options compare, and what to use on a projector.
Timers · AV Pro TimerAcrobat fullscreen, PowerPoint conversion or a dedicated PDF presenter: three methods compared, plus the 60-second dual-screen workflow.
Presenting · PDF2ScreenControl a presentation PC over the venue LAN with zero internet — VNC, RDP and CueRemote compared for backstage use.
Networking · CueRemoteWhy media players fail at live triggering, when radio automation is overkill, and what a dedicated cart-wall app should give you.
Audio · Jingle CueStationOne operator, one schedule, one app — timers, panel layouts, jingles and media synced together instead of five overlapping tools.
Show Control · One ControlUSB relays and cloud drives break at scale. How to broadcast files and monitor room status across a venue with zero internet.
Logistics · RoomDropWhat live playback needs that VLC doesn't: preview/program monitoring, transitions, color correction and LED wall mapping.
Video · Second Screen PlayerMoving a live camera feed across a venue network without cloud streaming or NDI setup overhead.
Video · CueLinkRemove the manual "start" click that causes schedule drift — auto-detecting when a presentation actually begins.
Timers · Slide TimerRaise-hand Q&A, live polls and word clouds attendees join from their own phone — no app, no account.
Engagement · CuePulseFrom raffle drums to a projector-friendly spinning wheel — how to run a fair, dramatic live prize draw at scale.
Engagement · EventSpinLive timers, one-click GO, crew broadcast messages and teleprompter export — moving the rundown off paper.
Show Control · CueCaller