Run every presentation from one place.
PPT-Sync controls PowerPoint on every presentation PC on the network. The control desk sees live what is on each screen, keeps linked presentations in step slide by slide, and drives everything from one workstation, or from Bitfocus Companion.
- Set-upServer + a client per PC
- RequiresPowerPoint 2013 or newer
- Runs onWindows and macOS
- ControlDesk, hotkeys, Companion
Every hall, one control desk.
For conferences, trade fairs and events with several halls or screens. The technical crew no longer has to walk past every laptop: it all comes together on one screen.
A live picture of every screen
Every open presentation becomes a tile with a live picture, the slide number, how long the slide has been up, the next slide and a countdown for video.
3 fps · about 100 kB/s per presentationLinked presentations
Link two or more tiles and they move as one. If one does drift out of step, the group turns red and one click brings it back in line.
OUT OF SYNC · Re-syncCues and presets
A cue is a row of actions under one GO button. A preset puts the whole room back into a saved state: which file is open, on which slide, black or not.
GO · Snapshot · Ctrl+1 … Ctrl+9Stage monitors
For each screen you choose what the speaker sees: current and next slide, notes, clock, stage timer or video countdown. It opens in any browser on the network.
/stage?layout=PodiumPre-show check
Before the doors open: is every machine connected, are the files there, are linked presentations really the same file, is no laptop running on battery?
Check · worst firstEverything to black
BLACK ALL and Restore all hit every presentation, whatever is selected. Also on a hotkey that works from any application.
Ctrl+Alt+PA screen for every role.
The server has a built-in web server. The stage manager, content crew and speakers open their own page on a tablet, laptop or monitor. There are no buttons: nobody changes the show from a tablet by accident.
Stage manager
Every screen at a glance, with the live picture, status, out-of-sync warnings, the cue list and the timer.
Content crew
Current and next slide, notes, titles and file path for each presentation, plus the latest pre-show check.
Running order
The cue that GO fires next, big on screen, with the rest of the list and the presets around it.
Speakers
A stage monitor following a saved layout. Messages from the control desk appear as a banner, flashing if need be.
Every action is one URL.
Built for the Generic HTTP connection in Bitfocus Companion, and so for Stream Deck. GET and POST both work, and the answer is a small JSON object.
Control needs an API key, reading never does. For button feedback, /api/text/timer returns a single value as plain text. Every command is written to the log, with the address it came from.
- Secured connectionsThe password never crosses the network. The client sends a challenge, and the server proves with HMAC-SHA256 that it knows the secret.
- A show that keeps goingIf the network drops, every presentation simply carries on and the connection restores itself. A dead link is detected within twelve seconds, and laptops don't go to sleep during the show.
Light on the network, big in the room.
The client sits in the notification area of every presentation PC. The server finds them on the network by itself, or you enter an IP address.
- Components
- PPT-Sync Server at the control desk, PPT-Sync Client on every presentation PC
- Requires
- The desktop version of PowerPoint 2013 or newer on the presentation PCs. The server doesn't need Office
- Ports
9781control (TCP),9782finding machines (UDP),9780web pages and HTTP API- Bandwidth
- Live picture at 3 fps and 640 px by default, about 100 kB/s per presentation. Adjustable, or slide renders only
- Security
- A password per client using HMAC-SHA256, an API key for HTTP control
- Show profiles
- Machines, groups, cues, presets and stage layouts in one file, with a profile for each venue
- Licence
- Per device through My Evental, keeps working for 7 days without internet
Your next conference, from one place.
PPT-Sync licences are sold through My Evental, the Evental Media customer portal. Rather see a demo first? We'll show you how PPT-Sync works in your control room and with your Companion setup.