Output Views
StageTick provides multiple synchronized views from a single room URL. Each view is purpose-built for a different role in your production — from the stage manager controlling timers to the audience submitting questions.
Available Views
Every room has six views – the Controller and five output views – plus the audience Q&A page on Pro. Open any of them by appending the path to your room URL. All views count from the same server-synced start point, so they stay in sync.
| View | URL Path | Best For | Key Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| Controller | /r/:roomId | Stage manager / TD | Full timer management, transport controls, messages, Q&A |
| Viewer | /r/:roomId/viewer | Audience / confidence monitor | Timer + agenda sidebar, clean display |
| Fullscreen | /r/:roomId/fullscreen | Stage display / speaker timer | Maximum visibility, phase colors, progress bar |
| Moderator | /r/:roomId/moderator | Show caller / producer | Message control, Q&A management, timer overview |
| Operator | /r/:roomId/operator | Dedicated timer operator | Transport controls, numpad, prev/current/next cards |
| Agenda | /r/:roomId/agenda | Crew coordination | Read-only running order with durations, start offsets (+MM:SS) and total runtime; highlights the current item |
| Ask | /r/:roomId/ask | Audience members | Question submission form (Pro and Enterprise) |
Focus Mode
Focus mode replaces the timer display with the active cue message, centered and filling the screen. Toggle it from the room header to draw attention to an important announcement. Focus mode affects the Fullscreen and Viewer output views.
URL Parameters
Add these parameters to an output URL; the table notes where each one applies. They are useful for teleprompter rigs, broadcast delays and naming screens.
| Parameter | Values | Applies to | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| ?mirror= | h, v, both | Viewer, Fullscreen, Moderator, Operator and Agenda | Flip the display horizontally, vertically, or both. Useful for teleprompter rigs. |
| ?delay= | 0–3600 (seconds) | Viewer, Fullscreen and Moderator | Shows the timer as it was the given number of seconds ago, to match a broadcast delay. The phase colour and the progress bar follow the delayed time. Stopped and paused timers show their actual value; right after a start the display holds the start value until the delay has passed. A change to the next timer is not delayed. |
| ?hideControls=1 | 1, true | Moderator | Hides the control panel on the Moderator view. Useful for dedicated display screens. |
| ?name= | any text | Every room view, including the Controller | Sets a custom device name shown in the connections list (e.g., “Stage Left Monitor”). |
| ?tz= | IANA time zone, e.g. America/New_York | Viewer, Fullscreen and Agenda; on the Operator only the header clock | Shows the wall clock, time of day and countdown-to-time on Viewer, Fullscreen and Agenda in this time zone instead of the account's. On the Operator view it sets only the clock in the header. Scheduled starts (At clock time) always use the time zone from the account settings. |
/r/abc123/fullscreen?mirror=h&name=Teleprompter — mirrored output named “Teleprompter” in the connections list.
Access & Authentication
The Viewer, Fullscreen, Agenda and Ask views open without login — anyone with the link can open them. The Controller, Operator and Moderator views require signing in as a member of the room's organisation. If you set an output password (under Output links), every view except the Controller and Ask asks for it first.
Real-Time Sync
Connected views receive updates from the same room. When the operator starts a timer, the viewer, fullscreen display, and moderator panel update automatically. If a screen shows Live sync has stopped, its display may be out of date and changes may not be saved. Follow the connection recovery steps to deliberately reload the affected tab and check the room before continuing.
Standby Screen
While the room is off-air, the Viewer and Fullscreen outputs show a black standby screen with the room title — a clean holding state before your event begins or during breaks. Moderator, Operator and Agenda keep showing their content. Switch On Air in the Controller or Operator header.
Blackout Mode
Blackout makes the Viewer, Fullscreen, Agenda, and Moderator screens completely black, including cue messages, titles, branding, and the agenda. It also takes priority over focus mode, flash effects, and the live-sync warning. Covering that warning does not restore synchronization. Timers keep running in the background; turning blackout off reveals the display again. Controller and Operator controls remain available.
Flash Effect
There are two types of flash in StageTick:
- Manual flash — triggered from the Flash button in the Controller or Operator view. Pulses the Viewer, Fullscreen and Moderator screens for 3 seconds; Agenda and Operator screens do not flash.
- Connection flash — triggered from the connections popup on a specific device. Flashes only that device (on Viewer, Fullscreen and Moderator screens), useful for physically locating a screen in the venue. To tell Agenda or Operator devices apart, give them a name with
?name=.
Additionally, timers can trigger an automatic flash when entering the warning, danger, or overtime phase. This is controlled per timer with the Flash on phase setting (enabled by default). Devices set to reduce motion show no flash.
Screen readers
Timer displays are marked as timers, so screen readers do not read out every second. A hidden status line announces only changes: the timer, play/pause/stop and the wrap-up, danger and overtime phases.