Overview
The Overlay Control Room is where you manually control which graphics appear on your live stream when Auto Mode is off. This is your interface for showing and hiding scoreboards, player graphics, statistics, lower thirds, event graphics, and custom graphics during a broadcast.
Access the Control Room from the overlay Actions menu in the Matches section. Available controls vary by sport and configuration, but the basic operation is consistent: click any graphic to show it on the live stream, click again to hide it.
When to Use the Control Room
You'll use the Control Room when:
* Your overlay is set to Manual Mode (graphics don't appear automatically)
* You want precise control over graphic timing during a match
* You need to show custom graphics that aren't triggered by match events
* You're operating as a graphics controller during a live broadcast
How to Access the Control Room
1. Click Matches in the left sidebar
2. Find the match with the overlay you want to control
3. Click the drop-down arrow to expand the match view
4. Click the three-dot Actions menu next to the overlay
5. Select Control Room
The Control Room opens in your browser, showing all available graphics for that overlay.
How to Show and Hide Graphics
Click any graphic button to show it on the live stream. The graphic appears on your broadcast output immediately.
Click the same graphic button again to hide it. The graphic disappears from your broadcast output.
Only one instance of each graphic type can be shown at a time. Clicking a different variation of the same graphic type will replace the currently displayed graphic.
Available Graphics
The specific graphics available in your Control Room depend on your sport configuration and theme. Common graphic types include:
* Scoreboard
* Player graphics
* Statistics
* Lower thirds
* Event graphics
* Custom graphics
Controller Overlay Functionality
If your overlay is set as a Controller Overlay, showing graphics in this Control Room will display them on all overlays assigned under this controller.
This allows you to control graphics on multiple overlays simultaneously from one Control Room interface. For example, show the scoreboard on five different overlays at once.
Manual Mode vs Auto Mode
The Control Room is primarily used when your overlay is in Manual Mode. In Manual Mode, you control when graphics appear by clicking buttons in the Control Room.
When Auto Mode is enabled, graphics automatically appear when match events are logged. You can still use the Control Room to manually show additional graphics, but the automatic graphics will appear without your input.
To change between Manual and Auto Mode, access Overlay Settings from the overlay Actions menu.
Connection to Match Events
Graphics in the Control Room display data from your match configuration - team names, logos, scores, player information, and statistics.
When match events are logged (goals, cards, substitutions), the data feeding into the graphics updates automatically. However, in Manual Mode, you must click the graphic button to show the updated information on screen.