Overview
A fully developed control room leverages tagging, external data sheets, and structured numbering to manage a vast array of live graphics smoothly.
You'll set up a complex control room when:
You have a massive rundown featuring pre-match promos, talent names, analysis graphics, and in-game overlays.
Your production requires reading dynamically updating data (like tables or top scorers) directly from linked Google Sheets.
Prerequisites
Familiarity with creating sections, adding templates, and configuring context.
Graphics designed to ingest spreadsheet data.
How to Organize a Complex Rundown
Break your canvas into highly granular sections (e.g., Talent Names, Press Stuff, Inter Brakes, Match IDs, Score Bugs).
Add numbers to the graphic names (e.g., "11A Promo") corresponding directly to the printed producer rundown to help the operator locate items quickly.
Color-code sections distinctly so the operator knows exactly where they are visually.
Link complex graphics (like "Route to the Final" or "Top Scorers") to an external spreadsheet so that scores and data automatically populate across multiple graphic pages without manual entry.
Tips
Use the Search Bar: When managing dozens of graphics, use the search filter to type a rundown item number (e.g., "11A") or a presenter's name (e.g., "Sema") to instantly isolate the graphic you need.
Automate Multipage Graphics: For tournament tables, build templates that allow the operator to just cycle through "Page 1" and "Page 2" while all the data is populated automatically from the cloud.