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14. Rundown

Last updated 2026-10-19

Open it with "Rundown" in the top bar. The rundown is built automatically from the program list, one row per scene.

Top of the window

  • Start time (default 18:00:00) and Default gap.
  • Crew and mics…: register owners, lighting crew and sound crew (separate multiple names with commas). Microphones can be managed as "Number + user" or "Purpose + quantity".
  • Display selection, the Rundown output button, current status and the Estimated end time.

Columns

#, Program, Start, End, Duration, Gap, Content, Type, Owner, Lighting crew, Lighting cue, Sound crew, Sound cue, Mics, Notes. Columns marked ✎ are editable.

  • Duration / Gap: enter "m:ss"; clear the value to use the media duration / default gap. Live, looping and image-only scenes show "TBD" — enter their duration by hand.
  • Content: shows Video, Image, PPT, Music, Subtitles, Camera and Screen automatically.
  • Type: double-click to choose (Singing, Dance, Instrumental, Band, Speech, Hosting, Skit, Awards, Game, Video playback, Intermission, or Custom…).
  • Owner / Lighting crew / Sound crew / Mics: double-click and tick names from the registered lists.

Cell context menu: Copy (Cmd+C, can be pasted into Excel), Paste (Cmd+V), Clear (Delete), Apply to all rows, Undo (Cmd+Z, up to 10 steps). The bottom of the window shows totals and has "Print preview", "Export Excel…" and "Export PDF…".

During the show

  • The scene playing on Program is highlighted in dark red as the current program, with remaining / elapsed time; it turns red with 30 seconds left.
  • When the show is more than 5 seconds off schedule, "Late" or "Early" is shown, and the start times of the following programs and the estimated end are updated to match.

Rundown output

Choose a display and click "Rundown output" to show, full screen on that display: the current program (remaining time, progress bar, owner / lighting / sound / mics), up to three upcoming programs, the clock and the estimated end. It is meant for the lighting and sound crew.

  • The display used by the program output cannot be chosen. If you choose the display with the main window, it opens as a normal window.
  • To close it, click the button in the rundown window again (Esc does not close it).