STAGE.HUB is a central location for creating and managing your FUTURE.STAGE projects.
SETUP YOUR ACCOUNT
Once you’ve been invited to FUTURE.STAGE, start by logging into your STAGE.HUB account.
If you are an ADMIN of your org:
- Follow the link from your email invite to STAGE.HUB
- Setup your FUTURE.STAGE account, edit your account and organization details
- You’ll now be able to create, edit, start, and delete shows
- As well as add/remove people and change their roles
If you’re invited as a MEMBER or VIEWER of an existing team:
- Follow the link from your email invite to STAGE.HUB
- Setup your FUTURE.STAGE account for the first time and edit your user account details
- Once your account is set up you’ll be able to join a show
CONNECT YOUR TEAM
It is time to get everyone connected. We have three primary connections to focus on, STAGE.HUB, STAGE.KIT (the mobile or tablet iOS app), and the STAGE.LINK (the plugin that allows us to connect the actors directly into Unreal).
- Admins please do the following in your STAGE.HUB portal within your organization:
- Create a show
- Add your team members to the show
- Start the show by pressing the START SHOW button. (Once the show is started it will allow your team members to see and join that show in STAGE.KIT and STAGE.HUB.)
- Once the show has started you’ll be prompted to create a take. To get up and running lets type in the following:
- Session name: Test Session
- Slate name: Test Slate
- Description: first round of tests
- Select SAVE
- Every team member should:
- Download and install STAGE.KIT from TestFlight/App Store
- Sign-in to your account using your FUTURE.STAGE credentials
- Select the show and their role. (In step 3, having at least one Actor will be helpful.)
- In the Unreal project that will be capturing the scene:
- Download and launch the demo project and connect the STAGE.LINK plugin. Click here for more info on STAGE.LINK.
- Link the actors from your team to the scene characters matching their names
SETUP AND RECORD YOUR PERFORMANCE
- Let’s understand how to Start and End a show
- From the Organization page, click on mange show to enter the Show page.
- The Show page contains the ability to add your team and edit details. Click on Start Show to enter your session. You will be prompted to enter a Session and Slate name along with a description.
- Press END SHOW to stop the session.
- The dashboard is a multipurpose screen that shows you all the attributes of connected team members and allow you to start and stop recording
- SOURCES show the connected people to your session
- STAGES are the connected Unreal Scenes
- CHECKLIST is a simple to list to make sure you’re ready to record your session
- ACTIVITY LOG shows a high level list of occurred events in your session
- GREEN ROOM mode allows the director or other showrunner to prevent the audience hearing the actors.
- LIVE and PLAYBACK mode allows you to switch between recording and playing back takes
- Recording your show
- Verify your Session and Slate names as you want them to appear
- You can add a description now and/or after you record
- Press the RECORD button in the lower left corner to start recording
- Press the STOP button in the lower left corner to stop recording
- You’ll be prompted to to confirm the details
- Hit SAVE or DISCARD
- Switch between Recording & Playback
- The toggle switch in the upper right corner allows you to switch between recording and playback
- When in playback mode you can select a previous recorded take and play it back (the correct stage will need to be connected along with your characters for things to playback properly) see Review Your Work
- Jump to the ‘Take Manager”
- The full TAKE MANAGER is available to you in two locations
- At the bottom of the Playback mini takes side section by selecting MANAGE TAKES
- The full TAKE MANAGER is available to you in two locations
- On the SHOW MANAGEMENT page by selecting the MANAGE TAKES
REVIEW YOUR WORK
- From the Dashboard you can easily select and playback a take
- Mini-take panel is accessible when in PLAYBACK mode
- When you select a take you can edit the description, download, delete, or favorite a take
- When you select a take you can also play it back (the correct stage will need to be connected along with your characters for things to playback properly)
- Once selected you can play, pause and scrub the timeline
- From the TAKE MANAGER you can do all the above as well as:
- Search takes
- List your favorite takes
- Access all of your takes directly from the show page, without starting one a show
- Start playback from the take manager (this will start the show if it is not already started)
GET HELP AND GIVE FEEDBACK
- The “?” button is always there if you need help
- You can also find helpful links in the global navigation
- Or ask us directly and we'll be happy to assist. CONTACT US