Pockitle Cue for MacComing soon
Surtitle projection that keeps running on your Mac.
Pockitle Cue for Mac is the macOS app for your projection computer. Sync a finalized show while you are online, then run the same Pockitle Cue Live Console and projected surtitles (supertitles) from the Mac. Cue manually without venue internet, or use QLab follow while connected.
Projection without venue internet
Synced shows are verified and stored encrypted on the Mac, so the projector keeps following your cues if the network drops.
Up to three screens
Drive a main projector, a side screen, and an LED strip at once, each with its own language, size, and aspect ratio.
Built for QLab
Prepare subtitle cues in QLab and let QLab GO advance the Mac projection outputs and audience-phone captions while Pockitle Cue for Mac is connected with QLab follow enabled.
The Live Console you already know
Pockitle Cue for Mac runs the same Operator Cockpit as Pockitle Cue in the browser: the active cue, the cue list, and the previews for every screen. Advance from the keyboard, jump to any line by number or text, black out the screen, or start an intermission.
- Keyboard-first cueing with jump-to-line recovery
- Blackout and intermission controls
- Low-glare mode for dark booths
- Live previews of every connected screen
One cue, up to three screens
Map each output to a display and give it its own language, size, and aspect ratio: English above the stage, a second language at the side, and a thin LED strip, all following one cue. Outputs open full screen on the displays you choose, and a toolbar at the top edge lets you adjust text colour or make the background transparent to overlay other video.
- Per-screen language and display mapping
- Full-screen outputs with a top-edge toolbar
- Transparent background for overlays
- Text colour changes previewed live
Projector Settings, with a real preview
Set font size, line height, colours, outline, safe area, and position before the audience arrives. Longest selects the longest source-language cue for all screens; inspect each language on its output and adjust text that does not fit. Check the room with a test card and blackout before Go Live. Settings are saved on the Mac for each show.
- Longest source-language cue preview across all screens
- Test card, safe area, and blackout checks
- Per-show settings saved on the Mac
- The same settings as Pockitle Cue on the web
Put subtitles into QLab by dragging them
Select new subtitles in Pockitle Cue for Mac and drag them onto a QLab cue list. Update subtitles already placed in QLab using the update actions shown in Prepare cues for QLab. When Pockitle Cue for Mac is connected with QLab follow enabled, QLab GO can advance the Mac projection outputs and audience-phone captions. QLab also controls its own Text projection separately.
- Drag one or many new subtitles into a QLab 5 cue list
- Update placed subtitles with the displayed update actions
- Connected QLab GO follow advances Mac outputs and phone captions
- Accessibility captions keep their bracketed format
Audience phones stay optional
Projection works on its own. When a production also wants personal language choice, connect the show to Pockitle Cue Cloud and audience members follow the same live cue on their phones through the audience link or QR code. Phones need internet; the Pockitle Cue for Mac screens do not.
- Audience URL and QR code from the Console
- Phones follow the same live cue
- Projection continues if phones disconnect
How it works
- 1Prepare, translate, and finalize the show in Pockitle Cue on the web.
- 2Sign in to Pockitle Cue for Mac and choose Sync to this Mac while you are online.
- 3Open the Live Console and unlock it with the show's operator password.
- 4Map the outputs to your projectors or LED screens and check them in Projector Settings.
- 5Go Live and cue the performance manually, or enable QLab follow while connected.
Browser Projection Mode or Pockitle Cue for Mac?
| Projection Mode in the browser | Pockitle Cue for Mac | |
|---|---|---|
| Install | Nothing to install | macOS app on the projection computer |
| Venue internet drops | Already-open windows keep responding; reopening needs internet | Synced shows keep projecting from the Mac |
| Screens | Projector window per screen | Up to three mapped outputs with their own language and aspect ratio |
| QLab | Export a QLab import pack | Prepare cues in QLab; connected GO follow advances Mac outputs and phone captions |
| Overlay | Opaque window | Transparent background option |
Projecting from a browser? Set up Projection Mode in the browser
What you need
- A Mac running macOS 12 Monterey or later, connected to the projectors or LED screens.
- A Pockitle Cue account and a finalized, deployed show to sync.
- QLab 5 for QLab features; Text and Script cues need the appropriate QLab licences.
Common questions
Does Pockitle Cue for Mac work without internet?
Sync the show while you are online. After that, Pockitle Cue for Mac screens keep following your cues from the Mac even if the venue internet drops. Audience phones and cloud features still need internet.
Do I still need Pockitle Cue on the web?
Yes. Scripts, translations, reviews, and deployment stay in Pockitle Cue on the web. Pockitle Cue for Mac receives the finalized show and runs it on the projection computer.
How does Pockitle Cue for Mac work with QLab?
Drag new subtitles onto a QLab 5 cue list, then use the displayed update actions for subtitles already placed. With internet and QLab follow enabled in Pockitle Cue for Mac, QLab GO can advance the Mac projection outputs and audience-phone captions. QLab Text cues project through QLab separately. QLab Text and Script cues require the appropriate QLab licences.
Is there a Windows version?
Not yet. Pockitle Cue for Mac is a macOS app. On other computers, use Projection Mode in the browser.
Is my show content protected on the Mac?
Shows are signed by Pockitle Cue, verified before use, and stored encrypted. The Live Console is unlocked with the show's operator password.