Helmo Control
Trigger. Execute. Deliver. Build custom control panels, trigger graphics live during your broadcast, and automate complex workflows with Action Sequences.
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Getting started
Learn the basics of Helmo Control and build your first panel.
- What is Helmo Control?Overview of Helmo Control, the module for operating graphics live, and its two interfaces: Builder and Client.
- Builder vs. Client: the two interfacesDesign panels in Builder, operate them in Client: what each interface does, who can use it, and how to switch between them.
- Your first control panel: step-by-stepCreate a working control panel in minutes, from a blank panel to a live toggle button.
Building control panels
Design and configure your control interface.
- Creating a new control panelSet up a blank control panel, switch between panels, rename them, and delete them.
- Adding buttons to the gridPlace, label, resize and color-code buttons on the control panel grid, and use multi-select, duplicate and delete.
- What is the Control Wizard?The Control Wizard auto-generates panel buttons from your integrations: Viz Flowics overlays, timers and list controls.
- Setting up a PATCH action (update text)Change text and properties on a live overlay without taking it off screen, using a PATCH action on a button.
- Data ListsLoad rows of data into a button and cycle through them automatically, updating your graphics one row at a time.
Operating live
Run your control panels during a live broadcast.
- Pressing buttons and ON AIR stateHow buttons behave during a live broadcast: visual feedback, ON AIR state changes, text fields and the Client bottom panel.
- Editing text fields liveUpdate names, scores and other overlay text in real time from Client, without going back to the editor.
- Previewing graphics in the Editor tabPreview staged Helmo Graphics in the Client Editor tab, isolated from the live Output, before taking them to air.
Action Sequences
Automate multi-step workflows for professional broadcasts.
- What are Action Sequences?Action Sequences are automated multi-step workflows (IN, PATCH, WAIT, OUT) triggered by a single button press.
- Creating your first sequenceBuild an IN, PATCH, WAIT, OUT Action Sequence triggered by a single button, with optional dynamic inputs.
- Example: News Lower Third sequenceA real-world walkthrough of a news lower third sequence that updates the name, shows for 8 seconds and exits automatically.
Troubleshooting
Fix common issues with buttons and actions.