Rundowns running with browser closed
What keeps running, what waits and what to expect when you close the rundown page during a live show and reopen it.
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You can close the rundown page during a live show and it keeps running. When you reopen it, you pick up right where it left off.
Watch out
This is about the rundown page, not the output. The output screen on the playout machine must stay open, because that is what actually puts the picture on air. Close the rundown editor freely; never close the output.
What keeps running
While your browser is closed during a live show:
- Elements keep firing on schedule.
- Your graphics and integrations (Helmo Graphics, Flowics, OBS, vMix) keep getting their cues to appear and disappear.
- Field updates on your graphics still happen at their set times.
- The show keeps moving through your segments and elements.
What waits for you
- The on-screen countdown pauses on your side and catches up the moment you reopen the show.
- A show in Manual or Semi-auto mode stops at its next boundary and waits for a GO. It has not failed; it is holding for a person.
When you reopen
Open the rundown page again and Helmo drops you right back into the live show:
- You see the current element and where the show is now.
- The countdown updates to show the correct remaining time.
- You get full control back: pause, skip, and navigate.
Tips
- Use Auto mode if you want the show to run completely on its own.
- Do not leave a Manual or Semi-auto show unattended. It will wait for a GO nobody presses.
- Open the Logs tab after you reconnect to see what happened while you were away, including the real IN and OUT times.
- Press End when the show is over. Closing the browser does not end it, and a rundown left running keeps claiming the screens it was driving.