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News and analysis for AV professionals: industry trends, show control and how crews run presentations at events.
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Two road cases backstage, one holding a network switch and one a laptop running Cliqer Studio, a tablet showing Cliqer beside them, projector beams behind
AV Industry

Cliqer vs Barco E2: why we left the hardware processor behind

The Barco E2 blends by hand, lists no warp and adds a frame of delay. How Cliqer Studio runs corporate shows better, by Barco's own figures.
A stage floor monitor showing the Cliqer Timer countdown to the speaker, with the operator laptop and a phone running the same timer at the side of the stage
AV Industry

Cliqer Timer: the stage timer with rundowns, messages and screens for every role

Stage timer for live shows: countdowns, overtime, messages, rundown cues, screens and phone control in Cliqer Timer.
A DSAN Limitimer countdown timer device on a lectern beside a laptop running slide software
AV Industry

Integrating DSAN Limitimer Speaker Timers with Your Slides

Connect a DSAN Limitimer to your slides: two-way sync, master or slave mode, and which settings matter on show day.
A production desk running Bitfocus Companion software with a button-control panel beside a laptop
AV Industry

Bitfocus Companion for Presentations: Automating Show Control

Run slide advance, timers and caller cuts from Bitfocus Companion, on the same buttons as your lighting and video cues.
A hand pressing a button on an Elgato Stream Deck sitting beside a laptop running presentation software
AV Industry

Stream Deck for Presentations: Build a One-Button Show Controller

Turn an Elgato Stream Deck into a one-button show controller for slides, timers and callers, over USB or the plugin.
Flight cases and cabling being loaded for a rental and staging job at a venue loading dock
AV Industry

Why Rental and Staging Companies Are Moving Show Control to Software

Why rental and staging companies are swapping clicker fleets for software show control that travels light to any venue.
A slide operator at a laptop watching a stage while a speaker presents to an audience
AV Industry

Slide Operator or Speaker Control? Choosing the Right Model

Should a slide operator drive the deck, or should speakers click for themselves? How to pick the right model for your event.
An AV crew setting up a hybrid event with laptops, monitors and a video switcher on a production desk
AV Industry

AV Industry Trends for 2026: Software Takes the Stage

AV industry trends for 2026: why control surfaces, remote presenting and IP video are moving from hardware to software.
A speaker on a dimly lit stage glancing at a confidence monitor showing a countdown timer
AV Industry

Confidence Monitors Explained: What Speakers See and Why

What a confidence monitor shows a speaker, why it matters and how to build one from a spare display and a countdown.
An AV technician at a production desk with monitors, a Stream Deck and a laptop running the show
AV Industry

Show Control from the Tech Table: How AV Crews Run Slides

Slide advance is often the weak link in show control. How AV crews run it from the desk instead of a laptop on the side.
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