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
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