Overlays: lower thirds, banners and bugs
Show the preacher's name, an announcement or the church logo on top of whatever is being projected.
An overlay sits on top of what's live without replacing it, like the preacher's name over a video, an announcement on a bar or the logo in a corner. Overlays are in Functions › Overlays and stay saved for the next service. Above the list you can Sort and Search by name….
| Type | What it's for |
|---|---|
| Lower third | A title and a subtitle at the bottom, like the name and role of whoever is speaking. |
| Banner | A full-width bar at the top or bottom, with static or scrolling text. |
| Bug | A small image or text in a corner, like the church logo. |
The app comes with three, ready to fill in: “Name lower third”, “Announcements banner” (with scrolling text) and “Name bug”.
Create or edit an overlay
Click the overlay icon at the bottom left (Edit overlays) to open the editor full screen. Choose an overlay, or click New overlay at the top of the list on the left. Type the name at the top.
Choose the Type and fill in the Title and Subtitle (if you leave one empty, it doesn't show). For a bug, you can also choose an Image and set its Width and Opacity.
Adjust the rest (see the table below). Test entrance and Test exit play the animation in the preview without affecting the projector.
Click Save (or Ctrl + S; ⌘ + S on Mac).
| Section | What it changes |
|---|---|
| Bar | A color or gradient, its Opacity (at 0 there's no bar, just the text and image) and its Corners (how rounded they are). |
| Placement | The Position (bottom for a lower third, top or bottom for a banner, a corner for a bug) and the Margin from the edge of the screen. |
| Animation | Entrance and exit: No animation, Fade or Slide in from the edge, with its Duration. |
| Ticker | On a banner, Scrolling text scrolls the title and subtitle along the bar at the Speed you choose. |
| Auto-hide | With Hide after a set time, the overlay disappears on its own after the Time on screen (2 to 120 seconds). The timer only runs while it's visible. |
The ⋯ menu (More actions) has Duplicate and Delete. If the overlay is used in saved schedules, the app lists them, and Delete anyway removes it from those too. If it's on air, it comes off the projector.
Put it up and take it down
Click the overlay. The Preview monitor shows it over what's live.
Click GO LIVE (on the top bar or on its row under Preview) or double-click it. It appears on the projector over what's live.
To take it down, click Hide on its row under Preview, or Take off air (the crossed-out monitor) on its row in the Live panel.
- Only one overlay fits on each edge (top and bottom), and only one of each type. A new one replaces whatever was in that spot.
- Sending something else live doesn't take overlays down. They stay on top of the new content.
- BLACK, LOGO or having nothing live covers them. The list says Covered, and they come back automatically when the screen is uncovered. While they're showing, it says On air.
- Overlays don't show on the stage screen.
Overlays can go in the schedule too, at the point in the service where they need to appear.
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