Related guides: playlist basics are in the Quick Start; artist profiles and logos are in Content Management.

Chapter 1: At A Glance

Chapter 2: The Keys (2 Min, Once Per Machine)

Open Settings → API Keys. It has three pages, one per service. Key fields are masked with dots.

Without your own keys the panels use the services' built-in demo capacity; with your keys you get your own quotas and attribution. Keys are stored on this computer only — repeat the step on each booth laptop.

Chapter 3: How Searching Works

• Typing filters your own library. As you type in Search images… (or videos, avatars), the cards below narrow to the matching files already in the playlist. If nothing matches, the panel tells you there are no images.
• The globe button searches online too. Its tooltip reads Search locally and on the web. Pixabay and Pexels are asked at the same time, and the answers are merged into one list and shuffled for variety. The apps' own help quotes Pixabay as 3.9 million+ images and Pexels as 400 thousand+ photos and 30 thousand+ videos.
• Every word counts. A result must match all the words you typed, so neon crowd returns fewer pictures than neon. Use fewer, more specific words if you get nothing.
• Download = import. A downloaded image is saved at FullHD (1920×1080, centered crop) with a small information file (.meta) holding the source and credit; a video shows a progress indicator while it downloads. Files go to your Visuals folder (Images, Videos, Avatars, Logos) and are added to the active playlist, so they can play at once.
• Playlists stay plain .txt files. Downloading appends the new file names; it never rewrites your playlist by hand.

Chapter 4: Step By Step

Step 1 – Search images for tonight's theme (3 min)

Figure 1: Images → Edit opens My Images: the playlist selector with New, Delete and Save buttons, the Search images… box with the globe button, + to add an image from disk, and one card per image with a tick to include it in the playlist.

1. Open the Images section (or Avatars) and press Edit in the bottom bar.
2. Pick the playlist at the top left. The buttons beside it create a new playlist file, delete the selected playlist file and save the current selection.
3. Type your search (neon crowd, host portrait…) and press the globe button.

Figure 2: results for neon crowd. Each card shows a description, the author, the size, likes and downloads, and a download button. The extra button at the top right, next to the globe, is Download all search results; the eraser button clears the search.

4. Download only the keepers. Confirm each one appears in the active playlist.
5. Step through the playlist from your controller or keyboard — new files play like local ones. The small search icon on one of your own image cards searches the web using that image's name, which is a quick way to find more like it.

Step 2 – Pull two video loops (3 min)

Figure 3: video results carry the source, resolution, duration and size — decide before you download.

Open Videos → Edit and search in the same way (Search videos…). Check the duration and size first, especially on venue Wi-Fi, then download (a progress indicator is shown). The file is added to the active video playlist; play it once to verify. Heavy files: download them at the hotel, not during doors.

Figure 4: a grid of video results.

You can also add files you already own with the + button (Add an image from disk). The file picker accepts PNG, JPG/JPEG, GIF and BMP for images and avatars, and MP4, AVI, MOV and MKV for videos.

Step 3 – An AI logo for the headliner (5 min)

Figure 5: the AI styles offered when you edit an artist's logo.

1. Set the Gemini key (§2).
2. Create the artist with a logo first, then edit the artist: the dialog offers AI logo enhancement styles. Choose one of the ten presets and review the preview. The generated image is saved as a separate logo file, and a restore control brings back the original before you save. More about artist dialogs: Content Management.
3. The result is a transparent PNG named logo_ai_<timestamp>_<n>.png — it works well over dark visuals. Each preset asks the AI for a plain white background and the app then removes it automatically. Note which preset you used: recreating the same look later needs the same choice.

Figure 6: search → download → play: a downloaded stock visual with an artist logo on the output.

Chapter 5: Pre-Show Checklist

1. Keys are present on the show machine (all five, or the ones you use).
2. New downloads were played once in their playlists (images and videos).
3. AI logos are on the Artist Card and the transparent background looks right on dark visuals.
4. Large videos were downloaded in advance — no venue Wi-Fi roulette.
5. The .meta files of downloaded media are kept if you need to show credits.

Chapter 6: Troubleshooting

More: Troubleshooting.

Chapter 7: Quick Recipe Card

• Keys: Settings → API Keys → Image Search (Pixabay, Pexels), Video Search (Pixabay, Pexels), Image Enhancement (Gemini). Per computer.
• Search: section → Edit → type → globe button (local + web) → download; the file lands in the active playlist at FullHD with a .meta credit file.
• Typing alone only filters your library; every word must match online.
• AI: edit an artist → AI logo enhancement styles (10 presets) → transparent logo_ai_*.png.
• Verify everything plays; pre-download heavy video off-site.