Everything you need to know

The complete operator guide to CueForge show control.

Install CueForge, learn the modes, and find your way around.

Beta distribution, system requirements, and first launch.

Your first 15 minutes with CueForge — from first launch to a safe first show run.

New, open, save, autosave recovery, missing-media recovery, safe quit, and diagnostics export.

The mental model behind CueForge — shows, cues, modes, tool windows, triggers, and safety.

A guided tour of Edit Mode, the cue list, the inspector, and the tool windows.

Edit Mode is the safe preparation space for building and configuring your show.

Step-by-step show creation from blank project to performance-ready cue list.

Reference for every cue type available in CueForge.

Audio Cue configuration — media, timing, fades, loops, buses, and multichannel routing.

Waveform editing, markers, beat grid, phrases, and Actor Support for audio cues.

Video Cue configuration, verified playback behaviour, and current limitations.

Image Cue configuration, duration, layering, and Show Mode behaviour.

How Group Cues work — Sequential and Scene groups, nesting, and live operation.

Marker categories, placement, and using markers in show flow.

Logical outputs, display binding, projection mapping, commissioning patterns, and audio routing.

Map MIDI, OSC, and HTTP controls to show actions — Learn, mappings, and hardware profiles.

Read-only show observability and the live show-time Timeline tool window.

Firing cues from internal cues and external systems — OSC, MIDI, HTTP, and integration families.

Operator safety, live playback, workspaces, Show Lock, and PANIC in detail.

Preflight safety checks — blocking errors, warnings, and how to resolve them.

Undo and redo, draft edits in the Deep Editor, and unsaved-changes protection.

Complete step-by-step workflows for common CueForge tasks.

Concise checklists for every phase of production.

The complete shortcut reference — layout-aware keys, transport, and safety keys.

Common CueForge problems, their causes, and how to fix them.

Plain-language definitions for CueForge terms and concepts.

Transparent status of every major CueForge feature area in the current beta.

Inventory of every screenshot placeholder in the manual and its capture standard.

License types, activation, and seat management.

Hub for all CueForge external system integrations.

Send OSC triggers from CueForge to grandMA3 lighting desks (early access).

grandMA2 compatibility concepts for CueForge (documentation draft).

Send OSC triggers from CueForge to QLab (early access).

Send OSC triggers from CueForge to Resolume (early access).

OSC output from CueForge and OSC input via Control Mapping.

MIDI output from CueForge and MIDI input via Control Mapping.

HTTP output from CueForge and HTTP input via Control Mapping.

APC Mini MKII, Allen & Heath SQ, and SoundSwitch Control One — implemented, physical validation in progress.

Live LTC/MTC input, frame-rate checks and deliberate timecode cue firing.

Diagnose network issues between CueForge and external systems.