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GETTING STARTED

Watch the full Setup Guide and skip chapters, or follow the directions below to get started.

OBS Studio WebSocket

OBS Connection

In OBS go to Tools > WebSocket Server Settings:


  • Enable WebSocket server


If OBS WebSocket Authentication is enabled enter the password here to connect.


If OBS doesn’t respond to the Desk default Host/IP, check OBS Settings > Network Address, update the IP address here and click “Save” to apply.


ONVIF camera control

IP Camera (ONVIF)

Add your IP camera’s ONVIF PTZ Service xaddr.


Add the ONVIF media profile token.


Enter the camera’s ONVIF username & password


Click “Save” to apply.


Music volume toggle

Music Sources

Enter an OBS Source Name to toggle

visibility of a Source item with the 🔊 button.


Enter a media Source Name for slider control.


[Tip]: Use a VLC media Playlist to utilise it’s

visibility behaviour settings.


Scene switcher buttons

Scene Mapping

Change Desk UI button text by changing

the Button Name field.


Enter OBS Scene Names for switcher buttons.


Add Scene Names exactly as they appear in OBS.


Replay Buffer Hotkeys

Replay Hotkeys

Setup a Hotkey in OBS to Capture/Load replay buffer.


Add the OBS KeyID here to trigger Hotkey.


Edit ”mods” to suit your OBS Hotkeys.

eg: Shift + F will be OBS_KEY_F {”shift”:true}


[Tip]: For Source Replay filters- use Advance Scene Switcher [On Hotkey > “Load Replay” > Wait 1s > “Save Replay”] to

automate load & save with 1 Hotkey.




[OBS cannot accept WebSocket messages while saving replay to file, so OBS Desk buttons disable

for 10s. Actions inside OBS do not affect saving]


Replay to highlights

Merge Replays

Enter path to replay folder.

Enter path to Highlights folder.


“Merge” will stich all Replay files together and move file to Highlights folder (leaving replay folder empty).


New Highlights save as "Highlight 1" (2, 3 etc) & overwrites a “Highlights_latest” file to use as a Replay Source.



Save Highlights with a unique file name in the merge popup.



[TIP:] save multiple Replays > Merge > Play Highlight instantly.


Hotkey buttons

Overlay (Hotkeys)

Setup a Hotkey in OBS to toggle Item.


Enter KeyID here to trigger Hotkey.


Edit ”mods” to suit your OBS Hotkeys.

eg: Shift + F will be OBS_KEY_F {”shift”:true}


Enter Source Name(s) for light sources,

When Source is enabled- button lights Green.


Add Source Names exactly as they appear in OBS.


Overlay triggers

Overlay (Items)

Change the Desk UI button text by updating

the Button Name field.


Enter Source Name to enable/disable

Source visibility.


Enter Source Name(s) for light sources,

When Source is enabled- button lights Green.


Add Source Names exactly as they appear in OBS.


OBS text editor

Text Editors

Click “𝕋” or long-press overlay buttons to show popup editors to edit Live Text/Browser Source Url’s in the Desk! configure popups in settings.


Connect up to 36 Text or Browser Sources

to the popup editors (4 inputs per button).




Add a custom Label for your popup item.


Enter OBS Text/Browser Source Name


Add Source Names exactly as they appear in OBS.


Connect Device

Control the Desk from mobile devices for a portable touch-responsive surface!


Go to ⚙ Settings > About > Connect Device


Scan the QR code or visit the URL to control the Desk from a smart phone or tablet connected to the same network/wifi as the computer running the Desk.


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