TSS Control
The TSS Control is the central interface for presenting your story and interacting with the setup it runs on. In short, it allows you to:
See what stories are playing on your setups
Select a story to play on a specific setup
Control your story by:
Switching between scenes
Showing or hiding individual assets
Playing, pausing, or seeking video and audio assets
Browsing through pdf assets
Take control of web assets
Adjusting audio levels of the story
Finding your story
To present a story on a setup, first make sure the correct setup is selected in the setup overview.
Once the setup is selected, you can browse the story list and locate your story by its title. New in Release 5: you can switch between a list view and a tile view of the stories.
You can use the Sort button to organize the list. Stories can be sorted by Date modified or Last played, making it easy to return to recent work. You can also change the sorting order (ascending or descending) by tapping the Order icon next to the sort button. By default, the most recently created, modified, or played stories will show at the top.
Starting your story
Once you have found your story, tap its thumbnail to open the story details view. Here, you can review the story description as well as the created, modified, and last played dates to confirm you’ve selected the correct version.
When you’re ready, tap Play to launch the story on the selected setup.
Multi-screen setups
In a multi-screen setup, a story can still be started when not all screens are online. Each screen runs its part of the story independently, so the available screens can continue without waiting for the full setup to be online.
Because of this, screens may not all appear ready at the exact same time. A screen with less or lighter content can finish loading earlier than a screen with more or heavier content. This is expected behaviour.
Once the story is playing, you’re in full control. You can stop the story to end the session, or tap Control to access the Control features and actively navigate the story.
If you close the story details modal at this point, the Mini Player in the top-right corner will indicate that your story is currently playing. From there, you can also have the option of stopping and controlling your story.
Updating your story
You can load the latest changes to your story by pressing the Update button before playing. If you want to avoid unexpected edits, play without updating to use the last version you updated to.
Unavailable assets
When the story loads, the player checks for any assets that aren’t available for playback. If any are missing, you’ll see which assets are unavailable and find more details in the story details modal.
In some cases, the player may detect additional media assets that fail to load or play during playback. These will also be visible in the story control view.
