Playback & Content

Debug Panel

The debug panel is the on-player ImGui tool for local try-out, site commissioning, and copying equivalent network commands. It is not the Web Console.

Window title: DearScenario Player debug panel.

Open and close

PlatformShortcut
Windows / LinuxF1, F9, or F12
macOSCmd+Shift+D (function keys are often intercepted by the system)

Esc or the same shortcut closes the panel when it is focused. See Keyboard Shortcuts.

In ordinary production startup, the panel is hidden. Launch the player with --maintenance as described in Maintenance mode and production. The process still requires a valid control network for remote maintenance access.

Tab map

TabUse it for
DashboardNode identity, playback state, HTTP/OSC listeners, Web Console QR
PlaybackLoad / play / seek / volume / loop; copy equivalent HTTP or OSC
OverlayCompose overlay_set, try it locally, copy HTTP for the controller
SettingsIdle background, control network, config.json save / restart / backup
ToolsCalibration, mask editor, and audio diagnostics
Help & SupportVersion, quick start, diagnostic ZIP, copy the community forum URL

Overlay is for trying an extension command locally and copying it; overlays do not persist across restart.

Copy-as workflow

Most action buttons with a drop-down arrow can copy the equivalent network command:

  1. Try the action locally in the panel.
  2. Open the arrow menu → Copy as…
  3. Choose HTTP or OSC (only transports allowed for that command are enabled).
  4. Paste into Companion, Node-RED, QLab, or your show controller.

This is the fastest way to learn the command catalog without writing envelopes by hand.

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