Meld Studio sub-actions¶

Get current scene¶

Finds out which scene Meld Studio is showing and keeps it for later steps.

Variables it adds

Variable	What it holds
`%currentScene%`	The name of the live scene
`%currentSceneId%`	Meld's id for the live scene

Type id: meldstudio.getCurrentScene

Get scenes¶

Reads the names of all your Meld scenes and keeps them for later steps.

Variables it adds

Variable	What it holds
`%meldStudio.scenes%`	The list of scene names, as text
`%meldStudio.sceneCount%`	How many scenes there are

Type id: meldstudio.getScenes

Get status¶

Checks whether Meld Studio is connected, recording or streaming and keeps the answers for later steps.

Variables it adds

Variable	What it holds
`%meldStudio.isConnected%`	True if Cuebot is connected to Meld
`%meldStudio.isRecording%`	True if Meld is recording
`%meldStudio.isStreaming%`	True if Meld is streaming

Type id: meldstudio.getStatus

Media layer control¶

Plays, pauses or jumps within a video or sound layer in Meld Studio.

Setting	What to put in
Scene	The scene the layer is in, as Meld shows it. Leave empty to look in the live scene first, then in all scenes.
Layer	The media layer name as Meld shows it.
Action	Play, Pause, or Seek to jump to a time. Options: Play, Pause, Seek. Starts as: `Play`.
Seek to (seconds)	Only for Seek: the time to jump to, in seconds from the start. Starts as: `0`.

Type id: meldstudio.mediaControl

Record clip¶

Saves a short clip of the last moments in Meld Studio.

Setting	What to put in
Length (seconds, 0-90)	How many seconds to save, 1 to 90. Leave empty or 0 for the longest Meld can do.

Type id: meldstudio.recordClip

Recording¶

Starts or stops recording in Meld Studio.

Setting	What to put in
State	Start begins recording, Stop ends it, Toggle does the opposite of what it is doing now. Options: Start, Stop, Toggle. Starts as: `Toggle`.

Variables it adds

Variable	What it holds
`%meldStudio.isRecording%`	True if Meld is recording afterwards

Type id: meldstudio.recording

Replay¶

Shows or hides the instant replay in Meld Studio.

Setting	What to put in
Action	Show plays the replay, Dismiss closes it. Options: Show, Dismiss. Starts as: `Show`.

Type id: meldstudio.replay

Send Meld command (advanced)¶

Sends Meld Studio one of its own commands by name. For advanced users.

Setting	What to put in
Command	The command name, like "meld.screenshot" or "meld.recordClip". Pick one from the suggestions.

Type id: meldstudio.sendCommand

Set browser layer URL¶

Makes a browser layer in Meld open a different web page.

Setting	What to put in
Scene	The scene the layer is in, as Meld shows it. Leave empty to look in the live scene first, then in all scenes.
Layer	The browser layer name as Meld shows it. Its id also works.
URL	The web address to open, like "https://example.com/alert".

Type id: meldstudio.setBrowserLayerUrl

Set effect enabled state¶

Turns an effect on a Meld layer on or off.

Setting	What to put in
Scene	The scene the layer is in, as Meld shows it. Leave empty to look in the live scene first, then in all scenes.
Layer	The layer name as Meld shows it, like "Webcam" (a layer is one item inside a scene). Its id also works.
Effect	The effect name as Meld shows it. Its id also works.
State	Enabled turns it on, Disabled turns it off, Toggle flips it. Options: Enabled, Disabled, Toggle. Starts as: `Toggle`.

Variables it adds

Variable	What it holds
`%meldStudio.effectEnabled%`	True if the effect is on afterwards

Type id: meldstudio.setEffectState

Set image/media layer source¶

Swaps the picture or video shown by an image or media layer.

Setting	What to put in
Scene	The scene the layer is in, as Meld shows it. Leave empty to look in the live scene first, then in all scenes.
Layer	The image or media layer name as Meld shows it.
File	The file on your computer, like "C:\Pictures\happy.png", or a web link starting with file://.

Type id: meldstudio.setLayerSource

Set item property¶

Changes one setting of a Meld scene, layer, effect or track. For advanced users who know the setting names.

Setting	What to put in
Item	The scene, layer, effect or track name as Meld shows it. Its id also works.
Property	Which setting to change, like visible, x, y, width, height, url or name.
Value	The new value, like true, 10 or some text.

Type id: meldstudio.setProperty

Set layer track muted state¶

Mutes or unmutes the sound of one layer, like a game capture.

Setting	What to put in
Scene	The scene the layer is in, as Meld shows it. Leave empty to look in the live scene first, then in all scenes.
Layer	The layer name as Meld shows it, like "Webcam" (a layer is one item inside a scene). Its id also works.
State	Muted silences it, Not Muted turns it back on, Toggle flips it. Options: Muted, Not Muted, Toggle. Starts as: `Toggle`.

Variables it adds

Variable	What it holds
`%meldStudio.trackMuted%`	True if the sound is muted afterwards

Type id: meldstudio.setLayerTrackMuted

Set layer visibility state¶

Shows or hides a layer (like a camera or image) in a Meld scene.

Setting	What to put in
Scene	The scene the layer is in, as Meld shows it. Leave empty to look in the live scene first, then in all scenes.
Layer	The layer name as Meld shows it, like "Webcam" (a layer is one item inside a scene). Its id also works.
State	Visible shows it, Hidden hides it, Toggle flips it. Options: Visible, Hidden, Toggle. Starts as: `Toggle`.

Variables it adds

Variable	What it holds
`%meldStudio.layerVisible%`	True if the layer is shown afterwards

Type id: meldstudio.setLayerVisibility

Set track gain¶

Sets the volume of an audio track.

Setting	What to put in
Track	The audio track: a global track name like "Microphone", or a layer name for that layer's sound. Its id also works.
Gain (0-1)	The volume from 0 (silent) to 1 (full), like 0.5 for half. Starts as: `1`.

Type id: meldstudio.setTrackGain

Set track monitoring state¶

Turns on or off listening to an audio track through your headphones (monitoring).

Setting	What to put in
Track	The audio track: a global track name like "Microphone", or a layer name for that layer's sound. Its id also works.
State	Monitoring starts listening, Not Monitoring stops, Toggle flips it. Options: Monitoring, Not Monitoring, Toggle. Starts as: `Toggle`.

Variables it adds

Variable	What it holds
`%meldStudio.trackMonitoring%`	True if monitoring is on afterwards

Type id: meldstudio.setTrackMonitoring

Set track muted state¶

Mutes or unmutes an audio track, like your microphone.

Setting	What to put in
Track	The audio track: a global track name like "Microphone", or a layer name for that layer's sound. Its id also works.
State	Muted silences it, Not Muted turns it back on, Toggle flips it. Options: Muted, Not Muted, Toggle. Starts as: `Toggle`.

Variables it adds

Variable	What it holds
`%meldStudio.trackMuted%`	True if the track is muted afterwards

Type id: meldstudio.setTrackMuted

Show scene¶

Switches Meld Studio to another scene, live.

Setting	What to put in
Scene	The scene name as Meld Studio shows it, like "Just Chatting". Its id also works.

Variables it adds

Variable	What it holds
`%meldStudio.sceneName%`	The scene that was shown

Type id: meldstudio.showScene

Show staged scene¶

Shows the scene you staged earlier in Meld Studio.

Type id: meldstudio.showStagedScene

Stage scene¶

Puts a scene in the "up next" spot in Meld, so you can show it later with "Show staged scene". Vertical scenes cannot be staged.

Setting	What to put in
Scene	The scene name as Meld Studio shows it, like "Just Chatting". Its id also works.

Type id: meldstudio.stageScene

Streaming¶

Starts or stops your stream in Meld Studio.

Setting	What to put in
State	Start begins streaming, Stop ends it, Toggle does the opposite of what it is doing now. Options: Start, Stop, Toggle. Starts as: `Toggle`.

Variables it adds

Variable	What it holds
`%meldStudio.isStreaming%`	True if Meld is streaming afterwards

Type id: meldstudio.streaming

Take screenshot¶

Takes a screenshot in Meld Studio. Meld saves the picture itself.

Setting	What to put in
Orientation	Horizontal is the normal wide picture, Vertical is the tall (phone) one. Options: Horizontal, Vertical. Starts as: `Horizontal`.

Variables it adds

Variable	What it holds
`%screenshotSuccess%`	True if Meld took the screenshot

Type id: meldstudio.takeScreenshot

Take vertical screenshot¶

Takes a tall (phone-shaped) screenshot in Meld Studio.

Variables it adds

Variable	What it holds
`%screenshotSuccess%`	True if Meld took the screenshot

Type id: meldstudio.takeVerticalScreenshot

Toggle virtual camera¶

Turns the Meld Studio virtual camera on if it is off, and off if it is on.

Type id: meldstudio.toggleVirtualCamera

Presses a button on a Meld widget, like firing confetti, resetting a countdown or adding time to a subathon timer.

Setting	What to put in
Event	The widget event name, like "CONFETTIPOP_TRIGGER" or "COUNTDOWN_RESET". Pick one from the suggestions. Starts as: `CONFETTIPOP_TRIGGER`.
Amount (seconds)	Only for SUBATHONTIMER_ADDTIME: how many seconds to add.

Type id: meldstudio.widgetEvent

Meld Studio sub-actions¶

Get current scene¶

Get scenes¶

Get status¶

Media layer control¶

Record clip¶

Recording¶

Replay¶

Send Meld command (advanced)¶

Set browser layer URL¶

Set effect enabled state¶

Set image/media layer source¶

Set item property¶

Set layer track muted state¶

Set layer visibility state¶

Set track gain¶

Set track monitoring state¶

Set track muted state¶

Show scene¶

Show staged scene¶

Stage scene¶

Streaming¶

Take screenshot¶

Take vertical screenshot¶

Toggle virtual camera¶

Widget event¶