Glossary

Plain-language definitions of the terms you'll meet across these docs. Each term links to the page that explains it in depth.

Term	Meaning
Canvas	A video destination you create in ArenaDirector. A canvas has a resolution and can be shown on one or more displays. (The current build still labels this Output on screen.)
Cue	A moment you trigger to make something play. In ArenaDirector you mostly work with slots.
Display	A physical screen connected to your computer — a TV, projector, or monitor. A canvas is shown on a display.
Layer	A group of related slots, so a full event is organized and easy to navigate while you're live.
Mixer	An audio destination. A mixer sends sound to a specific set of speakers — the main PA, monitors, or a zone — so different slots can play to different places.
Pipeline	The behind-the-scenes chain that plays your media. Most users never change it.
Show	A saved background program — walk-in music, a sponsor loop, a half-time program — that plays automatically while you fire slots on top of it.
Slot	A reusable playback cue: one button on the grid that plays your chosen audio or video to the mixers and canvases you pick.
Source	The media inside a slot — an audio file, a video file, or another input.
Venue mode	When a canvas goes fullscreen on its assigned display during an event.