Use this panel to pick an output, choose its graphic, check it in the preview, and send it live.

Preview first, then publish

Editing the preview does not change what viewers see. Click Update Live Output when the preview is ready.

Open Broadcast for the race

Open Broadcast, sign in and select the race. The first time, Zone4 may ask you to authorize Broadcast.

Zone4 authorization screen for the Broadcast application Confirm the signed-in account and authorize Broadcast.

The control panel

Broadcast configuration header and main control panel with race actions, Help, Output, View Type, Timing Points, Open Web Output, and Settings Race-wide actions and Help at the top, the selected output below.

Control What it does
Help (?) Opens this help in a new tab.
Race actions (⋮) Race-wide commands that refresh race data.
Populate Racers Reloads racers after athletes or their public fields change.
Populate Groups Rebuilds result groups after group rules or racer data change.
Re-calculate calcs Recalculates results when rankings look stale.

Output

Control What it does
Output The browser source you are editing. Each output has its own URL and graphic.
Add Output Adds an output. Use one per layer in OBS, vMix, the video app or a venue screen.
View Type The graphic to show. The list depends on the event’s package.
Timing Points Limits the crossings the views offer. Empty means all.

Publishing

Control What it does
Preview Shows the output at its resolution, scaled to fit.
Update Live Output Sends the preview to the live output. Click it after every change.
Clear Empties the live output right away. Check the output number first.
Open Web Output Opens the output page. Use its URL as a transparent browser source in OBS or vMix.
Start YouTube Live Opens the Zone4 video app to stream to YouTube or the event page.
Settings Opens Broadcast Settings.

Update Live Output and Clear controls Update publishes the preview. Clear empties the output.

New outputs start empty

A new output shows nothing until you choose a view and click Update Live Output.

Crossing distances

Live Splits shows each crossing’s Distance (km) from the race’s Course Setup. Broadcast has no distance setting of its own.

Course Setup with a Distance in kilometres entered for a crossing Enter each crossing’s Distance (km) in Course Setup.

Example Live Splits graphic in a clean live output Live Splits shows that distance for the selected crossing.