Ascension Stage Building Tutorial
Build the basic structure of a show, connect an output, add media and establish the stage model used by the rest of the production.
Watch Tutorial →LEARN ASCENSION
Watch it built. Then build your own.
The Ascension tutorial library provides guided walkthroughs of the complete media-server workflow—from first launch and stage building through visual layers, CueBoard, Timeline, output mapping, distributed playback and control.
TUTORIAL LIBRARY
Guided video training for Ascension.
Learn Ascension through focused walkthroughs covering stage building, visual layers, CueBoard, Timeline, distributed systems, media optimization, remote control and other production workflows.
Visual Layers, Geometry, Keying & Layer Defaults
Learn geometry, transparency, keying, visual treatment and how reusable layer states fit into the Ascension programming workflow.
Watch Tutorial →New tutorials appear here automatically.Follow the Ascension Media Server channel for new walkthroughs covering additional production workflows and features.
LEARNING PATHS
Use the videos with the rest of the product reference.
Jump from the tutorial series into the major Ascension systems as you need them.
Getting started
Launch Ascension, understand the default stage, choose the real output, add media and get the first CueBoard item on screen.
- Native server + browser UI
- Default Master Canvas and MAIN Pixel Space
- First mapped Screen or NDI output
- Media library and first cue
Output Mapping
Master Canvas, Pixel Spaces, physical output inventory, snapping, source coverage and distributed assignments.
Open Stage & Output Mapping →CueBoard operation
Decks, rows, columns, routing, defaults, delays, media spans and live execution.
Timeline + animation
Tracks, editing, keyframes, curves, control cues, loops, breakout and external clocks.
Visual Layers
Geometry, crop, zoom, keying, true alpha, treatments, borders, shadows and projection correction.
Optimization
HAP-R, HAP Q and HAP Q Alpha playback masters, validation, asset distribution and runtime ROI concepts.
Distributed Canvas
Primary/Extended ownership, mapped remote outputs, synchronization and media distribution.
Network + integration
Browser operator stations, Stream Deck, OSC, Art-Net, UDP, Q-SYS and timecode.
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