During a live broadcast in Restream Studio, hosts often need to upload new video assets (e.g., intro clips, transitions, sponsor reels, or last-minute content).

Currently, any newly uploaded video appears directly inside the live asset list, creating a risk of accidentally showing it on screen before it’s ready.

I would like to be able to bring in a image, video, or screen share and have it ready below at the side so that I can add it to the live screen when I'm ready, instead of it automatically going on screen when I bring it in.

Requesting a preview-only (off-air) mode in Restream Studio similar to OBS, allowing creators to prepare and update scenes, media, and layouts without them being visible to the live audience.

Use cases include:

Updating or swapping videos during a live session without exposing content early

Preparing scenes in advance while a stream is live

More professional broadcast workflows for advanced users

Nice-to-have / future consideration:

Support for external hardware switchers (e.g., ATEM Mini)

Clear Preview vs Program separation for scene switching

This would greatly improve Studio usability for professional and advanced broadcasters.

Be able to preload a specific participant into the spaceholders without the toggle options.

Be able to edit any scene in the background while a Guest is speaking about a different one.

Summary

Add the ability for presenters to select or pre-position a specific slide in an uploaded presentation (PDF/slide deck) before switching the scene live in Restream Studio.

Current Behavior

When a presentation file is uploaded in Studio, the presenter can only navigate through slides once the scene is already active/on screen.

This forces users to either quickly click through slides during a live broadcast (which looks unprofessional) or upload multiple versions of the same presentation starting at different points.

Workarounds like screen sharing allow pre-positioning but don’t integrate as smoothly with Studio’s presentation tools.

Requested Behavior

Allow presenters to advance or pre-select a specific slide while the scene is still off-air/in preview.

When switching to that scene live, the audience would immediately see the chosen slide instead of always starting at slide 1.

Use Case

A presenter uploads a 6-slide deck but wants to begin their live presentation at slide 3.

With this feature, they could advance to slide 3 in the Studio interface before going live.

This avoids awkward on-air navigation and gives presenters better control of how their content appears to the audience.

Impact

Smoother, more professional live presentations.

Removes the need for clunky workarounds like creating duplicate files or relying on screen sharing.

Improves Studio’s usability for business and education users who rely on multi-page decks.