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.

Give the ability to update and preview a scene before adding it on screen while streaming

Ability to preview a source before projecting it to the stream. Something similar to OBS Studio Mode where a streamer is able to preview the source, edit it, and then switch to scene when ready.

I would like the ability to edit scenes before pushing them live. For example, when switching from "Showtime" to "Picture-in-Picture," it would be helpful to make adjustments without the audience seeing the transition. This would avoid distractions and allow for smoother scene management during a live broadcast.

Add an option to edit a scene without switching to the scene on the live stream.

Add an option to make changes to the stream before adding it to the live stream. Similar to pushing changes to the live side in OBS.