Accessing CueLink as a Viewer
Introduction
CueLink allows voice talent and other session participants to follow ADR Cues live on their own device — a Mac, PC, iPad, tablet or smartphone — through any standard web browser. No additional software is needed.
Users with the Viewer role see the cue text in a scrollable script layout or as individual cards, with controls for filtering, navigating and marking cues as done. Hand-drawn Scribble annotations can be added directly on top of the text during the session. For information on setting up and starting CueLink from the Cue Pro computer, see the CueLink Setup chapter.
CueLink Login
An active CueLink session can be joined on a device by one of three methods:
For mobile phone and tablet users, the quickest method is scanning the QR code (accessed by clicking the Show QR Code button in the CueLink setup window on the Cue Pro computer). Point the device camera at the QR code and once the QR code is recognised, tap the link button which appears. This will instantly open the CueLink login page in the default web browser.
Alternatively, click the URL shared in an email or messenger app by the engineer (via the Copy URL button on the Cue Pro computer). This will instantly open the CueLink login page in the default web browser. If the link does not work, try copying and pasting it into a web browser manually.
The last method is to open a standard web browser, navigate to
the address bar, and type the address supplied by the engineer
operating the Cue Pro computer. This is in the format
http://(IP address):(port number) - for example,
http://192.168.0.166:8989.
Note: The login address will not be the same when working in a different theatre at the same facility from one previously connected to.
To access CueLink in a browser on the same computer running Cue Pro, click the URL button shown in the blue box to the left of the Copy URL button in the CueLink setup window.
If the address is correct, the login window will appear.
Enter the Login code supplied by the engineer operating the Cue Pro computer and press enter. Upon logging in, the main CueLink interface will be presented.
Note: If changes are made to user settings (such as role or filter permissions) during a session, log out and log back in for the updated settings to take effect.
Card and Script Layouts
Viewers can choose between two layouts using the layout buttons in the header:
Script layout shows the ADR Cues as continuous lines of text, similar to a printed script. The list scrolls natively with a finger or trackpad. A timecode counter shows the current position of Cue Pro's playhead. The current line — the one under Cue Pro's playhead — is highlighted with a coloured left border so it stands out as the script scrolls. Use the Smaller text and Larger text buttons in the header to adjust the text size.
Card layout shows one card per ADR Cue. The currently active cue — the one under Cue Pro's playhead — is displayed as an enlarged row with the full text and all fields visible. Inactive cues are shown in a compact layout so that more cues are visible on screen at once. As the playhead moves between cues in Cue Pro, the enlarged layout shifts to the new active cue and the surrounding rows compact again automatically.
Each cue displays its Cue Number, Character name, Actor name and Text. The Notes, Engineering Notes, Reason and Alt Text fields are shown in popovers — click on them to view their contents. The Alt Text field is read-only for all CueLink users and cannot be edited from the browser.
The script layout is the default for Viewers. The chosen layout and text size are remembered by the browser on that device.
Unlinking and Scrolling
While linked to Cue Pro, the view follows the playhead automatically — the current cue stays in view as playback moves through the session. To browse the script freely, click the Unlink button in the header. This disconnects the view from Cue Pro's playhead position, allowing native two-finger trackpad scrolling (or finger scrolling on a touch device) to move quickly up and down through the cues.
When scrolled away from the current line, an arrow indicator appears at the edge of the screen — a blue circular button with a directional chevron pointing toward the line Cue Pro is currently on. Tap the arrow to jump back to the current line.
To reconnect to Cue Pro's playhead, click the Link button or press Option & L. The view re-syncs to the current cue immediately.
Notes and Dub Annotations
In the script layout, a right-hand column displays the Notes and Dub Annotation of each line, each under its own outlined pill. This column is only visible in the script layout — it does not appear in the card layout.
Dub annotations give translators and the dubbing team additional context about a line, such as whether it contains song lyrics, burned-in subtitles or sensitive language. For full details on dub annotation types and editing, see the Dub Annotations section in the ADR Cue chapters and the Accessing CueLink as an Editor chapter.
Controls
The CueLink interface includes primary control elements at the top of the window: Link, Go To, Filter and Logout.
Link
When enabled, Link keeps the view synchronised with the currently selected event in Cue Pro. Independent navigation through other events is not possible while Link is enabled — the Filter and Go To buttons are disabled to ensure the current cue stays in view.
To toggle Link on or off, click the Link button or press Option & L. For details on how unlinking enables free scrolling through the script, see the Unlinking and Scrolling section above.
With Link disabled, the view can also be navigated using the ↑ and ↓ keys. For any users with Match Filters enabled in Cue Pro, disabling Link temporarily bypasses the filter, showing all characters — this allows searching all characters or setting manual filters while temporarily unlinked.
Re-enabling Link re-syncs the view to the current event in Cue Pro. For users with Match Filters enabled, any manually set filters will revert to follow the filters set in Cue Pro.
Go To
Go To is available when Link is disabled, and allows events to be located by cue number or text.
To activate, click the Go To button or press Option & G. This opens the Go To search window.
As the search term is typed, matching results are displayed. Click on the desired event to navigate to it. To cancel, click anywhere outside of the search box. To return to the current event, enable Link again.
Filter
If the Match Filters option has not been enabled for the current user in Cue Pro, custom filters can be set to view events for specific characters or actors. This is also temporarily possible for users with Match Filters enabled when Link is disabled.
To open the filter, click the Filter button or press Option & F.
Enter or select the desired filters and click APPLY. If the Match Filters option has been enabled for the current user in Cue Pro, the Filter will always follow what is set in Cue Pro and the Filter button will not be accessible.
Logout
To log out, click the Logout button. The Login window will be presented. As a precautionary security measure, users are automatically logged out after 12 hours of connection.
Following the Playhead
While linked, the view automatically follows Cue Pro's playhead during playback, keeping the current cue centred so that the talent always sees the cue being worked on without scrolling manually. Following is automatic while the device is linked to Cue Pro — there is no separate setting to enable it.
The current cue is the cue whose In and Out Points bracket the playhead. When the playhead sits in a gap between cues, the view centres on the next cue. Before the first cue, the view holds on the first cue; once the playhead reaches or passes the last cue's In Point, it holds on the last cue. The view therefore always shows a cue and never scrolls to an empty position.
When a filter is applied on the device, the view follows the playhead through the filtered cues only. Each linked device can apply its own filter, so the cues one device scrolls through can differ from another device and from Cue Pro's own selection.
When no filter is applied and one or more cues are selected in Cue Pro, the way the view follows the playhead depends on the Event Record Mode set in Cue Pro. In Single and Single w/ open end, the view scrolls only within the selected cues — it never scrolls to a cue that is not selected. In Batch, the view follows the playhead across all cues, regardless of the selection. The Event Record Mode is set in Cue Pro by right-clicking the Record button in the Controller Bar — changing it updates the following behaviour on all linked devices immediately.
When the device is unlinked, the view stops following the playhead and stays where it is. The view can then be browsed freely while playback continues in Cue Pro.
Done
Each cue has a Done switch. When toggled on, the cue is marked as complete and the same Done state appears in Cue Pro's Event List, allowing directors and engineers to track which cues have been recorded.
Note: Additional editing features such as text editing, timecode editing and cue creation are available to users with the Editor role. See the Accessing CueLink as an Editor chapter for details.
Scribble
Available in: Cue Pro Edit and Cue Pro Studio, for users with their Role set to Viewer
CueLink Scribble allows hand-drawn annotations directly on top of a cue's text — the same way a paper script might be annotated during a session. This is particularly useful for voice talent who want to add their own performance markings such as inflection cues, pitch reminders, emphasis marks or breathing points while they are performing.
A drawing toolbar appears alongside the cue text with three tools and a colour picker:
Pen — an opaque ballpoint-style stroke for handwritten notes and precise marks.
Marker — a broad, semi-transparent highlighter-style stroke for emphasising existing text.
Eraser — removes previously drawn strokes.
Strokes are drawn as smooth lines. In the script layout, strokes can run across several lines of text, for example to bracket a passage or to connect words on different lines. Drawing stays fluid on older iPads as well.
Scribble is available in both the script layout and the card layout. Strokes are kept separately for each layout, so switching between layouts does not affect the drawings made in either one.
Scribble requires a stylus input device such as Apple Pencil on iPad or a stylus on Windows touch devices such as Surface or Wacom. Finger touch input is not supported for drawing — two-finger gestures are used for scrolling instead.
Note: Scribble strokes are stored locally in the browser on the device that created them — they are not shared with other CueLink users or with Cue Pro, and are not saved with the project. Closing the browser tab or reloading the page will clear the drawings. Scribble is intended for in-session use only and should not be relied upon for markings that need to persist beyond the current recording session.