VBS Overlay v1.4.0

VBS Overlay 1.4.0 is a major update focused on timecode, machine control, remote workflows, and Companion integration, with significant improvements to reliability and live-operation usability.

VBS Overlay — v1.4.0 (from v1.3.0)

✅ Added
🕒 Timecode module

Added a brand-new Timecode section with generator, receiver, LTC out, delay controls, jitter/loss handling, counters, and monitoring tools.

🎛️ Timecode presets

Added Timecode presets with faster recall, active/preview preset context, and master pre-roll support.

📡 Timecode OSC commands

Added full Timecode OSC control, including:

play / pause / stop / reset
sender / receiver control
LTC level
refresh
external delay
generator delay
RX restart
preset load / preset play
preset master pre-roll
reset commands for LTC level and delays
🎹 MIDI Bridge

Added a full MIDI Bridge workflow with sender / receiver modes over LAN.

👀 Quick Monitor

Added a new Quick Monitor window for faster access to essential machine information.

💬 VBS Messenger

Added VBS Messenger for local network messaging, with popup notifications and a dedicated conversation window.

⚡ VBS QuickShare

Added VBS QuickShare for fast file sharing with temporary PIN / QR-based sessions and a dedicated receive workflow.

🪟 Show Mode setup

Added a dedicated Show Mode Setup window for live-operation system options.

📺 Monitoring Wall improvements

Expanded the Monitoring Wall with better display handling, pin support, local machine hiding, fullscreen access, and quicker remote actions.

🔑 USB Admin Key

Added USB admin key support with optional online validation and immediate revocation support.

🎛️ Bitfocus Companion integration

Added / updated Bitfocus Companion support with actions, feedbacks, live variables, and presets for Desk Lock, Show Mode, Sync, MIDI Bridge, machine colors, and the full Timecode workflow.

🛠️ Fixed
🌐 LAN discovery / remote visibility

Fixed multiple issues affecting machine discovery, remote visibility, and network reliability.

🧭 Machine identification

Improved machine matching and reduced duplicate or incorrect remote entries.

📊 Linked machine status

Fixed linked machine performance/status sourcing for more reliable remote monitoring and Companion feedback.

🎛️ Timecode remote status

Restored timecode preset list, preset count, and master pre-roll in the remote status payload.

🖥️ Quick Monitor GPU source

Fixed Quick Monitor so it uses the selected GPU from Manage on remote machines.

📺 Monitoring Wall ordering

Stabilized Monitoring Wall machine and display ordering.

❤️ Heartbeat overlay

Fixed heartbeat redraw issues to avoid stale text artifacts, and kept the heartbeat block empty when no collector is detected.

🚀 Startup / admin launch

Fixed several issues related to startup with Windows, admin relaunch behavior, and startup state restoration.

📤 Deploy / Direct Send

Fixed parts of the Deploy / Direct Send workflow for more reliable remote transfers and execution.

⚙️ Stability

Fixed several background/runtime issues affecting overlay refresh, diagnostics, and related services.

🔁 Changed
🧩 Workflow expansion

VBS Overlay now includes dedicated workflows for Timecode, MIDI Bridge, Messenger, QuickShare, Companion integration, and quick monitoring, making the app more suitable for advanced multi-machine and show-control use cases.

🌐 Remote communication

Improved the overall network and remote communication architecture for more reliable real-world deployments.

v1.3.0

VBS Overlay — v1.3.0 (from v1.2.5)

✅ Added

• 🖱️ Mouse only on main display

In lock/show modes, the mouse is restricted to the main display (prevents it from drifting onto LED walls or operator screens).

• 🧱 Pattern as Windows wallpaper

The Pattern can now be applied as the Windows wallpaper (instead of a topmost window) for a cleaner full-screen workflow.

• ⚡ Enable job performance mode

Optional performance mode for live jobs: prioritizes stability and limits anything that could interfere.

• 📌 Taskbar only on main display

Restricts the taskbar to the main display only (cleaner multi-display setups, avoids duplicate taskbars).

• 🎛️ Editable OSC port

You can now change the OSC port (useful when multiple OSC apps/services are running or when there’s a port conflict).

• ⚡ Direct Sync

Direct sync to a machine for a faster, simpler workflow than manual syncing.

• 🧩 Monitoring wall (resolution + sorting)

New multi-machine monitoring wall with:
clear resolution display
sorting to quickly find/group machines

• 🖥️ Machines (machine color + sorting)

Improved machine management:
color per machine for instant identification
sorting for a stable and logical order

• 🔄 Auto-Update (GitHub Releases)

Built-in update checking + integrated download flow.

🔓 Added (available only after unlocking the app)

• 🔓 Presets (Unlock)

New Presets section to save/recall configurations (layout, options, etc.) and restore a full setup in one click.

• 🔁 Sync buttons (FreeFileSync)

New sync buttons powered by FreeFileSync to quickly sync content (e.g., Resolume / repository) without dealing with paths manually.

• 📦 Deploy

Deploy feature to push/install files or packages to a remote machine (made for multi-machine fleets).

• 🗂️ Admin Access — Share Drives (SMB)

Share local drives (C:/D:/…) in one click + unshare + LAN announcement for easier discovery.

• 🧹 Reset SMB Sessions

Clears stuck SMB sessions (useful for Windows SMB caching/session issues).

• 🔒 Desk Lock (screens)

Improved screen selection/management for Desk Lock.

🛠️ Fixed

• 📌 Pins

Pins are now truly independent per machine (no more cross-machine overwrites/disappearing).

• 📤 Direct Send

No longer requires a “deploy code” to work.

• 🚀 Startup with Windows

More reliable startup behavior.

• 🔁 Changed

• 🧩 UI / compatibility

Replaced some system glyphs with vector icons for more consistent rendering and compatibility.

• 🌐 Network refresh

More robust network refresh behavior.

v1.2.5-beta

Fixed

• Activating Desk Lock sent the cursor back to the second screen
• Show mode with black background already activated; does not restore the original background after deactivation
• The Start with Windows button was not working properly

Added

• Admin access available from Manage view for supporters (custom desk lock image, custom logo for the pattern, custom UltraVNC path)
• When we link a machine, we know the latency, the lost packets, and the heartbeat status
• Added a layout edit function and adjusted the refresh rate of the "Monitoring Wall" window for improved viewing

v1.2.4-beta

Fixed

• GPU metrics fixed on Nvidia
• Overlay refresh time reduced to 1 sec when a change is applied
• The overlay no longer extends beyond the window when all flags are enabled
• MachineID collisions occurred when using cloned machines
• The popup machine has become a real window

Added

• Added an option to switch the application to administrator privileges. (Restart required)
• Switch Overlay text to black
• Adding a direct connection from machine A to machine B via UltraVNC (must be installed)

v1.2.3-beta

Fixed

• Black Desktop Background do not activate.
• Removal and replacement of Wingring0, which is obsolete and reconized as potentially dangerous by Defender

Added

• In the network sorting, Bluetooth is in a new "other" section.
• By default, only physical adapters are displayed.
• OSC commands list added on status section

v1.2.2-beta

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