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Plumux Studio

v1.1

Download the desk, then the phone app if you need extra angles

Windows runs the show: graphics, audio, record, and live destinations. The Android app is optional. Use it when you want another camera or talkback from the floor.

Required

Windows 10 or 11

64-bit PC. This is the production desk. Program output goes to the projector. The panel stays on the operator screen.

  • File: PlumuxStudio-1.1-Setup.exe
  • Free plan is included after install
  • No account required to open the app
Download Windows setup

Optional

Android camera app

Sideload the APK. Same Wi-Fi as the PC. Prefer 5 GHz in a packed hall. iPhone is not in v1.1.

  • File: PlumuxStudio-1.1.apk
  • Not on Play Store yet
  • Used for extra angles and talkback
Download Android APK

First run on Windows

  1. 1

    Run the setup

    If the zip is used, extract it first, then open the exe.

  2. 2

    If SmartScreen opens

    Click More info, then Run anyway. That is a normal first-run screen. Steps and a clip are below.

  3. 3

    Allow the firewall prompt

    If Windows asks, tick Private networks and Allow access. That lets phones on the same Wi-Fi reach the desk.

  4. 4

    Open Program and Panel

    Put Program on the projector or TV. Keep Panel on the laptop you are driving.

If Windows asks

Two prompts show up on a lot of PCs the first time. Follow the clicks. Then the desk opens. No extra video file needed.

SmartScreen

Blue Windows box

  1. Leave the file name as Plumux Studio.
  2. Click More info.
  3. Click Run anyway.

Step 1

Windows protected your PC

Microsoft Defender SmartScreen

Don't run More info

then

Step 2

More info is open

App: Plumux Studio

Don't run Run anyway
Windows SmartScreen: More info, then Run anyway

Firewall

Allow access

  1. Keep Private networks ticked.
  2. Click Allow access.
  3. Phones on the same Wi-Fi can then reach the desk.

Windows Security

Allow Plumux Studio to communicate on these networks

Cancel Allow access
Windows Firewall: Allow access on private networks

First run on Android

  1. 1

    Allow the install

    Chrome or Files may ask to allow installs from that source. Turn it on for this one APK.

  2. 2

    Same Wi-Fi as the PC

    Guest networks that isolate devices will fail. Use the hall network, 5 GHz if you have it.

  3. 3

    Allow camera and mic

    Needed for the angle and for talkback.

  4. 4

    Connect to the desk

    Open the app and join the Plumux session running on the PC.

What the PC should have

  • Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit
  • 4 GB RAM minimum, 8 GB if you run several cameras
  • A few hundred MB of disk for the app, more for recordings
  • Display or TV for Program output
  • Stable 5 GHz Wi-Fi if phones are in the mix
  • USB cameras work from the PC even with no phones

Questions

Do I need the Android app?

No. Graphics, lyrics, timers, USB cameras, record, and destinations all run from Windows.

SmartScreen?

Windows often asks on a first install. More info, then Run anyway. Same idea for the firewall prompt: Allow on private networks so phones can reach the desk.

Mac or iPhone?

Not in v1.1.

What plan do I get after install?

The free plan. Paid 30-day upgrades sit on the pricing page.

Install the desk first

Add the Android app only if the room needs another angle.

Windows setup Android APK See plans