Need openlp to display on top of spacedesk

jtabor

Help!!!

I just installed openlp on our church computer. this computer extends onto our projector. Our pastor uses spacedesk to extend his powerpoint (from computer on the pulpit) to the spacedesk viewer to the projector through the church computer in back.

The problem is that the spacedesk viewer is displayed on top of the openlp displayed on the projector. Is there a way to force Openlp to display to always be on top?

Sorry if this is confusing.

jtabor

here is a quick sketch of what is happening. I need the song (openlp) to be on top of the viewer.

JohnM

@jtabor have you thought about software like OBS that combines different displays to form a single output?

jtabor

JohnM
@jtabor have you thought about software like OBS that combines different displays to form a single output?

We do use OBS to record and stream the service. On the projector for the church ,We use Openlp to display the songs and then click "show desktop" and the pastor's powerpoint would be displayed through spacedesk. This worked great but when we just set up the new computer openlp displays under the space desk window.

JohnM

@jtabor I am not a spacedesk user. What feeds the spacedesk? When you setup the new computer, did you download the latest spacedesk driver? The difference in behavior may be due to an updated driver.

jtabor

JohnM
@jtabor I am not a spacedesk user. What feeds the spacedesk? When you setup the new computer, did you download the latest spacedesk driver? The difference in behavior may be due to an updated driver.

Space desk has a server on the pastor's computer up front with powerpoint. The presentation computer in back has the space desk viewer that I drag onto the extended desktop to display on the front screen.

Space desk is in beta and they did upgrade the software which seemed to change the behavior. I was hoping that there was a way to force openlp to display on top of the other window.

JohnM

@jtabor My original thought was to use OBS to capture the individual screens and use it to layer them and send the layered display to the spacedesk, but your setup is backward to that idea. I did not say it was wrong, just backwards to using OBS to fix the layers.

I am sorry but I don't know how to adjust the layering at this time. Maybe someone else has some ideas.

jtabor

JohnM
@jtabor My original thought was to use OBS to capture the individual screens and use it to layer them and send the layered display to the spacedesk, but your setup is backward to that idea. I did not say it was wrong, just backwards to using OBS to fix the layers.
I am sorry but I don't know how to adjust the layering at this time. Maybe someone else has some ideas.

How Would i output obs to the projector screen?

remekdc

To my knowledge (the way I use it) the process to output OBS to the projector screen is to:

Right ClickFind "Fullscreen Projector (Preview)Select the Screen/Projector you want to project to

I hope this helps. While the phrase is "Projector" it outputs to any screen (like a monitor).

Though I'm not sure it would resolve the problem you're looking at. I did REALLY quick google of spacedesk and I noticed the phrase "HTML5 Viewer". In OBS there's a "Browser" option under the "Add" tab. Perhaps you could use that to get Space Desk into OBS

jtabor

remekdc
To my knowledge (the way I use it) the process to output OBS to the projector screen is to:
Right ClickFind "Fullscreen Projector (Preview)Select the Screen/Projector you want to project to
I hope this helps. While the phrase is "Projector" it outputs to any screen (like a monitor).
Though I'm not sure it would resolve the problem you're looking at. I did REALLY quick google of spacedesk and I noticed the phrase "HTML5 Viewer". In OBS there's a "Browser" option under the "Add" tab. Perhaps you could use that to get Space Desk into OBS
https://forums.openlp.org/uploads/160/8WQS5OSPXJXV.png

Thanks. I'll play around with it this week.