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Presntor

A complete presentation management console for live events, services, and productions.

Presntor is a desktop application designed to streamline the entire process of managing slides, media, scripture display, and live streaming for real-time events. It’s built as a unified tool that combines PowerPoint control, Bible verse automation, and OBS scene management — all within one cohesive interface.

Whether you're orchestrating a service, coordinating an event, or directing a live production, Presntor enables you to stage everything in advance and then run the entire session from a single screen, with minimal switching and maximum clarity.

Key Capabilities:

• Import and manage multiple PowerPoint presentations, images, or video files.
• Combine slides from different sources into one seamless flow.
• Present scripture directly using VerseView integration.
• Switch OBS scenes, toggle sources, and control audio and streaming.
• Instantly present one-off files through drag-and-drop Quick Present.

Presntor is designed to reduce complexity and operator load by centralizing all presentation workflows into a focused, efficient interface.

Section 1 – The Six Main Sections of the GUI

The Layout

Presntor is divided into six logical sections that work together in real time to manage your session:

1. Top Button Controls: For adding files, launching presentations, stopping them, and navigating slides.
2. Presentation List (Left Panel): A scrollable thumbnail view of all added presentations, images, and videos.
3. Current Slide (Center): Displays the currently selected slide from your timeline, ready for presentation.
4. Dynamic Right Panel: Changes based on mode selection (via dropdown): Slides, Bible Reading controls, or OBS interface.
5. Master Slides Section (Bottom-Left): This is where you build your session timeline by arranging slides.
6. Quick Present Section (Bottom-Right): For instantly presenting any file without adding it to the timeline.

Section 2 – Loading Presentations

Add Slides, Images, or Videos

Clicking “Add Presentation” opens a file dialog where you can select .pptx, .ppt, images, or videos. Each file type is handled as follows:

• .ppt files are automatically converted to .pptx.
• Images are converted into one-slide presentations.
• Videos are listed and handled appropriately depending on where they are dropped.
• Thumbnails are generated for every file and added to the Presentation List panel.

You can click a presentation to view all its slides in the right-side panel.

Section 3 – Master Slide Timeline

Build Your Presentation Session

This section functions like a video editor’s timeline, allowing you to sequence slides from different sources in presentation order:

• Drag a full PPT into the timeline — a preview shows slide thumbnails before drop.
• Slides from the same file are grouped and collapsible.
• Each group has a collapse and delete button.
• Single slides from the right panel (non-grouped) can be dragged into the timeline.
• Slides and groups can be rearranged or deleted by drag or hover buttons.
• The Clear Master button removes all timeline content.
• Changes auto-merge into a new .pptx that maintains all transitions, themes, and animations.

Section 4 – Presenting Slides

Select. Present. Navigate.

Select a slide from the Master section to make it the Current Slide. Click “Present” or press Enter to start presenting from that slide in PowerPoint. Navigation options:

• Next Slide – Right Arrow or “Next” button
• Previous Slide – Left Arrow or “Previous” button
• Stop Presentation – “Stop” button or Escape key

Section 5 – Quick Present Section

Need Something Shown Immediately?

The Quick Present panel allows fast drag-and-drop for files that must be shown instantly, bypassing the master timeline:

• Drop a PPT/Image to present it directly in PowerPoint
• Drop a video to launch it full-screen in VLC
• Clicking the panel also opens a file dialog for quick presenting

If you want to add a video to the timeline, drag it into Master instead; it will be converted into a slide with embedded video.

Section 6 – Bible Verse Mode

Display Scriptures Seamlessly

When the dropdown is switched to “Bible Reading”, the right panel changes to VerseView controls. You can:

• Enter a Bible reference (e.g., John 3:16)
• Click “Present Verse” to show it via VerseView
• Use “Previous” / “Next” or arrow keys to navigate
• Press Esc or “Stop” to clear the verse

The dropdown reference selector is only used in a custom church version and is hidden in public builds.

Section 7 – Voice-Controlled Bible Reading

Automatic Verse Changes Based on Speech

Click “Start Recognition” to begin microphone listening. Presntor uses Google Speech-to-Text to transcribe audio and decide when to trigger “Next Verse”. Matching is based on:

• Levenshtein Distance + Partial Match
• Partial Match + Keyword Match (last 3 words)
• Levenshtein + Keyword

Settings let you configure:

• Microphone input
• Sample rate
• Levenshtein and partial thresholds
• VerseView control URL

Ensure you’ve created a biblereadingspeech.json with your Google API credentials and set the URL (e.g., http://192.168.122.111:5050/control.html).

Section 8 – OBS Integration

Full OBS Studio Control Without Leaving the App

Switch the dropdown to “OBS Control Mode” and use the live OBS preview to:

• View current OBS preview scene
• Click Scene Buttons to switch scenes
• Trigger a fade/cut transition
• Use tabs below to control source visibility or mute/unmute audio inputs
• Start/Stop streaming and open OBS Settings

Presntor communicates with OBS via WebSocket and continuously updates its interface.

Section 9 – Under the Hood

How It Works Behind the Scenes

• PowerPoint control uses COM Automation and pywin32 to merge slides and maintain formatting.
• Preview thumbnails are generated from exported PNGs.
• OBS integration communicates via WebSocket API.
• VerseView control is done via HTTP commands.
• Speech Recognition uses Google Speech-to-Text and match thresholds.
• All background processing is done in threads to avoid UI blocking.

Section 10 – Built For My Church

Why I Built Presntor

We used to run services juggling three different apps — one for slides, one for scriptures, and one for OBS streaming. It took multiple volunteers and a lot of coordination just to make it work. I built Presntor to unify all of that.

Now, everything — slides, scripture, stream control — can be run from a single app by one person, without the stress.

I’m releasing Presntor publicly to help others who need the same solution — and to show the kind of complete, end-to-end systems I design and develop.