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WareCue vs Resolume: easy media playback for events
Resolume is built for VJs and live visuals. WareCue is built for event playback. With WareCue Scenes, you layer video, images, slideshows and show timers into a scene, then take it live with one click. Both run on Mac and Windows. If your job is playing the right media at the right moment, WareCue is quicker to set up and easier to hand over.
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Most events don’t need a VJ rig
Many AV crews use Resolume for corporate events because it is capable and runs on both platforms. But a conference, awards night or museum display doesn’t need beat-synced effects or a VJ’s clip grid. It needs the right walk-in loop, the right sting, the right speaker slide and a countdown, on the right screen, every time. That is what WareCue Scenes is for.
Assets, scene, take
Load your assets
Put video, images and audio into Assets, grouped into collections for each show. Keep stings and walk-in loops in a global collection, ready for every job.
Design each scene
Layer assets on top of each other — a background loop, a logo, a lower third, a sponsor slideshow, a show timer — and choose how each scene looks on each screen.
Take it live
Pick the next scene and press take. The whole look changes in one move — no clips to trigger one by one, no layers to mix by hand.
For most events, that is the whole show. When a moment needs several outputs and triggers firing together, WareCue’s cue stack is there too.
Built for playback people
Who want a faster build and a show any technician on the crew can run.
Running a whole room's media from one laptop, without a vision mixer.
That need layered displays in full kiosk mode, on a schedule.
That want one playback tool on every Mac and Windows machine in the kit room.
WareCue vs Resolume
| WARECUE | RESOLUME | |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | Event playback and show control | Live visuals and VJ performance |
| Runs on Mac and Windows | Yes | Yes |
| Going live | Design a layered scene, press take | Trigger clips across layers and decks |
| Show timers and countdowns | Built into Scenes | Not its focus |
| Slideshows | Built into Scenes | Not its focus |
| Reusable media library | Collections + a global collection | Decks and compositions |
| Multiple outputs and triggers together | Yes, from the cue stack | Yes |
| Bitfocus Companion | Yes, ready-made template | Yes |
| Scheduled kiosk playback | Built in | Not its focus |
| Live effects & audio-reactive visuals | Not the focus | Yes, a core strength |
| Projection mapping | Not the focus | Yes, in Arena |
When Resolume is the right choice: pick Resolume for live visuals — VJ sets, music-reactive content, real-time effects and projection mapping. It is outstanding at that work. Pick WareCue when the job is playback: layered scenes, stings, slides and timers that anyone on the crew can take live.
Resolume details reflect how it’s positioned for live visuals; check resolume.com for its current features and pricing.
What you get
Scenes designer
Layer assets, build slideshows and add show timers, then take the whole scene live at once.
Assets with collections
One home for every file, organised by show, with a global collection for stings and holding slides.
Up to 4 video and 4 audio outputs
Main screen, confidence monitor and foyer screen, each running independently from one computer.
Cue stacks for complex moments
Fire multiple outputs and triggers together when the show needs it.
Bitfocus Companion ready
Load the WareCue template and take scenes from a Stream Deck.
Full kiosk mode
Auto-start, kiosk on restart and scheduled playback for signage and museums.
Sign in once, then run offline
Your media is never uploaded. Fully offline activation is available for secure sites.
Backup machine included
A Master licence includes two activations for A/B failover.
Simple licences, offline activation
| LICENCE | PRICE | OUTPUTS | BEST FOR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trial | Free | Full Master features, watermarked | Trying your show |
| Solo | £199 one-off | 1 video + 1 audio, inbound triggers | Signage and single screens |
| Master | £249/yr or £29/mo | 4 video + 4 audio, outgoing sends, 2 activations | Events and breakout rooms |
| Node | £99/yr | Adds 4 video + 4 audio to a Master | Larger installs |
See the full pricing page.
Resolume users ask
What is a simpler alternative to Resolume for event playback?
WareCue. Its Scenes designer lets you layer media, slideshows and show timers, then take the whole scene live with one click. It runs on Mac and Windows.
Is WareCue a replacement for Resolume?
For event playback, yes. For VJ performance, live effects and projection mapping, Resolume remains the better tool. Many crews will use each for what it does best.
Can WareCue run a breakout room without a vision mixer?
Yes. One computer can drive up to 4 independent video outputs and 4 audio outputs, so the main screen, confidence monitor and foyer screen each run their own scene.
Does WareCue have show timers?
Yes. Show timers are built into Scenes, so a countdown can sit on screen alongside your other layers.
Can I control WareCue from a Stream Deck?
Yes. WareCue ships a ready-made Bitfocus Companion template.
Does WareCue run on Mac and Windows?
Yes. Mac and Windows versions are released at the same time.
Does WareCue need the internet?
Only to sign in and license it the first time. After that it runs offline, and your media is never uploaded.
How much does WareCue cost?
Solo is £199 one-off. Master is £249 a year or £29 a month. Node is £99 a year. The trial is free with watermarked outputs.
Playback made easy
Load your assets, design a scene and take it live. Try WareCue free on your next event.
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