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On-Site Captions

Route live sermon captions to the sanctuary screen with a caption-only browser window, or with ProPresenter, OBS, or vMix.

OmniWord splits setup into two places:

WhereWhat you configure
LiveWhich language(s) appear on screen (Live Translation / Live Translation 1–2), the lines button (reading screen), and the monitor button (one-line caption strip)
My Account → Settings → Screens & BroadcastOverlay URLs, Open window, caption size, test messages, and ProPresenter Direct (per room)

The web overlay page shows the latest subtitles at the bottom of the frame. Each Target URL includes room= and lang= so Browser Sources stay tied to the correct service and language.

One-time delivery setup​

  1. Open My Account → Settings → Screens & Broadcast.
  2. Under Select Room, pick the service (room) you will run on Sunday. Overlay links and ProPresenter Direct settings are per room.
  3. Confirm languages on Live first (see below). Target 1 / Target 2 show the matching Web Overlay URLs once a language is selected.
  4. Copy each Target URL, set Size with the steppers, and optionally click Send Test Message while the overlay page is open.
  5. Choose a delivery path:
    • Reading screen or caption strip → browser windows from Live (no extra software) (Caption windows)
    • Web Overlay URL → ProPresenter Prop web object (Windows), OBS Browser Source, or vMix Browser Input (Prop workflow · OBS / vMix)
    • ProPresenter Direct → push captions into a ProPresenter Message template with {Lang1} / {Lang2} — required on macOS (ProPresenter Direct)
Before you start recording

Pick Live Translation languages before you click Start Service. While recording, language selections are locked. Caption Size and Screens & Broadcast delivery settings can still be adjusted from Account.

Languages on Live, delivery in Settings

Live chooses which languages to translate for the screen and can open a reading screen or a caption strip. Overlay URLs, font size, Send Test, and ProPresenter Direct are under My Account → Settings → Screens & Broadcast.

Choose languages on Live​

On the Live screen, in the Languages section:

  1. Set Speaker language (what the preacher speaks).
  2. Under Live Translation 1 / Live Translation 2, choose the screen caption language(s).
  3. Click the lines button for a reading screen (recent sentences stay; F11 for full screen), or the monitor button for a one-line caption strip. Leave a slot on None if you do not need that target.

Then return to Screens & Broadcast if you still need Target URLs or ProPresenter Direct.

OmniWord Screens & Broadcast settings with Web Overlay URL targets

Screenshot: My Account → Settings → Screens & Broadcast — select room, copy Target URLs, set Size, Send Test, or enable ProPresenter Direct.

Choose your platform​

Pick one primary path for Sunday (these are alternatives, not a required sequence):

  • Reading screen and caption strip — browser windows from Live; no ProPresenter / OBS required
  • ProPresenter — Prop Web Object (Windows) or ProPresenter Direct (Message API; required on macOS)
  • OBS / vMix — Browser Source / Browser Input. Includes PowerPoint or Keynote on the sanctuary screen, with or without an internet stream