Learn to use LineupNX in minutes

With LineupNX you can be up and running in a few minutes. The step-by-step tutorials we provide cover all the main concepts and LineupNX ships with sample rundowns and templates that you can use right out of the box.


We also understand that no two production units are the same. After you have mastered the basics, you can easily customize LineupNX to accommodate your way of working.


Key features

  • Create rundowns with hundreds of items, back- and front-times calculated and updated automatically
  • Two-column text editor for teleprompter copy
  • Voice-over and on-camera copy in an intro timed independently
  • Versatile teleprompter can respond to changes in running order while the show is on the air is built-in
  • Teleprompter can run in mirror mode for non-reversing prompter systems
  • Spell check prompter copy (requires MS Word to be installed)
  • Multiple screen resolutions and font, font sizes for the teleprompter
  • Print all prompter copy collated in the show's running order with page numbers and sub-page numbers automatically assigned
  • Draft print mode for prompter copy
  • Control room timer with large countdown clocks including countdowns for to up to four events within an item (supers, roll cues and so on).
  • Control room timer keeps up-to-date light / heavy status of show as it airs
  • Live-to-Tape feature for keeping on time while pre-recording
  • Use your favorite word processor (MS Word, WordPerfect, or Open Office) to write voice-over copy or scripts for packages, or use WordPad/Write that is included with all versions of Windows
  • Offline mode lets reporters/writers work away from the newsroom and link their scripts to the slugs assigned by the Desk
  • Read times of all intro copy estimated and show timing automatically updated
  • Future file, outlook, and bagger capacity
  • Email outlooks and rundowns to a subscriber list or distribute by email within your station / operation / network
  • Keep research notes with each item
  • Easily move items from one edition or show to another. Existing scripts and notes move to the new rundown
  • Dropped items are held in clipboards for possible recovery into rundown
  • Different desk views depending on function in the production
  • Page number locking and rundown control transfer system from newsroom to control room
  • Insert a block rundown into the current show
  • Swap program blocks if needed to accommodate late-breaking stories
  • Archive function collects and compresses all show files including research notes

    • You can see how many of these features look and work by downloading our demonstration presentation.


    Computer and network requirements

    LineupNX runs on Windows-based systems. It has been tested on Windows versions from Win98 to WinXP. LineupNX will run from an enterprise server or on a peer-to-peer network. It has a very small memory footprint, so no matter what your IT environment, LineupNX can work for you (teleprompter performance may depend on processor speed).