Kameleon Presenter

KameleonStack

The universal content container. Each stack holds multiple slots (images, text, PDFs, video, HTML). Two modes:

• Content — teacher-controlled slides
• Stage — accepts peer-pushed submissions

📂 Stack from Folder — pick a directory of numerically-prefixed files (01-intro.png, 02-demo.mp4, 03-notes.txt) and Kameleon builds a fully typed stack in one click. Images, video, PDF, plain text, and HTML are all supported.

Animation system

Per-object enter/exit animations with freehand motion paths. Choose a directional preset and the app immediately enters pick-target mode — one gesture sets both animation type and destination. Paths use Douglas-Peucker + Catmull-Rom smoothing.

Stage animations move objects while they're already on screen. Right-click any on-stage object → ⇒ Stage Animation to record a freehand stage path or pick a POPI (Pop-Out Pop-In) target: the object scales to zero, teleports, then springs back in at the new position.

Dresser panel

Off-stage holding area — create objects in the dresser, preview on stage with a double-click. Objects removed from stage with the Delete key reappear in the Dresser automatically.

Right-click any dresser item for a context menu: 👁 Preview (place at centre-stage, no animation — for size inspection; original position is restored on return so playback is never affected), ⧉ Duplicate, ◈ Reserve (grey-out a holding slot), or ✕ Remove. Objects with a stage animation show a ⇒ suffix in the list.

Numbered cues

Trigger points advance the presentation step by step, just like theatrical lighting cues. Each cue can animate objects in or out, switch stack slots or execute timed sequences.

AI Stage Blocks

Paint generative animation bands directly on the timeline — scheduled for breaks or intervals. During an AI Stage Block, on-stage objects choreograph themselves automatically in one of four patterns: orbit, snake, random drift, or focus spotlight. Objects return to their original positions when the block ends.

Ticker objects

Scrolling text tickers in horizontal (right → left) and vertical (bottom → top) orientations. Up to 8 tickers can run simultaneously — ideal for breaking-news strips, agenda reminders, or event info panels. Speed and text are editable live.

Cue type filter

A compact filter bar sits between the controls and the ruler with one toggle button per object type: Txt · Img · ADB · PPT · PDF · Draw · Tick · Conn · Stack. Click any combination to isolate just those cues — all others are hidden. A faint blue tint on the ruler reminds you the filter is active. Click ✕ All to restore the full view instantly.

The ⬛ Preview toggle takes filtering one step further: when active, playback itself only fires cues for the selected types — everything else stays static on stage. The playhead turns amber while preview is on, so you always know you're in a filtered run. Perfect for rehearsing a single object type or checking ADB cue timing without disturbing the rest of the presentation.

Scrolling playhead

The red playhead line is fixed at the centre of the timeline widget. As playback advances, the ruler scrolls leftward beneath it — upcoming cues always visible on the right, past cues drifting off the left. Hover over any cue arrowhead for a large floating popup showing its full label and timestamp.

Scroll wheel scrubs the playhead (1 s per notch). Ctrl+scroll zooms the ruler in/out (20–200 px/s range), keeping the zoom slider in sync.

Ping-pong playback

Enable ⇄ to reverse direction at each boundary instead of restarting. The timeline plays forward to the end, then backwards to the start, then forward again — indefinitely. Cues fire their opposite action on the reverse pass (enter↔exit). The GenerativeAnimator reverses its beat direction so orbit, snake and focus patterns retrace their paths. The playhead turns cyan with a downward triangle during reverse travel. Pair with AI Stage Blocks for hypnotic break-time displays.

Timeline templates

Apply a pre-built timing framework in one click: Conference Keynote (20 min), University Lecture (50 min), Workshop (90 min), Short Pitch (5 min), or Conference Half-Day (3 hrs). Templates retime existing cues or scaffold an empty script with labelled markers.

Multi-script timelines

A single .kpt tank holds up to 10 named scripts — independent cue timings sharing the same stage objects. Switching scripts repopulates the timeline instantly. Perfect for a full version, a highlights cut, and a Q&A order all in one file.

.kpt project bundles

Projects are saved as ZIP archives (.kpt) containing all media assets, layout data, animation configs, and all named scripts. Open on any machine running Chameleon.

Logical coordinates

The stage uses a 0–10,000 logical coordinate space independent of display resolution. Presentations look identical on a laptop screen or a 4K projector.