Cuelists

About cuelists

Cuelists enable you to play back stored Looks in any order, without having to resort to the crossfade function described in the previous section.

To create a cuelist

1. On the Design toolbar, click the Toggle Cuelist Editor Tool icon.  

Result: The Cuelist Editor window appears.

2. In the top-right corner of the tool, click the Create a new Cuelist button.
3. Type a name for the Cuelist, and then click OK.

To rename a cuelist

1. In the Cuelist Editor tool, click the drop-down list on the top left corner and select the Cuelist that you want to rename.
2. With the Cuelist highlighted, type the new name, and then press ENTER.

To copy a cuelist

This procedure is useful when you set up one Cuelist with Looks in a certain order, but want to see how the same Looks would "play out" in a different order.

1. Click to select the Cuelist that you want to copy.
2. Click the Clone current Cuelist button in the top right corner.

To delete a cuelist

1. Click to select the Cuelist that you want to delete.
2. Click the Delete current Cuelist button in the top right corner.

To add a cue to the cuelist

1. To add a cue to a Cuelist, select the Cuelist from the drop-down list on the top left corner.
2. Click the + button (lower right corner) to add a cue.

Note: To delete a cue, select it and then click the minus (- ) button in the bottom right corner.

To adjust the position of a cue

To adjust the position of a cue in the list, click to select it, and then move it up and down using the arrow buttons in the lower left corner.

To add a look to a cuelist

Once you add a cue, you can assign a Look to it by clicking the drop-down list in the Look column and selecting the appropriate Look.

Setting cue triggers

There are two types of triggers that you can set for each cue in your Cuelists:

• Go: The fade for the current cue will start immediately (the delay time is 0 seconds).
• Follow: The fade for the current cue will activate automatically after the set delay time has passed.

To switch between triggers, click to select the appropriate cue, and then click in the Trigger cell. From the drop-down list, you can toggle between Go and Follow.

Setting the fade time

The fade is the time (in seconds) that it takes to transition between the previous cue and the current cue.

Notes:

• The fade time is in no way related to the crossfade time set for individual looks.
• The fade always starts after the delay time has passed.

To enter the fade time, click to select the appropriate cue, and then click in the Fade cell to type the new fade time.

Setting the delay time

The delay is the time (in seconds) that it takes for lights to start fading into the current cue. To enter the delay time, click to select the appropriate cue, and then click in the Delay cell to type the new delay time.

To activate a cue

To activate a cue, hit the Go button. Note that if the next cue has a 'follow' trigger, it will start as soon as its delay time has passed.

To stop playing a cuelist

To stop playing a Cuelist, click the <|| button. Click the same button to step back through cues, disregarding fades and delays.

Tips: To "jump into" a cue (i.e., ignoring fade and delay times), double-click in the grey area to the left of the cue. You can use the arrow keys to navigate the Cuelist table.