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Concepts and Overview
Time on the Command Line
As you directly enter attribute values on the Command Line, you can specify times
as well. Not only will these times be placed in the Independent Time grid as
described above, but Palette will also use the time to fade the attribute from its
current value to its new value. For example, you could type [1] [THRU] [10] [@] [50]
[@] [5] [ENTER], and the command line would look like this:
If you want to Release a Channel (and all of its attributes) in time, or sneak it back to
cue level, use the syntax [1] [SHIFT+REL] [5] [ENTER]. This appears on the
command line like this:
A more complex example of using time on the command line is [1] [THRU] [10] [S2]
[-] [90] [-] [90] [@] [0] [-] [5] [/] [1] which would look like this:
This is crazy, but looks very cool. What it does it takes Channels 1 through 10 and
fans them out to make a perfect half circle, but it does it over 5 seconds, starting by
moving Channel 1 in one second and ends after six seconds with Channel 10.
Using the A/B or C/D faders to specify time
There is an option in the Hardware Setup - A/B C/D that allows either of the split
fader pairs to control the live fade time. If you are running a show live, it is handy to
have handles to control how long attributes get to their new level and how long they
should take to return to their old levels once released. This option sets up the left
hand fader to control the IN TIME of any attribute you set using the command line or
button array. The scale is from zero to ten seconds (top to bottom). The right hand
fader controls how long releases should take or what is the sneak time.
Attributes set using times specified by the A/B or C/D faders are not transferred to
the TIMES display (i.e., you can't use these times to write cues with).
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