Why won't my star drop follow the cue fade time? It fades out MUCH more slowly.

Hey,

Did you try an Assert with your blackout cue?

Not sure what's up with mode 10, but do you have the room in patch and cue time to switch to mode 24ch for the Chameleon? It seems to behave better in this mode rather than 10.

Best,
Johnny

"Also if I select the channel and hit out it goes to full."

[Out] will home parameter values - e.g. 1 {red} [out] will set channel 1's red parameter to 100.
Try going into the fixture editor to check. Hit {edit} and make sure the intensity's home is set to 0. If there is no edit button, make a copy of the fixture and edit that one.

I brought this issue up to Anne Valentino and she said they keep it that way because they don't want to break anyone's show file.

"If I select the channel and type 0 enter it goes to full"
I can't help you with this one.

The assert doesn't seem to help.
I may try to switch modes, but currently don't have available time. Plus, I'm curious to understand the problem ;)

Thanks John, that seems helpful. I will check the home values.

what happens (in 10ch Mode) if you have the parameter Chase Rate at full?

Yes, so this turned out to be the answer. It wouldn't fade in time because the effect rate was so slow. (An answer that has been confirmed by the manufacturer.)
So I had to go into each blackout and adjust the rate up to match the cue time. However, that, of course, meant that the stars sped up before going out so I also had to adjust the crossfade time and the type of effect. It was a matter of trial and error to find which combination of settings would get the right timing for each cue.
It was a lot of work, but I got it all working in the end.

Thanks to everyone for the help!

As a matter of curiosity, does anyone understand why it works this way? Why doesn't the cue time take precedence?