Cue Time Confusion

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Couple of months with the ELE2 and thought I had a good grip, but tonight found out I didn't really understand the cue up/down times. I (assumed) that if I entered [TIME] 5/10 that meant that cue would take 5 secs to reach the set intensity and then, on going to the next cue, take 10 secs to fade. But found out that the 2nd number (10 here) actually is the time for the cue I am leaving to fade down. Trying to get to grips with the logic here

johannes · Answer

Hi, 
 you do not quite get the core concept of the console. It is a "move fade" , not a preset style console. In other words, there is no "going out" or "going in" a cue, it's more like a transition from one cue to another. The "up time" is taken from all channels that go from a lower to a higher value. The "down time" is taken by all channels going from a higher to a lower value. (Respectively focus time for all channels changing position, color time for all channels changing color and beam time for all channels changing beam parameters for these parameter groups). For further explanation I strongly recommend to read the white paper "entertainment lighting control philosophy" by Anne Valentino and Sarah Claussen. (My citation of the title might not be fully correct, but you can find it on the ETC website. 
 hope that helps.

Cue Time Confusion

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