Adding cues together

On our current console you can add cues together (either one at a time or over a range) and the console takes the highest level. The command line looks like this - "CUE1 thru 100 at full enter". It takes every channel that is in use in all of those cues and puts them at their highest level**.

I use this function EVERY production!! Does the ESO do something along these lines? I have skimmed the manual but can’t seam to find anything? Please help I don’t want to spend my life in spreadsheet trying to seeing what is in use or not!

** Because the command line had “full” in it you get the highest level. If you had put in a percentage the levels would be proportional to highest level.

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0 usesafesets over 16 years ago

Out of cureosity what desk is it that has this function? Is it a tracking console or a preset console?
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0 KevinC_SFBallet over 16 years ago in reply to usesafesets

Easy comment first we have a Strand 550 tracking

"Query" works but it will actually tell you a channel is in use if it has a "hard" zero or is being told to go to 0 from a prior cue. "Group Cue" works better it ignores the 0. The problem lies in that neither function give you high levels so a missed preheat will trigger the channel to be considered in use.

Since I work in repertory company. Every time we go on tour I have to weight out what systems of lights to bring. If a designer adds a little down light into a cue doesn't necessarily mean I have to put all those lights into the tour plot.

[edited by: KevinC_SFBallet at 4:37 PM (GMT -6) on Wed, Apr 8 2009]
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0 KevinC_SFBallet over 16 years ago in reply to usesafesets

Easy comment first we have a Strand 550 tracking

"Query" works but it will actually tell you a channel is in use if it has a "hard" zero or is being told to go to 0 from a prior cue. "Group Cue" works better it ignores the 0. The problem lies in that neither function give you high levels so a missed preheat will trigger the channel to be considered in use.

Since I work in repertory company. Every time we go on tour I have to weight out what systems of lights to bring. If a designer adds a little down light into a cue doesn't necessarily mean I have to put all those lights into the tour plot.

[edited by: KevinC_SFBallet at 4:37 PM (GMT -6) on Wed, Apr 8 2009]
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0 tryggve over 16 years ago in reply to KevinC_SFBallet

maybe [group] [cue] 1 [thru] 100 [enter] and then [next], [next] (or [last], [last]) with the [about] window open is the easiest way around it ...?

- If you're going on tour with a repertoir play you have to work thru the drawings with an eraser sooner or later... ;-)
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0 Nick Simmons over 16 years ago in reply to tryggve

It's not as quick as the Strand but I have been printing (PDF to by USB stick) a Utilization Report and then looking through this on my Laptop.

It's don't take to long to flick through your show to check your maximum level. Be careful though because if a channel is only used in an effect this doesn't show up at the moment but it wouldn't on the strand as well.

Hope this helps a little.

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0 theblackmoon over 13 years ago in reply to Nick Simmons

>>> Group Cue 5 RecallFrom Cue 5 Sneak @ Full Enter <<<

is there a better idea without the zeros?
thanks!
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