Black out including NIP's

i claim that what you actually want is not a blackout including NIPs but a console function that will not touch the NIPs when going from cue 1 to cue 2, but rather that does some magic while in cue 2 to make sure that cue 3 fades in without color change. (this color change while fading up from 0 btw is what causes the L in the MV column of PSD's flag section)

activate the AutoMark function (and read up on it ;) ). setup, system, cue settings, automark enabled.

www.etcconnect.com/.../Default.htm

Easiest workaround: Cue 3 Color Time 0

thx, i will check both

I can tell you what I would do. . . and that I even made a Macro to do it automatically. 

I'd make a Q2-Part20 with a delay time 5 (So that Part 20 executes after Q2 {Now, Q2-Part 1} finishes.) and then Mark the colour change of Q3 in the Q2-Part 20.

i just don't understand why people don't just use automark which does everything this situation needs automatically. no need for a macro, no need for parts. simply activate the setting and enjoy.

of course there is a place for referenced marking but my advice would be to let users familiarize themselves with the software in general first and then get creative and fully configurable later

Sorry.

I apologise whole heartedly for trying to help.

It'll never happen again.

workaround is fine, thx. But I will try automark as well.

automark is cool. I think, i will use this per default.

thx for your help.

Auto Mark is good but it doesn't always work when lots of cues happen really fast.  Would be great if you could move a mark while using auto mark. Also automarks makes for a messy PSD!

yes, of course automark isn't perfect, but i think fixing things for those situations should be a second or third step and not the very first.

what do you mean by messy PSD?

to many R's and M's!!!

are you mistaking automark for referenced marking? automark does NOT produce any R's at all!