Leprecon LP-3000 Series - Manual (Page 115)

Advanced Moving Light Cue Programming Chapter Ten 111
LP-3000 Users Manual
Initiate Cue
Property 3: Two-second Start Delay, one-second Fade
Property 1: no Start Delay, no Fade
Property 2: Two-second Start Delay, no Fade
Property 4: Two-second Start Delay, two-second Fade
Initiate Next Cue
Property 1 has zero Start Delay and zero Fade Time. If Property 1 were Beam, the
shape of the beam would change immediately from its previous setting to the new
setting upon initiating the cue.
Property 2 has a two-second Start Delay and zero Fade Time. If Property 2 were
Color, the cue would be initiated and then two seconds later the color would
immediately change from its previous setting to the new setting.
Property 3 has a two-second Start Delay and a one-second Fade Time. If Property
3 were Intensity, the cue would be initiated and then two seconds later, the intensity
would begin to change from its previous setting to the new setting. The transition
(fade) to the new intensity would take one second.
Property 4 has a two-second Start Delay and a two-second Fade Time. If Property
4 were Focus, the cue would be initiated and then two seconds later, the focus
would begin to change from its previous position to the new position. The transition
(fade) to the new position would take two seconds.
Thus, we would see:
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An instant change in the shape of the beam.
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Two seconds later, an instant change in the color.
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Beginning with the color change, a gradual change in intensity.
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Beginning with the color change, an even more gradual change in position.
Automated versus Manual Initiation of Cues
By default, the Hold Time for a cue is set to Infinite. An infinite Hold Time setting
means that Start Delays and Fade Times will be executed and then the look of the
cue will hold infinitely long—in other words, until you initiate the next cue. This is
manual initiation of cues.
If you set Hold Times for cues that have values other than Infinite—such as five
seconds or two minutes—you are creating a cuelist that is automated.
Hold Time settings cannot be set independently as described above for Start Delay
and Fade Time. One Hold Time governs all properties of the cue.
Using the scenario above, let us explore what would occur if you set a Hold Time of
ten seconds.