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CueFade Keyword

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Version 2.1

To enter the CueFade keyword in the command line, use one of the options:

  • Press Time (If the Time Key Target is set to Cue. For more information see User Settings and Time Key.)
  • Type CueFade
  • Type Cuef

Description

CueFade can set both the infade and the outfade time of a cue. To do so, use a /. See examples further down. 

As a helping keyword for programming functions (for example Store), this keyword sets the fade time of a cue or a cue part.

Syntax

(Cue ["Cue_Name" or Cue_Number]) CueFade [CueFade_Time]

(Cue ["Cue_Name" or Cue_Number]) CueFade [CueInFade_Time]/[CueOutFade_Time]

Examples

  • To enter a fade of 5 seconds in a cue, type:
User name[Fixture]>CueFade 5

 

  • To set an infade of 6 seconds and an outfade of 12 seconds in the current cue of the selected sequence, type:
User name[Fixture]> CueFade 6/12

 

  • To adjust the CueInFade to 3 seconds, but leave the CueOutFade as it was, type:
User name[Fixture]>CueFade 3/

 

  • To enter a fade of 5 seconds in cues 1 to 4, type:
User name[Fixture]>Cue 1 Thru 4 CueFade 5

 

  • To enter a fade time of 1 hour 22 minutes 56.3 seconds in cue 1 of the selected sequence, type:
User name[Fixture]>Cue 1 CueFade 1h22m56.3

Or press:

 Time 1 . . . 2 2 . . 5 6 . 3

 

  • To double the CueFade time, type:
User name[Fixture]>CueFade * 2 

 

  • To subtract 3 seconds from the CueFade time, type:
User name[Fixture]>CueFade - 3