ETC Element v2.1.0 - Manual (Page 134)

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Recording and Editing Cues from Blind
Press [Blind] and the selected cue will be displayed. You can make changes to cues in the blind
display using either the summary, table, or spreadsheet views. Use the [Format] key to toggle
between the three views.
If changes are made in the blind display to an active cue, these changes will not impact the current
stage state.
Move instructions can be removed from a cue by selecting the channel and pressing [At] [Enter].
This allows all values from the previous cue to track into the current cue. You can also use this
command for specific parameters as well.
For Example:
Suppose you are in blind cue 5 and you make changes to channels 1-5:
• [1] [Thru] [5] [At] [5] <0> {Iris} [3] [5] [Enter]
Intensity goes to 50% and Iris to 35%. You decide to remove the Iris instruction:
• {Iris} [At] [Enter]
The Iris value from the previous cue tracks in. Then you remove the intensity change as
well:
• {Intensity} [At] [Enter]
All values from the previous cue track in.
Instead of using multiple commands, you can, in one command, return the channels to their
values from the previous cue:
• [1] [Thru] [5] [At] [Enter]
The impact of blind edits on subsequent cues is determined by the default setting of Track/Cue Only
mode. Obviously in tracking mode any changes will track forward until the next move instruction,
unless [Cue Only] is pressed. In cue only mode any changes will apply only to the selected cue. If
you want values to track forward, the [Track] button will allow it. The track/cue only instruction must
be applied when a value is entered. {Trace} can also be used to have changes trace back to the
initial move instruction. Such as:
• [1] [Thru] [5] [At] [5] <0> [Cue Only/Track] [Enter]
-or-
• [1] [Thru] [5] [At] [5] <0> [Cue Only/Track] {Trace} [Enter]
C A U T I O N : Edits in blind take effect immediately. [Record] or [Update] commands are not
required in blind.
N o t e : If preserve last cue has been enabled in Setup> Desk> Manual Control>
Preserve Blind Cue, the last cue you were looking at in blind will be displayed.
To force blind to the selected cue, press [Shift] & [Blind].