ETC Element v2.1.0 - Manual (Page 161)

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Using Moving Lights and Palettes 149
will be displayed. When the selected channel is an automated luminaire, options specific to the
fixture type will display for use.
Exit the lamp controls display by pressing [Displays].
AutoMark
The AutoMark feature is a system default setting and can be turned off on a cue-by-cue basis if
required.
With AutoMark enabled, non-intensity parameter transitions occur in the cue immediately
preceding the cue in which the changes are stored, if intensity in that cue is moved from zero to any
active level. Therefore, the preceding cue executes the AutoMark.
AutoMark information is displayed for cues or cue parts. AutoMarked cues are indicated by an M in
the M column of the playback status display. AutoMarks will execute using the time of the cue in
which the moves are stored.
Conditions Triggering an AutoMark
The following rules determine when an AutoMark is applied and how it is deployed:
• The marked cue must have a move instruction for intensity of moving lights above zero or null.
• The marked cue must have a move instruction for non-intensity parameters of those channels.
• AutoMark will not occur if the channel is receiving an intensity instruction from another source
(such as a submaster or HTP fader).
Allowing a Live Move
It is possible to override AutoMark on a per cue (or cue part) basis. The override is available
through a softkey, {AutoMark Off}. When enabled, the cue that executes the mark will have an “M”
in the flags field. If AutoMark is disabled, allowing a live move, a “D” is displayed in the flags field of
the cue or cue part where the data is stored. By using AutoMark with multipart cues, it is possible to
have some parameters mark and others move live.
See “About Multipart Cues” on page 198.
Cue Level Mark Timing
Mark instructions will use cue level timing unless overridden by the {Mark Time} setup option.
Located at Setup> Show> Show Settings> Mark Time, all mark instructions will use this time
instead of cue level timing. See
{Mark Time}, page 44 for more information.
Pressing any of these parameter control
buttons will affect the selected channel after
a confirmation.