Rack Palette - Operators Manual - Strand Lighting

Programming and Viewing Channels
5. You press [GO] for Cue 10 and Channel A fades up nicely in cue time: Down Stage
Center, in Open White on the actor's head.
The important thing to remember here is that magic happened AFTER Cue 9
completed, but it is Cue 10 that has the MIB properties in its Action dialog box:
Move In Black Time
The Move In Black Time is the fade time that the attributes use (while in black, of
course). In this case, there is a one second wait after all the fades in Cue 9 have
completed (this insures that any residual tungsten filament glow has cooled off) and
then there is a 2 second move. Even though we're in black, a 2 second move is a
little more subtle than a snap. This could either be because the audience can
actually see the moving heads, or it is an attempt to reduce noise. Another example
may have a much longer wait and fade time, particularly if scrollers are involved, as
you often want to move them very slowly to reduce noise. You may also do the
whole thing in zero time if Cue 10 follows on from Cue 9 in a hurry. Remember, this
adjustment can be made on a cue by cue bases. The defaults come from the Show
Options.
Suppress Move In Black
Using the scenario above, let's say you wanted to see the light move off the cyc
and change color as it move towards the actor's head before properly landing on
him in Cue 10. You could do one of two things:
A) Suppress the MIB on Cue 10. This will suppress ALL Channels from automatically
setting themselves up for Cue 10.
B) Update Channel A to have an intensity level of 1% in Cue 9. Following the rules set
out above, Channel A cannot MIB before Cue 10 because it has an intensity. This may
be the desired 'fudge' if you want other Channels to take advantage of MIB for Cue 10.
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