GeniusPro/Lightpalette Operator's Manual - Strand Lighting

Recording Cues
Move Fades (MF): - GeniusPro Only. A Move Fade remembers only the channels for which
levels change. All other channels are not remembered. Levels set in a cue track through
subsequent cues until they come to a cue which explicitly sets those levels.
You can play up to 128 Move Fades at once between the two playbacks. Cues with separate
up and down fades count as two fades for this total. Running more than 128 cues stops the
oldest running cue.
When you use [GOTO], [CUT], or [LOAD], if you have tracking off, only the channels that
move in the target cue will change levels. If you have tracking on, the channel levels are
adjusted as though you took all of the cues leading up to the specified cue.
Move Fades are abbreviated as MF on displays, unless Cue Tracking is On, in which case
they are shown as blank.
Cross Fade: - GeniusPro Only. A cross fade remembers levels for all channels, and forces
all cue levels to the recorded levels. A blank channel level is equivalent to a zero level. If you
go back and record a new channel on in cue 4 that was never used before (channel levels in
all cues are zero), it is only on in that one cue, and then it is forced back to zero
If you change a Move Fade to a Cross Fade, you can change it back to a true Move Fade by
changing the fade type. Channels that were tracking before you changed to a Cross Fade will
now track again.
Cross Fades are abbreviated as XF on displays, and are the same as Hard Block Cues.
All Fades (AF): - GeniusPro and Lightpalette. An All Fade is the same as a Cross Fade
except that when it runs it is combined with other output sources on a latest takes precedence
basis (that is, it fades all channels on all playbacks). It is only useful when the Playback mode
in the Show Setp Screen is set to Dual HTP mode. Otherwise it is the same as a Cross Fade
All Fades are abbreviated as AF on displays.
Tracking Cues: - Lightpalette Only. When cues are recorded, only the levels that changed in
the cue are remembered. If you change a level in a cue, and that cue level wasn't changed for
the rest of the show, the new level will now "track" through the entire show. By default,
Lightpalette records all cues as Tracking Cues.
To avoid surprises resulting from tracking (particularly in blackouts) you can record a Soft
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