Artist Help:Fade Attributes

The way that a parameter behaves in response to a cue or scene is determined by its default fade attribute which can be altered by right-clicking on the link and selecting Fade Attribute. You can select multiple links in order to change them simultaneously.

Parameter and Scene Attributes

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Linear	the link fades the output element in a linear and dipless manner.
Non-Return to Zero	same as Dipless except the output does not return to zero.
Snap at start of fade in	the link snaps the output to the required level at the beginning of a fade.
Snap at top of fade in	the link snaps the output to the required level at the end of a fade.
Snap on both	not defined.

A link is given one of the above values when stored in a cue. See the information on parameter or scene to understand the default values assigned.

Embedded System Command Attributes

Command at start of fade in	the command will be trigger when the parent cue or step is activated.
Command at top of fade in	the command will trigger when the parent cue or step fade in completes.
Command at start of fade out	the command will be triggered as the parent cue or step fade out starts.
Command at bottom of fade out	the command will be triggered when the parent cue or step deactivates.

Default Parameter Fade Attributes

This table shows the default fade attributes set when you save a cue or scene.

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Parameter	Attribute
Dimmer	Linear
Mirror	NRZ
Yoke	NRZ
Color	Select Snap at Start
Gobo	Select Snap at Start
Color Mix	Linear
Shutter	Snap at Start
Effect	Snap at Start
Focus	Linear
Rotate	Linear
Iris	Linear
Function	Snap at Start

Scene Fade Attributes

The default fade attribute can be change so that each time a scene is used in a cue the altered attribute will be used.

Scene Static

Scene Sequence