Commands > Master Rack

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Commands > Master Rack

PLAY

Play the show (instant start if cue already done)

CUE

Cue the show ready for the Play command

STOP

Stop the show

ADVANCE n

Step forward n frames

STEPBACK n

Step back n frames

REWIND

Rewind the show to frame zero

RATE n

Set the framerate to n frames per second

RATESCALE factor

Change the rate of the timeline by a multiple (1.3, 0.75 etc.)

LOADALL "file name"

Load the filename on all servers

MERGEALL "file name"

Merge the filename on all servers

SEQUENCEALL sequencename

Run the sequence on all servers

LAYERFADEALL [layer /name] opacity

Set the transparency of this layer/resource

DISPLAYALL [fullscreen/windowed/minimized]

Set all server’s playback windows

GOTOMARKER "marker name" [play]

Move to a named marker on timeline, and optionally start playing from there.

GOTOFRAME framenumber

Move to the framenumber specified and optionally start playing from there

GOTOTIME timecode framerate [play]

Move to a timecode at a specific framerate, optionally play. So "Gototime 0:1:0:15  30.00" will move to 1hour and 15 frames for a framerate of 30 fps, if your timeline is set to 24 fps, the same command will move to 1 hour and 12 frames (12 frames is 50% of 24 fps).