Over/under, countdown, and cue timers are a way for you to quickly determine if your show is on time or running late. Cue Manager makes it easy to determine which cues are running early or late, as well as the overall show. These times are shown 24 hours before the cue sheet’s starts at time and hidden after the ends at time when you are not actively calling cues.
Over/Under #
In the upper right corner of the menu bar at the top of your cue sheet, you will see your projected end time, as well as your over/under time. The projected end time is next to the finish flag icon and the over/under time is next to the down/up arrow icon. When you are running ahead of schedule, you will see a down arrow and the under time in green. When you are running behind schedule, you will see an up arrow and the over time in red.
Target vs Projected End Time #
Your target end time is the sum of all row durations added to the start time of the cue sheet, while the projected end time is the sum of all remaining row durations added to the current clock time, excluding the current row being called. While calling a show, the projected end time will be displayed next to the finish flag icon, and your current remaining cues will be used to calculate and update the end time and over/under time. When you are not calling a show, the target end time will be displayed and used to calculate the over/under time.
Countdown & Runtime #
We also show you a countdown to the scheduled start time of the cue sheet next to the hourglass icon as seen in the image below on the left. If your show is running late and has not started yet, the countdown will start counting up in red as seen in the image below on the right.
Additionally, once you start calling cues, the countdown will recalculate and count down from the total runtime all the way to 00:00:00. If an individual cue goes over, the countdown will pause until the next cue is called. The hourglass icon will also be displayed as half full, indicating you are in the middle of calling cues.
The total runtime can also be found next to the stopwatch icon.
Cue Timers #
When calling cues, a counter will be displayed underneath each row’s duration in the duration column. This will count down from the total duration time, then count up when the timer reaches 00:00:00. When you are running ahead of schedule on any given cue, the counter is highlighted in blue. When you are running behind it is highlighted in red.
Recording Cue Calls #
If you would like to record your cue calls to view your called at times later, you will want to toggle the recording button in the upper right. When you are in record mode, a timestamp will be recorded for every cue you call and can be downloaded later on by going to your Cue Sheet > Menu > Export > Show Caller Records.
