Edit Cues
The cue editor is the primary place to build and manage the cue list. Block rows — shown with a dark background spanning the full width — act as section headers. A colored bar on the left edge of each row indicates the cue’s color, if set.
Cue Editor Dialog
Section titled “Cue Editor Dialog”Double-clicking a row opens the cue editor. The same dialog is used for new and existing cues.
Cue Mode
Section titled “Cue Mode”Defines the trigger type of the cue — how and when it comes up:
- Block Start — marks the beginning of a new section or scene. Not an actionable cue. Supports Duration. Cannot have call text or a cue number.
- Timecode — comes up automatically when the timecode value is reached.
- Realtime Clock — comes up at a specific wall-clock time.
- Countdown — comes up after a countdown timer expires.
- Manual — a standard manual cue requiring operator confirmation.
- Audible — a manual cue delivered verbally (spoken call text).
- Visual — a manual cue delivered via a visible gesture.
- Feedback — a manual cue requiring confirmation from another crew member.
- Info — a read-only informational line. Cannot have cue text or call text.
Timecode
Section titled “Timecode”The TC value at which this cue comes up or is referenced. Format: HH:MM:SS:FF. Clearable.
Duration
Section titled “Duration”Available for Block Start cues. The expected duration of the block in hours, minutes, and seconds.
Cue Text
Section titled “Cue Text”The primary label shown in the callsheet. The section header for Block cues. Disabled for Info cues.
Call Text
Section titled “Call Text”The text the operator reads out when calling this cue. Supports multiple lines (Shift+Enter for a line break). Disabled for Block and Info cues.
Call Mode
Section titled “Call Mode”Controls how the cue is styled in the callsheet when active. Disabled for Block and Info cues:
- Action — something is happening right now; displayed as a live/active state
- Standby — preparing crew or equipment for an upcoming cue
- Warning — alerts crew to something requiring attention
- Information — context for the operator, no direct action needed
A short field shown in the cue list next to the cue text — for technical parameters, page numbers, scene codes, or anything that needs to be visible at a glance.
Cue Number
Section titled “Cue Number”An alphanumeric cue number (e.g. Q1, Q4.5, 101). Free-text, does not control ordering. Disabled for Block and Info cues.
Assign one or more tags from the list defined in Admin → Show Setup. Used for filtering in the Callsheet and this edit page.
A visual color applied to the left border of the cue row throughout the app. Available colors: Red, Pink, Purple, Indigo, Blue, Cyan, Teal, Green, Lime, Yellow, Amber, Orange. Clearable.
Description
Section titled “Description”A longer internal note about the cue. Shown in the cue list detail view. Not displayed in the live callsheet. Disabled for Block cues.
Reference Text (Script / Lyrics)
Section titled “Reference Text (Script / Lyrics)”The corresponding script passage, lyric, or other source text. Use Shift+Enter for a line break. Disabled for Block and Info cues.
Shown in the callsheet detail view alongside the cue, giving the operator context from the source material.
Markdown formatting: **text** renders as bold and underlined (useful for highlighting keywords or cue triggers). _text_ renders as italic.
Bulk Edit
Section titled “Bulk Edit”Select multiple cues using the checkboxes, then click Manage → Edit Selected. Fields showing “Multiple values” have differing values across the selection and will not be changed unless you set a new value. Any field you fill in turns orange to indicate it will be applied — and is applied to all selected cues at once on save.
Row Actions
Section titled “Row Actions”Hovering a row reveals action icons on the right:
- Add before — creates a new blank cue immediately before this one
- Duplicate — creates a copy of this cue in the same position
- Move — activates Insert Mode for this cue
- Edit — opens the full cue editor dialog
- Delete — deletes the cue after confirmation
Insert Mode
Section titled “Insert Mode”When Move is triggered (for one cue or a selection), every row shows an insert icon — click it to drop the cue(s) before that row. An append icon at the bottom drops them at the end. Press × to cancel.
Paste from the clipboard works the same way: copy cues, click Paste, then choose where to drop them.
Selection and Bulk Operations
Section titled “Selection and Bulk Operations”With checkboxes selected, the Manage button gives access to:
- Edit Selected — bulk edit dialog (see above)
- Shift Timecode — shifts timecodes of all selected cues by a fixed offset. Enter the new target timecode for the earliest selected cue — all others shift by the same amount.
- Copy — copies selected cues to the in-session clipboard
- Move — activates Insert Mode for the whole selection
- Delete — deletes all selected cues after confirmation
Clicking the select icon in a Block row’s # column selects or deselects the entire block.
Toolbar Menu (⋯)
Section titled “Toolbar Menu (⋯)”- Copy Cue-Blocks to Ranges — creates a range entry for each Block-mode cue, using the block’s timecode as start and cue text as name. Existing ranges are always overwritten without confirmation.
- Create Cues from Notes — imports pending notes from a selected note list as new cues. Options: source list, color, tags, mark source notes as done, strip frame count from timecode.
- Sort Timecode Cues — sorts all Timecode-mode cues by TC value ascending. Other cues stay in place.
- Smart-Sort Cuelist — sorts the full cue list by a combination of order and timecode.
- Import — imports cues from an Excel spreadsheet. A downloadable template is available in the dialog.
- Export — exports the full cue list to Excel.