Description
Label a cue's signed delay from its supplied trigger.
Performance planning separates cue text length, tempo, frame/time coordinates, prop counts and rehearsal budgets. Code points differ from displayed characters, and rest-bar duration assumes consistent beat definitions and constant tempo. A supplied count or geometric margin does not verify cue execution, accessibility, labor rules or safe stage operations.
Label a cue's signed delay from its supplied trigger.
When to use this tool
Use Cue Trigger Relative Delay Label when you already have cueId, triggerSeconds, cueSeconds and need to label a cue's signed delay from its supplied trigger.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter cueId, triggerSeconds, cueSeconds. Use the units and conventions below.
- Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
- Read signedDelaySeconds, label. Use the output convention below.
Require cueId nonempty; return cueSeconds-triggerSeconds and a label with that delay in seconds.1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| cueId | Cue Id | Required. Text; minimum UTF-16 length 1; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
| triggerSeconds | Trigger Seconds | Required. Finite number. |
| cueSeconds | Cue Seconds | Required. Finite number. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| signedDelaySeconds | Signed Delay Seconds | Required. Finite number. |
| label | Label | Required. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
{
"input": {
"cueId": "C17",
"triggerSeconds": 10,
"cueSeconds": 12
},
"output": {
"signedDelaySeconds": 2,
"label": "C17; delay=2 s"
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- The timestamps are supplied; a delay does not trigger an action or establish actual cue execution or suitability.
- Inputs must satisfy both the field types and the cross-field conditions above. Invalid input causes an error; a successful false flag or documented placeholder is a different result.
- Numeric calculations use binary floating point unless exact decimal-integer arithmetic is explicitly stated. No hidden measurement tolerance or decimal rounding is added; nonfinite or out-of-contract results are rejected. Numeric signed-zero results are exported as zero.
Alternative or Complementary methods
Use the actual cue sheet, acquisition clock and tempo map for a complete timing plan. Review rendered text for width and reading time, and dimensioned sightlines or physical inventories for seating and prop questions that a scalar budget cannot settle.
References
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