Description
Compare returned prop count with a supplied preset count.
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.
Compare returned prop count with a supplied preset count.
When to use this tool
Use Prop Preset Return Quantity Gap when you already have presetCount, returnedCount and need to compare returned prop count with a supplied preset count.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter presetCount, returnedCount. Use the units and conventions below.
- Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
- Read returnedMinusPreset, missingCount. Use the output convention below.
Require nonnegative safe whole counts; return returned-preset and max(0,preset-returned).1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| presetCount | Preset Count | Required. Safe integer; minimum 0. |
| returnedCount | Returned Count | Required. Safe integer; minimum 0. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| returnedMinusPreset | Returned Minus Preset | Required. Safe integer. |
| missingCount | Missing Count | Required. Safe integer. |
{
"input": {
"presetCount": 12,
"returnedCount": 10
},
"output": {
"returnedMinusPreset": -2,
"missingCount": 2
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- No prop identity, condition, actual location or safe return procedure is checked.
- 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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