Description
Measure signed elapsed time from a show hold to its release.
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.
Measure signed elapsed time from a show hold to its release.
When to use this tool
Use Show Report Hold Release Duration when you already have holdSeconds, releaseSeconds and need to measure signed elapsed time from a show hold to its release.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter holdSeconds, releaseSeconds. Use the units and conventions below.
- Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
- Read signedGap. Use the output convention below.
Return releaseSeconds-holdSeconds.1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| holdSeconds | Hold Seconds | Required. Finite number. |
| releaseSeconds | Release Seconds | Required. Finite number. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| signedGap | Signed Gap | Required. Finite number. |
{
"input": {
"holdSeconds": 12,
"releaseSeconds": 17
},
"output": {
"signedGap": 5
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- Negative gaps are retained; no event order, actual hold/release, safety procedure or cue execution is verified.
- 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
Similar or alternative tools
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