Offset
Syntax
Command
Description
Return Value
Offset <offset time>
Sets the current streaming cue’s starting offset
The offset time set
Offset ?
Returns the current streaming cue’s starting offset The current offset time
•
<offset time>
◦ A decimal number of seconds (optionally using decimal digits for fractions of seconds)
◦
0
means no offset time (this is the default)
◦ A whole number proceeded by a
#
specifies a number of frames instead of seconds
Abbreviation
None
Description
Setting a Streaming Cue’s Offset Time
Use the
Offset
command to set the
offset time
for playing back a streaming cue. This time is used to adjust
the starting point of a streaming cue before it begins playing back. For instance, if a stream is recorded one
second too early, an offset time of one second can be given to have the stream start playing at the proper
place in the cue. The
Offset
command must be issued after the cue is selected but before the
corresponding
Go
command is issued. For example,
Cue 1 Offset 1.3 Go
.
Offset times may be either positive or negative. Positive offset times move the playback pointer into the
streaming cue data, starting the stream already somewhat into the recorded data. Negative offset times
move the playback pointer to a time
before
the beginning of the streaming cue data, causing a delay before
the recorded data plays back.
Offset times are normally expressed in seconds. By using a pound-sign (
#
) before the value allows the
offset time to be expressed in
fames
. A frame is 1/40th of a second and is the smallest unit of time that
streaming cues are recorded in.
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