SHOWMOTION 1.2 — MASTER TIMELINE CUE EXERCISE

Files
showmotion-training-wall.smtl — LED Background
showmotion-training-titles.smtl — Presentation Titles
showmotion-training-master.smtl — Show Master

These are standalone .smtl documents made only from gradients and text. They contain no external media paths, preset recalls or physical output settings. They implement the manual's master Timeline exercise using Internal clock at 30 fps. The extra Master start marker at zero provides a clear reset destination.

Import the wall and titles files into ShowMotion's Media library first, followed by the master. Keep their filenames unchanged: saved filename IDs identify the target Timelines. Open each target once, then open Show Master. Confirm that its Trigger Timeline cues resolve to LED Background / Presentation Titles and the named target cues. If an import renamed a file to avoid a collision, explicitly select the resulting target Timeline and cue again in each master cue's Settings, then save.

Route LED Background and Presentation Titles to the desired Switcher layers or Grid slots separately; the master controls playback but does not create a video route. Review their start policies so independent TAKE/slot actions do not restart the targets unexpectedly. Use a practice show with physical outputs disabled until routing and cue behavior have been rehearsed.

Play Show Master from zero:
  1 s — LED Background: Background start + Play
  4 s — Presentation Titles: Title start + Play
 14 s — LED Background: Background hold + Pause
 16 s — Presentation Titles: Title ready + Pause
 18 s — Show Master pauses for the presenter
 Resume Show Master:
 20 s — Presentation Titles: Title start + Play

The master and targets have independent transport states. Stopping or pausing the master does not automatically stop its targets. Target Cue + Pause seeks to the selected marker and pauses there; it does not freeze the target's current position.

The target text changes in sections so you can see named positions. The wall has Opening (0–6 s), Show Look (6–12 s), Hold Position (12–30 s). Titles have Welcome (0–4 s), ShowMotion (4–8 s), Ready (8–30 s). All three use Play Once & Hold.

The document structure and target IDs have been checked against the engine schema. Rehearse the complete exercise in your installed version before using its control pattern in a live show.