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Cues are the active objects of WATCHOUT. They control when media appear
on stage, as well as more dynamic behavior such as positioning and opacity.
Cues exist on layers in timeline windows. The layers determine the stacking
order of media on stage.
Adding Cues To add a cue to a layer in a timeline window, drag a Media window item, or
a media file, to the layer or the Stage window. Media files can be dragged
directly from your hard disk.
▲ IMPORTANT: Whenever possible, keep all media used in a presentation in
a sub-folder of the folder containing the show file. Doing so allows
WATCHOUT to refer to the file using a relative path specification, making
it easier to move the presentation with all its media references intact.
When you drag media into the Stage window, the cue will appear on the
currently selected layer (as indicated by a yellow line under the layer’s name)
and at the current time position. When dragging into the timeline, the cue
appears at the layer and time you drag it to.
Selecting and Positioning Cues Click a cue to select it. Shift-click to select multiple cues. Alternatively, drag
from a point outside all cues to use the selection rectangle. Use “Select All” on
the Edit menu to select all cues on all layers. To de-select all cues, click in the
white space of any layer in the Timeline window.