Specifications

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Cue DA File - Loads audio file but do not start playback. Parameter is filename.
DA Stop - Stops playback of audio file. No parameters.
Seek DA - Seeks to a position in the audio file. Parameters are Hours (0-23), Minutes (0-59),
Seconds (0-59) and Frames (0-99). To start playback within a track at a given time code, cue the
audio file, then seek the time code and finally add a DA Play command.
DA Play - Instructs Winamp to (re-)start playback - usually used after a cue or seek command.
DA Timecode Factor - Used to modify time code from Winamp due to a Winamp time code
inconsistency - see Winamp time code issues
Mediaplayer Commands
Commands associated to digital media files played back via LightJockey Mediaplayer
MP load file - Load a media file - either a Mediaplayer Playback file or a media file. Parameter is
filename - click on the edit panel to open the file dialog and select the file. Note that loading an
actual media file may take several seconds. The cue list will wait for a maximum of 5 seconds for the
file to load before proceeding to the next cue list line. If a longer wait is required add a wait real-time
command after the cue file command.
MP Play - Play the loaded media file from its current position
MP Seek - Seek to a specific location within the loaded media file. Parameters are Hours (0-23),
Minutes (0-59), Seconds (0-59) and Frames (0-99). Note that seeking into a media file (especially
digital video files) may take several seconds. Note that it may take the Mediaplayer several seconds
to 'catch up' in audio and video after the seek command has completed. The cue list will wait for a
maximum of 5 seconds for the seek command to complete before re proceeding to the next cue list
line. If a longer wait is required add a wait real-time command after the seek command.
MP Stop - Stop playback and set position to beginning of file
MP Pause - Pause playback.
MP Wait - Instructs the cue list to wait for a specific time code to be returned from the Mediaplayer.
Parameters are Hours (0-23), Minutes (0-59), Seconds (0-59) and Frames (0-74). Command is ignored
in Manual Mode.
MP Close Clip - Stop and clear the current media clip.
Mediaplayer/MP Start - Start the LightJockey Mediaplayer.
Mediaplayer/MP Close - Close the LightJockey Mediaplayer.
MTC (MIDI Time code) Commands
See also using time code in cue lists
Wait MTC - Instructs the cue list to wait for a specific MIDI Time code. Parameters are Hours (0-23),
Minutes (0-59), Seconds (0-59) and Frames (0-23,24 or 29 depending on MTC format). This command
is ignored in Manual Mode.
Autoseek MTC - Special MTC command, see Using Time code in cue lists. This command is ignored
in Manual Mode.
PC Time Commands
Time code commands using the internal PC clock.
Wait Elapsed - Instructs the cue list to wait for a specific amount of time to pass. Parameters are
Minutes (0-99), Seconds (0-59) and frames (0-99). Command is ignored in Manual Advance Mode.
Wait PC-Clock - Waits for the PC clock to reach a specific time. The time code is based on a 24-hour
clock. Parameters are Hour (0-23), Minutes (0-59) and seconds (0-59). Command is ignored in
Manual Advance Mode.
Wait Date-Change - Waits for the PC date to change - use when PC-Clock timing crosses midnight
(00:00:00).
For more advanced scheduling functions (such as running different cue lists according to calendar or
day of week) see LJ Manager.
Other Commands - command popup menu
Goto Line# - Instructs the cue list to jump to a specific line within the cue list itself. The command is
really only useful at the end of a cue list for automatic restart. Parameter is line number. If the line