Tracking in Avolites streamlines programming by allowing fixture attributes—such as intensity, color, and movement—to automatically carry forward from one cue to the next. This ensures smooth transitions and reduces the need for repetitive programming. Avolites provides multiple tracking modes, allowing for granular control over how attributes behave between cues.

Understanding Tracking Modes

Tracking determines whether a cue inherits attributes from previous cues. Different tracking modes provide flexibility based on programming needs:

• Global – Follows the default tracking setting assigned to the cue list. If tracking is enabled in the cue list, cues will track by default.

• Track – Forces attributes to track forward, even if tracking is disabled in the cue list.

• Block – Prevents attributes from tracking into future cues, ensuring that only explicitly programmed values appear in each cue.

• Solo (Excluding Shape) – Allows all attributes except shapes to track forward. Useful when movement effects should be controlled separately.

• Cue Only – Outputs values from previous cues but prevents them from tracking further. This is useful for one-time adjustments that should not persist into later cues.

• Solo – Prevents previously tracked values in the current cue but allows those values to track forward into later cues.

• Block Shapes – Blocks shape effects from tracking while allowing other attributes like intensity, position, and color to persist.

Tracking View and Fine-Tuning Cues

The Tracking View provides a detailed breakdown of how cues interact, displaying changes in color-coded values:

• Blue – Indicates an increase in value (e.g., dimmer intensity rising from 0 to 100).

• Magenta – Represents a tracked value that carries forward from a previous cue.

• White – Identifies a hard value explicitly programmed into the cue.

Cues can be adjusted by setting hard values, deleting redundant tracking information, or enabling/disabling specific attributes. Filtering options allow users to isolate intensity, position, color, and other attributes for precise control.