Referenced marks are user-specified marks that are manually applied to specific channels or parameters.
AutoMark and referenced marks cannot be used simultaneously.
Note: If you begin programming with AutoMark enabled, and then disable the feature, all of the AutoMarks in the show are converted to referenced marks.
There are essentially two parts to a successful referenced mark. The first part is the cue with the mark flag (set by the user). This is the cue in which any non-intensity parameters will change. This cue is referred to as the marked cue.
The second part is the cue with intensity value for the channels in question. This is referred to as the source cue. This is also the cue where the non-intensity moves are stored.
In order to use mark properly, you must specify channels to be marked in the source cue. Eos will not assume all automated fixtures apply to any given mark.
There are two ways to apply a referenced mark. You can apply a mark flag at a cue level and then subsequently reference that flag in a later cue, or you can apply a mark in a cue and reference back to an earlier cue.
Referenced marks are useful because the non-intensity parameter data is stored in the cue that actually fades the lights up. Therefore, any changes to the non-intensity parameter data is modified in the source cue. You do not need to worry about changing it in the marked cue.
Note: When bringing up the intensity of a fixture that is in a marked state, all the parameters of that fixture will be made manual and the current NPs settings will display. This is done so you won’t need to use {Make Manual} when storing to a cue.