Tool 01 / Runs locally
Build your home-theater pre-show run sheet.
Start with the promised feature time. Add only the segments you intend to use, then copy or print the resulting cue sheet.
All earlier cues are calculated backward from this time.
Calculated locally
Your run sheet
- Walk-in musicGuests arrive and settle15 min
- Trivia or slidesOptional shared attention5 min
- TrailersShift toward the feature4 min
- Countdown or bumperFinal attention cue1 min
- Feature presentationStart at the announced timeStart
The calculation stays in this browser. This tool does not send or store your times.
What the default example means
The opening values make a 25-minute sequence before a 20:00 feature: walk-in music begins at 19:35, trivia at 19:50, trailers at 19:55 and the final cue at 19:59. They are editable planning values, not a prescribed program.
If doors open 30 minutes before the feature, that sample keeps five minutes outside the programmed sequence. Use that working margin for a late file start, a display switch or the ordinary delay of getting the room settled. Do not fill it merely because it appears available.
How to use the result
Read the first calculated time as the moment your pre-show must begin. If guests may still be arriving, move low-attention walk-in music to the front and keep trivia, trailers or a countdown closer to the feature.
Run the complete sequence once on the actual playback client. File startup, refresh-rate switching and audio handshakes can all add pauses that a paper timeline cannot predict.
Record the measured duration of each complete block, including crossfades and pauses between files. The builder accepts one to 90 minutes for walk-in music, one to 60 minutes for trivia and trailers, and one to 15 minutes for a countdown. A value outside those limits is brought back to the nearest supported value.
Decide where the margin lives
Margin belongs outside the optional content, not inside an announced feature time. When the sequence runs late, remove the first item in your cut order and recalculate. When it runs early, continue low-attention walk-in music or hold on a neutral screen rather than starting the feature before the promised time.
Copy the result as plain text for a phone or control-room note, or print it as a room copy. Add any manual actions that the calculator cannot know, such as dimming lights, changing an input or checking that subtitles are ready.
Keep the promise simple
The feature time matters more than filling every available minute. Remove a segment before you move the announced start. For a full planning method, readhow to build a home-theater pre-show.