Specifications

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gotoTime Jumps to a time position along the timeline. The time can be specified in milli-
seconds:
gotoTime 60000
goes to one minute (60000 / 1000 = 60 seconds). Alternatively, specify the
time as a string in the format “HH:MM:SS.mmm”. A second parameter, if spec-
ified, selects an auxiliary timeline by name.
gotoControlCue Jumps to the named Control cue. Returns an error if the cue can’t be found. The
name is specified within double quotes, and is case sensitive:
gotoControlCue "anders"
A second parameter, if specified as true, instructs WATCHOUT to search back-
wards only, starting atthe current timeline position. Default is to search the
entire timeline.
A third parameter, if specified, selects an auxiliary timeline by name. Default
is the main timeline.
standBy Enters or exits standby mode, where the parameter is true or false (without
quotes).
standBy true