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Does COBRA recommend using a pre-roll time before firing the first cue in your script?

Zach Gilbert

Documentation Team

Updated October 06, 2022 19:48

Yes, when using SMPTE we recommend a pre-roll time of approximately 10 seconds to allow time for you to ensure that everything is running correctly.

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