Roll Mode

“Roll” is a playback mode allowing Ontime to run standalone using the current clock.
It can be used independently or in conjunction with manual playback to allow for automated rundown sections.

Example

• 12:00 - 17:00 -> Stage setup
• 17:00 - 19:00 -> Dinner
• 19:00 - 19:30 -> Doors
• 19:30 - 20:00 -> Warm up act
• 20:00 - 20:10 -> Main act

In a concert setting, we could have a rundown that includes house and production events.
In that case, automating parts of the rundown would be desirable since there is no sitting operator for those sections.
At the show start, we would manually take over the playback to run the timers and their integrations.

General behaviour

• As long as there are non-skipped events in the rundown, we will always accept Roll mode
• If there are no events in the current time frame, we load the next event and count down to its start
• Roll will always load the first matching event in the current time, this could cause issues if there are multiple days planned or if the rundown is not in order
• Roll mode will automate loading the next event when the current is finished

Moving from manual playback to Roll

If we go from manual playback to Roll mode, the playback should continue as is.
There are a few edge cases to consider:

• Roll is disabled if the current event is in overtime
• Roll will maintain the current offset when considering event end / start times. You would need to manage the offset manually