There are various ways of calculating timings for your rundown and script. To make sure you get all values right, we have summarised the different types of timings and their meanings below.
Timing Columns
Estimated duration (Est.):
Allocated time for each card in the script. Based on the amount of text inside a card, TinkerList will suggest an appropriate estimated duration. As a user, you can overwrite this suggestion.
Actual duration (Actual):
Actual duration of a card, based on the real-time cueing during (live) recording. To cue a card, open the Cue column via Columns.
Front time (Front):
Shows the estimated start time of each card, based on the On Air Script time and estimated duration of the card.
Back time (Back):
Shows the time you should try to start this part of your show if you want to end on time, based on the Off Air script time and estimated duration of the card.
End time (End):
Shows the estimated end time of each card, based on the On Air Script time and estimated duration of the card.
Actual start time (Act. Start):
Shows the actual start time of each card when this card was cued via the Cue button.
Actual end time (Act. End):
Shows the actual end time of each card when this card was cued via the Cue button.
Script header timings
On Air Script time
Real-time on air time of the show. Value should be put in by the user.
Off Air Script time
Real-time off air time of the show. Value should be put in by the user.
On Air duration:
Total estimated duration of the show, shown in hours:minutes:seconds. This On Air duration consists of different timings:
- Script duration (Script):
This is the total running time, calculated on start and end times and the sum of all estimated timings.
- Script Program time (Pgm.):
This is the total program duration. It is calculated by adding up all card durations, except from the break cards.
- Script Break time (Break):
This is the total break duration. It's the sum of the duration of all break cards.
Over/under:
This coloured box indicates the amount of time you are Over or Under your total show time, based on your Estimated timings.
- Yellow: Under time
- Red: Over time
- Green: On time