The Cascade Problem
The general call moves 30 minutes and forty crew calls need retyping. G-Casper Pro avoids that by storing each crew call as a distance from the general crew call. Move the general call and the rest follow.
How Offsets Work
The general crew call is Call. Every other crew call is minutes before or after it. The time list shows both, so you always see the clock time too:
- Call-1:30 | 5:30 AM: an hour and a half before a 7:00 AM call
- Call | 7:00 AM: the general crew call itself
- Call+30 | 7:30 AM: half an hour after
- On Call (O/C) and No Call (N/C) sit next to Call in the list
Automatic Cascade
Shift the general call from 7:00 AM to 7:30 AM and every offset-based crew call moves 30 minutes. Call-90 was 5:30 AM and is now 6:00 AM. Nobody's row needs touching. That cuts both ways. If one person's time should stay put when the general call moves, retype it after the change.
What You Can Type
The time cell opens a list with a box at the top (Type time (e.g. 8am)). Any of these work:
- Call, call+15, call-10
- Clock times: 6:30, 6.30, 6:30A, 6:30 PM, 8am, 0630
- N/C, O/C, TBD
- A bare 1 to 5 with no AM or PM is read as afternoon
Where Times Stay Fixed
Times written by the Department Speed Schedule dialog are saved as clock times, and so are some older call sheets. Those do not move with the general call. If a department did not shift when you moved the call, set it again from the department header dropdown on the CS Back.