how do I import ion show file in cobalt ( or from other etc consoles)

How can I import show files made on an ion cosole into my Conge kid running Cobalt?

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  • Ric said:
    It'd be great if Cobalt did an import directly seeing as it's an ETC desk as well.
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    Perhaps for a future update this will happen?

    Ric if you compare the philosophy behind the two desk, you will work out for yourself that this is almost impossible.... Cobalt does not work in degrees rather than in percentage of dmx-values. Also Cobalt is a preset based desk. It also has is roots in the Presto (AVAB) range of desks. Transferring shows between different console types will always have some limitations.

  • Also worth noting EOS ASCII export formats the file into the USITT ASCII standard. The USITT ASCII format was developed back in the 90's so that you can share data between any console type. (or program such as Lightwrite) As with everything else the USITT ASCII standard is a bit dated as show files became more complicated since the early 90's. Things like advanced fixture profiles, macros, effects, part cues etc. don't exist in the USITT standard.

    The USITT files are helpful translation tools but they always require a ton of work no matter what consoles you are travelling to/from.
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