Tracking vs. Cue Only on Congo?

The Import from the GrandMA is completely dependent on the data in the GrandMA output. Congo makes the basic assumption that every ASCII file follows the USITT ASCII format for channel intensities, as that's the only published document that says how channel levels should be stored in ASCII format.

USITT ASCII is a pretty limited format, so many consoles have made custom extensions - we've added in many of these custom extensions from some manufacturers, but not all of them. If you have example show files that import badly we can have a look at them to see if there are improvements that could be made.

With regards to Tracked updates in Congo:

Congo isn't a tracking console. It's a Preset-based console, which is the other main concept of lighting control.
- I think we've got a white paper somewhere about the differences between Tracking and Preset-based lighting control concepts.

So:

When you're Recording new cues, just continue from the previous cue. Unless you change levels, they'll stay where they were.
- Remember that Congo does not have a Programmer at all - you're essentially always working Live (or Blind), recording as you go.

When editing existing Presets:

• [Update] & [@Level] does a Tracked update into the Main Playback.
  • You can select whether to track Forward, Backward or Both directions.
  • This uses the Block flag and changes to Intensity to determine how far.

There is also the Track List - hit [Track]

• This shows the levels of the selected channels throughout the sequence in Main Playback and offers instant spreadsheet editing.
• Really useful for determining if and how a particular channel is used, or for making a lot of tweaks 'Blind'
• Note that changes are immediate - there's no confirmation!

The Import from the GrandMA is completely dependent on the data in the GrandMA output. Congo makes the basic assumption that every ASCII file follows the USITT ASCII format for channel intensities, as that's the only published document that says how channel levels should be stored in ASCII format.

USITT ASCII is a pretty limited format, so many consoles have made custom extensions - we've added in many of these custom extensions from some manufacturers, but not all of them. If you have example show files that import badly we can have a look at them to see if there are improvements that could be made.

With regards to Tracked updates in Congo:

Congo isn't a tracking console. It's a Preset-based console, which is the other main concept of lighting control.
- I think we've got a white paper somewhere about the differences between Tracking and Preset-based lighting control concepts.

So:

When you're Recording new cues, just continue from the previous cue. Unless you change levels, they'll stay where they were.
- Remember that Congo does not have a Programmer at all - you're essentially always working Live (or Blind), recording as you go.

When editing existing Presets:

• [Update] & [@Level] does a Tracked update into the Main Playback.
  • You can select whether to track Forward, Backward or Both directions.
  • This uses the Block flag and changes to Intensity to determine how far.

There is also the Track List - hit [Track]

• This shows the levels of the selected channels throughout the sequence in Main Playback and offers instant spreadsheet editing.
• Really useful for determining if and how a particular channel is used, or for making a lot of tweaks 'Blind'
• Note that changes are immediate - there's no confirmation!