Import a Cue list from CSV

Hi all, 

Heres a question..... Is it possible to take a cue list from the lighting designer and convert it to CSV and then import the cue list into the console, I only what cue numbers times and text of the cues not any lamp levels etc.

many thanks 

olly b 

  • Maybe keep it as an USITT ASCII Cue file, then set the channel count to 1 so it won't import the level data except for ch 1, which is an easy edit

    Never tried it though.

    EDIT: Just tried it off-line.  Didn't work as the import add's all the channels in the incoming file.

    Note that if the incoming file is ASCII,, you can clear the patch then work in Patched Channels and not see the imported levels.  Not sure that's what you're after.

     



    [edited by: Steve Bailey at 1:35 PM (GMT -6) on Mon, May 7 2012]
  • If it's a whole show file you can import the show and then go into patch and delete (not unpatch) all of the channel.  This will remove all channel data from the show.  Usually when I am importing a show I am importing it into my base showfile so I create a new show file with the imported show and then open my base show and merge in the cue list (and any other pertinent data) and save as a new showfile.

     

    If you're trying to create the CSV from something other than a console I would open up a CSV exported from Eos and take a look at how it is structured and then only put in the data you want to import into that structure.

     

    Matt

  • Sorry, but the software does not currently import data from CSV, it only exports CSV.

  • Olly,

    If you have the cue list and can manipulate it into CSV, you can use that CSV to write an ASCII show file that you can import into a new show file and then merge into your existing show, if any.

    Here's a basic ASCII show file format- it is one instruction per line.  This should get you cue numbers and times.  Lines starting with a ! are comments and not processed.

    Ident 3:0
    ! Cue List Follows
    Cue 1
    Up 5
    Down 5


    Cue 2
    Up 10
    Down 5


    ! End the file with the following command:
    EndData

    You can see more info on the format of the ASCII file at : http://westsidesystems.com/alq/sample.html

    -Todd

     

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