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Importing InqScribe Text File into MLA
Importing Timecode » Importing InqScribe Text File into MLA
You can import into a new show document or one with existing data. As long as the imported Sequence/Cue List ID is unique, it will appear as its own cue list. If the imported Sequence/Cue List ID is the same as one that already exists in the show document, it will be…
MLA Export From Lightwright®
Rig Data » Import and Export » MLA Export From Lightwright®
There are two methods to export from Lightwright®. One is to manually export the data as a text file where you are able to choose exactly what is exported, the other is to use a Lightwright® automated action which simplifies the process of exporting the required…
Lightwright® Export from MLA
Rig Data » Import and Export » Lightwright® Export from MLA
The File->Export->Lightwright Text File... menu item is used when you will import into Lightwright® with the automated action ‘Import MLA’. It simply automates the export process by choosing the appropriate data columns and export settings. Choosing the…
MLA Import Into Lightwright®
Rig Data » Import and Export » MLA Import Into Lightwright®
Automated Action Import As discussed in Exporting From Lightwright®, if the Automated Actions for Moving Light Assistant are installed, it is as simple as selecting the ‘Import MLA’ action from the File->Automated menu in Lightwright®. A file dialog will…
Lightwright® Import into MLA
Rig Data » Import and Export » Lightwright® Import into MLA
The File->Import->Lightwright Text File... menu item should be used if you have used the automated action ‘Export MLA’ in Lightwright®. Choosing the menu item will bring up a file dialog to allow you to choose the file to import. After clicking the OK…
Quit MLA
Menu Functions » Moving Light Assistant » Quit MLA
Exits Moving Light Assistant. You can use the keyboard shortcuts Cmd + Q (macOS) Ctrl + Q (Windows OS). If you have an open show file with unsaved work you will be given the option to save the work first.
Exporting from InqScribe
Importing Timecode » Exporting from InqScribe
This works best where the timecode list is simply the timecode marker and a description (referred to as a transcript in InqScribe) as shown below. Example InqScribe Timecode List Moving Light Assistant can assign cue numbers to each entry when the list is imported…
Import and Export
Rig Data » Import and Export
It is possible to import and export rig data to and from other applications such as Lightwright® (5 & 6 only), Vectorworks, CAD applications, and visualisers. The primary means of importing and exporting is achieved using text files like CSV (Comma Separated Values)…
Exporting from MLA to console
Importing Timecode » Exporting from MLA to console
To export the data from Moving Light Assistant, you will need to run the relevant script for the console you wish to import in to. grandMA2 For the grandMA2 console, Moving Light Assistant will need to generate 2 XML files to import into the console (or OnPC). One is…
OSC Control of MLA User Interface
Menu Functions » Setup Menu » OSC » OSC Control of MLA User Interface
The currently supported OSC commands are: /mla/presetdoc/select/preset/ Example: /mla/presetdoc/select/preset/4 /mla/presetdoc/select/preset/first /mla/presetdoc/select/preset/last /mla/presetdoc/select/preset/next /mla/presetdoc/select/preset/previous These…
Importing Reaper Text File into MLA
Importing Timecode » Importing Reaper Text File into MLA
You can import into a new show document or one with existing data. As long as the imported Sequence/Cue List ID is unique, it will appear as it’s own cue list. If the imported Sequence/Cue List ID is the same as one that already exists in the show document, it…
Export
Menu Functions » File Menu » Export
Exports text files and photosgraphs to Lightwright® or other third party application. See chapter Import and Export. Export of Cue and Preset Documentation Photos It is possible to export any photos stored in the show document using the menu command File -> Export…
Import
Menu Functions » File Menu » Import
Items in this menu are primarily for importing data into Moving Light Assistant. There are three menu items, Vectorworks, Profile Library and Console Library which are greyed out as they are not currently implemented. *Whilst the Vectorworks menu item is disabled, it…
Import Show
Menu Functions » File Menu » Import Show
It is possible to import data from another Moving Light Assistant show document. Individual data types can be imported separately. The document you are importing from must be in the same document format as the version of Moving Light Assistant you are using. You will…
Import Log
Console Data » Toolbar » Import Log
An Import Log is maintained and updated after every console data import operation. The log file may be viewed by clicking on the Import Log button on the toolbar. The import log is always displayed by default after every import operation. The import log is appended…
Text File Export
Rig Data » Import and Export » Text File Export
There are two options for exporting Rig Data from Moving Light Assistant, selected via the menu File->Export->Text File... or File->Export->Lightwright Text File.... Rig Data Text File Export Dialog Selecting File->Export->Text File... opens the ‘Rig Text…
Text File Import
Rig Data » Import and Export » Text File Import
It is possible to import rig data from other third party applications such as Lightwright®, Vectorworks, Excel etc. In fact, any application that can export its data as a delimited text file (i.e. comma or tab separated values) is likely to be able to be imported into…
Gobo Library Import
Wheel Loads » Gobo Library » Gobo Library Import
From time to time, new gobo libraries may be made available. These can be imported via the File->Import->Gobo Library menu. Gobos in the new library will be added to the user’s existing library. Any gobos that already exist in the library will trigger a Gobo…
Import Console Data
Menu Functions » File Menu » Import Console Data
Imports console data. See chapter Importing Console Data. Moving Light Assistant can import console data from grandMA series 1, grandMA2, EOS family, PRG’s Vx76 consoles, Whole Hog 2 and Hog 4. Importing from USITT ASCII files is not currently…
Lightwright Text File…
Menu Functions » File Menu » Import » Lightwright Text File…
Use this menu item to import a text file that has been exported from Lightwright® using the supplied Lightwright® automated action to export data. See Lightwright Import and Lightwright Export for more details.
Text File…
Menu Functions » File Menu » Import » Text File…
Imports rig data from Lightwright® or other third-party applications such as Vectorworks or Microsoft Excel. See chapter Import and Export.
v1.3
Installation » Release Notes » v1.3
Version 1.3 contains bug fixes and feature optimisations. There are no changes to the document format, so v1.2 documents can be used in v1.3 or vice versa. General Online activation to get a license key is now working again. Application will check for a shared…
Importing Timecode
Importing Timecode
It is now possible to import a timecode list exported from InqScribe or Reaper applications.
Exporting grandMA2 Data
Exporting Console Data » Exporting grandMA2 Data
The grandMA2 exports its data as a series of XML files. To make the process of exporting from the console easier, a macro has been created that can be imported into your grandMA2 show file that will export all the information that Moving Light Assistant needs. Steps…
v1.2
Installation » Release Notes » v1.2
Version 1.2 includes new features and bug fixes. There have been a lot of internal changes as the development system used to build Moving Light Assistant has moved from RealStudio to Xojo. The Mac OSX version of the application is now built against Apple’s Cocoa…
v1.3.2
Installation » Release Notes » v1.3.2
Version 1.3.2 contains bug fixes. Show documents are backward and forward compatible with MLA versions 1.2 through 1.3.2. GENERAL Rig Data View – It is now possible to change the fixture type of multiple fixtures from the Edit area popup menu if different…
Installed Components
Installation » Installed Components
The Moving Light Assistant installation includes several files and folders within the Moving Light Assistant folder. Below is a brief explanation of their uses. grandMA2 Support To export data from the grandMA2 console, a macro needs to be imported into the console.…
Importing Console Data
Importing Console Data
Moving Light Assistant can import data exported from the grandMA (Series 1), grandMA2, Whole Hog 2, Hog 4, EOS, and PRG Vx76 lighting consoles. !Data is not directly imported from a console show file. The data must be exported from the console software i.e. actual…
Forward
Moving Light Assistant » Forward
Moving Light Assistant is designed for the complete documentation of primarily automated lighting rigs used within the entertainment industry. Its aim is to generate pre-production specification documents, automated lighting fixture configuration…
Registration
Menu Functions » Moving Light Assistant » Registration
Opens the Moving Light Assistant ‘License Key’ window. Licence Key Window See Licenses and Registration for more information.
Toolbar
Console Data » Toolbar
Console Data Toolbar The buttons on the Console Data toolbar provide access to the different data views. The views are: Cue Data Channel Data Preset Data Patch Data Cue Linked Commands (grandMA only) Channel Usage Additionally, the import log file…
Filtering and Sorting
Rig Data » Spreadsheet » Filtering and Sorting
It is possible to modify what is displayed and the order it is displayed in by using the Filter and Sort controls.
Deregister this Computer
Menu Functions » Moving Light Assistant » Deregister this Computer
Every installation of Moving Light Assistant requires a unique license key to be fully enabled. If you wish to install Moving Light Assistant on another computer, and have already used your allotted number of license keys then you must first de-register one of the…
v1.1
Installation » Release Notes » v1.1
Version 1.1 includes new features and bug fixes from previous versions. All show documents will be upgraded when opened in this version. New Features include: Support for grandMA2 report importing. New status bar at the bottom of the document window. Changes to…
Preset Documentation
Menu Functions » Moving Light Assistant » Preferences » Preset Documentation
Preferences - Preset Documentation Tab In the Preset Documentation view, presets can be assigned one of six priorities. In this preference pane, it is possible to change the name and colour of the preset priorities. It is also possible to change the default priority…
Edit
Preset Documentation » Presets View » Preset/Photo Area » Photographs » Edit
Clicking the Edit button will open the photo editing dialog. See Photo Edit Window for more details.
Edit
Cue List » List View » Cue Information » Photographs » Edit
Clicking the Edit button will open the photo editing dialog. See Photo Edit Window for more details.
Scripts Menu
Menu Functions » Scripts Menu
Scripts Menu Scripting allows the automation of the application’s user interface, communication to consoles (EOS and grandMA2) and also access to the data in the show document. Details about the language and functions can be found at:…
Working with Scripts
Working with Scripts
Scripting allows the automation of the application’s user interface, communication to consoles (EOS and grandMA2) and also access to the data in the show document. Details about the language and functions can be found at: www.wiki.movinglightassistant.com/wiki…
Follow Console
Cue List » Toolbar » Follow Console
The Follow Console button toggles to enable or disable the Cue List spreadsheet following the console cues as they are run. When connected to a console via MIDI Show Control or OSC (Open Sound Control), when each cue is run on the console, the same cue will be…
About Moving Light Assistant
Menu Functions » Moving Light Assistant » About Moving Light Assistant
Displays the Moving Light Assistant ‘About’ screen. About Screen
Printing
Preset Documentation » Printing
Images (Photographs and graphics) can be dragged directly into another application such as a word processor document. Alternatively, preset reports can be generated in the Report Preview window by selecting the PresetDoc template. See the Report Preview chapter for…
Printing Wheel Loads
Wheel Loads » Printing Wheel Loads
The Wheel Load graphic can be dragged directly in to another application such as a word processor document. Alternatively, Wheel Load reports can be generated in the ‘Report Preview’ window by selecting the ‘WheelLoad_list’ or…
Auto Photograph
Cue List » Toolbar » Auto Photograph
The Auto Photograph is a toggle button to enable or disable the automatic photographing of cues. This feature must be used in combination with the Follow Console toolbar button. When ‘Follow Console’ and ‘Auto Photograph’ are enabled, Moving…
Overview
Overview
Document Window The document window is the primary window for viewing and editing data within the application. It uses a regular menu bar and a ribbon style toolbar, with a series of tabs to switch between the different views, functions, and data types. Below the tabs…
Configuring the OSC Network
Menu Functions » Setup Menu » OSC » Configuring the OSC Network
To setup an OSC network connection, choose from the Setup menu, OSC… OSC Setup Dialog Protocol OSC communication can work with either UDP or TCP data packets (depending on the device you are communicating with). TCP is a more reliable method of sending and…
Field Flags
Menu Functions » Edit Menu » Field Flags
Clears or hides the Rig Data changed flags. If the changed flags are already hidden, the menu item will change to ‘Show Changed Flags’. These menu options only relate to Rig Data, and are greyed out in all other views. Clearing changed flags cannot be undone, and…
Photographs
Cue List » List View » Cue Information » Photographs
Photo Controls The buttons below the ‘Cue Information’ image area, control the taking of, adding, deleting, copying, zooming and editing of photographs and images. Up to four images may be added to each cue. If more than one image is available for the…
Open Show
Menu Functions » File Menu » Open Show
Opens a file browser dialog to browse for a show document with the file extension ‘.mla’. You can use the keyboard shortcuts Cmd + O (macOS) Ctrl + O (Windows OS). Once a show document has been selected, if an existing show document is open with unsaved…
Templates
Menu Functions » Reports Menu » Report Designer » Report Preferences » Templates
Report templates (layouts) consist of text and graphical elements placed upon a page. Text entered inside square brackets act as ‘placeholders’ for data within the Moving Light Assistant show file. For example, placing the text ProdInfo_Title in a template will…
Gobo Library
Wheel Loads » Gobo Library
It is possible to add, edit, and delete gobos from the library using the respective toolbar buttons. Gobo Library Toolbar Buttons When gobos are added to Wheel Loads, the gobo is also added to the show document so that when a show document is opened on a different…
Update From Patch
Rig Data » Toolbar » Update From Patch
Update From Patch Toolbar Button The Update From Patch facility allows channel and DMX address data to be updated from imported console data. Additionally, other data available from the imported console data may also be imported. This additional data will be…
Scripting Tutorial
Menu Functions » Scripts Menu » Scripting Tutorial
LUA Language and Syntax Before we start, we will cover some basic LUA syntax and specific Moving Light Assistant functions. LUA is a scripting language used in a wide variety of applications. You can find out more at: www.lua.org It is worth noting that on Mac OS X…
Preset List
Preset Documentation » Presets View » Preset List
Preset List The Preset List contains a list of all the documented presets or palettes in a show. There are six columns of information: Type, ID, Name, Cue, Set and Priority. The headings may be dragged to change their widths. Type, ID and Name are either imported…
Follow Console
Preset Documentation » Presets View » Toolbar » Follow Console
The Follow Console toolbar button toggles to enable or disable the Preset Documentation views (both ‘Preset’ and ‘Fixture’ views) following the console (EOS Family and grandMA 2 only). The console must be connected via OSC for the EOS Family…
Exporting PRG Vx76 Data
Exporting Console Data » Exporting PRG Vx76 Data
It is possible to export data from the PRG Vx76 consoles (V276, V476 and V676) as an XML file. Vx76 Software version 4.2 onwards supports this feature. Exporting from Vx76 Software version 4.2. To export the XML data for the current show file: Choose the…
Reports Menu
Menu Functions » Reports Menu
Reports Menu Items Report Designer... opens the Report Designer. See the chapter on Report Designer. Manage Report Templates Manage Reports Manage Report Templates... controls which report templates are included in the Moving Light Assistant show file. This may…
Exporting Console Data
Exporting Console Data
Moving Light Assistant can import data exported from the grandMA (Series 1), grandMA2, Whole Hog 2, Hog 4, EOS, and PRG Vx76 lighting consoles. Information follows on how to export the data in the format required from each type of console. Some consoles do not export…
Exporting Patch for ETC EOS Consoles
Rig Data » Import and Export » Exporting Patch for ETC EOS Consoles
The Rig Data text file export has controls to simplify exporting the patch as a text file to be imported using the EOS Lightwright® import feature. Text File Export Dialog !Before you attempt an export, you should set the DMX Format preferences to be numbers (i.e.…
Console Tab
Menu Functions » Moving Light Assistant » Preferences » Console Tab
Preferences – Console Tab These options are specific to imported console data. Rig Check When this checkbox is enabled, the specified rig check sequence and cues will be omitted from preset use checking in the ‘Preset Data view’ and channel usage in…
Importing Sequence and Timecode Files into the grandMA2
Importing Timecode » Importing Sequence and Timecode Files into the grandMA2
Once you have the two XML files, one for the sequence, and one for the timecode, you should place them onto a USB stick. They must be in the ‘importexport’ folder within the gma2 folder. Once you have inserted the USB stick into the console (or onPC), you…
Printing
Rig Data » Printing
Printing of the Rig Data is handled in the Report Preview view tab, using templates to layout the appearance of the printed data. The pre-defined templates are: Instrument Schedule Produces a basic Instrument Schedule. RigData_ConfigList Produces a fixture…
Add Load
Wheel Loads » Loads » Add Load
Clicking on Add Load results in the ‘Add Load’ dialog being displayed: Add Load Dialog Enter a name for the new load, and select the fixture manufacturer and the fixture type from the drop-down lists. Finally, select a default load as defined in…
Capturing from an iOS Device
Menu Functions » Setup Menu » Camera » Capturing from an iOS Device
The best way to use an iOS device (iPhone/iPad) with Moving Light Assistant is to use the Reincubate Camo app. The Camo app turns a compatible iOS device into a video camera that is compatible with AV Foundation (macOS). It is possible to use the free version of Camo.…
Camera Compatibility
Taking Photographs » Camera Compatibility
Cameras that are supported differ between the macOS and Windows OS platforms as described below. On macOS and Windows OS, Canon cameras are directly supported using Canon drivers. Below is a list of Canon DSLR cameras supported according to the current EDSDK driver…
Setup Tab
Menu Functions » Moving Light Assistant » Preferences » Setup Tab
Preferences Setup DMX Format These options allow you to specify the display format for DMX addresses. An example of an address is displayed at the bottom in the format selected by the current options. Letter Letters ‘A’ to ‘Z’ ( also ‘a’ to ‘z’ )…
Importing Whole Hog 2 Data
Importing Console Data » Importing Whole Hog 2 Data
You will need to import the Cue List exported from the console or offline software. It will be a file per Cue List, usually named ‘L0.txt’, where the ‘0’ is the Cue List number. Create a new show document, or open the show document you wish…
Camera
Menu Functions » Setup Menu » Camera
If you have a compatible camera ( see Camera Compatibility), the camera shutter can be triggered directly by clicking on the camera icon button from within the application (Preset Documentation and Cue List). The resultant photograph will then be imported directly in…
v1.3.1
Installation » Release Notes » v1.3.1
Version 1.3.1 contains bug fixes and feature enhancements. Show documents are backward and forward compatible with Moving Light Assistant versions 1.2 and 1.3. General DirectShow video format settings are saved and restored in the applications preferences. Moving…
macOS
Installation » macOS
Installation under macOS Double click the Disk Image File (.dmg) to launch the installer. Please read and agree to the End User License Agreement (EULA). Disk Image EULA Dialog If you disagree, the installation cannot continue. The following window will…
Adding Elements
Menu Functions » Reports Menu » Report Designer » Report Preferences » Adding Elements
Text, placeholders, and graphics added to a report template are collectively known as elements. Elements are added to a template by clicking on a drawing toolbar button, and then clicking on the desired location on the report template paper space. Every time a new…
Printing Cue Lists
Cue List » Printing Cue Lists
Cue List reports can be generated in the Report Preview window by selecting one of the various Cue List report templates. Upon selecting a report format from the drop-down list, the ‘Cue List Report Options window’ will be displayed. Cue List Report…
Highlight and Hide
Preset Documentation » Presets View » Toolbar » Highlight and Hide
Three toolbar buttons allow the highlighting and hiding of graphics drawn on photographs. For this function to work, the graphics drawn must be associated with channels using the Channel ID when editing the graphics. See Photo Editing for more details on assigning…
Cue List
Cue List » List View » Cue List
The Cue List displays all the cue information derived from the imported console data. Cue information cannot be edited within this spreadsheet. The only column that can be edited is the Auto column used to specify which cues should automatically be photographed…
Cue Information
Cue List » List View » Cue Information
With a cue, group of cues, or range of cues selected, additional cue information can be entered in the ‘Cue Information’ area on the right-hand side of the screen. Cue Information Area To select a cue, simply click anywhere on the relevant spreadsheet…
Toolbar
Menu Functions » Reports Menu » Report Designer » Toolbar
Report Designer has its own menu and toolbar structure. New Report Opens the ‘Report Preferences window’ in preparation for creating a new report. Open Report Opens a file browser window to search for and open a layout file with the extension .lhf. The…
Exporting grandMA Series 1 Data
Exporting Console Data » Exporting grandMA Series 1 Data
To export the data from the grandMA Series 1, you will need to use the Report command. You can type the command directly on the consoles command line or if you don’t already have a quick key for this, you will could create one. On the grandMA: Enter the command:…
Channel List
Preset Documentation » Presets View » Channel List
Channel List The Channel List shows the channel recorded in a preset (or group). It is possible to add your own notes to describe the focus as well as add a suggested focus cue. Channels are usually added when adding presets or by using the Add Channels toolbar…
Windows OS
Installation » Windows OS
Installation under Windows 7 Run the application MLASetup. (MLASetup.exe) If the following window appears, click Run to continue. Depending upon your Windows User Account settings, you may see the following window: Click Yes. The Set-up routine will…
v1.0.1
Installation » Release Notes » v1.0.1
Windows OS Licensing The machine ID is generated differently due a bug that appeared where the machine ID would change by itself, preventing registration and the application recognising the computer it was running on. This would only happen on some Windows OS setups.…
v1.1.1
Installation » Release Notes » v1.1.1
Version 1.1.1 includes new features and bug fixes. This release mainly addresses improvements with only a couple of major new features. Show documents are the same format as v1.1, so it will not require to be upgraded and will remain backward compatible with v1.1. New…
Photographs
Preset Documentation » Presets View » Preset/Photo Area » Photographs
Photo Controls The buttons below the central image area control the taking of, adding, deleting, copying, zooming and editing photographs and images. Images can be attached to presets as a whole, as well as to individual channels. The ‘Preset’ and…
grandMA2
Menu Functions » Console Menu » grandMA2
grandMA2 Communication using Telnet An inbuilt Telnet terminal can be used to communicate with a grandMA2 console over a network connection. The console connection is available within scripting to allow commands to be sent to the console. Macro triggers can also be…
Auto Photograph
Taking Photographs » Auto Photograph
Auto Photograph Button Within the Cue List view, there is the ability for Moving Light Assistant to connect to a lighting console and automatically take photographs of every cue, or selected cues, in an imported Cue List. The Moving Light Assistant Cue List is…
Console Data
Menu Functions » Manage Menu » Console Data
Manage Console Data Dialog The ‘Manage Console Data’ dialog displays all the console data currently in the show document. This dialog allows you to delete console data by data type from the show document as well as specify if any of the Cue…
Importing grandMA Series 1 Data
Importing Console Data » Importing grandMA Series 1 Data
You can either import directly from the USB memory stick, or copy the ‘report.tar.gz’ archive to the computer’s hard drive. Create a new show document, or open the show document you wish to import the data into. From the File menu, choose…
Importing PRG Vx76 Data
Importing Console Data » Importing PRG Vx76 Data
The XML importer for the PRG Vx76 console will support large (multi gigabyte) XML files. The ‘Import Options’ dialog now has options to allow you to choose which cue data stacks to import. It is worth noting that while the XML will load, very large files…
Importing grandMA2 Data
Importing Console Data » Importing grandMA2 Data
You can either import directly from the USB memory stick, or copy the ‘gma2’ folder to the computer’s hard drive. You can rename the folder on the hard drive to something more meaningful. Create a new show document, or open the show document you…
Importing EOS Data
Importing Console Data » Importing EOS Data
After creating a new show document, select File->Import Console Data->EOS CSV. You will be presented with a dialog to choose the .csv file you wish to import. If you do not create a new document and the database already contains data from a previous EOS data import,…
Gobo Library…
Menu Functions » File Menu » Import » Gobo Library…
This option allows you to import the gobo library from a Moving Light Assistant gobo library file. For example, this could be from the gobo library of a previous Moving Light Assistant installation. You will be presented with a dialog to choose the gobo library file.…
Exporting EOS Data
Exporting Console Data » Exporting EOS Data
The export from the ETC EOS Family of consoles is a single CSV (comma separated values) files. To export from ETC EOS Family of consoles: Load the show file into either the console or the offline software. Select the ‘Browser/CIA’, then…
Wheel Loads
Wheel Loads
The Wheel Loads view is where you view and edit the gobos, colours, and effects installed in the wheels of fixtures. It is selected by clicking on the Wheel Loads tab on the ribbon toolbar, or by pressing numeric key 2 on the keyboard. Wheel Loads View The Wheel…
Exporting from Reaper
Importing Timecode » Exporting from Reaper
You can export the markers as a CSV file. You should ensure your ruler setting is set to Hours:Minutes:Seconds:Frames (Menu View->Time unit for ruler), otherwise the times values exported will be in another format i.e. measures and beats. You can see your marker list…
Exporting Whole Hog 2 Data
Exporting Console Data » Exporting Whole Hog 2 Data
Only the Cue List data can be exported from the Whole Hog 2, as a text file. To export the Cue List data, on The Hog 2 console: Open the cue sheet window for the Cue List you wish to export. Press the Dump Text button on the toolbar at the top of the…
v1.0.2
Installation » Release Notes » v1.0.2
MIDI Show Control Improvements The MIDI Show Control processing has been improved. Fixed issue when using some USB MIDI interfaces that would cause MSC messages to get messed up causing incorrect behaviour. MSC commands ‘Pause’ and ‘Resume’…
Photo Edit Window
Working with Photographs » Photo Edit Window
Photo editing is available in both Preset Documentation and Cue List views. The functionality is very similar within both views, with some minor differences. Photo Edit Window When a preset or cue photograph or image is displayed, clicking on the Edit button below…
An Example Script
Menu Functions » Scripts Menu » An Example Script
An EOS Preset Auto Photo Script This script is an example script of how you may automatically photograph a preset. The aim is to recall all the channels for the selected preset in the Preset Documentation view that have their ‘Auto’ checkbox checked, turn them on,…
Add Fixtures
Rig Data » Toolbar » Add Fixtures
Add Fixtures Toolbar Button Unless you are importing rig data from an external application such as Lightwright®, or data from a lighting console, the rig data entry for every new show is begun by adding fixtures. To add a fixture or a range of fixtures, click on…
Report Fields
Report Preview » Preset Documentation Reports » Report Fields
Fields available to PresetDoc reports as of MLA v1.3.1. Fields in red should not be used, blue are text placeholders, and green are for image placeholders. Database Fields *Database fields may also be used in a generic report. [IsChannelEntry] This to…
Reconcile with Console Data
Preset Documentation » Presets View » Toolbar » Reconcile with Console Data
The Reconcile with Console Data button in the Preset Documentation toolbar allows for easier reconciliation between the console preset data and the preset documentation data. If you are importing console data after you have added preset documentation data, it is…