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 the cue list (i.e. cue numbers and names) and the other is a timecode event list. With the cue list/sequence you wish to export visible in the Cue List view of Moving Light Assistant, choose the following scripts from the Scripts menu.

MA2 Export Cue List XML
MA2 Export Timecode XML

Run one script at a time, and when each has completed, save the xml file to your computer or USB stick.

grandMA3

For the grandMA3 console, Moving Light Assistant will need to generate 2 XML files to import into the console (or OnPC). One is the cue list (i.e. cue numbers and names) and the other is a timecode event list. With the cue list/sequence you wish to export visible in the Cue List view of Moving Light Assistant, choose the following scripts from the Scripts menu.

MA3 Export Cue List XML
MA3 Export Timecode XML

Run one script at a time, and when each has completed, save the xml file to your computer or USB stick.

Hog 4

The Hog 4 console imports a single XML file containing the cue list with cue triggers set to timecode values. With the cue list/sequence you wish to export visible in the Cue List view of Moving Light Assistant, choose the following script from the Scripts menu.

HOG4 Export Cue List XML

Once the script has completed, save the xml file to your computer or USB stick.