The grandMA3 exports its data as a series of XML files. To make the process of exporting from the console easier, a plugin has been created that can be imported into your grandMA3 show file that will export all the information that Moving Light Assistant needs.
Steps to Import Plugin into Console
Within the Moving Light Assistant installation folder, there is a ‘grandMA3 Support’ folder. Within this folder is a ‘grandMA3’ folder that should be dragged onto a USB memory stick. If you already have a ‘grandMA3’ folder in your memory stick, you should copy the Export For MLA.xml file to the ‘plugins’ folder on your memory stick…
grandMA3
—>gma3_library
——>datapools
———>plugins
Once this is done, eject the memory stick and insert the stick into the console (or the computer running grandMA3 onPC). To import the plugin into your show file, do the following:
- Open the menu by hitting the gear icon
- Press the Import/Export button to open the Import/Export window. If Import is not yellow, press the Import button on the top left.
- In the DataPools column on the right, press Plugins
- Select the
Export For MLA.xmlfile and click the Import button. The plugin should now appear in your Plugins pool.
Using the Plugin to Export XML Files
Open a Plugins pool window and find the Export For MLA plugin.
Tap the plugin to run it.
A dialog will appear for you to select on which drive to export the XML files to.
Once the progress bars disappear, the export is done.
