Merge Cues from different shows?

[viktor.wendin]

I have 3 shows that I want run simultaneously.
Is there a way to merge cues from different shows?

So for example cue 1 in Show 1, Show 2 and Show 3 is being merged?

Or do I have to reprogram it manually?

/viktor

[Johan Söderberg]

Id try exporting them all three to ASCII and then use a texteditor to manipulate them.
Merge them with copy pasting to a fourth ASCII-file that you can then import.

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Mr admin has also created a clever webtool that might be useful perhaps.

http://lx.claudeheintzdesign.com/ascii/lxascii.html

[Johan Söderberg]

And...
if they are all LXConsolefiles you could actually run them all three simultaneously. But I guess youll need an external trigger like Qlab if they are to be perfectly timed.
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I know its not recommended, but in the days before there was an effectsunit in LXConsole I used to run chases and other stuff in parallell shows. Two or three at a time was never any problem.

[admin]

Do you want to assemble different cues (unique numbers) from different files? Or, do you want to combine levels from different cues from different files into a composite cue?

[viktor.wendin]

Thank you for your suggestions.

I ended up doing it all manually.

But what I was looking for is an easy way to combine cues from different shows, so they will become 1 cue list.

[admin]

The easiest way to move cues from one file to another is copy and paste.

Open the source file. And then open its Cue Sheet. Select the first of a range of cues to copy. Hold down the shift key and click on the last of the cues. You can also use Select All (Cmd-A) if you simply want to copy all the cues. In any case, you should have one or more cues selected in the Cue Sheet. Choose Edit->Copy (Cmd-C).

Open the destination file and switch to "Cues" mode. Click on the main channel display. You should see it highlight with a thin (usually blue) outline.
Choose Paste (Cmd-V). If there are cue number conflicts, you will be asked to either replace the existing cue or re-number the new cue.

There are other ways of doing this by exporting/importing files. But copy and paste is the most direct.

Does anyone see a need for the ability to merge levels from two cues?

[Johan Söderberg]

Does anyone see a need for the ability to merge levels from two cues?

If I've got it right thats just what was the intention here. But me myself have never felt a need of such a function.
Curious though to hear from Viktor what might have put him in this unusual situation.

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[viktor.wendin]

The reason I wanted this function is that I recently did a performance where 3 shows is running simultaneously, in 3 different rooms.

I designed the light in every room separately, therefore I ended up with 3 show files in lxconsole.

Yesterday we had the premier at Atalante in Gothenburg.
LxConsole is trigged via Qlab and is working great.

Thank you computer age.

[Johan Söderberg]

Looks fun
https://vimeo.com/72347922

Good luck with it!