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Getting Started: Importing Show Files into What Cue

July 26th, 2009

What Cue currently supports the Grand MA report.tar.gz report file as well as Generic ASCII Show Files.


ETC Eos ASCII Show File

  1. Plug your USB Key into the EOS
  2. File-> Export- > then press [Select].
  3. Select the USB Drive then press Select.
  4. Name the file and press Enter. This should save the ASCII show file to your USB Drive.
  5. Remove the USB Key from the EOS and insert the USB key from the MA into the Mac.
  6. In What Cue – Click ‘File’ then ‘Import Cue List’.

The file should import and you should be presented with the cue list window.

Grand MA Report Files

  1. On the desk – make sure you are in the correct world. The report.tar.gz is filtered by the current world the desk is in.
  2. Release all the playbacks by press OFF OFF then EVERYTHING OFF.
  3. Insert a USB Key into the console.
  4. Open the COMMAND LINE window
  5. Backspace over FIXTURE in the command line
  6. Type “report” and press ENTER
  7. When the window appears press SAVE and save the file onto the USB key.
  8. Insert the USB key from the MA into the Mac.
  9. In What Cue – Click ‘File’ then ‘Import Cue List’.
  10. Select the required Sequence File and click ok. The sequence will then be imported into What Cue.
  11. Click File – Save As and save the imported Sequence.

ASCII Show File Imports

Most desks have some ability to export an ASCII show file – getting that file out of the desk is the tricky part depending on the console.

Getting that file into What Cue is dead easy – you just click File then Import Cue List and you are done.

When Things go wrong

Send us a bug report – Click ‘File’ then ‘Send FeedBack’. And let me know what you were trying to import. Problems happen, with formatting or differences between desks so get in touch or send us the file and hopefully we can get it sorted out.