ETC Eos Titanium, Eos, and Gio v2.0.0 - Manual (Page 99)

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Managing Show Files 81
Using Save As
To save an existing Eos show file to a different location or with a different name, navigate within the
Browser to: File> Save As> and press [Select].
Eos provides you with three locations to save an Eos show file (.esf) including the Show File
Archive, the File Server (if connected) or a USB device (if connected).
Navigate to the desired storage location and press [Select]. When using “Save As” to save the
show file to a specific location, the alphanumeric keypad will display on the CIA. Name the show file
and press [Enter]. The show file will be saved in the specified location with the show file name you
entered with a time stamp suffix.
By default, the current show file name will be used. Pressing [Label] or [Delete] on the console, or
DELETE on an alphanumeric keyboard will remove the default show label when doing a Save As.
Importing Show Files
Eos supports the import of standard USITT ASCII and Lightwright
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text files.
You have the option of importing standard USITT ASCII (.asc) or Lightwright (.txt or .asc) from the
Show File Archive, a File Server (if connected), or a USB device.
To import a show file, navigate within the Browser to: File> Import> (Type of file to import) and
press [Select]. If you are importing an USITT ASCII file, you will have two options, Import as Library
Fixtures or Import As Custom Fixtures. Import as Library Fixtures will allow Eos to try to match the
fixtures in the file with fixtures in the Eos library. Import as Custom Fixtures will bring the fixtures in
as they are in the file. It is recommended to use Import as Custom Fixtures.
Navigate to the desired storage location and press [Select]. When using import, Eos displays only
the available files. Navigate to the specific file and press [Select].
N o t e : Eos supports ASCII show file import from a number of other control consoles,
including the Congo, Obsession, Expression and Emphasis product lines, as well
as the Strand 500 Series. Please note that all show files must be saved in an
ASCII format prior to importing them into Eos.
C A U T I O N : The way data is stored and used is often different between different desks.
Imported data may not playback exactly the same between desks. Not all data
(such as effects and macros) may be imported. This varies by product.