Apple MainStage 3 - Manual (Page 119)

Chapter 7 Work in Layout mode 119
Import a layout
You can import an exported layout into another concert, and then adjust it to work with the
mappings in the concert.
When you import a layout into a concert, MainStage analyzes the layout and attempts to convert
the assignments and mappings in the layout to work with the concert. It uses the following rules
to convert imported assignments and mappings:
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Screen controls are assigned and mapped to screen controls of the same type if they exist in
the imported layout.
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Keyboard screen controls are assigned only to keyboard screen controls.
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If the arrangement of screen controls in the concert is similar to their arrangement in the
imported layout, screen controls are assigned and mapped to screen controls in the same
positions in the workspace.
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If the arrangement of screen controls in the concert is different, MainStage tries to
assign and map screen controls starting from the top-left corner of the workspace to the
bottom-right corner.
Import a layout into a concert
1 Choose File > Import Layout (or press Command-Control-O).
2 In the Open dialog, select the layout you want to import.
3 Click Open.
The layout for the concert changes to the imported layout.
Because of the wide variety of possible layouts, not all assignments and mappings may be
converted as you intended, depending on the differences between the layouts. After you import
a layout into a concert, be sure to try the screen controls in the concert to see if they work as
expected. After importing the layout, you may need to manually reassign some controls and
then manually remap screen controls in your patches for the concert to work with the new
layout. If the imported layout has fewer screen controls than the old layout, or has different
types of screen controls, you will likely have to add new screen controls after importing and then
assign physical controls to the screen controls to maintain the same level of functionality.
Change the aspect ratio of a layout
You can change the aspect ratio of a concert layout. Changing the aspect ratio lets you use the
concert with different monitor types: 16:10 (widescreen), 4:3 (standard), and 10:16 (portrait).
Change the aspect ratio for a layout
m Choose Aspect Ratio from the workspace Action pop-up menu, then choose the aspect ratio
from the submenu.