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FYI: The channels are keyed by their Network, Device, and Channel settings, not their position within the grid (which is arbitrary).  If those settings are edited between the original and the template then the template will not overlay properly.
 
Maybe someone less technical than I am can translate this into English for me.


Edited by LightsOnLogan - 05 Sep 2008 at 5:01pm
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Originally posted by bdkeen

They'll over write the channel color, channel description, the display picture, and the items you have drawn on the display picture the way you've set then in the 'template file'. 
Does NOT over-write any of the events. Will add the channels that you want to add as they were defined in the 'template file'
 
 
I just imported my first (original 32 ch) d-light sequence.  It imported fine.  Then I tried to import my new 64 channel Aurora template.  The only thing that stayed from the original 32ch imported sequence was the song.  Events were deleted and channels and their colors were all overwritten by the new 64ch Aurora template.
 
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Let me take this one step further:
 
It sounds like you want to use a continues sequence??? meaning 1 sequence that consist of 4 or 5 songs to make one big sequence?? I might be off base but that is what I am assuming.
 
I would break that into 5 seperate songs then just add those 5 songs to your scheduler. maybe an intro announcement and then a thank you at the end (intro and outro have their own places in the scheduler)
 
I am prolly off base but that is how I understood you.
 
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Of course! Just import the sequence to Aurora, save it, and add to the Scheduler.

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ok heres a question... This year I'm making a 14 minute show, last year was my first year so I only had a one song 4 min show.  That same song is going to be in this years show. Is there a way to "copy & paste" that show into this years show? thanks
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Workarounds... kinda reminds me of Spectrum. lol  This would be alot simpler if we could cut and paste between sequences.



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That is good news! Thanks for the info.
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They'll over write the channel color, channel description, the display picture, and the items you have drawn on the display picture the way you've set then in the 'template file'. 
Does NOT over-write any of the events. Will add the channels that you want to add as they were defined in the 'template file'
 
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Originally posted by Slinkard

If I am understanding you -----
 

What I would do is with you spectrum software open one of last years Seq. then just "Append" 2 more AC-16's to the end. Don't do any of the programming to the new channels just add them then save it.

 

Import the newly saved Seq and convert to Aurora. This is kinda like creating a new template but atleast you get to work with the old 32 and use the new 32 at the bottom.

 

This is how I was planning to do it this year too, so if there's another way I am all years

 

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I agree this works for any one sequence, but I would rather not do this for each and every one of them. I am going from 16 to 128 channels. It could take a while to append each sequence with the new channels.

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When you import channels, they just add to what you already have in a sequence? or over-write channels?

Sorry for all of the questions. I could probably figure it out for myself..... but why do that when someone else already has!!
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