Does Horizon
Marquee save in the
USITT ASCII format ?.
If it does, you can import that to
Ion.
It's really only useful for basic stuff such as
channel levels, cues and timings. Part cues, subs,
etc... typically don't translate and forget about movers or any multi-attribute channels.
As Steve has pointed out, the
ASCII file format does not support multi-attribute fixtures for generic import purposes. However, if we have
identified the ability to do a show file import (as we have from legacy
ETC products, Congo,
Strand 500 Series, NTX or Avab VLC) in various marketing materials, that means we have written supporting software on our end to import the majority of the show file information, including patch, referenced data and so forth. Even with a supported
ASCII file import, things like effects and macros will probably not come across in any meaningful way - except for Espress/
ion and Obsession files, which have a similar
effect and
macro structure to the
Eos family. An unsupported
ASCII import will likely bring in cues, timing, some of patch and submasters, if the
submaster structure is fairly standard. If you can get an
ASCII export from your source
desk, and your show is primarily
conventional, you should be able to get at least the basic structure of the show in. Hope that helps!!
Anne Valentino
Eos Product
Line Manager
ETC