MA Lighting grandMA2 User Manual - page 579
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10. Using the Backup Menu
The Backup Menu is where show files are managed. It is also here shows are saves and loaded.
What is show file management
Show file management is the handling of show files. Shows can be saved internally in the console, and there is also
the option to save on USB sticks and file servers. Being able to save the show and load it again is a vital part of
modern lighting consoles.
Show files can also be deleted to make more room on the hard drive or just to clean the console.
A show file can only be moved forward. A show saved on a USB stick that was programmed in a previous version can
be loaded in a newer version. If the show is then re-saved on the stick in this new version, then it cannot be taken
back to the old software. If this is important then it is needed to load the show and save it with a new name. Then
the old version is not saved as the new version and it can still be accessed by an older version.
Show file content
The show files contain all the data needed to run the show.
This includes all the Users and User Profiles in the show.
It also contains any 3D models that are used in MA 3D.
If MA VPUs (= Video Processing Unit) are used, then the programming of the MA VPU is of cause store in the show,
but the Media Files are not. Make sure they are backed up on an external device - just in case.
The backup menu and the different tabs
The Backup Menu can be opened by pressing the
Backup
key or using the dedicated command:
[Channel]> Menu "Backup"
The Backup Menu is organized in two section. The top section is for manual show file management. The bottom
part is the Backup Options.
This is what it could look like:
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