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CSV schema
Every Lite export is a UTF-8 CSV with \r\n line endings and RFC 4180
quoting (cells containing the separator, quotes or line breaks are quoted;
embedded quotes are doubled). One row per cue; multi-part cues are read
from part 0 and flagged in the log.
File layout
The sheet starts with a two-line header block, then a blank line, then the column header and data:
Sequence,Main Show
Exported,2026-07-12 19:42:07
Cue No,Name,Trig Type,Trig Time,Fade In,Fade Out,Delay
1,Opening Look,Go,,5,5,0
2,Blackout,Follow,,0,0,0
3,Band Reveal,Go,,2.5,2.5,0.5
4,Vox Special,Time,5,1.2,1.2,0
4.1,Key Shift Warm,Go,,8,8,0
5,"Chorus Bump, on downbeat",Go,,0.3,0.3,0
Columns
| Column | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
Cue No | number | Cue number as displayed on the desk, e.g. 4.1, 12.1 |
Name | text | Cue name (read from part 0) |
Trig Type | text | Go, Time, Follow, Sound, … |
Trig Time | number | Trigger time in seconds; blank for Go cues |
Fade In | number | Cue in-fade in seconds |
Fade Out | number | Out-fade. When the desk reports “CueTiming” (out follows the cue timing), the Fade In value is shown — that’s what actually happens on stage |
Delay | number | Cue in-delay in seconds |
Special cues (CueZero, OffCue) are skipped and never appear as rows.
Two CSV flavors
Picked in the popup, per export:
| Flavor | Separator | Decimals | For |
|---|---|---|---|
Internacional (,) | , | 12.1 | Excel (US/UK locales), Google Sheets, scripts |
Excel espanol (;) | ; | 12,1 | Excel in Spanish/European locales (decimal comma) |
The Spanish flavor exists because comma-decimal Excel reads 12.1 as text,
which breaks sorting and alignment. With ; + decimal comma, every cue
number is a real number.
Stability guarantee
Column names and order are a contract within 1.x: they will not be renamed or reordered, and new columns are only ever appended. Build spreadsheet templates against the header names and updates won’t break them.