SpotOn Import

Callie can import a SpotOn package (.pkg and .dta), converting a SpotOn project into a new Callie project — audio, cart layout, colors, loops and trim settings included. This is the fastest migration path if you’re moving an existing show from SpotOn.

Opening the Importer

• Windows / Linux: Click the File menu, then choose Import SpotOn Package…
• macOS: choose Import SpotOn Package… from the application menu.

Select the .pkg file and Callie indexes the package before importing anything.

Package Summary

The modal first shows what it found in the package:

• Carts — total carts in the session.
• Audio files — count and total size of the embedded audio.
• Linked carts — carts that share an audio file.
• Loop-enabled carts — carts with loop settings.
• Stop-all buttons — carts SpotOn treats as stop controls.
• Clip slots — the grid slots the carts will occupy.

Import Options

Tick the options you want before importing:

• Import colors — carry cart colors across.
• Import loop settings — recreate loop blocks from the session data (decoded from the SpotOn .dta session).
• Import In/Out trim settings — apply each cart’s In-point (and trim) to the imported clip.
• Import Stop All buttons — carts titled “STOP” become Callie Stop All action buttons.
• Apply SpotOn default fade out (3 s) — apply SpotOn’s standard 3-second fade-out to imported clips.

Possible Stop All Buttons

SpotOn operators often park a near-silent, very short cart as a makeshift stop button. If Callie finds near-silent carts, it lists them under Possible Stop All buttons with their duration and peak level — tick any you want converted into Stop All buttons too.

Importing

Click Import into New Project. Callie creates a fresh project containing the imported clips and action buttons, ready to save. Your current project is not modified.

Tips

• Check the summary numbers against the source session before importing — a missing audio file count mismatch usually means a path problem in the package.
• After import, set your output routing — device assignments are machine-specific and don’t come across.
• For moving projects between Callie machines, use Audio Packages (.cpack) instead — SpotOn import is for one-way migration.

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