Copy, Import, Export States

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This page / section pertains to BrightAuthor Classic, our legacy app. BrightSign Author is our latest app for managing content and players.

Development of BrightAuthor Classic has largely ceased and the app will eventually be deprecated and replaced with BrightSign Author.

All states can be copied, exported, and imported. Copying or exporting a state (or set of states) will also copy all commands and notes attached to that state. This process will only preserve events that transition among the set of copied/exported states.

Copying: With a state selected, right-click the state and select Copy, navigate to Edit > Copy, or press Ctrl+C. You can also copy multiple states by holding down Ctrl while selecting the desired states.
Pasting: Right-click a playlist or Super State canvas and select Paste, navigate to Edit > Paste, or press Ctrl+V. Note that a pasted state will appear at the same canvas position as the original state; if the original state has not moved, it may be difficult to tell that the paste action occurred.
Exporting: With a state selected, right-click the state and select Export or navigate to Edit > Export. You can also place multiple states into a single export file by holding down Ctrl while selecting the desired states. The exported state(s) will be saved as a single file with a .bse extension in the specified directory.
Importing: Right-click a playlist or Super State canvas and select Import States, or navigate to Edit > Import States. You will be prompted to select the .bse file containing the state(s) you wish to export.