<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[[ANSWERED] Copy &amp; paste  scenes from project to project]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Can I ( and how do I) move say 10 concurrent scenes from an old project, into a new project ?</p>
<p>Tr742 </p>]]></description><link>https://community.troikatronix.com/topic/6009/answered-copy-paste-scenes-from-project-to-project</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 02:12:57 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://community.troikatronix.com/topic/6009.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Thu, 08 Aug 2019 15:33:12 GMT</pubDate><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to [ANSWERED] Copy &amp; paste  scenes from project to project on Thu, 08 Aug 2019 19:27:00 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><strong>MAC + PC - Cannibalize a copy of the Old Patch and make it into the New Patch.</strong></p>
<p>If you haven't started the New Patch yet:</p>
<ol><li>Open the Old Patch.</li><li>Select "File &gt; Save As" and save a new copy.</li><li>Delete all the Scenes except the ten you want as the basis for your New Patch.</li><li>Start making your New Patch out of the skeleton of your Old Patch.</li></ol>
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<p><strong>MAC - Open two instances of Isadora (same version), copy-paste multiple Scenes from Old Patch to New Patch</strong></p>
<p>On Mac, if you need to copy Scenes from an Old Patch into a New Patch that you've already started:</p>
<ol><li>On Mac you can open multiple instances of Isadora, (unfortunately you can't do this on PC), so open the Old Patch and the New Patch at the same time.</li><li>In the Old Patch: Shift+click to select a range of Scenes in the Scene List.</li><li>Press Cmd+C to copy.</li><li>In the New Patch: Select the Scene List.</li><li>Click between the Scenes (as you would if you were trying to insert a new Scene between the existing ones).</li><li>Press Cmd+V to paste.</li></ol>
<p>Note: You can't open two different versions of Isadora and paste Scenes between them.</p>
<ul><li>You <strong>can</strong> copy-paste Scenes from one <u>2.6.1</u> Patch to another <u>2.6.1</u> Patch</li><li>You <strong>can</strong> copy-paste Scenes from one <u>3.0.2</u> Patch to another <u>3.0.2</u> Patch.</li><li>You <strong><u>can't</u></strong> copy-paste Scenes from an Isadora <u>2.6.1</u> Patch into an Isadora <u>3.0.2</u> Patch.</li></ul>
<p>Note: On Windows, you can only have one instance of the same version of Isadora open at a time, so you can't use this method.<br /></p>
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<p><strong>Windows - "Pack" the Scenes from the Old Patch into Macros, save them, then "unpack" the Macros into new Scenes in the New Patch</strong></p>
<p>Note: If you are working on Windows but have access to a Mac it will be faster to quickly port the New+Old Patches over to the Mac, use the Mac-Only "Copy-Paste" method, then move the New Patch back to the Windows machine.</p>
<p>On Windows, if you need to copy Scenes from an Old Patch into a New Patch that you've already started (and you don't have access to a Mac):</p>
<p>In the Old Patch:</p>
<ol><li>Duplicate the Old Patch (to preserve the original) and open the copy of the Old Patch.</li><li>Go into a Scene that you want to copy into the New Patch.</li><li>Press Ctrl+a to select everything in the Scene.</li><li>Press Ctrl+c to copy everything in the Scene.</li><li>Place a Macro.</li><li>Right Click the Macro and give it a unique name that identifies the Scene ("Scene #" or "Live Feed" etc.).</li><li>Double-Left-Click the Macro to go inside it.</li><li>Press Ctrl+v to paste the contents of the entire Scene into the Macro.</li><li>Exit the macro by clicking the little "X" at the top of the user interface (to the right of the Actor Toolbox and below the Snapshot List).</li><li>Right-Click the Macro and Select "Save Macro".</li><li>Save the Macro in your Global User Actor Folder.</li><li>Repeat steps 2-11 for each Scene you want to port over to the New Patch. <ul><li>(Old Patch Steps 2-11 as a gif: <a href="https://recordit.co/C1hK3z11vj">https://recordit.co/C1hK3z11vj</a>)</li></ul></li><li>Once you've saved each Scene from the Old Patch as a Macro in the Global User Actor Folder, Quit Isadora.</li></ol>
<p>In the New Patch:</p>
<ol><li>Reopen Isadora to open the New Patch (the one you want to move Scenes into from the Old Patch).</li><li>Create a new Scene.</li><li>Place one of the Macros you saved.</li><li>Double-Left-Click the Macro to go inside it.</li><li>Press Ctrl+a to select everything in the Macro.</li><li>Press Ctrl+c to copy everything in the Macro.</li><li>Exit the macro by clicking the little "X" at the top of the user interface (to the right of the Actor Toolbox and below the Snapshot List).</li><li>Press Ctrl+v to paste the contents of the Macro Scene into the Scene.</li><li>Delete the Macro from the Scene.</li><li>Repeat New Patch Steps 2-9 for each Macro you have made to turn each Macro back into a Scene. <ul><li>(New Patch Steps 2-9 as a gif: <a href="https://recordit.co/f40GlChOZQ">https://recordit.co/f40GlChOZQ</a>)</li></ul></li></ol>]]></description><link>https://community.troikatronix.com/post/36558</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://community.troikatronix.com/post/36558</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Woland]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 08 Aug 2019 19:27:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to [ANSWERED] Copy &amp; paste  scenes from project to project on Thu, 08 Aug 2019 16:45:01 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>I dont know if there is a magic way, but you can select all and copy in one scene, create an empty scene in another project and paste. If I remember correctly you have to klick in the scene window first to clarify where you want to paste to. So there is one more klick after making an empty scene.</p><p>Thats how I do it, maybe there is a better way.</p><p><br />Fub</p>]]></description><link>https://community.troikatronix.com/post/36553</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://community.troikatronix.com/post/36553</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[fubbi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 08 Aug 2019 16:45:01 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>