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Software => xLights Convert => Topic started by: kmillecam on November 04, 2016, 01:04:15 PM

Title: Effects compressed when importing .sup sequence
Post by: kmillecam on November 04, 2016, 01:04:15 PM

Hi all,

I purchased this sequence from HolidayCoro.com: http://www.holidaycoro.com/product-p/seq-hs-mt1650-ldb3.htm (http://www.holidaycoro.com/product-p/seq-hs-mt1650-ldb3.htm)

When I import the .sup version of the sequence into Xlights, the effects end up being a full minute shorter than the music track.

I'm able to use Audacity to compress the music track to fit the effects track but the singers are sounding a bit like chipmunks.

I'm wondering if there's a way to modify the effects track so it better fits the music track?

Thanks in advance for your help,
Kevin

Title: Re: Effects compressed when importing .sup sequence
Post by: Phrog30 on November 04, 2016, 01:37:59 PM

Are you sure you have the right audio file? Start there.


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Title: Re: Effects compressed when importing .sup sequence
Post by: kmillecam on November 04, 2016, 02:29:44 PM

Quote from: Phrog30 on November 04, 2016, 01:37:59 PM

Are you sure you have the right audio file?

Thanks for the tip Phrog30,

I wondered about that so I went back to the vendor site and followed the link to the audio file download to verify. It looks like I purchased the right audio track.

Then I watched the demo of the sequence on the vendor site; the audio and the effects ran 5:09. After import, on Xlights, the Audio is 5:09 but the effects stop at 4:09.

Title: Re: Effects compressed when importing .sup sequence
Post by: Phrog30 on November 04, 2016, 04:29:49 PM

Without supplying the files, which you really can't because they are purchased, you need to ask the vendor.

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Title: Re: Effects compressed when importing .sup sequence
Post by: dkulp on November 04, 2016, 04:40:13 PM

If you look at the sup file with a text editor, the first line will look similar to:

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<SuperStarMetaFile saveFileVersion="4" audioCentisecondLength="13452" sequenceCentisecondLength="13452" musicFilename="Audio\YELLOW SNOW.mp3">

Check the two lengths to see what they are assuming.  In the above case, that's 134.5 seconds.

Title: Re: Effects compressed when importing .sup sequence
Post by: markrvp on November 04, 2016, 06:12:40 PM

THE AUDIO FILE LINK IS WRONG.  THE ARTIST IS NOT GO FISH, IT IS PENTATONIX.

Use this link:  https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00KAYYRN2?ie=UTF8&keywords=little%20drummer%20boy%20pentatonix&qid=1438794034&ref_=sr_1_1&s=dmusic&sr=1-1 (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00KAYYRN2?ie=UTF8&keywords=little%20drummer%20boy%20pentatonix&qid=1438794034&ref_=sr_1_1&s=dmusic&sr=1-1)

These sequences originated at www.holidaysequences.com       Holidaycoro is reselling them and he listed the wrong link.

Title: Re: Effects compressed when importing .sup sequence
Post by: kmillecam on November 05, 2016, 09:16:28 PM

Thank you all for your help! I love this forum!

Markrvp, you were right. The vendor had linked to the wrong .mp3 file so the one I downloaded was wrong.

I just downloaded the correct file and the sequence plays flawlessly.

You don't know how much I appreciate your help.

Kevin