Sean Meighan
Welcome => Latest xLights/Nutcracker software => Topic started by: sean on October 28, 2014, 12:42:11 AM
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Release 3.4.24
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Dave Pitts has a added a neat feature, views.
Problem: You have 30-40 columns, one for each model. You are scrolling right to left modifying effects
Solution: Views. Views allow you to pick a subset of models that you want to work on. Give it a name. Now when you open a sequence, apply the view. Only those models in your view will show
Question: Does this affect the save process? Answer: No. Even though you view may show 5 of the 50 columns you have, when you press save all 50 will be saved.
(http://nutcracker123.com/nutcracker/images/oct28c.PNG)
(http://nutcracker123.com/nutcracker/images/oct28d.PNG)
Dan Kulp has added a feature to the Star Model.
If your star is in concentric rings (30,20,10) (50,30,20) , you can specify these when creating the model.
(http://nutcracker123.com/nutcracker/images/oct28a.PNG)
I have increased the maximum size of a custom model from 300x300 to 1000x1000
(http://nutcracker123.com/nutcracker/images/oct28b.PNG)
Finally, Don Julien continues to improve the Papagayo effects
XLIGHTS/NUTCRACKER RELEASE NOTES:
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3.4.24 Oct 28, 2014
-enh (dpitts) New feature to allow creating views. A view is a collection of models. When you select a view it acts
like a filter and only shows you the models contained in your view.
-enh (dkulp) Star model can now have multiple star size “layers” to model exploding star type things
Example: a 100 node star may have 50 for the outer layer, 30 for the middle, 20 for the inner.
-bug (djulien) Fixed multi-cell morph (caused Papagayo flicker), avoid error if try to save file with no pgo data
-enh (sean) Increased custom model from 300x300 to 1000x1000
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hmmmm
Installed the new version and it looked normal, but it will not start. I click the icon pinned on my Taskbar (win8) and it begins to load, then nothing.
Reinstalled 3.4.24. Still nothing.
Reinstalled 3.4.23. It works
Reinstalled 3.4.24. Never actually opens. Nothing running in Task Manager.
Windows 8.1, 64bit
Also went to my Vista 32bit computer. 3.4.23 works fine. 3.4.24 gives me an error message and quits. The message isn't useful, just that there was an error loading and that Windows will notify if there is a fix for the problem. Not holding my breath for that. ;)
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weird, it works for me. i just did an install
i even did an uninstall and then reinstalled, it works.
anybody else having an issue?
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Win7 x64 - Working for me, overwrite install.
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I'll try again later. Perhaps a reboot would help. Or install in a new folder.
It did install and run on my work PC (Win 7 64bit)
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Win7 x64 - Working for me, overwrite install.
same here, no issues
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I've done the install twice win7 x64 core i7 and it does not run for me. Reinstalled 4.23 and all is well. Re-downloaded and still did not run. The install runs, but the program does not. Starts with the spinning circle and then just goes away.
Just went and redownloaded to my laptop and installed. The readme files show up but the program will not run. I unstalled the old version first. After it did not work went back and installed 4.23 without any reinstall or reboot and it works file.
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I've done the install twice win7 x64 core i7 and it does not run for me. Reinstalled 4.23 and all is well. Re-downloaded and still did not run. The install runs, but the program does not. Starts with the spinning circle and then just goes away.
Just went and redownloaded to my laptop and installed. The readme files show up but the program will not run. I unstalled the old version first. After it did not work went back and installed 4.23 without any reinstall or reboot and it works file.
Jim - sorry that it doesn't work for you. but - also glad that I'm not alone.
Now - what is common between our computers? I use the ESET (NOD32) Security Suite. How about you? Could that be a common link? I'll check the System Logs when I get home tonight (but it will be late).
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2. For 2. Jon, Jim i am going to post the debug version of code. Maybe we can get more info on why it is not launching. I just can't duplicate your bug
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I am with my cardiologist. Ill post debug code in a few hours
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On the desktop I have MS Security Essentials. On the laptop (sad to say) I have no AV, but since every release prior has installed cleanly, I am at a loss. This laptop is an old laptop but with Win 7 and 3 gb of RAM. I don't do anything on it other than lighting stuff and the only web stuff is looking at the Christmas forums. I will try the install on my good laptop after dinner. I have not been doing any updates or anything with my computers lately since I had a yard full of landscape contractors and bricklayers all of last week.
Also I will be at my Cardiologist on Friday for a pacemaker check. That is my most important computer. I think he will tell me I have about 18 months to go on this one before the batteries are dead. It's interesting that when a new one is needed they call it a battery replacement, but it is actually a replacement of the whole pacemaker since the batteries are sealed inside it. It is done with only local anesthetic and usually on an outpatient basis.
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Same issue -- i installed launched the shortcut -- got an error xLights.exe has encounted a problem and needs to close
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At this time of the year I don't ever update software if it is working well, I always wait until after show season, I hope you guys get it working.
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at any time people can stop and use the last version that has everything you need for your showl. most sequencers freeze code in august/september.
i have posted a DEBUG version of 3.4.24 (it is 39mbytes in size instead of 13mbytes). This has extra messages if something goes wrong. I have now installed it on Windows 7 and Windows 8. Desktop with AMD, i5 and a dell laptop. All 3 work as expected. Still trying to duplicate the issue.
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They both look the same to me. DEBUG version of 3.4.24 (it is 39mbytes in size instead of 13mbytes).
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i will remove the smaller one. if people could try the debug version (39 mbytes) and let me know it it installs and runs.
Everything will work the same debug or not.
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I have now tried 4.23. 4.24 and 4.24 debug on 4 machines
- 4.23 runs fine on all machines
- 4.24 installs on all machines, but when started goes into the hourglass / spinning circle and then apparently terminates since there is no evidence of it being loaded in the process window of windows taskmgr with all processes being shown.
-4.24 debug will install on all machines. It exhibits the behavior as 4.24 on both Wind 7 x6 4 machines. On Win 7 32 bit and on XP it loads up but immediately crashes when I go to the setup tab and change the directory. The crash occurs after I set the directory. It gives me the infamous xlights has stopped working message. In all cases the data in the directory is the same as I have copied from my master usb backup. 4.23 reads that same data fine.
Desktop Win 7 x64
Laptop Win 7 x64
Netbook Win 7 x86 (32 bit)
Desktop XP SP3 32 bit
I also have a Win 8.1 desktop, but it is a play toy for now, I'll let JonB work on that one. Having been in the computer business before I retired I still have a working Win 98 machine and a Vista machine.
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Sean, I have to be up early tomorrow and it is after 10p for me or you could connect up to one of my machines with teamviewer. maybe tomorrow afternoon or evening if that would help you. I'm off to bed now.
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release 23 works, 24 debug or not doesn't for me either. Windows 8.1 on two machines. It started on the 2nd machine that was brand new install of windows. As soon as I installed files from the other computer (xml files) it wouldn't start either. I open the program files and xfiles folder to double click on the exe, no shortcuts. The border of the window flashes and nothing. resinstall .23 and all i fine again.
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I installed 3.4.24. Debug Never actually opens.
Went back to 3.4.23 works fine.
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I checked my Win8 system logs and found lots of errors but none that were helpful. Downloading Debug version and will see how that goes.
Debug version popped up no errors during startup. It never did open.
I'll go back to 3.4.23 for now.
JonB
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3.4.24. Debug works on my 8.1 laptop.. I thing I do wend there a new version at the install I tell the installer the 3.4.XX version number this make a new folder for that version!
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Ok, we think we know why it works for some and not others. It looks like the Star model code that was introduced in 3.4.24 (allows concentric rings) may have an issue with people who have stars created in older versions. We are working on a solution.
If you want to try 3.4.24 before we fix this issue.
1) Make a copy of yoru xml files
2) Edit xlights_rgbeffects.xml
fine the model line for your star, change MyDisplay="1" to be MyDisplay="0"
3) Launch xlights
we will try and get a fix today
At least this explains why my code worked and some of yours did not, my sequences had no stars in them. I am changing the test sequence I use for the future.
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I do have a Star model (that I don't use). And it is on both computers that had trouble. Will verify when I get home. Thanks.
The error was leaving no obvious error messages for me to chase.
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I have several star models. On my primary desktop I used 4.23 to go into each star model and turn off the part of my display checkbox.
I then installed 4.24 - The program still will not execute so it would appear that just turning off the part of my display checkbox is not a fix.
I edited the xlights_rgbeffects.xml file using notepad++ and deleted every line with model type of star. I could also have deleted those models in 4.23 but that would have meant reinstalling 4.23, doing the delete, and then reinstalling 4.24 so I took the easy way. I will try using 4.23 to delete the models (instead of just copying my updated rgbeffects file) on one of my other computers later tonight, but I suspect that will work also.
4.24 on my desktop now executes as it should. I have recreated one of the star models and all still seems to be well. Later tonight I will update my new rgbeffects file to all the other computers and be sure those work as well after I recreate and test my concentric star on this machine.
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Jim, I went the other way. I had already reinstalled 3.4.23, so I opened it, deleted my single Star model (that I don't use), exited 3.4.23 to rewrite the XML file.
Installed the 3.4.24 (not the debug version). It runs just fine now.
Will now install even newer versions.
p.s., to those who "never install new versions close to production time" Don't ever ask to be Beta Testers. A Beta Tester will install new versions even if there is a HIGH PROBABILITY that something won't work.