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Software => Nutcracker Effects => Topic started by: K-State Fan on December 06, 2017, 01:35:34 PM

Title: Trying to duplicate an AC chase effect
Post by: K-State Fan on December 06, 2017, 01:35:34 PM

Used to have six strands of C9 on my house outline and switched to pixabulbs this year. I had a chase the switched back and forth quickly and am having trouble finding the correct effect does anybody have and sugestions?

Title: Re: Trying to duplicate an AC chase effect
Post by: bwinter on December 06, 2017, 01:46:43 PM

Effect:  Single Strand
Setting:  Bounce from Left (or Right) and Repeat # Cycles

Title: Re: Trying to duplicate an AC chase effect
Post by: K-State Fan on December 06, 2017, 02:01:59 PM

I thought I had tried that but will look at it again tonight.

Title: Re: Trying to duplicate an AC chase effect
Post by: K-State Fan on December 07, 2017, 05:12:12 AM

That is not quite what I am looking for. I only want the chase to go about four bulbs before it switches direction.

Chase might not be the correct word to describe the effect. This is what the pattern looked liked on my ac strings

Off-red-green-green-red-off
     Off-red-green-green-red-off
           Off-red-green-green-red-off
                Off-red-green-green-red-off
           Off-red-green-green-red-off
     Off-red-green-green-red-off
Off-red-green-green-red-off

Title: Re: Trying to duplicate an AC chase effect
Post by: keithsw1111 on December 07, 2017, 11:48:47 AM

Something like that I would use a tiny image for and tile it.

Title: Re: Trying to duplicate an AC chase effect
Post by: bwinter on December 07, 2017, 11:59:07 AM

Quote from: K-State Fan on December 07, 2017, 05:12:12 AM

That is not quite what I am looking for. I only want the chase to go about four bulbs before it switches direction.

Chase might not be the correct word to describe the effect. This is what the pattern looked liked on my ac strings

Off-red-green-green-red-off
     Off-red-green-green-red-off
           Off-red-green-green-red-off
                Off-red-green-green-red-off
           Off-red-green-green-red-off
     Off-red-green-green-red-off
Off-red-green-green-red-off

Oh yeah, I've wanted that type of effect before as well.  Was never able to find it either.

Title: Re: Trying to duplicate an AC chase effect
Post by: dkulp on December 07, 2017, 12:44:11 PM

You can do something close to this with two single strands/skips next to each other.    Set the color palette to R/G/G/R and the rest black.  Select them all.   For the first effect, Band size 1, skip size 0, start position 1,  number of advances 4, direction right.    For the second, change direction to left and change starting position to 4.

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CopyFormat1 0 2 1 0 -1 NO_PASTE_BY_CELL
SingleStrand E_CHECKBOX_Chase_3dFade1=0,E_CHECKBOX_Chase_Group_All=0,E_CHOICE_Chase_Type1=Left-Right,E_CHOICE_SingleStrand_Colors=Palette,E_CHOICE_Skips_Direction=Right,E_NOTEBOOK_SSEFFECT_TYPE=Skips,E_SLIDER_Color_Mix1=10,E_SLIDER_Number_Chases=1,E_SLIDER_Skips_Advance=4,E_SLIDER_Skips_BandSize=1,E_SLIDER_Skips_SkipSize=0,E_SLIDER_Skips_StartPos=1,E_TEXTCTRL_Chase_Rotations=1.0 C_BUTTON_Palette1=#FB0207,C_BUTTON_Palette2=#21FF06,C_BUTTON_Palette3=#00FF00,C_BUTTON_Palette4=#FB0207,C_BUTTON_Palette5=#000000,C_BUTTON_Palette6=#000000,C_BUTTON_Palette7=#000000,C_BUTTON_Palette8=#000000,C_CHECKBOX_Palette1=1,C_CHECKBOX_Palette2=1,C_CHECKBOX_Palette3=1,C_CHECKBOX_Palette4=1,C_CHECKBOX_Palette5=1,C_CHECKBOX_Palette6=1,C_CHECKBOX_Palette7=1,C_CHECKBOX_Palette8=1 3050 4050 3 -1000 NO_PASTE_BY_CELL
SingleStrand E_CHECKBOX_Chase_3dFade1=0,E_CHECKBOX_Chase_Group_All=0,E_CHOICE_Chase_Type1=Left-Right,E_CHOICE_SingleStrand_Colors=Palette,E_CHOICE_Skips_Direction=Left,E_NOTEBOOK_SSEFFECT_TYPE=Skips,E_SLIDER_Color_Mix1=10,E_SLIDER_Number_Chases=1,E_SLIDER_Skips_Advance=4,E_SLIDER_Skips_BandSize=1,E_SLIDER_Skips_SkipSize=0,E_SLIDER_Skips_StartPos=4,E_TEXTCTRL_Chase_Rotations=1.0 C_BUTTON_Palette1=#FB0207,C_BUTTON_Palette2=#21FF06,C_BUTTON_Palette3=#00FF00,C_BUTTON_Palette4=#FB0207,C_BUTTON_Palette5=#000000,C_BUTTON_Palette6=#000000,C_BUTTON_Palette7=#000000,C_BUTTON_Palette8=#000000,C_CHECKBOX_Palette1=1,C_CHECKBOX_Palette2=1,C_CHECKBOX_Palette3=1,C_CHECKBOX_Palette4=1,C_CHECKBOX_Palette5=1,C_CHECKBOX_Palette6=1,C_CHECKBOX_Palette7=1,C_CHECKBOX_Palette8=1 4050 5050 3 -1000 NO_PASTE_BY_CELL


Title: Re: Trying to duplicate an AC chase effect
Post by: K-State Fan on December 07, 2017, 03:07:09 PM

Thanks

I was trying that but was missing the change in the starting position for the second effect. I will try adding that tonight.

Title: Re: Trying to duplicate an AC chase effect
Post by: K-State Fan on December 10, 2017, 08:38:55 AM

Got it to look almost like the old AC lights did.  Thanks for the suggestion