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Software => General Software => Topic started by: bobschm on April 09, 2018, 09:20:27 PM

Title: Split an effect
Post by: bobschm on April 09, 2018, 09:20:27 PM

Is there an easy way in xLights to slice a single long effect into two short ones?

Let’s say I have an effect 40 seconds long. If I want two 20 second versions, I have to grab an end, shrink it to 20 seconds, then copy and paste. It gets a little worse if I want unequal divisions.

Sorry if this is a newb gyration, but I can’t find anything in the manual or videos.

Title: Re: Split an effect
Post by: keithsw1111 on April 09, 2018, 10:13:48 PM

No


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Title: Re: Split an effect
Post by: Phrog30 on April 10, 2018, 05:33:02 AM

Quote from: bobschm on April 09, 2018, 09:20:27 PM

Is there an easy way in xLights to slice a single long effect into two short ones?

Let’s say I have an effect 40 seconds long. If I want two 20 second versions, I have to grab an end, shrink it to 20 seconds, then copy and paste. It gets a little worse if I want unequal divisions.

Sorry if this is a newb gyration, but I can’t find anything in the manual or videos.

The way you described is easy! What's hard about that?

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Title: Re: Split an effect
Post by: bobschm on April 10, 2018, 08:51:40 AM

I'm lazy. Sure it's not actually hard to do click, slide, click, key press, click, key press, click, slide.  But I'd rather have the option of doing click, done!

Title: Re: Split an effect
Post by: Gilrock on April 10, 2018, 08:59:43 AM

If you have timing marks AC mode will split effects.  Just drop an effect in a middle cell then delete it, turn off AC mode and join them.  I don't see the need to provide a simple effect split feature it just shouldn't be something you need very often.