Sean Meighan
Software => Nutcracker Models => Topic started by: Bokines on December 08, 2014, 10:24:15 PM
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Hi,
Just started playing around with Xlights/Nutcracker and have come across my first hurdle.
I have set up a megatree with 4800 channels, 4 candy canes each using 48 channels and 4 candles with separate models for the wicks. The candles use 60 channels for each candle body and 12 channels for each wick.
Under nutcracker I have created 5 rows of timing each being 10 second intervals. This should be a total of 50 seconds.
The issue I have is when I save and go back to the preview tab, Every thing appears as it would but only plays for 10 seconds.
What am I missing?
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did you create an "animated sequence" ... the last option which does not use music?
the default time length is 10 seconds.
Create a new sequence and provide a longer time.
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The brings up one question that I have, how do you change the duration of an animation?
Thanks
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press the Save button to write the .xseq file and .xml file.
delete the .xseq file -- important if you are shrinking the sequence time.
create a music file of the length you want -- or edit an existing file to the desired length. it can be dead silence if you choose, you don't have to listen to it. :) copy the music file to your xlights working directory.
now, open a sequence again -- but this time select the musical sequence option -- it is the only option that allows you to pick an xml file as input. pick the music file you created, then select the *.xml file that you created originally. press Save.
the new sequence should be the desired length -- defined by the music file, but pulling in the effects and timing defined the the first sequence file.
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Thank you all.
The problem is now solved. I had created an animation sequence.
Thank you for your feedback.