Sean Meighan
Software => Nutcracker Effects => Topic started by: andywylde on December 24, 2014, 05:32:34 PM
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Not sure if I should post this here or in FPP since that is my final player but I do all my development in XL/Nutcracker so I thought I would try here first. After the show is over I would like to leave a few lights on dimly, twinkling, etc. for the rest of the night. I tried creating a 60 minute animation sequence just for my Mega-Tree (2400 channels) and it seemed find until I tried to save and it never came back. With the 50ms timing generating a pattern 20 times a second for all those channels the file size would have been ridiculous anyway. I did a one minute one which I repeat and told it not to turn the lights off at the end but the problem is using FPP the lights turn off for about a half second when it repeats making the whole thing flash. This annoys my daughter shining through her bedroom window and probably the neighbors. When I was using Xlights directly I just played and effect and left it there.
What I am thinking is that if there was any way to make a slower timing so I could do a multiple hour sequence or continuous loop that wouldn't have to reload it would be great. I am open to any suggestions but where the pixel controller is it isn't convenient to cable it to my PC so thinking I need to stay with the FPP.
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I have a one minute sequence that turns on the green color on my porch gutters as a sort of night light. I have two playlists. One that goes from the end of the show thru 23:59 and another that starts at 00:00 and plays until 6am. I've never seen any glitches in those lights between the repeat function. Do you have the first and last option unchecked?
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Thanks for responding so fast , on Christmas Eve yet!
Hmm, that is exactly what I was trying to do. Same playlist schedule. Yes, I have both boxes unchecked. Are you using Xlights to play it or FPP? Maybe it is the twinkle effect I am using, I will try later with a simpler effect when no one is looking at it.
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OK, went back and created new effect, nothing fancy, Effect 1, On, Effect 2 off. Entire effect is below. Seems like a lot, is there a simpler command? Can I just type it in? Effect one is a dim purple with a few sparkles.
1,ID_CHECKBOX_LayerMorph=0,ID_SLIDER_SparkleFrequency=171,ID_SLIDER_Brightness=49,ID_SLIDER_Contrast=0,ID_SLIDER_EffectLayerMix=0,E1_SLIDER_Speed=1,E1_TEXTCTRL_Fadein=0.00,E1_TEXTCTRL_Fadeout=0.00,E1_CHECKBOX_FitToTime=1,E1_CHECKBOX_OverlayBkg=1,E1_SLIDER_Eff_On_Red=41,E1_TEXTCTRL_EFF_ON_RED=41,E1_SLIDER_Eff_On_Grn=0,E1_TEXTCTRL_EFF_ON_GRN=0,E1_SLIDER_Eff_On_Blu=79,E1_TEXTCTRL_EFF_ON_BLU=79,E1_BUTTON_Palette1=#FF0000,E1_CHECKBOX_Palette1=0,E1_BUTTON_Palette2=#00FF00,E1_CHECKBOX_Palette2=0,E1_BUTTON_Palette3=#0000FF,E1_CHECKBOX_Palette3=0,E1_BUTTON_Palette4=#FFFF00,E1_CHECKBOX_Palette4=0,E1_BUTTON_Palette5=#FFFFFF,E1_CHECKBOX_Palette5=0,E1_BUTTON_Palette6=#000000,E1_CHECKBOX_Palette6=0,E2_SLIDER_Speed=1,E2_TEXTCTRL_Fadein=0.00,E2_TEXTCTRL_Fadeout=0.00,E2_CHECKBOX_FitToTime=0,E2_CHECKBOX_OverlayBkg=0,E2_BUTTON_Palette1=#FF0000,E2_CHECKBOX_Palette1=1,E2_BUTTON_Palette2=#00FF00,E2_CHECKBOX_Palette2=0,E2_BUTTON_Palette3=#0000FF,E2_CHECKBOX_Palette3=0,E2_BUTTON_Palette4=#FFFF00,E2_CHECKBOX_Palette4=1,E2_BUTTON_Palette5=#FFFFFF,E2_CHECKBOX_Palette5=0,E2_BUTTON_Palette6=#000000,E2_CHECKBOX_Palette6=0
Turn off lights at end is not checked nor are the other LMS boxes when converting to fseq format. On the FPP First/last not checked. The "flash" is not as obvious now, but it does go dim very quickly at the end of the sequence, i'm thinking like a tenth of a second. Not the end of the world but would be nice to not have it.