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Do You Need Help? Post it here / Re: Playback when clicking on effect

« on: June 19, 2024, 12:24:19 PM »

Thanks for the response Mike.

Interesting you mention double click.  I've been having issues lately with my mouse.  Sometimes I have trouble when I click and drag and sometime I have to do an 'extended' click to open things.  So that might translate into a double click I suppose.

I switched the mouse out and it's still doing it.  Not sure what's going on.  Both 'mice' are Logitech cordless.  Wonder if it's a Logitech software issue.....I'll have to play around more.

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Do You Need Help? Post it here / Playback when clicking on effect

« on: June 17, 2024, 09:16:07 PM »

Hey All,

How do I stop XL from starting to play when I click on an effect that's already present?  I was dragging an effect to position it better but several times when I clicked on it playback started and played just for the length of the effect.  Very annoying.

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Do You Need Help? Post it here / Getting malware alert

« on: March 25, 2024, 12:21:39 PM »

Hey All,

Malwarebytes is throwing a warning when I execute xLights (xLighits.exe).  I placed the .exe file on my "Allow List" in Malwarebytes but it still throws the warning.  Malwarebytes says that xLights is trying to do an "outbound" contact to URL 67.20.112.24.  I tried to go directly to that site in my browser but Malwarebytes gives a "Trojan Warning" for that site.

I was using xLights for the past several days but the warning just appeared today.  Is anyone else having this happen?

I'm able to just 'blow through' the warning and load xLights anyhow but it is already annoying to get that popup.

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Xlights Setup / Re: Gamma settings

« on: March 12, 2024, 11:52:15 AM »

Controller section in xLights is only for pushing settings to the controller.  If you don't push the settings that section is basically useless except for maybe defining the channel ranges.  Dimming curves change the data stored in the FSEQ file.  Controller settings change the data right before it's output.  The controller won't have any idea that gamma was applied if its done by a dimming curve so if you set it manually in the controller it can double apply it.  You need to quit manually setting things up in the controller.

Ahhhh...Now I get it!

Thanks Gil for taking the time to explain.  That is such a good explanation that it should be in the manual!

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Xlights Setup / Re: Gamma settings

« on: March 11, 2024, 06:11:05 PM »

Then don't do dimming curves in xLights.

Thanks Gil.

One more dumb question.  If I set gamma in the controller section on XL is that so that when you upload to the controller it changes the internal gamma setting on the controller or is it changing the gamma in the .fseq file?

Or said another way; if i Set gamma to 1 in the controller section of XL and don't upload my XL settings to the controller and manually set the gamma to 1 on the F16v3 do I output gamma 1 or gamma 2?  Sorry I'm just a bit confused as to what actually controls the gamma; the F16v3 or XL.

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Xlights Setup / Re: Gamma settings

« on: March 11, 2024, 12:53:03 PM »

It depends.  How are you changing gamma in xlights?  Are you using a dimming curve or are you setting gamma in the controller connection property for the modeL?

Hey Gil,

Based on previous posts I plan to take the advice to use the controller connection property for the model.  But I'm open to other ideas if it's preferential.  I just want to make sure I understand how to best get gamma 2.2 at the pixel without 'stealth' settings becoming additive.

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Xlights Setup / Re: Gamma settings

« on: March 10, 2024, 01:29:54 PM »

Thanks for the explanation and links Mike.  I noticed the straight line but I can't tell any difference in it whether gamma is set to 1 or 0.

Just curious about interacting with the controller.  Let's say I set my controllers up manually and don't upload gamma values from XL.  If I set gamma to 2.2 in XL and the actual controller, say Falcon 16v3,  has gamma set on board the controller to 1.0 does the controller value of 1.0 'override' the 2.2 that XL has as a setting and send Gamma value of 1.0 on to the pixel?  Or does the XL Gamma value of 2.2 override the Controller gamma value of 1.0 and send gamma 2.2 on to the pixels?

Hope that question makes sense....just trying to understand how all the different locations for gamma settings interact.

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Xlights Setup / Re: Gamma settings

« on: March 09, 2024, 02:34:16 PM »

Just like brightness if you do it in both places it gets a double correction.  Not sure it matters where you do it but I prefer controller settings because they are more obvious when you look at the controller's webpage.

I noticed the default gamma under "Dimming Curves" is set to 1.0 on all my pixels.  Is that 'neutral/flat' or is 0 'neutral/flat'?

So If I set the gamma to 2.2 in the controller area I'm actually pushing a gamma of 3.2 out to my pixels?  Or to get a 'true' 2.2 would I set gamma to 0 in the "Dimming Curve" 'tab'?

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Xlights Setup / Re: Gamma settings

« on: March 05, 2024, 04:33:49 PM »

The progress is always documented here:
https://github.com/xLightsSequencer/xLights/discussions/4260

There has been very little feedback.

I'm a bit surprised but I guess it's a bit early yet.  I've been waiting for the more technically competent to wade in and hopefully post some videos before I venture in too far and get myself in trouble.  Haha

Thanks for the response and link.

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Xlights Setup / Re: Gamma settings

« on: March 05, 2024, 11:37:42 AM »

if you do it in both places it gets a double correction. 

Thanks for the response Gil.  That's good to know.

BTW, on another 'note'.  I'm adding moving heads this year.  How goes the progress on the new moving heads model?  I'm in a holding pattern before I begin sequencing until the new model goes 'live'.  So I am curious to follow progress.

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Xlights Setup / Gamma settings

« on: March 02, 2024, 05:31:11 PM »

Hey All,

I've never messed with gamma settings in the past.  Thought I'd tinker with them and noticed there's a place to set gamma in 2 locations.  One is under dimming curves and one under "Controller Connection-'Set Gamma' ".

Which one takes priority, is it either/or...do they work together?  How to choose which to use? 

Yeah, I know, dumb questions....and I'm late to the 'party' again as usual.  Haha.

Thanks....

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Do You Need Help? Post it here / Re: 'Phantom' Group

« on: December 27, 2023, 03:58:21 PM »

Well it's not worth someone having to go through that.  I appreciate the suggestion.  I'll just start over as I didn't get that far along anyhow....just thought there might be a quick fix answer to try first.  Now if it does it again I'll take your suggestion and upload.... 

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Do You Need Help? Post it here / Re: 'Phantom' Group

« on: December 27, 2023, 03:37:42 PM »

Thanks Gil,

Well...there's nothing listed in "All Models" but I looked under "Master View" and it WAS there.  I was able to move it back to the "Available" column but can't delete it there and it still doesn't show up in the Layout tab to delete it there either.....  I probably fat fingered it or something when I created it and XL is teaching me a lesson now!  Haha. 

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Do You Need Help? Post it here / 'Phantom' Group

« on: December 27, 2023, 03:13:30 PM »

Hey All,

Testing some new props for next year and created a test directory.  I added a group called 'Test'.  Then I added a couple of models/props.  Went to add the new group to my 'view' area and couldn't find it.  Went back to controller tab and 'Test' wasn't there.  So, I created 'Test 2' and pressed on adding models/props.  This time 'Test 2' was there to move into my 'view' area.

I was toying with one of the props and noticed that it was included in 2 groups....'Test' and 'Test 2'.  What the snowballs?  I can't find 'Test' in my list of groups...even looked to see if it was in a subgroup some place....can't find it.  It also doesn't come up when I use filter in the layout tab...

Long story shorter....is there a way to find this phantom 'Test' group?  I'd just like to delete it and learn in the process....

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Show Assets / Extra singing faces?

« on: August 05, 2023, 08:24:37 PM »

Hey All,

I need a singing face that sort of approximates a reporter type....I have a couple of sequences where I make some  "live from the scene" announcements and thought it would be cool if I had a 'face' that maybe had a microphone or some such 'reporter-ish' look that I could animate with the singing face effect.

The stock ones aren't quite what I was looking for and I checked out Google drive but didn't find much.  Is there another source for faces anyplace that is reachable?