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Bugs in xLights/Nutcracker / Re: Crashed twice trying to perform a modle export

« on: October 14, 2015, 09:29:23 AM »

You are correct.. I did not get the point.. but I understand it now with how you explained it..

To solve the bunch of "black" I have been pasting the clipboards in LOR to the background. That way it doesn't over write anything that I don't want it to over write.. It has been my work around this year.

I will be dark next year so I have a lot of time to play around with XL4 and get better familiar with all of it.  I couldn't change over this year because I needed the wireless capabilities I get from LORs ELLs. 

Thanks for your help.. and for your work on XL4

Craig

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Bugs in xLights/Nutcracker / Re: Crashed twice trying to perform a model export

« on: October 14, 2015, 04:57:24 AM »

Well, actually that is what the subject says... 

It would be better to fix export model groups instead of disabling it.. 

But you are right.. it crashed only on export. 

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Bugs in xLights/Nutcracker / Crashed twice trying to perform a modle export

« on: October 13, 2015, 02:43:16 PM »

saved the sequence, tried to export.. gave it a name and hit enter and immediate crash. 

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Bugs in xLights/Nutcracker / Re: Crashed again

« on: September 27, 2015, 04:57:04 PM »

I did not.. but I was able to piece a backup together with some info I sent someone else.. Now I have backups. 

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Bugs in xLights/Nutcracker / Crashed again

« on: September 27, 2015, 03:58:50 PM »

I have had a few crashes but always recoverable.  This one not so much.  Upon restart I get the following:

unable to load RGB Effects file

and then XML parsing error: 'unclosed token' at line 95

Any ideas?  I know there is a crash report but I am unable to find it.

All my models appear to be gone

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Do You Need Help? Post it here / Re: crash report

« on: August 19, 2015, 11:15:35 AM »

OK.. thanks.. I restarted the program and it came up good.. so what you are saying makes sense. 

Thanks again

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Do You Need Help? Post it here / crash report

« on: August 19, 2015, 10:58:07 AM »

I added 4 universes, saved then added models with those channel numbers.  Again, saved.  Went to sequence and it would not play the last batch of channels.  Back to Layout and tried to play there and I got an error saying  I didn't have enough channels.. picture attached.  I went to setup to make sure I was ok and that pic is attached. 

Did the Render in sequence editor.. but that didn't help.  (I did wait Gil). 

Also attached is the crash report. 

Any ideas would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Craig

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Do You Need Help? Post it here / Re: sequence won't play in "LAYOUT"

« on: August 18, 2015, 10:30:54 AM »

I remembered that once you mentioned it..

 it renders in less than 3 sec.. I kinda thought so..  but as of right this minute today, no issues... but have not started program changes yet.. I will add more later

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Bugs in xLights/Nutcracker / Re: Groups not exporting

« on: August 18, 2015, 09:12:34 AM »

Now I'm thinking we just should never fix it.  I feel like we are helping people continue with their bad habits...lol.

Oh Gee.. thanks a bunch..  LOL 

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Do You Need Help? Post it here / Re: sequence won't play in "LAYOUT"

« on: August 18, 2015, 09:11:21 AM »

Sounds like you didn't wait for the render to finish before you tried to play.  Kinda hard for us to figure out everything we need to block you from doing.

I am pretty sure I waited long enough, but to be honest I never thought about that since I am just playing with about 20 sec worth of effects (just starting this sequence).  Let me see if that is indeed my issue now that I know it could be.  Perhaps I am interrupting the rendering process and that is corrupting the file.. 

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Do You Need Help? Post it here / Re: sequence won't play in "LAYOUT"

« on: August 18, 2015, 09:02:45 AM »

I have tried save and render and I am using the play button in the Layout page.  It works once, like I said.. then when I click on it, it looks like it is playing, as in it changes to the pause symbol ( ll ), but it isn't.  When this happens, I noticed that in the setup tab I can no longer add anything.  It greys out all the buttons but the Save.  Clicking on that yields nothing.  I have to restart XL in order to clear it up.

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Bugs in xLights/Nutcracker / Re: Groups not exporting

« on: August 18, 2015, 08:56:59 AM »

I agree with this.. I have way too much in LOR that I don't have time to change over to XL4.. The export would be so amazingly helpful.. And very soon

What , coming across the road and helping yourself to our coffee , are you  ? And you want help to cross the road back ?

Us "Old people" need that kind of help.. but I will bring coffee next time!  :-)

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Bugs in xLights/Nutcracker / Re: Groups not exporting

« on: August 18, 2015, 08:56:15 AM »

I can understand feeling that you must hold on to the hundreds of hours that you invested in LOR sequences.  There is also a sense of mistrust that keeps you from believing that you can create something better in xlights in just an hour.

Break the shackles. Jump in with both feet.  Walk forward and don't look back.  Use metaphors to make your point.  Try it, you'll like it. 

And you don't need to delete your LOR sequences... so you'll have a safety net.

Mine is a matter of time.. I am running out. I have so much already programmed and I do it with a lot of precision, so I need the granular control that I have in LOR.. As well, there is a hardware issue.  I have no input capability in XL like with LOR.   I have also had crashes with XL4 that I don't have with LOR. 

Bottom line is that next year I might just switch.. but no time this year.. so the group model export would be soooooo incredibly helpful.

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Bugs in xLights/Nutcracker / Re: Groups not exporting

« on: August 17, 2015, 07:38:30 PM »

Yeah I wasn't talking about you....I saw a post on FB like that the other day.  We should get the model group export fixed even though you may not need it anymore.

I agree with this.. I have way too much in LOR that I don't have time to change over to XL4.. The export would be so amazingly helpful.. And very soon

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Do You Need Help? Post it here / sequence won't play in "LAYOUT"

« on: August 17, 2015, 05:41:24 PM »

I closed and restarted XL4.2.1 and it played once fine. When to the Sequencer and made one change and rendered it. then to the Layout to see what it looked like.. no joy.   The play button turns to the pause symbol like it is playing but it isn't..

Any ideas?