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Enhancement Requests / "3D-ish" request

« on: February 15, 2017, 03:38:35 PM »

No clue if this is possible so go easy.
I am laying down about 45-50 of the 24" Boscoyo snowflakes onto my roof (I gots me a big roof I do). One portion of the roof extends and I know the question has been asked a million times here on how to draw a strand of lights coming towards the viewer. However, for me, I want to program maybe 5-6 snowflakes on that portion of the roof that is extended towards you. I know that I can skew the models to reflect the viewer angle but I thought of another possibility.
Obviously, this is not a 3D program but what if you could add a 'plane' function? Have the ability to create a virtual plane in a quadrilateral form that you can place models on and create groups for. All models on that virtual plane would be linked and scaled to that virtual plane that you would then be able to scale down to the size of the plane on the picture.
Or you could start from your small plane on your picture is drawn freehand and scale that up to the virtual plane.

Might be a good idea, might be the dumbest thing on the planet, just wanted to see if it were possible.

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Do You Need Help? Post it here / Re: Working from multiple computers/importing

« on: December 14, 2016, 04:59:41 PM »

Lol, got it.

Thank Gil.

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Do You Need Help? Post it here / Re: Working from multiple computers/importing

« on: December 13, 2016, 10:53:59 PM »

I think I may have figured out my issue. My laptop name was Shawn and the desktop that I am running my show on is named Xlights. So the image path was
C:\Users\Shawn\Documents\Xlights\Christmas Can Can\16_48.png

on the laptop and

C:\Users\Xlights\Documents\Xlights\Christmas Can Can\16_48.png

on the desktop.

Rename the computers the same thus the path being the same?

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Do You Need Help? Post it here / Re: Working from multiple computers/importing

« on: December 13, 2016, 07:43:46 PM »

Ok, a little more understandable.

So someone sent me their xml and rbg file. I am fine with using their rgbeffect file and opening their sequence, but  the images are never there. Do I need to ask for the images from the person that created the sequence?

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Do You Need Help? Post it here / Working from multiple computers/importing

« on: December 12, 2016, 10:14:14 PM »

Read through the manual on importing XL files but still having issues, mainly with where images fit into importing sequences made by others. I move over the xml and rgbeffects file but I either have to reconnect the image by re-linking it or the image is no longer there.
I am having this issue trying to work from two computers as well, so I know the issue has got to be something that I am neglecting to do in both situations.
Can anyone explain how to properly work with images from sequences created by others or how I can properly save my sequences to be able to be used across 2 computers without losing the image files?

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Do You Need Help? Post it here / Re: Partial lag on mega tree

« on: December 01, 2016, 02:33:57 PM »

We have a winner. No lag on the Falcon. I was able to round up another Falcon to replace the Pixcon and will be back in business once I get it tomorrow.

Thank you for the help Gil. I was really dreading swapping boards because of the different green connectors that snap to the board (and F the person that decided to make them ever so slightly different). I begrudgingly swapped them and the lag was gone. I still don't understand why a Pixcon AND a Pixlite would have identical lag (Dave suspects a universe issue) but the Falcon handles it without breaking a sweat.

Just wanted to give an update to thanks for the help and put the fix out there in case anyone runs into a similar issue.

Bottom line, use Falcons. The only thing better than their board is their customer service.

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Do You Need Help? Post it here / Re: Partial lag on mega tree

« on: November 29, 2016, 10:21:49 PM »

Tried running the controller on Unicast, same issue.

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Do You Need Help? Post it here / Re: Partial lag on mega tree

« on: November 29, 2016, 08:25:15 PM »

Just unplugged all the other controllers to see if there was some interference somehow, still lags.

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Do You Need Help? Post it here / Re: Partial lag on mega tree

« on: November 29, 2016, 07:54:42 PM »

Before I responded I wanted to get home and swap the board with another to see if the board was the issue and it was not. The 5 lagging legs of the tree continue to lag. The video on my screen does not lag, only the mega tree does.

Attached is my rgbeffects file. I have got to be doing something wrong in Xlights.

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Do You Need Help? Post it here / Re: Partial lag on mega tree

« on: November 29, 2016, 10:40:46 AM »

Porn server taken offline just to be safe.

When I am experiencing the lag it is just when the XLights is playing to lights or run from the scheduler.

Computer is a new desktop that I purchased this last weekend, middle of the road specs. Not super high end but not a clunker.

Setup is (2) Falcons and the one LOR Pixcon. The Pixcon is dedicated to running only a 16x50 mega tree that is giving me the lag.

No LOR services are running except for the Pixcon Assistant that I program the unit with. Honestly not sure if that was running in the background when I had Xlights playing to the lights.

Was unsure if the Pixcon could handle absolute addressing so setup that tree to run on universe 50 with each leg being 50:1, 50:2, 50:3, etc.

I believe the Falcons and the balance of the lights are still on universe 1.

Network is dedicated to Christmas lights and separate from my house network so internet usage shouldn't matter (I guess?).

Everything is running multicast, nothing unicast.

I am currently at work so I cannot attach my RGBeffects file, will post when I get home.

Be easy on me, this is my first year with all of this. Thank you!

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Do You Need Help? Post it here / Partial lag on mega tree

« on: November 28, 2016, 10:40:54 PM »

Have an issue with partial lag on a 16x50 tree. When running a sequence from Xlights, legs 12 through 16 have a bit of a lag behind the first 11 legs. All settings are fine and power is not an issue. LOR Pixcon controller and there is no lag in the onboard test pattern. Tried rebooting the controller, restarting Xlights, created a new sequence to play, unplugged the first few legs to see what the effect would be on the lagging legs and nothing works.
Any ideas?

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Do You Need Help? Post it here / Re: Ongoing crash - how to report?

« on: September 22, 2016, 01:50:05 PM »

Got it. Thank you as always gents!

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Do You Need Help? Post it here / Re: Ongoing crash - how to report?

« on: September 22, 2016, 12:33:39 PM »

Gil,

Got it and thank you. To be clear, what is considered and invalid paste so I can avoid doing this?

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Do You Need Help? Post it here / Ongoing crash - how to report?

« on: September 21, 2016, 06:56:33 PM »

I've got an ongoing crash happening in a one sequence. The backup file has been HUGELY helpful but I want to figure out why I am having this issue. What files (besides the rgbeffects and sequence) do I need to post for someone to be able to diagnose the issue? The crash report?
I have attached those three.

Basically in the middle of sequencing I get a crash report and xlights shuts down. Nothing fancy happening and the sequencing thus far has been standard stuff. I have never had this so I am not sure what I am looking for in order to diagnose. 'Check Sequence' only brings up one minor warning about overlapping.

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What new effects you would like to see / Fire effect suggestion

« on: September 14, 2016, 10:30:06 AM »

I am not sure if this is possible but it would be nice if you could pick multiple different colors to be used in the fire effect. I am guessing that the reason for the hue shift instead of a color picker is because the fire effect colors need to be next to each other in the gradient?
Regardless, selecting multiple colors or a rainbow would be great if possible.