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Bugs in xLights/Nutcracker / Blank window on startup 2017.30 x64

« on: September 29, 2017, 06:08:20 PM »

When starting the app, a blank 'window' appears for about 30 seconds in the middle of my screen before the app opens up.

I've rebooted my laptop and still have the issue (and it didn't happen on .29).

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Enhancement Requests / Shape request - Ribbon

« on: September 04, 2017, 05:38:55 PM »

As I start to use my display for advertising for charities, especially the American Cancer Society, it would be great it a 'ribbon' could be added as a new shape effect that we could change colors to match the charity.

Just a request, there are other ways around it, but it would nice/easier if it was embedded.  Thanks for listening. 

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Bugs in xLights/Nutcracker / Re: Group doesn't start when instructed 2017.18 x64

« on: July 25, 2017, 09:08:53 PM »

Thanks for your quick response!  Just glad it was me

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Bugs in xLights/Nutcracker / Group doesn't start when instructed 2017.18 x64

« on: July 25, 2017, 06:53:43 AM »

I created a group for a model called Globe (made up of models top globe and bottom globe).  Single Strand is set to begin at 0 seconds but Xlights for some reason won't start playing the models in that group for 30 seconds (everything else works perfectly).  If I use twinkle for that group, it starts at 0 as expected, it's just using Single Strand that it has a delayed start. 

I've uploaded the avemaria zip to the same share as below so you can see if there's something wrong going on in there.  If I check the sequence, it doesn't have any errors.  Thanks as always. 

http://www.mediafire.com/filedrop/filedrop_hosted.php?drop=b8b49be6df9e4b8c21e8deae92295be02ef7480f48ad558a2d66e1183cf7e2d9

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Latest xLights/Nutcracker software / Re: 2017.13 released. Color Manager, Dra & Drop in mapping file

« on: May 10, 2017, 12:13:15 PM »

That worked, thank you

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xLights Convert / Re: Convert Channel/Universe Mappings

« on: May 10, 2017, 08:56:18 AM »

Thanks for the feedback.

I've been able to do data layer imports without issue but my only concern/question with importing it as a data layer is do I need to keep the LMS in the original location permanently? If so, that would be ok on my build machine but I could see this being an issue long term especially as I want to use FPP.  Of course I could be wrong with that but it was my understanding watching the different videos on the topic.

I'll try to add the 'skipped' universes in LOR and bring them in to see if it helps and will make sure they match up with what's in the Setup tab.  I really want this to work as xlights is soooo much better and more powerful than LOR,

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xLights Convert / Convert Channel/Universe Mappings

« on: May 10, 2017, 07:59:42 AM »

In LOR, I have a 24 string megatree with string 1, being universe 1, on the far left then rotating counter-clockwise with each string being it's own universe from 1-12 but then skipping 13-16 because I'm using a different falcon controller, and the back half are universes 17-28.

When I do a convert, it appears that universes 13-16 being blank are causing issues with the rendering/preview. I tried removing the universes from the Setup tab, no good.  I then tried to create those universes with a value of 0 but it would only allow me to put a channel of '1' in there.  I confirmed in LOR that there are no references to 13-16, and even when the convert completes, it shows 0 channels converted.

To make the conversion successful, do the universes need to be consecutive (i.e.1-24 instead of the way I have it set) or should I be able to convert it the way I mentioned?  Should I also abandon the whole concept of unicast and just go with multicast?

Thanks

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Bugs in xLights/Nutcracker / Re: Changing colors during CONVERT

« on: May 09, 2017, 06:54:28 AM »

Do you want to wait for .13 to come out and I'll try again or do you want the files?

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Bugs in xLights/Nutcracker / Re: Changing colors during CONVERT

« on: May 02, 2017, 10:56:34 AM »

I tried to PM you, send me your email and I'll send you a drive link.

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xLights Convert / Re: Megatree import skipping channels

« on: May 02, 2017, 10:54:34 AM »

I didn't realize that rotation was degrees, as soon as I set it to 90, I was good.  Thanks!

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xLights Convert / Re: Megatree import skipping channels

« on: May 02, 2017, 04:50:42 AM »

Actually, just figured out my own issue, even though I had the universes set correctly, the channels were set in xlights for 300 each but there were only 50 strands, once I set the channels to 150 it worked
BUT....

As of now the megatree's universe 1 is at the 9 o'clock position (middle left) with universe 6 at the 6 and universe 12 at the 3 o'clock position.  When looking at the house preview, it's showing strand 1 at the 12 o'clock position (middle back) and going counter-clockwise from there.

I told xlights that the starting location was bottom left, but how do I tell it exactly where to start and go counter-clockwise from there?

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xLights Convert / Megatree import skipping channels

« on: May 02, 2017, 04:40:34 AM »

I'm trying to import my megatree from LOR to xlights.  I currently have a 24 string tree setup in LOR with universes 1-12 starting from the left and going counter-clockwise then channels 17-28 starting at the right and continuing counter-clockwise behind the tree.

In trying to import sequences, I'm noticing that xlights is 'skipping' strings during the conversion (data layer import).  So if I have a 12 string tree and in LOR it's running on Universes 1-12 (channels 1-3600) and I have xlights setup exactly with those in order, the conversion is importing the sequence onto 1-3-5-7... instead of 1-2-3-4...  it looks like it's skipping a strand in between. 

I've tried a bunch of things and the import keeps skipping strands.  Thoughts?  Thanks

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Bugs in xLights/Nutcracker / Re: Changing colors during CONVERT

« on: April 27, 2017, 04:42:07 PM »

Which files do you want?  the source lms and fseq or just the lms?

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Bugs in xLights/Nutcracker / Re: Changing colors during CONVERT

« on: April 27, 2017, 12:37:04 PM »

I have the LMS file selected, output format is Falcon pi player, all channels off at end, then map empty lms channels and show verbose channel map selected (map lms channels with no network is deselected) and 50ms.

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Bugs in xLights/Nutcracker / Re: Changing colors during CONVERT

« on: April 27, 2017, 11:54:49 AM »

And here's a picture of the good one without the colors getting added during the CONVERT process