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xLights Convert / Re: Conversion Confusion

« on: November 10, 2017, 08:39:42 AM »

If you have it importing as effects and it works why are you bothering with conversions?

I did not know for sure if just Importing Effect was another option to run a show with FFP.  All but one video I found discussed converting and data layering.  This will help tremendously and keep me from pulling out what ever hair I have left.

Thanks  Matt

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xLights Convert / Re: Conversion Confusion

« on: November 10, 2017, 06:46:12 AM »

I have attached a picture of what is going on.  The black arrows are what is done after I convert the sequence which is not what I have on the LOR sequence.   The yellow arrow shows what is added when I Import effect.  Which is what I expect from the LOR sequence.  This what I see if I do a quick start and skip conversion and just do an Import effect.  So it looks like there is a discrepancy between my LOR channels and Xlights channels when it is converted.  Not sure how my LOR channels should be lined up/set up for the conversion. My LOR sequence - 5 tracks:  track 1: 8 units (1-8), track 2: 2 units (9, OA), track 3: 5 Units (OE-OF), Track 4: 3 units (11-13), Track 5:  5 units (13-17); track 6:  4 units (18-1B).  When I look at the Xlight channels (here is a small excerpt) - they all correspond to the correct channels.

INFO: xLights Channel: 001 = LOR Name: MegaTree-Red
INFO: xLights Channel: 002 = LOR Name: Unit 01.2
INFO: xLights Channel: 003 = LOR Name: Unit 01.3
INFO: xLights Channel: 004 = LOR Name: Unit 01.4
INFO: xLights Channel: 005 = LOR Name: Unit 01.5
INFO: xLights Channel: 006 = LOR Name: Unit 01.6
INFO: xLights Channel: 007 = LOR Name: Unit 01.7
INFO: xLights Channel: 008 = LOR Name: Unit 01.8
INFO: xLights Channel: 009 = LOR Name: Unit 01.9
INFO: xLights Channel: 010 = LOR Name: Unit 01.10
INFO: xLights Channel: 011 = LOR Name: Unit 01.11

This is the steps I do: 
1.  create new sequence
2.  Click on Musical Sequence and find Audio choose 20 fps
3.  More options - LOR - LOR sequence associated with Audio
4.  Check "all off" and "map empty channels" - verify # of channels and no errors -
5.  Import effect, load channel mapping
6.  Render all

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xLights Convert / Conversion Confusion

« on: November 09, 2017, 07:49:13 PM »

Many year LOR user, new to Xlights.  I have watched many of the videos for converting and I thought I was doing it correctly but when I get to the end, part of the sequence is random and chaotic.  There are no missing channels, I have 27 controllers (432 channels with 23 empty channels).  Only AC lights, no RGB with the conversion.  On the Xlight side - models with the appropriate channels (1-409).  Conversion has no errors, identifies all 432 channels.  Once I import and channel map and the render all, the Xlight display looks correct but when I play the sequence, I get something totally different.  Looks like the first 160 channels are working correctly but after that - chaos.

Need help or suggestions  Matt