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Free Sequences / Anna From Frozen

« on: November 04, 2020, 10:27:02 AM »

Has anyone ever seen a talking face for Anna from Frozen?

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Do You Need Help? Post it here / Boscoyo Studio Pixel Stakes. Looking for model.

« on: June 14, 2020, 10:58:13 AM »

I purchased the bulbs, trees, skulls and jolly roger stakes.

https://boscoyostudio.com/product/pixel-stake-12-with-toppers/

I went to insert a model in to my preview, picked download the model(s) from the Boscoyo Studios download but they are not listed. 

Anyone have advise how to get them?

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xLights Convert / Re: Conversion For LOR S5 Sequences

« on: March 28, 2019, 01:28:23 PM »

I don’t need you to add them one by one. I just need your show with the mapping you are using. I can isolate which model is causing the problem.


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Ok....here arethe files I think you need:
xmap
xlights network.xml
xlight rgbeffect.xml
loredit
and the dump file.

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xLights Convert / Re: Conversion For LOR S5 Sequences

« on: March 28, 2019, 11:31:15 AM »

Yeah dmx intensity does map to dmx for exactly the reason Gil mentions.


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I don't feel LOR S5 had an equivalent prop like the DMX model in xLights.  I am trying to see if any other effect in LOR used the DMX_INTENSITY setting to control the prop.  If not could that setting be mapped to the the appropriate effect in xLights?

For kicks and giggles I took an old LMS file from a S4 sequence and it translated XML_INTENSITY to ColorWash in xLIghts.

XML from LOR S4 (lms):
<effect type="DMX intensity" startCentisecond="140" endCentisecond="300" startIntensity="0" endIntensity="128"/>

XML from save xlights XML:
<Effect ref="1" name="Color Wash" id="3" startTime="1400" endTime="3000" palette="3"/>

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xLights Convert / Re: Conversion For LOR S5 Sequences

« on: March 28, 2019, 11:28:00 AM »

You say it crashes but I need the mapping you are using to get it to crash. I know the layout and s5 setup is familiar to you but I don’t know what maps to what. So I need the xmap file you are using when you crash it.


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My original report of this was 2019.18 LOREDIT Import – Issue two.
« Reply #41 on: March 26, 2019, 09:46:02 AM »

But now I think its more than those original nine.  Are there any clues I can look at in the dump files in the zip file the might point to a problem prop?

Else I will go back to adding one by one until they crash and provide the mapping for the crash.

Thanks in advance.

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xLights Convert / Re: Conversion For LOR S5 Sequences

« on: March 28, 2019, 09:22:06 AM »

Hmm...I can't find anywhere in the code where an imported effect can create a DMX effect so not sure where that is buried.

To both you and Keith.

I think the fill was named DMX_INTENSITY in LOR and translated to DMX in xLights.   please see the attached doc for my screen shots and explanations.

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xLights Convert / Re: Conversion For LOR S5 Sequences

« on: March 28, 2019, 06:59:13 AM »

Latest windows 64 bit files with more S5 import fixes are here:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/lu5p6pizjarvjas/AACZpCFWm7whvMQSO4gtyiTpa?dl=0
Place both files in c:\program files\xlights (or wherever you have installed xLights 64 bit)

I have tested with both sets of the new files (dates 3/26 and 3/27) you sent me and neither of them imported the effects from LOR.  To  simplify I created a new simple one prop LOR S5 sequence and tried to import that in to a new simple one model xLights show and got the same results. 

Attached you will find a word doc that has screen shots of my test case.  Also attaching the LOREDIT, Xmap, Saved xLight seq files (xml&fesq) and rgb effects for your review.

Did you drill down to the node level to see if the effects were there?

Did you render and play to see if it played?

I was not aware that the models broke down to the String-Node levels in the sequencer.   And I am not sure on the rendered, but think I did.  So after learning that, I retested the single prop test and it worked.   
What I had sequenced in LOR came over for the flood light, just at the node level.

When I went to back to the phantom sequence, I also saw the effects import over (note-props from LOR are still causing crash dumps, but one thing at time).  But what was a "fill" in LOR mapped to a DMX effect in xLights. 

Let me take some screen shots an match up the XML of where it went wrong.  I will post the results as soon as I can.

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xLights Convert / Re: Conversion For LOR S5 Sequences

« on: March 27, 2019, 08:59:32 AM »

Latest windows 64 bit files with more S5 import fixes are here:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/lu5p6pizjarvjas/AACZpCFWm7whvMQSO4gtyiTpa?dl=0
Place both files in c:\program files\xlights (or wherever you have installed xLights 64 bit)

I have tested with both sets of the new files (dates 3/26 and 3/27) you sent me and neither of them imported the effects from LOR.  To  simplify I created a new simple one prop LOR S5 sequence and tried to import that in to a new simple one model xLights show and got the same results. 

Attached you will find a word doc that has screen shots of my test case.  Also attaching the LOREDIT, Xmap, Saved xLight seq files (xml&fesq) and rgb effects for your review.

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xLights Convert / 2019.18 LOREDIT Import – Issue three.

« on: March 26, 2019, 09:51:46 AM »

When the import is complete the only effects I see are on the 4Kgarage door model.  That prop was sequenced in S5 with Pixel Editor.  It was a fire effect on a matrix, and a graphic scrolling down.  The timings were good, but would need fine tuning to match what I had in LOR.  The fire was set to a lower height and the speed of the graphic needed changing.  But I was expecting that. 

Not sure why none of the other sequencing effects came over.  I didn't receive any errors during the import.   
To me it looked like the LPE logic worked, but the LMS code wasn’t working.   I don’t have any other props there were only created with the Pixel Editor in S5 test with until 2019.18 LOREDIT Import – Issue one is addressed.   

Let me know if there is any specific scenario you would want me to create in S5 for me to test and review for this issue. 

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xLights Convert / 2019.18 LOREDIT Import – Issue two.

« on: March 26, 2019, 09:46:02 AM »

I have nine props when mapped cause xLights to crash.  One thing unique is that I noticed there are nine times  is a group when listed in alphabetical order in the mapping lists (see screen shot).  Inflatable Pumpkin 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 and Lamp Post cause the crash. 

I have attached the crash dump when just mapping the Lamp Post prop.

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xLights Convert / 2019.18 LOREDIT Import – Issue one.

« on: March 26, 2019, 09:41:32 AM »

When mapping my props from S5 to my existing models in xLights there were 56 props were missing.  I am attaching and XML files of the <PropClass> tags that were not available for mapping.  I could not find any pattern.  Some were RGB while others were AC props.  Let me know there is any additional information or research on this issue. 

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xLights Convert / Re: Conversion For LOR S5 Sequences

« on: March 24, 2019, 01:25:00 PM »

So I spent some time looking over this file and it is interesting on several levels.

Its stunning how little it has changed. I was under the impression S5 was big and new but that file is just a mix of an LMS and LPE file ... the settings themselves seem little changed.

But it also isnt the same as the old files so it needed a new import which I also wrote differently.

It is pretty much guaranteed not to work first time as all i have is one sample file and no copy of S5 to test with ... but for what its worth it will be in .17.

If you really want to help you will test and produce simple examples of problems and send them to me so i can fix any issues.

Yes.  I will test a bunch of my LOREDIT files to see what results it produces to xLights and let you know.



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xLights Convert / Re: Conversion For LOR S5 Sequences

« on: March 24, 2019, 01:20:06 PM »

I looked at that loredit file.  The problem is I do not see 2 effects like you said it should only be a fire effect and picture effect.  I see thousands of tiny intensity effects.  That's like the effects have already been converted to data so each and every cell is its own effect in that file.  That's what has always made LOR less efficient.  You have a file that is 29MB to represent mainly just 2 effects.  Sure we could probably write a parser that will bring that in as thousands of tiny On effects but its really not worth it performance wise.  Having that many effects makes the performance of xLights suffer and you will not have as good of an experience using the program as you should have.  I think you need to decide if you want to stick with LOR or start your sequences over in xLights.  I eventually threw away all my LOR sequences so I've been there.

To Clarify, there are lots of “old school” rgb effects in that file.  Before LOR had a pixel editor I use 3 party tools to create effects for props that basically broke it down to tiny effects to each color channel in a clip board.  (Not that I understand the programming behind that ).   The fire and pic scroll was to show one example of something I did in S5.  Most of those thousands of lines were old school before LOR pixel editor.


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xLights Convert / Re: Conversion For LOR S5 Sequences

« on: March 22, 2019, 03:15:25 PM »

LOR S5 was a big change from all there previous releases.  Much like Xlights it now used a layout, they call it a preview.  For those of us the used the Visualizer in LOR, it “sort da” imported, but there was big effort to have create this to use S5.  I mention this because I believe the preview data is part of the LOREDIT file.
Here is a screen shot of the my Halloween 2018 Preview.

**S5 preview.PNG**

In the LOREDIT XML I see a sections named PreviewClass, this is where I think the data is stored for the preview.  And in the section there is a PropClass section for each prop.  In the screen shot I have Inflatable Pumpkin 8 selected.   And here is what I think the corresponding XML is:

<PropClass id="e490af01-acb8-469b-a75c-ef5d55151346" BulbShape="Pentagon" ChannelGrid="Regular,06,8,8,0," Comment="" CustomBulbColor="FFFFFF80" DeviceType="LOR" DimmingCurveName="None" IndividualChannels="True" MaxChannels="512" Opacity="255" PreviewBulbSize="24" RgbOrder="RGB order" MasterPropId="" SeparateIds="False" StartLocation="n/a" StringType="Traditional" TraditionalColors="Red" TraditionalType="Channel_per_color" EffectBulbSize="2" Name="Inflatable Pumpkin 8" Parm1="1">
      <shape ShapeName="Bulbs"> <point x="-0.4767568" y="-0.3434343" />
      </shape>
</PropClass>
 
Then later on in the XML I see the ID Guid  in a PropGroup Section that matches up with the Inflatables Group (it’s the blue text, groups were identified by blue):

  <PropGroup id="489caf9f-92da-4fa9-8d79-322c07f9aa27" Arrangement="Preview" PreviewResFactor="1" EffectBulbSize="1" Name="Infateables">
      <member id="652e2e7a-c39a-431b-a0b8-976fed7ffe80" orientation="normal" />
      <member id="c969b087-9c25-4397-b873-d795dbba23c8" orientation="normal" />
      <member id="8a02d079-fc4f-410b-a0a0-5e2e44e87662" orientation="normal" />
      <member id="530069fe-62cc-4862-a12f-a2f1fe8f142f" orientation="normal" />
      <member id="9e61342a-ca46-4695-8eb6-6734eb91422f" orientation="normal" />
      <member id="f6985faa-652b-49ef-a4b8-eaecf45523fa" orientation="normal" />
      <member id="35e4c5d0-cc81-4add-9dd7-91bee5b7fa9c" orientation="normal" />
      <member id="e490af01-acb8-469b-a75c-ef5d55151346" orientation="normal" />
    </PropGroup>

I also see that Prop ID Guid in the SeqProp section.  This reminds me of the S4 layout:

<SeqProp id="e490af01-acb8-469b-a75c-ef5d55151346" name="Inflatable Pumpkin 8" EnablePixelChannels="0">
<channel row="0" col="0" color="0">
<effect startCentisecond="3908" endCentisecond="3964" intensity="100" settings="INTENSITY" />
<effect startCentisecond="6470" endCentisecond="6518" intensity="100" settings="INTENSITY" />
<effect startCentisecond="6518" endCentisecond="6619" startIntensity="100" endIntensity="0" settings="INTENSITY" />
<effect startCentisecond="10047" endCentisecond="10251" startIntensity="0" endIntensity="100" settings="INTENSITY" />
<effect startCentisecond="10251" endCentisecond="10351" intensity="100" settings="TWINKLE" />
<effect startCentisecond="10351" endCentisecond="10373" intensity="100" settings="INTENSITY" />
<effect startCentisecond="10373" endCentisecond="10398" startIntensity="100" endIntensity="0" settings="INTENSITY" />
<effect startCentisecond="15033" endCentisecond="15057" startIntensity="100" endIntensity="0" settings="INTENSITY" />
<effect startCentisecond="15057" endCentisecond="15081" intensity="100" settings="INTENSITY" />
<effect startCentisecond="15081" endCentisecond="15181" intensity="100" settings="SHIMMER" />
<effect startCentisecond="15181" endCentisecond="15205" startIntensity="100" endIntensity="0" settings="INTENSITY" />
<effect startCentisecond="15205" endCentisecond="15230" intensity="100" settings="INTENSITY" />
<effect startCentisecond="15230" endCentisecond="15254" startIntensity="100" endIntensity="0" settings="INTENSITY" />
<effect startCentisecond="15254" endCentisecond="15380" startIntensity="100" endIntensity="0" settings="INTENSITY" />
<effect startCentisecond="15380" endCentisecond="15427" startIntensity="100" endIntensity="4" settings="INTENSITY" />
<effect startCentisecond="15427" endCentisecond="15479" startIntensity="100" endIntensity="0" settings="INTENSITY" />
<effect startCentisecond="15479" endCentisecond="15578" startIntensity="0" endIntensity="100" settings="INTENSITY" />
<effect startCentisecond="15578" endCentisecond="15652" startIntensity="100" endIntensity="70" settings="INTENSITY" />
<effect startCentisecond="15676" endCentisecond="15802" startIntensity="61" endIntensity="10" settings="INTENSITY" />
</channel>
</SeqProp>

There a ViewMember group that must be part of what used in the Sequencer to set up views (use to be tracks in S4),  The Prop Id Guid is in that section a few times but with a different category.

I am showing what I think matches up with this screen shot.

**S5 seg.PNG**
 
<ViewMember id="LOR Unit 6" category="GridView_Group">
        <ViewMember id="652e2e7a-c39a-431b-a0b8-976fed7ffe80/0-0-0" category="Event_Collection" />
        <ViewMember id="c969b087-9c25-4397-b873-d795dbba23c8/0-0-0" category="Event_Collection" />
        <ViewMember id="8a02d079-fc4f-410b-a0a0-5e2e44e87662/0-0-0" category="Event_Collection" />
        <ViewMember id="530069fe-62cc-4862-a12f-a2f1fe8f142f/0-0-0" category="Event_Collection" />
        <ViewMember id="9e61342a-ca46-4695-8eb6-6734eb91422f/0-0-0" category="Event_Collection" />
        <ViewMember id="f6985faa-652b-49ef-a4b8-eaecf45523fa/0-0-0" category="Event_Collection" />
        <ViewMember id="35e4c5d0-cc81-4add-9dd7-91bee5b7fa9c/0-0-0" category="Event_Collection" />
        <ViewMember id="e490af01-acb8-469b-a75c-ef5d55151346/0-0-0" category="Event_Collection" />
        <ViewMember id="622b6072-938d-466d-86ab-df5686502dfd/0-0-0" category="Event_Collection" />
        <ViewMember id="50044201-a241-450f-9c9f-699c2e0bfcaf/0-0-0" category="Event_Collection" />
        <ViewMember id="633e1570-db7a-465c-bd53-72129ff62797/0-0-0" category="Event_Collection" />
        <ViewMember id="d18489f1-0a8c-4ffe-b6a8-188e40491104/0-0-0" category="Event_Collection" />
        <ViewMember id="796b3bb9-7e5f-4dd0-8084-5c76b655f1d9/0-0-0" category="Event_Collection" />
        <ViewMember id="8c2a32a7-cbfb-4633-afb3-a29b9f4dd37b/0-0-0" category="Event_Collection" />
        <ViewMember id="c93a958c-2d16-4121-a677-b87e77151111/0-0-0" category="Event_Collection" />
        <ViewMember id="9ce4b761-8244-4990-a309-a007827328cd/0-0-0" category="Event_Collection" />
      </ViewMember>


The prop named 4K garage was a prop built new in S5:

<PropClass id="8f165030-c39a-4bd8-8b89-02f892e84ae9" BulbShape="Square" ChannelGrid="Regular,118,1,408,0,;Regular,118,409,510,306,;Regular,119,307,510,204,;Regular,120,205,510,102,;Regular,121,103,510,0,;Regular,122,1,408,0,;Regular,122,409,510,306,;Regular,123,307,510,204,;Regular,124,205,510,102,;Regular,125,103,510,0,;Regular,126,1,408,0,;Regular,126,409,510,306,;Regular,127,307,510,204,;Regular,128,205,510,102,;Regular,129,103,510,0,;Regular,130,1,408,0,;Regular,130,409,510,306,;Regular,131,307,510,204,;Regular,132,205,510,102,;Regular,133,103,510,0,;Regular,134,1,408,0,;Regular,134,409,510,306,;Regular,135,307,510,204," Comment="" CustomBulbColor="FFFFFF80" DeviceType="DMX" DimmingCurveName="LinearCurve 70%" IndividualChannels="True" MaxChannels="510" Opacity="255" PreviewBulbSize="2" RgbOrder="RGB order" MasterPropId="" SeparateIds="False" StartLocation="Bottom Right" StringType="RGB" TraditionalColors="" TraditionalType="Multicolor_string_1_ch" EffectBulbSize="1" Name="4K garage door" Parm1="23" Parm2="136" Parm3="0">
     
      <shape ShapeName="Matrix-Horizontal-Rectangle" OffsetX="-0.2067217" OffsetY="-0.1334783" ScaleX="0.3022235" ScaleY="0.3042751" Radians="0" />

</PropClass>

And this will only have S5 Pixel Editor effects on it.  Only two effect were on used, the fire effect and a image was scrolled from top to bottom.  This is what I think the LPE file logic would be used on. 

Let me know if you have any questions

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xLights Convert / Re: Conversion For LOR S5 Sequences

« on: March 21, 2019, 07:51:21 PM »

Great.... I may be wrong, but I feel somehow in S5 import PROCESS will be a combination of the old LMS and the LPE code that’s already done.  In the LOREDIT file I see a prop defined as a GUID.  And then later the prop is sequenced. That’s the only research I’ve had so far.

I will continue to try to look at the layout and contents of the new newer LOREDIT file to see if I can find a pattern.

I will do what I can when you have the time.  Please let me know what I can do.   Many Thanks. 


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