xx Release 2016.38, Big release. Multiple Previews

[sean]

Release 2016.38 released. This is BIG release.
New Multiple Previews from Gil.
Able to set save and backup at same time. New alternate F11 backup.
Number of bug fixes.


PLEASE!!! Backup before installing. I suggest maybe copying your show directory to a second location.
Watch Gils Video
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpfob5_XH1A

Watch Seans video about 90 minutes in.
https://vimeo.com/172061328


Latest releases are found at http://nutcracker123.com/nutcracker/releases/
Issue Tracker is found here: https://github.com/smeighan/xLights/issues

XLIGHTS/NUTCRACKER RELEASE NOTES:
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2016.38  Jun 24, 2016
   -- bug (gil) Make sure new previews are added to the model groups preview combo box.
   -- bug (gil) Remove items from View menu when a preview is deleted.
   -- bug (chrisD) Don't crash when loading perspectives menu if current perspective not defined
   -- bug (chrisD) Update default perspective if it is renamed
   -- bug (chrisD) Reload default perspective on show directory change - fixes issue #601
   -- bug (keithsw) Fix matrix faces not able to be changed to scaled. It always resets to centred.
   -- bug (keithsw) For text effect with no movement ... x start slider was being ignored. Fixed.
   -- bug (keithsw) Fix vertical fade on colorwash effect. It only worked if horizontal fade was also selected.
   -- bug (dkulp) Check the file extension based on the lowercase version of the extension, so *.lms and *.LMS both work
   -- enh (gil) NEW: Multiple Previews
   -- bug (gil) Fix SuperStar import for Scenes to account for scaling changes to the Pictures effect.
   -- bug (chrisD) Don't crash when loading perspectives menu if current perspective not defined
   -- bug (chrisD) Update default perspective if it is renamed
   -- bug (chrisD) Reload default perspective on show directory change - fixes issue #601
   -- enh (dkulp) Optimizations for OpenGL for WaveView and model/house previews to pass all vertices/colors/textures in one shot
                          (helps performance, particularly when multiple previews are shown)
   -- enh (dkulp) Fix warnings/crash if background image doesn't exist
   -- bug (dkulp) Fix crash on mac when swithing show directories.   
   -- bug (keithsw) Fix circles effect not changing colour.
   -- bug (keithsw) Fix #589 - guard against nulll ptr
   -- enh (keithsw) Implement alternate backup F11 allows the user to specify an alternate backup location and
           backs up there instead. There is no auto backup to this location.
   -- bug (keithsw) Make video more resilient to missing files
   -- enh (keithsw) Add models export - now with controller details as well
   -- enh (keithsw) Add optional backup on save ... this is by default disabled.
   -- enh (keithsw) Add value curves to: Music, Piano, Tendrils, Lightning, VUMeter, Wave
   -- enh (keithsw) Allow custom value curve points to be moved sideways as well as vertically.
   -- bug (keithsw) Fix bugs in piano effect: Piano not drawn without notes source, Polyphonic Transcription broken.
   -- bug (keithsw) Fix problem with fire effect when buffer size changes
   -- enh (keithsw) Add square wave to value effect presets
   -- enh (keithsw) Add multicolour support to Tendrils ... should also fix bug with Tendril not holding colour change
   -- bug (keithsw) Disable bitmap brightness slider and show/hide button if no bitmap defined on custom model.

[gerry]

Sean,
For those who downloaded this release a few days ago to test , is that (pre release 38) identical to this (release 38) was anything changed before release ? Accordingly , I will download this version if required to all computers (or not).
 

[Gilrock]

I could have answered that if only it wasn't addressed to Sean.

[gerry]

I could have answered that if only it wasn't addressed to Sean.

Gil - please respond  !!

[keithsw1111]

It's different. New version has several fixes.

[gerry]

Thanks Keith . Will have to distract my wife away from the desktop so that I can download it and install.

My work laptop does not like me downloading the xlights.exe file - it says it is dangerous 

[sean]

pre release 38 was not ever checked in as an official version. it was pre-release 38. A number of bugs were reported from the pre-release testers. Those bugs got fixed and are incorporated into the R38 release. I would say about 20% additional changes to the original pre-release.

[keithsw1111]

Xlights is dangerous. Dangerously addictive.

[kevinp]

Xlights is dangerous. Dangerously addictive.

From a user standpoint, yes it is addictive.  I'm usually compiling any new code you guys check in on a daily basis just to check out the changes.  From a developer standpoint, I could imagine it is as addictive.  Especially when you have a cool idea and don't want to rest until you have it up and working correctly.

[algerdes]

Xlights is dangerous. Dangerously addictive.

X-C.L.A.P.

[algerdes]

All kidding aside...

How do you delete a preview?  I created one for testing (and learning) and now that I am done  with it I can't get rid of it.  I have removed all props, that I know of.

[Gilrock]

Right-click in the middle of the preview picture.

[algerdes]

Thanks.  Now I know.