you have to compress the profile into each sequence and then import into xlights. the data will not show up on the sequencer screen in xlights but it's there. then you can add effects to anything new that you are adding. not sure how adding new effects over old data that you can't see to erase would work. i haven't tried that yet. but, YOU CAN CONVERT VIXEN 2.1 into an xlights sequence. i've been running my show for 2 weeks this way. sad part is, i can't seem to get the scheduler to run solid in xlights so i have converted my xlights sequences back to vixen 2.1 so that i can use vixen's scheduler, which has been rock solid for me for the last 5 years.
first and foremost, your xlights channel line up has to match your channel line up in vixen channel for channel!
1. open vixen sequence in vixen and compress your profile into the sequence and save the sequence. close vixen.
2. open xlights
3. open new musical sequence in xlights and add your audio
4. select your timing 50ms
5. soon as you select your timing, it asks you to "select view" and gives you the "more options button"
6. press more options and import data from vixen. it will ask to locate the vixen file and you have to go to your vixen folder and open up the .vix file you are importing.
7. select all channels off at end
8. when it says done, you select done.
9. when your sequence pops up select "render all" up by the save tap.
10. once the render is done save the sequence.
you should have a fully converted vixen 2.1 sequence into xlights. ac channels and all! i just recently converted all of my old 2.1vix files into xlights and have added my new props right to the old songs. i hope this helps someone out.
duane
