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Offline Gilrock

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Re: Basic Effects for AC Lights
« Reply #15 on: August 22, 2017, 10:25:52 AM »
Yep works the same as it does in LOR

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Re: Basic Effects for AC Lights
« Reply #16 on: August 22, 2017, 11:53:24 AM »
never been a LOR user, coming here from Vixen.  I have not been able to make it work and could use some guidance!

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Re: Basic Effects for AC Lights
« Reply #17 on: August 22, 2017, 12:13:49 PM »
never been a LOR user, coming here from Vixen.  I have not been able to make it work and could use some guidance!
Did you watch the video?
http://videos.xlights.org/a-new-way-to-sequence-ac-lights-in-xlights_2d87c2e19.html

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Re: Basic Effects for AC Lights
« Reply #18 on: August 22, 2017, 12:23:14 PM »
Dude you just drag out a square and it cascades whatever is on the top row.

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Re: Basic Effects for AC Lights
« Reply #19 on: August 22, 2017, 12:32:22 PM »
Ok,

I got it to work.  I did not have anything in the top row for it to copy.  Now that I know that is how this works it is easy, but I had never worked with a effect like this before.

Thanks

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Re: Basic Effects for AC Lights
« Reply #20 on: August 22, 2017, 12:44:04 PM »
I thought he covered that in the video but I guess he was still working on it at the time.

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Re: Basic Effects for AC Lights
« Reply #21 on: November 02, 2017, 11:22:27 AM »
I watched the video several months back and have been watching for the "AC" effect to show up in a newly released version of XL.  I love the proposed addition of this way to sequence AC channels as the standard XL way is a semi tedious process of drag and drop for traditional AC sequencing....  Those of us with hybred (AC and pixels) look forward to this addition...

Anyone heard any updates on this "AC" effect?  Or was the idea dropped?

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Re: Basic Effects for AC Lights
« Reply #22 on: November 02, 2017, 11:32:53 AM »
This is definitely in the newest beta release, and several before that.  I can't remember exactly when it was added, but it is there now.

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Re: Basic Effects for AC Lights
« Reply #23 on: November 02, 2017, 02:20:42 PM »
You need to activate the AC toolbar to use the AC features.

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Re: Basic Effects for AC Lights
« Reply #24 on: November 02, 2017, 03:11:12 PM »
You need to activate the AC toolbar to use the AC features.

Thanks Gil....  I kept looking for it in effects like it was in the video...I guess that changed and I didn't catch it...  Didn't know to activate it......from the menu.....and I'm a creature of habit so I don't experiment enough to find new stuff.....

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Re: Basic Effects for AC Lights
« Reply #25 on: November 02, 2017, 03:49:48 PM »
There is a disadvantage if you don't follow what we are doing year round.  There was a lot of talk about those functions and videos made.