Exporting sequence back into LOR - timing is off

[dslowik]

For this year, I am creating  a sequence in Xlights 4 for my pixel megatree.  After getting it like I want, I do a render and export model to a LOR clipboard.  I load the clipboard into LOR and paste it in with the Paste Mode set to Paste by Time.  I have done this for 8 songs without a problem, but the 9th one is causing me problems.  When I paste it, the timing does not line up where it should.  It plays the effects to quickly after the paste in LOR.  The effects look like they have the correct timing when I play it in Xlights.

I verified that Xl says the sequence is 128.967 seconds long and LOR says 2:08.97.  I re-exported the audio file as a CBR file (just in case it wasn't) and re-imported it back into both programs.

I'm at a loss at what else to look at.  Ideas?

[dslowik]

Started recreating my Xlights sequence from scratch and that seems to be working.

[jeffl]

Is there a trick to this.  I created a new xLights sequence and add some event.  Created a new sequence in LOR based off the same audio file. Exported two different single channel models.  Loaded the clipboard in LOR and one is off by about 1/2 second and the other about 3. 

Is there a trick to this  Something I need to do in xLights or LOR when creating the sequences?

[jeffl]

I found the the answer to my question.  I was pasting by "Cell" instead of by "Time".  Once I switched it to time it worked properly.

[jeffl]

Spoke too soon.  Pasting by time got it to start at the correct time but the data is off after that.

[Gilrock]

I just tested and it looks fine.  Do I need to post screenshots?  Also be aware when you export a model you only get the effects placed on that model.  If you have effects elsewhere on a model group that data doesn't make it into the export.

[Gilrock]

Here's a screenshot.  Data in LOR after pasting clipboard is on top.  Data in xLights is on bottom.
Are you sure you're selecting the leftmost cell in LOR when you do the paste?

[jeffl]

Yours looks good.  Here is mine.  Mine is just a single AC channel if that makes a difference.  Thanks for taking a look.

[jeffl]

Attached is a snipit of the xml from the sequence and the LCB file.  This might provide somthing more to go on.

[Gilrock]

I don't know what you have happening.  I tried a single channel white and it worked as expected.

[jeffl]

Any chance you could post the directory of the files you used for your test.  I have tried multiple machines, directories, exporting to lcb using the convert tab and a hundred other tests and every time the timings come up short.  I just don't get what I could be doing that others should not have seen.

[Gilrock]

I think it would be more productive for you to post your files with a description of what steps to do to recreate it...i.e. which model are you exporting.

[jeffl]

That it would.  Attached is a clean directory with one sequence, one model and 5 fades coming from a clean computer.

The image of the xml is the portion from the sequence and the lcb file pasted together so the timings can be compared.  The two in yellow are just the first to showing the offset difference.

Thanks for taking the time to look at this.

[Gilrock]

Well it was pretty obvious that all the efffects are coming in exactly half the size.  Didn't you notice that?  So first thing I checked was did you use 25ms for your sequence and sure enough that's what I found.  Create 50ms sequences in xLights and it will work.

[jeffl]

I'm seeing it off by about 20% by looking at the images attached.  I was using 25ms.  I just tried modifying the xml to 50ms, opened, saved and I'm seeing basically the same thing.  One timing has a slightly different start time but they are still off by the same amount overall.