Import lms to xlights

[Rob Baldwin 12]

I have 10 of 11 imported for a friend... the 11th... is 6 min 1 second long, if i use the import i get unhandled exception... the longest i can make the sequence and have it import is 3 min 59 seconds.

Is this an issue that xlights has a constraint on the max time allowed for a sequence? The sequence itself is less in terms of size than several other ones... its 260mb vs a couple others that are over 280mb. As i said i can get it to import if i make the sequence less than 4 minutes (3:59) unfortunately though it cuts off any effects after 4:11ish as that is the furthest out xlights will go at that sequence length.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/4hd9csk338uzqlg/mikes%20lor%20import.zip?dl=0

there is the link for the lms, his rgbeffects.xml file, and the lor import file for importing it in. The sound file is not in there so as to avoid the whole music thing... the sequence length is 6 minutes 1 second and 50 ms (1 tick past 6 min 1 second)

IF someone can get this imported to xlights and send me the imported file will be greatly appreciated

[Phrog30]

What if you import as a data layer?

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[Rob Baldwin 12]

would love too only

1) their not in order correctly
2) dmx universe 2 is blank (2nd half of the wreath) so im reimporting the first half onto the second half
3) im using dmx universe 1 for first and 2nd half of wreath, the eaves, and the arches
so basically import is my only option

[Rob Baldwin 12]

oh and data layer gives errors about such and such is not mapped and after its all said and done... it leaves the sequence bank as well...

the file is there any one who can get something working on it go for it... sorry im just really getting frustrated

[Phrog30]

Gotcha. I don't think there is a limit. Have you checked any of the log files to see if there is anything useful in there pertaining to the exception?

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[Phrog30]

oh and data layer gives errors about such and such is not mapped and after its all said and done... it leaves the sequence bank as well...

the file is there any one who can get something working on it go for it... sorry im just really getting frustrated

I will try and have a go at it. I'm in the middle of something, but will try my best.

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[Rob Baldwin 12]

Thank you sir... and the error is a windows error that crashes xlights with no log file created... the only log file that i have had on this is corrupt itself ... (cannot open file format is invalid) when it try to open the zip error log file that xlights generates

[Phrog30]

Getting errors on load mapping.
Also, will probably be helpful to have network file.

I've never imported lms files as effects, so quite possible I'm not doing it right.

James

[Rob Baldwin 12]

xlights doesnt have any networks setup... he is using a fpp to run the show that just needs the fseq file which is generated separate from the network setup page

The way i have been doing it... new sequence... (for this since you dont have the mp3 file its animation), 50ms set the time to 362 seconds (6 minutes 2 seconds), done

then import at the top
select the lms file (change the file type down at the bottom)
a popup box comes up...  choose load mapping and select the mikes lor import dmx 2 blank file... all fields should then populate, then click ok... then after a couple minutes you get unhandled exception error

if you go back in before you import and change the duration to 239 seconds (3 min 59 seconds) then repeat above it will import

his mapping if you need it is ... channels 1-16 lor unit 1, lor unit 2 which is in the lms is not used this year, this is universe 1 in xlights,  wreath is dmx 1 and 2 though looking at the lms file dmx 2 is blank so the 2nd half of the wreath needs to be duplicated from the first half xlights output though will be universe 2 and 3 as universe 1 is lor unit 1. universe 4 is the eaves (not in the lms file)  dmx 5-9 is the mega tree this is mapped over to universe 5 through 9 in xlights (but even strings need to be reversed as the tree is now zig zag) and the arches are universe 10 wich is a copy of dmx 1 and dmx 1 1/2 again.

to recap that...
lms file
unit 1 16 channels
unit 2 16 channels (not used)
wreath:
dmx 1 (100 pixels 300 channels)
dmx 2 (170 pixels 510 channels (seems to be blank)
Mega tree:
dmx 5 (170 pixels 510 channels)
dmx 6 (170 pixels 510 channels)
dmx 7 (170 pixels 510 channels)
dmx 8 (170 pixels 510 channels)
dmx 9 (120 pixels 360 channels)


xlights ouput
universe 1 16 channels (lor outputs)
universe 2 170 pixels 510 channels (wreath)
universe 3 30 pixels 90 channels (wreath)
universe 4 120 pixels 360 channels (gutter)
universe 5 170 pixels 510 channels (mega tree)
universe 6 170 pixels 510 channels (mega tree)
universe 7 170 pixels 510 channels (mega tree)
universe 8 170 pixels 510 channels (mega tree)
universe 9 120 pixels 360 channels (mega tree)
universe 10 132 pixels 396 channels (arches)

[Phrog30]

I'm getting the exception no matter how long I have the sequence. Sorry, not sure what the deal is.

[Gilrock]

Sorry but if someone has 10 of 11 that's about 9 more than I got right now...lol.  My hunch is its hitting the memory barrier.   Windows can only allocate 2GB for a 32 bit process so the fact that it works with a shorter duration tells me your hitting the memory wall.  It's purely duration times number of channels that determines how much is gobbled up during that import process.

[Rob Baldwin 12]

gil is there a way of importing the first half ... to one file and the 2nd half to another... then i can combine them to make the completed sequence?

[Gilrock]

Only if you split the file up on the LOR side.  The other option is find someone with a MAC to do the import since it has a 64 bit version and will work with longer duration sequences.

[Rob Baldwin 12]

oh snap... ok... so now im looking for a mac user running 64bit xlights... got it