FPP Xlights sequence uploading questions

[dvynsoul]

I've currently setup an fpp and ready to being uploading sequences. I have some sequence I've created that include video files inside the sequence as well as talking faces and images.

1. Do all of the images, video and talking faces automatically get uploaded to the FPP? If they do get uploaded should the files be in the same folder as the fseq file or can they stay in their current folder?
2. If they don't get uploaded, where should they be loaded to?

Any help would be appreciated.

[Gilrock]

All the video and images get converted to data during rendering so those files are not needed by the show player.

[dvynsoul]

That's good to know. So when you say rendered do you mean transferred to the fpp? Do all of the files need to be saved on the memory card or just load them directly from the PC?

[Gilrock]

No.  When you "render" in xLights it processes all the effects and produces a data file that ends in .fseq.  The .fseq and the media file for the song usually an mp3 is all that's needed on the FPP.  If you use the FPP Connect function it can be setup to automatically upload what you need.

[Gilrock]

On the toolbar in xLights is the "Render All" button which had a painter's palette icon.  You should be hitting that and waiting for the progress bar to complete before previewing what you really have.

[dvynsoul]

Okay, I have all of the rendered files .fseq to load to the FPP. I probably didn't word my question correctly.
Do all my images or video files that are part of the sequence get pulled from the folders when loading the sequences to the FPP? The reason I ask is because if I relocate an image from a folder to another location then the sequence in xLights gives you an error that it doesn't find the image.