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Tip Of The Day #023

Ever seen a warning like this in check sequence and wondered what it means and how to fix it? “WARN: Model Group ‘Verticals’ in preview ‘Unassigned’ contains model ‘Verical Door’ which is in preview ‘Default’. This will cause the ‘Verical Door’ model to also appear in the ‘Unassigned’ preview.” So I have two previews ……

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Tip Of The Day #022

Www.motionloops.com has a number of free videos which look great on matrixes and trees and they change the free selections from time to time. I am sure there are other similar sites. Using the hue adjustment slider on the colour panel it is possible to drop the video in a video effect and then colour shift…

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2017.37 released

XLIGHTS/NUTCRACKER RELEASE NOTES ——————————— 2017.37 Nov 14, 2017 — enh (dkulp) If dimming curve would map to identity, remove it to avoid the extra processing it entails — enh (keith) Add ESCAPE key abort generate custom model scanning. — enh (keith) Prevent corruption of face info in rgbeffects — enh (keith) Add artnet to fpp…

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2017.36 Released

XLIGHTS/NUTCRACKER RELEASE NOTES ——————————— 2017.36 Nov 13, 2017 — enh (dkulp) Add multicolor suppport for non-rotated text — enh (dkulp) Allow user to change number of universes in an e131 multi universe output — bug (scotth) Remove layer count from group lines in preset list — bug (gil) Fix motion positions for XL fonts in…

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2017.35 released

XLIGHTS/NUTCRACKER RELEASE NOTES ——————————— 2017.35 Nov 05, 2017 — enh (cjd) Update checker for Linux and OSX — enh (dkulp) Set the thread name to the Model name it is rendering, makes it easier to find the right thread in the debugger — enh (dkulp) Add a warning when loading/creating sequences that would result in…

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2017.34 released

XLIGHTS/NUTCRACKER RELEASE NOTES ——————————— 2017.34 Oct 27, 2017 — enh (keith) Add a dead pixel colour output process to xSchedule which only blanks a pixel if the colour would be wrong — enh (keith) Add the ability to disable output processes — bug (keith) Fix multilight wiring dialog not displaying correctly — enh (keith) Set…

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2017.33 released

XLIGHTS/NUTCRACKER RELEASE NOTES ——————————— 2017.33 Oct 15, 2017 — bug (gil) Fix Galaxy not blending when reverse is checked. Fixes #949. — enh (keith) Add xSchedule gamma processing on output — enh (keith) Add FPP master support for pixel sticks and Falcons — bug (keith) Fix xSchedule play last item only once plays repeatedly —…

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2017.32 released

Latest releases are found at www.xlights.org Videos tutorials are found at videos.xlights.org Forums are located at nutcracker123.com/forum Issue Tracker is found here: www.github.com/smeighan/xLights/issues XLIGHTS/NUTCRACKER RELEASE NOTES ——————————— 2017.32 Oct 09, 2017 – PRODUCTION RELEASE — bug (keith) xSchedule crashes clearing the matrix when closing easter egg — bug (keith) xSchedule does not turn off lights…

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2017.31 Released

XLIGHTS/NUTCRACKER RELEASE NOTES ——————————— 2017.31 Oct 06, 2017 – PRODUCTION RELEASE — bug (dkulp) For HLS convert, it was failing to map channel names properly. — enh (dkulp) Reset OSX release mode flags for wxWidgets to disable assert popups — bug/enh (dkulp) On OSX, resample audio to 48000 and use smaller buffers to reduce audio…

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Tip Of The Day #021

When things are not working right don’t be scared to take a look in the logs (tools menu view logs). Go to the bottom of the file and search for [crit – these are either crashes or messages indicating we are about to crash. Not much you can do here. As long as you sent…

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