xLights release 2017.8

xLights release 2017.8

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XLIGHTS/NUTCRACKER RELEASE NOTES:
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2017.8 Apr 3, 2017

bug (dkulp) Fix excessive rendering when pasting effects
enh (cjd) Add direction setting for lightning effect. Fixes #830
enh (keith) Add candle effect
bug (keith) Fix superstar import picture scaling
bug (keith) Fix LMS import into data layer off by 1 channel error
bug (keith) Fix blanking between steps in scheduler
enh (keith) Add timing event pulse and timing event jump 100 VUMeter effects