http://visualsorcery.com/vanilla/index.php?p=/categories/lightforge/feed.rss Fri, 24 Apr 26 20:14:18 -0400 Lightforge - Visual Sorcery Forums en-CA http://visualsorcery.com/vanilla/index.php?p=/discussion/26/effects-slider-do-not-slide Wed, 17 Apr 2013 16:09:07 -0400 mjr 26@/vanilla/index.php?p=/discussions
I am not able to slide the EFFECTS sliders.. they do not slide.. I have to click where I want it to go..

Now my WinXP machine at home, took the auto update and I can slide the sliders..

any ideas?

I am not sure if there was an error involved, I will look today to see if any come up when I try to slide the sliders

mJR]]> http://visualsorcery.com/vanilla/index.php?p=/discussion/28/step-effects-not-auto-saving Thu, 18 Apr 2013 02:28:19 -0400 mjr 28@/vanilla/index.php?p=/discussions
btw.. step.. awesome.. fixed my fogger issue.. now I can pulse it on and off with ease..

mJR]]> http://visualsorcery.com/vanilla/index.php?p=/discussion/27/palette-activation Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:46:27 -0400 mjr 27@/vanilla/index.php?p=/discussions
maybe the same lighter color icon activation you have on the Effects

sometimes I don't know if my palettes are working or even activated..

thx]]> http://visualsorcery.com/vanilla/index.php?p=/discussion/24/added-music-got-stacking-errors Sat, 30 Mar 2013 04:29:09 -0400 mjr 24@/vanilla/index.php?p=/discussions
and I got this error and it just continued, over and over, I exited after it hit 300.. I image this maybe the image for the wave form as I didn't see anything..

3/30/2013 2:27:04 AM Rectangle '{X=165,Y=312,Width=0,Height=30}' cannot have a width or height equal to 0.
at System.Drawing.Drawing2D.LinearGradientBrush..ctor(Rectangle rect, Color color1, Color color2, LinearGradientMode linearGradientMode)
at Lightforge.Timeline.drawAudio(Graphics gr, Int32 startY)
at Lightforge.Timeline.BuildFrames(Graphics gr)
at Lightforge.Timeline.Timeline_Paint(Object sender, PaintEventArgs e)]]> http://visualsorcery.com/vanilla/index.php?p=/discussion/22/mover-effect-error Sat, 30 Mar 2013 03:41:10 -0400 mjr 22@/vanilla/index.php?p=/discussions
I was adding, delete effects, then this happened..

caused my movers to kind of act weird, then I saw a new error

3/30/2013 1:26:20 AM Index was out of range. Must be non-negative and less than the size of the collection.
Parameter name: index
at System.ThrowHelper.ThrowArgumentOutOfRangeException()
at System.Collections.Generic.List`1.get_Item(Int32 index)
at Lightforge.effectSettings.effectPanel_Paint(Object sender, PaintEventArgs e)

3/30/2013 1:37:54 AM Index was out of range. Must be non-negative and less than the size of the collection.
Parameter name: index
at System.ThrowHelper.ThrowArgumentOutOfRangeException()
at System.Collections.Generic.List`1.get_Item(Int32 index)
at Lightforge.effectContainer.Process()
]]> http://visualsorcery.com/vanilla/index.php?p=/discussion/23/ctrl-s Sat, 30 Mar 2013 03:46:23 -0400 mjr 23@/vanilla/index.php?p=/discussions
instead it seems to Split the cue...

mJR]]> http://visualsorcery.com/vanilla/index.php?p=/discussion/21/disapearing-cue-and-palette-issues-with-errors Sat, 30 Mar 2013 02:52:53 -0400 mjr 21@/vanilla/index.php?p=/discussions
then all my Palettes stopped working.. Submaster works and direct control works..

here is the error log
3/30/2013 12:33:07 AM Collection was modified; enumeration operation may not execute.
at System.ThrowHelper.ThrowInvalidOperationException(ExceptionResource resource)
at System.Collections.Generic.List`1.Enumerator.MoveNextRare()
at System.Collections.Generic.List`1.Enumerator.MoveNext()
at Lightforge.effectSettings.DrawKeyframes(Graphics gr)
at Lightforge.effectSettings.DrawTimeline(Graphics gr)
at Lightforge.effectSettings.effectPanel_Paint(Object sender, PaintEventArgs e)

there are about 6 or 7 of these in the error logs, all the same..

mJR]]> http://visualsorcery.com/vanilla/index.php?p=/discussion/18/kill-button-black-out Fri, 29 Mar 2013 23:48:28 -0400 mjr 18@/vanilla/index.php?p=/discussions
thx

mJR]]> http://visualsorcery.com/vanilla/index.php?p=/discussion/19/palette-updating Sat, 30 Mar 2013 00:43:12 -0400 mjr 19@/vanilla/index.php?p=/discussions
when I go back to edit them, and say pan or tilt the movers, I am not seeing the movement live..

it's not until I close it and then click on it again, do the movers move.. ]]> http://visualsorcery.com/vanilla/index.php?p=/discussion/20/fine-mover-movements Sat, 30 Mar 2013 00:50:14 -0400 mjr 20@/vanilla/index.php?p=/discussions
The movement tool won't let me get to a certain percentage.. it jumps by 2%

and I don't think the arrow keys are making changes?

do I need to add a manual control in the fixture definition that controls the fine movement?

or does this have to do with 8bit or 16bit control?

]]> http://visualsorcery.com/vanilla/index.php?p=/discussion/17/midi-control-data Thu, 28 Mar 2013 21:12:22 -0400 mjr 17@/vanilla/index.php?p=/discussions
is it possible to send out MIDI data? I was looking at a plugin that would import MIDI data and output a keystroke, but it's not seeing the MIDI Show data.. it's looking for regular midi data such as a key note..

our video mixing software VMIX will instantly cut to video clips when it gets a keystroke, so I Was going to see if I was able to keep it open and have LF activate it.. just in case your media server playback software doesn't work..

thanks..]]> http://visualsorcery.com/vanilla/index.php?p=/discussion/15/mistfog-machine-setup Thu, 28 Mar 2013 01:20:57 -0400 mjr 15@/vanilla/index.php?p=/discussions
We have a Chauvet Haze2d

it's a 2 channel.. http://www.chauvetlighting.com/hurricane-haze-2d.html

channel 1 is blower speed
channel 2 is haze volume

I was thinking of two input sliders

but my big Q would be, how could I put a timer on it? to have it come on and off, now and then, but not in the timeline?

would that be an effect?

thx, michael JR.
]]> http://visualsorcery.com/vanilla/index.php?p=/discussion/13/random-crashes-in-fixture-creator Thu, 21 Mar 2013 21:50:20 -0400 mjr 13@/vanilla/index.php?p=/discussions
no error messages.. it could be clicking any button, say the ADD buttons, boom.. gone.. right to desktop..

this is on a WINXP machines.. happening a random intervals..

but the changes are SAVED.. so it's as if, it saves them first, then disappears.. this also closes, disappears LF completely..

mJR]]> http://visualsorcery.com/vanilla/index.php?p=/discussion/14/sound-trigger-effect Thu, 21 Mar 2013 22:05:34 -0400 mjr 14@/vanilla/index.php?p=/discussions
the reason I ask is that we use some DJ style LED fixtures, that have built in mics to capture sound and then make changes.. but this is limiting, sometimes the mics don't hear all the music, also that if they aren't in master / slave setup, they don't do the same changes.. it would be nice to be able to have a sound wave that is incoming to make CUE changes or run chasers to the temp..

I know I can make a show, but so often, we are playing different music or a big activity, and I have to switch the lights into a sound mode and sometimes they do NOT like coming out of it, without blacking out the entire system..]]> http://visualsorcery.com/vanilla/index.php?p=/discussion/11/delete-node-link-in-profile-editor Sat, 16 Mar 2013 01:34:34 -0400 mjr 11@/vanilla/index.php?p=/discussions
I made a few wrong connections..

thx]]> http://visualsorcery.com/vanilla/index.php?p=/discussion/10/activation-cursor Fri, 15 Mar 2013 00:09:15 -0400 mjr 10@/vanilla/index.php?p=/discussions
One thing I noticed was that when moving the time lines, the start, end, fade in and out points, that sometimes it's not always apparent if I was clicking in the right point to pull the line..causing me to miss and move the timeline frame marker or grabbing the whole cue clip..

I was wondering if there could be a visual CUE, a mouse over or mouse click cursor cue that tells you that are in the right place to move that edge or triangle..

maybe just inverting the mouse cursor color when you click in the right area..or hover on the right area..

or better yet, a highlight over the cue when the mouse is over the proper pixels that control the movement.. similar to the highlight you see on a Windows desktop icon..

just a thought..]]> http://visualsorcery.com/vanilla/index.php?p=/discussion/8/file-saving Thu, 14 Mar 2013 20:31:53 -0400 mjr 8@/vanilla/index.php?p=/discussions http://visualsorcery.com/vanilla/index.php?p=/discussion/9/group-creation Thu, 14 Mar 2013 20:33:40 -0400 mjr 9@/vanilla/index.php?p=/discussions
]]> http://visualsorcery.com/vanilla/index.php?p=/discussion/7/creating-lighting-fixture-profiles Thu, 14 Mar 2013 20:28:56 -0400 ChrisMonson 7@/vanilla/index.php?p=/discussions
To create a new fixture profile you need to go to the fixture dialog. You get there by either putting a group in edit mode (select the group and press enter, or press the edit button on the groups toolbar). Now you can either right click an existing fixture and click edit, or right click on a group and click add fixture. This will bring up the fixture dialog.

In this menu you can assign existing fixture types to dmx channels. If you want to create a new fixture profile click "Add" underneath the profile list. This brings up a menu that asks for the Profile name, fixture manufacturer, and the model of the light. It also asks if you want this to be a node profile, or a python profile. You will want a node profile.

After entering this information click ok and it will bring up the node editor window. Right click and add an "Attributes" node, and a "Fixture" node, both can be found in the Inputs/Outputs section.

Now just drag connections from the attributes you want to use to the dmx channel on the fixtures that they occupy. When you are done just close the window and when it asks to save click yes.

For a dimmer the nodes would look like the attached image "DimmerProfile.jpg"

For a LED fixture with RGB and Intensity it'd look like LEDProfile1.jpg.

If you were creating a profile for a LED fixture with just RGB, but you wanted the intensity fader to still fade the overall value it'd look like LEDProfile2.jpg

There is more information on profile nodes at http://www.visualsorcery.com/LightForgeWiki/index.php?title=Profile_Node_System.

More info on the fixture dialog check out http://www.visualsorcery.com/LightForgeWiki/index.php?title=Fixture_Dialog.

Chris Monson
Lead Developer
Visual Sorcery]]>