Ok I am lost with light elf

[arw01]

I converted a sequence from LSP that I am playing with to xlights, moved it to xlights directory.

Opened xlights, go to the nutcracker tab, open the xlights file,  and there is nothing there for a timing matrix, nothing.  The file is like 6 megs, but I don't know what xlights is doing with it after i open it?

[rrowan]

Is this post in the wrong board?

btw: xlights won't show any data from any other sequence software. It more geared to add nutcracker data to your sequence. Then of course either play the sequence in xlights or convert to another software format.

Rick R.

[arw01]

Well that's part of my issue, how do I play that converted sequence in xlights?

Ok think I found that, add a playlist and then you can get to the converted files..

Good to know.  Thanks for the little nudge, found new functions I didn't know how to use!

[smeighan]

I converted a sequence from LSP that I am playing with to xlights, moved it to xlights directory.

Opened xlights, go to the nutcracker tab, open the xlights file,  and there is nothing there for a timing matrix, nothing.  The file is like 6 megs, but I don't know what xlights is doing with it after i open it?

i think you misunderstand how xlights works.

you have two choices of bringing in a existing lsp sequence.
1) In lsp create a conductor file (*.seq). In xlights convert the *.seq into an xlights file *.xseq.
2) Use frankr's light elf program (You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login

[arw01]

Thank you Sean, that higher level explanation helped.  Is there a way to put nutcracker affects back into like an lsp, or how do you blend the two, I guess would be a better question.

[smeighan]

Thank you Sean, that higher level explanation helped.  Is there a way to put nutcracker affects back into like an lsp, or how do you blend the two, I guess would be a better question.

after you create effects you export the data as the  LSP UserPatterns.xml file. You now bring that back into LSP.

I have to tell you many people do NOT bring it back into LSP, once they bring their non-rgb stuff into xlights they add nutcracker effects and then play their shows using xlights scheduler or convert their show for conductor to play it.

sean

[arw01]

after you create effects you export the data as the  LSP UserPatterns.xml file. You now bring that back into LSP.

I have to tell you many people do NOT bring it back into LSP, once they bring their non-rgb stuff into xlights they add nutcracker effects and then play their shows using xlights scheduler or convert their show for conductor to play it.

sean

Ok, there's the heart of the matter, is there a thread or web page that talks about how you would bring non rgb into xlights?  So I make up my big show in LSP, maybe with some rgb stuff in there, then export it out vs using light elf to convert it, then how do I get that into the xlights grid to mix the effects I could make there with what I did in LSP, or do you have some sort of merge utility that takes the timing from my effects and inserts it into the exported LSP file?

That make any sense at all?

[lashbyrn]

The biggest problem that I have run into trying to convert back to LSP from XLights is that the size of the file that is created to run in LSP is MASSIVE. 

[taybrynn]

Lsp format is so bloated, that should tell you something ... Don't go back after xlights

I think a lot of us would like to be able go back, make changes ... Then have xlights "bolt on" again in the same way you did the first time.