Bug Report - starting ERA --> Daslight crashes

Hotade · Post by **Hotade** » Wed Aug 15, 2012 9:41 pm

Hello Daslight team
if you put all RGBs in a project in one or more subfolders and start ERA now, create a color wheel and add a couple RGBs, it will not be possible. When you now exit ERA Daslight crashed.

Tested with Generic -> RGB, Lightmaxx -> Tri Short Bar 2 - Fixtures.
should happen with any other fixture with RGBs, too.
Latest Virtual Controller 3 (27. Jul 12)
Win 7 - 64-Bit

I have one other question, it is possible to have an FX-effect on all four RGBs of one fixture? Currently, only the last of each RGB fixtures is controlled.

Thanks Nils

nijst001 · Post by **nijst001** » Thu Aug 16, 2012 10:17 am

The first bug is already reported. If you gonna test this with a new show, it will work then, or not?

I have one other question, it is possible to have an FX-effect on all four RGBs of one fixture?

You can patch 4 RGB fixtures seperatly, so you can control the units on your fixture as 4 different lights... Now you can make a FX-effect if you select all of the 4 fixtures

BTW, Simon, can you see the quote window, i can't see it

Hotade · Post by **Hotade** » Thu Aug 16, 2012 11:16 am

The first bug is already reported. If you gonna test this with a new show, it will work then, or not?

Hey nijst001,
Thank you for your answer.
No it will not work, maybe you can even reproduce it, as I have described.
When all are in a subfolder, then Daslight crashes when creating a color-wheel. Are they not in subfolders, then it works.
I have tested it with different RGBs. And I've always created a new show and have already installed the software once again. I've also tested it on my laptop. But it is always the same.

You can patch 4 RGB fixtures seperatly, so you can control the units on your fixture as 4 different lights... Now you can make a FX-effect if you select all of the 4 fixtures

Okay, I was hoping there is a way without this trick.
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Post by **simonB** » Thu Aug 16, 2012 12:25 pm

if you put all RGBs in a project in one or more subfolders and start ERA now, create a color wheel and add a couple RGBs, it will not be possible. When you now exit ERA Daslight crashed.

Got it thanks, it will be fixed in the next version

I have one other question, it is possible to have an FX-effect on all four RGBs of one fixture?

This should work fine with a 4 beam fixture in DVC3, as long as the beams have been correctly assigned in the fixture profile.

BTW, Simon, can you see the quote window, i can't see it

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Hotade · Post by **Hotade** » Thu Aug 16, 2012 12:54 pm

Okey maybe they not correct assigned in the fixture profile.
How can I correct TriShortBar2.ssl2 fixture with the editor that it will work correctly?
I have looked at the fixture in the editor and could find no fault. Each RGB has assigned its own lightbeam.

Thank you for your help.

Edit: I use Mode 4 ;-)

nijst001 · Post by **nijst001** » Thu Aug 16, 2012 1:26 pm

Is the file normaly in the library? If not, send me your profile

[EDIT] I've Checked the fixture but it seems to be ok

nijst001 · Post by **nijst001** » Thu Aug 16, 2012 1:38 pm

Now i've tested te fixture but i can control only the first 3 RGB Groups

The problem must be in the fixture but i can't find
With another fixture: without problems

Now i recommed another bug. The FX on the left side of the DMX channels works fine, but the FX in the toolbar allows you to control only the last RGB of a multibeam

Hotade · Post by **Hotade** » Thu Aug 16, 2012 2:22 pm

Thanks for this good tip! :-)

I will use the left FX-button until the bug is fixed.

EDIT: I think the FX-generator seems to be a little buggy, too.
When I use the left FX button, the first three beams are controlled by the FX generator. If I use the upper button, the last beams are controlled.

nijst001 · Post by **nijst001** » Thu Aug 16, 2012 3:03 pm

nijst001 wrote:Now i've tested te fixture but i can control only the first 3 RGB Groups

Hotade wrote:When I use the left FX button, the first three beams are controlled by the FX generator

A bit the same, not?
This bug is only with your fixture...
I can make a new fixture for you tomorow, then i post it on the online library

Hotade · Post by **Hotade** » Fri Aug 17, 2012 8:23 am

Hello nijst001.
you're right it's not affected each fixture.

I have a bit of testing with the scanning Libary editor and I think that I could find out what causes this bug.
It only works properly if not more than two channels come before the RGBs. Correct me please if you find a fixture where it works with more than two channels!?

@ Daslight - Summarize FX - Bug Report:
1: The Fx button at the top never works correctly with multi-beam. only the last beam is controlled.
2: The left-FX button only works properly if not more than two channels come before the RGBs.

Test Fixtures (Created with latest version 27. Jul 2012):

Fixture 1:
1.Mode, 2.Dimmer, 3 Shutter, RGB 4-6, 7-9, RGB, RGB 10-12, 13-15 RGB
-> only the first three beams are controlled.

Fixture 2:
1.Mode, 2nd Dimmer, 3-5 RGB, 6-8 RGB, RGB 9-11, 12-14 RGB
-> everything works fine

Fixture 3:
1.Mode, 2nd Free, 3 Dimmer, 4 Shutter, 5-7 RGB, 8-10 RGB, RGB 11-13, 14-16 RGB
-> Nothing is working properly.
-> I could not recognize system in Rainbow Effect.
-> Knight Rider-effect controls only the last three beams

nijst001 · Post by **nijst001** » Fri Aug 17, 2012 8:43 am

Good work! If i don't know your name i think you where a developer!

Post by **simonB** » Mon Aug 20, 2012 1:31 pm

Good finds, thanks for that. We'll have them fixed in the next ver.