Aurora 1.0.25 (beta preview of 1.1) is here!
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Category: Aurora Sequencer Software
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Topic: Aurora 1.0.25 (beta preview of 1.1) is here!
Posted By: LightsOnLogan
Subject: Aurora 1.0.25 (beta preview of 1.1) is here!
Date Posted: 07 Nov 2008 at 1:26pm
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There are still a few issues that keep us from calling this "1.1", so consider this a "1.1 preview release". This release should address quite a few frustrations out there while we get a few remaining details under the hood sorted out. This upgrade is recommended for everyone. http://www.aurorashow.com/downloads/aurora_1_0_25.zip - http://www.aurorashow.com/downloads/aurora_1_0_25.zip
Note: Files saved in Aurora 1.0.25 are not openable in previous versions (there were some file format changes).
Release notes:
1.0.25 (1.1 "preview release") ------------------------------ - Adds device type "D-Light Firefly" - Adds device type "RGB over D-Light ACx16, DCx16" - Adds RGB tool - Adds RGB over Firefly, ACx16, and DCx16 devices - Adds "Add Controller" to the channel context menu - Adds "data rate" property to serial network configuration (19200, 38400, 56000, 57600, 115200). - Adds "sequence contains no channels" message to grid when no channels have been created - Adds Color column to Bulk Channel Editor - Adds Device Type column to Bulk Channel Editor - Fixes Bulk Channel Editor doesn't move draw objects with channel reassignments - Fixes Bulk Channel Editor scrambles events of channels reassigned to higher IDs - Fixes Vista error 339 - Fixes twinkle rendering in visualizer for channel 16 - Fixes some commands across multiple banks will not execute - Fixes sequencer playback to lights can play previous sequence after consecutive File/Load - Fixes sequencer doesn't always play changes after editing sequence - Fixes "Import channels from file" doesn't work on templates containing arches - Fixes arches drawn at incorrect height after committing changes - Fixes disappearing draw objects when moving channels - Fixes Channels.MoveGroup method of API produces undesired results (SDK related) - Fixes "Microsoft Cursor Engine" error on file/save as and workspace backup - Fixes multiple network command playback can make Aurora unresponsive - Fixes instant crash without error when placing events in imported channel - Fixes events do not show on grid unless there is an event in the channel past the 1 second mark - Fixes scheduler calendarmouse errors - Fixes scheduler can not minimize or resize - Fixes Serial Network Configuration not functional in Borealis - Improves performance of bulk channel editor ------------- http://www.aurorashow.com/"> 
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Posted By: compfire
Date Posted: 07 Nov 2008 at 1:39pm
| THANK YOU! |
Posted By: Pony_God
Date Posted: 07 Nov 2008 at 1:40pm
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YEAY!
Now I need to work more. ------------- Fine. You're so smart you rig up the lights. http://www.frappr.com/dlight - D-Light users Unite! 
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Posted By: Pony_God
Date Posted: 07 Nov 2008 at 2:24pm
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OOOOooooo..... Pretty :) ------------- Fine. You're so smart you rig up the lights. http://www.frappr.com/dlight - D-Light users Unite!
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Posted By: LightsOnLogan
Date Posted: 07 Nov 2008 at 2:26pm
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I think someone just found RGB ------------- http://www.aurorashow.com/">
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Posted By: Comporder1
Date Posted: 07 Nov 2008 at 2:41pm
| Installed and opened/closed a few sequences. Now, Aurora will not open. When it tries to open it gets to the main window and throws a "Run-time error '76': Path not found." It seems like I have seen this error mention elsewhere in this forum, but I don't remember the fix. Anyone? |
Posted By: LightsOnLogan
Date Posted: 07 Nov 2008 at 2:46pm
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Try deleting the config.dat file in the Aurora Sequencer directory. ------------- http://www.aurorashow.com/">
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Posted By: Comporder1
Date Posted: 07 Nov 2008 at 2:49pm
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That worked :) I had an idea it might be in there.... I opened it with notepad, but it was hard to decipher most of it. Thanks
Carey
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Posted By: LightsOnLogan
Date Posted: 07 Nov 2008 at 2:53pm
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I'll put that on the new bug list... there was a path specified somewhere in your config.dat that wasn't available to Aurora. This usually comes up when Aurora last saved to a thumb drive or network drive that isn't available when Aurora starts up and attempts to browse the last known directory.
You will need to reconfigure your "Serial Network Configuration" after deleting config.dat. ------------- http://www.aurorashow.com/">
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Posted By: JonB256
Date Posted: 07 Nov 2008 at 3:03pm
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You might BOLD FACE the line about file compatibility a little more. That may be critical to some folks. Otherwise, all I could say was "Holy Crap!" as I read the list of additions and fixes. ------------- JonB - D-Light user |
Posted By: LightsOnLogan
Date Posted: 07 Nov 2008 at 3:07pm
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It was certainly one of our longer lists... which is why there was so much frustration with 1.0 and why "should be fixed in a week" ended up being two months. ------------- http://www.aurorashow.com/">
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Posted By: mramsey
Date Posted: 07 Nov 2008 at 3:11pm
 WOW
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Posted By: Comporder1
Date Posted: 07 Nov 2008 at 3:15pm
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I will start a new thread with issues I've had so far. |
Posted By: kalifi
Date Posted: 09 Nov 2008 at 12:03pm
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Quite a laundry list...I will mess with it soon. Still the program over all has been a lot better than spectrum. A lot of the "fixes" I was waiting for were more just "convienences" when sequencing. Thanks for the hard work. Thanks to the beta testers. Kalifi |
Posted By: jberner
Date Posted: 09 Nov 2008 at 3:14pm
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Gawd.. Don't fix it all now. Then we wont be excited little elves when Santa brings us 1.1 Thank you for the hard work. I left development as I hated getting nit-picked. You deal with a lot from us. Thanks again from all of us as we all appreciate this making it out while we test our Christmas sequences. |
Posted By: BigDPS
Date Posted: 11 Nov 2008 at 11:49am
Since I'm having issues with this newer version, I can't see what the RGB tool does. What does it do?  ------------- http://www.aurorashow.com/"> 
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Posted By: Pony_God
Date Posted: 12 Nov 2008 at 8:42am
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You know the point of Firefly? Well, it's an easy way to control a single pixel's color.
Beyaond that, you you have red, green, and blue floods, you can control thouse 3 with and create a single wash color.
Somehow I expect that it's originally and basically designed to control Firefly easily, as a single 16 chennel controller. Then other toys/tricks were added. ------------- Fine. You're so smart you rig up the lights. http://www.frappr.com/dlight - D-Light users Unite!
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Posted By: LightsOnLogan
Date Posted: 12 Nov 2008 at 11:56am
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Actually it was originally intended for floodlight control but Firefly appeared on the scene before it ever was written, so priorities were rearranged.
We still have a few tricks up our sleeve for 2009 with these new tools. Imagine combining all of the individual colors on a mega tree into a single "slice channels" that will auto-map to the appropriate strands on the tree (any color... not just red,green, and blue) based on the selected RGB color (this is coming in 2009). ------------- http://www.aurorashow.com/">
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Posted By: LightsOnLogan
Date Posted: 13 Nov 2008 at 8:16pm
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We found one of the bugs surrounding config.dat. After switching to a file in a new location the path name in the config file was being corrupted. A fix is in the hands of the beta testers to test.
We also found some bugs where some things were not rendering properly in the visualizer and/or were dropping off the left side of the grid during grid panning (no data loss, just not rendered to the screen properly). A fix is in beta testing now. ------------- http://www.aurorashow.com/">
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