Thanks for the reply.
I do have them converted, as I used xLights to schedule my show last year.
Do the xlights files get imported into Nutcracker? How do I import them?
Do I have to have some sort of timing marks to know when the arch effects should start/stop?
Um, Nutcracker is a tab in xlights. It is not a separate program.
be sure you download the latest xlights/nutcracker from You are not allowed to view links.
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Loginonce you convert your vixen sequence you need to do these steps.
1) Go to SETUP tab and define the controllers you use. E1.31 is for e682, p12r, etherdongle. There are usb controllers listed also
2) go to the NUTCRACKER tab and define a model for your arches. Use "Arches" under the "Display as"
set how many arches you have and how many nodes they have.
3) open a mp3 file that is for your sequence. This is the "New Musical Sequence" option of open.
4) Attach your arches to themusic by clicking the "Display Elements" button and clicking your arches model
5) Insert blank rows in the grid, set the timing markes where you want your effects to change in the first column.
6) Now go to these effects for arches
butterfly
color wash
spirals
twinkle
singleStrand
press F3 to see what the effect will look like on your arches.
when satisfied click "Update Grid (F5)" . be sure the cursor is on the row in your grid that is under your model name.
7) when done, press save. give it a xlights name.
most people would now play the show using xlights. You are done
or
Export the new show (this has your old sequence data plus the new arches effects) as either a vix or vir file.
thanks