DiyLightAnimation
Software => Vixen => Topic started by: meman on May 13, 2012,
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I've been sequencing and running my shows on Vixen 2.5.08 for a couple of years now with no issues whatsoever. I really want to add some smart strings, but without an output plugin for the etherdongle, I'm SOL. I tried to revert my sequences back to Vixen 1.0 with a downgrade utility I found, but that didn't seem to work and I'd have to completely rebuild my profile anyway....several hours more work. If I try to install the pixelnet.dll in 2.5, it never appears in the dropdown list..and I know I'm in the right directory since I've altered the list to make sure that s where it's pulling the .dlls from.
Anyone else in the same boat? Just wondering what you've done or plan to do.
Anyone familiar enough with Vixen to venture a guess at how hard it would be to decompile the existing dll and modify it for 2.05.08?
Thanks,
Mike E.
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Ran my show last year using vixen 2.1.4
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Funny I created a 2.5 pixelnet plugin and some members tested it and said it worked. Not sure what is causing the issue for you.
But decompling others code to use is not even legal, much less nice.
RJ
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RJ -
On the Wiki I only see a plugin for the EtherDongle for Vixen 2.1
There are pixelnet plugins for the USB Dongle for Vixen 2.1 and 2.5.
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I was reminded that there is a software page that provides most (all?) of the software tools. I see the different vixen plugins there.
http://www.diylightanimation.com/wiki/index.php?title=Software#Windows_Programs (http://www.diylightanimation.com/wiki/index.php?title=Software#Windows_Programs)
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My bad I was not thinking ETD.
I will add it to my to do list. Can't do it until after the academy as I am running out of time and much to do.
RJ
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My bad I was not thinking ETD.
I will add it to my to do list. Can't do it until after the academy as I am running out of time and much to do.
RJ
I keep seeing RJ as the White Rabbit ;D
Rick R.
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:o Harvey?? ;D
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But decompling others code to use is not even legal, much less nice.
RJ
Sorry, no malicious intent there. Knowing you're stretched real thin, I was just thinking out loud that if one of our members had the skills, we might be able to figure it out on the side and provide some code back to you that already works. Feel guilty always asking for stuff, and want to pitch in if I can.
Mike E.
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:o Harvey?? ;D
I was going with the rabbit in Alice in Wonderland
not even sure if it had a name
Rick R.
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Only in the Tim Burton version: Nivens McTwisp
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:o Harvey?? ;D
Harvey is Jimmy Stewart's invisible rabbit who is coming back to Broadway this summer as Jim Parson's invisible rabbit.
\dmc
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:o Harvey?? ;D
I was going with the rabbit in Alice in Wonderland
not even sure if it had a name
Rick R.
I was thinking Jefferson Airplane ...Grace Slick, etc. back in the day doncha know...
Greg
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Back on topic...
I downloaded the 2.5 pixelnet.dll and reprogrammed a spare USB Dongle for Pixelnet. That worked great and I now have a way to create some RGB blinky with Vixen 2.5.08. I'll table the ETD for now and revisit it when a plugin become available.
Thanks all,
Mike E.
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I was wondering where this is at? I am all set up to use the Lynx EtherDongle, Lynx Wireless, and some Lynx Express boards in conjunction with a lot of converted Renard's to DMX for my show this years. Of course I had also been using 2.5 with no problems. I really don't want to have to reprogram if I don't have to. Anyone know of a converter to revert back to 2.1. If I have to redo everything I don't want to wait till the last minute. Any updated thoughts RJ? Thanks a bunch.
Jerome
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Well I found the following to down convert from 2.5 to 2.1 in another post. I haven't tried it yet but I figured I would post it here for others in my situation.
http://diylightanimation.com/index.php?topic=6594.0
Jerome
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I have converted some 2.5 files I downloaded from a sharing site and loaded them into 2.1 to see if they were something I could use. Did not always have success, but some worked just fine. YMMV.
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I have a working Vixen 2.5 etd output plugin .. message me if ya want a copy, I'd post it here, but cant attach files :)