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    Power Distribution Confusion

    The #1 thing people miss is trusting the calculator and not trying it with the stuff they just bought. I doubt it will be 50 for all the different pixel types you have. Sometimes people mean "each pixel should be within 50 of power" (thus every 100) rather than "every 50". So take the seeds I...
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    Starting out in 2026

    You will get a wide variety of answers to this, because a lot of people are succeeding in different ways. B17 from Hanson is a fine way to start... so would be multiple B8s depending on how spread out your stuff is going to be. If you grow, either of these will grow with you, don't be afraid...
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    Which effects are controlling a prop?

    So yes you can. Expand the model into strands, and the strand into nodes, and right click the timeline in the area of interest, and click "Find Possible Source Effects". Based on your symptom, there are two things to check in addition to that though: After you made changes, did you render all...
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    xSchedule Replacement Available

    Not yet, that's on the short list though.
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    xSchedule Replacement Available

    Oh wow, I didn't know that worked for anyone... I tried it in 2021 (rookie year) and couldn't get it to go, so ended up re-rendering every night (didn't need to edit the sequence, used whatever expression feature in the text effect). Then I saw the electric bill and stopped running the...
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    xSchedule Replacement Available

    Kent has been a great help to the project, would have said so sooner but wasn't sure if I was supposed to volunteer him for all that.
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    xSchedule Replacement Available

    I did a pretty deep dive on xSchedule internals back in early 2023 when I was between jobs. Managed to fix one or two bugs, started a branch where I added a sort of test framework, but ultimately decided that I couldn't get it to do what I wanted. Oh and then I got a job or two, so that was...
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    xSchedule Replacement Available

    No, it's not, see this commit... https://github.com/xLightsSequencer/xLights/commit/dc31f254ecab868ac1360ed9307ca2a5ccf02448 - do not know what "separate repos" means and if anyone will maintain them, but I really do not know of any use of xlDo, xFade, etc., outside of a few intro videos, and...
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    xSchedule Replacement Available

    Yes. That is exactly what it does. I have patio speakers under my front porch, and I turn them down a bit as the night goes on. Just makes less noise in the house and for the neighbor.
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    xSchedule Replacement Available

    The Fallingwater thing was my lame attempt at a joke.
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    xSchedule Replacement Available

    Rumors of the imminent demise of xSchedule are confirmed (see below). But fear not loyal xSchedule users (and poor Mac users who could not get xSchedule for the last few years). Our crack onshore+offshore+human+AI team, with oversight from your fellow ACLers, have built a replacement for you...
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    Need help designing layout for a new install — thoughts?

    Starting to plan out a new show location and would love some input before I commit to wiring and controller placement. House is from the 1930s I think, trying to respect the original design. Some questions: 1. Do you think this needs a full 3D layout for best sequencing results, or can I get...
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    need help on identify seed pixels

    This has not been tried many times that I know of, but there was an incident last year (https://auschristmaslighting.com/threads/help-with-seed-pixel-and-wled-voltage-power-issue.17015/) where someone got pixels that were 5V but mislabeled as 12V. They worked a little but looked weird and kept...
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    P5 Matrix, What else do I need?

    What aspect ratio are you going for? Your 12, 3 columns of 4 rows is approx 3' wide and 2' high, reasonable ratio.
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    P5 Matrix, What else do I need?

    Right, the F16 is not involved, it just gets part of the ethernet data from the player. These are square panels?
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