Xlights Problem

[techs2211]

Hello All I am starting to learn how to use Xlights and if I am just trying to do something simple to have my strands using the single strand with 2 colors when I output to my lights they look to be flashing like a strobe light really fast. I am not sure how to get them to look nice and smooth with out flashing, Is this something someone here could help me out with

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[Katekate]

How do they look on screen? if they are smooth on screen but strobing IRL you might have a wiring problem.

Do you have anything else that might be trying to send data to the lights? could also be a cause.

 

[techs2211]

So I used vixen and they are fine with that program. I want to switch to XLights And they look good onscreen jut not irl

 

[Notenoughlights]

So I used vixen and they are fine with that program. I want to switch to XLights And they look good onscreen jut not irl

You don't have vixen and xlights open at the same time do you

 

[techs2211]

I did I was thinking that might have been the problem but the lights work fine when running in vixen with XLights open just not In XLights while I still had vixen opened

 

[Katekate]

close vixen.

 

[Notenoughlights]

Vixen is sending a lights off signal. Xlights is sending a lights on signal, they're conflicting

 

[techs2211]

Ok that fixed the problem.

I have one more question how do I set up dates and time that my show will play I am not seeing anyway to set that up with in XLights or XSchedluer

 

[Katekate]

create a playlist in xschedule then schedule it.

 

[techs2211]

I don’t see a place to pick the date and time to start and end the show

 

[Katekate]

create the playlist, then select it and click schedule.

 

[techs2211]

I didn’t see anything that said schedule but I will look again and see if I can see it

 

[Katekate]

 

[techs2211]

I do not have that option here is what mine looks like

 

[Katekate]

try making the window wider.