Running QLC+ 4.10.2b on WinXP/Win7
I'm using a loopback to run a fader that drives the playback of a matrix. That way I can have a matrix with a short fade time for the effect, but gradually fade it in and out. But the fade time is broken in 4.10.2b. When triggered manually, the matrix fades between steps normally. But when triggered by the playback slider, the fade time seems to be ignored and the matrix steps are block-y. Additionally, even when running the matrix directly, the fade-out time seems to be ignored. It fades in just fine, but when turning it off, it snaps off immediately. For now I've had to revert back to 4.10.1. Please see the attached workspace for an example of the issue.
RGB Matrix Fade Time Glitch
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After catching up on unread topics and GitHub issues, it looks like this might be related to a known issue:
https://github.com/mcallegari/qlcplus/issues/758
Although I'm not sure if it explains the drop-off instead of fade-out when the Matrix is ran by itself.
https://github.com/mcallegari/qlcplus/issues/758
Although I'm not sure if it explains the drop-off instead of fade-out when the Matrix is ran by itself.
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Hello,
You found the associated github issue yourself
You found the associated github issue yourself
I believe this has always been the case. The fadein/fadeout time of a matrix are for the matrix step, not for the matrix itself. When stopping the matrix in the middle of a step, it won't fade out. You may have not noticed this because with the fader (when I was not broken), a slow decrease of the fader creates a virtual fade out.nedmech wrote: Although I'm not sure if it explains the drop-off instead of fade-out when the Matrix is ran by itself.
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Any update on the status of https://github.com/mcallegari/qlcplus/issues/758 ? I'd like to be able to update to newest release, but am stuck at 4.10.1 until it is fixed since smooth matrix fades are one of the main components of my usage.
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4.10.4 has been released, but I still can't upgrade because this issue still exists. The dev team does great work with their limited time and resources, so I hate to nag. But this has been broken since February with no signs of a fix. Can I get an estimate of the priority of this issue and the time expected until this is fixed?
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I'm working on it.
This issue affects me too, so be assured that I want it fixed.
But the fix is not an easy one, it involves a quite big change in the engine.
Estimate of priority: It's my top priority.
Expected time: I don't know.
This issue affects me too, so be assured that I want it fixed.
But the fix is not an easy one, it involves a quite big change in the engine.
Estimate of priority: It's my top priority.
Expected time: I don't know.
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Can you please elaborate this statement ?plugz wrote:But the fix is not an easy one, it involves a quite big change in the engine.
On GitHub you basically said it was an easy fix:
I would like to understand what's the precise issue, cause as far as I know, a VC Slider controls the Function overall intensity, and it should affect fadein/out values proportionally.This can be fixed by simply ignoring overridefadein and overridefadeout.
Or am I missing something ?
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This is the quick-and-easy fix, but I'm planning on something bigger, that would also fix https://github.com/mcallegari/qlcplus/issues/193 and https://github.com/mcallegari/qlcplus/issues/445.This can be fixed by simply ignoring overridefadein and overridefadeout.
And also allow inheritance of intensity and fadein/fadeout time from several parents.
Basically, the implementation involves adding features to FunctionParent.
I wrote some drafts, but hadn't have much time lately to work seriously on this.
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Hi guys,
Any progress on this issue? There have been lots of improvements in QLC+ lately that I'd love to take advantage of, but the ability to have smooth matrix fades still prevents me from moving forward past 4.10.1. Thanks!
Any progress on this issue? There have been lots of improvements in QLC+ lately that I'd love to take advantage of, but the ability to have smooth matrix fades still prevents me from moving forward past 4.10.1. Thanks!
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Hi Nathan, unfortunately no progress on this.
David started working on it but then he had other private life priorities and couldn't dedicate time to QLC+.
So either I need to fix this myself or if David is reading: please help us to move forward on this !
EDIT: I have just reverted the change that caused all the evils. Please check the latest test version for Windows.
We need to spend more time on a more complex solution that covers all the cases.
David started working on it but then he had other private life priorities and couldn't dedicate time to QLC+.
So either I need to fix this myself or if David is reading: please help us to move forward on this !
EDIT: I have just reverted the change that caused all the evils. Please check the latest test version for Windows.
We need to spend more time on a more complex solution that covers all the cases.