Steven Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 As many of us do, I sequence on one computer (in the house) and play the show from another computer (in the garage). Before starting the Pixel Editor, I needed only to copy the *.LMS files and the audio files to the 'Sequences' and 'Audio' folders on the show computer.I used the Pixel Editor on the sequencing computer, and copied what I thought would work: The *.LID files, but it seems that isn't enough, because the pixels don't play from the show computer.What other files(s) do I need to copy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilMassey Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 Not at my machine right now, but if memory serves, there's a .lpe file which you need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caleb Linburg Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 Not sure if all are required, but I copied the .lms, .lid and .lpe files. Then I had to open in sequence editor on the show pc. If you scroll to the bottom not he second scroll bar you will see the pixel editor sequence which just looks like a bunch of slanted bars for me. Then, it seemed that as long as all of the files stayed in the same folder everything worked. Maybe I am doing more then enough to get it to work, so it would be great if someone with more knowledge on this chimes in, but what I listed will make it work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattBrown Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 The show computer needs the LMS and the LID files. The LPE file is just for sequencing in the Pixel Editor. Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k6ccc Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 Related question. If I change the name of the .lms file, and the .lid file to match, does it link properly, or will SE and the player be looking for the old .lid filename? Same thing if I move the files to a different folder? If I was at home I would just try this to make sure I've got it right, but I'm on a commuter train on my phone, and I don't want to forget about the question.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Tuthill Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 I have the same question as JIm/K6CCC. Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpageler Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 I had to research what LID file were, since I never have seen any generated for me. Assuming these files are generated with some additional feature that I'm not using? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattBrown Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 Related question. If I change the name of the .lms file, and the .lid file to match, does it link properly, or will SE and the player be looking for the old .lid filename? Same thing if I move the files to a different folder? If I was at home I would just try this to make sure I've got it right, but I'm on a commuter train on my phone, and I don't want to forget about the question.... The LMS and LID files just need to be in the same directory. If you rename both, that works - but if it's on your sequencing computer then rename the LPE file too! Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Posted November 24, 2015 Author Share Posted November 24, 2015 I had to research what LID file were, since I never have seen any generated for me. Assuming these files are generated with some additional feature that I'm not using?LID stands for Light-O-Rama Intensity Data. If I understand correctly, they are basically compiled versions of the Pixel Editor (LPE) files, and are used by the Show Player and the Sequence Editor when it is used to control lights. You use the "File" -> "Save Intensity Data" menu item in the Pixel Editor to generate them, which requires a license level of "Pro". A related question is: If I use one of the new pixel effects in version 4.3 to generate a LID file, can I play it back using my show computer that has version 4.2.10? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattBrown Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 A LID file generated in any 4.x version can be played back on any other 4.x version. So one generated using Pixel Editor 4.3 can be played back using 4.0. Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Tuthill Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 Good news on the file naming behavior. That is how I hoped it would work. Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackwolfK9 Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 When I moved the .lms, .lid, and .lpe file to the show computer all opens properly except when I open PE it can't find my preview file. What did I miss? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilMassey Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 In your lor folder there is a pixeleditor folder. You need the pixeleditordata.xml which contains the preview. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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