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    Posted: 07 Dec 2010 at 1:52pm
When my schedular kicks off and my show starts I get a black screen that renders my computer useless until the show is over, and even then I have to kill the schedular.
 
I think it has something to do with video trying to play but I did not incorperate that into my show this year. I have went through the settings and disabled the video playback in the schedular but this black screen keeps popping up. I am using the latestest release and did not get this problem with 1.0.42 (my old version)
 
poked around here a bit didn't see this metioned so it has to be my fault but can someone help me get to the bottom of this?
 
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Double click.  The video screen will resize.  You can then move it to the bottom of the taskbar or anywhere else out of your way. 
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I am pretty sure I have clicked the hell out that screen but I will try again tonight. I am a computer guy so I might have just clicked ctrl alt del Tongue

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Also meant for this thread to go under Aurora 1.0 but can't move it - if someone could walk the dog and kick the kitty of this thread over there - it would be appreciated.

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yep, 2 clicks later---- problem solved. 1 note - I found if you completely close the viewer - Bad things happen (errors) just move it out the way and call it a day. !
 
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This is a MAJOR PITA!  Is it my understanding then, from reading above, that for whatever reason (since this didnt effect me the last few years, nor did it affect me until just a few days ago) that we will now have to babysit scheduler?   If I am not there at 5pm when my lights come on via scheduler that playback window pops open.  If I do not 2x click to make it smaller, it will eventually lock up my system and shut everything down until I reset my computer.  Am I seriously going tohave to be there for this every single time it comes on now?

I didnt have this issue then one day after a reset next to Schedulers name was "Debug Mode".  When I clicked it, it made me install it again.  Why?  Whats "debug mode" and why did it do that, any ideas?

I am going to be gone all weekend this weekend, so my assupmtion is that I will not have lights beyond the first few minutes of the show time on Saturday unless I can get this fix... so I know I would greatly appreciate suggestions.

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Originally posted by kedogn

This is a MAJOR PITA!  Is it my understanding then, from reading above, that for whatever reason (since this didnt effect me the last few years, nor did it affect me until just a few days ago) that we will now have to babysit scheduler?   If I am not there at 5pm when my lights come on via scheduler that playback window pops open.  If I do not 2x click to make it smaller, it will eventually lock up my system and shut everything down until I reset my computer.  Am I seriously going tohave to be there for this every single time it comes on now?
I didnt have this issue then one day after a reset next to Schedulers name was "Debug Mode".  When I clicked it, it made me install it again.  Why?  Whats "debug mode" and why did it do that, any ideas?I am going to be gone all weekend this weekend, so my assupmtion is that I will not have lights beyond the first few minutes of the show time on Saturday unless I can get this fix... so I know I would greatly appreciate suggestions.MUCHAS GRACIAS! :)


NOPE NOPE NOPE... This will not happen. the poster above had other issues. everyone of us who uses Aurora get the full black screen when the show starts. All you have to do is double click anywhere and it will go away. If you computer locks up you have other issues.. so relax and go have fun this weekend. All will be fine..
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Originally posted by gtxl1200

NOPE NOPE NOPE... This will not happen. the poster above had other issues. everyone of us who uses Aurora get the full black screen when the show starts. All you have to do is double click anywhere and it will go away. If you computer locks up you have other issues.. so relax and go have fun this weekend. All will be fine..
 
Wish I could take what you just said... and trust it.  However, I have run tests with Scheduler.  I normally run it from 5-9pm, so I set my clock for 8:59pm, hit start on Sched and it started, inlcuding popping up that window.  2x click and its gone.  When it stoped and went into "waiting for next show" mode, I reset the clock for 4:59pm and when it hit 5pm, the show started and up popped that black window full screen again.  2x click, it dissapears.  Reset clock again, and once again the window pops open.  This tells me that even with the show running, not being loaded after a reset or whatever, that ever single time that a show starts, it will pop that black window open and ONLY when that window is open is there an issue.  This is a clean, no frills added 3.2gb processer with 3gb ram machine.  Everything works great... or had until this "black screen of Scheduler Death" started happening.

So thanks for the reply, but I do not feel that you are correct on this, but I really wish you were....
 
P.S... I did see you said "get the full black screen when the show starts".  Yes, and that happens each and ever single time a show starts in scheduler.  So if I leave with it running just fine, the n ext evening when it starts, it will pop up again and need to be 2x clicked or it will cause problems.  That is what I am needing to get around.  Really hate to put this much work into a show and have it go down cause of this flaw on the final weekend before Christmas, which is usually the busiest at my house.
The part that ticks me off is I dont understand why it forced me to download the newest version of Sequencer/Scheduler in the first place.  All had been working just great, then that "Debug Mode" issue and I needed the MSI for Scheduler for some reason.. all of a sudden.  So not having the one for the version I was running, I had to download the flawed version and well, here I is... :(

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Wife just texted me that the lights came on... BUT, BUT, BUT... that damn black screen popped up just like I said it would.

So, now what?  It's gonna do that every time that it starts... I cant baby sit it, so I guess I am just SOL, huh?  Yeah?

Bummer... maybe LOR next year for me....
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Just leave the black screen up. Mine stays black most every day. Everything is running fine in the background. (unless yours crashes for some reason)
 
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