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LightsOnLogan
Admin Group Joined: 11 Oct 2007 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3187 |
Quote Reply Posted: 17 Sep 2013 at 2:21pm |
Development continues on the next version of Aurora. I still do not have an ETA for the first public beta at this time.
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bdkeen
Beta Testers Joined: 31 Dec 2007 Location: Easton,PA Online Status: Offline Posts: 380 |
Quote Reply Posted: 20 Oct 2013 at 2:00pm |
Any sort of an update regarding public beta?
Would really like to use DMX via E1.31.. Unfortunately I don't have the correct Dlight usb device (lynx adapters doesn't work) for DMX via the patch and have been awaiting E1.31 for a long time. I've got a ECG-DR4 and a Sandevice unit, Lynx controllers, Dlights all converted to DMX, and some other DMX stuff sitting here for almost 2 years waiting... Also tried to join the beta but never got a response. Want to stay with Aurora if at all possible. Looked at LSP and Vixen as alternatives but still trying to be loyal to what I feel is the best for my needs. Can see that there's activity every now and then in the beta forum - sure keeping a good secret, hope it's going to be worth the wait. Thanks |
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Jonathan
Beta Testers Joined: 07 Sep 2008 Location: SoCal Online Status: Offline Posts: 1237 |
Quote Reply Posted: 20 Oct 2013 at 4:55pm |
Actually, there is currently a flurry of beta activity going on right now. Michael stopped responding to Beta requests only because we had an influx of spammers. At one point we had 165K members of the forum and the first post be a new user would make automatically generate a message to Michael for approval. That's how we stopped all the spam messages. With several hundred "new members", it was simply impossible for him to keep up with the deluge but sadly valid requests were also lost in the shuffle.
You may or may not know that beta testers are not permitted to comment on the status of any new versions or new features of Aurora, which is why you only see status announcements come from the Michael himself. However, I think a new announcement will be made fairly soon that will address all of your concerns and will quite possible make your day / season a whole lot better. Stay tuned... |
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~Jonathan
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LightsOnLogan
Admin Group Joined: 11 Oct 2007 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3187 |
Quote Reply Posted: 20 Oct 2013 at 6:20pm |
Expect an announcement on our very close to the first of the month. I'll find and have a look at your beta tester request tomorrow morning.
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LightsOnLogan
Admin Group Joined: 11 Oct 2007 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3187 |
Quote Reply Posted: 01 Nov 2013 at 9:09am |
It is the first of the month...
I was hoping to make the huge announcement that Aurora 2 Beta 1 was available today, but beta testing uncovered a nasty bug in the very last build (one that could have caused sequence file corruption). We were so close to release that the build was already staged in the public repository, new web pages had been created, and everything was set to go live at midnight this morning. Unfortunately, this means there will not be a new version released today. Fortunately, this is not a bug that will hold us up for long. We are looking at only a few days being required to fix it. I know several users have been eagerly awaiting an update to Aurora, so I'm going to share the plan with you. As soon as we get this current issue fixed, here is what we plan to do:
Michael Edited by LightsOnLogan - 01 Nov 2013 at 9:11am |
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Buckeyelights
Senior Member Joined: 04 Feb 2009 Online Status: Offline Posts: 124 |
Quote Reply Posted: 01 Nov 2013 at 2:44pm |
Great News, thank you!!!!
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LightsOnLogan
Admin Group Joined: 11 Oct 2007 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3187 |
Quote Reply Posted: 03 Nov 2013 at 11:21am |
Just an update... the good news: the fix for the issue which stopped the release has been completed and is being beta tested. The bad news: A couple other issues came up and are being looked into now. While I don't have an exact date, I still anticipate the release will happen sometime this week.
Michael |
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LightsOnLogan
Admin Group Joined: 11 Oct 2007 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3187 |
Quote Reply Posted: 18 Nov 2013 at 8:03am |
Time for another update:
A beta release could still happen between now and Thanksgiving. However-- since we will not have any time left to patch issues which are expected to come up (this is an early beta), I would not rely on this release for production use in your 2013 shows. The happenings since November 3: One of our beta testers completely lost the ability to output anything to the lights from the Aurora beta. No other beta testers were affected. Since this is obviously a serious issue, I wanted to at the very least understand it fully before releasing this beta. That said, I have yet to replicate the issue or understand what is happening. Although I do not understand it yet (or have a support plan for fixing it), this issue is likely something specific to the one tester. During the testing for that issue I discovered another issue which only shows up after a few days of continuous operation. The problem with such an issue is that it takes a few days to test fixes, then rinse and repeat. These are the sort of things that can turn days into weeks. Bottom line: We're not ready to move from alpha to beta. A beta is coming soon, but you should not count on it for use in your shows this year. If you feel like a risk taker anyway and want to join the shakedown cruise in the beta tester group, please send me a private message. We need a few more testers right now. Michael |
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LightsOnLogan
Admin Group Joined: 11 Oct 2007 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3187 |
Quote Reply Posted: 21 Nov 2013 at 1:50pm |
Update:
Our beta tester's issues turned out to be the result of a dying router and has been resolved. We also have resolved the inter-day memory leak that Borealis Scheduler was experiencing. We have a couple tweaks to make and one or two more test cycles prior to release. I can now confirm that there will be a beta release early next week. Michael |
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LightsOnLogan
Admin Group Joined: 11 Oct 2007 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3187 |
Quote Reply Posted: 26 Nov 2013 at 9:44am |
Update:
The first E1.31 compatible beta (Aurora 2 Beta 1) has been released. Please see this thread for more information: http://www.aurorashow.com/Forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=529098 Michael |
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