Next Update Release Scheduled?
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Category: Aurora Sequencer Software
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Topic: Next Update Release Scheduled?
Posted By: cstrang
Subject: Next Update Release Scheduled?
Date Posted: 16 Feb 2009 at 4:21pm
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Is there a schedule for the next update. As it stands, I can NOT work with the sequencer on my vista machine. I have a virtual XP machine that I use in my vista laptop to be able to edit and modify my sequences. On vista, I can't get most sequences to open. I am also waiting for the "grouping" of channels or timing marks or both! I think that grouping will make sequencing much easier. The pasting could also use some touch-ups. I know ya'll don't like to commit to dates, but can we have a general month for the next release that hopefully fixes some of the problems?
Don't get me wrong, Aurora is a whole lot better than spectrum or LOR on their own or put together. If Aurora somehow achieves all the tasks put forth, maybe even LOR will begin to look at using Aurora as a replacement software... Just need to work out the few kinks with the sequencer. Thanks for all the hard work!
------------- Charles |
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Posted By: Tony Furst
Date Posted: 16 Feb 2009 at 4:33pm
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Charles,
I am surprised you are unable to run Aurora within Vista, I am running Aurora on a Vista home premium Dell Studio Laptop with an Intel core 2 duo at 2.0 Ghz with 3 GB ram. Have not had any issues running the software or opening sequences created here or on my older XP dinosaur machine.
Tony ------------- Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup |
Posted By: ChrisL1976
Date Posted: 16 Feb 2009 at 4:41pm
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I'm betting it may be something with the virtual xp machine on the Vista laptop. I run Aurora on 3 computers, my OLD P4 xp, my newer xp at work and my vista laptop and have never had any issue with swapping files in between the 3. Is there a particular reason your running the Vista machine as a virtual XP machine? Specific non-vista program you need to run on the laptop? P.S. I highly doubt LOR will ever dumb their software. ------------- Chris www.lightsonsixth.com |
Posted By: JonB256
Date Posted: 16 Feb 2009 at 7:28pm
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Chris, not sure if that qualifies as a Freudian slip, but did you mean "dump" their software????
------------- JonB - D-Light user |
Posted By: bdkeen
Date Posted: 16 Feb 2009 at 7:33pm
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Like others I've been running fine on Vista Ultimate on a Acer 5461. Also running on a Asus motherboard system under XP Pro. My '08 show ran on the Vista box. But sharing of the sequences for editing or playing has been fine on both. The diferences in the OS hasn't caused any issues at all for me. ------------- 
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Posted By: JonB256
Date Posted: 16 Feb 2009 at 8:43pm
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The only Vista (Ultimate is what I have installed) issue I had was that I had to add Aurora to the Data Execution Prevention list. Once done, it has worked well. I've had to add several other programs, too, so Aurora isn't special for that. ------------- JonB - D-Light user |
Posted By: MrChristmas2000
Date Posted: 16 Feb 2009 at 9:01pm
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I did some of my sequencing on a Vista Premium machine before Christmas and then ran it on my show machine running XP Home. No problems actually running on Vista.
I would like to see an update announcement for getting development announcments underway. ------------- http://www.aurorashow.com/"> 
Holding breath for DMX. |
Posted By: ChrisL1976
Date Posted: 16 Feb 2009 at 9:12pm
Yeah, they probably wont dump it either.....  ------------- Chris www.lightsonsixth.com |
Posted By: cstrang
Date Posted: 16 Feb 2009 at 11:55pm
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Chris... I'm running an XP virtual in my vista home premium laptop. The only reason I have the XP virtual in my Vista laptop is for the sole purpose of running Aurora. Aurora was running fine upto some point in November on my laptop, but then Aurora started getting stuck on the "decomposing data for editing...." section (got about 1/3 of the way and did not advance from there). One time I allowed it to do whatever it was doing for 1 hour, but it did not finish loading. I tried reloading Aurora and that seemed to work for a bit and then it would start getting stuck again.
. My way of getting unstuck to carry on with my editing and sequencing was to make a clean virtual and install Aurora. That worked all through Xmas, but it is a pain and it is somewhat slower. At various times I have tried to open sequences under Vista with the same results. As an afterthought to writing this reply I decided to open one of the sequences that I was never able to open with Vista, and guess what, it opened... Go figure. I'm not sure if there was an update or some other application that I installed during that time frame, but I was happy with being able to edit the sequences in my XP virtual. I did not make a stink then and my intention was not to make a big stink of it now... I would just like to know when to expect the next update. For reference I am running Vista home Pro SP1 on a HP DV9700 with a core 2 duo 2.0GHz processor, 2 GB of RAM and the OS is fully patched. This is my main workstation, and it has several applications loaded that I use regularly. My shows ran from my desktop and both the Aurora sequencer and scheduler ran without any problems. That desktop is a core 2 quad 2.66GHz with 2GB of ram running XP Pro SP2 and fully patched to just before SP3 (did not want to possibly break my scheduling PC!!!). The virtual machine is running a clean install of XP Pro SP3, fully patched with no other applications installed. I am using VMware player and related files. Thanks,
------------- Charles |
Posted By: MrChristmas2000
Date Posted: 17 Feb 2009 at 6:31am
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Your post jogged my memory.
I had a very similar problem during one of the version transitions. As it turned out I kept trying to load a sequence that had become corrupted. So many thing s were going on during that time to remember the exact sequence of events but I believe it took a fresh start with a new sequence file to eliminate the loading problem.
I know that rebuilding a sequence file is a pain but it did solve the loading and a few other editing problems.
------------- http://www.aurorashow.com/">
Holding breath for DMX. |
Posted By: ChrisL1976
Date Posted: 17 Feb 2009 at 7:22am
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would it have been possible you were updating your sequencing computer to the new versions, creating a sequence and then trying to open that sequence on another machine that was not upgraded to that same version? For example, trying to open a Aurora 1.0.41 file on a computer that had 1.031 on it. Were your clean installs the current versions at the time of the install? ------------- Chris www.lightsonsixth.com |
Posted By: Pony_God
Date Posted: 17 Feb 2009 at 9:22am
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1. I was one of the ones that ALWAYS got stuck decompiling.... AND I still have the problem.
2. I also cannot start a sequence from scratch.
3. I am also getiting VERY frustrated that at times the popup menus get stuck.
Now, some backgaround.
I'm talking about a fully updated XP Tablet on a Gateway tablet with 1G of ram.
1. When I got stuck decompiling, the only fix was a reboot. I have not been able to look for the decompiling error with the latested version that gives a bit more detail because I have not been able to fully setup the 2009 lights yet because of error 3. I'll just note that _hopefully_ this is gone in .41 because I can't accept a "it's me, deal, just reboot" as this year's 'fix'.
2. To create a new sequence, I need to first set it up in Vista at work, then copy it over so that I can work on it at home. Then it's perfectly fine. If I remember correctly, Aurora crashed after the data screen went away.
3. I am just unable to setup the 2009 display because it seems that if I hit the wrong button at the wrong time, the entire popup menu is then stuck. It seems to happen mostly when I use an arrow key, or home/end so that I can fix a spelling mistake. Basically changing a name at all. I have the bulk editer lockup, the single edit. Anything really. I can't fully setup the 2009 becuse I need to go back and forth to add/edit names colors, well everything. I only get to work for half an hour, then I give up because I know that work was just lost as well. Yes, I have tried the backup workspace, sometimes I just did 9 min of drawing/naming, and I'm guessing that Aurora backs up every 10 min?
Now, I do want to say that once I get a file started, I'm happy sequencing, and the running show went perfectly, so I am still happy with the final product. I just can't start anything.
Now, decompiling has always been aan issue, menus getting stuck has always been an issue, and for me, starting sequences from scratch has always been an issue. I think what we're all looking for is not nessisarily a completion date, but to know that our issues are known, understood, and are being looked at to resolve before new enhancements are added. I mean DMX is all well and nice to have in a show, but if current customers can't create a show at all, then that's not good.
Sorry for the ranty-ness. ------------- Fine. You're so smart you rig up the lights. http://www.frappr.com/dlight - D-Light users Unite! 
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Posted By: MrChristmas2000
Date Posted: 17 Feb 2009 at 10:04am
If this is directed at me the answer is:
All systems would be updated to the latest version of Aurora. Aparently the corruption of my sequence occured during the migration from one version to another. The corruption occured on a development system running XP. I moved the development to Vista thinking that perhaps a clean start would clear up the corruption. It didn't. The sequence file couldn't be rolled back either. I had been very busy and let my backup process fall under the bus. I started making duplicate backups after that.
------------- http://www.aurorashow.com/">
Holding breath for DMX. |
Posted By: cstrang
Date Posted: 18 Feb 2009 at 12:25pm
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At the time I had a desktop and my laptop. The desktop was only for scheduling and the laptop for sequencing. I upgraded both computers at the same time and never brought sequences from the desktop to the laptop. My sequences always get copied from the laptop to the desktop.
At this point I'm back to working... until the next sequence that gets stuck and I will not be able to open any other sequence... then I will be back to using my virtual workstation. I will deal with it until the next release.
Thanks all for your inputs. ------------- Charles |