garageCube

[vanakaru]

I have a show in few days where I need to switch projects. Each project have several modules open and configured. But when I open desired project Modul8 DOES NOT REMEMBER the modules that are used, but opens the modules from the setup 10 months ago!!!!!
I need to have instant show of the setup - I can not manually load the needed modules. And what is weird M8 remembers the setting as soon I load the module.
Where does the layout info with open modules is stored. Maybe I could default it so it would remember at least my recent setup.
This has discussed before, but solution is kind of ignored. To me it is serious bug. My setup is too complicated and to have different sets in one project does not run smooth with my MBP.

[ilan]

Hello Vanakaru,

We are aware of this 'feature' and are working on changing this.
The window locations are stored in the preferences file. It might be a bit awkward to have to switch them around and relaunch modul8 every time.

I do feel your pain on this. With my band project I had all of the modules opened all the time. But then I realized that I did not need to see most of them as I used 'cards' in the empty slots of my media set as markers for which button to press on my trigger finger.

Depending on how many project setups you have you can use the 'workspaces'. Open a project, select one of the spaces and lay it out specific to your project and so on with your other projects using a workspace per project.

Hope this can help.

[vanakaru]

Well, I had the show last night. Switching to the next setup was pretty much a mess. Mostly because I was able to rehearse only twice with a band and I had no idea when the tune was ending most of the time. And they decided to change the order they payed tunes on the spot.
I do not think that workspace helps much, because M8 seems not to remember on what workspace it was when reopen. I am not sure about that though. I was not able to pay attention on it too well.
So my plea stands still.

[vanakaru]

Well actually it will stay on the previously used workspace when reopen, but brings the obsolete set of modules to current workspace and not the ones used before close project. So this does not help at all. What a pain!

[vanakaru]

could you tell where this pref file is located. I really need a new start. It keeps modules from all workspaces open.

[ilan]

Users/yourusername/Library/Preferences/com.GarageCUBE.modul8_25.plist

Replace 'yourusername' with the name of your home directory.

[vanakaru]

This is not the file where open module info is stored. I have tried it before without any luck. This has nothing to do with preferences. At least not that pref file.
I can however get rid of ever open modules by replacing them with fresh copy from Modules folder in an other mac.
So from now on I have unused set of modules on my mac that I can get back to fresh start again. But this does not solve my problem opening projects with different set of modules prepared.

[mowgli_uk]

I have to say that I've had plenty of issues using the workspaces. They never remain exactly as you left them with modules often appearing under the video output in the second screen and things generally shifting about on their own accord.

[vanakaru]

I do not mind new features in the new version, but much more than that I would prefer perfectly working version.
So that is my wish for the coming release - please fix these problems!

[dRead]

Workspaces work well, until I start a new project from the file menu, m8 then resets the 4 main modules to their default positions in the middle of the screen, does leave all the user modules in place though.

I usually have at least 2 workspaces set up the same way just in case.

[mowgli_uk]

I do not mind new features in the new version, but much more than that I would prefer perfectly working version.
So that is my wish for the coming release - please fix these problems!

I agree with this 100%. As it's been mentioned on other posts there's some annoying little bugs-like some layers defaulting their position to the centre when reopening a project. It makes using modul8 for projects that require a lot of prep a bit painful.

[ilan]

- Does this happen with a particular project file or just any project file?

- Are there any particular modules that are being used that might be causing this?

- If you shut off all the modules does this problem persist?

[mowgli_uk]

From what I've noticed the recentering of layers happens mainly when using the perspective transform filter.

[vanakaru]

- Does this happen with a particular project file or just any project file?

- Are there any particular modules that are being used that might be causing this?

- If you shut off all the modules does this problem persist?

I am talking about modules staying on the screen for ever.
-This is with any project file. Even if I start from app icon (not the project file).

- Again it seems to be any module. I have not tested with all of them, because I was terrified with the prospect having all of them open forever. For instance Text(layer) has been always there and I close it every time I do not need it. The others have disappeared sometimes. And when I start from project file and haven't had particular module open when quitting M8, it will not open along the rest of saved data. Slideshow, Filter, Random Crop comes to mind from the recent.

- Yes. Only by replacing the modules with never used copy of the modules. So it seems that some data will be written in the modules file and that will not load correctly.
All this seems to be more recent problem. I think it started after last major update (2.5.5?). But i have more and more work with M8 that needs preparations so it has become bigger problem now.

[evo84]

is there already a solution to this problem?? when is another update comming? it's really annoying to load another project during live vjing instead of using the workspaces (which won't work!). it's a big paine in the arse for a proper workflow and for projects which need a lot of presetup (which all of my projects do). not to speak of all the other problems and bugs the software still has (modules, parameters which are resetting, bugging, just not working the way they should).
no offence, modul8 is a great software, but still also the buggiest vjing software i know. would really appreciate it if you guys could fix some of these major problems soon - and i'm quite sure the other users would, too.

best
thomas