DMX Patching

[Pink LD]

I am working with 7.1.12 SX on a Win8.1 machine and I am having problems with my year old patch. Any of my patches that have more than 10 torn the rest into gibberish.

Here is what I am getting on my ch 7, for example:
107+114+121+128+135+142+149+163+170+177+1538+25856+27648+29440+56320+58112+59904+0+0

Here is what it should be copied from the DMX Inputs file via Notepad:
[7]
priority = software
outputs = 107+114+121+128+135+142+149+163+170+177+184+191+198+205+212+219+226+233+240

Nothing I do seems to work to fix it. I think it is an issue with 7.1.12 because my patch is just fine on my backup 7.1.7 machine.

[support]

The number of patched outputs is effectively limited to 10.
We will arrange that the software just cut the line, instead of to write random numbers.

[Pink LD]

10?!? 10 is useless in my application. 7.1.7 it is just fine. But 7.1.12 and you pull 10 is a limitation crap? Seriously?!? I have to live with a 10 limitation and try to patch in 120k festival rigs to 10?
Get your heads out of your arses and make it work like it used to. 10?!? Bleeding useless!

[Pink LD]

Sorry about my outburst, it is Roadie Friday on the tour bus and I'm a little lit. But the bottom line is this:
(And if you don't recall I was the one that originally asked for a soft patch panel.)
This is lighting software, not a console. If I wish to patch 511 channels to channel 1, why shouldn't I be able to? 10 channels? Why 10? Why not 20? Or 100? Or 250? or 512?

Why 10?

[JohnRichards]

I am in total agreement with this post. I find it very frustrating when limits are created without any warning. I also have numerous shows that have more than 10 soft patches and thank goodness I still use V6.34 for Live work.
John

[support]

You can link up to 10 outputs to each channel. For instance:
[1]
priority = software
outputs = 110 + 111 + 112 + 113 + 114 + 115 + 116 + 117 + 118 + 119
[2]
priority = software
outputs = 120 + 121 + 122 + 123 + 124 + 125 + 126 + 127 + 128 + 129
...
[15]
priority = software
outputs = 250 + 251 + 252 + 253 + 254 + 255 + 256 + 257 + 258 + 259

[Pink LD]

I reiterate my initial disgust. 10 outputs?
Please, explain why you think such limitations make the software better than the next guy's software or console?
Since I requested a softpatch ability years ago it has worked fine after the initial bugs, but now, at 7.1.12 it is now limited to 10 outputs?
I went thru hell at my last show explaining to my performers that, "This problem with the patch affecting the wash is just a bug." only to find out from you all, the software makers, that this is not a bug but rather a new limitation that is now a feature?
I am so disgusted with this that I can't even come up with a workaround other than putting all my machines back to 7.1 7 until you can correct this "problem".
GAH!!! Unbelievable!!!

[Pink LD]

P.S. Thank you John. And if I need a stable copy of 6.34 would you send it to me?

[support]

We do not understand you remark.
Nothing has changed regarding this for months (or may be years).
This limitation has always existed (version 6 and version 7) !!!

[Pink LD]

This limitation has never presented itself until last Saturday. I have been patching 16 channels for years. Of which 4 of those channels have been greater than 10 with no problems until ver 7.1.12
If the limitation has always been in place, you would have heard from a year ago asking why I couldn't patch more than 10 when I instituted the patch I use.
Be that as it may, I will go back to 6.34-7.1.7 where my patch of multiple >10 inputs does work and ask that you consider removing the limitation.