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properly apply opacity transitions in segment blending
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use gamma8inv conditionally
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do not fade global brightness on non-fade on/off
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fix on/off transitions, properly apply transition to opacity/CCT chan…
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53 changes: 35 additions & 18 deletions wled00/FX_fcn.cpp
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Expand Up @@ -324,9 +324,10 @@ void Segment::startTransition(uint16_t dur, bool segmentCopy) {
for (unsigned i = 0; i < NUM_COLORS; i++) _t->_colors[i] = color_blend16(_t->_colors[i], colors[i], _t->_progress);
_t->_bri = currentBri(); // update "original" brightness note: _t->_progress is updated in updateTransitionProgress() so still valid here
_t->_cct = currentCCT(); // update "original" CCT (reduces jump)
// restart transition timer only if a pure FADE transition, otherwise let the FX change or non-FADE transition finish
// restart transition timer only if a pure FADE transition or a transition without segment copy (opacity/CCT change),
// otherwise let the FX change or non-FADE transition finish
// this avoids a re-start of the transition if color or brightness is changed during an ongoing FX or non-FADE transition
if (blendingStyle == TRANSITION_FADE) {
if (blendingStyle == TRANSITION_FADE || _t->_oldSegment == nullptr) {
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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Reset transition timing for rapid on/off retriggers.

When _t->_oldSegment exists and blendingStyle != TRANSITION_FADE, this condition is false. A retrigger can update _t->_bri but leave _t->_start and _t->_dur from the first transition. If the elapsed time already exceeds _dur, the next service tick completes the transition immediately instead of rendering the new transition. The _progress == 0 path skips the refresh entirely.

Reset _t->_start, _t->_dur, and the current visible brightness for on/off retriggers. Preserve the no-restart behavior only for changes that must let an existing effect transition finish.

Based on learnings: “when isInTransition() is true and _oldSegment already exists, reset _t->_start, _t->_dur, and _t->_bri for rapid successive toggles.”

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In `@wled00/FX_fcn.cpp` around lines 329 - 332, Update the transition retrigger
handling around the blendingStyle and _t->_oldSegment condition to reset
_t->_start, _t->_dur, and _t->_bri for rapid on/off toggles, including when
_t->_oldSegment exists and blendingStyle is not TRANSITION_FADE. Ensure the
_progress == 0 path also refreshes these values, while preserving the existing
no-restart behavior for changes that should allow an ongoing effect or non-FADE
transition to finish.

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in what exact scenario would this pose an issue, what are the consequences and how would I test that?

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@DedeHai, the exact case is a segment on/off transition with a non-FADE transition mode.

  1. Select a non-FADE mode, such as Wipe or Push.
  2. Set a long transition duration.
  3. Turn a segment off.
  4. Before that transition ends, turn the same segment on again.

The second change updates the target state, but it does not restart the copied non-FADE transition timer. Therefore, the second transition uses only the remaining time from the first transition. If the first timer has effectively expired before the next render, the segment can change to the new state on that render without a visible full-duration transition.

You can test the pre-existing behavior with a 5-second Wipe or Push transition. Turn a segment off, wait about 4 seconds, then turn it on. The return transition should complete in about 1 second instead of taking 5 seconds.

However, this behavior is not caused by this diff. Copied non-FADE transitions have _t->_oldSegment != nullptr, so the new condition remains false for them. This change only restarts transitions without an old segment, which covers opacity and CCT transitions. The original finding incorrectly treated the existing copied-transition policy as a regression from this change.

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what fix do you propose?

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@DedeHai, I do not propose a code change for this PR.

A timer-only reset is not safe. During a copied non-FADE transition, _oldSegment and the current segment represent the original transition endpoints. Resetting _t->_start and _t->_dur would restart clipping against those endpoints. It would not use the partially rendered output as the new source state. This can cause a visible jump.

A correct change would require separate transition semantics for rapid on/off retriggers. It must capture the current composited segment output, then create a new transition from that output. The existing Segment copy does not contain this composited state for Wipe, Push, and similar modes.

The behavior is pre-existing and is outside this PR’s opacity-transition change. The original finding should be withdrawn.

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Learnt from: DedeHai
Repo: wled/WLED PR: 5601
File: wled00/FX_fcn.cpp:301-323
Timestamp: 2026-05-14T17:13:17.872Z
Learning: In `wled00/FX_fcn.cpp`, inside `Segment::startTransition()`, the `segmentCopy && !_t->_oldSegment` branch intentionally does NOT refresh `_t->_colors`, `_t->_bri`, or `_t->_cct` to the current blended values before restarting the transition timer and creating `_t->_oldSegment`. The `_oldSegment`-based path handles visual continuity differently from the pure FADE path, and this asymmetry is deliberate. Do not flag this as a bug or suggest syncing those fields in that branch.

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if (_t->_oldSegment != nullptr) {
if (_t->_oldSegment->mode != mode)
return; // do not reset transition if this is an FX change, note: the disadvantage is that colors still jump in that case
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -378,7 +379,8 @@ void Segment::updateTransitionProgress() const {
uint8_t Segment::currentCCT() const {
unsigned prog = progress();
if (prog < 0xFFFFU) {
if (blendingStyle == TRANSITION_FADE) return (cct * prog + (_t->_cct * (0xFFFFU - prog))) / 0xFFFFU;
// fade if style is FADE or if the transition has no old segment (opacity or CCT transition)
if (blendingStyle == TRANSITION_FADE || _t->_oldSegment == nullptr) return (cct * prog + (_t->_cct * (0xFFFFU - prog))) / 0xFFFFU;
//else return Segment::isPreviousMode() ? _t->_cct : cct;
}
return cct;
Expand All @@ -390,8 +392,9 @@ uint8_t Segment::currentBri() const {
unsigned curBri = on ? opacity : 0;
if (prog < 0xFFFFU) {
// this will blend opacity in new mode if style is FADE (single effect call)
if (blendingStyle == TRANSITION_FADE) curBri = (prog * curBri + _t->_bri * (0xFFFFU - prog)) / 0xFFFFU;
else curBri = Segment::isPreviousMode() ? _t->_bri : curBri;
// or if the transition has no old segment (opacity or CCT transition)
if (blendingStyle == TRANSITION_FADE || _t->_oldSegment == nullptr) curBri = (prog * curBri + _t->_bri * (0xFFFFU - prog)) / 0xFFFFU;
else curBri = Segment::isPreviousMode() ? _t->_bri : curBri;
}
return curBri;
}
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -557,7 +560,7 @@ Segment &Segment::setCCT(uint16_t k) {
Segment &Segment::setOpacity(uint8_t o) {
if (opacity != o) {
//DEBUG_PRINTF_P(PSTR("- Starting opacity transition: %d\n"), o);
startTransition(strip.getTransition(), blendingStyle != TRANSITION_FADE); // start transition prior to change
startTransition(strip.getTransition(), false); // opacity change always fades (no segment copy needed)

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Keep global non-FADE on/off rendering out of the forced-FADE path.

When a segment is already in a no-copy opacity or CCT transition, Line 1833 leaves _oldSegment null. Line 1528 then changes blendingStyle to TRANSITION_FADE. The on/off blacking code at Lines 1653 and 1726 runs only for non-FADE styles, so it cannot run for this segment. wled00/led.cpp holds briT at the old or target value in this case. The segment remains visible until applyFinalBri() instead of rendering the selected on/off transition.

Preserve the selected non-FADE mode for the global on/off condition, or add the blacking path before the !segO override. Test an opacity or CCT change followed immediately by a global power transition.

Suggested guard 
-  if (width*height == 1 || !segO) blendingStyle = TRANSITION_FADE;
+  if (width*height == 1 ||
+      (!segO && !(transitionActive && (briOld == 0 || bri == 0)))) {
+    blendingStyle = TRANSITION_FADE;
+  }

Also applies to: 1528-1528, 1831-1835

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In `@wled00/FX_fcn.cpp` at line 575, Update the forced-FADE handling around
startTransition and the _oldSegment/blendingStyle logic so an existing no-copy
opacity or CCT transition does not bypass global non-FADE on/off blacking.
Preserve the selected non-FADE mode for global power transitions, or execute the
blacking path before the !segO override, while retaining normal FADE behavior
for other transitions.

opacity = o;
stateChanged = true; // send UDP/WS broadcast
}
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -1439,10 +1442,14 @@ void WS2812FX::blendSegment(const Segment &topSegment) const {
const size_t startIndx = XY(topSegment.start, topSegment.startY);
const size_t stopIndx = startIndx + length;
uint8_t opacity = topSegment.currentBri(); // returns transitioned opacity for style FADE
uint8_t opacityOld = opacity; // we set this to opacity of old segment in non-FADE transitions below
uint8_t cct = topSegment.currentCCT();
if (gammaCorrectCol) opacity = gamma8inv(opacity); // use inverse gamma on brightness for correct color scaling after gamma correction (see #5343 for details)

const Segment *segO = topSegment.getOldSegment();
if (segO && blendingStyle != TRANSITION_FADE) opacityOld = segO->currentBri(); // get old segment opacity note: can not use segO->opacity as that breaks off->on transition
if (gammaCorrectCol) {
opacity = gamma8inv(opacity); // use inverse gamma on brightness for correct color scaling after gamma correction (see #5343 for details)
opacityOld = gamma8inv(opacityOld);
}
const bool hasGrouping = topSegment.groupLength() != 1;

// fast path: handle the default case - no transitions, no grouping/spacing, no mirroring, no CCT
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -1506,7 +1513,7 @@ void WS2812FX::blendSegment(const Segment &topSegment) const {
const unsigned dw = (blendingStyle==TRANSITION_OUTSIDE_IN ? progInv : progress) * width / 0xFFFFU + 1;
const unsigned dh = (blendingStyle==TRANSITION_OUTSIDE_IN ? progInv : progress) * height / 0xFFFFU + 1;
const unsigned orgBS = blendingStyle;
if (width*height == 1) blendingStyle = TRANSITION_FADE; // disable style for single pixel segments (use fade instead)
if (width*height == 1 || !segO) blendingStyle = TRANSITION_FADE; // single pixel segments or opacity/CCT transition: use fade
switch (blendingStyle) {
case TRANSITION_CIRCULAR_IN: // (must set entire segment, see isPixelXYClipped())
case TRANSITION_CIRCULAR_OUT:// (must set entire segment, see isPixelXYClipped())
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -1610,6 +1617,7 @@ void WS2812FX::blendSegment(const Segment &topSegment) const {
// we only traverse new segment, not old one
for (int r = 0; r < nRows; r++) for (int c = 0; c < nCols; c++) {
const bool clipped = topSegment.isPixelXYClipped(c, r);
uint8_t pixelOpacity = clipped ? opacityOld : opacity;
// if segment is in transition and pixel is clipped take old segment's pixel and opacity
const Segment *seg = clipped && segO ? segO : &topSegment; // pixel is never clipped for FADE
int vCols = seg == segO ? oCols : nCols; // old segment may have different dimensions
Expand All @@ -1627,12 +1635,14 @@ void WS2812FX::blendSegment(const Segment &topSegment) const {
c_a = color_blend16(c_a, segO->getPixelColorRaw(x + y*oCols), progInv);
} else if (blendingStyle != TRANSITION_FADE) {
// if we have global brightness change (not On/Off change) we will ignore transition style and just fade brightness (see led.cpp)
// workaround for On/Off transition
// (bri != briT) && !bri => from On to Off
// (bri != briT) && bri => from Off to On
// workaround for On/Off transition (applies while a global on/off transition is active)
// transitionActive && !bri => from On to Off
// transitionActive && bri => from Off to On
if ((briOld == 0 || bri == 0) && ((!clipped && transitionActive && !bri) || (clipped && transitionActive && bri))) c_a = BLACK;
// note: only blank pixels once the segment transition has actually started; bri changes before
// startTransition() is called (stateUpdated()) and a frame rendered in that window would blank the whole segment
if (topSegment.isInTransition() && (briOld == 0 || bri == 0) && ((!clipped && (bri != briT) && !bri) || (clipped && (bri != briT) && bri))) c_a = BLACK;
//if (topSegment.isInTransition() && (briOld == 0 || bri == 0) && ((!clipped && (bri != briT) && !bri) || (clipped && (bri != briT) && bri))) c_a = BLACK;
//if (topSegment.isInTransition() && (briOld == 0 || bri == 0) && ((!clipped && transitionActive && !bri) || (clipped && transitionActive && bri))) c_a = BLACK;
}
// map it into frame buffer
x = c; // restore coordiates if we were PUSHing
Expand All @@ -1644,7 +1654,7 @@ void WS2812FX::blendSegment(const Segment &topSegment) const {
}
// expand pixel
if (groupLen == 1) {
setMirroredPixel(x, y, c_a, opacity);
setMirroredPixel(x, y, c_a, pixelOpacity);
} else {
// handle grouping and spacing
x *= groupLen; // expand to physical pixels
Expand All @@ -1653,7 +1663,7 @@ void WS2812FX::blendSegment(const Segment &topSegment) const {
const int maxY = std::min(y + topSegment.grouping, height);
while (y < maxY) {
int _x = x;
while (_x < maxX) setMirroredPixel(_x++, y, c_a, opacity);
while (_x < maxX) setMirroredPixel(_x++, y, c_a, pixelOpacity);
y++;
}
}
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -1685,6 +1695,7 @@ void WS2812FX::blendSegment(const Segment &topSegment) const {

for (int k = 0; k < nLen; k++) {
const bool clipped = topSegment.isPixelClipped(k);
uint8_t pixelOpacity = clipped ? opacityOld : opacity;
// if segment is in transition and pixel is clipped take old segment's pixel and opacity
const Segment *seg = clipped && segO ? segO : &topSegment; // pixel is never clipped for FADE
const int vLen = seg == segO ? oLen : nLen;
Expand All @@ -1704,9 +1715,11 @@ void WS2812FX::blendSegment(const Segment &topSegment) const {
// workaround for On/Off transition
// (bri != briT) && !bri => from On to Off
// (bri != briT) && bri => from Off to On
if ((briOld == 0 || bri == 0) && ((!clipped && transitionActive && !bri) || (clipped && transitionActive && bri))) c_a = BLACK;
// note: only blank pixels once the segment transition has actually started; bri changes before
// startTransition() is called (stateUpdated()) and a frame rendered in that window would blank the whole segment
if (topSegment.isInTransition() && (briOld == 0 || bri == 0) && ((!clipped && (bri != briT) && !bri) || (clipped && (bri != briT) && bri))) c_a = BLACK;
//if (topSegment.isInTransition() && (briOld == 0 || bri == 0) && ((!clipped && (bri != briT) && !bri) || (clipped && (bri != briT) && bri))) c_a = BLACK;
//if (topSegment.isInTransition() && (briOld == 0 || bri == 0) && ((!clipped && transitionActive && !bri) || (clipped && transitionActive && bri))) c_a = BLACK;
}
// map into frame buffer
i = k; // restore index if we were PUSHing
Expand All @@ -1715,7 +1728,7 @@ void WS2812FX::blendSegment(const Segment &topSegment) const {
i *= topSegment.groupLength();
// set all the pixels in the group
const int maxI = std::min(i + topSegment.grouping, length); // make sure to not go beyond physical length
while (i < maxI) setMirroredPixel(i++, c_a, opacity);
while (i < maxI) setMirroredPixel(i++, c_a, pixelOpacity);
}
}

Expand Down Expand Up @@ -1811,7 +1824,11 @@ void WS2812FX::restartRuntime() {
void WS2812FX::setTransitionMode(bool t) {
suspend();
waitForIt();
for (Segment &seg : _segments) seg.startTransition(t ? _transitionDur : 0);
for (Segment &seg : _segments) {
// do not interrupt transitions without segment copy i.e. opacity/CCT change or FADE
if (t && seg.isInTransition() && !seg.getOldSegment()) continue;
seg.startTransition(t ? _transitionDur : 0);
}
resume();
}

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Expand Up @@ -176,8 +176,13 @@ void handleTransitions() {
return;
}
byte briTO = briT;
int deltaBri = (int)bri - (int)briOld;
briT = briOld + (deltaBri * ti / tr);
if ((bri == 0 || briOld == 0) && blendingStyle != TRANSITION_FADE) {
// On/Off change with non-FADE transition: segment transitions render the transition, do not fade global brightness in parallel
briT = (bri == 0) ? briOld : bri;
} else {
int deltaBri = (int)bri - (int)briOld;
briT = briOld + (deltaBri * ti / tr);
}
if (briTO != briT) applyBri();
}
}
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