diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 0322dae9..68e3ef73 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -79,4 +79,5 @@ node_modules
 output
 
 # Copilot instruction files
-copilot-instructions.md
\ No newline at end of file
+copilot-instructions.md
+DEBUG.txt
diff --git a/src/GDTFManager.cpp b/src/GDTFManager.cpp
index ca94fc8d..998828ae 100644
--- a/src/GDTFManager.cpp
+++ b/src/GDTFManager.cpp
@@ -6156,6 +6156,60 @@ void GdtfDmxChannelFunction::OnReadFromNode(const IXMLFileNodePtr& pNode)
 
 		if( ! channelSet->IsValid()) { delete channelSet; return; }
 
+		// For old virtual channels with recalculated DMX values(32->16), ensure unique DMXFrom values
+		if (this->GetParentDMXChannel()->IsVirtual())
+		{
+			DmxValue maxDmxValue = this->GetParentDMXChannel()->GetChannelMaxDmx();
+
+			if (fChannelSets.size() >= maxDmxValue)
+			{
+				GdtfParsingError error (GdtfDefines::EGdtfParsingError::eValueError_DmxValueHasWrongValue, objNode);
+				SceneData::GdtfFixture::AddError(error);
+				delete channelSet;
+				return;
+			}
+			
+			DmxValue currentValue = channelSet->GetDmxStart();
+
+			bool hasDuplicate = true;
+			
+			while (hasDuplicate && currentValue < maxDmxValue)
+			{
+				hasDuplicate = false;
+				for (size_t i = 0; i < fChannelSets.size(); i++)
+				{
+					if (fChannelSets[i]->GetDmxStart() == currentValue)
+					{
+						hasDuplicate = true;
+						currentValue++;
+						break;
+					}
+				}
+			}
+			
+			// If we reached the maximum and still have a duplicate, use cascading backward decrement
+			if (hasDuplicate && currentValue >= maxDmxValue)
+			{
+				for (int i = fChannelSets.size() - 1; i >= 0; i--)
+				{
+					DmxValue nextValue = (i == (int)fChannelSets.size() - 1) ? maxDmxValue : fChannelSets[i + 1]->GetDmxStart();
+					DmxValue currentElem = fChannelSets[i]->GetDmxStart();
+					DmxValue maxAllowed = (nextValue > 0) ? (nextValue - 1) : 0;
+					
+					if (currentElem >= nextValue && maxAllowed >= 0)
+					{
+						fChannelSets[i]->SetDmxStart(maxAllowed);
+					}
+				}
+				
+				currentValue = maxDmxValue;
+			}
+			
+			if (currentValue != channelSet->GetDmxStart())
+			{
+				channelSet->SetDmxStart(currentValue);
+			}
+		}
 	
 		// Link with next
 		if(!fChannelSets.empty()) 
diff --git a/src/XmlFileHelper.cpp b/src/XmlFileHelper.cpp
index fb01ce2f..d46eeec5 100644
--- a/src/XmlFileHelper.cpp
+++ b/src/XmlFileHelper.cpp
@@ -745,25 +745,13 @@ bool SceneData::GdtfConverter::ConvertDMXValue(const TXString& strValue, const I
 			DmxValue maxChannelUnit = GetChannelMaxDmx(chanlReso);
 
 			double percentage = (dmxValueRaw / maxResolution);
-
 			double result = percentage * maxChannelUnit;
 			
-			// Clamp to avoid floating-point precision errors when converting from higher to lower resolution
-			if (result > maxChannelUnit) {
+			intValue = static_cast<DmxValue>(result + 0.5);
+			
+			if (intValue > maxChannelUnit) {
 				intValue = maxChannelUnit;
-			} else {
-				// Preserve ordering: ensure non-zero inputs stay non-zero
-				if (dmxValueRaw > 0 && result < 1.0) {
-					intValue = 1;
-				} else {
-					intValue = static_cast<DmxValue>(result + 0.5);
-				}
-				
-				if (intValue > maxChannelUnit) {
-					intValue = maxChannelUnit;
-				}
 			}
-
 		}	
 		else
 		{