@mark_m It has been a while but I have used the higher end logitech models. The one I used is discontinued, but there was a more expensive option with extended range. It works really well - I would not use a Wimote - the connection for the presentation clickers is much more stable.

I have also used some very expensive pro models that were rented - these were in large confernces and they were very cool and kind of bullet proof but $$$$$.

@merni As an extra tip, when you make the test pattern make it so it is cropped to the same aspect ratio of your blended screen. This makes it easier to know if you are warping the image. So if your screen (made of 4 blended beamers) is 4m * 6m make sure your test pattern is cropped to a ratio of 4:6 (eg 2000 pixels by 3000 pixels). Then you can line up the outer corners and edges of all the beamers and pull the inner corners in to match and blend.

If there are any features on your projection surface - door edges, holes, ridges etc it can be useful to mark them on the line up pattern too, as long as you measure them exactly and put them in the right place on the line up - it can make your line up faster and more accurate as you can quickly put the corners in the right place and drag the features to match.

Having perfect squares in your test pattern is very useful, you can measure projected squares with a tape measure and see if they are actually square.

@dusx

There was not crash report prompt, however I think I found a solution.

There are two PJlink actors, each controlling a separate projector. I added a 0.3 trigger delay on one of them so the command is not sent at the same time over the network.

Edit... 

I take it back, I still crashed on shutter open. 

@ijevansdesign What kind of converter are you using to:

1. convert from a port on your mac to the connection on the beamer?

2. Extend the signal from your mac to the beamer?

3. Possibly decode a signal from an extension system to the beamer?

The issue you report (unavailble resolutions) sounds like part of your chain is not able to handle the bandwidth you are transmitting over a the cable/convertor setup you are using. Can you test the directly plugged in port and cable/convertor chain piece by piece with different convertors and cabling (the ones you know work)?

@vixmedia 

Here's the guts of a user actor that compares the current media time to the total media time, to give you a countdown.

I am also adding an Isadora file that includes this User Actor and another (from my Timecode Tools) which works similarly but displaying timecode.

@merni

You could use the Data Array actor to write one line that is just the current cue number from your lighting board. As each new cue number comes in, it'd replace the current line in the Data Array actor, then you could have a button in your Control Panel to read the text file created by Data Array and jump to that Cue. You'll have to devise your own way to deal with making sure it ends up on the right internal cue

Example file --> DOWNLOAD

Things this file does not handle on launch:

Logic and programming to jump to the right scene state if the last recorded cue was an internal cue(You'd really have to build your entire file very in a specific way that accommodates this if you want this function to work at all.)Logic and programming to jump to the right scene if the current cue is an internal cueE.g. If Isadora has scenes with Q#'s 7 and 10 and the Scene that's Q7 has internal Q#'s 7.3, 7.5, and 7.7, if Isadora re-opens and the last Q fired by the lighting board was 7.5, then Isadora should jump to the Scene that is Q7.Logic and programming to jump to the right scene if the current cue number is between scenes for which Isadora has Q#'sE.g. If Isadora has scenes with Q#'s 7 and 10, if Isadora re-opens and the last Q fired by the lighting board was 8, then Isadora should jump to Q7.

You can also accomplish the exact same thing I did with my example file just by changing your Isadora Preferences to match these settings:

Best wishes,

Woland

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@woland

bingo! thanks for that. The two steps I hadn't taken were: fully quitting Isadora, and replacing the User Actor directly into the folder. 

@merni

I've logged this as a feature request

@deflost

I've just logged this as a feature request but we have a lot of other features on our plate right now so unfortunately, I don't think we'll be able to add this anytime soon.

Best wishes,

Woland

@anibalzorrilla said:

He tells me that they closed Isadora by mistake a few times during the show. I haven't seen the patch yet, once I see it I'll see what I can do to avoid it.

Sounds like they are probably using the Ctrl key as a modifier key. Just have them switch their modifier key to shift, alt, or option. Either that or buy a cheap keyboard and pop off the Q key/tape cardboard or a bottlecap over the Q key.

Best wishes,

Woland

@merni

This is great! We'd love it you could upload this to our Add-Ons Page so that it's preserved for the community. (Posts in the forum inevitably get buried since newest ones go to the top.)

@etootitigbe This is part of what I am trying to do as well. I have the usb pro mk2 and would like to begin adding pixel control using a dmx to spi decoder. Have you had any  luck / developement? Also any tips on managing DMX output from Isadora, were you still trying to use EMU as well (I know it has helpful functions like oscilations built in that would have to be made manually in Isadora)

@dusx

I got now everything to work. And yes that Stage Image Actor was missing.

@j-grima

Please go and download the NDI Watcher from the add-ons page: https://troikatronix.com/add-o...

This add-on will allow you to connect to multiple NDI sources.
This is the preferred method in Isadora, I would not recommend the NDI virtual input, unless you need to use it for specific reasons.

Updated to 3.2.5 today and all is resolved.  Thank you for the continued support.  This software keeps getting better and better.

@bonemap I'm running 1.04.07.001, not sure if there's the latest version or not - I remember having to hunt for a working version I think? It was a while back I was looking at it.

@dusx

facepalm. 

I was so simple but i couldn't see it! thanks

@notdoc said:

thanks for the 'Speak Actor' with panic button. This is very useful.

 No problem. I made it for a production where I needed a way to stop the Speak Text Actor mid-sentence and it's worked well for me.

@dusx

Thanks for that! I would say there may be some fault with my Kinect V2 device then.

Best wishes

Russell