thank you so much!

@Bennnid 

I think you might find this article useful: https://support.troikatronix.c...
The method described is still useful, and rather powerful (especially if you want to sort your data using Javascript at some point)
however, it may be easier now to use the two new JSON add-ons.

JSON Bundler BETAJSON Parser BETA

Both available here

You may also want to find a monospace font to use, this way you can calculate the space required for the word, since each letter will take up equal space. That should allow for a grid like layout to become possible. Rotation will be another monster.

@woland

Initiate value is always something I forget! Thanks

@woland

Thanks a lot I was becoming nuts;-)

@dusx i reinstalled 2 times without success but then I removed old copies of it I maybe had placed in plugin directory and it works ! thanks! 

@juriaan thanks boxes have priorities too !

@woland

that's great, thanks you so much !

@woland I need to make some updates to it, and then I will make it available! Poke me if I don't :)

@woland Super useful, thanks so much

@woland

ah, ok. a cousin with the same name..:-)

thanks

@mark Yes, I directed her to those instructions to install the Kinect SDK, and we did try the v2.0 and the v1.8.

The sensor itself would not light up with v2.0 but did with v1.8, so I think we are good on that front, but I'll have her check on these other solutions and will report back!

@DusX I believe all of that was correct, but I'm now going off of memory as she shared her screen with me, so I'll have her look again. Thanks for the screenshots for reference.

@fred said:

 installed the direct show filter for NotchLC on windows and I can play notchLC files in windows media player when they are AVI files.  

Well, the Windows tool graphedt.exe is a developer tool that allows you to visualize a movie playback graph.

32 bit Version

When I run the 32-bit version, and select a NotchLC encoded AVI with the command File > Render Media File..., I see this and I can press the play button and the movie plays.

64 bit Version

When I try the same in the 64 bit version of graphedt.exe, I see this error:

The 64 bit version of graphedt.exe shows this as the graph diagram.

Note that there is a stream for rendering audio, but none for video. This would seem to prove that NotchLC drivers are not 64 bit compatible. And that means Isadora, which is a 64 bit app, can't play it either.

If you examine Windows Media Player, I am quite sure it is a 32 bit app and that's why it can play the files.

Sorry. I don't know what else to say.

Best Wishes,
Mark

@bonemap said:

It would be helpful when porting projects with 3DS texture files that there be an option to locate or otherwise produce the disassociated file and reset the texture, rather than be told that 'the default color specified by the material will now be used instead of a texture map."

FYI:  It's a bit of a big ask because then we have to be able to update that file name in the 3DS file and write it out. Isadora knows how to read those files, but I have no equivalent code to write them.

For the moment you can expect that you'll need to change those files in a program designed to open, edit and modify 3D files.

Best Wishes,
Mark

@liminal_andy

If you're comfortable sharing this, it'd be great to have a version of this on the TroikaTronix Add-Ons page (link in my signature) if it's not there already :)

Best wishes,

Woland

We'd love it if you could put this workaround on the TroikaTronix Add-Ons page (link in my signature) :)

Best wishes,

Woland

@rl

For everyone's benefit: the crash the user is describing can be caused by a bad font being installed in the system.

When you install fonts on macOS, don't just put them in the font folder. Instead, drag them into FontBook because then the font will be analyzed for problems.

For example, one font that was causing a user trouble generated this dialog when dragged into FontBook.

If a font shows errors like this, it may cause Isadora to crash.

Best Wishes,
Mark

@liminal_andy

I would consider it,  but would prefer it to be automated.   It's in a worship environment, and hoping to allow it to be run by semi-trained volunteers.  

However, I hadn't thought of using companion  - that might be a workable solution.  Thanks for the suggestion!

Do any of the tools similar to OBS allow for communication with other programs?  Seems like they are missing a huge bump in usability if not.

Thanks,

El

@bonemap I know cool ,right! My next one is to test out the main Lidar camera on the iPad Pro . Hopefully I should get a much deeper range .I'll let you know after I've scrounged one from some where.

@lighting273

Have you checked out the Body Tracking Guru Session? It comes with a set of files that may prove useful.

The OpenNI Tracker Tutorial file (for the OpenNI plugins) may also be helpful as a starting point.

This forum thread has some helpful work from @bonemap you could try to incorperate. 

From the TroikaTronix Add-Ons page, there's also this 3d lines puppet for the OpenNI actors, which is also from the fabulous @bonemap.

You could probably also adapt the work that @mark posted in this forum thread.

Searching the forum for "3D particles" may also turn up other treasures for you :)

Best wishes,

Woland