@mark

hey Mark, 

Thanks for the follow up.

yes I did file a ticket this morning and included pictures of the model of hardware, but here it is again.

[QGeeM USB 3.0 Docking Station,Single 5K/ Dual 4K @60Hz Video Outputs Dual Monitors for Windows MAC OS,(6 USB 3.0,2 HDMI & 2 DP,Gigabit Ethernet,Audio&Mic),USB C Laptop Docking Station]

link for it on amazon.ca is 

https://www.amazon.ca/gp/produ...

and a screenshot :)

The unit from the friend is a different variation but uses the same drivers and protocol [DisplayLink]

I provided all the details in the ticket I opened earlier today.

Thanks so much!

David

@thatmattrogers

Well you can do that yourself with the deactivate scene actor and a few others. See attached patch. The first scene has to be active all the time for it to work.

Best Michel

deactivate-all-scenes.izz

@eamon and All,

So I worked with Eamon today via Team Viewer to address his issue and we got everything working. Mostly, the issue seemed be related to the fact he had scaled the two 4K displays (LG Televisions actually) to 50% using the Displays System Preference. (Eamon's instinct here was a good one: I don't have 4K content, so let's save some bandwidth.)

But, there were several other anomy'salies that were in macOS itself, e.g., the System Profiler reported the resolution of one of the displays to be 7680 x 4320, even that would be an 8K display not a 4K one; this finding was especially strange since two two displays were exactly the same make and model, and certainly do not offer an 8K resolution.

Our action item will be to double-check that using the scaling to something other than 100% will cause Isadora to do something wrong. But right now, I do not feel this is some widespread issue that others will face, especially Ince most users would not

Thanks to Eamon for getting me access to his machine and for standing by as I went through this process remotely.

Best Wishes,
Mark

@elena said:

did download the latest version of RTMP for win10 and I only get to load in my patch the ALPHA version of it, which is not editable for some reasons.

Just so you understand: this is a complex actor that uses code we licensed from a third-party (i.e., we didn't write it). While we have tested it on our end and are satisfied that it is ready for released, it is a very complex actor – it is highly unlikely that we have tested _every_ possible configuration of the bit rates and other settings. Once our dear users have given us a good amount of feedback (hopefully a lot of successes) we'll remove the ALPHA from the name. The word ALPHA is there to let you know it's a really fresh module and you should keep your eyes open for issues.

Make sense?

Best Wishes,
Mark

@bonemap @jserembe

Version 3.0.7 will not work on Big Sur (no output on the stage). If you have Big Sur you have to upgrade Isadora.

Best Michel

dear all,

I'm currently starting to do some research and testing with ZoomISO and I wonder if anybody of you knows a possibility to control the settings of the webcams on remote computers? I need to switch of the automatic of the cameras and work with fixed settings (aperture/exposure time) so that my images are stable and the cameras are not constantly changing their settings when the light situation changes. I did several shows working with several webcams on a mac using the app WEBCAM SETTINGS which costs a bit of money but always worked quite stable - but only on the computer that's physically present. as I said I'm on mac, but the people I'll connect to via zoom might also be on other systems. if anybody of you smart and skilled people out there has any idea if and how this could work remotely I'd be grateful for any hint!

thanks & greetings ~ ben

@andielloyd said:

Having trouble getting this new feature to appear on my system. I've installed the most up-to-date version of Isadora, and the plugin is chilling in it's place:

 I'm sorry for the confusion. This plugin only runs on macOS Mojave and later. I've updated the Knowledge Base article and the Add On page to say this. I will update the HTML file in the plugin to say this as well to prevent future confusion.

@RIL

I have High Sierra and it doesnt work. As @mark said it is tested for newer OS versions

Well, it's more just the testing. We purchased the RTMP library from a third party to put in this plugin. They simply don't support High Sierra or earlier because there are important additions to macOS Mojave and later than empower their code. Because of this, we won't be able to offer this plugin for High Sierra or earlier.

Best Wishes,
Mark

Im having a similar issue on several different Macs. On my Mac Pro and yy MacBook Pro (In High Sierra, Catalina). With Izzy 3.0.8, 3.0, 3.1.1.  Isadora crashes as soon as I add the OpenNi Tracker actor if I have the Kinect v2 (1520) plugged in. If Isadora is closed and I start with NiMate, NiMate sees the Kinect v2, so I know the camera works, cables work, etc. But If I add the openNi actor, it crashes Isadora. If The Kinect v2 is unplugged and I add the open actor, no crash. Masquerade.txt is (I think) in the proper folder. The "READ ME- BODY Tracking with...." file says to put it in the same folder as the plugin. 

Just in case it helps,

I'm on windows 10, specs in the signature.

I found "curious" flickering on STAGE - Same behavior on 3.1.1 and on 3.0.8

STAGE flickers "only every second time" I click on any of the items at menu bar (concides whith the menu rolling down).

It only happens if I have a preview window in the control panel

It STOPS happening if I click once to open another window (i.e. notepad) and come back to ISADORA.

So for me it is not a big deal, since the workaround is quite simple  ;-)

Cheers,

Gaspar

As an advice in general. If I finish a project, I always archive the installation file of the Isadora version, with the actual project, I coded with it. Just in case, I need to reactivate it and have issues with newer Izzi versions.

I even keep the older version for a while in parallel in the same computer. On macOS, this is simple, as you can easily rename the applications name (adding the versions # e.g.). And install the second version.

@mark Hi Mark thanks for your reply and clarification. Yes indeed, I was attempting to open these on Mac Mini M1. Everything was working fine on an Intel Mac. 

I have already opened a support ticket, so please ignore. 

Isadora continues to amaze me! Huge thanks to you and the team for all your hard work. Best wishes Simon

@woland said:

Gaussian BlurMotion BlurVideo DelayVideo InverterWarpReflectorShimmer

 Thanks Woland for all this - I appreciate the detail (and your patience). I apologise for my orginal post - I'm aware it perhaps came across as inconsiderate / ungrateful of how isadora has developed (esp given the timing).

I definitely have a cognitive distortion when it comes to what has changed! (again, perhaps because I relied so heavily on dither and Pete's FF plugins). I'm very ignorant of the technical implications and challenges of actually making tools like this - I'm just grateful to have this higher-level interface that I can make work in and share with students.

anyway - I am really excited to try out 3.1 and test the direct stream to youtube. In fact its something I may be able to integrate into my next exhibition in a couple of weeks!

thanks again

Sam

I know that I'm late to the party (I was working like mad on the Isadora 3.1 release) but, outside my TroikaTronix work hours, I freelance as a technical design consultant for hardware and software solutions, teach private Isadora workshops online, and work a show programmer. Just FYI :)

Best wishes,

L Wilson-Spiro 

@eamon

AirServer is another possible alternative for mirroring

 GlovePIE and WiinRemote - that's it!!

https://glovepie.en.softonic.c...

http://wiinremote.blogspot.com...

Cheers,

Hugh

@dillthekraut said:

A different approach would be to have only one projector actor in a 'secondary scene' which is always active in the background (activate scene actor), and send the video outputs from each scene to it with the broadcast and listening actors instead of separated projector actors.

Here the tutorial about activating scenes in the background and the broadcast / listener actors.

This is what I do personally. Also @Elena , here's a template file for global projection mapping that I made a while ago: https://community.troikatronix.com/topic/5495/global-projection-mapping-simple-show-template?_=1634910899599

It completely avoids the issue of blend modes and User Actors because you only ever need to have a single Projector actor per Stage in the entire file.

hrhr find out myself... you need to start both x- box controllers before starting Isadora...

@luc

The crash actor has nothing to do with the automatic restart. That actor was only to test the restart function if Isadora crashes. With that method learned in Berlin Isadora only restarts when it crashes not when you close it normal. 
First go to the system settings of your Mac and look if there is an apple script in the "login items" that starts up automatically when you restart your computer. If yes remove it.
If this doesn't help go to "users/shared/" and look if you have a folder called "KeepIzzyUp" if yes create a new folder called "disable" and put the apple script in to that folder. Restart your computer. 

Best Michel

@dusx said:

This workflow is hugely optimized and allows you to bring in audio from any source along with the stage image recording.. this allows you to even mix in multiple audio sources if you like (narration being one use case).

Though, for OBS on macOS, you have to go to the trouble of making an "Aggregate Device" to capture the system audio. See this link for instructions on how to do that.

Best Wishes,
Mark

@citizenjoe

Thanks Hugh, I should have indicated that up front. 

Best wishes

Russell