@bugthief

You could simply re-install Isadora, and ensure the option to install the GLSL files is selected. This will ensure you get the Troikatronix GLSL files and the folder is created.

@danzltessio

You could go with virtual stages, one for each part in the 'main' stage, and put all mappings for those in a 'background' scene, which is always active.

Each real scene will only contain a 'projector actor' for each mapping, sending the image to the virtual stages and this way to the 'background scene', where the actual mapping takes place.

You could do it in each scene, straight from multiple 'projector actors', without bothering virtual stages and 'background scenes'. But this way you simulate what you wanted to do in the stage setup, keeping the full potential of the first stage izzymap functions.

@mark_m

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Here is the file:)

@konrad It must be the file "izzy-gradation.png". I can import other images.

@dusx

OK, I will do so. 

Thanks

@danzltessio said:

I want to have 2 stages with different geometries on the same display.

 Another option is to use Virtual Stages for the different geometries and then use a Get Stage Image actor to decide which geometry to send to the display. 

FILE DOWNLOAD ---> stage-setup-using-virtual-stages-for-multiple-geometries-2024-11-18-4.0.2.izz

@gaspar Have you tried with the usb insta 360 cable ? If it is a cable length problem, as you say it might be, your camera should work. I somehow doubt it but troubleshooting is not about faith, it is abut testing every step.

@tegruber

Hello, welcome to the forum.

Please take a moment to add your hardware and Isadora version to your signature line as per this post, as it helps us with troubleshooting: https://community.troikatronix.com/topic/6764/everyone-read-add-your-operating-system-and-hardware-to-your-signature-lineTry switching the Movie Player actor's 'optimize' input to 'interaction' and see if that makes any difference.Try re-exporting (not converting) one of the original files as hap.mov, hap.avi, and h264.mp4 and see if any of those work.Here's a potential workaround (assuming you don't need the video files to play audio too):File Download: movie-playback-to-end-workaround-2024-12-03-4.0.2.izz

Thanks for publishing the solution. It worked in my case also to downgrade the AMD driver version to Adrenalin 24.3.1. Just a question: Do we have here an AMD problem or is Isadora's detection of the OpenGL version incorrect? The information in the Isadora popup indicates some discrepancy between the information the hardware info delivers and the detection of Isadora's startup routine.

Anyway, it works. I turned off the AMD update detection and hope not to get issues in other software.

gunther

Hardware: AMD Ryzen 7 8700 w/ Radeon 780M Graphics 4.20 GHz, 32 GB RAM, Win10

Thanks Woland and Mark for speedy clarification and resolution

Love the supportive Izzy community

Rgds, Mr J

@webmammuth

Please take a moment to fill out your signature as outlined in this post. Knowing your Isadora version, computer specs, and OS is very helpful when troubleshooting.Does accessing the dialog via this menu option and making a selection result in different behavior for you?This issue is very unusual. The most likely thing I can think of that might cause this is that somehow the directory where the file is stored (the same place as Isadora Preferences) is somehow extra-protected on your computer, if the security settings on your computer prohibit applications from creating .plist files without being given explicit write permissions, or if the "Preferences" folder somehow has a different name or file path then Isadora is expecting (or maybe contains non-ASCII characters in the file path that Isadora can't handle for some reason). On a personal computer, this would be very usual, but it's more likely if you're using a computer that belongs to a company or educational institution since they often have increased security, reduced permissions, and/or are re-imaged regularly. Any of these would result in Isadora being unable to record your choice into the proper file and therefore every time you launch Isadora it would check if the file exists, not find it, think it has never asked you before, and show you the dialog again. It could also happen if your computer gets re-imaged regularly (thus wiping the file) or if you're running Isadora in a virtual machine that doesn't save new files, (perhaps for cybersecurity purposes). All of the options I've mentioned in this paragraph would mean you have a highly unusual setup (which most people wouldn't use because it would be very impractical for this kind of work). TLDR: Isadora could behave like this, (asking over and over even after you make a selection), if the file that records your choice is getting repeatedly wiped, isn't allowed to be created, or can't be found by Isadora.

Best wishes,

Woland

@mark_m

Not a bug. The online file that Isadora checks against to see if it's up to date intentionally hasn't been updated yet because we generally let the release sit for a little bit before changing the file which will notify everyone on launch when a new version is available.

@mark_m Got it !

@tr742

Please take a look at my answer to this post. I think you may be experiencing the same problem: https://community.troikatronix.com/topic/9126/answered-urgent-help-needed-can-t-add-more-than-290-scenes/4

@tr742

Personally, I'd always go the route of shortening my Scene Names and squishing my Scenes thinner rather than splitting the show between separate files.

For Fred's questions:

1. Always the same number of monitors connected, one control and one stage, and reconnecting them as needed on the desktop.  On the original laptop, there's the laptop's built-in screen for control and an external monitor for stage.

2. Except for the one sentence about task manager and resource monitor in the original post, all the percentages and usage stats so far are from Isadora's load meter.
Going with GPU-Z, the results are interesting in different ways.  When on the RTX, GPU-Z GPU Load roughly matches Isadora load, at around 30% on average with my test shows.  When on Intel, GPU-Z GPU load is about 10x the Isadora load, averaging 15% and 1.5% respectively.

3. I'll try that test hopefully towards the end of this week.

4. Real world performance difference.  The original reason was because of an actual problem - my TD was doing all the things we'd assumed worked when running a show and it was stuttering to a freeze.  Since these laptops I'd spec'd should handle shows even better than the desktops from 6 years ago, that was weird.  Then discovering that forcing Isadora to the integrated graphics - against the advice of one of the Isadora troubleshooting articles - made it run essentially perfectly, made me think that more experienced users might have some insight as to what we were doing wrong.
At this point knowing that the numbers we're seeing are normal and finding out the best way to set up our hardware for the future is the goal.

Now that DusX has confirmed my numbers I'm feeling more confident about what I'm seeing.  And once I'm able to test both your theories by throwing a lot of layers and effects at the cards I'll have a good idea of which numbers are telling the truth.

@andielloyd said:

It is a cable that has an option for a power boost

 Definitely try a power boost, and if that isn't available/working, try adding a small powered usb hub to the end of the 30ft cable and plug the camera into that (it will provide the power needed), that generally works.

@dusx With the videos all the settings are default I'm just enabling looping and turning the sound down to nothing.  I'm not sure offhand what Isadora subversion I'm using but I'll check when I'm at work tomorrow and upgrade if necessary and if it happens again I'll let you know.

@andielloyd

I realize this doesn't come in time for your show, but the third Scene of this file might be helpful in understanding how to preserve higher resolutions when mixing content together:

patch-preserving-resolution-2023-10-20-3.2.6.zip