works for me.

Have you tried the Text Wrapper actor? That will do what you want I think. I'm not sure what pre-release version it appeared in, but it's in the most recent one for sure. Best Wishes, Mark

When I have my wireless turned off, Isadora reverts to demo mode.  All I have to do is make sure my wireless is on and Isadora starts right up.

Valerie

Windows XP

I've been working on tracking dancers on stage, and we've been able to 'write' as a projection using an overhead camera to track the dancers. Wearing different color hats, each dancer can be tracked separately. I've attached a couple scenes made in 1.30f24. Valerie 24d604-writedecaysend.izz

That was my first thought as well, but I just didn't come up with the right values to get it working..
I will have to try again when I have time.

"my capture settings are set to DV/DVCpro NTSC interlaced"

I would try it in the capture card control, first.  Don't know the card, but I'm sure it's possible.  If not, there is a deinterlace actor.

Cheers,

Hugh

@Michel has already spotted the issue - this was my next question.

Try linking the SEB matrox Tripple to a "CI projector" rather than a normal Projector actor.

@Michel
this is weird, i have updates to 23.0.1 (not that I believed it could have make any difference in this case...), nothing changed!! I understand that it does let me upload a .jpeg (even double the size) but not a .zip nor a .izz

Thanks both,

The reason why it don't work and a solution to how it might - perfect vanakaru, I'm thinking of using a better spek mac for the show, but your right even SD is lagging - just holding out for the new MacBook Pro's to come out.

Thank you all  guys !! i´ll be digging on it

.... so the more I ak, the less i know...    big hug

cool.

i'll play with that sometime in the future too.

Hi all,

Thanks for this, sorry for my late reply but I'd forgotten I'd posted it :)

Cheers

Yes i mean my computer screen! Ok thanks the max's patch is perfect!

Fantastic!  Thanks!

Regarding performance: notes on using native video on windows. (really frees up Isadora's processor thread)

I use a number of different USB webcams and booster cable. I've gone up to 30' without problems (for that show was using 3 cameras and ran out of cable or would have tried for a longer distance). As Fred writes, I've also had difficulties with wireless systems, but I have used a live camera on stage plugged into a Direct TV transmitter to good effect. For good images, I prefer using a wired camera that I plug into my Canopus ADV, and have also used another wired camera into my Pinnacle Dazzle (simple, but effective). Have gone 100' with that system (balcony to backstage). I can wire several analog cameras into my video switcher if I don't need simultaneous video. I've found that the USB webcams are really picky about which port they're plugged into, and some of them only work when they are separated (different sides of the computer. Really! like children that won't get along.) I have 2 old Creative webcams that still do a fine job, but have a lower resolution than the new Microsoft LifeCam, which I bought for its wider angle. As you buy, make sure the resolutions are the same or you'll have to separate them in Isadora and do some fancy adapting, and my projectors don't like that. For a very wide angle (90 degrees), I use a wired spycam over the stage that lets me easily track the dancers in low light. So, in conclusion, I use a combination of USB and analog cameras for live video feed, ask Isadora to recognize them and then project the generally good results. Do you want to send a different video feed to each projector? Valerie

I'm using one via Osculator at the moment, works a treat though you may need a bit of patience when trying to pair it over Bluetooth

@Skulpture

The dot of the color maker actor does change but not the output. If you put a trigger delay after the enter scene trigger set to 0.4 or higher it does change to green. But I leave it to you to upload the change :-)

Best
Michel

Great little tip! Cheers.

Uh, yes, weird. Isadora? User error possible? ???

Well, let me know if you can recreate it. Best Wishes, Mark

Hi Mark,

Thanks for looking into it - for this particular project, my default resolution is set to 1024x768, since that is the resolution of both of the projectors in the show (though not actually the resolution of any of the content) The reason I've been scaling and placing with sprites / matte++ is that I have created a number of user actors that contain 3d quad distorts with values set for appropriate mapping to the various surfaces in the set.  Within each user actor, I have set global values for all of the parameters in 3d quad distort, and since there are intersecting planes being hit by a given projector, I need to use both z-translation and zoom to map the content without one plane blocking another.  These parameters must stay fixed as global values across all scenes in which the actor appears, so that the operator only needs to go to one place to calibrate focus for the whole show by adjusting the parameters in one instance of the user actor. I have been working things out with PanScaleZoom, which of course doesn't exactly do the same thing as sprite, but has been solving most of the cases I've needed to in this tech when I run into either the strange alpha behaviour, or the issue where an image jumps to a strange position when moved past the edge of the stage with sprite. Let me know if there is any more information I can provide that would be helpful. all the best, David