Hi everyone,

You know how the CI projector doesn't have a spin parameter?
Is there a CI actor i can use to rotate the image before i send it to the projector?
Thanks.

@Skulpture

Hi,

The 3D models have been rigged in 3D animation software. The model has been saved as a new mesh file for each pose in the animation cycle. For example, a walk cycle is made up of eight key poses - foot fall and cross over on each side with arms following opposite.  Therefore, the 3D media bin has a series of 3ds files that make up the sequential poses of the animated model. It is then just a simple implementation of a Counter actor replacing the mesh file to create the illusion of continuous internal movement of the model. 

So there it is - effective but inefficient and ultimately very limited. But it does help to fire the imagination and glimpse what a future might be like, in terms of 3D animation and real- time rendering etc.

Always searching for new ways to extend from what appears to be a limitation in Isadora.

I just want the software to be great and find another level of interaction.

Best wishes

Bonemap

@jtsteph said:

Working with isadora, for a show like this, is like painting with moving images. I love it.

 I hear you!

Best wishes

Bonemap

I am designing an installation using 6 LED spot lights which are triggered on and off independently and at specific times in conjunction with audio/video. Is this possible using Isadora and a DMX controller, or do I need more hardware? ie. DMX dimmer?

Hola  estoy trabajando en una configuración muy sencilla de Isadora estoy utilizando mi aproximadamente 300 escenas pero al llegar a la escena 291 los la aplicación empieza a tener problemas a alguna persona le a pasado saludos dede Mexico JAB SUBT.izz

Hola estoy usando una configuración de Isadora bastante sencilla pero me aparecen un error al usar la escena 290 que la pantalla de mi programa y la imágenes se traban escribo 

para preguntar si alguien le a pasado o si Isadora tiene un limite de escenas JAB SUBT.izz

@DillTheKraut 

Not sure or it is an option, but Artnet nodes also work in Isadora (You can select the node by name), perhaps this is a option ?

Just upgraded to 2.6. wanted to test drive the upgrade. put actors movie player and projector in scene editor. Went to Import Media and uploaded dancer.mov from the examples folder. Everything was green. hit show stages, and all I have is a blank screen.  I don't know how to get the image to appear. I think I'm missing something.  Please advise.

@juriaan yes that is what I was thinking..but I'm lazy and I was In search of something ready made :-)

BTW some one else have did it before through the raw midi actor?

How to use the Syphon with Eppocam. I did yet with Classic Syphon to Video, but now the in the saved project this actor appears red and it does not work. Could you help me?? Best

@woland No I've never had a problem either, I've just done it to be safe. 

Thanks! A friend also just schooled me in this and it works great. Got addicted to using Izzymap, so I've not really worked with the 3d projectors. 

I appreciate it!

Hi,

I use this app TestCard. Is Mac only.

@mark_m this is an amazing idea! :-D

@dusx thank you! I guess I just switched \r with \n bevor. And now I know what's happening in the different cases and why ("\n\r") is doing the Job kind as well.

In between (.../) shows the match of regex and therefore the position of the split:

("\r\n\r\n") =
Line one text 'CR LF'
line two text (CR LF
CR LF/)
third line of text

("\r\n") =
Line one text (CR LF/)
line two text (CR LF/)
(CR LF/)
third line of text

("\n\r") = 
Line one text 'CR LF'
line two text 'CR' (LF
CR/) 'LF'
third line of text

you can use the Javascript actor as a bridge.

You only need to pass in the value and output it again. Use the outputs to mutate the output type to number by connecting to a Number input, and that should do it for you.

The default JS code will work for a single value if you remove the '+ 1' part of the return statement.

@aikia brighstigns are great, with a good firmware version they are unshakeable. You can use iOS/touch osc, it's just about if you are willing to setup/run the show over wifi.

you can use the Korg Nano Kontrol Editor software to assign different control numbers to each unit if you want to keep them both on the same port/channel. or assign different channels or ports. free download here

Hi there all,

In this tutorial we are going to dive deep in the communication with ETC - EOS Lighting desk using Isadora.

Why OSC ?

OSC (OpenSoundControl) is really rich in ETC products. They provide a wide range of information regarding the state of the desk, what is currently going on, etc.

Why is this important ?

As a technician / operator / artist I wish to know as much information as possible regarding the elements that I control.

I don't want to think 'Hey, is this fader really the fader that I need to control my front light ?"

Or is this "Color Palette" blue or orange ?

Using OSC and some light reading we are able to get all the information that we need to put ourself at rest and know at all times what is going on :) (+ Create really nice interface elements in the progress..)

+ The support for USB MIDI products with faders natively in ETC is horrible and lacks docs..

Included file : ETC EOS Faders.izz

ETC EOS Faders.izz

The document included showcases how to do basic fader mapping with Isadora, if you are interested in the more technical talk, see the bottom of the post.

If you have any questions regarding the topic, feel free to reply to this forum post, send me a DM or even send me an e-mail at hello@juriaan.me. I'm here to help :)

Prepare your Lighting desk

To communicate with ETC products we first need to go into our ShellInto the Shell you will find 'Settings', click on itGo to the Network Tab
Go to Interface Protocols (Scroll down)Make sure that UDP & OSC is turned on
And that we are on TCP format 1.0
Great ! Exit the settings menu and open up your Show documentOpen up your File Browser (If it is not there, then click on the little triangle to open it up)Go to Setup > Show Settings
Set the following fields (OSC TX IP Address, OSC TX Port Number (Isadora Incoming port), OSC RX Port Number (The port that we use in Isadora to send commands)Make sure that String and OSC TX and String RX are enabledClose down the settings and go back to Live ViewThe following steps are only meant for 'checking' the connection. They are not required ;)Press Tab 99 [ENTER] to bring up the Diagnostic window. Set OSC Incoming and OSC Outgoing to On

Prepare Isadora

Open up the example file ETC EOS Faders.izz
Setup your Isadora incoming OSC portOpen up the Control panelGo to the settings section and set the IP address to the IP address of the ETC desk (Don't know where to find this ? If you open Tab 99 on your Lighting desk the IP address will show itself :))Set the outgoing port (OSC RX Port Number)Click on "Connect"If you have connection the Version field will showcase the current version of the Lighting deskMove the faders up and down, the faders on the Fader Page (Tab 28, Page 1) will move with Isadora

HELP ! The connection doesn't work

Are you sure that your settings are correct ? If so, please feel free to contact me :)

Alright.. But how does OSC communication work with EOS ?

Glad you asked :) 

First we make a new watcher, so that the lighting desk will tell us more information regarding the version, but also when a button is pressed or when a fader is moved.

"/eos/subscribe"

Then we request the version of the Console by sending a Get request

"/eos/get/version"

EOS will respond with 

"/eos/out/get/version"

Now we know a bit more regarding the desk,  next we are going to make a 'ping' connection. Each time Isadora sends a 'trigger' to a OSC transmit we are going to receive a ping back from the console

"/eos/ping"

EOS will respond with

"/eos/out/ping"

If the value is not received within 2000 ms the actor will send out a 'disconnect' event so that we know 'Hey, we lost connection with our lighting desk'

The next step is to create a virtual fader page. Basically what we are saying is "Oh hi ! I got 10 faders in a single page." You can change this to 1-99 (And make your own patch with 30 faders if you wish to)

"/eos/fader/1/config/10"

EOS will respond with 

"/eos/fader/1/1/name" = "NAME" (This is really handy for if you wish to connect the names to interface elements in your patch !)

To control a fader using OSC we need to send the following :

"/eos/user/2/fader/1/1" = 0 - 1 (float)

Let's try to make sense of the above.

/eos/ (the start)

/user/2 (User 0 and 1 are our master. If you decide to use your Desk we don't want Isadora to take control over it !) By saying we are user 2 we will never override the controls of User 1 (Our main desk)

/fader/ (We wish to execute a fader command)

/1 (On fader page 1)

/1 (Fader 1)

Resources

If you are interested about taking control of ETC products using OSC check out the following documents

https://www.etcconnect.com/Wor...

https://github.com/ETCLabs/Eos...

https://github.com/ETCLabs/OSC...

Or post on the forum and tag me if you need any further assist :)

For last years Werkstatt, I wrote a Javascript Subtitle parser that works with SRT files. (very common subtitle format).

It first parses the SRT, into Javascript native JSON (limited to 1 language track currently, but easily extended).
Then which ever title you want can be selected via another small JS script.
This approach will allow future versions of Isadora to use timecode to selected the correct title. (only a new 'selection' script will need to be written)

A demo containing the JS code in User Actors is available here.

Also, it might be useful to know I have been creating/editing my SRT files with Aegisub