@mark_m

I have used a HDBaseT set instead of a ‘real cable’ without any problem as well. 

@gaspar

Another staple User Actor, especially for cases like this, is what I call a "Delay Gate"; a User Actor with a Gate that initializes off, then turns on shortly after. I use these all over the place to 'eat' unwanted triggers that generate upon entering a Scene because sometimes they're unavoidable (and sometimes it's just faster for me to throw one of these inline to eat a trigger that I don't want because it's faster than spending the time to examine everything upstream to determine where the trigger is coming from). For example, I use Delay Gates with Comparator actors and Text Comparator actors when I have their 'compare' mode set to 'Always' because you'll always get a true or false trigger out of those actors when you enter a Scene in that mode.

delay-gate-user-actors.zip

These are not entirely relevant, but here's a couple other groups of simple User Actor 'tools' that I find myself using quite often:

thru-user-actors.zip 

mutator-user-actors.zip

deadman-x27-s-user-actors.zip

@t_decker

Hi,

I think the problem might be the way the memory number is passed. In the user input, the memory number must be an integer (1, 2, 3, etc.). Within the TCP Send actor, the P1:C parameter converts it to the hex value 01. I tested it this way and it worked fine.
Best regards.

Javi

@aikia

Sorry for the late reply. I'm quite busy these days. I'm using analogue DAHUA cameras 2MP with colour and night mode, manual or automatic setting for gain, exposure and shutter (this is an important feature, since you really don't want to have automatic exposure changes when you're trying to track something) and a zoom of 2.7 to 13mm which is great to be more flexible to place the cameras (I get as far as 25m from stage. I track using infrared (night mode) and reflective 3M wear on the dancer, and increase the shutter so I only see the reflection and anything else is black.

When I'm very far away I've used a cheap IR flood light to improve reflectance. It does not interfere with the video, nor the video with the camera.

The model of my camera is: DH-HAC-HFW2241TUP-Z-A

These are common bullet cameras, but If I was to get new ones I'd probably go for the PTZ (not sure if those have night mode). I use them in CVI mode and usually have a 25m coax running to the DVR.

The DVR model is also from DAHUA and I can connect 4 cameras to it and view them either in full res 1080 or a split screen with all cameras at the same time at 720.

Model DH-XVR4104C-X1-BL.

I had some issues with my BM-shuttle not recognising the res/freq combination output of the DVR so I had to output at 720. But still fine.

And that's it pretty much.

Cheers

@reload2024

You may also find these User Actors helpful, as they essentially rely on the same concept: deadman-x27-s-user-actors.zip

@reload2024 Yup, managing EDID is fun. The high-end media servers (disguise, Pixera, GreenHippo) all manage these with additional hardware and software (one company uses a mini Raspberry Pi hidden away in their cases just to manage EDID). 

It sounds like you need/should keep the Mosaic on then. I would use the tools within Isadora to achieve what you need. Might be worth making a template to map out the outputs - if that makes sense? All you are doing really is managing the pixels and where they go. Keep us posted, happy to help if/when I can. 

@miketutaj

This is a known issue on the two newest versions of macOS that we're already looking into.

For now, if nothing shows up down there even when there's incoming and/or outgoing data, a workaround for the purposes of monitoring communication in a more detailed way is to use the menu options "Windows > Show Status..." and "Windows > Show Monitor..."

Best wishes,

Woland

That works perfectly!

I guess I was clicking on the quad instead of its checkbox, trying to add an OSC control.

Thanks, @jandraka

Thank you DusX,

You are correct. I now have the 'shapes' actor working properly. 

However, I am using a GLSL Shader to create the video I want to use as a transparent image. And I think you've also helped me there as well, as the shader does not have a transparent background. I will consult ChatGPT to see if it can help me add one. 

William

@raq

Also I have a free 1-hour Isadora Lab in this Zoom Call every Thursday from 7pm to 8pm CET.

Everyone is always welcome, regardless of level of Isadora experience, and what I cover is determined by who shows up and what they want me to dive into.

If you drop by with your patch or questions some Thursday I'd be happy to help you out.

@zimt said:

isadora 4.0.9 (rosetta):

 I haven't tried this on Mac in Rosetta mode to be honest. Its possible that Python is looking at the system architecture during the install of the python modules, and they are ARM specific. Rosetta may introduce a mis-match.

Have you opened a support ticket? If you do, I'll go through it with you to figure out what's going on.

@gunther

You are not wrong in finding the routing control string formatting confusing. I have found the help text has a number of errors. 
I have tested in Isadora 4, and can confirm the volume controls work, but require a format that the help text is incorrect about.
Here is a formatting string for the Text Formatter:

 "1:1@" P1 "; 2:2@" P2

For control by percentage the % sign can NOT be used. The string format expected is: 1:1@0; 2:2@100

Note also, that the separator is a semi-colon not a comma as stated in the help.

I am entering these discrepancies into our bug tracker, and will ensure they are fixed for the next release.

A feature, you may not have noticed is that if you use the routing widget (click the actor grid Icon) and adjust the volume per channel there, the actor will create the input router string. This is the easiest way to get a working reference string.

@jrhooker FOr starters I'd exclude projectors that are not controllable vie ethernet PJ linl and that don't have sdi input (although in the price range all of this should be standard

@pascal

As I replied to your support ticket:

I just opened Isadora 2.6.1 on my Windows 11 machine and it appears to be working as expected. 
Do you have third party plugins/FFGL effect etc installed? You might need to Hide anything like that from Isadora (rename the folders.. I generally add '_HIDE' to the foldername) That way the externals won't be loaded the next time you open Isadora. 
You can also, try deleting your preferences file. It may be that something about your video config changed with the update, and this will reset things.
You can find the preferences at: C:\Users[YourUserName]\AppData\Roaming\TroikaTronix

Hello my fellow Isadorables,

Anyone in the region of Bochum, Germany next Thursday, 18 September, is invited to come and see Natalie Inside Out, the product of my long collaboration with Handstand Maestro Natalie Reckert. We've done it in English, we've done it in French, and now it's the German Language premiere of the show. Lots of fun to be had 'cause Natalie is German.... and I don't speak it at all except for this:  Ich bin ein Berliner!

The show's at 2030 at Prinzregent Theatre, Bochum.

Tickets are on sale from 15 September. If you want to come, get in touch. I have a couple of comps. Say hello afterwards! The whole show is powered by Isadora, and we wring just about every drop of blood from her to make this technical and acrobatic spectacular sparkle!

https://www.prt-bochum.de/

https://www.instagram.com/p/DO...

This Sunday (14/09/2025) we will be performing a new dance show in Cologne, Oulu and online. Mycelial Threads has been made using Izzycast to link studios in Finland and Germany. I've made telemetric performances before, using VDO.ninja and OBS, or screen-capturing AV feeds into Isadora and using Syphon Virtual Webcam to get the results out to other venues via Zoom or ninja. But this time, all that is being handled by Izzycast, which has kept the workflow simple and stable, and enabled me to do more complex routing with video and audio - with the added benefit of data transfer, so I can switch between cameras and send lighting cues in the other studio.

If you are in Cologne or Oulu, please come and see the show in person, but if you are elsewhere, you can catch it at taikabox.com

More details, show times and link to the livestream at: https://taikabox.com/mycelial-...

anybody has recommendations to rent a 3d scanner in Berlin? Or is willing to rent one? 

Thanks!

Alessandra 

We'll post a lot more details, but we were just able to drive a cave like immersive museum in Fortaleza (Brasi( also with izzycast). * Full HD projectors on a Blackmagic Decklink quad (8 configurable sdi input or ouputs in Full hd). An all on a macbook pro m1 64 GB ram 4TB HD under sequoia

More to come !!!!

Just wanted to share with everybody what we ended using for our latest A/V show (2x MBP Silicon, one running Ableton Live, one running Isadora) to trigger scenes and events from Ableton into Isadora. This solution revealed to be reliable, and never failed us. We brought it on tour, and it worked 100% from the moment we would plug it in. This interface has USB-C so no need for adapters. 

mioXC - USB-C 1x1 MIDI interface from iConnectivity. https://www.iconnectivity.com/... 

We had tried many other solutions (Ableton Link, Network (wired, wireless), and while some worked most of the time, they randomly failed, which didn't make for a reliable enough solution. MIDI often got saturated when using network. And the specific scenario (short Soundcheck times, our gear staying on tables backstage between soundcheck and changeover without continuous power, having to reconnect in the dark...) was already stressy enough for all the things that could go wrong...

I received MIDIs in Isadora from Ableton Live on a specific/separated channel to trigger scenes. Other inputs were used to trigger transitions/events. Also, some MIDI notes triggered lighting cues directly in Lightkey on the same laptop as Isadora, which allowed for more complex lighting looks (especially when using moving heads, that was gold!).

That´s all! hope it helps!