@wjmackwood

If you follow the instructions on pg 90 of the manual, you'll see that you can use the CueMix FX software to create groups of the individual channels - which you can match to the channels you're outputting from Isadora - which you can then control using the CueMix FX software OR the Master Volume knob on the MOTU.
That would solve your problem of outputting too high a level to the speaker, as you can then use the Master Volume knob on the MOTU (or the CueMix FX software) to control the master volume of your chosen channels. You can then refine the levels in Isadora, and not have to worry about setting the level of the sound player actor. Which you should not have to do anyhow, as there ought to be an overall level control from the Mac to the MOTU. As @JJHP3 suggests, not having control over volume is most unusual.

@woland

Some of us work on different planes...!

Your quick whip up is testimony to your skills in this arena. I have no knowledge of javascript and the layout inside the actor would be greater than what I could have achieved or even in my thought process.

A countdown actor for all. I have been playing with the time code comparotor and colour actors to flash red etc at certain timings. It is working out excellent so far. Far greater than I could have managed.

Thanks again. It is still very much appreciated.

eamon

@citizenjoe

That could be a nice approach. Each layer object having a blur setting. I think I can understand how that might work.

@mark_m Got it !

@fred

Hello, a very good and free solution for me is node-red. It runs on any platform, including Raspberry Pi, you can easely make an interface running on any navigator and it use perfectly OSC on a nodal, javascript and json ready platform.

Have a look,

Jacques

@shahaf if you go down the python route go pro have a pretty good SDK that is well documented and has some examples for low latency streaming over wifi.

Here is the SDK: https://github.com/gopro/OpenG...

Fred

The issue with Smart home devices is that all devices are speaking a different language; ZigBee / Matter / Infrared / Bluetooth LE to just name a few. And all those devices have their own app / or their own way of 'working'.

What I did in my own house, is I used a 'in between' product that allows me to use a mixture of different devices. Some people are using HomeAssistant for this; others will utilize a Raspberry Pi or a Cloud based solution.

I use a Homey Pro for that purpose, which is the 'heart' of the operation. Within that I have flows, to control all the machinery / lights / blinds / etc in my home.

Since we now have one interface, and one machine to control it becomes 'easier' to trigger those operations, by using their SDK / Web API. Which can be a great solution for the idea that you have.. Just takes a hot sec to setup / verify before you enter the rehearsal space.

Oh and please, a theater is very different than a 'home', there can be much more signals in the air / or other factors causing things to fail. Smart Home products were never meant for the theater, and require a lot of testing. Please do not use them as 100% fail-safe operations for a practical effect in theater, or an important scene where something 100% has to work. If that is the case, use the products that were designed for that purpose / and the protocols that were designed for it.

@dusx

Thanks for doing that bit of digging. Seems the basic kit isn't available here in the UK. The just announced pro kit has been getting a lot of coverage, so maybe that'll be more available. Since it does claim to interface directly with PC, and claim to be for professionals, hopefully it'll work with Isadora one way or another. Looks promising.

@ignitesomerset

It is quite easy to do using the Capture Camera to Movie Actor. I can make you an example, but some more details would be helpful, because the tricky thing here is neither playing a video nor recording the response, but rather the more complex part will be the logic of how to trigger the question video to play and building the logic for whatever it is that you want to do with the answer after it is recorded, as well as preventing certain actions from being possible to trigger during other actions (example: you likely don't want whatever the triggers the playing of the question video to be triggerable 1) when playing the question video, 2) when question video has played and we're waiting to record the answer video, 3) when recording the answer video, 4) when playing the answer video).

What is triggering the video question to play? Is a random question played?The Shuffle actor makes it easy to pick a random question video. This example file of mine that shows various ways to select random media and random durations.Do you want the participant to be able to choose from a number of different questions?Option 1: Use Shapes and Text Draw actors to make target areas on a Stage shown on a secondary touchscreen display, then use a Stage Mouse Watcher and Inside Range actors to make trigger areas for the questions that trigger a specific question once someone touches the display in the location of the shape with that question's text is shown.Option 2: Use a Control Panel with Button Controls and a touchscreen display (though giving the public access to the main display is not advisable)Is it a sensor that triggers a random video question when it detects someone? Sensor options:Quick and dirty solution for a sensor is Video In Watcher > Calc Brightness > Inside Range to trigger something when there's a significant change in the brightness of what the camera can see, i.e. when someone puts their face in front of it. (Skin color doesn't matter, you can define the upper and lower bounds based on what the Calc Brightness's output when the camera sitting idle with nobody in front of it, then use the "exit" output on the Inside Range actor to trigger something when the Calc Brightness registers a value that leaves the set range.)Another option would be to go Video In Watcher > Eyes (obj size output) > Comparator and trigger something when it sees an object of sufficient size.Another option would be to use the Freeze background removal method from this motion tracking tutorial of mine (I think the Scene is near the end) to be able to easily tell when somebody is in front of the camera.What are you doing with the videos you record of the participant's answer(s)? Is it played back to the same person, then recorded over for the next participant to do the same thing for them? Is it added to a bank of answers for that specific video question and selected at random to show to another participant once they give their own answer to that question?Is it being added to a looping idle mode where if nobody triggers the installation for a while, it plays a random question by itself, then plays one of the random answers it has recorded?

@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.

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The application closes at the end of January.

Hello Troikatronix,

I use the 2D slider to move and record the position of my moving lights. Right now I use the limit/scale value actor to move the lights proportionally to my studio, but because I use "show value of linked properties" the value coming back from the 'record file' does not reflect the actual position of the moving light. 

I'm wondering if there is a 2D slider that allows you to input a separate min/max for the X and Y. This would be very helpful.

William

Isadora: 4.0.2 (arm)

Chip: Mac Studio M2 Max

Mac OS: Sequoia 15.1.1 (24B91)