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    • Skulpture
      Skulpture Izzy Guru last edited by

      Javascript? Hmmmm.

      I've replied anyway with some of my replies/investigations.

      Graham Thorne | www.grahamthorne.co.uk
      RIG 1: Custom-built PC: Windows 11. Ryzen 7 7700X, RTX3080, 32G DDR5 RAM. 2 x m.2.
      RIG 2: Laptop Dell G15: Windows 11, Intel i9 12th Gen. RTX3070ti, 16G RAM (DDR5), 2 x NVME M.2 SSD.
      RIG 3: Apple Laptop: rMBP i7, 8gig RAM 256 SSD, HD, OS X 10.12.12

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      • mark
        mark last edited by

        Dear Vanakaru + Graham,

        Don't be fooled by those javascript threads; that's actually QuickTime doing its thing -- it's most definitely isn't JScript. I think if there are tons of threads sitting around, it all goes back to my comment above about background movie loading, etc.
        Graham, if you're still having trouble with this, let's talk about it next week and see if you can provide me with a test case.
        Best Wishes,
        Mark

        Media Artist & Creator of Isadora
        Macintosh SE-30, 32 Mb RAM, MacOS 7.6, Dual Floppy Drives

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        • J
          jacwdale last edited by

          The Isadora watcher looks and sounds great though I can't get it to run. I don't have any experience of automator so this may be why.

          When running the script it notes that and unknown token can't go after this identifier and then highlights the firsttwo letters of the script PK but I'm not sure what to do to fix this. 
          Can you shed any light?
          Thanks
          Jack
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          • Skulpture
            Skulpture Izzy Guru last edited by

            Can you take a screen shot for me please?

            Thanks,
            Graham

            Graham Thorne | www.grahamthorne.co.uk
            RIG 1: Custom-built PC: Windows 11. Ryzen 7 7700X, RTX3080, 32G DDR5 RAM. 2 x m.2.
            RIG 2: Laptop Dell G15: Windows 11, Intel i9 12th Gen. RTX3070ti, 16G RAM (DDR5), 2 x NVME M.2 SSD.
            RIG 3: Apple Laptop: rMBP i7, 8gig RAM 256 SSD, HD, OS X 10.12.12

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            • Skulpture
              Skulpture Izzy Guru last edited by

              Make sure you download the latest one I made this one:

              [http://troikatronix.com/troikatronixforum/discussion/download/228/Isadora%20Watcher%20%28MC%29.app.zip](http://troikatronix.com/troikatronixforum/discussion/download/228/Isadora%20Watcher%20%28MC%29.app.zip)
              Open it in Automator and you will see which sections to change:
              - Isadora File (and location)
              - Isadora Version (and location)

              Graham Thorne | www.grahamthorne.co.uk
              RIG 1: Custom-built PC: Windows 11. Ryzen 7 7700X, RTX3080, 32G DDR5 RAM. 2 x m.2.
              RIG 2: Laptop Dell G15: Windows 11, Intel i9 12th Gen. RTX3070ti, 16G RAM (DDR5), 2 x NVME M.2 SSD.
              RIG 3: Apple Laptop: rMBP i7, 8gig RAM 256 SSD, HD, OS X 10.12.12

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              • bruper
                bruper last edited by

                which OS?
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                17"MBP 2.93GHZ Core2Duo mid 2009 - OSX10.11.6 - 8GB, 1TBCrucial_SSD, izzy 3.0.7

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                • mark
                  mark last edited by

                  Did you download Graham's version or my version? Mine is called Isadora-auto-restart.scpt -- I posted it in November.

                  Read my comments inside the script carefully: you need to modify the two properties at the top of the script for it to to work.
                  Give it a try. If it doesn't work, let me know.
                  Best Wishes,
                  Mark

                  Media Artist & Creator of Isadora
                  Macintosh SE-30, 32 Mb RAM, MacOS 7.6, Dual Floppy Drives

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                  • mark
                    mark last edited by

                    Dear All,

                    A user needed some help setting up the script I posted. I'm posting instructions here, and attaching the my version of the script again for everyone's benefit. I've also embedded the instructions into the script itself.
                    -- M
                    ----------------------
                    The attached AppleScript will re-boot Isadora automatically if Isadora crashes for some reason. To customize it for your setup, please follow these instructions.
                    1) Unzip the attached file
                    2) Double-click the script
                    3) At the very top you'll see this:
                    -- change this property to the full path to the 
                    -- Isadora application you wish to run
                    property gIsadoraFullPath : "/Applications/Isadora/IsadoraCore 1.3.0f24.app"
                    -- change this property to the full path of the 
                    -- document you wish to open
                    property gDocumentFullPath : "/Isadora watcher/test.izz"
                    You need to change these two paths so they are specific to your computer. The easiest way to get these paths is to use Apple's Terminal application, which is located in the Utilities folder.
                    So...
                    4) Open the Terminal application
                    5) Drag the Isadora application into the Terminal Window -- you'll see the full path appear there.
                    6) Copy the full path and paste replace the text "/Applications/Isadora/IsadoraCore 1.3.0f24.app" in the script with the text you copied. (It is very important that this path is enclosed in double-quotes!)
                    7) Hit return in Terminal -- you'll get an error like "/Applications/Isadora/IsadoraCore.app: is a directory" -- ignore this.
                    8) Repeat steps 5-7 with your Isadora document. Except you'll replace the text "/Isadora watcher/test.izz" with the text that appears in Terminal.

                    c2c74b-isadora-auto-restart.scpt.zip

                    Media Artist & Creator of Isadora
                    Macintosh SE-30, 32 Mb RAM, MacOS 7.6, Dual Floppy Drives

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                    • Skulpture
                      Skulpture Izzy Guru last edited by

                      Even though I cracked this I sometimes get automator crashing believe it or not.

                      I have since found this which I might investigate further...
                      [http://blairneal.com/blog/installation-up-4evr/](http://blairneal.com/blog/installation-up-4evr/)

                      Graham Thorne | www.grahamthorne.co.uk
                      RIG 1: Custom-built PC: Windows 11. Ryzen 7 7700X, RTX3080, 32G DDR5 RAM. 2 x m.2.
                      RIG 2: Laptop Dell G15: Windows 11, Intel i9 12th Gen. RTX3070ti, 16G RAM (DDR5), 2 x NVME M.2 SSD.
                      RIG 3: Apple Laptop: rMBP i7, 8gig RAM 256 SSD, HD, OS X 10.12.12

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                      • Aolis
                        Aolis last edited by

                        Hello all,

                        I am currently in the process of researching this type of auto-restart method and am wondering if there is a way of ensuring that the video input is initialized when Isadora comes back up after an auto-restart?
                        -A

                        Media Artist & Teacher
                        MacBook Pro, Apple M3 Max, 128 GB
                        Sonoma 14.3.1

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                        • Aolis
                          Aolis last edited by

                          So - I haven't figured out how to initialize the camera automatically - but I cam across this software that pushes a webcam to a syphon server: https://code.google.com/p/syphon-camera/

                          The syphon input initializes automatically and thus the video comes up when the system recovers from the crash.
                          Would still want to know how to use the built in video-in though if anyone knows how.
                          -A

                          Media Artist & Teacher
                          MacBook Pro, Apple M3 Max, 128 GB
                          Sonoma 14.3.1

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                          • Michel
                            Michel Izzy Guru last edited by

                            @Aolis

                            You can use the "enter scene trigger" and the "capture control" actor.

                            Best
                            Michel

                            Michel Weber | www.filmprojekt.ch | rMBP (2019) i9, 16gig, AMD 5500M 8 GB, OS X 10.15 | located in Winterthur Switzerland.

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                            • Aolis
                              Aolis last edited by

                              That's painfully obv...er....wonderful, thank you so much. I completely forgot about the capture actor. -a

                              Media Artist & Teacher
                              MacBook Pro, Apple M3 Max, 128 GB
                              Sonoma 14.3.1

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                              • Aolis
                                Aolis last edited by

                                So . . . using Lingon 3 I have been able to ensure that Isadora restarts after a crash.  However - is there a way to ensure that the 'Isadora has crashed unexpectedly' error box that comes up after a crash automatically clears or ensure that it doesn't come up at all?

                                After restarting this dialog box is still visible.
                                Kind regards, 
                                Alex Oliszewski

                                Media Artist & Teacher
                                MacBook Pro, Apple M3 Max, 128 GB
                                Sonoma 14.3.1

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                                • particlep
                                  particlep last edited by

                                  i'm using this script to day to relaunch isadora and when i make an application from it it no longer runs.

                                  "can't make name of item 34 .... " is how the really long spiel begins.
                                  it appears to be happy and well when running in the script editor.
                                  i've enjoyed returning to this thread after a few years and wonder if any of the script needs a tweak ?  
                                  i ask as my apple script editing is rather weak and don;t know where to begin. xx

                                  isadora v3.0.7
                                  mbp 2.6ghz i7
                                  mac osx 10.12.6
                                  dyslexic.

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                                  • particlep
                                    particlep last edited by

                                    oh !

                                    apple script editor now stopped.  first three lines of error is ...
                                    Can’t make name of item 37 of {«class pcap» 
                                    "loginwindow" of application "Finder", «class pcap» 
                                    "Dock" of application "Finder", «class pcap» 

                                    isadora v3.0.7
                                    mbp 2.6ghz i7
                                    mac osx 10.12.6
                                    dyslexic.

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                                    • Michel
                                      Michel Izzy Guru last edited by

                                      @Aolis

                                      Type this in the terminal.app: defaults write com.apple.CrashReporter DialogType none

                                      Or easier use this app: http://nickhardeman.com/610/openframeworks-configuring-osx-for-a-long-term-installation/

                                      Best Michel

                                      Michel Weber | www.filmprojekt.ch | rMBP (2019) i9, 16gig, AMD 5500M 8 GB, OS X 10.15 | located in Winterthur Switzerland.

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                                      • Aolis
                                        Aolis last edited by

                                        @Michel, Thank you so much!!

                                        Media Artist & Teacher
                                        MacBook Pro, Apple M3 Max, 128 GB
                                        Sonoma 14.3.1

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                                        • fubbi
                                          fubbi last edited by

                                          @mark the script works great thanks. But I need to compile it to an app so it too can be a startup object. So far I cant get it to work. The exported app does not start isadora...

                                          Do I need to add anything to the script?
                                          thank you

                                          Mac M2 Ultra, 64gb — Berlin

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                                          • fubbi
                                            fubbi last edited by

                                            @mark, scratch that, I found a another cool way of doing this. Its a small app called Lingon and its a GUI for launchd scripts. Costs 10$

                                            I have set it up so you cant quit isadora even if you want to. It will just start [the document ] back up. Crash it. Quit it. Reboot. Whatever you do - it instantly comes back up.
                                            Very cool and easy to set up (2 min). And a little terrifying if you don't know its running because its system level. There is no visible app running. The only way to stop it is to launch Lingon and disable the script.
                                            Works like a charm
                                            F

                                            Mac M2 Ultra, 64gb — Berlin

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