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    • bruper
      bruper last edited by

      which OS?
      3fc1c6-screen-shot-2013-03-26-at-11.12.30.png

      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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                                  • Michel
                                    Michel Izzy Guru last edited by

                                    @fubbi

                                    You can also just move the apple script one level up in the folder so the launch agent doesn't find it. Thats like stopping it and to re-activate it move the script back to the right place.
                                    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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                                    • Michel
                                      Michel Izzy Guru @mark last edited by Michel

                                      Dear all

                                      I have updated the old script @Mark posted 5 years ago. Meanwhile you don't have to set the path of the document anymore, since Izzy opens the most recent file automatically when set in the preferences. So make sure you have made the settings as in the picture below. With this script Isadora always starts as most front application, it did not do that with the old script. You don't have to put Isadora or the Izzy Patch to the startup items only the apple script. This is not a replacement for what you have learnt in the "keep Izzy up for ever" workshop, just wanted to update this script :-)

                                      IzzyAutoRestart.app.zip

                                      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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                                      • Michel
                                        Michel Izzy Guru @Michel last edited by

                                        Oh, I forgot one thing. The script only opens the none USB version. Because if you use Isadora for installations without a license the USB version would open a popup window on start that you have to click away if there is no USB dongle detected. This does not happen with the none USB version.

                                        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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                                        • Woland
                                          Woland Tech Staff @Michel last edited by

                                          @Michel

                                          Thanks so much for this update! Incredibly useful!

                                          @judgeworks @JPDance 

                                          This was the auto-restart forum thread that I was telling you about at our meet-up last week. This script is excellent for installation work.


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