Controlling Isadora via ETC Ion

bradpeterson

@wotrombone Anyone have the photo that OP posted?

Woland

I don't, but I'd wager that @Juriaan might be able to help if they have time. I stick to MIDI Show Control for the most part...

Best wishes,

Woland

Juriaan

Awesome work OP ! What is your question ? Or it this a 'Share my actor' post ;)

Woland

@juriaan

OP explained their method and said they attached a picture of their actor, but apparently didn't post the picture. Since we were just talking about something similar, I thought you might be the best person to turn to about this.

Juriaan

To get the Cue and have a trigger when the Cue is complete (So 100%) we need to do some Text parsing in Isadora to get the right fields, if you combine that with a comperator you can actually get a trigger when a new cue has started and use that signal for a Jump To Scene Actor.

If you need any help with that, let me know. Currently preparing a show for tomorrow...

- Juriaan

Woland

@juriaan

By all means, prepare for your show. This can wait.

Break a leg!

WOTrombone

I can't believe I didn't attach the images! Here you go! edit: I edited the original post. Edit2: I couldn't see the images so I also put them in this reply.

knowtheatre

I'm with @Woland , and use Midi Show Control. What are the benefits of using OSC instead?

Kathmandale

Hello,

I was going to write a longer post this week with some fixture profiles for Ion/Gio/Eos (and Nomad) that correspond to some issy user actors I've made and control them via Artnet. I'm planning to make a whole library of them but it's early days...

The big advantage with this approach is that in the Ion you see the actors as though they were moving light fixtures rather than the somewhat 'invisible' control for midi and OSC. I'll try and get the post up tonight with some examples of what I've been working on.

I find the OSC and Midi side of the Ion really clunky. It's okay receiving and working as a 'slave' but getting it to send is really boring. Hence trying to make a better solution.

(Quick spelling edit to this post - just re-read the thread and made an Artnet Jump++ actor with a corresponding ETC fixture. Should be all you need in this instance. On my phone now but I'll upload it all later when I've got WiFi).

WOTrombone

@kathmandale That is an exciting idea! It would be a lot easier to explain to less technologically understanding designers as well, to show them that it is merely an intelligent fixture like any other. I have not had much, if any, experience with Artnet. I agree that OSC and Midi are both a bit clunky.

At our theatre, the LD is often the Projection designer as well, and is not always understanding of my words when I talk about the technical side of projections.

I look forward to looking at the actor you made and I am going to look into seeing if I can do something similar myself before I look at yours.