@mark_m

Not yet, but a good idea after I do some more testing.  My latest switch to the Game Ready series of drivers seems to have stabilized load at under 30%, but that's still well above the Arc's 4%.  If I have time before vacation I'll compare to a desktop with a GeForce/UHD combo, otherwise more results to come in a few weeks.

Hi,

Over at the global Isadora User Facebook Group, there has been a request for some insights into my 3D work in Isadora 4. I can't post a demonstration scene there, so I am posting it here for anyone interested in some backward engineering. Unfortunately, I am time poor to create a tutorial atm.

3d scene download: 3d demonstration scene

video recording of the scene loop on vimeo: video

Best Wishes

Russell

@bonemap , Thanks for this. I was excited about the chance.js library because it offered random outputs to so many data types which would make things quite efficient here. I will try your method and am sure i could use it to work with other data types.

Next up, I want to try papaparser.js for csv files. It looks promising.

Just picking this up again after spending a bit of time figuring out the SHOW/HIDE control actors. This system gave me an idea about how controller data could be sent and recieved programatically. I wonder if sending/recieveing control panel data programmatically could be done using the same Controller Address functionality currently being use for the show/hide actor. 

It could perhaps be a second way of sending/receiving information to and from controllers - there could be a couple new actors: Send Controller Data and Recieve Controller Data. These would use the same addressing system used in the SHOW/HIDE controls.

The user can figure out how they want to to address their controller data sharing using the addresses, wildcards etc. This would allow the user to use lookup tables, or dynamic systems to send and recieve controller data. It would  mean that the address on the contols themselves would still need to be assigned manually, but it would allow for greater flexibility in how they are connected to patches. Using the controller group address, the same controls could be used for different states in the patch (for example track 1, track 2, track 3 in a video mixing system)

This would maintain the current CTL# functionality, but add the "Controller Data Address" functionality.

Just some thoughts.

- J

hello, is it possible to switch smart devices like ac outlets, which are "matter" compatible?

thx.

https://matter-smarthome.de/en...

@danzltessio

You could go with virtual stages, one for each part in the 'main' stage, and put all mappings for those in a 'background' scene, which is always active.

Each real scene will only contain a 'projector actor' for each mapping, sending the image to the virtual stages and this way to the 'background scene', where the actual mapping takes place.

You could do it in each scene, straight from multiple 'projector actors', without bothering virtual stages and 'background scenes'. But this way you simulate what you wanted to do in the stage setup, keeping the full potential of the first stage izzymap functions.

@mark_m you have some obasbot UVC PTZ cams, I reckon. Can you control them via osc AND via the new Video in PTZ image Control Actor ?

I have 2 insta 360 link that I can control independently with 2 Video in PTZ image control actor in IZZY. And it works very well. 

@danzltessio said:

can't find an activate or deactivate stage actor anywhere

 This is not any actor that exists. The closest is "Show-Hide Stages" which is used to activate/deactivate stages entirely.

As mentioned in Multiple stages with same display | TroikaTronix Forum you likely want to use Izzy Map in different Projector actors, to create different mapping/geometries.
You can have as many different mapping/geometries as you like in a Isadora file, that are output to a single stage, or even switch the target stage if you have multiple displays connected allowing multiple stages.

@jrhooker

your counter is still outputting 5 from last time round, and the selector needs an active trigger to change it.

you could either initialise the current value to zero, and enter scene trigger the add to send 1 to your selector, or give your selector 6 inputs and leave the first 1 blank, enter scene trigger to value 1, with a tiny trigger delay to trigger a value of 2 to the selector. or trigger it back to zero at the end of the scene, so that when you enter again it is ready to go.

@eva said:

@mark_m

Could I use this?

https://www.obsbot.com/store/p...

 This adds a network port to your computer that can inject power for POE devices. It will not help connect your insta link camera in any way. 

@eva

This could also be a possibility for you:

https://community.troikatronix...

@jfg. Ah thank you so much, I will try that out.

I ended up giving up and just using all the sound for the level watcher.  I was using Izzy to created a haunted house room, where the ambient sound played all the time but when triggered, the jump-scare scream goes off and light from projector hits the scary skeleton...  reflecting in plexiglass so it forms a hologram, like a pepper's ghost.  The sound level made the light flicker in time with the scream.

(edit: what I was missing was the AU sound level watcher, didn't know about that)

I'm sure there are hardware ways to do this especially if it was a permanent exhibit, more reliably over years, but for a one-night party Isadora was my instant choice.

vimeo demo of scary room

@eamon thank you very much !!

Best,

Maxi RIL

Wow I just saw that Muse is a sort of remote collaboration for musicians tool that allows remote recording and midi connection to remote DAWS. The postpandemic remote collaboration tools are constantly expanding and diversifying. Izzycast is on the right track and before everyone else.... 

@bugthief

You could simply re-install Isadora, and ensure the option to install the GLSL files is selected. This will ensure you get the Troikatronix GLSL files and the folder is created.

@demetri79 don't forget the UVs need reworking though. Blender can do this. Mesaage me if you need help with it. 

@eattreebark said:

a way to convert the old Pete warden free frames into shader code

 unfortunately no, most of these plugins use CPU based processing, and simply won't convert to GLSL.

Ahhhh thank you Mark! That was it. I did that one my first pass but when I remade forgot thank you :)

@eattreebark never thoughts of trying AI to convert 32 to 64! Worth a shot!

@reload2024

I don't think you're going to be able to achieve what you want, not just in Isadora but in any 'affordable' system, if the 'difference' method isn't working for you.

Any method for isolating one thing from another relies of a way to do that isolation. Greenscreen is one way, IR masking is another, using a Depth Camera is a third.  So if you can't use any of these, how else can you isolate the dancers from the background?