@juriaan Thanks for your input on this! I have the Enttec and am working with it. Look forward to seeing this work around. Much appreciated!

@crystalhorizon said:

Is there an example file

The example file is available on the add-ons page: TROIKATRONIX : ISADORA - Pythoner Example File

Regarding the monitor window, I open it and check it because, Pythoner will print out any errors to the monitor window, so it is very helpful to have it open when you are working with Pythoner.
!! open it before running your code, otherwise you can lose the output.
Also, when writing Python, any print() calls you add will print directly to the Monitor window, which is very helpful in figuring things out.
The other thing I am doing at the same time as opening the Monitor window is opening and closing the Pythoner code editor, this is because that forces the code to initialize and can provide feedback about missing modules or other issues.

@jandraka

Thankyou! that totally works. I had tried adding different actors in that position, but not a Video Mixer. : )

@woland, I wasn't sure how to incorporate the hold range and scale actor. I created what appears to be a workaround, as I am now receiving a signal. What issues do you see this workaround potentially causing?

@woland , Yes, I’m aware that they are separate accounts, and even though I’ve already created one, it won’t let me access it — I keep getting a 'Login failed. Wrong username/password combination' message, and when I try to reset the password, I get an error as well. I’m not sure what’s going on, so I’m adding it here just in case someone wants a dark mode.☺

Hallo Hallo,

I am trying to export a stage with alpha channel and I am setting the codec to ProRes444.

It doesn't seem to work though. The file in the end doesn't have alpha. Does anyone know why?

Thanks

Elena

@woland said:

I am afraid of snakes*

 me too.

thanks

@bonemap said:

I could not get a matching set of resolutions for each display area, perhaps because of the different model projectors.

Just re-reading this now and for anyone reading this in future, in my experience, the Matrox TH2G DP editions don't like it when you connect displays that don't all have matching resolutions, and I think they even suggest connecting three displays that are all the exact same make and model.

@dbini

Is this not the same as the lock feature? When I choose this, I get the exact same options.

The issue is, if I activate the option "User can save changes", the only difference is, that one could save the patch to a backup file, but not to the original.
Second; In non of the options the scene editing is available.
Or am I wrong here?

@DusX 
I'm working for a big city theatre, where the main system is a bigger media server (pixera). But for smaller productions on the little stages and the rehearsal rooms, we need a system, which isn't to complex. As we are a small team for video and can not be there all the time for all rehearsals and productions, we like to give the prepared hard and software to the production team. But they often doesn't have any technical background beyond playing a youtube video or maybe using VLC. Therefore it needs to be as noob proof as possible. But then sometimes there are more complex productions, with multiple outputs and often live cam inputs, etc.
This is where Isadora could come in handy. We would build a basic patch with a specific GUI for the production, limited to the settings they need. To avoid irritations and braking things, it would help to deactivate all parts, which could lead to issues.

At the moment as far as I could try it, these are the available options:

1. No option activated at all:
Controls can change values
No actors view/ control edit
No adding of new Scenes
Media library locked
No save option at all

2. "User can edit controls"

Controls can change values
Controls can be edited
Actor view is available and actors can be manipulated (Which is not obvious reading the options text)
No adding of new Scenes
Media library locked
No save option at all (still)

3. "User can edit media"

Controls can change values
No actors view/ control edit
No adding of new Scenes
Media library UNlocked
No save option at all (still)

4. "User can save changes"

This works as an addition to the other options and gives "Save Backup" option. But not saving to the same project.
But still no Scene adding/editing (Maybe with an option to lock the first X scenes to keep them save)

Actually I am wondering why there is no Scene editing available at all...

What I'd need:

Controls can change values
No actors view/ control edit
Adding/ editing Scenes with an option to lock the first X scenes to keep them save
Media library UNlocked
Save to the same project

@obx

Ah, I think you misread just "actors" as "User Actors". 

There is indeed a warning you'll get when opening an old file that contains what are now considered "classic" (outdated) actors, and those actors are indeed red in color. Usually these actors have new versions and/or are now considered inefficient because they're CPU-based instead of GPU-based.

@konrad

It'd be awesome if you could upload this to our Add-Ons Page.

Cool stuff like this eventually gets buried in the forum.

@georgie_done Here is a number guessing game I made for a friend while learning python from "Automate the Boring Stuff with Python" tv.png number-guesser.izz 

Its simple and silly, and I don't have an active license so I cant edit it.

@dillthekraut said:

needing to change all the numbers in the addresses manually.

 Yes, this has been driving me nuts as well.

@dusxthis Thank you, this is helpful.

@dusx

Thanks a lot

Best regards, 

Jean-François 

@webmammuth

Have you tried the same thing in Isadora 4.0.9?

Isadora 3.2.6 was released in December of 2022, so there's been quite a lot of changes since then and it's possible that what you're running into has already been addressed in a more modern version of the software.

The 3D Calc actor in the Rokoko Guru Session works great! Thank you for pointing me in that direction. 

E.

@bonemap

Always happy to help :)

@dillthekraut

I would also love to be able to specify different bins for the Player actors. Currently, you can create any number of Picture bins to arrange your media in, but, as far as i know, you can only access one of them with the Picture Player.

@dillthekraut

This is an interesting Idea, and something we will discuss. (being added to our FR database :)

As a note, what I do is save my files with Version numbers file_v#.mov for example, in my media folder, the file named file.mov is replaced by a copy of any new media I make. This allows me to update my file without relinking each file manually, while maintaining an archive of versions. Down-side of this approach is I need to have 2 copies of the latest version at any time. I do find renaming a copy much faster than using the relink UI interface though.