A personal statement from Mark Coniglio.

@gpeddino

Maybe:

1. Ditch the MTC Movie Locker actor
2. Place a fresh Movie Player actor (or unhide the hidden inputs on the one you've got from the screenshot)
3. Right-click the Movie Player actor
4. Select "Use Timecode" from the contextual menu
5. The Movie Player's position inputs and outputs will switch to Timecode
6. Use a Timecode Calculator actor connected to the relevant input on the Movie Player to add or subtract as needed to deal with your offset

@gpeddino said:

offset by moving the TC file in Ableton

 This seems a valid way of doing this to me. If you were to add/subtract from the code in Isadora you would change your endpoints by the offset, So perhaps never play the beginning frames? By moving the TC file you preserve both ends exactly. 

Of course you could add/subtract from the position output of the MTC Movie Locker to have the same effect as offsetting the timecode itself.

Hi 

There may be other ways to do this more elegantly and no doubt greater minds will arrive in.

 I have done similar but only within Isadora but the principle should be the same.

I have used the TC Caclulator to offset the incoming TC by subtracting/adding by the requisite value and then send that updated TC value to your next step.

I did this internally to offset a constantly changing start point for a timecode video....!!!

Hope this helps!?

eamon

I've been working with the MTC actors and I noticed that MTC Movie Locker receives timecode automatically, with no need of an input from MTC Reader. But the thing is, I find myself having to offset slightly the incoming TC so it will match the sync between two different systems (Ableton sending MTC, Isadora receiving it and keeping a video file in sync).

I do the offset by moving the TC file in Ableton, but it seems far from ideal. Is there a way of offsetting the incoming value within Isadora? Am i doing something wrong here?

@gapworks said:

no luck for now as i can't find  the actors

 Sorry. I just updated the Youtube page to include download links for the two VSTs I use.

SOFTWARE VSTs:
• This video uses the Free version of HY-MPS3 found in the download section of this site: https://hy-plugins.com/product...
• Arturia Pigments is also used: https://www.arturia.com/produc...
A free version of this software is available here: https://www.arturia.com/produc...

@dusx

it was this tutorial i was hoping to follow. no luck for now as i can't find  the actors

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPUibbOFcHY

@jbbarriere

No, this is not possible 'currently'. 
We are looking at a number of automation options, so I can say this is already on the feature request list.

Is there a way to build Isadora patches through scripting (using whatever external programming language)?

Many thanks for any advice!

@gapworks

Isadora doesn't ship with any VST plugins, rather it now supports a huge array of plugins available from 3rd party vendors. 
A little searching and you can find hundreds of free (or paid) vst3 plugins (note vst3 is important, some older plugins in vst2 format will not work).
this page lists many free vsts: Free VST Plugins - List w/Search Function, OS Compatibility, & Tags

Once installed there is a new panel for managing these plugins. (learn about this here: Managing VST Plugins in Isadora)

Along with support for these plugins, Isadora now offers a new 'Audio' patching type, and the additional of numerous Audio actors, for input, mixing, routing, analyzing, and output.
Supporting a multi-channel real-time mixing.

Perhaps, I need to make an intro video tutorial tht supplies links t a few free vsts, and walk through using a few simple audio effects. 
You can find a range of short audio tutorials on our youtube: troikatronix - YouTube