Hi,

Not an expert at setting lights through Isadora, but I’m pretty familiar with lighting setups. Here’s how it should work:

• Connect the USB/DMX dongle to your computer.
• To check if it’s recognized, go to About This Mac and see if the USB device shows up under one of the USB ports.
• Connect the DMX out of the Enttec to the DMX input of the Chauvet dimmer pack.
• On the Chauvet, use the menu to set the mode to DMX.
• Set the starting address of the pack on the Chauvet (e.g., 1).
• In Isadora, use the serial setup and DMX actors — Gapworks or CitizenJoe can probably help set that up.
• Once configured, when you bring channel 1 to 100% in Isadora, the light connected to socket 1 on the Chauvet pack should go full on.

Same goes for channels 2, 3, and 4.

Hope this helps

best

@montana

But does it recognise the Enttec dongle? My Enttec Pro never had a  problem nor  a dropout.

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@bvg73

thank u ! just what i needed!

@citizenjoe When I got to the Serial Ports it doesn't recognize the Chauvet, which is where the DMX menus are. 

@montana

Izzy doesn't see which unit?

Cheers,

Hugh

I am wanting to control non-DMX lights through Isadora and found the Chauvet DMX-4, which looked promising. In order to get from that unit into the computer I am using a Enttec DMX USB Pro. Isadora doesn't see the unit. Should it? I'm new to setting up lighting through IZZY.

@tr742 said:

If I programme with Isadora will software be ok with this and video outputs be my new screens (via 1 thunderbolt connector) or my beamers (via 3 outputs from my mac ) depending what output equipment is plugged will not affect my Isadora programming 

This is not fully possible to answer without more information like:

• Do you use the Get Stage Size actor to automatically set the resolution of anything in your patch?
• Did you manually set any actors (like Shapes or GLSL) to use a specific resolution?
• Does the triple display show up as one triple-wide display or three separate displays?
• Is each third of your triple display the same resolution and aspect ratio as each beamer you're using?

Finally had time to get around to your question.
Attached are a few screenshots bundled as a PDFisadora-capture.pdf showing how to get Isadora stage output into Capture:
1. In Isadora, enable NDI output for your stage. (In the example, I enabled the alignment grid.)
2. In Capture, go to the Project tab (bottom right), then open the Media tab. The NDI stream should appear there.
3. Create a projector in Capture and select it.
4. In the Properties panel of the projector, under Media, select the NDI stream.
5. Set one of the viewports in Capture to “Live,” select the projector, and turn it on.
You may need to rotate it, as projectors are positioned lens-down by default.

Note: The number of simultaneous live video streams depends on the edition of Capture you’re using. I have the Quartet edition, which allows up to four streams at once.

Hope this helps! If you need any additional pointers, don’t hesitate to reach out.

Hello Community,

Anonymous Ensemble seeks an experienced Isadora programmer/operator for our technical rehearsals and run of Anonymous Ensemble's Llontop at Pregones Theater in the Bronx for the first few weeks of January. The job would entail working with technologist Adrian Cameron to help run the interactive installation portion of the show. The job also entails operating a live feed camera during the performance portion of the show (do not need to be expert). The commitment is January 5-18 as well as some paid prep work in December. Bonus for experience with AWS cloud computing, Zoom broadcasting, and Machine Learning. The ideal candidate would be somewhat bilingual Spanish/English. This is a paid position. Please contact eamonn@anonymousensemble.org for inquiries or suggestions.

Warmly,

Eamonn

anonymousensemble.org

im a long time Capture user. So i can be of some assistance here. Busy at the moment. Will get back to you asap later today