Hello!

I'm not sure what category I should use for this query. It doesn't seem to fit in the existing options, unless the How To relates to how to do licenses.

I have been using Isadora for about 14 years in various ways, including multimedia stage productions and interactive installations. I’m currently using Isadora 3.2.6 on a Mac platform with a Perpetual License for Isadora 3. For several years it has worked well for me to work mainly in my home studio environment and mount productions and exhibits in other locations as needed. For the last 2 years I continue to work in the home space, and also at a larger studio space where we have installed a standing exhibit infrastructure with performances and events taking place in that studio several times a year.

I have been following the developments in Isadora 4, and I’m excited to start using this new version. I’m coming to ask for some guidance from others in the community about which license structure I should use. I realize that I can simply upgrade to the Isadora 4 Perpetual license and continue as things are now. But I’m occasionally getting some help from some colleagues, and I’m bumping up against the limit of 2 computers. I need to maintain the home studio computer where I do most of my development, and I need to maintain the computer at the other studio space to service the ongoing needs of the programming and development at that space. If I need to have some help from a colleague, then I have to keep activating and deactivating computers, and do a lot of coordinating to make sure that we both can do the work that we need to do.

I wonder if I should be examining some other license structure, but I’m not sure if any of the other structures service my need for this kind of use.

Should I think about using the USB Key version? I think it could help in some situations, but I see that the key version can’t be used with a subscription license.

Should I think about upgrading my current Isadora 3 Perpetual license, and then perhaps have to get a separate yearly subscription for another person to be able to work with me?

Should I pass on the Perpetual license and get 2 yearly subscriptions?

I don’t see any way to just add one additional computer to the current Perpetual or Yearly Subscription versions, and I suspect that folks here have had more experience with how this would work balancing cost and effective work flow.

Any advice you can provide would be greatly appreciated. I feel like I’m trying to make a decision with limited understanding about how this might best work.

Thank you!

Best,

Craig Harris

(Minneapolis, MN USA)

@mr_j

I still dearly want this as well. We have a plan for a new addressing system that would allow for an unlimited number of Control IDs (functioning more like OSC addresses), but we haven't been able to implement it yet.

Once Control IDs can be unique, it'll allow moving bits of Control Panels between patches and sharing User Actors with paired Control Panels without the possibility of causing a conflict, which I really look forward to.

One way you could store and recall more info at the moment would be leaning on the Data Array actor or using the method outlined in my previous post.

@mr_j said:

999 control ID's

Hopefully this is still on the feature request list

My five-year-old patch is at full capacity, every new addition demands a sacrifice... which is probably a good habit to get in to but it feels like trading one piece of yourself for another

With appreciation, Mr J

Hi Izzy support,

Found a possible bug in 4.5.1 "when combining video" scaling settings

Am able to exit settings when select "Scale To Largest Image (Slower)" and "Scale To Smallest Image (Faster)" but if select "Scale To Default Resolution (Legacy)" am not able to exit settings and have to force quit Isadora

Isn't a biggy since i never use this option but thought i'd raise it

Great product, you've got a customer for life, Mr J

I solved it for now

@Eva

As the following message appears when I open the patch, I would first convert all media to the same frame rate and codec – either HAP or ProRes. I can’t promise that this will definitely solve the problem, but it would certainly be a step in the right direction. Unfortunately, it’s a lot of work given the number of videos. I’ve also noticed that there are a lot of unused projectors and players in the scene. It might be worth deleting them.

Best regards

Jean-François 

Hello again,I continue to have problems exporting.
Now OBS tells me there is encoding overload. But it doesnt seem like I really use the power of the computer. Im on a mac studio M1.Can somone help. OBS is skipping frames. walking-towards-peace-essen3-mapping.izz.zip

I have problems in q10

@dusx

Yes, simply putting the file path and deactivating the "DX - PY - Browse for File", everything works fine :)
Thank you

DusX and Woland, thank you very much for your help and useful recommendations!

A special thanks to DusX for suggesting that we bundle parameters into JSON and for sharing the guide to JSON Bundler and JSON Parser. This really helped us understand how to reduce the number of inputs and outputs and simplify the connections in our project.

Woland, thank you for testing this in Isadora 3.2.6 and for suggesting the additional options using Broadcaster / Listener and Set / Get Global Values.

Regarding our statement about previous versions — we were mistaken. Thank you for checking and correcting us!

We really appreciate your responsiveness and the time you took to help. Your advice has genuinely helped us move forward!

@karlakr8 said:

Sequoia 15.7.9

 Thanks. I'll see if I can fix this for macOS this week.
Is the Load Cube actor with the python working for you once you enter a filepath?