Hello dear community,

Does anybody have experience running Isadora on a modern Linux distro? I’ve read some old posts here about successfully running it via Wine, and I’d like to know if there’s any advice you could give me or anything I should consider before attempting it myself.

I currently run macOS, but I have an upcoming project that will use multiple computers, and I would love to avoid using Windows on them. 

Thanks in advance. 

@dbini would you have a sample patch using pipo you could share? or a screenshot of how you have used pipo? I'm in the beginner level of isadora but have access to pipo sensors and would like to try using in Isadora. 

@jfg @woland and everyone else who has assisted, I'm SO grateful for your wisdom and time! These examples are just what was needed.

This forum and its community is wonderful.

Many, many thanks!

Simon

@woland 

@paz

based on the patch from @Paz

scroll-numbers.izz

@jfg

Very cool! What was your approach?

Based on your patch.

it is what you want?

@paz said:

I'd upload a video file generated from the Capture Stage to Movie actor to show what I mean, but for some reason I can't attach a video to my forum messages.

Probably it exceeds the file size upload limit or the file type isn't on the file type whitelist. 

Anyway, I use this site to convert my screen recordings to gifs: https://www.freeconvert.com/convert/video-to-gif/download

@Paz 

Figured it out: spinning-number-dial-2026-05-05-4.1.3.zip

Note:

• The "4-Number Easer v2" User Actor inputs all have help text, so you can mouse over them and look at the Information View (below the Media View) to see what they do.
• The "4-Number Easer v2" User Actor's 'Together/Sequential' input can be changed so that all the dials start and end at the same time (1 = Together) or so that the dials all start and end a little offset (2 = Sequential).
  • In the example gif, this is why the dials all start and end sequentially in the "2006 > 1882" transition (which I think looks a bit better) and why in the "1882 > 1337" transition, all the dials start and end their spinning at the same time.
• You can use the "3D Dials v2" User Actor to change the colors of the numbers and the dials.
  • (This is because, on the 3d model, I made the dial bright red and the numbers bright green, then used a Chroma Key actor combined with a Background Color actor inside the "3D Dials v2" User Actor to allow the color of the numbers and dials to be changed.)

@woland Hi L I'm aiming for an outcome where they're all spinning at once, but at different speeds and they come to rest at slightly different times. I've managed to achieve this element quite effectively using @dbini suggestion of separate Ease In-Out actors for each number.

I'd upload a video file generated from the Capture Stage to Movie actor to show what I mean, but for some reason I can't attach a video to my forum messages.

Thank you for your continued help 🙏

@paz said:

I'm looking for each number to spin every time in a style similar to Apple's iPhone timer

 Are they all spinning at the same time, or are they spinning one after another?