@gpeddino

It depends on what your text file looks like and whether you can easily reformat it. If your text looks like this:

You can use the Data array actor. By changing the Recall value, you can call up the corresponding line from your text file. 

For the same text file you can also use the "Read Text from File" actor. Set auto read to on and read mode to line. You recall the line with the start input (take care 0 is the first line)

If your text has characters before and/or after the timecode ( - 00:00:01:08,)
 you can use the Text chopper actor. 

It is IMPORTANT that the text file is in the same folder as the Izzy file.

Best regards, 

Jean-François 

@citizenjoe nope. Playback still stops after a few hundred frames backwards..

I have a text file with several markers in timecode format, and I'm trying to input these values into Isadora (with something like Read Text From File). Is there any way I could have Isadora read this file and somehow convert them into into actual timecode?

@video-architect said:

ENTTEC ODE Mk3

 I have never used this device, but it appears to support art-net.
So the example I gave will not work, as it is for usb/serial.
You can grab the Art-net tutorial file from the art-net addons page or direct at: https://troikatronix.com/files...

That should provide a starting point for getting going. If you still have issue, don't hesitate to ask.

@dusx

As always, thanks for your help. But unfortunately I seem to be buried in a large knowledge gap. 

Regarding the interface, I'm fortunate enough to have access to an ENTTEC ODE Mk3 through the guys I work for occasionally. But I think (???) this is a device that connects over ethernet ad the patch you've provided is for a USB interface. I'm assuming this set up is a little different? Im assuming the connection via the serial port is not relevant? There is a warning that comes up about serial port not being activated and 'com 8' is 'off-line' when I go into serial port set up.

I have had success connecting via the Artnet send actor but I think im still lost in what settings to use in the inputs and outputs. Although Isadora knows it's there it won't do anything. Is this where the matrix send/recieve actors come in to set up the DMX channels? 

Ive played around with your scene 'minimum required', attempting to alter that with ArtNet actors. But not convinced Im barking up the correct tree. I feel that if I could get that scene to do something I would have overcome my largest hurdle.(?)

Have also looked through the other material referenced here by others (Thanks guys) but there just seems to be a whole lot of stuff Ive not yet got my head around.

Any suggestions?

J

@tatrapikao You have to first re-encode to HAP and then re-wrap to AVI.

Does that work?

Cheers,

Hugh

unfortunately this seems to be still an issue in 2026. Rewrapping does not help (it starts playing backwards but will freeze after some frames..). If Anyone has a workaround to complement the workaround it would be much appreciated.

@mmharvey

In the program you can also go to Help > Isadora Manual...

The section Actor Reference is what you're looking for

@mmharvey

There's a complete list of actors and a description of their functions in the manual.

You can find that by going to the help menu in Isadora, or downloading it directly here:

https://troikatronix.com/files...

Hope this is what you were looking for :-)

Is there a list somewhere of all of the actors in Isadora and a description of what they do? I think this would be so helpful.

Thank you.

Michael