Picture Player 'Visible' on/off switching

R_M_E

Hi there

I am working on a scene with various pictures that I want to be able to switch on and off, so they appear and disappear at the touch of a keyboard key.

The Picture Player has a 'visible' on/off option, but using a keyboard watcher attached to visible, I can get it to turn 'off' or 'on' only once, then it's stuck. What do I need to do to be able to continue switching between the image being off or on?

I am currently using a keyboard watcher actor to make the switch and in the future I'll change this to a midi keyboard controller using the Note On and Note Off Watcher (by pitch).

I have the pictures on Layer 2 on the projector and a shape actor behind these on Layer 1.

Can anyone help? Thank you,

Rita

nick

add a toggle actor between the keyboard watcher and the visible input on the player

DusX

I think you are meaning 'gate' rather than toggle... Also I believe that setting the image number to 0 should also reliable shut it off. What version are you running? I am not sure if this is the behavior that is expected. So I would like to test in the same version.

R_M_E

Hi thank you nick and DusX,

I am running the newest version - I just made the extra upgrade. I am have been using the programme for about 3 months so am just getting my head around it.

I think perhaps I am not explaining it well, it's probably quite simple problem, so I've attached a screen shot. So when I press 'a' it turns the black V shape from on to off and it disappears, but then when I want it to reappear and press 'a' again, it won't come on again, it remains in 'off' position.

Rita

Michel

@R_M_E

If you just trigger an input with no specific value it will always send the same value. Triggering 1 means ON and triggering 0 means OFF.

As @nick suggested put a toggle actor inbetween keyboard watcher and picture player and you get what you want.

Best Michel

DusX

Yes. Sorry I miss understood.

R_M_E

Hi all

Thank you!

Rita