Video kiosk

[Peterrrrr]

Hi

I was surprised not to find a topic like this. Please let me know if there is one. 

Im helping a friend with an exhibition where they would like to screen a bunch of videos on a big screen with an ipad/touch screen to controll what video to be shown. I did it fast in Qlab just to have something running, and the function is there but the looks are what they are, not made for beeing shown to public. I would like to make a simple menu with thumbnails from the videos and the titles and one stop button. I've looked through the most common OSC apps but havent found one where you can import your own images. I've also tried with my Brightsigns but none of them have a usb port for the touch sceen and there's not enough money in the project to buy a new one just for that. An extra star if its possible to put the ipad/touchscreen in kiosk mode, to lock the ipad to that specific app and page. 

Thanks!

[bonemap]

@peterrrrr

Hi,

There is a midi/OSC app that supports png image files:

OSC/Pilot

Then use ‘Guided Access’ on your ipad to create kiosk mode. 

Another option is hosting the controller in a browser that supports kiosk mode. Node.js can be configured with a browser interface that sends OSC commands to Isadora. Once the functionality is set up, coding images into html should be straight forward. Here is a forum thread describing node.js setup and some alternatives. There is an implementation of node.js for iPad OS.

Example: node.js into Isadora

Best wishes

Russell