Updated Add-Ons: MediaPipe QuickStart + Python Tools for Isadora

[DusX]

🆕 Updated Add-Ons: MediaPipe QuickStart + Python Tools for Isadora

I’ve just released updates to two add-ons on the TroikaTronix Add-Ons page

, featuring numerous bug fixes, smoother workflows, and a new easy setup system for Pythoner projects.

🎥 DX – MediaPipe QuickStart

This update expands the example project with a new scene and improved setup process — making it easier than ever to use MediaPipe Pose tracking directly inside Isadora.

• Adds a new User Actor that converts MediaPipe output into Isadora’s native Skeleton format, including an OpenNI-compatible option.

• Integrates the latest DX Python Tools for effortless environment creation and dependency installation.

• Updated Scene 1 provides automated setup — get up and running in under two minutes.

• Includes numerous bug fixes and reliability improvements throughout the project.

📦 Download:
DX – MediaPipe QuickStart →

🧰 DX – Python Tools for Isadora

Now officially out of Beta, this companion toolkit makes managing Python environments and modules simple, fast, and reliable.
This update also includes bug fixes and enhanced cross-platform stability.

DX – PY – Helpers

A quick-access control panel for:

• Opening key Pythoner folders

• Creating or switching Python environments

• Installing / uninstalling Python modules

• Clearing the Python module cache (a must for heavy development)

DX – PY – Virtual Environment Manager

A more advanced manager that can:

• Create a virtual environment from a requirements.txt

• Generate a new requirements.txt from the current environment

• Update the active VirtualEnvironmentPath.txt

• Validate an existing requirements.txt

Together, these tools handle nearly every setup and maintenance need for Pythoner-based projects.

📦 Download:
DX – Python Tools for Isadora →

🔜 What’s Next

I’m currently adding the Easy Setup system (introduced in DX – MediaPipe QuickStart) to several upcoming examples — so expect more ready-to-run Pythoner projects very soon.
These updates mark a big step toward making Python integration in Isadora faster, cleaner, and more accessible for everyone.

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@dusx

I would like to applaud this release 👏🏻 - thanks for this amazing effort!

Best wishes

Russell

[Armando]

@dusx As always Ryan, thanks you for your creativity and creative quickstart tools. You rock !

[jokolski]

Thank you for opening the door of MediaPipe for Isadora Users!

I have been trying to dig a bit deeper in MediaPipe to use things such as the Segmentation Mask (and if I get past being stuck here, maybe the Face Mesh)

 I have managed to create a Pythoner actor according to specifications , and I am able to go as far as printing the array of the Segmentation Masks to the console, but somehow Python seems to always crash anytime I try to go further with the code so I can't get to really output the result.

Should I open a different topic about this matter?

Kindly,

Jo

[DusX]

@jokolski said:

Segmentation Mask

 What are you trying to achieve? Are you wanting a background removal from the Pose detection or something else?

[jokolski]

@dusx 

Yes, I want to experiment with background removal. Between my first post and now, I understood how to make both work, I simply had to user the Video mode instead of the LiveFeed. Now time to play with this mask and also curious what I can do with the facemesh!

Regarding the pose detection, I've been using it for 10 days and it's been really fun and productive. Thanks again for the material you provided!