[ANSWERED] Text to timecode?

gpeddino

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?

jfg

@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

gpeddino

@jfg Thank you! That worked!

Woland

@jfg to the rescue! (as always, we're very lucky to have you as part of the community )

@gpeddino Here's some time and timecode User Actors of mine that might end up being helpful for wrangling the timecode (or text in general) once you have it in Isadora:

timecode-user-actors.zip

timestamp-user-actors.zip

thru-user-actors.zip
(There's "THRU" User Actors for timecode and text [string] in here. If you're going from your Data Array/Read Text From File to a bunch of places in your patch, you can put a THRU actor just after the Data Array/Read Text From File then have the THRU User Actor go to all the destinations. This makes it easy to later, for example, put a Gate between your text source and all the destinations in case you want to be able to turn it on and off while still using data from other outputs on the same actor.)

js-text-user-actors.zip
(These are useful for just wrangling text in general.)

DusX

And I'll add in my set of Timecode Tools (user actors): TROIKATRONIX : ISADORA - DX – Timecode Tools