HOT KEY short video segments.

[davedude]

I was wondering if while using the VT5 if it was possible to access short video clips on the fly and automatically have them keyed over ANY video signal that is currently live. When the video clip is done playing it returns to whatever is live on the switcher automatically.

Example. Assign 3 second video clip to the "1" on the keyboard and another on the "2" etc and have it play automatically no matter what source is live at that time. Or use a midi device to auto trigger video clips.

[PIZAZZ]

I was wondering if while using the VT5 if it was possible to access short video clips on the fly and automatically have them keyed over ANY video signal that is currently live. When the video clip is done playing it returns to whatever is live on the switcher automatically.

Example. Assign 3 second video clip to the "1" on the keyboard and another on the "2" etc and have it play automatically no matter what source is live at that time. Or use a midi device to auto trigger video clips.

Kind of like a ShotBox clip player from DNF Controls???

We did some custom programming in ToasterScript to achieve similar results and then mapped the custom shortcuts to a programmable keyboard. Worked pretty well.

You would basically load a DDR with the clips you want. 1-9 if you are using a number pad keyboard or 1-20 if you are using my programmable keyboard pad.

You could also do this with Dhomas's midi plugin and a midi controller with pad controls. It would be a little tricky but it could be done. The advantage to doing ToasterScript is you can do other calls and switches that you can't do with MIDI.

Let me know if I can be of assistance.

[davedude]

Kind of like a ShotBox clip player from DNF Controls???

We did some custom programming in ToasterScript to achieve similar results and then mapped the custom shortcuts to a programmable keyboard. Worked pretty well.

You would basically load a DDR with the clips you want. 1-9 if you are using a number pad keyboard or 1-20 if you are using my programmable keyboard pad.

You could also do this with Dhomas's midi plugin and a midi controller with pad controls. It would be a little tricky but it could be done. The advantage to doing ToasterScript is you can do other calls and switches that you can't do with MIDI.

Let me know if I can be of assistance.

That would be perfect to load all the clips into a DDR and trigger them using a number pad keyboard. If the toasterscript is easy to implement that would be fantastic. Can you show me a sample of toasterscript for this?

Thanks for your help!

[animlab]

If you preload clips into DDR, there is a ToasterScript to select items in DDR and play them. But yo can not load clips into DDR by Toasterscript since there is no script command for that.
However, with VTSDK, you can write a module that load clips into DDRs, and remote them as wish. I wrote one on VT[2] years ago.

[davedude]

If you preload clips into DDR, there is a ToasterScript to select items in DDR and play them. But yo can not load clips into DDR by Toasterscript since there is no script command for that.
However, with VTSDK, you can write a module that load clips into DDRs, and remote them as wish. I wrote one on VT[2] years ago.

Yes I am willing to drag all the clips into a DDR before the performance. I need to randomly be able to instantly select and play a clip by touching a number key assigned to each clip.

[PIZAZZ]

Yes I am willing to drag all the clips into a DDR before the performance. I need to randomly be able to instantly select and play a clip by touching a number key assigned to each clip.

How many clips do you need instant access to?

next question....

how much is it worth to you having this functionality? Time is money you know. Coding, testing, recoding, testing, coding again, testing, cussin, testing, is usually the process with ToasterScript and VT.

[jcupp]

...Time is money you know. Coding, testing, recoding, testing, coding again, testing, cussin, testing, is usually the process with ToasterScript and VT.

Wow, I do a LOT more cussin' :D

[animlab]

I wrote the script that can use on multiple DDRs. Each DDR can handle up to 15 clips with hot keys.

And there are extra features when you select one DDR and hit the hotkeys.
1. Fool-proof features, you don't need to set the DDRs into CueIn, CueOut, Pause, and Selection mode. They are done by script.
2. I have set the DVE to forward direction at DDR CueIn and Reverse at DDR CueOut.
3. If you forget put selected DDR into switcher Preview bus (it happen all the time), I will automatically put selected DDR into Preview when you select the DDR and hit the hotkey.

Known issue:
The only thing you need to beware is do not fire one DDR then fire another DDR since both DDR are in CueIn/CueOut mode, they will ping-pong until you force them to stop.

Anyone need this special DDR script, please send email to me. It is for sale. (Sorry, My business partner saw the discussions in the forum and he insisted I have to charge for programming at some price. :compbeati )

[PIZAZZ]

I knew it wouldn't take you long Chen.

How much were you thinking for the plugin?

[animlab]

Jef,

My partner have an :argue: on the script service. He insist a USD$50.00 at least for any script I made. But I am thinking of some contributions to the forum since I learn and get help form here over last 15 to 20 years. Scripts are not like C++ modules, it won't take too much time if the requested feature can be done by scripts. And we can make friends to those VT/TriCaster users around the world.

Finally, we settle down to what scripts can do and how much time I spent on the scritpts. :beerchug: For this script, it took me only half hour. So the price will be USD$15.00 to the public. Just enough for a pizza. :D

[PIZAZZ]

Jef,

My partner have an :argue: on the script service. He insist a USD$50.00 at least for any script I made. But I am thinking of some contributions to the forum since I learn and get help form here over last 15 to 20 years. Scripts are not like C++ modules, it won't take too much time if the requested feature can be done by scripts. And we can make friends to those VT/TriCaster users around the world.

Finally, we settle down to what scripts can do and how much time I spent on the scritpts. :beerchug: For this script, it took me only half hour. So the price will be USD$15.00 to the public. Just enough for a pizza. :D

That sounds very fair Chen. The version of this that I did a while back took me a day at the time. It was for one of my VJLive customers. It was one of my earliest attempts at scripting. VT3 I believe. Those were the days

[davedude]

VERY FAIR! The script is great. I would just like one modification to use "TAKE" instead of "AUTO" to go into the clip and out of the clip without transition

Thank you very much for your help Chen!

-David

[animlab]

Done.