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by Sadler
Sat Dec 07, 2024 9:38 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: start of shader
Replies: 4
Views: 555

Re: start of shader

Where is this parameter located in which context menu? The Magic manual tells you. Right click on a module and select Show Param For. NB. you won't see the Bypass for shaders that don't have input nodes - in that case, you have to use Power. BypassParamMenu.png So far I have always done this with a...
by Sadler
Sun Nov 24, 2024 12:57 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Just started and have a few questions
Replies: 3
Views: 777

Re: Just started and have a few questions

The manual says, "The Iterator module draws its input the specified number of iterations" and "The internal Iterator# reports the current iteration number as controlled by the Iterator module". The manual doesn't tell you how to use the iterator but I've done several tutorials de...
by Sadler
Sun Nov 24, 2024 8:04 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: MIDI velocity not responding consistently
Replies: 1
Views: 342

Re: MIDI velocity not responding consistently

Hi Joel,
There are other users with vastly more midi knowledge than I but perhaps this thread from a few months ago might give you some pointers...
viewtopic.php?p=12996
by Sadler
Thu Nov 21, 2024 2:33 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Magic training in the wild
Replies: 0
Views: 430

Magic training in the wild

When I do visuals, folks always come up after to ask me how I do them and what software I use. I think I may have persuaded many to buy a Magic licence this way over the years. One such bought a licence recently and now, every time we cross paths, he asks me a barrage of questions (even while I'm tr...
by Sadler
Thu Nov 21, 2024 8:53 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Just started and have a few questions
Replies: 3
Views: 777

Re: Just started and have a few questions

Hi Text module or TextFile module (Used with iterator ) Mix with original after the Blend - there is a feature request for wet/dry effects Mask takes the value of one image to modulate the transparency of another - it doesn't texture map on 3d objects. Create and download shaders with the ISF Shader...
by Sadler
Sat Nov 09, 2024 10:20 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: In the round with ambisonics
Replies: 10
Views: 1866

Re: In the round with ambisonics

All went well last night - no technical glitches. I would perhaps make different choices given more opportunity to review it live beforehand but on the whole I am pleased with how it came out. The recording is 360 so navigate around. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHNlNTcLWhk An unwrapped still fro...
by Sadler
Thu Nov 07, 2024 9:15 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: using shaders from shadertoy.com
Replies: 5
Views: 744

Re: using shaders from shadertoy.com

I think I have had shaders that work in the ISF editor environment but not in Magic I've just had that experience with a multi-buffer shader that ran in the ISF editor but not in Magic. After trying a few obvious attempts to fix it, I gave up with Magic_GLSL_compile_errors.txt giving this error/war...
by Sadler
Wed Nov 06, 2024 6:41 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: scene transition
Replies: 1
Views: 422

Re: scene transition

My guess would be that your transition time is longer than your scene length. You show start times in your screenshot. Turn off 'Show start time' to see the scene lengths.
by Sadler
Tue Nov 05, 2024 4:01 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: start of shader
Replies: 4
Views: 555

Re: start of shader

Bypass it until you need it. If you can't see the bypass parameter, show it via the context menu. You should be able to work out the rest.
by Sadler
Sun Nov 03, 2024 6:11 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: using shaders from shadertoy.com
Replies: 5
Views: 744

Re: using shaders from shadertoy.com

The shaders that will give the most issues are the multi-buffer shaders and any shader that is 'golfed' i.e. optimised for minimal code length. There are also a few specific things that aren't supported which can't be fixed (breaks, cubemaps and others) and some standard issues that are relatively e...
by Sadler
Sun Nov 03, 2024 5:23 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Move an object from here to there
Replies: 3
Views: 556

Re: Move an object from here to there

There was a similar question not long ago: https://magicmusicvisuals.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=3227 The same advice applies to your question but here's the logic to get from here to there. You need some time for the movement - that could come from a number of sources but let's use an Increase modif...
by Sadler
Wed Oct 30, 2024 6:20 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Add Additional Folder for shaders not working?
Replies: 2
Views: 538

Re: Add Additional Folder for shaders not working?

It's expected - you load them directly from the GLSLShader module.
by Sadler
Mon Oct 28, 2024 6:56 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: MIDI note number of a chord
Replies: 4
Views: 778

Re: MIDI note number of a chord

If you implement this node group, you'll be able to see chords. Where 'Midi Piano' is the source midi channel with the chords in it.
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Or, if you want to see which notes are being played...
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by Sadler
Sun Oct 27, 2024 8:05 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: In the round with ambisonics
Replies: 10
Views: 1866

Re: In the round with ambisonics

I'm not doing the audio but, yes, Reaper is driving the piece and feeds its multiple tracks into a VST that (I think) handles the the ambisonics (O3A) decoding and spatialisation. I can't remember the name of the VST but it seems there are several out there. Talking about audio and Magic - one thing...
by Sadler
Sat Oct 19, 2024 9:18 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: In the round with ambisonics
Replies: 10
Views: 1866

Re: In the round with ambisonics

Cheers Terry - its on 8/11 in London.
by Sadler
Sat Oct 19, 2024 7:43 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: In the round with ambisonics
Replies: 10
Views: 1866

In the round with ambisonics

A collaboration for which I will provide the visuals has been accepted into the Sound/Image24 festival, a week long celebration of audio-visual art. Here is a photo of our piece being tested on a fully circular 360 screen together with 16.2 speakers outputting an ambisonic soundscape. The resolution...
by Sadler
Sat Oct 19, 2024 6:56 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Load materials for the model
Replies: 1
Views: 949

Re: Load materials for the model

Try obj and make sure the corresponding mtl file and image textures match and have no spaces in the filenames. Search for 'mtl' on the forum.
by Sadler
Thu Oct 10, 2024 9:39 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: How to get a logo to move?
Replies: 1
Views: 1031

Re: How to get a logo to move?

Getting anything to move is a matter of applying modifiers to X and Y (and Z) on translations with Source set to '(No source)'. Getting exact motions, apart from the simplest linear translations, takes a bit of experimentation. Here's an example of a figure of eight. Screenshot 2024-10-10 103227.jpg
by Sadler
Sun Oct 06, 2024 9:19 am
Forum: Feature Requests
Topic: Double Click Scene names to rename scenes...
Replies: 1
Views: 1638

Re: Double Click Scene names to rename scenes...

As you know, double-click is already taken. Screenshot 2024-10-06 092154.jpg I hear ya, but a double click isn't vastly less cumbersome than the menu. The fact that there are (at least) three ways to start a scene (arrow, double-click, menu) ignoring automation and playlist gives you sense of the pr...
by Sadler
Mon Sep 30, 2024 5:51 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Problem with Scene Advance
Replies: 1
Views: 1498

Re: Problem with Scene Advance

Can you post a simple version of your project that demonstrates the issue? 5 scenes and skipping the final scene when advancing through the playlist, containing content we have access to.
by Sadler
Mon Sep 30, 2024 5:29 pm
Forum: User-Submitted Videos
Topic: Batik-inspired visualiser, 72 layers of drawing
Replies: 8
Views: 3070

Re: Batik-inspired visualiser, 72 layers of drawing

That screen is amazing and suits your lovely visuals!
by Sadler
Sun Sep 29, 2024 5:02 pm
Forum: Feature Requests
Topic: Improved audio input device support
Replies: 3
Views: 2264

Re: Improved audio input device support

If that were me, I'd reinstall drivers and check the usb cable. Magic has clearly found the audio interface at some point. When you receive that message, magic can't find the device it had used during the previous session. I don't know enough about asio to say if it would keep a driver in memory but...
by Sadler
Sat Sep 21, 2024 8:47 pm
Forum: Feature Requests
Topic: Improved audio input device support
Replies: 3
Views: 2264

Re: Improved audio input device support

I have used a few old audio interfaces without issue: ZOOM U-44 - from 2016 and the M-Box 3 - RIP (2005-2010). I've never used a Behringer but I don't see any reason why that wouldn't work with Magic - except there are folks grumbling online about the quality of its drivers. Have you done all the so...
by Sadler
Fri Sep 20, 2024 12:01 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: midi on staff
Replies: 1
Views: 1440

Re: midi on staff

I couldn't access your video. I know little about midi but the video below was created in Magic with a midi file. You'd need a single channel of just the notes you want displayed in instantaneous duration for each note so as not to make a mess. It would be very challenging to generate a clean 'score...
by Sadler
Wed Sep 18, 2024 2:36 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Using SVG Vector Image Format
Replies: 2
Views: 1550

Re: Using SVG Vector Image Format

This has been asked for a few times. The devs have said at various times they'd look into it but nothing has been forthcoming. There are no Magic plugins (as far as I know) but there is an SVG plugin for Resolume. Unfortunately, Resolume didn't like other apps using their plugins so that way is clos...
by Sadler
Mon Sep 16, 2024 7:23 pm
Forum: Feature Requests
Topic: Frequency range selector for waveform
Replies: 2
Views: 1689

Re: Frequency range selector for waveform

The Waveform module is a Geometry module hence it is quite resilient to scaling. If you want to focus on the low end, for example, just scale and translate in X until just the low end is visible. However I agree this could be useful especially for circular waveforms that can't easily be scaled (in X...
by Sadler
Fri Sep 13, 2024 6:31 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Expressions, variables, syntax (etc)
Replies: 2
Views: 1783

Re: Expressions, variables, syntax (etc)

The syntax reference for expressions is here: https://github.com/ArashPartow/exprtk/blob/master/readme.txt The Magic user guide has some basic examples: https://magicmusicvisuals.com/downloads/Magic_UsersGuide.html#GlobalsInExpressions For a little more advanced use of globals, vars and code in expr...
by Sadler
Thu Sep 12, 2024 8:45 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Flip V/H vs RotateAxis
Replies: 2
Views: 1642

Re: Flip V/H vs RotateAxis

The Flip H and Flip V modules were created by VIDVOX - perhaps there is no easy way to flip media in vdmx. Another use case is it does what is says - some prefer the simplicity. Both flips are very simple glsl shaders and I'm guessing you must be using the iterator with 100s of instances to see degr...
by Sadler
Thu Sep 12, 2024 8:22 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Scale module not responding to the `Volume` parameter
Replies: 1
Views: 1422

Re: Scale module not responding to the `Volume` parameter

It would be better to see a screenshot of your Input Sources window. Do you have audio loaded and is it assigned to source 1 and 2.
by Sadler
Thu Sep 12, 2024 8:18 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: how to introduce y=3*sin(x)?
Replies: 1
Views: 1495

Re: how to introduce y=3*sin(x)?

Does this do it for you?
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by Sadler
Fri Sep 06, 2024 3:46 pm
Forum: Feature Requests
Topic: Midi, more room for expressions, re-usable globals, transition tool(s)
Replies: 6
Views: 4417

Re: Midi, more room for expressions, re-usable globals, transition tool(s)

Different users have different ways of working and I'm just a regular user. If midi feedback was asked for by a fair proportion of users then the devs would take notice. For me, I get enough feedback from the visual. I have an apc-40 but I don't use it - I prefer TouchOSC and feedback would not help...
by Sadler
Thu Sep 05, 2024 8:18 pm
Forum: Feature Requests
Topic: Midi, more room for expressions, re-usable globals, transition tool(s)
Replies: 6
Views: 4417

Re: Midi, more room for expressions, re-usable globals, transition tool(s)

No, I think everyone appreciates when features are suggested or there's any contribution to the forum (I do). Why there was no response, I can only say from my pov. 1. Not relevant to me 2. I agree for the odd occasion when I do longer scripts but not enough to respond. 3. I didn't fully understand ...
by Sadler
Fri Aug 30, 2024 7:38 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Magic Not Maxing Out GPU (or anything)
Replies: 1
Views: 2495

Re: Magic Not Maxing Out GPU (or anything)

You're doing something wrong if you're not using 100% gpu. Seriously, try Afterburner, that gives a more accurate picture of resource use. Some things are parallel, some are serial (audio, video), some are memory based, some storage based (audio, video). So if your scene has few things that can be p...
by Sadler
Fri Aug 23, 2024 3:47 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Demo version, Spount and NDI
Replies: 5
Views: 3289

Re: Demo version, Spount and NDI

Magic will only output one Spout per instance and only on the same machine. NDI will do more if you have the right hardware/network. Recommend you try Spout and NDI test sources that come with their installs if you're not already familiar with the technology. This thread gives some advice for NDI: h...
by Sadler
Fri Aug 23, 2024 6:37 am
Forum: User-Submitted Videos
Topic: Another psytrance music video - lots of different MMV effects
Replies: 5
Views: 4081

Re: Another psytrance music video - lots of different MMV effects

There is a lot in there and it works very well. Nice one.
by Sadler
Sun Aug 18, 2024 11:36 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: CMD+SHIFT+A toggled off?
Replies: 2
Views: 2528

Re: CMD+SHIFT+A toggled off?

Check System Preferences -> Keyboard -> Keyboard Shortcuts to see if any system command is assigned. Perhaps just a dirty/old/damaged keyboard? I would say it's very unlikely to be something in Magic. There's a hot key for my KVM that switches computer on occasion but I've never worked out what it is.
by Sadler
Sat Jul 20, 2024 9:28 am
Forum: Feature Requests
Topic: Key Frames
Replies: 4
Views: 5981

Re: Key Frames

There's a fairly comprehensive discussion (with screenshots) about responding to time-based events in this thread: https://magicmusicvisuals.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=2950 If you need more basic info on the Increase modifier, look here: https://magicmusicvisuals.com/downloads/Magic_UsersGuide.html#...
by Sadler
Fri Jul 19, 2024 7:48 am
Forum: Feature Requests
Topic: Key Frames
Replies: 4
Views: 5981

Re: Key Frames

Any Increase modifier acts as a timer from the start of a scene (or a reset) at which you can choose your moment. There is also the PlaybackTime internal that is a timer from the start of the loaded audio. Both in seconds. There's no absolute time for a clock but there are no doubt many apps out the...
by Sadler
Fri Jul 19, 2024 7:14 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Graphics card spec summer 2024
Replies: 3
Views: 5509

Re: Graphics card spec summer 2024

It has been a little while since I looked but you're right, laptop GPUs are hobbled on memory now - very disappointing. I've had 24gb on my desktop for years, I'd just assumed they'd stay the same or even go up, even for laptops, especially for machine learning. Luckily, Magic doesn't have to be too...
by Sadler
Wed Jul 17, 2024 6:18 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Graphics card spec summer 2024
Replies: 3
Views: 5509

Re: Graphics card spec summer 2024

Screenshot 2024-07-17 190805.jpg Almost anything would be better than T2000. A 4090 would be more headroom for sure but a matter of degrees over other cards. The only reason to definitely go for a 4090 is for the 24GB. I do quite nicely on a 2080 though I hit frame rate slow downs in some heavier s...
by Sadler
Sun Jul 07, 2024 7:33 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Utilizar reckordbox con DDj 400 y magic music visuals
Replies: 6
Views: 11200

Re: Utilizar reckordbox con DDj 400 y magic music visuals

Perhaps Voicemeeter might help you. But it sounds like you'd be better off asking in the rekordbox forums.
by Sadler
Sat Jul 06, 2024 9:03 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Translation distortion of 3D
Replies: 0
Views: 6175

Translation distortion of 3D

No rotation or scaling - just translation in X.
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by Sadler
Sat Jul 06, 2024 8:43 pm
Forum: User-Submitted Videos
Topic: Doom \m/
Replies: 1
Views: 4487

Re: Doom \m/

Ah, good old Tony Benn. Putin has run out of bullets and must fawn to kim jong un for a resupply. But we shouldn't get political on this forum!

Nice vid tho.
by Sadler
Mon Jun 17, 2024 8:20 pm
Forum: User-Submitted Videos
Topic: Fresh Pressed Deity - psytrance music video
Replies: 4
Views: 5415

Re: Fresh Pressed Deity - psytrance music video

I like it. Visually well done and suits the music. Overuse of kaleidoscope IMO, though it is put to some good use in the first half - second half is gratuitous kaleidoscope. Make sure your images reach the edge of the output and you have Corners turned on when using it. I hope to see more of your st...
by Sadler
Fri Jun 14, 2024 9:33 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: automation
Replies: 6
Views: 5681

Re: automation

Midi and perhaps OSC but not Ableton Link. You'd need the Performer version.
by Sadler
Fri Jun 14, 2024 7:26 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: automation
Replies: 6
Views: 5681

Re: automation

Yes, there are simple ways and more complex ways to automate to time (and midi/osc, audio). The simplest and arguably powerful is to use the playlist. At the module level, where appropriate, parameter modifiers default to 1 second and you adjust it up or down to shorten or lengthen the period. If yo...
by Sadler
Fri May 31, 2024 5:29 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Sound Not Working In Magic
Replies: 4
Views: 5414

Re: Sound Not Working In Magic

Inspect your magic config and the audio section of device manager, for duplicates. You could also try disabling/enabling/defaulting audio devices from the Windows Sounds->Playback dialogue.
by Sadler
Thu May 30, 2024 6:47 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Sound Not Working In Magic
Replies: 4
Views: 5414

Re: Sound Not Working In Magic

Try Help-> Reset All Settings? Perhaps the audio config got messed up.
by Sadler
Tue May 14, 2024 5:58 pm
Forum: Feature Requests
Topic: Circular Waveform Sizing
Replies: 0
Views: 7458

Circular Waveform Sizing

There are many ways to roll one's own circular waveform but it's great to be able to add a quick circular wf when constructing scenes live or semi-live. The circular waveform's peaks are big for most music which is great for some cases but it is also nice to have the peaks scaled down. For a non-cir...
by Sadler
Sun Apr 28, 2024 7:06 pm
Forum: User-Submitted Videos
Topic: Magic Mushrooms
Replies: 4
Views: 7322

Magic Mushrooms

A short demo I just posted to my channel. Simply scaled 3d models bopping to some dubstep. It was challenging to get the models to integrate with the background and it is still not very convincing but, Magic isn't a 3d modeller, so its not too bad.
by Sadler
Sun Apr 28, 2024 7:01 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Help! NDI plug install
Replies: 3
Views: 8619

Re: Help! NDI plug install

Resolume 7 has abandoned FFGL so unless you copied DLLs from a previous version, you wouldn't. Here's one that works that you might try: https://www.7dex.de/works/ffgl-plugin-32-64-mpeg-artifacts/ If this doesn't (easily) work then there is something more fundamentally wrong. Send a screen shot or t...
by Sadler
Tue Apr 23, 2024 9:13 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Starfield n Spectrum blend mode not working as expected
Replies: 2
Views: 5733

Re: Starfield n Spectrum blend mode not working as expected

The spectrum has a transparent background but, because you're using effects on the spectrum, this removes the alpha. You could add a lumakey to recreate it but this has the drawback that dark areas of the image will show the background (stars). You'd be better off simplifying it and using a Mask mod...
by Sadler
Wed Apr 17, 2024 7:07 pm
Forum: Feature Requests
Topic: Feature request: Video fade in / out and better GPU efficiency.
Replies: 1
Views: 6013

Re: Feature request: Video fade in / out and better GPU efficiency.

Magic on my rtx2080 pc idles at around 18% gpu on an empty scene. As to fading in and out, there are several ways. Top and tail the playlist with empty scenes. Have a Transparency node add a small Threshold on Volume and a healthy chunk of Smoothing. Use a Mix node with just one input with modifiers...
by Sadler
Mon Apr 08, 2024 6:32 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Resolved - Activation support
Replies: 0
Views: 8559

Resolved - Activation support

Hey I sent an email last week and a day later a message through the contact page. Magic's activation is still playing up for me. I've been getting this every time I start the program Capture.PNG I can enter my key and get in but on restarting the app, get it same thing again. Deactivating the app do...
by Sadler
Sun Mar 31, 2024 7:36 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Utilizar reckordbox con DDj 400 y magic music visuals
Replies: 6
Views: 11200

Re: Utilizar reckordbox con DDj 400 y magic music visuals

Sounds like your almost there. Did you make sure that 'listen' is checked? Then set your Playback thru your DDJ.
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by Sadler
Tue Mar 26, 2024 6:55 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Utilizar reckordbox con DDj 400 y magic music visuals
Replies: 6
Views: 11200

Re: Utilizar reckordbox con DDj 400 y magic music visuals

The controller is just a controller, no? It doesn't do any audio. I don't really know reckordbox but I would imagine its like any other audio app. Are you using the built-in sound card or external sound card? Either way, to set up VBCable for magic to react to, it needs to be installed and enabled o...
by Sadler
Tue Mar 26, 2024 6:27 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Help! NDI plug install
Replies: 3
Views: 8619

Re: Help! NDI plug install

I was rocking 10.16 of NDI plugins for a gig a short while ago from my PC across a switch to a mac, live streaming the performance through OBS. That worked without any of the difficulty you seem to be having. I upgraded to 10.21 now and it still works (get a test image) without issue and didn't have...
by Sadler
Sat Mar 16, 2024 4:36 pm
Forum: Feature Requests
Topic: Aligning media
Replies: 0
Views: 10454

Aligning media

Most media/elements comes into Magic aligned to centre. Only text can come in left or right aligned. When dealing with elements of similar dimensions this isn't an issue but, especially in JPEGFolder and VideoFolder, when elements have significantly different dimensions, it would be good to left or ...
by Sadler
Sat Mar 16, 2024 3:02 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Rotated images on Windows
Replies: 0
Views: 8785

Rotated images on Windows

I've been preparing some images (removing background, scaling, rotating, adding green screen etc). Part of my workflow is to prepare images for one side of the output then rotate them (using Windows Explorer context menu 'Rotate Right') to suit another. While doing this I note that the Magic Image a...
by Sadler
Tue Mar 12, 2024 8:10 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Create a global value that randomly switches between -1 and 1
Replies: 1
Views: 5875

Re: Create a global value that randomly switches between -1 and 1

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by Sadler
Mon Mar 11, 2024 11:09 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Reset a parameter on input change
Replies: 3
Views: 6376

Re: Reset a parameter on input change

This is a little simpler and will run for hours without slipping. For added security, put the ramp in a global.
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by Sadler
Sat Mar 09, 2024 9:31 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Performant transparency when iterating
Replies: 4
Views: 9256

Re: Performant transparency when iterating

Tying up this thread, this is what I had in mind during a waking up dream - the poly arrangement changes on the beat. 144 polys in total for the cube with no cooling fan noise. Nice!
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by Sadler
Fri Mar 08, 2024 10:14 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Performant transparency when iterating
Replies: 4
Views: 9256

Re: Performant transparency when iterating

perhaps a custom ISF would make a good workaround Even the simplest ISF has a similar overhead as Transparency and other FX. Unless you meant something else? How about a pseudo-random number generator? An interesting idea. I had trouble with your link but rolled my own simple PRNG with an expressio...
by Sadler
Fri Mar 08, 2024 5:44 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Performant transparency when iterating
Replies: 4
Views: 9256

Performant transparency when iterating

I use random triggers a lot with iterators, often to randomise the colour across iterations. In this case, I want to use a random trigger to control the transparency of polygons. In Magic there are two ways to add transparency - using a colour node or a transparency node. A colour node requires both...
by Sadler
Thu Feb 22, 2024 9:32 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Simple Fading
Replies: 4
Views: 7539

Re: Simple Fading

Yes, the scene or media would still be running. But you could also have a power off on the scene that activates when the fade is complete. Sync the two nodes using a global. Screenshot 2024-02-22 212809.png Also, depending on your exact use-case, a multimix may work for you. That will turn off input...
by Sadler
Thu Feb 22, 2024 7:34 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: use Videofile in more than one scene without restart
Replies: 1
Views: 5950

Re: use Videofile in more than one scene without restart

Put the video in its own scene (e.g. MyVid) then use the MyVid scene in all your other scenes. If you play a scene without MyVid within it, the video will restart when it plays again.
by Sadler
Thu Feb 22, 2024 6:49 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Simple Fading
Replies: 4
Views: 7539

Re: Simple Fading

Add some smoothing...
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by Sadler
Thu Feb 22, 2024 1:56 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Just purchased MMV. Wont save on Macbook 2013
Replies: 8
Views: 11779

Re: Just purchased MMV. Wont save on Macbook 2013

I'm no mac person but in the video you're trying to save to the Samples folder which is within the Magic application and is therefore likely a permissions error. Try saving to another location, somewhere you have write permissions.
by Sadler
Thu Feb 22, 2024 1:36 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: for and while loops in expressions
Replies: 2
Views: 6266

Re: for and while loops in expressions

Given there is no Magic specific guidance for expressions and Magic doesn't implement all of ExprTk, for things like this you just have to suck it and see. If a function is implemented you'll get a param error given nothing else. With a unimplemented function you'll get a reserved keyword error. The...
by Sadler
Wed Feb 21, 2024 10:52 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Randomize JPEG folder
Replies: 12
Views: 16877

Re: Randomize JPEG folder

Ignore the image. That'll never work. Follow the instructions below in the next reply.
by Sadler
Tue Feb 20, 2024 10:42 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Randomize JPEG folder
Replies: 12
Views: 16877

Re: Randomize JPEG folder

OK the advice above still works and now we have the much longer Hold. Perhaps you don't really want real random? I'm guessing you want to display each image once and only once in a random order. And when you say "with no result", really? There isn't any way to have a randomised sequence th...
by Sadler
Sun Feb 18, 2024 11:58 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Sound card stopped being recognized by magic on primary machine.
Replies: 3
Views: 6625

Re: Sound card stopped being recognized by magic on primary machine.

Try Help-> Reset All Settings? Perhaps the audio config got messed up.
by Sadler
Thu Feb 15, 2024 2:31 pm
Forum: Feature Requests
Topic: Any chance of introducing a pngfolder
Replies: 7
Views: 8739

Re: Any chance of introducing a pngfolder

This has been asked for by others: viewtopic.php?p=10830

Despite the performance caveats, I have also had a need (for alpha purposes) and appreciate the bump.

But, who knows, maybe already implemented in the next version!
by Sadler
Mon Feb 12, 2024 10:19 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Start separate Video scenes by audio sound FXs...?
Replies: 3
Views: 6689

Re: Start separate Video scenes by audio sound FXs...?

A Threshold modifier on the VideoFile Power parameter?
by Sadler
Mon Feb 12, 2024 10:52 am
Forum: User-Submitted Videos
Topic: Time-Distortion Effect
Replies: 2
Views: 9061

Re: Time-Distortion Effect

That's a very nice effect - especially in real-time. I occasionally use an older FFGL which does a similar effect (ModularDelay) but if the buffer count pushes the limit of GPU memory it can crash Magic. FFGL will likely be deprecated with v3 so that won't be a long term option.
by Sadler
Fri Feb 02, 2024 10:30 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Text module expression: Show only last line of text-file
Replies: 4
Views: 7854

Re: Text module expression: Show only last line of text-file

Magic only uses the maths and logic parts of the expression toolkit. Expressions must return a number.

It is not possible to write your file in reverse? Or find some way to tail it outside of Magic.
by Sadler
Thu Feb 01, 2024 5:56 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Text module expression: Show only last line of text-file
Replies: 4
Views: 7854

Re: Text module expression: Show only last line of text-file

There's no expression or internal that will give you the last line of a text file. At the risk of being obvious, why not just enter the number of lines?
by Sadler
Wed Jan 24, 2024 10:19 pm
Forum: User-Submitted Videos
Topic: Parahelion
Replies: 0
Views: 10476

Parahelion

Twenty minutes of ambient - although predominantly ai, magic was used.
by Sadler
Wed Jan 17, 2024 6:21 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Contextual Hotkeys?
Replies: 3
Views: 8242

Re: Contextual Hotkeys?

The playlist has keyboard hotkeys for next and previous. You can just use the playlist directly or the internal global value of the playlist, "Playlist Entry #" in modules.
by Sadler
Fri Jan 12, 2024 8:39 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Crash!!
Replies: 1
Views: 5822

Re: Crash!!

First thing after this sort of situation, if you can't get into Magic is to remove the config file.
by Sadler
Thu Jan 11, 2024 11:48 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Effective use of OSC file reload
Replies: 10
Views: 14084

Re: Effective use of OSC file reload

I ran this batch file:

Code: Select all

:a
echo %time% > time.txt
timeout /t 1 /nobreak
goto a
And used the triangle oscillator set to 2.0.

While the batch file executed, Magic updated the text once per second.
by Sadler
Tue Jan 09, 2024 4:59 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Effective use of OSC file reload
Replies: 10
Views: 14084

Re: Effective use of OSC file reload

If it is a race or blocking condition making it unreliable then perhaps working around it would be better. For example, continually re-loading the text file from the text file node using an oscillator. At the very least, it might help you debug/diagnose.
by Sadler
Sun Jan 07, 2024 6:37 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Possible to achieve this effect?
Replies: 4
Views: 9043

Re: Possible to achieve this effect?

I reckon it's more Floyd-Steinberg. Use a Resolution node to increase the dither effect.
by Sadler
Sat Jan 06, 2024 11:19 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Newbie needing Magic files!
Replies: 2
Views: 7179

Re: Newbie needing Magic files!

Hey sharkford, Not many rules in this forum and I don't think anyone would mind you asking. The technical side of visuals is a relatively small part, in my opinion, and most of my thinking goes into what is new, interesting, awesome, perfect, whatever. This is the first downside to your request. You...
by Sadler
Thu Jan 04, 2024 1:59 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: How to create a control range that starts with a negative value using MIDI controller
Replies: 4
Views: 8360

Re: How to create a control range that starts with a negative value using MIDI controller

This does what you describe, no?
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by Sadler
Thu Jan 04, 2024 12:24 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: How to create a control range that starts with a negative value using MIDI controller
Replies: 4
Views: 8360

Re: How to create a control range that starts with a negative value using MIDI controller

There are just seven modifiers that allow -ve values and most of them don't make much sense - when would one ever want to Trigger or Clamp on -ve values? Offset, Scale, ok but the others are arguable. You could use a global to go from -20 to 20 and use that to scale in an expression, same with offse...
by Sadler
Tue Jan 02, 2024 7:12 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: "Param range" and "use as toggle" missing from MIDI options?
Replies: 2
Views: 6832

Re: "Param range" and "use as toggle" missing from MIDI options?

I can't test midi here right now but I think you have to assign the param to the modifier first, then you will see the option to clear the param and adjust its range.
by Sadler
Fri Dec 29, 2023 10:57 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Audio is not playing anymore and it's not embedding it into exported files
Replies: 5
Views: 8010

Re: Audio is not playing anymore and it's not embedding it into exported files

I'm not a mac user but have you tried Reset All Settings?
by Sadler
Mon Dec 25, 2023 7:12 pm
Forum: User-Submitted Videos
Topic: Just Playing Again
Replies: 2
Views: 9425

Re: Just Playing Again

Also just playing... ran a screenshot from your vid through SDXL with the prompt "a row of mech warriors". Unfortunately, AI video tech is far behind AI image tech right now so creating a video would not be viable - but perhaps one day in our lifetime. a row of mech warriors [SDXL sd_xl_ba...
by Sadler
Fri Dec 22, 2023 11:18 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Iterator sphere - calculate normal?
Replies: 2
Views: 23184

Re: Iterator sphere - calculate normal?

Merry Christmas to all forum members
by Sadler
Wed Dec 20, 2023 6:15 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Iterator sphere - calculate normal?
Replies: 2
Views: 23184

Re: Iterator sphere - calculate normal?

Still can't find a way to do it genuinely, but rotating all objects in the opposite direction to the rotation of the sphere almost works if you ignore the objects at the back (and the top and bottom).
by Sadler
Fri Dec 15, 2023 2:56 pm
Forum: User-Submitted Videos
Topic: 3 music lyrics videos [update]
Replies: 11
Views: 19975

Re: 2 music lyrics videos

Thought the talk part of the vocal is great. Thinking it would be great to have magic ingest srt for lyrical songs or poetry.
by Sadler
Tue Dec 05, 2023 10:34 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Anomalous Noodle
Replies: 4
Views: 49874

Re: Anomalous Noodle

I still don't know how, sorry, but I've noticed something else. The errant noodle is connected to the null in the other scene. When the null node is moved around in the first scene, the noodle moves in the second scene. I have deleted almost everything in both scenes except for the null in the first...
by Sadler
Mon Dec 04, 2023 11:04 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Anomalous Noodle
Replies: 4
Views: 49874

Re: Anomalous Noodle

It persists through a save too so I've attached a simple project (can only attached 3 files - hence the reply).
anomaly-test.magic
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by Sadler
Mon Dec 04, 2023 11:03 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Anomalous Noodle
Replies: 4
Views: 49874

Anomalous Noodle

A small and curious but not at all serious anomaly to report. A persistent errant noodle with an orphan, tethered terminus which is otherwise functional. Although apparently not connected to any node it transmits the contents of the previous scene - even though the previous scene isn't fully connect...
by Sadler
Sat Dec 02, 2023 12:12 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Iterator sphere - calculate normal?
Replies: 2
Views: 23184

Iterator sphere - calculate normal?

I've been playing around again with iterators in 3D. A sphere is relatively straightforward and works great when the object being distributed is also a sphere. However, when distributing 3d objects with few planes of symmetry or when distributing 2d elements, the rotation of each element on the surf...
by Sadler
Sat Nov 25, 2023 9:03 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Ramp to Max
Replies: 2
Views: 13347

Re: Ramp to Max

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by Sadler
Fri Nov 24, 2023 10:10 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 3d model. Need help
Replies: 1
Views: 11789

Re: 3d model. Need help

Some have had success with a number of formats. I prefer dae and obj.

What do you have so far?
by Sadler
Sat Nov 04, 2023 8:10 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: JPGs with crossfade transitions
Replies: 2
Views: 216652

Re: JPGs with crossfade transitions

Addendum: it is also possible to crossfade using just two JPEGFolders connected to a Mix node, using a global to alternate between the images.