Magic Music Visuals

After "resetting all settings" in the help menu - all my projects fail to load
"error: failed to load".

I saved a project, and upon opening it again, Magic is showing the default empty scene. I then made a simple test save file of just a polygon plugged in. Tried to open that, and still blank project file is loaded. Finally, I decided to open some of the sample projects, and they load empty as well. I...

I'm not sure how to search if this was previously mentioned: Currently, software I use alongside MMV waits until I assign a MIDI device before I can use it, then I can open up MMV and it automatically "absorbs" any devices that haven't been claimed by currently open software. If I open MMV...

True, yet ignoring the fact of a "third" scene... even if the input is repeated (such as a double entry to the same scene) it'll hard cut to that scene. Moreso, if a scene is already in focus, a secondary input to that scene will restart the scene's node at 0 position. Perhaps I'll look in...

When I have scenes in the playlist to choose from (set to crossfade at 5sec), sending an input during a transition will stop in the middle of the transition, and hard cut to the other scene selected. Is there a way to over-ride this function and "wait" until the transition completes before...

The method I've used for operating the playlist from an external OSC source is as follows: Software (in this case "Chataigne"): Ensure a module is sending across OSC to the local address (ie 127.0.0.1) The custom message that OSC should be sending = /myMessage (or something similar) Set th...

Are you looking to stay within Magic, or are you interested in open-source software, externally?

I happen to use a program called "chataigne" that can easily break bands into sections, and send across OSC nicely into magic.

I see that this is standard for "Null" modules. Great workaround, very helpful.

A function suggestion for workflow - when minimizing a module, keep its bypass and power buttons available for quick access, instead of having to maximize the module, bypass or power toggle, then minimize again.

Perhaps this has been discussed in a previous thread:

https://magicmusicvisuals.com/forums/vi ... odel#p9995

I use OBS and Magic at the same time. If I have a video capture device as a source in OBS that uses the camera, and I open up Magic Music Visuals, the camera will be unavailable to use elsewhere. I would suggest restarting your PC/Mac, and only opening Magic Music Visuals. Try to add your elGato cam...

I just had to dig a little deeper into the updates, and I found what I needed. There is a 64 bit version available, for spoutsender modules.

Previous to Magic 2.3, I was able to run a spoutsender32.dll as a module. Now that Magic is risen to exclusively 64bit, I cannot seem to find a replacement module in 64bit that would operate in the same fashion. Is this a topic I should bring to the spout forums, instead of here? Thanks for your hel...

This was exactly what I was looking for. I missed that part of guide and assumed I would have to assign each value separately for each scene. Thanks x1000 for your help and quick response!

-Scott

When learning the MIDI/OSC parameter to trigger the scene in the playlist, it is only receiving the fact that I'm sending a message to that address, via that port. Even if I change the int value that I'm sending, the scene still triggers. However, it works normals when sending OSC elsewhere to affec...

When sending OSC arguments to modules in Magic, I can adjust values exactly how there appear when sent. (ie 0.1 or 2.5 etc) However, I'd like to control the playlist scenes. When linking a parameter, the only information that is sent is "/address , type of value (int32), and port". Is ther...

All definitions are locally defined. If you have not specified what "y" is determined to be, then it will not know what you mean when you make an "if/else y" statement. May I ask what you want "Y" to be? You could create a global parameter called "Yvalue" for ...

While HSBcolor and RGBcolor modules will retain the depth information of geometries, I find only the 2D Effect "HueSaturation" module to have the ability to remove color saturation to yield a more grey-toned image. Is there a work-around to keep depth information while desaturating the inp...

I'm looking for a clever way to use a MIDI input button to "power" a module, such as a media-video file, or even a scene module in such a way that further button presses would make multiple instances of the module being activated. Basically: iterator defining translation X,Y,Z with trigger...

I'd like to add solid depth to 2D objects in a "Z" direction, such that, when rotated thru a rotate axis module, would retain 3D information. Example would include polygons that have thickness, spinning logos from an image module, or even text with observable thickness. Of course these obj...