[ANSWERED] Not repeat a random video
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Hey all! I am trying to randomly play from a collection of videos, but I don't want to repeat a previously played video. I can use the Random, Limit-Scale Value, and Float to Integer to create the random video selection, but how can I create a patch that won't repeat a number? Or is there another way to accomplish this? Thanks for any thoughts!
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i get good results for this with the Shuffle Actor
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This might be helpful: https://troikatronix.com/add-ons/random-media-random-duration/
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@skulpture Having found this thread, I have created an actor that will shuffle the video's [theoretically] infinitely. And I am currently using it for a show Murten Licht Festival (CH) with much success. But there is a behaviour of the movie player that seems to upset the process.
It seems that if the last 'card' played is the same as the first 'card played after a "shuffle" then the shuffle actor returns the same value twice, the movie is not triggered to start again and the 'loop' stalls. I have found a work around with a comparator actor, but there are other instances where it would be useful to have more control over the behaviour of the Movie player actor. Is this possible.
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@video-architect said:
It seems that if the last 'card' played is the same as the first 'card played after a "shuffle" then the shuffle actor returns the same value twice, the movie is not triggered to start again and the 'loop' stalls. I have found a work around with a comparator actor, but there are other instances where it would be useful to have more control over the behaviour of the Movie player actor. Is this possible.
Try this
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@woland. "Voila" - so much simpler.... thanx
