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    • J
      jacwdale
      last edited by

      The Isadora watcher looks and sounds great though I can't get it to run. I don't have any experience of automator so this may be why.

      When running the script it notes that and unknown token can't go after this identifier and then highlights the firsttwo letters of the script PK but I'm not sure what to do to fix this. 
      Can you shed any light?
      Thanks
      Jack
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      • SkulptureS
        Skulpture Izzy Guru
        last edited by

        Can you take a screen shot for me please?

        Thanks,
        Graham

        Graham Thorne | www.grahamthorne.co.uk
        RIG 1: Windows 11, AMD 7 Ryzen, RTX3070, 16gig RAM. 2 x M.2 SSD. HD. Lenovo Legion 5 gaming laptop.
        RIG 2: Windows 11, Intel i19 12th Gen. RTX3070ti, 16gig RAM (ddr5), 1x M.2 SSD. UHD DELL G15 Gaming laptop.
        RIG 3: Apple rMBP i7, 8gig RAM 256 SSD, HD, OS X 10.12.12

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        • SkulptureS
          Skulpture Izzy Guru
          last edited by

          Make sure you download the latest one I made this one:

          [http://troikatronix.com/troikatronixforum/discussion/download/228/Isadora%20Watcher%20%28MC%29.app.zip](http://troikatronix.com/troikatronixforum/discussion/download/228/Isadora%20Watcher%20%28MC%29.app.zip)
          Open it in Automator and you will see which sections to change:
          - Isadora File (and location)
          - Isadora Version (and location)

          Graham Thorne | www.grahamthorne.co.uk
          RIG 1: Windows 11, AMD 7 Ryzen, RTX3070, 16gig RAM. 2 x M.2 SSD. HD. Lenovo Legion 5 gaming laptop.
          RIG 2: Windows 11, Intel i19 12th Gen. RTX3070ti, 16gig RAM (ddr5), 1x M.2 SSD. UHD DELL G15 Gaming laptop.
          RIG 3: Apple rMBP i7, 8gig RAM 256 SSD, HD, OS X 10.12.12

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          • bruperB
            bruper
            last edited by

            which OS?
            3fc1c6-screen-shot-2013-03-26-at-11.12.30.png

            17"MBP 2.93GHZ Core2Duo mid 2009 - OSX10.11.6 - 8GB, 1TBCrucial_SSD, izzy 3.0.7

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            • markM
              mark
              last edited by

              Did you download Graham's version or my version? Mine is called Isadora-auto-restart.scpt -- I posted it in November.

              Read my comments inside the script carefully: you need to modify the two properties at the top of the script for it to to work.
              Give it a try. If it doesn't work, let me know.
              Best Wishes,
              Mark

              Media Artist & Creator of Isadora
              Macintosh SE-30, 32 Mb RAM, MacOS 7.6, Dual Floppy Drives

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              • markM
                mark
                last edited by

                Dear All,

                A user needed some help setting up the script I posted. I'm posting instructions here, and attaching the my version of the script again for everyone's benefit. I've also embedded the instructions into the script itself.
                -- M
                ----------------------
                The attached AppleScript will re-boot Isadora automatically if Isadora crashes for some reason. To customize it for your setup, please follow these instructions.
                1) Unzip the attached file
                2) Double-click the script
                3) At the very top you'll see this:
                -- change this property to the full path to the 
                -- Isadora application you wish to run
                property gIsadoraFullPath : "/Applications/Isadora/IsadoraCore 1.3.0f24.app"
                -- change this property to the full path of the 
                -- document you wish to open
                property gDocumentFullPath : "/Isadora watcher/test.izz"
                You need to change these two paths so they are specific to your computer. The easiest way to get these paths is to use Apple's Terminal application, which is located in the Utilities folder.
                So...
                4) Open the Terminal application
                5) Drag the Isadora application into the Terminal Window -- you'll see the full path appear there.
                6) Copy the full path and paste replace the text "/Applications/Isadora/IsadoraCore 1.3.0f24.app" in the script with the text you copied. (It is very important that this path is enclosed in double-quotes!)
                7) Hit return in Terminal -- you'll get an error like "/Applications/Isadora/IsadoraCore.app: is a directory" -- ignore this.
                😎 Repeat steps 5-7 with your Isadora document. Except you'll replace the text "/Isadora watcher/test.izz" with the text that appears in Terminal.

                c2c74b-isadora-auto-restart.scpt.zip

                Media Artist & Creator of Isadora
                Macintosh SE-30, 32 Mb RAM, MacOS 7.6, Dual Floppy Drives

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                • SkulptureS
                  Skulpture Izzy Guru
                  last edited by

                  Even though I cracked this I sometimes get automator crashing believe it or not.

                  I have since found this which I might investigate further...
                  [http://blairneal.com/blog/installation-up-4evr/](http://blairneal.com/blog/installation-up-4evr/)

                  Graham Thorne | www.grahamthorne.co.uk
                  RIG 1: Windows 11, AMD 7 Ryzen, RTX3070, 16gig RAM. 2 x M.2 SSD. HD. Lenovo Legion 5 gaming laptop.
                  RIG 2: Windows 11, Intel i19 12th Gen. RTX3070ti, 16gig RAM (ddr5), 1x M.2 SSD. UHD DELL G15 Gaming laptop.
                  RIG 3: Apple rMBP i7, 8gig RAM 256 SSD, HD, OS X 10.12.12

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                  • A
                    Aolis
                    last edited by

                    Hello all,

                    I am currently in the process of researching this type of auto-restart method and am wondering if there is a way of ensuring that the video input is initialized when Isadora comes back up after an auto-restart?
                    -A

                    Media Artist & Teacher
                    Trashcan Late 2012, Mojave / MacBook Pro 2019 5600M, Catalina

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                    • A
                      Aolis
                      last edited by

                      So - I haven't figured out how to initialize the camera automatically - but I cam across this software that pushes a webcam to a syphon server: https://code.google.com/p/syphon-camera/

                      The syphon input initializes automatically and thus the video comes up when the system recovers from the crash.
                      Would still want to know how to use the built in video-in though if anyone knows how.
                      -A

                      Media Artist & Teacher
                      Trashcan Late 2012, Mojave / MacBook Pro 2019 5600M, Catalina

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                      • MichelM
                        Michel Izzy Guru
                        last edited by

                        @Aolis

                        You can use the "enter scene trigger" and the "capture control" actor.

                        Best
                        Michel

                        Michel Weber | www.filmprojekt.ch | rMBP (2019) i9, 16gig, AMD 5500M 8 GB, OS X 10.15 | located in Winterthur Switzerland.

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                        • A
                          Aolis
                          last edited by

                          That's painfully obv...er....wonderful, thank you so much. I completely forgot about the capture actor. -a

                          Media Artist & Teacher
                          Trashcan Late 2012, Mojave / MacBook Pro 2019 5600M, Catalina

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                          • A
                            Aolis
                            last edited by

                            So . . . using Lingon 3 I have been able to ensure that Isadora restarts after a crash.  However - is there a way to ensure that the 'Isadora has crashed unexpectedly' error box that comes up after a crash automatically clears or ensure that it doesn't come up at all?

                            After restarting this dialog box is still visible.
                            Kind regards, 
                            Alex Oliszewski

                            Media Artist & Teacher
                            Trashcan Late 2012, Mojave / MacBook Pro 2019 5600M, Catalina

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                            • particlepP
                              particlep
                              last edited by

                              i'm using this script to day to relaunch isadora and when i make an application from it it no longer runs.

                              "can't make name of item 34 .... " is how the really long spiel begins.
                              it appears to be happy and well when running in the script editor.
                              i've enjoyed returning to this thread after a few years and wonder if any of the script needs a tweak ?  
                              i ask as my apple script editing is rather weak and don;t know where to begin. xx

                              isadora v3.0.7
                              mbp 2.6ghz i7
                              mac osx 10.12.6
                              dyslexic.

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                              • particlepP
                                particlep
                                last edited by

                                oh !

                                apple script editor now stopped.  first three lines of error is ...
                                Can’t make name of item 37 of {«class pcap» 
                                "loginwindow" of application "Finder", «class pcap» 
                                "Dock" of application "Finder", «class pcap» 

                                isadora v3.0.7
                                mbp 2.6ghz i7
                                mac osx 10.12.6
                                dyslexic.

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                                • MichelM
                                  Michel Izzy Guru
                                  last edited by

                                  @Aolis

                                  Type this in the terminal.app: defaults write com.apple.CrashReporter DialogType none

                                  Or easier use this app: http://nickhardeman.com/610/openframeworks-configuring-osx-for-a-long-term-installation/

                                  Best Michel

                                  Michel Weber | www.filmprojekt.ch | rMBP (2019) i9, 16gig, AMD 5500M 8 GB, OS X 10.15 | located in Winterthur Switzerland.

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                                  • A
                                    Aolis
                                    last edited by

                                    @Michel, Thank you so much!!

                                    Media Artist & Teacher
                                    Trashcan Late 2012, Mojave / MacBook Pro 2019 5600M, Catalina

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                                    • fubbiF
                                      fubbi
                                      last edited by

                                      @mark the script works great thanks. But I need to compile it to an app so it too can be a startup object. So far I cant get it to work. The exported app does not start isadora...

                                      Do I need to add anything to the script?
                                      thank you

                                      Mac M2 Ultra, 64gb — Berlin

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                                      • fubbiF
                                        fubbi
                                        last edited by

                                        @mark, scratch that, I found a another cool way of doing this. Its a small app called Lingon and its a GUI for launchd scripts. Costs 10$

                                        I have set it up so you cant quit isadora even if you want to. It will just start [the document ] back up. Crash it. Quit it. Reboot. Whatever you do - it instantly comes back up.
                                        Very cool and easy to set up (2 min). And a little terrifying if you don't know its running because its system level. There is no visible app running. The only way to stop it is to launch Lingon and disable the script.
                                        Works like a charm
                                        F

                                        Mac M2 Ultra, 64gb — Berlin

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                                        • MichelM
                                          Michel Izzy Guru
                                          last edited by

                                          @fubbi

                                          You can also just move the apple script one level up in the folder so the launch agent doesn't find it. Thats like stopping it and to re-activate it move the script back to the right place.
                                          Best Michel

                                          Michel Weber | www.filmprojekt.ch | rMBP (2019) i9, 16gig, AMD 5500M 8 GB, OS X 10.15 | located in Winterthur Switzerland.

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                                          • MichelM
                                            Michel Izzy Guru @mark
                                            last edited by Michel

                                            Dear all

                                            I have updated the old script @Mark posted 5 years ago. Meanwhile you don't have to set the path of the document anymore, since Izzy opens the most recent file automatically when set in the preferences. So make sure you have made the settings as in the picture below. With this script Isadora always starts as most front application, it did not do that with the old script. You don't have to put Isadora or the Izzy Patch to the startup items only the apple script. This is not a replacement for what you have learnt in the "keep Izzy up for ever" workshop, just wanted to update this script 🙂

                                            IzzyAutoRestart.app.zip

                                            Michel Weber | www.filmprojekt.ch | rMBP (2019) i9, 16gig, AMD 5500M 8 GB, OS X 10.15 | located in Winterthur Switzerland.

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