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Re: idea: support for pictures and animated gif video output

Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2016 9:32 am
by plugz
OddSocks wrote:I am wondering if there is mileage for being able to use a projector as an output for the RGB matrix effects, also having RGB matrices as an out put option for video playback.
You can almost do that already: display the 2D monitor on your projector screen. Getting a pretty output with this is just a matter of tuning the 2D monitor.
OddSocks wrote:Nothing like setting your self high goals :D
"Many goals" is not the same as "High goals". :)

Re: idea: support for pictures and animated gif video output

Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2016 11:03 am
by 3rdPlanetRob
Yea, i was talking about using projectors as fixtures, where the image is projected through haze to get the beam fx, like this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6RcoTwwvd4

i didn't mean to hijack, i misunderstood what the OP meant. Now i digress..

Re: idea: support for pictures and animated gif video output

Posted: Fri Jan 08, 2016 1:37 pm
by TEL0000
I was looking for something like that as well. I tried http://www.beamerlasershow.com/ for ios and it looks great on a projector. Unfortunately i didn't find any software that is controllable QLC+ via DMX.

Re: idea: support for pictures and animated gif video output

Posted: Mon Jan 11, 2016 11:08 pm
by giacomo
too keep it simple, as QLC+ can already play videos would it be easy to implement it for images too?
my idea is similar to the link posted by 3rdPlanetRob: the video-projector can allow me to draw the distribution of the lighting, so I could prepare a set of images with the shape/colors needed and then just play them as I was controlling another fixture, without the necessity of editing several videos.
someone else could be interested in playing just logos or writings.
maybe this is too complicate right now but I wish I could control the brightness, as it's possible to fade the sound tracks.
best wishes 2016

Re: idea: support for pictures and animated gif video output

Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2017 8:51 am
by 3rdPlanetRob
I was just playing around a bit with my projector, you can get some amazing effects that are really similar to laser effects.

Here is another video that shows what can be done. The video uses a projector that' has average power, it's not necessary to have a super powerful projector, just some fog or better, haze. The person in the video explains how the software works and shows some effects, this would be amazing to be able to do. I don't mean to be a nag, sometimes i look around to see if any new software is available, come across some of the videos that show the effects off and get all excited.. The video mentioned sounds nice, i could never get it to work though, some people have i guess. :D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9owK6OHUWE

Re: idea: support for pictures and animated gif video output

Posted: Fri Jan 03, 2020 10:41 pm
by lufi
This thread is quite old but it seems to me that it covers what I would like to do.

I would like to show a picture (a simple non-animated jpeg) fullscreen on a second monitor, which is my projector. It would be great if I could trigger that via a function. I've seen that I can show a video there and set in the properties of the function the output screen. Is that possible for a simple picture too? I have many pictures to show so I would like to avoid having convert every picture to a video.

Re: idea: support for pictures and animated gif video output

Posted: Sat Jan 04, 2020 11:34 am
by OddSocks
Easy to show an image.
Set it up as you would a video and set it to loop mode.

Re: idea: support for pictures and animated gif video output

Posted: Sat Jan 04, 2020 1:16 pm
by thibaultphil
Hello,
1 script to read the JPG file with VLC
systemcommand: "C: \ Program Files (x86) \ VideoLAN \ VLC \ vlc.exe" arg: - fullscreen arg: - play-and-exit arg: "C: \ QLC +4 August \ QLC images \ ciel.jpg "
wait: 11s
systemcommand: "C: \ QLC + 4 August \ QLC videos \ stopvlc.bat"
1 .bat file to stop VLC: taskkill / f / im vlc.exe

Re: idea: support for pictures and animated gif video output

Posted: Sun Jan 05, 2020 11:05 am
by lufi
thibaultphil wrote: Sat Jan 04, 2020 1:16 pm 1 script to read the JPG file with VLC
Good idea. I tried it with the following command on Mac.

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systemcommand:/Applications/VLC.app arg:--fullscreen arg:--play-and-exit arg:--video-on-top arg:--no-osd arg:/Users/lufi/Downloads/beispielbild.jpg 
I still have the problem that
  • it uses the wrong screen and
  • I didn't find any option to disable the fullscreen controller
  • and VLC closes itself automatically after 10 seconds

Re: idea: support for pictures and animated gif video output

Posted: Sun Jan 05, 2020 11:10 am
by lufi
OddSocks wrote: Sat Jan 04, 2020 11:34 am Easy to show an image.
Set it up as you would a video and set it to loop mode.
I already tried that earlier. The result is a black window. Am I missing something?
Screenshot 2020-01-05 at 12.07.29.png

Re: idea: support for pictures and animated gif video output

Posted: Sun Jan 05, 2020 12:18 pm
by thibaultphil
Hello,

You need to change the VLC settings:
TOOLS / PREFERENCES / VIDEO tab: output: automatic, full screen: automatic.
Then in "all parameters" line video: check activate video and video output in full screen