Feature Request: Text Device

Hey Everyone,

one of the things I am missing from Videosync is the ability to overlay text. I asked Jean-Paul about it and while they seem open to it, it seems to me like a persuasion work to get this done.

So please like and reply if you feel like that would be useful to you.

Cheers

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To anyone interested in overlaying text with Videosync, while we don’t have native solution yet, I did make a prototype with Max/Jitter a while ago. The device outputs its texture to Spout/Syphon by default, so the only thing required to get it into Videosync is using an External In device:

Since this is a Max/Jitter approach, this won’t work when using Videosync in Networked Mode.

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Yes, I am looking for the ability to trigger a text line in live performance with a specific MIDI note assignment with my MIDI controller. More specifically, I’d like to trigger English translations of non-English lyrics when I trigger a vocal sample in the non-English language with my MIDI controller. I will try out Jean-Paul’s Max device to see if I can do this. Thanks!

Turns out there were still a few bugs with the prototype device, which are now fixed:

  • Stored titles/messages are now recalled when reloading a Live Set.
  • The chosen font is now recalled when reloading a Live Set.

New link for v0.2

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So cool that you are working on this!