Tutorials - Scripting, Sensors and Interfacing

Advanced tutorials on sensors, third-party applications, and computer code.

Using the Send PJLink Actor
Download the Send PJLink actor for Isadora 3 from our Plugins Page The Send PJLink actor allows you to send commands to a projector using the industry-stan...
Wed, May 19, 2021 at 1:12 PM
Controlling LED Strips via ArtNet
There's no two ways of saying it, ArtNet is complex – especially when you're attempting to use it for one of the most common purposes, to transfer l...
Tue, Jun 1, 2021 at 4:06 PM
GLSL Shader Actor Tutorial
GLSL Shader Tutorial for Artists and Designers This tutorial will introduce you to OpenGL Shader Language (GLSL) programs and how to make use of them withi...
Wed, Jan 16, 2019 at 8:19 PM
Triggering Cues in Isadora from QLab
Be sure to also check out:  Our Knowledgebase article on the subject of controlling QLab with Isadora using OSC More information about QLab's OSC cap...
Mon, Jun 14, 2021 at 12:01 PM
Using TouchOSC with Isadora
(Click here to jump to a discussion of this Knowledge Base article in the TroikaTronix Forum.) Hexler’s TouchOSC is a powerful “virtual control surface” t...
Fri, Apr 2, 2021 at 6:18 AM
Routing Values Using the Matrix Value Send and Receive Actors
The Matrix Value Send and Matrix Value Receive actors offer powerful possibilities for routing values from inputs to independently organized outputs. These ...
Tue, Jun 1, 2021 at 12:55 PM
Getting started with Javascript
by Ryan Webber Why Use Javascript? Javascript in Isadora is a powerful method of processing data, based on the V8 javascript engine created by Google. It...
Wed, May 19, 2021 at 3:03 PM
How To Load External Data with Javascript
by Ryan Webber The purpose of this tutorial is to demonstrate how an external file can be loaded into Isadora using the Javascript actor so that Isadora c...
Tue, Mar 9, 2021 at 8:21 PM
Grouping, Ungrouping and Passing JSON Values With Javascript
by Ryan Webber [IMPORTANT NOTE: Since this article was written, we've created two actors dedicated to parsing and creating JSON; please visit the kno...
Thu, May 5, 2022 at 5:27 PM
Using the JSON Parser and JSON Bundler Actors
The JSON Parser and JSON Bundler actors allow you to parse or create data structures in the JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) format, which is often used on...
Mon, Jun 14, 2021 at 11:36 AM