How To

Tutorials for Isadora’s intermediate features.

Can I move an Isadora show from macOS to Windows or vice-versa?
In general, you can move an Isadora patch from a Macintosh to Windows and it will work the same on both platforms. However, you may encounter issues issues ...
Sat, Sep 18, 2021 at 9:38 AM
Making the Stage Frontmost When Using Login Items on macOS
(This workaround is needed for macOS 10.9 and later only.) When opening Isadora documents automatically using the Login Items feature of System Preferences...
Tue, Jun 1, 2021 at 1:32 PM
How to Create a QuickTime Text Track Movie with Non-Roman Text
There are a number of Isadora users who take advantage of the QuickTime "text track" feature, especially when they are creating supertitles to acc...
Tue, Jun 1, 2021 at 1:35 PM
Isadora 2: Live Video Input with Blackmagic Hardware
Isadora offers a direct, low-latency connection to Blackmagic input devices such as the Intensity Shuttle or the UltraStudio Mini Recorder, but setting up t...
Tue, Jun 1, 2021 at 1:37 PM
Using Capture Stage and Camera Actors to Create New Media Files
Isadora features three actors which allow you to capture and create new media files within Isadora itself: Capture Stage to Movie Capture Stage to Pict...
Wed, May 19, 2021 at 3:43 PM
Create Windows Native HAP avi Video Files
Isadora support for HAP avi This article was originally written to help users add Hap support to Isadora 2.x Isadora 3 now installs Hap (if not already pre...
Wed, May 19, 2021 at 3:44 PM
How To Run Multiple Scenes Simultaneously using the Activate Scene Actor
Isadora’s powerful scene system includes a useful feature for operating multiple scenes simultaneously: the Activate Scene and Deactivate Scene actors. T...
Mon, Jun 14, 2021 at 11:44 AM
How to use the Live Drawing Actor - The Basics
Live Drawing is a unique actor you can use to create interactive visuals in real-time. This tutorial will introduce you to the basic steps needed to star...
Wed, May 19, 2021 at 3:58 PM
Playing Movies with Multichannel Audio on macOS
(BETA VERSION! This tutorial is in beta. If you have feedback, please post them in this thread in the TroikaTronix forum.) This tutorial explains how to us...
Mon, Jun 14, 2021 at 11:46 AM
Receive Live Video Feeds From Skype Using NDI®
The latest version of Skype allows you to send video streams to other applications using NewTek's NDI tech technology. This article explains how to rece...
Wed, May 19, 2021 at 4:05 PM