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I am working in the Tessera system. I bring graphics and AVIs into the clip browser. I know that you cannot put a pause on a clip in the browser, but does anyone have ideas on how I would put a pause, whenever my client wanted a clip to pause while it is playing out?

Hope that is making some sense.

Hi Michele!
Here is a project with play/pause video clips. When you press 5 on the numpad, the clip pauses if it was playing and it starts playing if it was paused. In Studio, it plays as it should. For Tessera, you will need to change the script a little.
You  will need to put the PlayStop.kbd file into the C:\Program Files\XpressionTessera folder. Then run your XpressionTessera and in your Keyboard/GPI Mapping, select PlayStop. In Edit Script Action, change the script for Tessera

I am working in the Tessera system. I bring graphics and AVIs into the clip browser. I know that you cannot put a pause on a clip in the browser, but does anyone have ideas on how I would put a pause, whenever my client wanted a clip to pause while it is playing out?

Hope that is making some sense.

Hi Michele!
Here is a project with play/pause video clips. When you press 5 on the numpad, the clip pauses if it was playing and it starts playing if it was paused. In Studio, it plays as it should. For Tessera, you will need to change the script a little.
You  will need to put the PlayStop.kbd file into the C:\Program Files\XpressionTessera folder. Then run your XpressionTessera and in your Keyboard/GPI Mapping, select PlayStop. In Edit Script Action, change the script for Tessera

I am working in the Tessera system. I bring graphics and AVIs into the clip browser. I know that you cannot put a pause on a clip in the browser, but does anyone have ideas on how I would put a pause, whenever my client wanted a clip to pause while it is playing out?

Hope that is making some sense.

Hi Roman. So I just opened up the zip file on my laptop. I see the Keyboard and XPN files. When I open it up on my laptop I don't see anything pausing. Can I run this up on my laptop Xpression Designer program? I am not at my Tessera system and won't be for a few days.

------------------------------
Michele Lee Hampton
Graphics Operator
Hermosa Beach, CA

Original Message:
Sent: 11-14-2024 03:10
From: Roman Yaroshenko
Subject: Stopping a clip at any time Tessera

Hi Michele!
Here is a project with play/pause video clips. When you press 5 on the numpad, the clip pauses if it was playing and it starts playing if it was paused. In Studio, it plays as it should. For Tessera, you will need to change the script a little.
You  will need to put the PlayStop.kbd file into the C:\Program Files\XpressionTessera folder. Then run your XpressionTessera and in your Keyboard/GPI Mapping, select PlayStop. In Edit Script Action, change the script for Tessera

------------------------------
Roman Yaroshenko
chief specialist
RBC-TV
Moscow Russian Federation

Original Message:
Sent: 11-13-2024 14:51
From: Michele Hampton
Subject: Stopping a clip at any time Tessera

I am working in the Tessera system. I bring graphics and AVIs into the clip browser. I know that you cannot put a pause on a clip in the browser, but does anyone have ideas on how I would put a pause, whenever my client wanted a clip to pause while it is playing out?

Hope that is making some sense.

------------------------------
Michele Lee Hampton
Graphics Operator
Hermosa Beach, CA
------------------------------

Hi Michele.
Sorry.
Something went wrong. I see that the file does not have a script in the hotkey. Here is the script. Paste it into the hotkey script action.

        Dim fb As xpOutputFrameBuffer        engine.GetOutputFrameBuffer(0, fb)        Dim scene As xpScene        Dim tessera As xpTessera = engine.Tessera        Dim scn As xpScene        If fb.GetSceneOnLayer(0, scn) Then  'or tessera.GetSceneOnLayer(0, scn) Then            If scn.Name = "Slide" Then                Dim obj As xpBaseObject                scn.GetObjectByName("Slide", obj)                Dim mat As xpMaterial                obj.GetMaterial(0, mat)                Dim count As xpCounterWidget                engine.GetWidgetByName("Pos_Counter", count)                If count.Value = mat.Position Then 'to check if the video is playing or not                    mat.SetPlayMode(PlayMode.pm_Once)                Else                    mat.SetPlayMode(PlayMode.pm_Stopped)                End If                count.Value = mat.Position            End If        End If

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Roman Yaroshenko
chief specialist
RBC-TV
Moscow Russian Federation

Original Message:
Sent: 11-14-2024 15:26
From: Michele Hampton
Subject: Stopping a clip at any time Tessera

Hi Roman. So I just opened up the zip file on my laptop. I see the Keyboard and XPN files. When I open it up on my laptop I don't see anything pausing. Can I run this up on my laptop Xpression Designer program? I am not at my Tessera system and won't be for a few days.

------------------------------
Michele Lee Hampton
Graphics Operator
Hermosa Beach, CA

Original Message:
Sent: 11-14-2024 03:10
From: Roman Yaroshenko
Subject: Stopping a clip at any time Tessera

Hi Michele!
Here is a project with play/pause video clips. When you press 5 on the numpad, the clip pauses if it was playing and it starts playing if it was paused. In Studio, it plays as it should. For Tessera, you will need to change the script a little.
You  will need to put the PlayStop.kbd file into the C:\Program Files\XpressionTessera folder. Then run your XpressionTessera and in your Keyboard/GPI Mapping, select PlayStop. In Edit Script Action, change the script for Tessera

------------------------------
Roman Yaroshenko
chief specialist
RBC-TV
Moscow Russian Federation

Original Message:
Sent: 11-13-2024 14:51
From: Michele Hampton
Subject: Stopping a clip at any time Tessera

I am working in the Tessera system. I bring graphics and AVIs into the clip browser. I know that you cannot put a pause on a clip in the browser, but does anyone have ideas on how I would put a pause, whenever my client wanted a clip to pause while it is playing out?

Hope that is making some sense.

------------------------------
Michele Lee Hampton
Graphics Operator
Hermosa Beach, CA
------------------------------

Roman / Michelle I have taken Roman's script and placed it in "Project Shortcuts" rather than global.  That means you don't need a custom keyboard mapper as the script travels with the project.

Hi Michele.
Sorry.
Something went wrong. I see that the file does not have a script in the hotkey. Here is the script. Paste it into the hotkey script action.

        Dim fb As xpOutputFrameBuffer        engine.GetOutputFrameBuffer(0, fb)        Dim scene As xpScene        Dim tessera As xpTessera = engine.Tessera        Dim scn As xpScene        If fb.GetSceneOnLayer(0, scn) Then  'or tessera.GetSceneOnLayer(0, scn) Then            If scn.Name = "Slide" Then                Dim obj As xpBaseObject                scn.GetObjectByName("Slide", obj)                Dim mat As xpMaterial                obj.GetMaterial(0, mat)                Dim count As xpCounterWidget                engine.GetWidgetByName("Pos_Counter", count)                If count.Value = mat.Position Then 'to check if the video is playing or not                    mat.SetPlayMode(PlayMode.pm_Once)                Else                    mat.SetPlayMode(PlayMode.pm_Stopped)                End If                count.Value = mat.Position            End If        End If

------------------------------
Roman Yaroshenko
chief specialist
RBC-TV
Moscow Russian Federation

Original Message:
Sent: 11-14-2024 15:26
From: Michele Hampton
Subject: Stopping a clip at any time Tessera

Hi Roman. So I just opened up the zip file on my laptop. I see the Keyboard and XPN files. When I open it up on my laptop I don't see anything pausing. Can I run this up on my laptop Xpression Designer program? I am not at my Tessera system and won't be for a few days.

------------------------------
Michele Lee Hampton
Graphics Operator
Hermosa Beach, CA

Original Message:
Sent: 11-14-2024 03:10
From: Roman Yaroshenko
Subject: Stopping a clip at any time Tessera

Hi Michele!
Here is a project with play/pause video clips. When you press 5 on the numpad, the clip pauses if it was playing and it starts playing if it was paused. In Studio, it plays as it should. For Tessera, you will need to change the script a little.
You  will need to put the PlayStop.kbd file into the C:\Program Files\XpressionTessera folder. Then run your XpressionTessera and in your Keyboard/GPI Mapping, select PlayStop. In Edit Script Action, change the script for Tessera

------------------------------
Roman Yaroshenko
chief specialist
RBC-TV
Moscow Russian Federation

Original Message:
Sent: 11-13-2024 14:51
From: Michele Hampton
Subject: Stopping a clip at any time Tessera

I am working in the Tessera system. I bring graphics and AVIs into the clip browser. I know that you cannot put a pause on a clip in the browser, but does anyone have ideas on how I would put a pause, whenever my client wanted a clip to pause while it is playing out?

Hope that is making some sense.

------------------------------
Michele Lee Hampton
Graphics Operator
Hermosa Beach, CA
------------------------------

Roman / Michelle I have taken Roman's script and placed it in "Project Shortcuts" rather than global.  That means you don't need a custom keyboard mapper as the script travels with the project.

Hi Michele.
Sorry.
Something went wrong. I see that the file does not have a script in the hotkey. Here is the script. Paste it into the hotkey script action.

        Dim fb As xpOutputFrameBuffer        engine.GetOutputFrameBuffer(0, fb)        Dim scene As xpScene        Dim tessera As xpTessera = engine.Tessera        Dim scn As xpScene        If fb.GetSceneOnLayer(0, scn) Then  'or tessera.GetSceneOnLayer(0, scn) Then            If scn.Name = "Slide" Then                Dim obj As xpBaseObject                scn.GetObjectByName("Slide", obj)                Dim mat As xpMaterial                obj.GetMaterial(0, mat)                Dim count As xpCounterWidget                engine.GetWidgetByName("Pos_Counter", count)                If count.Value = mat.Position Then 'to check if the video is playing or not                    mat.SetPlayMode(PlayMode.pm_Once)                Else                    mat.SetPlayMode(PlayMode.pm_Stopped)                End If                count.Value = mat.Position            End If        End If

------------------------------
Roman Yaroshenko
chief specialist
RBC-TV
Moscow Russian Federation

Original Message:
Sent: 11-14-2024 15:26
From: Michele Hampton
Subject: Stopping a clip at any time Tessera

Hi Roman. So I just opened up the zip file on my laptop. I see the Keyboard and XPN files. When I open it up on my laptop I don't see anything pausing. Can I run this up on my laptop Xpression Designer program? I am not at my Tessera system and won't be for a few days.

------------------------------
Michele Lee Hampton
Graphics Operator
Hermosa Beach, CA

Original Message:
Sent: 11-14-2024 03:10
From: Roman Yaroshenko
Subject: Stopping a clip at any time Tessera

Hi Michele!
Here is a project with play/pause video clips. When you press 5 on the numpad, the clip pauses if it was playing and it starts playing if it was paused. In Studio, it plays as it should. For Tessera, you will need to change the script a little.
You  will need to put the PlayStop.kbd file into the C:\Program Files\XpressionTessera folder. Then run your XpressionTessera and in your Keyboard/GPI Mapping, select PlayStop. In Edit Script Action, change the script for Tessera

------------------------------
Roman Yaroshenko
chief specialist
RBC-TV
Moscow Russian Federation

Original Message:
Sent: 11-13-2024 14:51
From: Michele Hampton
Subject: Stopping a clip at any time Tessera

I am working in the Tessera system. I bring graphics and AVIs into the clip browser. I know that you cannot put a pause on a clip in the browser, but does anyone have ideas on how I would put a pause, whenever my client wanted a clip to pause while it is playing out?

Hope that is making some sense.

------------------------------
Michele Lee Hampton
Graphics Operator
Hermosa Beach, CA
------------------------------

Thank you for this update. I ran this on my laptop and it worked great. Question...I think, from what I can see, that when I so the Ctr + Shift +1 it will stop and the clip, great, then I do the Ctr + Shift +1 again and it starts but it will only play the clip to the end of it. I tried it with and AVI that I looped so I had something that keep playing. When I do this new script it does stop, then start but does not keep the animated loop of my AVI. Hope that makes sense.

Also another catch to this Tessear question. The screen I am wanting to have this work on is in 2 pieces. So it uses 2 nodes. They are called Node 1 and Node 2. When I bring in the graphics from our designer the incoder will divide the graphic into 2 clips (right side and left side) So this is the screen that I need to be able to stop and start but both sides. Thoughts?

Roman / Michelle I have taken Roman's script and placed it in "Project Shortcuts" rather than global.  That means you don't need a custom keyboard mapper as the script travels with the project.

Hi Michele.
Sorry.
Something went wrong. I see that the file does not have a script in the hotkey. Here is the script. Paste it into the hotkey script action.

        Dim fb As xpOutputFrameBuffer        engine.GetOutputFrameBuffer(0, fb)        Dim scene As xpScene        Dim tessera As xpTessera = engine.Tessera        Dim scn As xpScene        If fb.GetSceneOnLayer(0, scn) Then  'or tessera.GetSceneOnLayer(0, scn) Then            If scn.Name = "Slide" Then                Dim obj As xpBaseObject                scn.GetObjectByName("Slide", obj)                Dim mat As xpMaterial                obj.GetMaterial(0, mat)                Dim count As xpCounterWidget                engine.GetWidgetByName("Pos_Counter", count)                If count.Value = mat.Position Then 'to check if the video is playing or not                    mat.SetPlayMode(PlayMode.pm_Once)                Else                    mat.SetPlayMode(PlayMode.pm_Stopped)                End If                count.Value = mat.Position            End If        End If

------------------------------
Roman Yaroshenko
chief specialist
RBC-TV
Moscow Russian Federation

Original Message:
Sent: 11-14-2024 15:26
From: Michele Hampton
Subject: Stopping a clip at any time Tessera

Hi Roman. So I just opened up the zip file on my laptop. I see the Keyboard and XPN files. When I open it up on my laptop I don't see anything pausing. Can I run this up on my laptop Xpression Designer program? I am not at my Tessera system and won't be for a few days.

------------------------------
Michele Lee Hampton
Graphics Operator
Hermosa Beach, CA

Original Message:
Sent: 11-14-2024 03:10
From: Roman Yaroshenko
Subject: Stopping a clip at any time Tessera

Hi Michele!
Here is a project with play/pause video clips. When you press 5 on the numpad, the clip pauses if it was playing and it starts playing if it was paused. In Studio, it plays as it should. For Tessera, you will need to change the script a little.
You  will need to put the PlayStop.kbd file into the C:\Program Files\XpressionTessera folder. Then run your XpressionTessera and in your Keyboard/GPI Mapping, select PlayStop. In Edit Script Action, change the script for Tessera

------------------------------
Roman Yaroshenko
chief specialist
RBC-TV
Moscow Russian Federation

Original Message:
Sent: 11-13-2024 14:51
From: Michele Hampton
Subject: Stopping a clip at any time Tessera

I am working in the Tessera system. I bring graphics and AVIs into the clip browser. I know that you cannot put a pause on a clip in the browser, but does anyone have ideas on how I would put a pause, whenever my client wanted a clip to pause while it is playing out?

Hope that is making some sense.

------------------------------
Michele Lee Hampton
Graphics Operator
Hermosa Beach, CA
------------------------------

Hey Michele, if you use the tessera version of the script both sides should pause and continue. 

Regarding the playing once only that's because Romans script sets the play mode to once. 

You can actually just use.

dim channel as xpOutputFrameBuffer

dim scene as xpScene

dim obj as xpBaseObject

dim material as xpMaterial

Engine.GetOutputFrameBuffer(0, channel)

channel.GetSceneOnLayer(0, scene)

scene.GetObjectByName("clip", obj)

obj.GetMaterial(0, material)

material.play

material.pause

I don't have time right now to put that into Romans script format but perhaps he does. 

Using the methods I have above it won't change the clip mode. 

Thank you for this update. I ran this on my laptop and it worked great. Question...I think, from what I can see, that when I so the Ctr + Shift +1 it will stop and the clip, great, then I do the Ctr + Shift +1 again and it starts but it will only play the clip to the end of it. I tried it with and AVI that I looped so I had something that keep playing. When I do this new script it does stop, then start but does not keep the animated loop of my AVI. Hope that makes sense.

Also another catch to this Tessear question. The screen I am wanting to have this work on is in 2 pieces. So it uses 2 nodes. They are called Node 1 and Node 2. When I bring in the graphics from our designer the incoder will divide the graphic into 2 clips (right side and left side) So this is the screen that I need to be able to stop and start but both sides. Thoughts?

Roman / Michelle I have taken Roman's script and placed it in "Project Shortcuts" rather than global.  That means you don't need a custom keyboard mapper as the script travels with the project.

Hi Michele.
Sorry.
Something went wrong. I see that the file does not have a script in the hotkey. Here is the script. Paste it into the hotkey script action.

        Dim fb As xpOutputFrameBuffer        engine.GetOutputFrameBuffer(0, fb)        Dim scene As xpScene        Dim tessera As xpTessera = engine.Tessera        Dim scn As xpScene        If fb.GetSceneOnLayer(0, scn) Then  'or tessera.GetSceneOnLayer(0, scn) Then            If scn.Name = "Slide" Then                Dim obj As xpBaseObject                scn.GetObjectByName("Slide", obj)                Dim mat As xpMaterial                obj.GetMaterial(0, mat)                Dim count As xpCounterWidget                engine.GetWidgetByName("Pos_Counter", count)                If count.Value = mat.Position Then 'to check if the video is playing or not                    mat.SetPlayMode(PlayMode.pm_Once)                Else                    mat.SetPlayMode(PlayMode.pm_Stopped)                End If                count.Value = mat.Position            End If        End If

------------------------------
Roman Yaroshenko
chief specialist
RBC-TV
Moscow Russian Federation

Original Message:
Sent: 11-14-2024 15:26
From: Michele Hampton
Subject: Stopping a clip at any time Tessera

Hi Roman. So I just opened up the zip file on my laptop. I see the Keyboard and XPN files. When I open it up on my laptop I don't see anything pausing. Can I run this up on my laptop Xpression Designer program? I am not at my Tessera system and won't be for a few days.

------------------------------
Michele Lee Hampton
Graphics Operator
Hermosa Beach, CA

Original Message:
Sent: 11-14-2024 03:10
From: Roman Yaroshenko
Subject: Stopping a clip at any time Tessera

Hi Michele!
Here is a project with play/pause video clips. When you press 5 on the numpad, the clip pauses if it was playing and it starts playing if it was paused. In Studio, it plays as it should. For Tessera, you will need to change the script a little.
You  will need to put the PlayStop.kbd file into the C:\Program Files\XpressionTessera folder. Then run your XpressionTessera and in your Keyboard/GPI Mapping, select PlayStop. In Edit Script Action, change the script for Tessera

------------------------------
Roman Yaroshenko
chief specialist
RBC-TV
Moscow Russian Federation

Original Message:
Sent: 11-13-2024 14:51
From: Michele Hampton
Subject: Stopping a clip at any time Tessera

I am working in the Tessera system. I bring graphics and AVIs into the clip browser. I know that you cannot put a pause on a clip in the browser, but does anyone have ideas on how I would put a pause, whenever my client wanted a clip to pause while it is playing out?

Hope that is making some sense.

------------------------------
Michele Lee Hampton
Graphics Operator
Hermosa Beach, CA
------------------------------

Hey Michele, if you use the tessera version of the script both sides should pause and continue. 

Regarding the playing once only that's because Romans script sets the play mode to once. 

You can actually just use.

dim channel as xpOutputFrameBuffer

dim scene as xpScene

dim obj as xpBaseObject

dim material as xpMaterial

Engine.GetOutputFrameBuffer(0, channel)

channel.GetSceneOnLayer(0, scene)

scene.GetObjectByName("clip", obj)

obj.GetMaterial(0, material)

material.play

material.pause

I don't have time right now to put that into Romans script format but perhaps he does. 

Using the methods I have above it won't change the clip mode. 

Thank you for this update. I ran this on my laptop and it worked great. Question...I think, from what I can see, that when I so the Ctr + Shift +1 it will stop and the clip, great, then I do the Ctr + Shift +1 again and it starts but it will only play the clip to the end of it. I tried it with and AVI that I looped so I had something that keep playing. When I do this new script it does stop, then start but does not keep the animated loop of my AVI. Hope that makes sense.

Also another catch to this Tessear question. The screen I am wanting to have this work on is in 2 pieces. So it uses 2 nodes. They are called Node 1 and Node 2. When I bring in the graphics from our designer the incoder will divide the graphic into 2 clips (right side and left side) So this is the screen that I need to be able to stop and start but both sides. Thoughts?

Roman / Michelle I have taken Roman's script and placed it in "Project Shortcuts" rather than global.  That means you don't need a custom keyboard mapper as the script travels with the project.

Hi Michele.
Sorry.
Something went wrong. I see that the file does not have a script in the hotkey. Here is the script. Paste it into the hotkey script action.

        Dim fb As xpOutputFrameBuffer        engine.GetOutputFrameBuffer(0, fb)        Dim scene As xpScene        Dim tessera As xpTessera = engine.Tessera        Dim scn As xpScene        If fb.GetSceneOnLayer(0, scn) Then  'or tessera.GetSceneOnLayer(0, scn) Then            If scn.Name = "Slide" Then                Dim obj As xpBaseObject                scn.GetObjectByName("Slide", obj)                Dim mat As xpMaterial                obj.GetMaterial(0, mat)                Dim count As xpCounterWidget                engine.GetWidgetByName("Pos_Counter", count)                If count.Value = mat.Position Then 'to check if the video is playing or not                    mat.SetPlayMode(PlayMode.pm_Once)                Else                    mat.SetPlayMode(PlayMode.pm_Stopped)                End If                count.Value = mat.Position            End If        End If

------------------------------
Roman Yaroshenko
chief specialist
RBC-TV
Moscow Russian Federation

Original Message:
Sent: 11-14-2024 15:26
From: Michele Hampton
Subject: Stopping a clip at any time Tessera

Hi Roman. So I just opened up the zip file on my laptop. I see the Keyboard and XPN files. When I open it up on my laptop I don't see anything pausing. Can I run this up on my laptop Xpression Designer program? I am not at my Tessera system and won't be for a few days.

------------------------------
Michele Lee Hampton
Graphics Operator
Hermosa Beach, CA

Original Message:
Sent: 11-14-2024 03:10
From: Roman Yaroshenko
Subject: Stopping a clip at any time Tessera

Hi Michele!
Here is a project with play/pause video clips. When you press 5 on the numpad, the clip pauses if it was playing and it starts playing if it was paused. In Studio, it plays as it should. For Tessera, you will need to change the script a little.
You  will need to put the PlayStop.kbd file into the C:\Program Files\XpressionTessera folder. Then run your XpressionTessera and in your Keyboard/GPI Mapping, select PlayStop. In Edit Script Action, change the script for Tessera

------------------------------
Roman Yaroshenko
chief specialist
RBC-TV
Moscow Russian Federation

Original Message:
Sent: 11-13-2024 14:51
From: Michele Hampton
Subject: Stopping a clip at any time Tessera

I am working in the Tessera system. I bring graphics and AVIs into the clip browser. I know that you cannot put a pause on a clip in the browser, but does anyone have ideas on how I would put a pause, whenever my client wanted a clip to pause while it is playing out?

Hope that is making some sense.

------------------------------
Michele Lee Hampton
Graphics Operator
Hermosa Beach, CA
------------------------------

HI Simon. Thank you for this update. So just to ask I can copy this script you have shared with me and then just paste it in the edit scrip area of the keyboard layout? If that is not correct could you help me here. Also great that it will stop the clip for both nodes. It is a screen that splits apart as the talent is revealed from behind the screens and they walk out.

I am so grateful for your help and also Roman.

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Michele Lee Hampton
Graphics Operator
Hermosa Beach, CA

Original Message:
Sent: 11-15-2024 14:13
From: Simon Redmile
Subject: Stopping a clip at any time Tessera

Hey Michele, if you use the tessera version of the script both sides should pause and continue. 

Regarding the playing once only that's because Romans script sets the play mode to once. 

You can actually just use.

dim channel as xpOutputFrameBuffer

dim scene as xpScene

dim obj as xpBaseObject

dim material as xpMaterial

Engine.GetOutputFrameBuffer(0, channel)

channel.GetSceneOnLayer(0, scene)

scene.GetObjectByName("clip", obj)

obj.GetMaterial(0, material)

material.play

material.pause

I don't have time right now to put that into Romans script format but perhaps he does. 

Using the methods I have above it won't change the clip mode. 

------------------------------
Simon Redmile
Senior Graphic Programmer & Designer
Ross Video
Bristol United Kingdom

Original Message:
Sent: 11-15-2024 12:23
From: Michele Hampton
Subject: Stopping a clip at any time Tessera

Thank you for this update. I ran this on my laptop and it worked great. Question...I think, from what I can see, that when I so the Ctr + Shift +1 it will stop and the clip, great, then I do the Ctr + Shift +1 again and it starts but it will only play the clip to the end of it. I tried it with and AVI that I looped so I had something that keep playing. When I do this new script it does stop, then start but does not keep the animated loop of my AVI. Hope that makes sense.

Also another catch to this Tessear question. The screen I am wanting to have this work on is in 2 pieces. So it uses 2 nodes. They are called Node 1 and Node 2. When I bring in the graphics from our designer the incoder will divide the graphic into 2 clips (right side and left side) So this is the screen that I need to be able to stop and start but both sides. Thoughts?

------------------------------
Michele Lee Hampton
Graphics Operator
Hermosa Beach, CA

Original Message:
Sent: 11-15-2024 04:13
From: Simon Redmile
Subject: Stopping a clip at any time Tessera

Roman / Michelle I have taken Roman's script and placed it in "Project Shortcuts" rather than global.  That means you don't need a custom keyboard mapper as the script travels with the project.

------------------------------
Simon Redmile
Senior Graphic Programmer & Designer
Ross Video
Bristol United Kingdom

Original Message:
Sent: 11-15-2024 02:57
From: Roman Yaroshenko
Subject: Stopping a clip at any time Tessera

Hi Michele.
Sorry.
Something went wrong. I see that the file does not have a script in the hotkey. Here is the script. Paste it into the hotkey script action.

        Dim fb As xpOutputFrameBuffer        engine.GetOutputFrameBuffer(0, fb)        Dim scene As xpScene        Dim tessera As xpTessera = engine.Tessera        Dim scn As xpScene        If fb.GetSceneOnLayer(0, scn) Then  'or tessera.GetSceneOnLayer(0, scn) Then            If scn.Name = "Slide" Then                Dim obj As xpBaseObject                scn.GetObjectByName("Slide", obj)                Dim mat As xpMaterial                obj.GetMaterial(0, mat)                Dim count As xpCounterWidget                engine.GetWidgetByName("Pos_Counter", count)                If count.Value = mat.Position Then 'to check if the video is playing or not                    mat.SetPlayMode(PlayMode.pm_Once)                Else                    mat.SetPlayMode(PlayMode.pm_Stopped)                End If                count.Value = mat.Position            End If        End If

------------------------------
Roman Yaroshenko
chief specialist
RBC-TV
Moscow Russian Federation

Original Message:
Sent: 11-14-2024 15:26
From: Michele Hampton
Subject: Stopping a clip at any time Tessera

Hi Roman. So I just opened up the zip file on my laptop. I see the Keyboard and XPN files. When I open it up on my laptop I don't see anything pausing. Can I run this up on my laptop Xpression Designer program? I am not at my Tessera system and won't be for a few days.

------------------------------
Michele Lee Hampton
Graphics Operator
Hermosa Beach, CA

Original Message:
Sent: 11-14-2024 03:10
From: Roman Yaroshenko
Subject: Stopping a clip at any time Tessera

Hi Michele!
Here is a project with play/pause video clips. When you press 5 on the numpad, the clip pauses if it was playing and it starts playing if it was paused. In Studio, it plays as it should. For Tessera, you will need to change the script a little.
You  will need to put the PlayStop.kbd file into the C:\Program Files\XpressionTessera folder. Then run your XpressionTessera and in your Keyboard/GPI Mapping, select PlayStop. In Edit Script Action, change the script for Tessera

------------------------------
Roman Yaroshenko
chief specialist
RBC-TV
Moscow Russian Federation

Original Message:
Sent: 11-13-2024 14:51
From: Michele Hampton
Subject: Stopping a clip at any time Tessera

I am working in the Tessera system. I bring graphics and AVIs into the clip browser. I know that you cannot put a pause on a clip in the browser, but does anyone have ideas on how I would put a pause, whenever my client wanted a clip to pause while it is playing out?

Hope that is making some sense.

------------------------------
Michele Lee Hampton
Graphics Operator
Hermosa Beach, CA
------------------------------

For tessera take my script and make 2 blank scenes. 

On one scene place onOnline;

dim channel as xpOutputFrameBuffer

dim scene as xpScene

dim obj as xpBaseObject

dim material as xpMaterial

Engine.GetOutputFrameBuffer(0, channel)

channel.GetSceneOnLayer(0, scene)

scene.GetObjectByName("clip", obj)

obj.GetMaterial(0, material)

material.play

and on the other place;

dim channel as xpOutputFrameBuffer

dim scene as xpScene

dim obj as xpBaseObject

dim material as xpMaterial

Engine.GetOutputFrameBuffer(0, channel)

channel.GetSceneOnLayer(0, scene)

scene.GetObjectByName("clip", obj)

obj.GetMaterial(0, material)

material.pause

then you should use the keyboard mapping to play those scenes instead of using a script event. 

------------------------------
Simon Redmile
Senior Graphic Programmer & Designer
Ross Video
Bristol United Kingdom

Original Message:
Sent: 11-17-2024 20:22
From: Michele Hampton
Subject: Stopping a clip at any time Tessera

HI Simon. Thank you for this update. So just to ask I can copy this script you have shared with me and then just paste it in the edit scrip area of the keyboard layout? If that is not correct could you help me here. Also great that it will stop the clip for both nodes. It is a screen that splits apart as the talent is revealed from behind the screens and they walk out.

I am so grateful for your help and also Roman.

------------------------------
Michele Lee Hampton
Graphics Operator
Hermosa Beach, CA

Original Message:
Sent: 11-15-2024 14:13
From: Simon Redmile
Subject: Stopping a clip at any time Tessera

Hey Michele, if you use the tessera version of the script both sides should pause and continue. 

Regarding the playing once only that's because Romans script sets the play mode to once. 

You can actually just use.

dim channel as xpOutputFrameBuffer

dim scene as xpScene

dim obj as xpBaseObject

dim material as xpMaterial

Engine.GetOutputFrameBuffer(0, channel)

channel.GetSceneOnLayer(0, scene)

scene.GetObjectByName("clip", obj)

obj.GetMaterial(0, material)

material.play

material.pause

I don't have time right now to put that into Romans script format but perhaps he does. 

Using the methods I have above it won't change the clip mode. 

------------------------------
Simon Redmile
Senior Graphic Programmer & Designer
Ross Video
Bristol United Kingdom

Original Message:
Sent: 11-15-2024 12:23
From: Michele Hampton
Subject: Stopping a clip at any time Tessera

Thank you for this update. I ran this on my laptop and it worked great. Question...I think, from what I can see, that when I so the Ctr + Shift +1 it will stop and the clip, great, then I do the Ctr + Shift +1 again and it starts but it will only play the clip to the end of it. I tried it with and AVI that I looped so I had something that keep playing. When I do this new script it does stop, then start but does not keep the animated loop of my AVI. Hope that makes sense.

Also another catch to this Tessear question. The screen I am wanting to have this work on is in 2 pieces. So it uses 2 nodes. They are called Node 1 and Node 2. When I bring in the graphics from our designer the incoder will divide the graphic into 2 clips (right side and left side) So this is the screen that I need to be able to stop and start but both sides. Thoughts?

------------------------------
Michele Lee Hampton
Graphics Operator
Hermosa Beach, CA

Original Message:
Sent: 11-15-2024 04:13
From: Simon Redmile
Subject: Stopping a clip at any time Tessera

Roman / Michelle I have taken Roman's script and placed it in "Project Shortcuts" rather than global.  That means you don't need a custom keyboard mapper as the script travels with the project.

------------------------------
Simon Redmile
Senior Graphic Programmer & Designer
Ross Video
Bristol United Kingdom

Original Message:
Sent: 11-15-2024 02:57
From: Roman Yaroshenko
Subject: Stopping a clip at any time Tessera

Hi Michele.
Sorry.
Something went wrong. I see that the file does not have a script in the hotkey. Here is the script. Paste it into the hotkey script action.

        Dim fb As xpOutputFrameBuffer        engine.GetOutputFrameBuffer(0, fb)        Dim scene As xpScene        Dim tessera As xpTessera = engine.Tessera        Dim scn As xpScene        If fb.GetSceneOnLayer(0, scn) Then  'or tessera.GetSceneOnLayer(0, scn) Then            If scn.Name = "Slide" Then                Dim obj As xpBaseObject                scn.GetObjectByName("Slide", obj)                Dim mat As xpMaterial                obj.GetMaterial(0, mat)                Dim count As xpCounterWidget                engine.GetWidgetByName("Pos_Counter", count)                If count.Value = mat.Position Then 'to check if the video is playing or not                    mat.SetPlayMode(PlayMode.pm_Once)                Else                    mat.SetPlayMode(PlayMode.pm_Stopped)                End If                count.Value = mat.Position            End If        End If

------------------------------
Roman Yaroshenko
chief specialist
RBC-TV
Moscow Russian Federation

Original Message:
Sent: 11-14-2024 15:26
From: Michele Hampton
Subject: Stopping a clip at any time Tessera

Hi Roman. So I just opened up the zip file on my laptop. I see the Keyboard and XPN files. When I open it up on my laptop I don't see anything pausing. Can I run this up on my laptop Xpression Designer program? I am not at my Tessera system and won't be for a few days.

------------------------------
Michele Lee Hampton
Graphics Operator
Hermosa Beach, CA

Original Message:
Sent: 11-14-2024 03:10
From: Roman Yaroshenko
Subject: Stopping a clip at any time Tessera

Hi Michele!
Here is a project with play/pause video clips. When you press 5 on the numpad, the clip pauses if it was playing and it starts playing if it was paused. In Studio, it plays as it should. For Tessera, you will need to change the script a little.
You  will need to put the PlayStop.kbd file into the C:\Program Files\XpressionTessera folder. Then run your XpressionTessera and in your Keyboard/GPI Mapping, select PlayStop. In Edit Script Action, change the script for Tessera

------------------------------
Roman Yaroshenko
chief specialist
RBC-TV
Moscow Russian Federation

Original Message:
Sent: 11-13-2024 14:51
From: Michele Hampton
Subject: Stopping a clip at any time Tessera

I am working in the Tessera system. I bring graphics and AVIs into the clip browser. I know that you cannot put a pause on a clip in the browser, but does anyone have ideas on how I would put a pause, whenever my client wanted a clip to pause while it is playing out?

Hope that is making some sense.

------------------------------
Michele Lee Hampton
Graphics Operator
Hermosa Beach, CA
------------------------------

Hi Simon. Thank you for this script. I will try it on my laptop today. I am back in the studio on Wednesday and Thursday. Might try it at the end of the day on Thursday just to not to take away from my show build. I so appreciate your help.

For tessera take my script and make 2 blank scenes. 

On one scene place onOnline;

dim channel as xpOutputFrameBuffer

dim scene as xpScene

dim obj as xpBaseObject

dim material as xpMaterial

Engine.GetOutputFrameBuffer(0, channel)

channel.GetSceneOnLayer(0, scene)

scene.GetObjectByName("clip", obj)

obj.GetMaterial(0, material)

material.play

and on the other place;

dim channel as xpOutputFrameBuffer

dim scene as xpScene

dim obj as xpBaseObject

dim material as xpMaterial

Engine.GetOutputFrameBuffer(0, channel)

channel.GetSceneOnLayer(0, scene)

scene.GetObjectByName("clip", obj)

obj.GetMaterial(0, material)

material.pause

then you should use the keyboard mapping to play those scenes instead of using a script event. 

------------------------------
Simon Redmile
Senior Graphic Programmer & Designer
Ross Video
Bristol United Kingdom

Original Message:
Sent: 11-17-2024 20:22
From: Michele Hampton
Subject: Stopping a clip at any time Tessera

HI Simon. Thank you for this update. So just to ask I can copy this script you have shared with me and then just paste it in the edit scrip area of the keyboard layout? If that is not correct could you help me here. Also great that it will stop the clip for both nodes. It is a screen that splits apart as the talent is revealed from behind the screens and they walk out.

I am so grateful for your help and also Roman.

------------------------------
Michele Lee Hampton
Graphics Operator
Hermosa Beach, CA

Original Message:
Sent: 11-15-2024 14:13
From: Simon Redmile
Subject: Stopping a clip at any time Tessera

Hey Michele, if you use the tessera version of the script both sides should pause and continue. 

Regarding the playing once only that's because Romans script sets the play mode to once. 

You can actually just use.

dim channel as xpOutputFrameBuffer

dim scene as xpScene

dim obj as xpBaseObject

dim material as xpMaterial

Engine.GetOutputFrameBuffer(0, channel)

channel.GetSceneOnLayer(0, scene)

scene.GetObjectByName("clip", obj)

obj.GetMaterial(0, material)

material.play

material.pause

I don't have time right now to put that into Romans script format but perhaps he does. 

Using the methods I have above it won't change the clip mode. 

------------------------------
Simon Redmile
Senior Graphic Programmer & Designer
Ross Video
Bristol United Kingdom

Original Message:
Sent: 11-15-2024 12:23
From: Michele Hampton
Subject: Stopping a clip at any time Tessera

Thank you for this update. I ran this on my laptop and it worked great. Question...I think, from what I can see, that when I so the Ctr + Shift +1 it will stop and the clip, great, then I do the Ctr + Shift +1 again and it starts but it will only play the clip to the end of it. I tried it with and AVI that I looped so I had something that keep playing. When I do this new script it does stop, then start but does not keep the animated loop of my AVI. Hope that makes sense.

Also another catch to this Tessear question. The screen I am wanting to have this work on is in 2 pieces. So it uses 2 nodes. They are called Node 1 and Node 2. When I bring in the graphics from our designer the incoder will divide the graphic into 2 clips (right side and left side) So this is the screen that I need to be able to stop and start but both sides. Thoughts?

------------------------------
Michele Lee Hampton
Graphics Operator
Hermosa Beach, CA

Original Message:
Sent: 11-15-2024 04:13
From: Simon Redmile
Subject: Stopping a clip at any time Tessera

Roman / Michelle I have taken Roman's script and placed it in "Project Shortcuts" rather than global.  That means you don't need a custom keyboard mapper as the script travels with the project.

------------------------------
Simon Redmile
Senior Graphic Programmer & Designer
Ross Video
Bristol United Kingdom

Original Message:
Sent: 11-15-2024 02:57
From: Roman Yaroshenko
Subject: Stopping a clip at any time Tessera

Hi Michele.
Sorry.
Something went wrong. I see that the file does not have a script in the hotkey. Here is the script. Paste it into the hotkey script action.

        Dim fb As xpOutputFrameBuffer        engine.GetOutputFrameBuffer(0, fb)        Dim scene As xpScene        Dim tessera As xpTessera = engine.Tessera        Dim scn As xpScene        If fb.GetSceneOnLayer(0, scn) Then  'or tessera.GetSceneOnLayer(0, scn) Then            If scn.Name = "Slide" Then                Dim obj As xpBaseObject                scn.GetObjectByName("Slide", obj)                Dim mat As xpMaterial                obj.GetMaterial(0, mat)                Dim count As xpCounterWidget                engine.GetWidgetByName("Pos_Counter", count)                If count.Value = mat.Position Then 'to check if the video is playing or not                    mat.SetPlayMode(PlayMode.pm_Once)                Else                    mat.SetPlayMode(PlayMode.pm_Stopped)                End If                count.Value = mat.Position            End If        End If

------------------------------
Roman Yaroshenko
chief specialist
RBC-TV
Moscow Russian Federation

Original Message:
Sent: 11-14-2024 15:26
From: Michele Hampton
Subject: Stopping a clip at any time Tessera

Hi Roman. So I just opened up the zip file on my laptop. I see the Keyboard and XPN files. When I open it up on my laptop I don't see anything pausing. Can I run this up on my laptop Xpression Designer program? I am not at my Tessera system and won't be for a few days.

------------------------------
Michele Lee Hampton
Graphics Operator
Hermosa Beach, CA

Original Message:
Sent: 11-14-2024 03:10
From: Roman Yaroshenko
Subject: Stopping a clip at any time Tessera

Hi Michele!
Here is a project with play/pause video clips. When you press 5 on the numpad, the clip pauses if it was playing and it starts playing if it was paused. In Studio, it plays as it should. For Tessera, you will need to change the script a little.
You  will need to put the PlayStop.kbd file into the C:\Program Files\XpressionTessera folder. Then run your XpressionTessera and in your Keyboard/GPI Mapping, select PlayStop. In Edit Script Action, change the script for Tessera

------------------------------
Roman Yaroshenko
chief specialist
RBC-TV
Moscow Russian Federation

Original Message:
Sent: 11-13-2024 14:51
From: Michele Hampton
Subject: Stopping a clip at any time Tessera

I am working in the Tessera system. I bring graphics and AVIs into the clip browser. I know that you cannot put a pause on a clip in the browser, but does anyone have ideas on how I would put a pause, whenever my client wanted a clip to pause while it is playing out?

Hope that is making some sense.

------------------------------
Michele Lee Hampton
Graphics Operator
Hermosa Beach, CA
------------------------------

I realised I didn't include where you would find the scene triggers in GPI, they would be here. 

Hi Simon. Thank you for this script. I will try it on my laptop today. I am back in the studio on Wednesday and Thursday. Might try it at the end of the day on Thursday just to not to take away from my show build. I so appreciate your help.

For tessera take my script and make 2 blank scenes. 

On one scene place onOnline;

dim channel as xpOutputFrameBuffer

dim scene as xpScene

dim obj as xpBaseObject

dim material as xpMaterial

Engine.GetOutputFrameBuffer(0, channel)

channel.GetSceneOnLayer(0, scene)

scene.GetObjectByName("clip", obj)

obj.GetMaterial(0, material)

material.play

and on the other place;

dim channel as xpOutputFrameBuffer

dim scene as xpScene

dim obj as xpBaseObject

dim material as xpMaterial

Engine.GetOutputFrameBuffer(0, channel)

channel.GetSceneOnLayer(0, scene)

scene.GetObjectByName("clip", obj)

obj.GetMaterial(0, material)

material.pause

then you should use the keyboard mapping to play those scenes instead of using a script event. 

------------------------------
Simon Redmile
Senior Graphic Programmer & Designer
Ross Video
Bristol United Kingdom

Original Message:
Sent: 11-17-2024 20:22
From: Michele Hampton
Subject: Stopping a clip at any time Tessera

HI Simon. Thank you for this update. So just to ask I can copy this script you have shared with me and then just paste it in the edit scrip area of the keyboard layout? If that is not correct could you help me here. Also great that it will stop the clip for both nodes. It is a screen that splits apart as the talent is revealed from behind the screens and they walk out.

I am so grateful for your help and also Roman.

------------------------------
Michele Lee Hampton
Graphics Operator
Hermosa Beach, CA

Original Message:
Sent: 11-15-2024 14:13
From: Simon Redmile
Subject: Stopping a clip at any time Tessera

Hey Michele, if you use the tessera version of the script both sides should pause and continue. 

Regarding the playing once only that's because Romans script sets the play mode to once. 

You can actually just use.

dim channel as xpOutputFrameBuffer

dim scene as xpScene

dim obj as xpBaseObject

dim material as xpMaterial

Engine.GetOutputFrameBuffer(0, channel)

channel.GetSceneOnLayer(0, scene)

scene.GetObjectByName("clip", obj)

obj.GetMaterial(0, material)

material.play

material.pause

I don't have time right now to put that into Romans script format but perhaps he does. 

Using the methods I have above it won't change the clip mode. 

------------------------------
Simon Redmile
Senior Graphic Programmer & Designer
Ross Video
Bristol United Kingdom

Original Message:
Sent: 11-15-2024 12:23
From: Michele Hampton
Subject: Stopping a clip at any time Tessera

Thank you for this update. I ran this on my laptop and it worked great. Question...I think, from what I can see, that when I so the Ctr + Shift +1 it will stop and the clip, great, then I do the Ctr + Shift +1 again and it starts but it will only play the clip to the end of it. I tried it with and AVI that I looped so I had something that keep playing. When I do this new script it does stop, then start but does not keep the animated loop of my AVI. Hope that makes sense.

Also another catch to this Tessear question. The screen I am wanting to have this work on is in 2 pieces. So it uses 2 nodes. They are called Node 1 and Node 2. When I bring in the graphics from our designer the incoder will divide the graphic into 2 clips (right side and left side) So this is the screen that I need to be able to stop and start but both sides. Thoughts?

------------------------------
Michele Lee Hampton
Graphics Operator
Hermosa Beach, CA

Original Message:
Sent: 11-15-2024 04:13
From: Simon Redmile
Subject: Stopping a clip at any time Tessera

Roman / Michelle I have taken Roman's script and placed it in "Project Shortcuts" rather than global.  That means you don't need a custom keyboard mapper as the script travels with the project.

------------------------------
Simon Redmile
Senior Graphic Programmer & Designer
Ross Video
Bristol United Kingdom

Original Message:
Sent: 11-15-2024 02:57
From: Roman Yaroshenko
Subject: Stopping a clip at any time Tessera

Hi Michele.
Sorry.
Something went wrong. I see that the file does not have a script in the hotkey. Here is the script. Paste it into the hotkey script action.

        Dim fb As xpOutputFrameBuffer        engine.GetOutputFrameBuffer(0, fb)        Dim scene As xpScene        Dim tessera As xpTessera = engine.Tessera        Dim scn As xpScene        If fb.GetSceneOnLayer(0, scn) Then  'or tessera.GetSceneOnLayer(0, scn) Then            If scn.Name = "Slide" Then                Dim obj As xpBaseObject                scn.GetObjectByName("Slide", obj)                Dim mat As xpMaterial                obj.GetMaterial(0, mat)                Dim count As xpCounterWidget                engine.GetWidgetByName("Pos_Counter", count)                If count.Value = mat.Position Then 'to check if the video is playing or not                    mat.SetPlayMode(PlayMode.pm_Once)                Else                    mat.SetPlayMode(PlayMode.pm_Stopped)                End If                count.Value = mat.Position            End If        End If

------------------------------
Roman Yaroshenko
chief specialist
RBC-TV
Moscow Russian Federation

Original Message:
Sent: 11-14-2024 15:26
From: Michele Hampton
Subject: Stopping a clip at any time Tessera

Hi Roman. So I just opened up the zip file on my laptop. I see the Keyboard and XPN files. When I open it up on my laptop I don't see anything pausing. Can I run this up on my laptop Xpression Designer program? I am not at my Tessera system and won't be for a few days.

------------------------------
Michele Lee Hampton
Graphics Operator
Hermosa Beach, CA

Original Message:
Sent: 11-14-2024 03:10
From: Roman Yaroshenko
Subject: Stopping a clip at any time Tessera

Hi Michele!
Here is a project with play/pause video clips. When you press 5 on the numpad, the clip pauses if it was playing and it starts playing if it was paused. In Studio, it plays as it should. For Tessera, you will need to change the script a little.
You  will need to put the PlayStop.kbd file into the C:\Program Files\XpressionTessera folder. Then run your XpressionTessera and in your Keyboard/GPI Mapping, select PlayStop. In Edit Script Action, change the script for Tessera

------------------------------
Roman Yaroshenko
chief specialist
RBC-TV
Moscow Russian Federation

Original Message:
Sent: 11-13-2024 14:51
From: Michele Hampton
Subject: Stopping a clip at any time Tessera

I am working in the Tessera system. I bring graphics and AVIs into the clip browser. I know that you cannot put a pause on a clip in the browser, but does anyone have ideas on how I would put a pause, whenever my client wanted a clip to pause while it is playing out?

Hope that is making some sense.

------------------------------
Michele Lee Hampton
Graphics Operator
Hermosa Beach, CA
------------------------------

HI Simon. Thank you for your message. I see what you are doing, but if my clip is playing out on Node 1 and 2 and those are in a sequence (different ID number like 200 and 201) then I have the Take keyboard shortcuts assigned to 2 different keys S(stop) and P(play). Now I put those scenes that have your script on in a sequence at say ID 3 and 4. Because the 2 scenes I have built with your script have to have their own Sequence ID's I am thinking? If I have the clip playing, the one I want to pause and play, then I hit my shortcut key S to stop, the clip disappears. It is on the same Framebuffer. I am confused on how this will works. Thanks

I realised I didn't include where you would find the scene triggers in GPI, they would be here. 

Hi Simon. Thank you for this script. I will try it on my laptop today. I am back in the studio on Wednesday and Thursday. Might try it at the end of the day on Thursday just to not to take away from my show build. I so appreciate your help.

For tessera take my script and make 2 blank scenes. 

On one scene place onOnline;

dim channel as xpOutputFrameBuffer

dim scene as xpScene

dim obj as xpBaseObject

dim material as xpMaterial

Engine.GetOutputFrameBuffer(0, channel)

channel.GetSceneOnLayer(0, scene)

scene.GetObjectByName("clip", obj)

obj.GetMaterial(0, material)

material.play

and on the other place;

dim channel as xpOutputFrameBuffer

dim scene as xpScene

dim obj as xpBaseObject

dim material as xpMaterial

Engine.GetOutputFrameBuffer(0, channel)

channel.GetSceneOnLayer(0, scene)

scene.GetObjectByName("clip", obj)

obj.GetMaterial(0, material)

material.pause

then you should use the keyboard mapping to play those scenes instead of using a script event. 

------------------------------
Simon Redmile
Senior Graphic Programmer & Designer
Ross Video
Bristol United Kingdom

Original Message:
Sent: 11-17-2024 20:22
From: Michele Hampton
Subject: Stopping a clip at any time Tessera

HI Simon. Thank you for this update. So just to ask I can copy this script you have shared with me and then just paste it in the edit scrip area of the keyboard layout? If that is not correct could you help me here. Also great that it will stop the clip for both nodes. It is a screen that splits apart as the talent is revealed from behind the screens and they walk out.

I am so grateful for your help and also Roman.

------------------------------
Michele Lee Hampton
Graphics Operator
Hermosa Beach, CA

Original Message:
Sent: 11-15-2024 14:13
From: Simon Redmile
Subject: Stopping a clip at any time Tessera

Hey Michele, if you use the tessera version of the script both sides should pause and continue. 

Regarding the playing once only that's because Romans script sets the play mode to once. 

You can actually just use.

dim channel as xpOutputFrameBuffer

dim scene as xpScene

dim obj as xpBaseObject

dim material as xpMaterial

Engine.GetOutputFrameBuffer(0, channel)

channel.GetSceneOnLayer(0, scene)

scene.GetObjectByName("clip", obj)

obj.GetMaterial(0, material)

material.play

material.pause

I don't have time right now to put that into Romans script format but perhaps he does. 

Using the methods I have above it won't change the clip mode. 

------------------------------
Simon Redmile
Senior Graphic Programmer & Designer
Ross Video
Bristol United Kingdom

Original Message:
Sent: 11-15-2024 12:23
From: Michele Hampton
Subject: Stopping a clip at any time Tessera

Thank you for this update. I ran this on my laptop and it worked great. Question...I think, from what I can see, that when I so the Ctr + Shift +1 it will stop and the clip, great, then I do the Ctr + Shift +1 again and it starts but it will only play the clip to the end of it. I tried it with and AVI that I looped so I had something that keep playing. When I do this new script it does stop, then start but does not keep the animated loop of my AVI. Hope that makes sense.

Also another catch to this Tessear question. The screen I am wanting to have this work on is in 2 pieces. So it uses 2 nodes. They are called Node 1 and Node 2. When I bring in the graphics from our designer the incoder will divide the graphic into 2 clips (right side and left side) So this is the screen that I need to be able to stop and start but both sides. Thoughts?

------------------------------
Michele Lee Hampton
Graphics Operator
Hermosa Beach, CA

Original Message:
Sent: 11-15-2024 04:13
From: Simon Redmile
Subject: Stopping a clip at any time Tessera

Roman / Michelle I have taken Roman's script and placed it in "Project Shortcuts" rather than global.  That means you don't need a custom keyboard mapper as the script travels with the project.

------------------------------
Simon Redmile
Senior Graphic Programmer & Designer
Ross Video
Bristol United Kingdom

Original Message:
Sent: 11-15-2024 02:57
From: Roman Yaroshenko
Subject: Stopping a clip at any time Tessera

Hi Michele.
Sorry.
Something went wrong. I see that the file does not have a script in the hotkey. Here is the script. Paste it into the hotkey script action.

        Dim fb As xpOutputFrameBuffer        engine.GetOutputFrameBuffer(0, fb)        Dim scene As xpScene        Dim tessera As xpTessera = engine.Tessera        Dim scn As xpScene        If fb.GetSceneOnLayer(0, scn) Then  'or tessera.GetSceneOnLayer(0, scn) Then            If scn.Name = "Slide" Then                Dim obj As xpBaseObject                scn.GetObjectByName("Slide", obj)                Dim mat As xpMaterial                obj.GetMaterial(0, mat)                Dim count As xpCounterWidget                engine.GetWidgetByName("Pos_Counter", count)                If count.Value = mat.Position Then 'to check if the video is playing or not                    mat.SetPlayMode(PlayMode.pm_Once)                Else                    mat.SetPlayMode(PlayMode.pm_Stopped)                End If                count.Value = mat.Position            End If        End If

------------------------------
Roman Yaroshenko
chief specialist
RBC-TV
Moscow Russian Federation

Original Message:
Sent: 11-14-2024 15:26
From: Michele Hampton
Subject: Stopping a clip at any time Tessera

Hi Roman. So I just opened up the zip file on my laptop. I see the Keyboard and XPN files. When I open it up on my laptop I don't see anything pausing. Can I run this up on my laptop Xpression Designer program? I am not at my Tessera system and won't be for a few days.

------------------------------
Michele Lee Hampton
Graphics Operator
Hermosa Beach, CA

Original Message:
Sent: 11-14-2024 03:10
From: Roman Yaroshenko
Subject: Stopping a clip at any time Tessera

Hi Michele!
Here is a project with play/pause video clips. When you press 5 on the numpad, the clip pauses if it was playing and it starts playing if it was paused. In Studio, it plays as it should. For Tessera, you will need to change the script a little.
You  will need to put the PlayStop.kbd file into the C:\Program Files\XpressionTessera folder. Then run your XpressionTessera and in your Keyboard/GPI Mapping, select PlayStop. In Edit Script Action, change the script for Tessera

------------------------------
Roman Yaroshenko
chief specialist
RBC-TV
Moscow Russian Federation

Original Message:
Sent: 11-13-2024 14:51
From: Michele Hampton
Subject: Stopping a clip at any time Tessera

I am working in the Tessera system. I bring graphics and AVIs into the clip browser. I know that you cannot put a pause on a clip in the browser, but does anyone have ideas on how I would put a pause, whenever my client wanted a clip to pause while it is playing out?

Hope that is making some sense.

------------------------------
Michele Lee Hampton
Graphics Operator
Hermosa Beach, CA
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I am working in the Tessera system. I bring graphics and AVIs into the clip browser. I know that you cannot put a pause on a clip in the browser, but does anyone have ideas on how I would put a pause, whenever my client wanted a clip to pause while it is playing out?

Hope that is making some sense.

If you don't want to press anything and you want it to always stop at the same frame you can put a similar script on the default frame buffer. 

I am working in the Tessera system. I bring graphics and AVIs into the clip browser. I know that you cannot put a pause on a clip in the browser, but does anyone have ideas on how I would put a pause, whenever my client wanted a clip to pause while it is playing out?

Hope that is making some sense.

I am working in the Tessera system. I bring graphics and AVIs into the clip browser. I know that you cannot put a pause on a clip in the browser, but does anyone have ideas on how I would put a pause, whenever my client wanted a clip to pause while it is playing out?

Hope that is making some sense.

Is this Tessera Single Engine or Tessera Master/Node?

I am working in the Tessera system. I bring graphics and AVIs into the clip browser. I know that you cannot put a pause on a clip in the browser, but does anyone have ideas on how I would put a pause, whenever my client wanted a clip to pause while it is playing out?

Hope that is making some sense.

Hi Garner. It is a Tessera Master/Node system.

Is this Tessera Single Engine or Tessera Master/Node?

I am working in the Tessera system. I bring graphics and AVIs into the clip browser. I know that you cannot put a pause on a clip in the browser, but does anyone have ideas on how I would put a pause, whenever my client wanted a clip to pause while it is playing out?

Hope that is making some sense.