I have 3 videos (potentially several) that I need to have play alternate randomly in the one final window. I have spent time with tutorial but cant seem to get it. I been using the "simple Mixing' tutorial but cant get passed this to any degree.

Can someone please help me with a patch or get me started.

basically, multiple video inputs which feed into the one window. This window alternate randomly and random moments of the video clips attached to it.

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your best bet would be to provide us with a patch which demonstrates your concept and where you are having problems.

use comments to tell us what you are trying to achieve, and how it differs from what the patch is doing.

your best bet would be to provide us with a patch which demonstrates your concept and where you are having problems.
use comments to tell us what you are trying to achieve, and how it differs from what the patch is doing.


ok this is what i have been playing with as a bass. Its set up for 2 movies but i need minimum 3.Also instead of a manual swith between them I need an automated random function that can alternate etween the movies randomly.

you can use a second xfade object to mix the first xfade with the third video source. use [random] object with a scale to 0. 1. to get random xfades. also theres [decide] object

you can use a umenu object to load a folder of video files and choose the video files in a random way sending the output number of a random object to the umenu object and prepending read to qt.movie

you can use messages frame or jump to start playing the movie from diferent points using qt.movie

hi,
you can use a second xfade object to mix the first xfade with the third video source. use [random] object with a scale to 0. 1. to get random xfades. also theres [decide] object

thanks for that. the only thing i really understand and can do is the qt.movie bit. I understand the cross fade concept but dont know how to pull it of. The thing is i dont really need them to fade, just change randomly.

Any tutorials/help files ou could suggest or give me a head start with some code so i can play with and get my head around?

dont know if theres a better way of mix three qt.movie..

because you want crossfade all of them right?

but here you have a possible solution with a random crossfade between them... change in the umenu inspector the prefix folder of the video files..

and like neil young says,, keep on rocking in the free help files! oh yeah!

hi, 
dont know if theres a better way of mix three qt.movie..
because you want crossfade all of them right?
but here you have a possible solution with a random crossfade between them... change in the umenu inspector the prefix folder of the video files..

and like neil young says,, keep on rocking in the free help files!  oh yeah! 

no i dont need to cross fade. Just change.

really keen to check this code you posted but im running 4.6 and i doesnt work. How can I use it.

And also i cant find any help files associated with what I want to do?

ok.. you dont neeed crossfade between the vids but you need play and overlap the three movies with random overlaping values...

ok.. you dont neeed crossfade between the vids but you need play and overlap the three movies with random overlaping values...
here we go...
best,
o


would love to check this out to learn from but cant open it as my Max demo license is out.

Any ideas, can it be packed to an earlier version?

thanks again Carsol,
would love to check this out to learn from but cant open it as my Max demo license is out.

i've attached a screenshot. you can also try the "max5 to max4 patch converter" (found by searching the main forum) with the previous attachment.

hi guys its not working. Sure dont have 3rd movie but there is no change in the 2 movies in the scene,

i put some comments in the patch explaining why dont works your version.

hi,,
i put some comments in the patch explaining why dont works your version.
bye
o


i cant read your patch, I dont have max 5 or a mac.

Can you post the comments here. I put my patch together based on the screen shots.

looking at the screen shot again this might be getting far more complicated that i needs to be.

I just need 3 or movies randomly switching between each other. No cross fade.

Does this make it easier. I still cant get it to work.

really love to solve this as its driving me crazy.

looking at the screen shot again this might be getting far more complicated that i needs to be. 

ok i have just opened this on my friends mac. The third video does not come on and they were not switching videos just fading/blending each other.

Is it possible to change randomly (automatic between 3 or more movies that are running at the same time?

its being a bit dificult understand what you need...

and i think theres some basic background black hole..

if you just need one movie on screen **just use one qt.movie**

to change the movie send a read message with the filename and automatically the movie will change.

if you want choose random movies from a folder, use umenu object loading the movie folder before from the inspector... the first patch i send to you use umenu, so you can see how it works. if theres no umenu object in max4.6 sure theres something similar...

from the first example i send yo you, remove the jit.xfades, and two qt.movies and thats it...

basically: random->umenu->prepend read->qt.movie->jit.window

its being a bit dificult understand what you need...
and i think theres some basic background black hole.. 

if you want choose random movies from a folder, use umenu object loading the movie folder before from the inspector... the first patch i send to you use umenu, so you can see how it works. if theres no umenu object in max4.6 sure theres something similar...
from the first example i send yo you, remove the jit.xfades, and two qt.movies and thats it...

if you want choose random movies from a folder, use umenu object loading the movie folder before from the inspector...

this is what i want but your umenu does not select a folder to source multiple movies its selcts an individual file?

and there is no umenu that i can find in 4.6?

can you please do a patch for me that is working with umenu acessing several movies stored in a folder and have them play randomly.

i still cant get this to work. can someone please post a working patch so a i can play with it?

it sounds like you need to spend some more quality time with the tutorials and help files.

randomly changing movies can be as easy as plugging n number of qt.movies into [gate n], which is controlled my a [random n]. you will need a [+ 1] between random and gate because random outputs between 0 and 1-n.

umenu does exist in max4, as well as the alternative ubumenu. the help files and reference explains both these objects thoroughly. check out the autopopulate and prefix settings in ubumenu inspector.

it sounds like you need to spend some more quality time with the tutorials and help files. 

umenu does exist in max4, as well as the alternative ubumenu.  the help files and reference explains both these objects thoroughly.  check out the autopopulate and prefix settings in ubumenu inspector.


thanks guys but for me there is difference between reading manuals and working on expamples to understand what does what.

Whils i have read more help files they do not seem to infom me why I cannot change the movie lists in the example carsol gave me?

I cannot change any of the mives in carsol umenu example.

Also when i put a new umenu I doesnt work? as in it doesnt scroll down or select files?

can some one please send a working expample or screenshot of randomly rotating movies through a window i can play with or build?

sorry jen, i cant help more, im lost with your problem, i think i already give to you the solution, patches and guidelines to do this...

btw the forum as i understand isnt to "do me the patch please" is more like "how i can do this?" and the people give you guidelines and examples that with a **modification from your side** should work for whatever you want...

but of course you need to develop the basic skills with max, jitter have some programing logic background and spend thousands of hours playing with the tool...

if you go in, go in... is not so easy, but isnt so hard just a matter of time and persistance...

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