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EventGhost / Re: New Version of EventGhost - 3.7.r1482 - includes broadcast plugin
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EventGhost / Re: Multiple EventGhosts and MPs possible?
« on: April 30, 2012, 12:35:08 PM »
Brilliant, I need to pay more attention 
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EventGhost / Re: Multiple EventGhosts and MPs possible?
« on: April 30, 2012, 10:34:06 AM »
Hi James,
Working great now with four Mediaportal clients. Any updates on the EventGhost port switching command?
Cheers,
Michael
Working great now with four Mediaportal clients. Any updates on the EventGhost port switching command?
Cheers,
Michael
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MediaPortal / Re: plugin update 0.2.6
« on: April 23, 2012, 04:11:09 PM »
I didn't mean it seriously, I'm just having a hard time adjusting from XP, where I know exactly where everything is and how it works. I'm sure I'll love it eventually 
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MediaPortal / Re: plugin update 0.2.6
« on: April 23, 2012, 02:29:06 PM »
I started over with a fresh install of VC, new voice profile and new mic setup and now it works perfectly! Go figure... It connects back and forth, with computer name and IP. Each connect takes only 1-2 seconds so it is just great! No idea what the problem was, but I'll blame in on Windows 7. God how I hate that operating system! 
Maybe it was a firewall issue?
Maybe it was a firewall issue?
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MediaPortal / Re: plugin update 0.2.6
« on: April 21, 2012, 02:48:55 PM »
Right now I'm just using a simple wired headset. I uninstalled the Pocket Audio software (which I wasn't using anyway) but still crashing. Changed language from US to UK, defined and trained a new profile and now it seems stable. Connecting to MP still problematic though...
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MediaPortal / Re: plugin update 0.2.6
« on: April 21, 2012, 12:17:07 PM »
I have tried this now and it works great, in principle. I can issue the connect command to one of several MP clients and control it, just as intended. However, I'm having frequent problems actually getting a connection. After a few successful switches, the connect command stops working. It is issued, but no connection event comes back. If I go to the plugin config and try a manual connect it says something like: error, unable to connect to host. A reboot of the VC machine and restart of the MP clients clears it up for a while, but then it fails again. Please let me know what additional info you need to look into this. I'm now using VC 0.946 with the plugin update above, MP 1.2.2 with 0.6.1 of the WiFiRemote plugin.
On a separate note, the voice recognition is very unstable, with VC crashing very frequently. The Windows error screen talks about APPCRASH in spsreng.dll, and the crashes are frequent also when I try Windows speech recognition programs like training, mic setup etc, so this is probably not VC related.
On a separate note, the voice recognition is very unstable, with VC crashing very frequently. The Windows error screen talks about APPCRASH in spsreng.dll, and the crashes are frequent also when I try Windows speech recognition programs like training, mic setup etc, so this is probably not VC related.
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EventGhost / Re: Multiple EventGhosts and MPs possible?
« on: April 20, 2012, 02:05:57 PM »
Great, I'll test and feed back in that thread, and return here when you have published the EG port switch command. I will post my findings with the conference mic in the microphone section. Looking forward to an exciting weekend, also have some new hardware to play with!
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EventGhost / Re: Multiple EventGhosts and MPs possible?
« on: April 19, 2012, 03:44:21 PM »
No rush, I have plenty to play with now!
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EventGhost / Re: Multiple EventGhosts and MPs possible?
« on: April 18, 2012, 04:30:01 PM »
Brilliant, you are the best! I will try these on Friday when I get back from a business trip.
My MP startup problems went away after uninstall and re-install of WiFiremote. I didn't install Bonjour the first time, didn't think that was needed since I'm addressing directly. But maybe that caused confusion somewhere. Anyway, all is good now.
I'm using MP 1.2.2, WiFiRemote 0.6.1 on XP SP3 and VC 0.939 ( which I thought was the latest, I will swap to 0.946 asap) on win7 Ultimate.
Again, thanks for your incredible support!
Cheers,
Michael
My MP startup problems went away after uninstall and re-install of WiFiremote. I didn't install Bonjour the first time, didn't think that was needed since I'm addressing directly. But maybe that caused confusion somewhere. Anyway, all is good now.
I'm using MP 1.2.2, WiFiRemote 0.6.1 on XP SP3 and VC 0.939 ( which I thought was the latest, I will swap to 0.946 asap) on win7 Ultimate.
Again, thanks for your incredible support!
Cheers,
Michael
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EventGhost / Re: Multiple EventGhosts and MPs possible?
« on: April 18, 2012, 08:03:24 AM »
Quick update after last night´s test:
EG integration work perfectly, very easy to achieve and with your suggested port shifting command, I will be able to do everything I need.
MP was a bit more difficult to get to work. For some reason, MP won't start after I installed the WiFiRemote plugin, it hangs on "loading plugins". Didn't have time to fix it, will continue tonight. Based on the tests I did run, I would say however that your suggested IP shifting command should suffice. No need for different security settings or simultaneous connections. Even though the MP client doesn't start, VC does connect and seems pretty quick. You mentioned using variables to keep track of active connection. I have read most of the wiki and a bunch of threads but not really come across anything on that subject. Could you point me in the right direction? Can I define and set my own variables in a similar way as in EG?
On the microphones, I haven't had much luck with Mobiola. It keeps disconnecting and re-connecting every couple of seconds. Possibly a networking issue or IOS issue. Pocket Audio is stable but the lag is too much. Not yet tried it with my conference mike.
Finally, my understanding is that iTunes control only works on the same machine as VC, correct? No biggie, I will switch to a different music solution if I have to.
EG integration work perfectly, very easy to achieve and with your suggested port shifting command, I will be able to do everything I need.
MP was a bit more difficult to get to work. For some reason, MP won't start after I installed the WiFiRemote plugin, it hangs on "loading plugins". Didn't have time to fix it, will continue tonight. Based on the tests I did run, I would say however that your suggested IP shifting command should suffice. No need for different security settings or simultaneous connections. Even though the MP client doesn't start, VC does connect and seems pretty quick. You mentioned using variables to keep track of active connection. I have read most of the wiki and a bunch of threads but not really come across anything on that subject. Could you point me in the right direction? Can I define and set my own variables in a similar way as in EG?
On the microphones, I haven't had much luck with Mobiola. It keeps disconnecting and re-connecting every couple of seconds. Possibly a networking issue or IOS issue. Pocket Audio is stable but the lag is too much. Not yet tried it with my conference mike.
Finally, my understanding is that iTunes control only works on the same machine as VC, correct? No biggie, I will switch to a different music solution if I have to.
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EventGhost / Re: Multiple EventGhosts and MPs possible?
« on: April 17, 2012, 12:01:18 PM »
Excellent, thanks! I think we meant the same thing, I don't see any need for simultaneous open connections to several MPs. I'll give it a try with and without the security enabled and see if the connection time is an issue or not.
Thanks also for the Broadcaster fix, always good to have additional options!
Cheers,
Michael
Thanks also for the Broadcaster fix, always good to have additional options!
Cheers,
Michael
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EventGhost / Re: Multiple EventGhosts and MPs possible?
« on: April 17, 2012, 08:08:20 AM »
Thanks James, this sounds very promising indeed! You are incredibly supportive!
Clearly there are lots of different options, I will have to play around some more and come back with specifics. A couple of initial thoughts though:
- iRule also uses the Broadcaster plugin to communicate with EG. I have set it up such that each EG machine listens to a separate port. Since the Broadcaster plugin doesn't support multiple loading, it would be ideal if VC could send to those same ports, just as you suggested. In fact, I could then also re-use the same UDP messages that iRule sends and not have to do any changes on the EG side, sweet!
- For MP, ability to specify IP address should suffice, I have the same login details on all the MP clients already. How would you envision implementing such support? Would there be a list of possible clients somewhere and a command to "activate" one at a time? I think that could work very well. I would say something like "Control Theatre" and all subsequent MP commands would be sent to the Theatre MP instance, "Control Bedroom" and it would switch to the bedroom MP instance as the active recipient. A query command to ask which one is currently active would be helpful in such a scenario.
I'll be back with more specifics, thanks for now!
/Michael
Clearly there are lots of different options, I will have to play around some more and come back with specifics. A couple of initial thoughts though:
- iRule also uses the Broadcaster plugin to communicate with EG. I have set it up such that each EG machine listens to a separate port. Since the Broadcaster plugin doesn't support multiple loading, it would be ideal if VC could send to those same ports, just as you suggested. In fact, I could then also re-use the same UDP messages that iRule sends and not have to do any changes on the EG side, sweet!
- For MP, ability to specify IP address should suffice, I have the same login details on all the MP clients already. How would you envision implementing such support? Would there be a list of possible clients somewhere and a command to "activate" one at a time? I think that could work very well. I would say something like "Control Theatre" and all subsequent MP commands would be sent to the Theatre MP instance, "Control Bedroom" and it would switch to the bedroom MP instance as the active recipient. A query command to ask which one is currently active would be helpful in such a scenario.
I'll be back with more specifics, thanks for now!
/Michael
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EventGhost / Re: Multiple EventGhosts and MPs possible?
« on: April 16, 2012, 05:06:32 PM »
Thanks, that should do it!
Yeah, I noticed the disturbing lag in Pocket Audio, will try Mobiola instead.
I feel very optimistic about this project! Now if there is only a way to control several MP machines from one VC machine.... If that is not possible, I'll go with tje EG relay method I mentioned above. I'll then use the ShortCuter plugin in MP and the MP plugin in EG, that should cover most of the standard MP commands.
Yeah, I noticed the disturbing lag in Pocket Audio, will try Mobiola instead.
I feel very optimistic about this project! Now if there is only a way to control several MP machines from one VC machine.... If that is not possible, I'll go with tje EG relay method I mentioned above. I'll then use the ShortCuter plugin in MP and the MP plugin in EG, that should cover most of the standard MP commands.
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EventGhost / Re: Multiple EventGhosts and MPs possible?
« on: April 16, 2012, 03:32:22 PM »
Hi Kalle, thanks for your prompt reply!
My idea with the videoconf mike is to have unique "golden word" that will mute the sound over the speakers when I want to activate speech recognition. Worst case, I could let iRule send a mute command when I pick up my iPad. The mike is very directional, so if I place it just right, it should work fine. I'll let you know how it goes.
I really don't want to get an additional remote, since I have spent a lot of time designing my iRule user interface on the iPad/iPhone. Would much rather use the iPad/iPhone as portable mikes. Thanks for the tip of Mobiola. It seems to be very similar to Pocket Audio. I'll give it a try if Pocket Audio doesn't work well.
Cheers,
Michael
My idea with the videoconf mike is to have unique "golden word" that will mute the sound over the speakers when I want to activate speech recognition. Worst case, I could let iRule send a mute command when I pick up my iPad. The mike is very directional, so if I place it just right, it should work fine. I'll let you know how it goes.
I really don't want to get an additional remote, since I have spent a lot of time designing my iRule user interface on the iPad/iPhone. Would much rather use the iPad/iPhone as portable mikes. Thanks for the tip of Mobiola. It seems to be very similar to Pocket Audio. I'll give it a try if Pocket Audio doesn't work well.
Cheers,
Michael
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