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Stype

RealLine

Communityv2.0.0Updated 2 months ago
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Stype RealLine

Control the Stype RealLine tracking system from Bitfocus Companion.

Setup

  1. Set the Host to the IP address of the machine running RealLine. Use 127.0.0.1 if it is on the same machine.
  2. Set the Port to the WebSocket port configured in RealLine. The default is 9091.
  3. The module connects automatically and stays connected with auto-reconnect.

Actions

ActionDescription
Start Recording - All TrackersBegins recording on all trackers
Stop Recording - All TrackersStops recording on all trackers
Start Recording - TrackerStarts recording on a specific tracker
Stop Recording - TrackerStops recording on a specific tracker
Toggle Recording - All TrackersToggles recording for all trackers
Next SceneAdvances to the next scene
Reset Take NoResets the take number
Refresh StateRequests a full state update from RealLine

Feedbacks

FeedbackDescription
Tracker - Is RecordingButton lights red when tracker is recording
Tracker - Is FrozenButton lights blue when tracker tracking is frozen
Tracker - Has WarningButton lights yellow when tracker has a warning
Any Tracker - Is RecordingButton lights red when any tracker is recording
Any Tracker - Has WarningButton lights yellow when any tracker has a warning
All Trackers - All RecordingButton lights red when all trackers are recording
RealLine - ConnectedButton lights green when WebSocket is connected

Variables

Use these variables in button text to show session, take, and timecode data on Stream Deck buttons.

VariableDescription
$(stype-realline:connected)Connected or Disconnected
$(stype-realline:project_name)Current project name
$(stype-realline:session_name)Current session name
$(stype-realline:scene_no)Current scene number/name
$(stype-realline:take_no)Current take number
$(stype-realline:timecode)Current timecode
$(stype-realline:timecode_hours)Current timecode hours
$(stype-realline:timecode_minutes)Current timecode minutes
$(stype-realline:timecode_seconds)Current timecode seconds
$(stype-realline:timecode_frames)Current timecode frames
$(stype-realline:tracker_count)Total number of trackers
$(stype-realline:active_count)Number of trackers currently recording
$(stype-realline:tracker_names)Comma-separated list of all tracker names
$(stype-realline:tracker_NAME_recording)true/false for a specific tracker
$(stype-realline:tracker_NAME_frozen)true/false for a specific tracker
$(stype-realline:tracker_NAME_warning)true/false for a specific tracker

NAME is the tracker name with non-alphanumeric characters replaced by _.

Presets

The module includes presets for project name, session name, scene name, take number, full timecode, and separate timecode hours/minutes/seconds/frames buttons.

The Record - All Trackers preset is a single oscillating button: it shows a red record circle (●) when idle and switches to a stop square (■) on a red background while recording. Pressing it toggles recording for all trackers.

Details

Manufacturer
Stype
Product
RealLine
Latest Version
v2.0.0
Author
Hrvoje Ljubas
Contributor
zemi-taj-fromaz(5)

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