These scripts will be updated frequently as I modify them for our 2021 show. Note that in the code below- IP addresses and some display information have been modified. I’ll admit it’s a bit old-school (no objects here), but it works. Obviously if you do your own show and want to use it- you will need to edit it accordingly. It’s pretty well documented, so I’m going to leave it at that. I’ve moved all of my FPP scripts to Github: Show Info Matrix It can be polled for status, playlist and sequence information, as well as any available song tag information. Well, FPP (Falcon Player) has a great REST API that makes this fairly easy. I don’t want it specifically tied to a sequence or playlist. I want to be able to just turn it on, and have it display our show and schedule information when nothing else is playing, and our tune-to and sequence/music information when something is. I wanted a way to completely automate this sign, so we don’t have to deal with it at all in our sequences. You can also pull static text into a sequence from a file, but again- if you make a change you have to re-render every sequence that uses it. There are ways to set up static displays (with no information changes, like just “Tune to: 99.9FM”) using Pixel Overlay Models and Effects, but the problem there is they can’t display changing information, such as song title and artist, and if you have to update the text- you have to edit the effect. Another problem is if you need to change any of the text- you have to re-build and re-render every sequence that uses it. Sequencing to music for these shows is tedious and time-consuming enough, without having to deal with what text to display in each one. Usually in order to do this- the information needs to be built into the musical and lighting sequences. Our show has a long matrix display above our carport/driveway that displays general show information, along with our “Tune To” FM frequency to listen to the music, and song information. Updated November, 2021: Script Updates and related text changes.
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