[PD] gem live-video input

[slimboyfatboyslim]

sara kolster wrote:

> Hey all,
>
> If I try to position my window on my 2nd screen - it doesn't let me 
> create a window. I succeeded once, while fooling the window, by 
> changing the arrangement of my 2nd screen while the window already was 
> created. Once the 2nd screen is detected and you change the offset 
> message, the window doesn't create anymore. [see output below : unable 
> to accelerate window that spans multiple devices]
>
> Also - maybe it's normal - the Gemwin doesn't react instantly on the 
> messages, you first have to destroy the window, then press each of the 
> messages and then you can create the window with the custom 
> size/position you want.
>
> I never worked with gem before, so excuse if questions are really dumb.
>
> MAC: createGemWindow()
> GemMan: create window
> MAC: createGemWindow()
> GemwinMac: width - 720 height - 776
> MAC: BuildGLonWindow entered
> MAC: BuildGLonWindow: fDraggable= false
> MAC: BuildGLonWindow: numDevices>1 || numDevices ==0
> MAC: BuildGLonWindow: Unable to accelerate window that spans multiple 
> devices
> MAC:  no info.context
> error: GEM: Unable to create window
> error: GEM: gemwin: no window made
>
> thanks,
>
> Sara
>
> Johannes M Zmoelnig wrote:
>
>> slimboyfatboyslim wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> gemhead --> pix_video --> pix_texture --> scaleXYZ --> square
>>>
>>> of course your video is going to be distorted also
>>>
>>
>> of [rectangle]
>> or you could [rotate] your "screen" (all three method do not produce 
>> "logical" images of 1 pixel height, but you get the illusion)
>> or [polygon]
>> or use [pix_crop] (takes a sub-image of an image)
>>
>> i would suggest choosing a method that fits in your concept of "why" 
>> you need 1-pixel lines.
>>
>> mfg.asd.r
>> IOhannes
>>
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>
try send offset 1280 -50 (1280 is the width of the 1st monitor, -50 is 
for hidding the window bar)

this is not a typical method but works for me

cheers,