Hello,

I am quite new to pd, and having several problems,
probably very frequent 'noob' questions, but couldn't really find it while searching
the forum..

I need to load 40 pictures, what i need is to load a picture when you press 'q' and another when you press 'w' etc. to 40 buttons on my keyboard.
Now I already get the whole key assigning which is no problem, but i can't seem to get the directory right, where do i put these images and let them load? in the gem pix examples in the help browser there is one showing how to load 3 different pictures, which is exactly what i need, but how do i change the directory to my picts in a patch like this?
also, it loads all of the pictures upside down....

i realize i might be missing some serious basics, so, sorry bout that.

thank you in advance tough!

I don't have all of your answers in me at this moment though i'll startup a few. The length of this response is due to its super-thorough nature. Alright, so you can make a [pix_image] object that receives a [gemhead]'s outlet in its inlet. You can add the directory as an attribute, for example [pix_image /Users/Person/Folder/Folder/Picturename.psd], or alternatively make an [open( message with the same attribute. For example: [open /Users/Person/Folder/Folder/Picturename.psd(. This [open( message's outlet goes to [pix_image]'s inlet, even if [pix_image] already has attributes. To find you picture's directory, you can first figure out how PD reads and writes various files to your system. If you save any patch, in PD's console, it will say "saved to: /Users/person/folder/folder/Patchname.pd". It helps to have folder and file names without spaces though there are many ways around this in different scenarios. If you would like some advice on matching up your 40 keys with these [pix_image] picture loaders, i will if you let me know. I can show you ways to hide your already open pictures and you can move them around with [translateXYZ]. For your upside pictures, the object [rotateXYZ] should do this, though I have not tested it. You can use [rotateXYZ] by sending [pix_image]'s outlet to its inlet and [rotateXYZ]'s outlet to [pix_draw]. For the three [rotateXYZ] inlets from right to left, you can add number boxes. Creating this layout should give you an interface similar to the one in the pd help patch. Ill respond if you have any more questions or can share anything else in similar subject areas.

http://www.pdpatchrepo.info/hurleur/pictures.pd

Potentially because of a speed issue, pix_draw creates blunders. You can replace it with [pix_texture] and then send that to [square]. To change the square's size you can send a number box in its right inlet. This cleared up the upside down image effect and re-enabled rotateXYZ effects and the Z coordinate inputs of [translateXYZ]. Ok.

Thank you so much!! working on it, let you know more later on. Great help!

Sorry, for late reply my internet is out.
Some things are working out. some not.
The fullscreen option in gem is something i still can't get to work.
In max there is the option close to the patch but how do i get fullscreen in pd?

Also, i can load perfect resolution pics, but what i need is a contactsheet of a lot of pics ( a really big pic with lots of pics, but still in a good resolution). but when the marges are bigger then the pic i load in gem it gives an error.
How do i set these marges?

Except for these things i can work with attaching buttons to a coordinate on the 2d contactsheet to 'go there' all i need now is the things above and a way to move around and 'fly' above a 2d pic controlled by my arrow buttons i can't seem to find a tutorial that explains this.... maybe with floats rerouted and then stack up numbers to control a slider??

I hope you guys can help me.. I feel pretty incapable.

Thanks for the help!!

please?

dont know if ur still ther, first deal: the gemwin fullscreen: it should work, its worked on different comps for me: all u gotta do, send [fullscreen $1( to gemwin. I send a toggle to the fullscreen thing also but doesnt seem like that would matter. Dont know if you've gotten that far. It'd probably also be useful to be able to close the window. Multiple ways to do this. U may know some, to close the window, you can make a [gemmouse] object send bang to [destroy( or any key from [gemkeyboard]. not sure which gemmouse outlet, think the middle one. If ur talkin about margins, for the pics, like u can send [pix_texture] (talked bout that before) to [rectangle]. then, in the secnod and third inlets, u can write dimensions. For ur fly stuff, theres two things u can do. From [gemkeyboard], you can send bangs to increase the values of the inlets to [translateXYZ]. this will move the pictures around. like u can sorta inverse it so pressing up would make the picture go down. Another way is to use the view controls. you can send [view 0 0 0 0 0( to gemwin. if you set the third 0 to $1 and pass a numberbox to the [view 0 0 0 0 0( inlet, this will move the camera back/forward. if you set the fourth 0 to $1, this will be like a view rotate left/rt. the fifth, rotate up/down. i believe the sixth is like left/t, maybe thats the first (movement left/rt). I'm working on stuff like this, i can explain how to iron out stuff that'll make it all work easier, though eventually i could probably just post up like 2 patches and this should give u a good interface. like if u want to know how u can assign different keys throughout [gemkeyboard]. good luck

Bonjour

I make good use of the object pix_multiimage you connect to it's inlet a messge containing the full 'indication or the way -sorry for my bad english' to a folder where you have put the series of Your images> Your images should be in JPEG not bigger than 2000 x 2000 and their name only quite short like 1.jpg for Your 12 or more images; the content of Your messages is for instance :
open/users/steph/img/*.img 11

where steph is your computer's name
11 means 11 plus one ,the 12th images in total You want
of course You can make them an other quantity......but than img 11 must say it accordingly

now you add via put a: slider or a:radio and you can choose via a right click, the properties, the lenth of the slider's cursor or the number of the boxes of the radio in this case 12

When you create your screen's patch and start rendering You click on your message box you just created : open/users/steph/img/*.img 11
and now You can show one after the others of Your 12 images

in addition You illuminate Your images via an object called: alpha, but that is an other story

You can not save Your preset when You destroy Your screens output but there is a way I did not yet try myself via an object called: sssad so.......

in my patches i use 3 or more of these img series whom's name are img1 or img2
and so on
very efficient

good luck