I am trying to write a script that when VIDEO INPUT 1 is active
overlay #1 goes on air with 1.000ms delay

but when the VIDEO INPUT 1 is out the transitions goes immediately out (not off).



As a begginer, I wrote this code based on many searches on this forum, but I am not beeing able to find this part.
Can someone help?

I need to activate and deactivate this script for INPUT 01 from the companion app. I could not find a way to activate/deactivate triggers with companion. By my searches it is not possible.

I read a post saying that creating a virtual input is the way to go, but in my case, all the shortcuts and Multiview is already set to INPUT 01.

What I am trying to do is:
If the program is live, overlayinput1 every time INPUT 1 is active.

So If the program is not live I deactivate this script.



This performs a cut and not a fade out as I would like using ```OverlayInput1Out```. But even with your suggestion the cut is happening after the ```sleep(1000)``` and this is what I am trying to prevent.

Hello doggy, I will try to answer all your questions, maybe I can find a way to do what I want.

1) It is not related to companion. Companion or stream deck app was just a tool for me to activate the shortcut inside VMIX.
2) I want to overlay a title with a live clock in Overlay1.
3) Just a simple fade in and fade out.
4) I am running an one hour show on TV. I have around 30 inputs and 3 cameras. Whenever any of the 3 Cameras are on Program, I need the Live clock to be displayed in overlay1. If I transition to anything else other than the cameras, the show is not live, so I need this overlay to go out. The live clock is always on overlay1 because all the others overlay are being used. I also need it to be in overlay1 because I record this program without the LIVE CLOCK to be used another day.
I tried setting up your triggers with "OnTransitionIn" and "OnTransitionOut" on the 3 cameras, but when I cut from one camera to the other, the overlay1 is deactivated (and it makes sense because of the trigger)

5) I was thinking about deactivating the script, because I can make a LIVE SHOW and also a RECORDED SHOW, so the script would make overlay1 active on Input 1, 2 and 3 (3 cameras) on a LIVE show, but on a RECORDED show, it would not turn overlay 1 ON.

6) I said that multiview is set to INPUT 1 because that is my main camera, and sometimes I need to use multiview with the show presenter (camera 1) and a guest via skype. This is also another problem with the triggers I used. If I set triggers on INPUT1 (camera 1) and I transition to a virtual set in INPUT10, the trigger to remove overlay1 on transition out will take effect.

7) I know triggers are not scripts, I was hoping to achieve what I wanted with a script because I wasnt getting it right with triggers.

Doggy alluded to, and I don't think you got his point, about the Overlay settings, in the bottom right of vMix.

Your Overlay 1 is probably set to Cut rather than Fade. If you set it to Fade, then 'OverlayInput1Out' will fade it in and out, rather than cutting it in and out.


I'm still a bit confused as to what you're trying to achieve and why it can't just be achieved with the triggers 'OnTransitionIn' and 'OnTransitionOut' on the input you want to bring an overlay in/out on.


And when you create the trigger you also define specifically what input it'll bring in/out on Overlay 1 too, meaning your overlay 1 would be free to use the 'rest of the show'.

1) Put a delay to "OnTransitionIn" that is longer than the out transition of the overlay, but the Overlay will move out and in again on transitions between camera inputs.

or

2) Remove the "OnTransitionOut" on the camera inputs and use it as "OnTransitionIn" on the other inputs.

or

3) Describe your problem with your script from the first post better. I, at least, haven't understood the issue.