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engelschall  
#1 Posted : Saturday, August 27, 2022 8:37:06 AM(UTC)
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vMix currently allows just 4 dynamic variables and 4 dynamic inputs. Especially the dynamic variables are needed for passing information to VB.Net extension scripts and scripts having to compete against just 4 hard-coded variables is nasty. Please allow at least a few more of those dynamic variables so there is less contention on them.
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#2 Posted : Saturday, August 27, 2022 8:43:45 AM(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: engelschall Go to Quoted Post
vMix currently allows just 4 dynamic variables and 4 dynamic inputs. Especially the dynamic variables are needed for passing information to VB.Net extension scripts and scripts having to compete against just 4 hard-coded variables is nasty. Please allow at least a few more of those dynamic variables so there is less contention on them.


Have you considered using multiple "variables" within one Dynamic variable (xml, csv style)?
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#3 Posted : Saturday, August 27, 2022 6:20:01 PM(UTC)
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You mean placing a string like "<arg1>value1</arg1><arg2>value2</arg2>" into a dynamic variable in order to be able to pass multiple arguments to a script? Yes, of course. But this doesn't solve the problem if you are using N scripts which require argument(s) from a remote control that everything has to flow through just 4 variables in total. Additionally, if you want to keep state in a variable the situation is even more worse because you loose an entire variable per state forever. My workaround in those state situations is to place the state into a "title" input (which is never shown but just keeps the state).
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#4 Posted : Saturday, October 8, 2022 3:59:25 AM(UTC)
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Yes PLEASE! at least as many as there are vmix call inputs or better yet as many as mix type inputs which in v26 seems to be 16 !

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#5 Posted : Monday, November 7, 2022 1:29:28 PM(UTC)
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Yes PLEASE! at least as many as there are vmix call inputs or better yet as many as mix type inputs which in v26 seems to be 16 !



I fully agree. There definitely needs to be more dynamic inputs and 16 as far as I can tell, would be an ideal number.

Right now, I've easily used up all 4 dynamic inputs on a rather simple layout.

Basically, with dynamic inputs, you can cue up multiple inputs such as songs, videos, active inputs, and overlays and maintain independent control over all of them. But 4 is the current limit, and it's just not enough.

I cannot think of a scenario right now where I would need more than 16. I highly doubt the need for higher than 16 will ever be there. But certainly I can reach 8 or 10 within any issues. So I think 16 is actually a very good number.
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#6 Posted : Friday, July 28, 2023 4:27:03 PM(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: engelschall Go to Quoted Post
vMix currently allows just 4 dynamic variables and 4 dynamic inputs. Especially the dynamic variables are needed for passing information to VB.Net extension scripts and scripts having to compete against just 4 hard-coded variables is nasty. Please allow at least a few more of those dynamic variables so there is less contention on them.


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#7 Posted : Friday, July 28, 2023 5:57:46 PM(UTC)
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#8 Posted : Monday, August 28, 2023 7:52:34 PM(UTC)
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