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Add opt-in blackout while no music is playing #124

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Add opt-in blackout while no music is playing
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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion MusicBeam/Effect.pde
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Expand Up @@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ public abstract class Effect
stg = controller.stage;
frameRate = stg.frameRate;

int posy = 115+(i*50);
int posy = 170+(i*50);

controlGroup = cp5.addGroup(getName()+"SettingsGroup").hide().setPosition(10,195).setWidth(395).setHeight(30);
controlGroup.disableCollapse();
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30 changes: 26 additions & 4 deletions MusicBeam/MusicBeam.pde
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Expand Up @@ -34,16 +34,18 @@ Effect[] effectArray;

DropdownList displays;

Toggle projectorToggle, randomToggle;
Toggle projectorToggle, randomToggle, blackoutOnSilenceToggle;
Slider randomTimeSlider, beatDelaySlider, minLevelSlider;
Button nextButton;
RadioButton activeEffect, activeSetting;

float randomTimer = 0;

int lastAudibleMillis = 0;

int randomEffect = 0;
int width = 775;
int height = 670;
int height = 725;

float maxLevel = 0;
float goalMaxLevel=0;
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -235,8 +237,11 @@ void initRandomControls() {
nextButton = cp5.addButton("next").setSize(350, 45).setPosition(415, 60);
nextButton.getCaptionLabel().set("Next Effect").align(ControlP5.CENTER, ControlP5.CENTER);

activeEffect = cp5.addRadioButton("activeEffects").setPosition(415, 115).setSize(250, 45).setItemsPerRow(1).setSpacingRow(5).setNoneSelectedAllowed(true);
activeSetting = cp5.addRadioButton("activeSettings").setPosition(720, 115).setSize(45, 45).setItemsPerRow(1).setSpacingRow(5);
blackoutOnSilenceToggle = cp5.addToggle("blackoutOnSilence").setSize(350, 45).setPosition(415, 110);
blackoutOnSilenceToggle.getCaptionLabel().set("Blackout on Silence").align(ControlP5.CENTER, ControlP5.CENTER);

activeEffect = cp5.addRadioButton("activeEffects").setPosition(415, 170).setSize(250, 45).setItemsPerRow(1).setSpacingRow(5).setNoneSelectedAllowed(true);
activeSetting = cp5.addRadioButton("activeSettings").setPosition(720, 170).setSize(45, 45).setItemsPerRow(1).setSpacingRow(5);
}

void initEffects()
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -272,6 +277,9 @@ void beatDetect()
bdFreq.setSensitivity(int(beatDelaySlider.getValue()));
bdSound.detect(in.mix);
bdFreq.detect(in.mix);

if (getLevel()>minLevelSlider.getValue())
lastAudibleMillis = millis();
}

void checkForUpdate()
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -338,6 +346,20 @@ float getLevel()
return in.mix.level();
}

// 1 while audible (or toggle off); after a 1.5s silence grace period,
// fades to 0 over the next second so the stage dims to black.
float silenceFade()
{
float fade = 1;
if (blackoutOnSilenceToggle.getState())
{
int quiet = millis()-lastAudibleMillis;
if (quiet > 1500)
fade = max(0, 1 - (quiet-1500)/1000.0);
}
return fade;
}

private boolean hasEnoughScreenDevices()
{
GraphicsEnvironment ge = GraphicsEnvironment.getLocalGraphicsEnvironment(); //<>// //<>//
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21 changes: 17 additions & 4 deletions MusicBeam/Stage.pde
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Expand Up @@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ public class Stage extends PApplet {
}

public void setup() {
colorMode(HSB, 360, 100, 100);
colorMode(HSB, 360, 100, 100, 100);
try {
blendMode(ADD);
} catch (Exception e) {
Expand All @@ -41,9 +41,22 @@ public class Stage extends PApplet {
}

translate(width/2, height/2);
for (int i = 0; i < effectArray.length; i++)
if (effectArray[i].isActive())
effectArray[i].refresh();
float fade = ctrl.silenceFade();
if (fade > 0) {
for (int i = 0; i < effectArray.length; i++)
if (effectArray[i].isActive())
effectArray[i].refresh();

if (fade < 1) {
// additive blending cannot darken, so switch to normal blending
// for a translucent black overlay while fading out
blendMode(BLEND);
noStroke();
fill(0, 0, 0, (1-fade)*100);
rect(-width/2, -height/2, width, height);
blendMode(ADD);
}
}
}

public int getMaxRadius(){
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