LoistoTxt 2.0

Notice: Songs data format has been changed since version 1.3.1, app will crash if you attempt to load old files...

Song lyrics and lower 3rd titles displayer to obs, vmix or any casting software that supports browser source. Additionally you can remote control whitelisted scenes at OBS (additional plugin required for this). Optionally you can control lights on QLC+ lightdesk app.

Install

1. Install nodejs and npm to your platform (win/linux/mac)
2. optionally Install obs-websocket plugin to your obs and set it up.
3. Get this repo to some folder at your computer

Windows

1. double click install_deps.bat
2. double click run.bat and follow instructions
3. copy config-default.json to config.json
4. edit config.json to match your settings

Linux (& Mac)

1. run npm install at the folder
2. start by writing npm start at console and follow instructions
3. copy config-default.json to config.json
4. edit config.json to match your settings

config.json

structure of the file is quite obvious:

{
    "obs": {
        "enabled": false,
        "scenes": [
            "Example1",
            "Example2"
        ],
        "websocket": {
            "address": "127.0.0.1:4444",
            "password": "admin"
        }
    },
    "qlc": {
        "enabled": false,
        "websocket": {
            "address": "127.0.0.1:9999"
        }
    }   
}

Scenes is a whitelist of scene names. You can use "*" to whitelist all scenes for changing. Active scene is displayed with green color on the ui.

Usage

After app starts, it says something like this:

LoistoTxt starting...

Admin interface now available:
http://localhost:3000/admin

OBS add new "browser source" and use this address:
http://localhost:3000/video

Projectors use this address:
http://localhost:3000/

Admin interface is without any passwords for now, since well, I don't need such at our production, and you should run this at a private network anyway...

And for OBS, like the console window says, add a new browser source, and paste the address there. You might need to click refresh source, if you restart the service, but it should auto connect anyway after you get initial connetion. See wiki article getting started for tutorial.

Video projectors

A new feature is ability to use video projectors in addition to stream view. Background can be set to the projectors view with backgrounds-tab. Placing .jpg, .png, or .mp4 files at data/backgrounds folder to load, notice if you run this outside of intranet the file sizes must be optimized. Videos will loop.

QLC+ integration

To enable qlcplus remote control, you must add --web to the shortcut that opens the app. example: C:\QLC+\qlcplus.exe --web

All functions in qlc plus are then usable. LoistoTXT when changing scenes will deactivate all functions and then set the selected at running state. So you wish to do either Chaser or Scene, I've personally used for now only static scenes.

At Lights-tab there is refresh and clear buttons. Clear sets all scenes to stop and refresh fetches the statuses of the scenes.

You can set quick light scene to any song. Click at the empty spot to assign any scene. Use the arrow-button next to scene to clear the slot. Scenes are persisted to the show automatically when selected, just remember to save the show and you're good to go.

I try to write a wiki article later for qlc+ things.