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Topic: Shoutout and AI scripting - Page: 1
tried to use the new AI to make a script for a button to open the ShouOut editor since i couldn't find how to open it - it finally made a button that didn't work that just says browser_window but does nothing.
hard to take for a test drive like that.
 
Inviato 7 days ago @ 10:32 am
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djsugaray wrote :
Creating a custom button, using "shoutout", didn't work a few days ago, got a mic talk over, today tried again using "shoutout" it worked perfect... thanks

That's because we do read to what's posted on the forums ;)

By the way, additionally, there's a new EA build now (b9642) that adds a "ShoutOut..." entry in the menu of the sideview sampler, for people who are using a custom skin without custom buttons.
[ selected best answer by Stephane Clavel on Sat 19 Sep 26 @ 8:35 am ]
script is
shoutout
the definition hasn't been updated so it won't autocomplete currently.
 
yeah still nothing.
would be nice to have some directions added in manual. couldn't find anything there that isn't in Options already..
 
FYI the default skin has a dedicated shoutout button just to the left of the master VU. Browse the XML, borrow the code, add to any skin. 👍
 
Are you well on build 9628?
 
yeah... that's a tiny button and the video clip doesn't point it out. but i see it now... and about to annoy a teenager while he gets ready for school.

time to be evil

will figure out the button later
 
The shoutout thing is great fun
 
wildcountryclub wrote :
tried to use the new AI to make a script for a button to open the ShouOut editor since i couldn't find how to open it - it finally made a button that didn't work that just says browser_window but does nothing.
hard to take for a test drive like that.

+1
 
locoDog wrote :
script is
shoutout
the definition hasn't been updated so it won't autocomplete currently.


used this and it launched the sampler lol!
 
the AI engine behind scripting is still learning, we expect it to improve quickly now that it's been released and will get high usage volume.
 
The shoutbox in the third version of Virtual DJ works great! I’ve already made a few samples and prepared for entertainment this weekend at the wedding. It’s nice that the shoutbox works in Slavic languages without any accent. Thank you, Stephane Clavel for constantly improving the program. This is no longer the same Virtual DJ I bought 12 years ago on a CD — it’s now the most powerful and best software in the world for mobile DJs.
 
Aloha, when will Shout out feature be available for all skins? Is there a way to add Shout Out to any skin? Thanks
 
djsugaray wrote :

Aloha, when will Shout out feature be available for all skins?

The devs can only control the default skin and its variants. For any other skin you can talk to its author or make an edit yourself.
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djsugaray wrote :

Is there a way to add Shout Out to any skin? Thanks


The way to do it was described 5 comments up.
Add it to a custom button, keyboard shortcut, controller custom button, or make a skin edit yourself to add a new element that calls the verb.
 
I hope this may be helpful (and not confusing).

to add the Shoutout button to a modified VDJ Pro Skin, add button below, just above the Line: 
<group name="phrase_left" x="+0" y="-2" visibility="var_equal '@$phrasecircle' 1">


Skin Shoutout button:
		<button action="shoutout" visibility="shoutout show">
			<pos x="1300-45" y="8"/>
			<size width="35" height="27"/>
			<off border_size="1" border="bordercolor" color="topmenu"/>
			<over border_size="1" border="bordercolor" color="background"/>
			<selected border_size="1" border="bordercolor" color="background2"/>
			<icon x="301" y="149" width="18" height="15" colorup="textoff3" colorselected="texton" colorover="texton"/>
		</button>



also ensure one has the newer
gfx-pro.png
file that includes the shoutout button's icon image.
(copy/replace from the default Pro skin)
 
After frustratingly trying to map the new 'shoutout' feature to a custom button (on-screen) for what seemed like hours — including trying Locodog’s tip of adding “shoutout” in the custom button field (which, for me, just toggled the gain on every deck simultaneously). The following is what finally worked.

In the AI prompt window, I typed:
“Map this button to open the window that lets me enter text to be converted to audio using the new shoutout feature.”

Hope this helps
 
@sebastian, you have to switch the window to the pure vdjscript mode (the button below) so that it would accept raw vdjscript. The new window defaults to the AI agent natural language conversion mode, which would interpret the script (shoutout) as a natural language prompt to convert.

@devs, this is another example of changing a default that people used to expect (windows that used to take vdjscript by default now take natural language).
Is there any value in having the default be an setting option?
 
@VinylTouch I said the same thing yesterday here
 
@groovindj I agree with that - I suggested a formal option on top of that so users can actually choose how they want it to show up, instead of just hammering a default, because I can see the new default being very useful for newcomers (they just want something working and have an idea in mind), but annoying for longtime users (they know what they want to do and might have a more efficient way of writing it).
 
DJ VinylTouch wrote :
Is there any value in having the default be an setting option?


You mean 
actionEditorDefaultView
 
@Stephane that would be it (I didn't check for an option so that's on me 🤦‍♂️) - thanks for the clarification/pointing that out.
 
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