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Triggering Resolume / External Software from Flair via OSC or Runstate

Summary

Flair can send OSC messages to external software (Resolume, TouchDesigner, Notch, lighting desks, etc.) based on move events such as Run Start, Run End, and specific trigger points within a move. The Triggers panel in Flair is the standard method — define trigger points in the move timeline and assign OSC messages or GPI outputs that fire at those points. For continuous OSC data output (not just trigger events), Flair's OSC output streams camera tracking data on a defined IP/port at 50Hz. Ben Myers confirmed running TouchDesigner and TouchOSC simultaneously on the Flair PC in production at CES 2024 with 1,180 riders and zero crashes.

Community Guidance

[RESOLVED] Use Flair Triggers Panel for Event-Based OSC Output

Community consensus

In Flair: open the Triggers dialog (available in the main menu). You can: - Define trigger points at specific frames within the move. - Assign each trigger to an OSC message, GPI pulse, or other output. - Set the message contents (OSC address and value) to match the receiving application's expected format. - Triggers fire on forward playback; some can also fire on back-run (check Triggers Don't Fire on Back Run).

For Resolume: configure Resolume's OSC input to listen on the same port Flair is sending to, and map the OSC address to the desired Resolume clip or parameter.

confidence_score: 0.85

[RESOLVED] TouchOSC and TouchDesigner — Verified Working on Flair PC

Community — 2024 — Ben Myers

TouchDesigner and TouchOSC can run on the same Windows PC as Flair without interfering. The key requirement is that these applications communicate over the Flair PC's secondary NIC (connected to the production LAN), not over the InTime/EtherCAT network.

Ben Myers: "Was running TouchDesigner and TouchOSC on the Flair PC as well." [During CES 2024, 4-day run, 1180 riders, zero crashes]

confidence_score: 0.88

[INFORMATIONAL] Network OSC Output Between PCs via TouchOSC Bridge

Community — 2022 — Ben Myers

For sending OSC from Flair to an external application on a different PC: - TouchOSC provides a bridge application that can relay OSC messages between machines on the same network. - Configure Flair to send OSC to the TouchOSC Bridge IP/port. - TouchOSC Bridge forwards to the receiving application. - This is a workaround for applications that require direct OSC but where the Flair PC cannot directly reach the destination.

confidence_score: 0.82