Update: ALOT of people keeping asking why question disappears once recording option is selected this is because activating camera counts as a screen tap, so simply add a delay before the question answer switch and to reset use runtime equals greater than into loop animation patch. Adjust the greater than patch before randomiser to be longer than delay for switch else you may see result too soon. Hopefully this helps
Hey Catalyst. Great video. I had a small doubt. If I had say 4 options in the first frame and then depending on the option chosen I start my randomiser. Is this possible?
How can I trigger different emitters that correspond with a certain frame/answer the quiz lands on? IE: if the question is "what kind of flower are you?", I want the emitter that corresponds with the type of flower the quiz lands on to be triggered when it lands on that answer.
I created a filter that plays audio when the answer is revealed. For some reason, the Spark AR test works fine. But when I bring into Instagram, the test seems to pitch down the audio. Then when the result triggers the audio, it seems like the video goes out of sync with the audio. Has this ever happened to you and if so what is the solution? Thanks for all your help.
Can I have different popup element after the randomize done? Like random number equals to 1 then It appears apple on the shoulder , if it equals to 2 then it appears pear on the shoulder . Thanks!
If you look at a followup video that looked at values to play audio clips (Pqrt of the random image effect playljst) thia can be adapted to do something like that. So value from random if equals exactly 1 null object 1 (everything you want to be shown controlled via a null is most efficent way) can be made to be visible, play audio e.t.c
I have a question-- I made a randomizer and everything seems fine, but when i use the effect it always seems to land on the same 5 or so photos out of a total of 40. Is there a step I did wrong? I Want it to be truly random and not only land on the same slides...
These are the easiest tutorials I've found for someone so new to Spark like myself. I don't know what terms to search for most of the time. The particle addition is just what I'm looking for but I'm wondering if there's a way to ONLY play the particle (or another effect) on a specific answer. Like if you get the apple result, apples fall. If you get chocolate, the screen turns black and white. But kudos on some great tutorials here.
@@CatalystChannel Thank you! I didn't realize I should be searching for values. Thanks for pointing me in the right direction. Fingers crossed I can figure this out.
After stopping randomizing images, Can I add all different types of text/animation happening? For example, your fav snack is a fruit, then fruits suddenly falling off the screen. something like that?
Hello! This is really great and very helpful! Thank you so much for that! I have a question could you help me please? You know when I want to do the fake answer, my pictures are transparent also in different shapes, which means the fake answer can't fully covered the random answers, what should I do? Is there any possible to make the random answers disappear or anyway looks perfectly? Thank you
Hello Thanks for the tutorial, I have a Doubt in the exercise 17:10 , how can i choose an exactly frame of the sequence as the trigger for the particles and be visible after the random stops, Thanks again.
Really helpful videos man thank you so much! I seem to be having audio issues where it plays back only after reviewing the recorded video and not during recording, any advice on that?
hello! really great tutorial. I was wondering how I can make my particles go in a circle, I tried using "ring" instead of "line" but that didn't work. I want the particles to go around in a circle while the filter randomizes a choice for the user.
hey..everytime i change the screen size from iphone 8 to any other, the randomizer stops working..i have to turn off the application and restart again to make it work as intended..is that normal?
@@CatalystChannel was able to find a work around to skip that from happening 😅 Btw, can you help me with another thing though? I have used the random image thingy as shown in this video, but I wanted another image to trigger along with the answer image but with a delay of 0.5 seconds after the answer is selected. I tried on my own, but the second image comes forward even during the randomisation process. Just to add a little more info, the second image is a face mesh object in 2D.
@@CatalystChannel Yeah thought so! Ive managed a work around by keeping the screen tap & switch nodes in the patch editor and just swapping them with the camera node when i have to change something. Thanks for the tutorial.
In the particles section (14:57) is there a way to stop the particles when you tap the screen again after getting the answer? i dont want it to play for another 4 secs when the question is showing
Ugh, all I want to do is play an animation sequence at the end of the result but I can't get it to work, I keep getting this error when I try and link it up: "Patch received type of Boolean when the type expected was trigger" can anyone please help me? I'm under time pressure from the client.
The fake answer instructions are great but my fake answer will appear on its own after the 6 seconds whether it's recording or not. How to I keep it hidden until record is pressed and the randomizer has run its course?
Thank you for your tutorials! I'm following every step, but a problem persist. The loop of answers activates before I even tap the screen, and I can't figure out why and how to stop it...
Hello, You may want to look at the latest video on use of audio with the random image effect as it includes a screenshot for a more optimal patch setup using an AND patch.
Depending on method used yes, either have a plane with options on that only appears after the randomisation (fake result) or create an animation sequence that has options not in 'loop' as last frame
@@CatalystChannel Thank you for the response! I really appreciate it. I tried to get this to work a few different ways before responding. For whatever reason, creating an animation sequence with additional answers as the last frame breaks the whole sequence, or when it lands on the answer not in the loop, it defaults to an answer that is in the loop.
@@andrewelliott4867 Did you happen to solve this problem? I'm looking to the same thing, maybe with 2 animation sequences. One without an answer and one with answer. Then the sequence without the answer will disappear leaving the sequence with the answer showing at the end.
@@andrewelliott4867 I managed to get something working. I have two animation sequences. A has 9 frames, B has 10 frames (1 extra answer I don't want to be seen in the shuffle). Both play at the same time but A is over top of B. When the delay is up, I set A to be invisible so B can be seen with the extra answer. I have 2 sequences joined to the same Runtime and an extra visible/not visible that goes with the question. Works so far!
You can have as many as you want but need to think how to trigger there respective visabilities. You could do this via a counter, a random patch with equals or an option picker. There are so many options cant really say which to go for but there is plenty of resources out there covering these areas
Hi! So I've followed your tutorial with the fake random answer, however there are some problems occuring. On some randomly chosen devices the planes glitch through each other, while on other devices the effect works perfectly.
You can do although when planes visibility is off should not cause this issue. You could try setting planes to different layers so they dont intercept if continues but some phones do work better than others as is the nature of spark
Hello! This is really great. So I went through this and it's really helpful, but one thing I cannot figure out is how to have the question slide stay visible AFTER you hit record for a couple seconds and then go to the random answer generator? Right now when you hit record it's switching to the answer plane which is great but I'd really love to not make the user tap or gesture but instead just load after a brief view of the question slide so it's visible when you record for other people to see (like Disney one for example). I'm assuming this is fairly simple but I've spent hours trying to figure it out with no avail. Thank you!
Hello, First off if you have not checked out the going further video for this it may help with screen record setup for trigger and secondly you could add a delay before the switch to keep question on screen for longer. Hope this helps
Hello ! I've got an issue with Spark AR and hope someone here can help me... when I launch the program a window about Policy Update pops up and I can't find a way to close it... is this normal ? how can I close it ?
You need to resave the window / screen to be able to click ok / accept then it should go. Its a problem with screen scaling on some monitors with spark
Sigh, yes it is a constant annoyance. Work out how to do one thing, then an update happens and that way does not work anymore and then have to revisit and try and remember what still does what and update content where possible
@@CatalystChannel I legit spent two days trying to fix a problem so simple I facepalmed myself at the end. The whole program is still quite "instinctive" but it needs some time to get used to what is actually correct or not... I wish we could keep track of all the changes - 3/4 of all tutorials are almost useless now, so frustrating D: Your video helped though !
@@BertheChan I try and keep up but cause RUclips is not my full time job and its been manic since start of this year job wise not been up to speed with any changes as would like Everytime I return to program have to refresh myself mentally cause its easy to get lost when you have to deal with 20+ programs daily supporting students and businesses :P
You could use the alternative method used in this video then import 3D hats parented to facetracker and set visible when equals value. Replace planes for 3D assets
@@CatalystChannel Would you be able to send a screenshot of your patch editor with the 3D helmets implemented? I am having trouble showing the helmets shuffling through before the final one is selected.
hello you did not explain what I ask you when you do that the rundom will start when you press record on instagram how to do that the question will show after you record on Instagram only the answer shows after you record
Add a delay after camera is recording but before switch. If you dont want question to appear straight away you could link switch to runtime then a delay so recording resets runtime clock, delay activates question visibility then after x seconds answer appears and random sequence begins. I will try and upload a picture of what I mean onto community area asap but I am currently ill with flu so groggy.
@@CatalystChannel It's still amazing you pulled thos video tutorial off in no time- The only other person making Spark AR Videos on this particular video is someone who speaks Spanish; both of his & your content are pretty awesome 🤗 Maybe go say hello! Other than that, good luck with the cold!
That part of the video was removed post upload as method used was a bit buggy. The best way to generate a fake answer is to simply switch out the planes after the randomiser finishes with one with fake answer on. This can be done multiple ways including using the final value to trigger the switch (like that extracted in companion video in this random image series for audio triggers). So that if final value is greater than 0 after randomiser finishes fake plane is visible random one not
Using runtime and a delay you can link to the visible option (of plane for example). So after lets say delay 6 seconds visible off. To inverse any option add a NOT patch before hand :)
Update: ALOT of people keeping asking why question disappears once recording option is selected this is because activating camera counts as a screen tap, so simply add a delay before the question answer switch and to reset use runtime equals greater than into loop animation patch.
Adjust the greater than patch before randomiser to be longer than delay for switch else you may see result too soon.
Hopefully this helps
can you elaborate on what you mean by runtime equals greater than into loop animation patch?
@@lisasteward9043 for example if the loop animation patch is 0.05 then just make it longer than that I think
@@jimmytimote im still having trouble : ( where does the greater than path connect from and to?
could you show images of how should the correction be done?
Timestamps are really useful! Thank You!
I can't figure out how to do the code so that after my "random" answer is selected and appears that I have the corresponding "answer" show up as well.
very useful tutorial. thanks a lot!
Im so grateful man, cheers from all of us who wondered how to create that filter!
Hey Catalyst. Great video. I had a small doubt. If I had say 4 options in the first frame and then depending on the option chosen I start my randomiser. Is this possible?
Hey, the drive link doesnt work anymore - can you re-share the amended set up.
How can I trigger different emitters that correspond with a certain frame/answer the quiz lands on? IE: if the question is "what kind of flower are you?", I want the emitter that corresponds with the type of flower the quiz lands on to be triggered when it lands on that answer.
I would use a similar setup as I used in a follow up video that played audio deoending on random value but swap out sound player for emitters
Hello,
I have a basic question here. How do I add a 360 degree photo background to this?
How do I connect an emitter for each different answer? compliment for your tutorial
Thanks for this! Can you attached different audio clips to specific answers?
I created a filter that plays audio when the answer is revealed. For some reason, the Spark AR test works fine. But when I bring into Instagram, the test seems to pitch down the audio. Then when the result triggers the audio, it seems like the video goes out of sync with the audio. Has this ever happened to you and if so what is the solution? Thanks for all your help.
This has not happened to me but been hearing similar issues with audio and instagram lately, I think this may be a current issue with versions
@@CatalystChannel A current issue with Spark or Instagram?
Can I have different popup element after the randomize done? Like random number equals to 1 then It appears apple on the shoulder , if it equals to 2 then it appears pear on the shoulder . Thanks!
If you look at a followup video that looked at values to play audio clips (Pqrt of the random image effect playljst) thia can be adapted to do something like that. So value from random if equals exactly 1 null object 1 (everything you want to be shown controlled via a null is most efficent way) can be made to be visible, play audio e.t.c
I have a question-- I made a randomizer and everything seems fine, but when i use the effect it always seems to land on the same 5 or so photos out of a total of 40. Is there a step I did wrong? I Want it to be truly random and not only land on the same slides...
Should 'Loop' be selected or deselected in the Animation Sequence controls?
These are the easiest tutorials I've found for someone so new to Spark like myself. I don't know what terms to search for most of the time. The particle addition is just what I'm looking for but I'm wondering if there's a way to ONLY play the particle (or another effect) on a specific answer. Like if you get the apple result, apples fall. If you get chocolate, the screen turns black and white. But kudos on some great tutorials here.
You could modify the process used in audio for values video in this series to instead of playing audio activate a set particle system.
@@CatalystChannel Thank you! I didn't realize I should be searching for values. Thanks for pointing me in the right direction. Fingers crossed I can figure this out.
After stopping randomizing images, Can I add all different types of text/animation happening? For example, your fav snack is a fruit, then fruits suddenly falling off the screen. something like that?
Oh, I did it with "greater than" and "and" patches! (´• ω •`)ﾉ
@@ahreumlee8230 how?
Hello! This is really great and very helpful! Thank you so much for that! I have a question could you help me please? You know when I want to do the fake answer, my pictures are transparent also in different shapes, which means the fake answer can't fully covered the random answers, what should I do? Is there any possible to make the random answers disappear or anyway looks perfectly? Thank you
same question U__u
Thanks for this tutorial, it is really useful! Can I ask you which patch I have to use if I want to add a sound to a proper answer?
Hello, thank you so much! It was a great tutorial and it helped me a lot for a project. :)
Hello Thanks for the tutorial, I have a Doubt in the exercise 17:10 , how can i choose an exactly frame of the sequence as the trigger for the particles and be visible after the random stops, Thanks again.
If you take a look at the more recent using audio with random image video but replace audio with particle emitters this may help
Amazing stuff, is there a way to reset the randomizer after is finished to go again with The tap screen option?
How may I trigger the second shuffle using this patch 10:36 after the round 1 without restarting the video recording
Really helpful videos man thank you so much! I seem to be having audio issues where it plays back only after reviewing the recorded video and not during recording, any advice on that?
Spark turns off sound whilst recording, sadly it is just the way it works
Catalyst ohh okay thank you!
thank you catalyst!
hello! really great tutorial. I was wondering how I can make my particles go in a circle, I tried using "ring" instead of "line" but that didn't work. I want the particles to go around in a circle while the filter randomizes a choice for the user.
hey..everytime i change the screen size from iphone 8 to any other, the randomizer stops working..i have to turn off the application and restart again to make it work as intended..is that normal?
This is normal as it has to reset the counter and the change of screen size can pause many effects
@@CatalystChannel was able to find a work around to skip that from happening 😅
Btw, can you help me with another thing though?
I have used the random image thingy as shown in this video, but I wanted another image to trigger along with the answer image but with a delay of 0.5 seconds after the answer is selected. I tried on my own, but the second image comes forward even during the randomisation process.
Just to add a little more info, the second image is a face mesh object in 2D.
You could use and AND patch to only trigger the next image / asset once 2 conditions (inputs) are added
@@CatalystChannel I'm a little behind in this part..sorry 😅 how do we do that?
Hi
After setting up the camera record trigger, how can we preview the generator in spark AR? The touch simulation no longer works. Thanks
You have to deploy on moble phone sadly as emulator does not have triggers for device functions like that
@@CatalystChannel Yeah thought so! Ive managed a work around by keeping the screen tap & switch nodes in the patch editor and just swapping them with the camera node when i have to change something. Thanks for the tutorial.
Is it possible in a randomizer to get a certain answer only let say 5% of the time than the others or any such value?
You could increase the number of frames for a set result this would affect chances
it works perfectly on the spark ar studio, but when i uploaded it it doesn't show up
In the particles section (14:57) is there a way to stop the particles when you tap the screen again after getting the answer? i dont want it to play for another 4 secs when the question is showing
You could try adding an AND patch so two conditions need to be met for it to play or be visible. Similar to how audio was setup in most recent video
@@CatalystChannel Thank you so much, I just followed your toturial and it worked perfectly, really apreciate it
Sir ,can i make use of both screen record and screen tap
Ugh, all I want to do is play an animation sequence at the end of the result but I can't get it to work, I keep getting this error when I try and link it up: "Patch received type of Boolean when the type expected was trigger" can anyone please help me? I'm under time pressure from the client.
A pulse patch from equals exactly may help work around this issue so: equals exactly 1 > pulse > animation play
@@CatalystChannel Thank you for replying so quickly, sorry to be thick but where does the equals join from?
The fake answer instructions are great but my fake answer will appear on its own after the 6 seconds whether it's recording or not. How to I keep it hidden until record is pressed and the randomizer has run its course?
Hello, you may need to add and AND patch so randomiser can’t start until value equals x and screen recording is enabled
@@CatalystChannel Thanks so much for answering me. Using your set up in the video, where do I put the AND patch? I'm at my wits end here.
@@leighyoung7381 The answer is shown in the amendment video for screen recording thats on this channel also linked in the videos description
Very usefull!
Can I ask who is possible to trigger a specific sound for each picture? That will be so usefull!
There is a video on this channel that covers triggering audio on value for this effect :)
Thank you @@CatalystChannel !
Thank you for your tutorials! I'm following every step, but a problem persist. The loop of answers activates before I even tap the screen, and I can't figure out why and how to stop it...
Hello,
You may want to look at the latest video on use of audio with the random image effect as it includes a screenshot for a more optimal patch setup using an AND patch.
This video helped a lot! Thanks
Thanks a lot for this! I'm not sure you need to duplicate the Round-Node though, since they all show the same rounded number.
Hello, yes you dont need to duplicate the round node, this was done largely to make it clearer as to what was going on done the chain but not needed.
Is it possible to create answers that do not show up in the shuffle?
Depending on method used yes, either have a plane with options on that only appears after the randomisation (fake result) or create an animation sequence that has options not in 'loop' as last frame
@@CatalystChannel Thank you for the response! I really appreciate it. I tried to get this to work a few different ways before responding. For whatever reason, creating an animation sequence with additional answers as the last frame breaks the whole sequence, or when it lands on the answer not in the loop, it defaults to an answer that is in the loop.
@@andrewelliott4867 Did you happen to solve this problem? I'm looking to the same thing, maybe with 2 animation sequences. One without an answer and one with answer. Then the sequence without the answer will disappear leaving the sequence with the answer showing at the end.
Leigh Young No, I was never able to solve this, but if you can I would love to know how you cracked it! Best of luck.
@@andrewelliott4867 I managed to get something working. I have two animation sequences. A has 9 frames, B has 10 frames (1 extra answer I don't want to be seen in the shuffle). Both play at the same time but A is over top of B. When the delay is up, I set A to be invisible so B can be seen with the extra answer. I have 2 sequences joined to the same Runtime and an extra visible/not visible that goes with the question. Works so far!
Great tutorials!
How can I have more than one fake answer that is not visible in randomization?
You can have as many as you want but need to think how to trigger there respective visabilities. You could do this via a counter, a random patch with equals or an option picker. There are so many options cant really say which to go for but there is plenty of resources out there covering these areas
This is start automatically ?
Hi! So I've followed your tutorial with the fake random answer, however there are some problems occuring. On some randomly chosen devices the planes glitch through each other, while on other devices the effect works perfectly.
Are the materials set to have depth test off e.t.c under advanced render options and if pngs are used is alpha test turned on
i turned off depth test only on answer animation material and fake answer material. should I turn it off on question too?
I also had alpha test turned on only under question material. Should I turn them on also under answers?
You can do although when planes visibility is off should not cause this issue. You could try setting planes to different layers so they dont intercept if continues but some phones do work better than others as is the nature of spark
Hello! This is really great. So I went through this and it's really helpful, but one thing I cannot figure out is how to have the question slide stay visible AFTER you hit record for a couple seconds and then go to the random answer generator? Right now when you hit record it's switching to the answer plane which is great but I'd really love to not make the user tap or gesture but instead just load after a brief view of the question slide so it's visible when you record for other people to see (like Disney one for example). I'm assuming this is fairly simple but I've spent hours trying to figure it out with no avail. Thank you!
Hello,
First off if you have not checked out the going further video for this it may help with screen record setup for trigger and secondly you could add a delay before the switch to keep question on screen for longer. Hope this helps
@@CatalystChannel - AH thank you! I played with the delay module but never thought to put it in front of that particular switch. Thank you so much!
No probs, it is hard to cover every angle so can only ever really give a fundamental overview as each effect requirements can vary heavily :)
Hello ! I've got an issue with Spark AR and hope someone here can help me... when I launch the program a window about Policy Update pops up and I can't find a way to close it... is this normal ? how can I close it ?
You need to resave the window / screen to be able to click ok / accept then it should go. Its a problem with screen scaling on some monitors with spark
@@CatalystChannel Ok got it ! Thank you very much !
Thank you!! How can I split the random animations so I can have 2 answers?
You could add multiple planes linked to different animation sequences in same way
And now watch us all struggle since the last update f**** up everything as we knew it :D
Sigh, yes it is a constant annoyance. Work out how to do one thing, then an update happens and that way does not work anymore and then have to revisit and try and remember what still does what and update content where possible
@@CatalystChannel I legit spent two days trying to fix a problem so simple I facepalmed myself at the end.
The whole program is still quite "instinctive" but it needs some time to get used to what is actually correct or not...
I wish we could keep track of all the changes - 3/4 of all tutorials are almost useless now, so frustrating D:
Your video helped though !
@@BertheChan I try and keep up but cause RUclips is not my full time job and its been manic since start of this year job wise not been up to speed with any changes as would like
Everytime I return to program have to refresh myself mentally cause its easy to get lost when you have to deal with 20+ programs daily supporting students and businesses :P
thank you very much !!!!
Thank you so much
You are cool!
How can I shuffle through random 3D hats/helmets and end up with an answer?
You could use the alternative method used in this video then import 3D hats parented to facetracker and set visible when equals value. Replace planes for 3D assets
@@CatalystChannel Would you be able to send a screenshot of your patch editor with the 3D helmets implemented? I am having trouble showing the helmets shuffling through before the final one is selected.
@@aidanmiller3730 I will try and get setup and screenshots to you tomorrow IF work is not too chaotic
@@CatalystChannel I really appreciate it thanks!
hello
you did not explain what I ask you
when you do that the rundom will start when you press record on instagram
how to do that the question will show after you record on Instagram
only the answer shows after you record
Add a delay after camera is recording but before switch. If you dont want question to appear straight away you could link switch to runtime then a delay so recording resets runtime clock, delay activates question visibility then after x seconds answer appears and random sequence begins.
I will try and upload a picture of what I mean onto community area asap but I am currently ill with flu so groggy.
@@CatalystChannel It's still amazing you pulled thos video tutorial off in no time- The only other person making Spark AR Videos on this particular video is someone who speaks Spanish; both of his & your content are pretty awesome 🤗 Maybe go say hello!
Other than that, good luck with the cold!
hey man awesome tutorial!
can u also like create a tutorial expansion to this for background segmentation. like background appear on random food
Its on list but will be at least a week away
@@CatalystChannel nvm i figured it out thnx anyway :)
You talk bout how you'd rather make the fake answer instead of how you did it in the video, can you show us how you'd do that?
That part of the video was removed post upload as method used was a bit buggy. The best way to generate a fake answer is to simply switch out the planes after the randomiser finishes with one with fake answer on. This can be done multiple ways including using the final value to trigger the switch (like that extracted in companion video in this random image series for audio triggers).
So that if final value is greater than 0 after randomiser finishes fake plane is visible random one not
👍
Can you do a tutorial on how to get the finished product onto Instagram and fully launched?
Will do once made one I am happy with (working on one for client)
How can I turn of visibility after time?
Using runtime and a delay you can link to the visible option (of plane for example). So after lets say delay 6 seconds visible off. To inverse any option add a NOT patch before hand :)
@@CatalystChannel Thaaaank you :)
Thank u
could u do a similiar tutorial for snapchat lens studio
I will look into it
@@CatalystChannel thank you looking forward to it