peterorg wrote:I have been looking for Windows based software for page turning. So far, I have only found anything that is iPad or Mac based. I don’t have a Mac and an iPad wold be too small (for me anyway) to display and read a page or two of organ music. Although I have an iPad, I don’t intend getting a Mac.
The other issue is, having obtained suitable Windows software, how are the pages turned? I know there are page turning pedals available but these would seem suitable only for keyboard use, not for an organ where the feet are otherwise occupied.
I’m sure there are Hauptwerk users out there who have found solutions and it would be great to hear from you. I have searched around the forum but haven’t come across anything that has proved useful, though I may well have missed suitable posts.
Many thanks,
Peter
For five years I have been successfully using motion detection software called Webcam Zone Trigger (
https://www.zonetrigger.com/). I simply program one or two spot zones in the image where, if there is movement (for example, my head passing), the software issues a given keytroke (Left or Right key for example). Obviously, this zone should be far enough so it is not accidentally triggered while still reachable, and the someone cannot move as freely as some organists do. I save two presets, one for landscape screen orientation, another for portrait one, and load one of them conveniently. At first, the solution seemed too risky and failing. But soon after, getting used to the point of detection, it almost always works satisfactorily. Last year, I also tested some facial recognition software for impaired/disabled people, but none of them had the results I expected. The most promising, however, being paid and expensive, I couldn't test it.
I use this software on a 15.6" active-pen display PC notebook. This is the best, less expensive and portable solution for annotation before double iPad or big canvas digitizer.