Passing parameters to StandAlone .exe

How-To
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Hello, I feel like a noob -
I simply cannot manage to launch a standalone .exe with arguments.
No matter what I do the arguments are ignored -

I basically want to cap the fps to 30 and use the .exe in a proxy block setup.

  • with the Command line the arguments does not work
  • a .bat file does not seem to pass the arguments neither

I have followed the steps in the manual but I must be missing something…

Any advice is warmly welcome

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I manged to make the parameters work (also in a .bat file)
However it seems the ‘forceFPS’ parameter doesn’t work and breaks whatever parameter that comes next…

the ‘+proxyreceiverport 12345’ proxy parameter does not seem to do anything. At least I cannot connect to the block with the ’ FXPlayerHost’, ‘Smode’ or ‘Disguise’

I have tried on the same pc and on two different pcs. Same result. What am I doing wrong?

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So after having a nice chat with Graham from support the conclusions are:

  • the proxyreceiverport command do work (both in SMode, Disguise and the FX tester app)However it is only for controlling exposed parameters. No image feed will be passed through (would have been nice) The documentation is a bit misleading and kinda gives that impression. One have to use NDI, Video capture or similar to send the signal to the video server.

  • the forceFPS command should be avoided (and deleted from the manual) since it does not work and break other parameters. The standalone compile uses the screen refresh rate as target fps. But you can divide the frame rate in 2 by checking the “double vblank option” in the standalone panel option. When using a 60Hz monitor, this would lock your frame rate to 30FPS. But testing I get 33 fps and not 30fps with 60hz. I find Lowering to 30hz is safer to avoid tearing (my target rate is 30hz) instead of using the vblank parameter.

Hope it helps anybody a similar situation.