1 files changed, 10 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/rotord/rotor.cpp b/rotord/rotor.cpp
index 59a1697..52c76df 100755
--- a/rotord/rotor.cpp
+++ b/rotord/rotor.cpp
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ Node_factory::Node_factory(){
 	add_type("signal_output",new Signal_output());
 	add_type("testcard",new Testcard());
 	add_type("video_output",new Video_output());
-	add_type("video_input",new Video_input());
+	add_type("video_loader",new Video_loader());
 	add_type("on_off",new On_off());
 	add_type("invert",new Invert());
 	add_type("video_cycler",new Video_cycler());
@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@ bool Signal_input::connect(Signal_node* source) {
 	}
 	else return false;
 }
+void Parameter_input::update(const Time_spec& time){			//gets input and updates variable
+	if (receiver){
+		*receiver=((Signal_node*)connection)->get_output(time);
+	}
+}
 bool Image_input::connect(Image_node* source) {
 	if (source->output_type=="image") {
 		connection=(Node*)source;
@@ -215,7 +220,7 @@ bool Video_output::render(const float duration, const float framerate,const stri
 	return false;
 }
 
-bool Video_input::load(const string &filename){
+bool Video_loader::load(const string &filename){
 	//gstreamer needs absolute paths ALWAYS
     //string uri="file:///home/tim/workspace/rotor/rotord/"+filename;
     Poco::Path path;
@@ -226,13 +231,13 @@ bool Video_input::load(const string &filename){
         player->setPaused(true);
         player->setFrameByFrame(true);
         player->update();
-        cerr<<"Rotor::Video_input loaded "<<filename<<", "<<player->getDuration()<<" seconds "<<", "<<player->getWidth()<<"x"<<player->getHeight()<<endl;
+        cerr<<"Rotor::Video_loader: "<<filename<<", "<<player->getDuration()<<" seconds "<<", "<<player->getWidth()<<"x"<<player->getHeight()<<endl;
        	image->setup_fromRGB(player->getWidth(),player->getHeight(),(uint8_t*) player->getPixels());
         return true;
     }
     return false;
 }
-Image* Video_input::get_output(const Frame_spec &frame){
+Image* Video_loader::output(const Frame_spec &frame){
     //wonder about the actual mechanism used by gstreamer
     //have to implment callback when seek is ready?
     //presume gstreamer caches a loaded frame?
@@ -260,7 +265,7 @@ Image* Video_input::get_output(const Frame_spec &frame){
 		//}
 		player->update();
 		image->RGBdata=player->getPixels(); //don't really know why this is needed every frame
-		//cerr<<"Video_input: retrieving frame "<<((int) (frame.time*frame.framerate))<<endl;
+		//cerr<<"Video_loader: retrieving frame "<<((int) (frame.time*frame.framerate))<<endl;
 		return image;
 	}
     return nullptr;