# How do I actually type in a Float Value? **URL:** \ **Category:** OSC/PILOT General Discussion\ **Created:** [September 4, 2020, 7:28pm UTC](https://forum.oscpilot.com/t/how-do-i-actually-type-in-a-float-value/190 "2020-09-04T19:28:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![VJ\_UnGG0Y](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.oscpilot.com/vj_ungg0y/32/88_2.png) [@VJ\_UnGG0Y](https://forum.oscpilot.com/u/VJ_UnGG0Y)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2020, 7:28pm UTC](https://forum.oscpilot.com/t/how-do-i-actually-type-in-a-float-value/190/1 "2020-09-04T19:28:06Z")
Hello ! Could anyone please shed light on how actually to enter a float value? /composition/layers/1/video/opacity If I want this set to 50%, how do I write it inside OSC Pilot so that it detects it as a float value? I so far haven’t been able to get it working Thanks for reading! UnGG0y ---
**Author:** ![malcolm](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.oscpilot.com/malcolm/32/19_2.png) [@malcolm](https://forum.oscpilot.com/u/malcolm)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2020, 3:39pm UTC](https://forum.oscpilot.com/t/how-do-i-actually-type-in-a-float-value/190/2 "2020-09-05T15:39:42Z")
Hey, can you elaborate on your issue? Are you trying to send an OSC message from another app to OSC/PILOT that affects the Opacity of your widget? Or are you trying to have a widget sent out 0.5 to your other OSC app? What kind of widget are you using? ---
**Author:** ![VJ\_UnGG0Y](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.oscpilot.com/vj_ungg0y/32/88_2.png) [@VJ\_UnGG0Y](https://forum.oscpilot.com/u/VJ_UnGG0Y)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2020, 11:34pm UTC](https://forum.oscpilot.com/t/how-do-i-actually-type-in-a-float-value/190/3 "2020-09-05T23:34:56Z")
Hello! I am trying to send an OSC message from OSCpilot into Resolume. I want it so that when I press the button widget in OSCpilot, the opacity reverts back to 50% in Resolume. This is the address for the the layer 1 opacity – composition/layers/1/video/opacity So how do I set the specific value to 50%? It talks about ‘type tags’ and float values to a get a paramter to a specific value. I’ve attached a picture of where the OSC address is written in Resolume’s UI. ![Resolume Arena - Untitled (1920 x 1080) 05_09_2020 16_24_12 (2)](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/oscpilot/original/1X/8e64a926b3f3b3af9dea1d59a48eca952788d36c.png) ---
**Author:** ![steve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f19dbf/32.png) [@steve](https://forum.oscpilot.com/u/steve)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2020, 2:12am UTC](https://forum.oscpilot.com/t/how-do-i-actually-type-in-a-float-value/190/4 "2020-09-06T02:12:06Z")
easy fix, just tested it to be sure: create a button as shown below with the osc tag of the fader you want to return to a value and the value you want to return it to eg: /composition/selectedlayer/video/opacity and an off value of .5 and an on value of .5 with toggle unchecked. whenever you press it the resolume fader goes to 50% and you can freely control it otherwise. pretty handy. ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/oscpilot/original/1X/915a77ba32f387f3c5cada2847a85cdfbc2e4dd4.png) ---
**Author:** ![VJ\_UnGG0Y](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.oscpilot.com/vj_ungg0y/32/88_2.png) [@VJ\_UnGG0Y](https://forum.oscpilot.com/u/VJ_UnGG0Y)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2020, 4:08am UTC](https://forum.oscpilot.com/t/how-do-i-actually-type-in-a-float-value/190/5 "2020-09-06T04:08:39Z")
Oof that’s juicy Ahhhh I was running the older v0.96 of the software so I had the older menu controls! Brilliant I’ve just tried it out and it works a charm - so much potential unlocked cheers guys! ![OSC_PILOT 05_09_2020 20_49_37 (2)](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/oscpilot/original/1X/06e7516f57e24bb66bc164c30967d3faaa6219ad.png)