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  1. I have a showSage built four output watch tower that uses display port to hdmi natively out of the card and then use Black magic hdmi to sdi boxes per out put

    Works like a charm

    The only thing I don't like is hdmi connectors don't lock. But the install is all rack mounted so less chance of movement.

    Ben

  2. Hi

    This is more of a question of technique rather than a technical issue.

    I am working on a set that has a large scrim Downstage and a large multi projector blended cyc upstage.

    We are using version 6

    We are bringing in 3D objects as part of the show. These objects are intended to grow and shrink.

    Does the global origin that is placed in preferences affect 3D objects. In other words would a 3D chair appear differently on one surface than on the other depending on where the 3D global origin is placed in the stage window?

    If so woul I have to place my downstage display overtop of my upstage displays and then use tiers in the stage window

     

    Any thoughts would be appreciated

    Ben Chaisson

  3. Hello all

     

    Is there a way to have another instance of  VNC on the production Computer where in one could witness the time line on a different computer than the Production computer.

    IN our circumstance the production computer is located far away in the venue  contacted to a large midi and dmx network of various devices. and i what to sit closer to my screens to make adjustments. Watchout already uses VNC internally from production to display so would another instance of VNC cause problems?

     

    Ben Chaisson

    Playground Studios

  4. I use an Ohm 64 from Livid Instruments and or an Akai APC 20 for an installation I do.

    I have used a MONOME but it was painful to program and needed muliplr Max patches to fire watch out cues and i found it cumbersome and then static electricity fried a captor and i now have a custom built paperweight that can do nothing.

    I find the midi from The ohm a little too dirty. The pots don't go all the way to 0 or 128.

    The aka is great and stable i think it being not USB powered helps in this.

     

    Ben Chaisson

    playgroundstudios.ca

  5. Hi

    We have a strange issue on a show at the moment. Using the PJlink commands to open and close the shutter of 2 panasonic Pt D21K projectors.Through out the show the aux timelines are triggered to open a nd close the shutters a number of times however in 1 specific instance,

    we send an open shutter command to 2 projectors at a certain point in the show. We get 2 error messages that say the message couldn't be sent but the shutters do open?

     

    Any thoughts.

  6. In a recent show in Toronto we experienced something similar

    Watchout was recieving most control from Time code as was the lighting desk but occasionally there were manual goes for both Video and Lighting.

    One of the manual controls was for lighting to fire a series of cues on a different playback fader to trigger strobes. This cue stack would run its course and reset to off which sent the command 00:00:00 out to watchout from MSC. This would instantly send the playback head to the top of the main time line briefly then Timecode would jump the cursor back to wear it was meant to go.

    I realize that the WATCHOUT msc input is not very complicated and has no filters. Has anyone configured a GrandMA 2 to not send this midid command? 

    Ben Chaisson

    Playground Studios

    Toronto

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