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  1. Watchpax without DHCP

    in WATCHOUT FORUM

    Posted · Edited by Jonas Dannert

    Please look in the pinned post above: 

    http://forum.dataton.com/topic/1127-watchpax-autostarttxt-script/

     

    Also mentioned in the WATCHPAX Product sheet/Manual at page 3/4: 

    https://www.dataton.com/assets/Products/Watchpax/WATCHPAX_2_art_no_3362.pdf

     

    From the autostart.txt file in WATCHPAX:

     

    ; These are some examples on how to set a fixed IP number on the WATCHOUT computer.
    ; You only need to run this script once. After that the WATCHOUT computer remember the
    ; last set fixed IP number. The fixed IP numbers is shown in the start-up screen under
    ; the WATCHOUT 5 logo. The IP number inside the parentheses is the DHCP/link-local IP number.
    ; Remember that you always need to authenticate to level 2 before you try to set the IP number.
    ;
    ; Example: Set the fixed IP number to 192.168.0.100
    ;
    ; authenticate 2
    ; setIP 192.168.0.100
    ;
    ; Example: Set the fixed IP number to 2.0.0.10 with the network mask 255.0.0.0
    ;
    : authenticate 2
    ; setIP 2.0.0.10 255.0.0.0
    ;
    ; Example: Remove the fixed IP number and restore the WATCHOUT computer to use the DHCP/link-local IP number.
    ;
    ; authenticate 2
    ; setIP
     
    /jonas
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  2. Network error; Command getMACAddr; MAC address not found

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    Network error; Command getMACAddr; MAC address not found

     

    Just another thought,  could it have something do with Power Down/Power Up?

    Is this used in the TV studio by any chance?

     

    Power Down
    Turns off the power of selected or all display computers. This quits WATCHOUT display software,
    terminates Windows and turns off the computer. As part of this procedure, the WATCHOUT production
    software also learns the hardware address of the display computers, which can then be used by
    the Power Up command.
    Power Up
    Sends a “Wake on LAN” command via the network to selected or all display computers. If properly
    configured, this will power up the computer(s) as if their power switch had just been pressed. Put a
    shortcut to the WATCHOUT display software
    into the Startup folder of the display computer to make it
    launch WATCHOUT automatically.
     
    IMPORTANT: There are two prerequisites for this command to work:
    • The computer must be configured to “Wake on LAN” (sometimes referred to as “Magic Packet”).
    This setting may be found under the “Power Management” tab of the Local Area Network Connection’s
    Properties dialog box, or in the computer’s BIOS settings.
    • The production computer must at some point have given the Power Down command
     
    Just my 2cents...
     
    /jonas
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  3. Network error; Command getMACAddr; MAC address not found

    in WATCHOUT FORUM

    Posted

    I see you mention a Mikrotik router/switch in the system. http://www.mikrotik.com/

     

    How is this unit configured?
    These boxes are usually highly configurable managed router/switches,

    so if not configured properly, this might account for their network issues.

    Maybe try with some simple, unmanaged unit?

     

    Seems to be an issue with space on the SSD, too, as you mention, but that is probably unrelated.

     

    /jonas

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  4. Blending makes strange lines

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    Posted

    The Sony FHZ60 does not have a color wheel, it's a 3LCD system with a laser phosphor light source.

     

    http://www.sony.co.uk/pro/product/projectors-installation/vpl-fhz60/overview/

     

    The fact that it's not a DLP-based system, and less seen/tested than such a system, makes it even more important to adjust gamma/color/brightness/contrast at setup.

     

    I agree that is is more of a projector setup issue than a WATCHOUT setup issue.

     

    rgds/jonas

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  5. Matrox C900 video cards

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    "The soon-to-be-shipping C900 has comfortable 3D acceleration - including DirectX acceleration -

    comparable to the "business graphics" ranges in the nVidia (NVS) and

    AMD (FirePro W6xx and 2xxx series) product lines"

     

    I would say that what I wrote in Sep 2011 still applies for WO6, unfortunately: 

    http://forum.dataton.com/topic/93-wo5-multi-output/

     

    "NVidia NVS series will not do, they lack sufficient DirectX/Direct3D hardware acceleration for WATCHOUT-use. 

    Same thing with AMD FireMV and Matrox M91xx-series"

     

    Business level graphics might be OK for straight-forward video playback, has been done with

    AMD FirePro W600, mentioned in the Forum.

     

    BUT, as soon as any of WATCHOUT's DirectX/Direct3D based functions/tween tracks are to be used

    in any significant way, they will fall short, very fast.

    This means that one will build in a limitation in such a system, if based on these types of graphics solutions.

    Hence the warning above.

     

    Just my 2 cents...

     

    /jonas

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  10. nvidia vs AMD?

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    Posted

    So for OS can i use normal 850 PRO series?

     

    Yes.

     

     

     

    If I am using 512 GB NVMe-based M2-SSD, can i use it for both OS and Media drive?

     

    No, I wouldn't do/recommend that. 

    This is for MEDIA drive use, and where WATCHOUT is to be installed, normally.

     

    /jonas

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  11. nvidia vs AMD?

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    Hi Jithu,

     

    Re: "Graphics card"

     

    It's a bit of an apples vs pears comparisation, as I see it.

    - AMD FirePro W8100 is a professional graphics card

    - NVidia Titan X is a consumer gaming card

     

    If budget allows, the W8100 is the better choice in my view.

     

    Re: "Disk Drive media"

    I would look into the new NVMe-based M2-SSD's (Gen3/PCIe x4) like the Samsung 950 PRO

    http://www.anandtech.com/show/9702/samsung-950-pro-ssd-review-256gb-512gb

     

    On your selected MB (Asus X99E-WS/usb3.1), there is a slot for it. 

    It's seriously fast, sequential read up to 2,500MB/s (512 GB), and not very expensive either.

    Also avoiding the hassle of dealing with RAID 0 setup...

     

    /jonas

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  18. Blackmagic DeckLink Quad 2 input card

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    Posted

    Jim,
    I understand the card model is new, slated for Q4 (Q1-16 more likely) delivery, but the original question related to that card,

    not the older one, hence my comment. If the case has to be resolved now, 2 current cards has to be used, of course. ;-)

    It seems to be a bit different than earlier cards, in that a SDK has to be used to set all 8 inputs to active.

    So it remains to be seen how useful it will be...

    /jonas

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  19. Blackmagic DeckLink Quad 2 input card

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    Posted

    Eh...one Decklink Quad 2 will give you 8 x 1080p60 3G-SDI capture inputs from one PCIe x8 slot, right?

    Or does it have to be enabled specifically?

     

    "DeckLink Quad 2 features 8 independent SDI capture and playback channels in a single card!

    Fully compatible with the previous 4 channel model, this new model also allows 4 independent capture and playback channels but now also includes 4 extra channels

    that developers can use for configuring the card in any combination of up to 8 capture or 8 playback channels.

    This means DeckLink Quad 2 allows each of the 8 3G-SDI BNC connectors to switch direction between capture or playback in SD and HD up to 1080p60 and as a complete independent channel"

     

    SDI Video Input

    8 x bidirectional 12-bit SD/HD independantly configurable as either Input or Output

     

    /jonas

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  20. Simple Wireless Remote to Control Display Cluster

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  25. window tweak list - indexing and page file size

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    Posted

    Re: Q1: "One was about "delete places" in indexing option."

    A: Sorry, can't understand you on this. Please explain again. There is no 'delete places' in Windows.

     

    There is actually a place in "Control Panel/Indexing Options/Click the Modify button/Indexed Locations"

    Here one can un-check selected locations to index, also.

     

    Re: Q2: "...another thing I wasn't sure about was page file size. It requires to double the RAM..."

     

    I totally agree with Thomas here, the Tweaklist are a bit dated in this regard... ;-)

     

    /jonas

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