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failing memory? virus?
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WATCHOUT 6 or WATCHOUT 7?
There are USB hardware options that can provide 16-20 channels that work with both major versions. How many channels do you require?
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1 hour ago, RBeddig said:
Have you ever seen your second display on GPU channel 2 on this machine?
On my notebook, I have to set e.g. channel 5 to connect to a display on my HDMI port.
1 hour ago, Manoj Mulam said:Yeah I set gpu channel 2 on seconds
Display but it was not showing
Isn’t Rainer suggesting that your external output may be a different channel number than 2? Have you tried other output numbers? Seems Rainer had to go all the way up to 5 to find his second output.
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4 hours ago, Simone said:Ok thanks, do I need a license to see the asset manager de-embedding video and audio?
Yes
However, since the asset manager is now a seperate component, you may choose where it resides. Furthermore, the license may be shared among components on the same computer. So the asset manager can be placed on the renderer computer.
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On 3/16/2024 at 11:15 AM, Simone said:Hello, I'm trying Watchout 7 for the first time and I really like all the new improvements and the new graphic interface. I have a question about how audio playout works. On Watchout 6 when it comes to play a cue with video and audio embedded, was not possibile to select witch display computer plays audio. Most of the time especially when I was working with more than 1 Display pc the only solution was to extract the audio track and play it on different layer, in this way I was able to decide witch display will play the track but this is a very time consuming process.
Will this change in the new version? it seems is still not possibile to route audio without extract it from the clip.Thanks in advance.
On 3/18/2024 at 9:17 AM, wiesemann said:well, in the old days (Version 6) it was recommended to NOT use embedded audio but instead creat a separate file, which then can be placed on any output.
Yes, it is true, in both v6 and v7, embedded audio is not recommended. However, in v7, the new asset manager pre-processes all media. If there is embedded audio, the v7 asset manager will automatically split this into separate video and audio components and place them in a composition. Once that is done, you may specify which audio renderer plays the audio component.
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18 hours ago, Brian said:
… QuickTime reports the file as NotchLC and will play it just fine. …
I was under the impression that NotchLC playback is available to individuals royalty free. When a software vendor adds NotchLC support, the software vendor must pay a per usage royalty. That would explain why a NotchLC movie would play in QT and error / require a license for WATCHOUT asset manager.
18 hours ago, Brian said:… I was able to re-encode the video to NotchLC with After Effects and the resulting file works great. …
Now that is baffling. Could you provide an example of a NotchLC file that plays in QT but errors in a licensed WATCHOUT asset manager?
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The codecs may be an issue as well. The movie frame rate and the output frame rate have an impact. This may be on the edge for ProRes, should be no issue for HAP. While 24 fps may make smaller files, the added workload of converting 24 fps to 60 fps on the fly may play a role as well. Frame blending setting also may have an impact.
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please always indicate WATCHOUT version!
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7 hours ago, DGP said:
Another please for a manual to SmartPax. Lots of thanks to you! Best/ Dick
The SMARTPAX is documented in the TRAX 3 User Manual.The SMARTPAX QC is documented in the TRAX 3.6 Addendum.The SMARTPAX QC Miniguide is found in this collection of Miniguides.I can not seem to find the Miniguide for the original SMARTPAX.0 -
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wow, very old version. Anyway, i would make no further attempt to open the file that crashes when you attempt to open it. i would instead go to your watchpoint / display machine and attempt to retrieve a valid show file from there using this procedure:
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1 hour ago, ManuelM said:
Something weird has happened to my project on the production computer.
I had it open when a power failure occured. After restarting the computer and opening Watchout, it asked me to load an autosave that was more recent. I clicked yes and the computer froze.
I forced restart again and tried to open the original project file directly, but the computer keeps crashing.
Have any case like this happened before? Any clues?
WATCHOUT version?
can you open a new show in watchmaker / production?
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4 hours ago, Jacky said:
Thanks for the reply, so there was a typo in the show name. thats why when we where calling the load show command it got stuck in analyzing. Its like you said its a upper lower case issues our devs missed it. Thanks! …
and thank you for taking the time to reply back with the resolution.
4 hours ago, Jacky said:… Also what is weird about it is that if i load show via command and it failed then online the show via production successful, then send Telnet command to the display with the correct task names it will still play. My guess is that show names doesn't matter after the show is loaded? also would be a good thing to know, since i always thought that they where linked. Thanks!
You will probably mostly get away with that when there is only one watchpoint computer in the cluster. Some messages from the watchpoint computer may still be sent to the watchmaker computer since that is where the last successful load came from. If there were more than one watchpoint computer in the cluster, the watchpoint computer receiving the command would not relay it to the other cluster members since a successful load is required to redefine the cluster master.
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On 3/4/2024 at 1:37 AM, Jacky said:
… software restart for the watchpoint software. everytime we would use "load" command it would just get stuck on analyzing, but if we use the production software to push an "online" they it will bootup the display. …
Been thinking about this one. Question - when using watchmaker/production do any errors appear in the message window? A load on watchpoint encountering a same error may get stuck where watchmaker has its error messaging subsystem to deal with it.
Also, you mention a watchpoint software restart, … so the issue is after a watchpoint computer power up, no watchmaker session since power up, while hanging on the logo screen with progress bar, triggered from an IP load?
Also, and I hesitate to re-iterate this but are you certain watchmaker and watchpoint are attempting to load the same show? For example “Main show” and “Main Show” are two different shows.0 -
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If you are redefining a keypress, 0 on the numeric keypad is a positive play (no toggle) . If you are already playing, pressing number pad 0 key will not interrupt play.
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Spacebar Start timeline (toggle) Esc Pause timeline (no toggle) NUM 0 Start timeline (no toggle) NUM * Jump to last start position https://www.dataton.com/watchout-users-guide/appendix/f-keyboard-shortcuts/timeline
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The WATCHOUT 6 corner tweens function is not yet included in WATCHOUT 7. It is intended to be added in a future release.
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fyi
Microsoft Media Foundation was introduced in Windows Vista as the replacement for DirectShow. aka. Media Foundation, Windows Media Foundation
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/medfound/microsoft-media-foundation-sdk
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It is always useful to indicate the WATCHOUT version when inquiring. Potentially media related. If you start a new show with no media and simply place a control cue on main timeline to start a blank timeline, does the issue still occur?
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On 12/16/2023 at 5:05 AM, SawLae said:
Can I ask about Watchpax2? I want to know how to set up Watchpax 2 the first time And how to edit the IP address of the Watchpax2.
As to your original question, editing the IP address of a WATCHPAX or WATCHPAX 2 running version 5.5.x is a bit complex. A WATCHPAX or WATCHPAX 2 running v5.5.x ALWAYS uses DHCP to determine its IP address. That cannot be changed. The setIP command in a startup script of a WATCHPAX running version 5.5.x sets a virtual IP address in addition to the address determined by DHCP. That can result in some unexpected behavior. (This is changed in v6, in v6, the setIP command does in fact set a fixed IP address.) If you want to set a fixed IP on a WATCHPAX or WATCHPAX 2 running version 5.5.x, the recommended method is to provide a DHCP server with IP reservations. IP reservations reserve IP addresses for a specific MAC addresses. (I personally use a simple router DHCP server with the needed IP reservation function.) Related to that, always use WATCHOUT name when assigning the stage displays to a WATCHPAX, never use the IP address. (WATCHOUT name is assigned to a WATCHPAX or a display server using the WATCHOUT Production Network Window.)
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8 hours ago, SawLae said:
Can we use the Watchout license across versions like the watchpax2 license is version5 and my Watchout production is version 6
No.
All stations in a WATCHOUT system must be the same version.
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6 hours ago, kai said:
… yes a little confuse with cond 0, I will save no condition layer enable in preference but after send command enable layer 1 then send back to enable layer 0 but it's still enable layer 1. …
I would t check that, There have been no confirmed reports of that being an issue.
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The answer may be different based on the WATCHOUT version you are using. v5.5.x and v6 have differences in WATCHPAX configuration.
Note, a WATCHPAX 2 as shipped from the factory is NOT compatible with the current version of WATCHOUT. The original configuration of WATCHPAX 2 is only compatible with WATCHOUT 6.6.5 and older versions. If you wish to use versions 6.6.7 or higher, the unit must return for factory update (this can be done by Premium Partners or Dataton factory.)
WATCHPAX run the same WATCHOUT Display software as any other WATCHOUT Display computer. So any user guide reference to the display software applies to WATCHPAX as well.
IP address is set with a startup script stored on the WATCHPAX. See: https://www.dataton.com/watchout-users-guide/appendix/c-control-protocol/controlling-the-display-softwareBTW The setIP command only applies to WATCHPAX so it is documented in the WATCHPAX sample startup script. see:
Also
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No, there is no command to determine conditional layer status. Conditional layers are typically used with external control methods. The control system should keep track of conditional layer status. Anytime the control system sends a conditional layer command, it sets the status of every conditional layer.
And a reminder, enableLayerCond 0 does NOT turn off all conditions, it resets to the default conditional layer states defined in the preferences tab when the show was saved.0 -
Watchpax 62C with multi channel audio
in WATCHOUT FORUM
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No!
The driver for Focusrite Scarlett interfaces is already installed. The newest WATCHPAX 62 image has a Focusrite Scarlett driver gen 4, the original WATCHPAX 62 configuration includes the driver for Focusrite Scarlett driver gen 3.
Your assumption is correct, but there is No need to install anything.