[RS232 issue]

Are you trying to control the Production PC or the Display PC?

Did you carefully read the "DISPLAY CLUSTER PROTOCOL" section in the Watchout manual page 257?

[Images from the Dataton stand at ISE 2013]

Great Bart!

[Linearity after keystone adjustment]

Just a reminder that you can enlarge the window all over your screen, which will make much easier adding points in Full Correction Mode.

 

Michael Humash

Digital AV - Israel

[Audio within duplicate WMV]

Hi,

 

I would like to know how Watchout treats a duplicate WMV file? ( > regarding the sound).

(usually I use separate Video + Audio files).

 

For example:

1 display, 2 screen.

Some cues are a duplicate on the 2 separate screens (at exactly the same time).

The cue is a WMV file that have sound.

 

It seems that only one cue is playing the sound.

 

Best Regards,

Michael Humash

Digital AV - Israel

[Running a single computer]

In order to succesfuly download the files into the Display PC you must use a Production PC.

Then you can use your Display PC as a standalone.

For auto run or other controlling option see p.257 @ user manual.

 

Michael Humash

Digital AV - Israel

[Black Screen]

The problem was with a projector that was connected to a display that is working (24/7), but the projector is shut down after each show.

When the video start, which is about 5 minutes after the show has started, the picture disappeared for a very short period (like! a quick re-sync).

I never saw such a behavior.

 

The next thing to do is to put an image prior to the video, and see if it is still accrue.

I couldn't checked it yet, so meanwhile I asked if it could be a difference between the signals that come out from the graphic card:

While online - to - when the display play the media.

 

Hope I'm clear with the description...

[Playing video backwards - automatic cue countdown]

"countdown cue"

 

It will be nice to see a"countdown cue" that has some logic inside, that can be used - in addition to what already written above - to trigger other AUX timelines (which is helpful for external devices, etc'...) And of-course the safety way for a free running cue

[WATCHOUT 5.2 now available]

Grate!

A small note for the local language - in my case - Hebrew.

If you have Win 7 English version, and you install the Hebrew keyboard, under "Language and Regions" > "Format" set it to English instead of Hebrew. In that way you will avoid the annoying situation, that all the fields within the internal windows menu are switch direction to Right to Left.

 

I haven't checked what going on under local Hebrew Windows, but I hope that Dataton will find the way to keep the visual look like it is in English. As long as the menu within the Watchout application is in English, we don't need it to be RTL.

 

This is regarding the Production (=programing). As far as I test it doesn't make any changes under the Display, except that when using the "Text Media", it sometimes need to be update, when you move between different OS.

 

Regards,

Michael Humash

Digital AV - Israel

[Black Screen]

Is there any difference between a projection of "black image or video", to the situation of "no image" on the timeline?

And, are there any difference related to the above when the outputs of the graphic card are Analog or Digital?

 

* I'm trying to figure out a very minor strange behavior, when the timelines moves from "no image" to "video" it is doing like "re-sync".

 

Any related info are welcome!

 

Thanks,

Michael H.

[8 channels of audio works! Error: failed creating audio waveform]

Does Watchout able to create a waveform of multi channel audio wave file?

[WO5 - Multi output]

I'm looking for Active MDP ---> VGA.

I checked the list

http://support.amd.com/us/eyefinity/Pages/eyefinity-dongles.aspx

 

when I enter some links to see the details of the adaptors, it doesn't say it active, like here:

http://www.cableclub.com/mini-displayport-adapter-c-667.html

 

Can someone post or email me a place to order from.

Thanks!

Michael Humash.

[DMX programing]

Hi,

 

Will it be OK to stretch one fade cue of one DMX ch to 50 minutes, and to set all the fade cues on it?

 

And a wish for version 5.4 is to lit the output device when choosing the related cue.

 

Michael Humash

Digital AV - Israel

[Watchout 5 and successful surround/multichannel audio setup]

I'm happy with the ESI/ESP1010e for 6 Ch!

[List view of control cue (+ missing note cue)]

Is there any tool to copy cues into a kind of text list?

 

As we have now more option to control external devices, it will be nice to have a Note Cue to write some extra info.

 

Michael Humash

Digital AV - Israel

[Season's Greetings]

There was a video link of that beautiful scene - is it still on-line somewhere?

 

Happy New Year to Everyone ! ! !

 

Michael Humash

Digital AV, Israel

[Sound Card]

I'm looking for a reliable multi channel sound card to run under windows 7 and Watchout 5.x

It is only for playing 5 channel wave file (so all the extra feature that come with those heavy cards is not really needed)

Any recommendation?

 

Michael Humash

Digital AV - Israel

[Delay before video input becomes active]

when Datapath AND any Blackmagic card,Decklink or Intensity OR even only the drivers for them, is installed at the same time.As soon ...

 

Please update if they will release any (beta) driver update that will improve this.

Tx

[QuickTime 7.7.1 for Windows]

but if you want to downlaod the standalone installer for QuickTime 7.7.1 for Windows using your Mac,

go here: QuickTime 7.7.1 for Windows

 

Did you try the link?

Somehow with my Mac it leads back to here:

http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/

[QuickTime 7.7.1 for Windows]

What is the direct link to download the full QT7 by a Mac computer?

(sound like a silly questions... but I'm redirecting in a loop... "Use Software Update...")

 

Tx

Michael Humash

Digital AV

[Blackmagic - Intensity Pro]

How does the demand for Windows 7 64-bit could influence on the the stability in Watchout?

 

Does it really need a 4 GB of system memory when in Windows 7 32-bit?

 

Does a 32-bit system will have any affect?

 

Thanks

Michael Humash

[Something for the wish list.]

A time elapsed / time remaining counter for media elements and tasks.

 

 

I just put notes and images, usually from 60 sec down.

You can put it aside to your stage window.

And if your cue is short (free running for example) run an aux timeline, and remember to stop it.

 

Michael H.

[WATCHOUT & External I/O Devices]

Does anyone already try the I/O device from Kissbox?

http://www.kissbox.nl/products_new.html#io3

Any other suggestion for a relay box?

Thanks!

Michael Humash

http://www.digital-audio-visual.co.il

[Geometric Correction Grid on Display]

I just can add, that I enlarge the "Grid Window" to maximum, and build a PSD grid which is 1:1 to the green lines.

This gave me a good starting point.

 

Michael H

Digital AV

[Version 5:Who can tell me how to use generic input?]

Hi Jim,

 

Could you recommended on some simple TCP/iP "Input Device" (sensors) for easily controlling the AUX TLs?

[Edge Blend below defined layer]

Neil,

What about setting the edge blend curve to 0? (if I got you right???)

 

Michael H

Digital AV