Walter
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Check the Pinned subjects about technical specs. Contains the tweaklist v2.1
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Nice one!! I'll give it a try soon!!
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In addition, linear key (using a white matte shape) is a good way to go, often producing better results than color keying, especially with soft edges in the content. (Just render out one normal version of the content and one alpha channel only, place the alpha channel output above the normal version in the timeline and use feature "masked by layer above".
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;-). Thanks Hugo. I of course already directed him towards Toperators
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Hi folks,
A connection of me is looking for two operators for a job in London. 1 from sept 9 till sept 19 and 1 from sept 10 till sept 19. Doesn't need to be local, flying in is an option.
Anyone got spare time for this? send me a pm with your details if interested.
Walter
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Quick question: what do you mean with "our video's were HD? (So converted to Mpeg2)". What do you mean with "HD"? I assume the operator left it HD during the conversion? What was the codec of the source files?
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Daniel, quick question : as i experienced lately, in WO6 you don't change format to RGB, just composite or tuner or SDI or whatever. Wasn't working for us either since WO6. My local support tested it without problems. Turned out to be this setting. He thought it had already been discussed on this forum but I would have remembered this. Totally not logical this solution but it's actually works. In WO5 the RGB setting does work. It could well be that with an older datapath firmware it will work as stated by local support but I consider this a Watchout bug.
Let me know if this solves it for you.
Kind regards.
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?? TimeOfDay is completely irrelevant to this thread.
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Fyi : it will without problems. Have those exact same cards for over a year now in two different systems. Works like a charm.
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The strange thing is, this information is somewhat already available within Watchout, it just isn't put to use :
Try using the Watchout remote on your phone = timeline will give an accurate countdown till the next (pause or play) cue. So just put in a play cue at the point you wish the countdown to end and you're set.
Otherwise, I indeed always use a (very small and efficiently) rendered video, which has the drawback you have to set your stage window in best quality. So if that's an issue, the procedure as described above also works like a charm.
So happy with soooo many of the improvements in WO6 that I can forgive this (in my view) minor drawback, as this is easily overcome.
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Hi Sasami,
Good for you. However, this topic wasn't about using alpha in videofiles / your layer structure. It was about outputting alpha channel on your machines output (which isn't possible)
Regards
Walter
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In addition I must note that that resolution only worked on a 6 second bumper. Not for longer movies.
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Thanks Mike. Didn't know that. Can you elaborate on the subject? Does 8k mean it supports all resolutions gathered under 8K as found on wiki? Is it limited to the horizontal pixelcount or the combined pixelcount? (Did not find many formats that supported a res above 4000pix width but I have used 8000x1200 res under v5.5.2 last year).
Can you define which codecs and encoders support 8K res and its limitation in pixelcount (i.e times 8 as with MPEG2).
Thanks in advance for the insight.
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Hi Chris,
I don't believe Watchout has a limitation with regards to pixelcount. If you can encode it into a file format which is supported by WO, it will work. However, many file formats have their limitation.
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Hi Mike,
I'm afraid that for this, you're better of using Photoshop. You can't copy text media. It does remember the width setting and you can save a style, but still, photoshop enables more options for style and retain alignment.
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Hi Rogier, can't answer your specific questions as I'm curious about the answers myself. Just a question about your encoding : 50mbps seems a lot for the resolution and codec. 25mbps should be enough in my experience, and having a higher bitrate shouldn't present any improvement in quality compared to the lower. Please share you're experience on this subject. Did you experience better quality or improvement in playback that made you choose for such a high bandwidth?
Vr groet
Walter
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Again; in my experience this is not a WO issue. I use ip control of projectors all the time. (Power and shutter mainly). Works flawless each and every time on i.e panasonic 21k, 110, 6710 and Barco hdx, hdf, flm series. And of course encore / screenpro / several matrices. I do have encountered issues with for instance rlm series. Solved it by correcting economy network settings.
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Hi there,
This has been covered before on this forum (search and you shall find ;-) )
But this is a Barco issue. Check menu settings for economy network mode. (Or the likes).
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Hey Mitch,
Dropout like this is most likely caused by a bad connection in your fiber / projector setup. I assume Watchout did not go into error nor reported an error, correct?
Sounds like a cliff effect which may occur "randomly" if you're close to the cliff. Heat / moving heads / bad luck can cause this. If you clean the fibers (grease / dust) you're likely to prevent is.
Doesn't sound like something caused by bad media encoding...
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Update on this matter : I know peepz at AW have developed cut&fill for the Ascender. Has been used in beta on a big dutch show this week. Hopefully it gets implemented in the next release.
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Image Pro for switching? Have used control of SPII and Encore but ImagePro to me is a scanconvertor / scaler. Anyhoo, i suppose same commands should be available of which im sure its already mentioned before on this forum.
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Both must be possible as they currently show in the smartphone remote apps.
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Hi Mitch,
well, in that case it all depends on economics. With regards to hardware specs, current setup will suffice for most applications. If your rig is continuously on the road and you feel it's time to upgrade / renew since it already has paid for itself, AND you expect enough work for the coming three years, I'd upgrade (just did actually ;-)
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Mitch, shouldn't be a problem at all. I've tested similar hardware with 20+ layers and live captures on each 4 outputs without a hiccup.
Of course it all depends on your source material's specs.
As Alex says, just do it in a test setup. But what I don't understand: after a system build, first thing you would do is take it on a test run driving it to the limits, wouldn't you? Otherwise you have a piece of rental equipment laying around without knowing its capabilities?!?
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Yes of course, use separate tiers for both displays. You have to do this anyway to prevent the displays to blend with eachother. (Or did you mean something totally different?)