One Image/Vid on more than one screen

[TupeloTechie]

hmmm, that seems like it will work, now the only problem is the price, any other software thats not as expensive?

Edit: It will be a mix between video and stills

[SHARYNF]

You might want to check with someone actually using Mediashout. AFAIK it does NOT support multiple display windows for program, it supports a display and control window.

I'd look around at the various VJ solutions on the low end
http://www.numark.com/nuvj

I am NOT sure if it will support multiple displays, it believe it does NOT but the higher end software product from ArKaos does
http://www.arkaos.net/software/vj_features.php the Midi version sells for about 279 dollars

Here is a link to a discussion
http://vjglitch.tribe.net/thread/4fb...f-a40a84889c37

Sharyn

[TupeloTechie]

The Arkaos software looks more like what I want, this picture from there site is pretty much what I would like to achieve

[SHARYNF]

That would be my recommendation, the interface is a bit odd as you can see from the links for the discussion. They do have a DMX version but it is about 3x the price.

Let us know how you get on with it, pay attention to the graphics card requirements if you want to do some effects

Sharyn

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Originally Posted by SHARYNF

You might want to check with someone actually using Mediashout. AFAIK it does NOT support multiple display windows for program, it supports a display and control window.
I'd look around at the various VJ solutions on the low end
http://www.numark.com/nuvj
I am NOT sure if it will support multiple displays, it believe it does NOT but the higher end software product from ArKaos does
http://www.arkaos.net/software/vj_features.php the Midi version sells for about 279 dollars
Here is a link to a discussion
http://vjglitch.tribe.net/thread/4fb...f-a40a84889c37
Sharyn

It does have two different outputs, one for the program out another for control.
http://www.mediashout.com/about/v3/control.cfm

however, it will not split your display accross multiple projectors. You will need other hardware to do that. Arkaos is a great choice, if you can afford it. If you are trying to get one seamless display, arkaos is your answer, if you can get away with a hard line, go with hardware splitters such as an NVIDIA "dualview" card or the triple head line of products.

[Oldman]

Another piece of software that allows previewing the program material is Freepath from Grass Roots Software http://www.freepath.com/. The price is $149.00. I have used a matrix switch with driver amps for choosing a single or multiple program sources on a single or multiple displays in a VGA environment. Thee product I used was for a classsroom situation where there is a desktop computer that the instructor may use but often they prefer to bring in their laptop to use instead. I needed a selector switch to chose the source computer and then a splitter amplifier to driuve the desktop monitor and the video projector located on the ceiling. I selected a 2 X 2 matrix switch made by StarTech which allows you to chose which source goes to each of the display devices. This is the model http://www.startech.com/Product/Item...d=ST222MX&c=US and I believe that I purchased them for somewhat less than the price listed here. The switching is done electronically (which avoids the intermittent operation that the mechanical switches all displayed with some use) and is controlled by a simple pushbutton for each output that steps through source one, source two and no signal while showing the source chosen by LEDs. This approach would let you display the same signal on two screens and very simply switch between two sources for each display.

Oldman.

[Oldman]

Another piece of software that allows previewing the program material is Freepath from Grass Roots Software http://www.freepath.com/. The price is $149.00. I have used a matrix switch with driver amps for choosing a single or multiple program sources on a single or multiple displays in a VGA environment. Thee product I used was for a classsroom situation where there is a desktop computer that the instructor may use but often they prefer to bring in their laptop to use instead. I needed a selector switch to chose the source computer and then a splitter amplifier to driuve the desktop monitor and the video projector located on the ceiling. I selected a 2 X 2 matrix switch made by StarTech which allows you to chose which source goes to each of the display devices. This is the model http://www.startech.com/Product/Item...d=ST222MX&c=US and I believe that I purchased them for somewhat less than the price listed here. The switching is done electronically (which avoids the intermittent operation that the mechanical switches all displayed with some use) and is controlled by a simple pushbutton for each output that steps through source one, source two and no signal while showing the source chosen by LEDs. This approach would let you display the same signal on two screens and very simply switch between two sources for each display.

Oldman.

[SHARYNF]

The key point needed if I read the request correctly is to be able to take a single image, and spread it across two displays. AFAIK freepath will not do this. It is great for a preview of a presentation, and using a DA for putting the same image on multiple displays but not for the "video wall effect"
Sharyn

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Originally Posted by SHARYNF

The key point needed if I read the request correctly is to be able to take a single image, and spread it across two displays. AFAIK freepath will not do this. It is great for a preview of a presentation, and using a DA for putting the same image on multiple displays but not for the "video wall effect"
Sharyn

yes, but a 70 dollar video card will do it.

[TupeloTechie]

What I am trying to do is project images on a cyc with cheap projectors, Using one image/video to be displayed on the cyc with two projectors carefully aligned and keystoned.

Will a program such as powerpoint or the open office version of powerpoint spread across the two screens, or can I only asign the slideshow to one output?

Also, any cheap slideshow/presentation programs that work well with video?