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    PTZ Camera for Theatre

    I have a couple of shows coming up with no in person audience and the theater would like to livestream the productions. The budget for the setup is about 30k we're looking for a four camera setup: One left, right, center, and a non-PTZ for roving shots. Has anyone had any success using a PTZ...
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    MAC700s Not Snapping Out

    Turns out this strange behavior was due to studio mode being active.
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    MAC700s Not Snapping Out

    I have 8 MAC700s in my current rig and recently encountered a new error this season. When snapping out in a zero count the MACs are fine if the fixtures are at full intensity. If they are at anything less than full the snap becomes a ~1s fade. Has anyone encountered this issue before? Thanks!
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    Yamaha M7CL DCA Name Change via MIDI

    I have a Yamaha M7CL and am trying to change the DCA names via MIDI. All of my other NRPN MIDI commands are working by following the examples. I am sending HEX ASCII values for the data bytes. Is there a non-standard ASCII encoding they are using for the two short names? Any advice on getting...
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    Creating a Rear-Projection, Light Tolerant, Digital CYC

    Hi Everyone!My TD has asked if we can afford to create a digital cyc for the next show ... and so the research has begun! The Problem:We have a 40'x20' white cyc with roughly 8' of clearance between it and the back wall. We would like to use rear projection for this solution and still be...
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