Recent content by ThomasL

If someone here cannot help, you could ask at the Hippo forums - http://forum.green-hippo.com

If you are up to creating motion from stills, check out plotagraphpro.com. It is a subscription based software that is quite unique in the way it allows you to create motion from stills (eg. passing clouds whilst freezing the ground scenery).ThomasL

Do you have a budget? For what you require - play one video and have the ability to trigger a second video overlay, on manual cue - I can think of 2 Windows-based programs that can do that: Dataton Watchout, and AVStumpfl Wings Platinum 4 Pro version (the Basic, Starter, and Advanced versions do...

For Windows, there are - Multiplay, free from http://www.da-share.com/software/multiplay/ and SCS Lite or Standard reasonably priced from http://www.showcuesystems.com/cms/

You may contact Mike Fahl, who I believe is the creator/programmer of Trax and is now at pixilab.se Alternatively, post a thread in the Dataton.com forum as he and others occasionally answer questions there as well. Never owned one, but I recall the Trax software worked with a unit called...

Not for Mac that I know of, but for Windows there is SCS - http://www.showcuesystems.com/cms/

That AI Autoblend looks very much like the manufacturer's VIOSO Anyblend - http://www.vioso.com/products_anyblend.phpIt uses any camera - even webcams - unlike domeprojection.com which uses a calibrated camera (therefore more expensive). VIOSO is also incorporated into VIOSO Player, and Wings...

John Huntington's January 2014 Blog entry may help - http://controlgeek.net/blog/?month=january-2014&view=calendar (Scroll down to after the pics).First part deals with the setup on the Ion's side which may be applicable to your case. Someone else may be able to chip in on the Qlab side.ThomasL

You could also try vlc. Needs a few settings to get it to play consistently in fullscreen on a 2nd monitor/screen without the control interface showing on that 2nd monitor.As for the black between videos, vlc autoplays the next item in the playlist, so create a black video of 10-30secs which...

For freeware with multi-display outs, you could check out either vvvv or CasperCG. Note: I have no experience with either.

Mmm...one way to do it is with hardware (AV mixer?) that has 2 inputs with pip feature, and 2 outputs - one to projector for live playback of the 2 inputs, and one to a recorder (pc with capture card and recording software).Another is with a pc fitted with, say, a Decklink Duo which has 2 SDI...

"any thoughts on raid ssd vs one dedicated to system one to media??"My advice is not to. Software-RAID or hybrid RAID may fail anytime, unless you invest in the more expensive hardware RAID cards. If read speed is important, look for a motherboard that has high-speed M.2 (32GB/s) and use the...

My two cents - " It needs to be pc and capable of handling anything that someone walks up with on a thumb drive."The 'always there' danger is a thumb drive with a virus in it. A strict procedure/policy should be set that all thumb drives must be pre-scanned (perhaps an appropriate tag or...

Thanks, ruinexplorer, but we have already proceeded with the purchase of a Sharkstooth Scrim Lt Grey with custom sewing/finishing, in order for Rosebrand to make client's deadline which is mid-Nov.I was at my client's soon after our discussion above, and checked all the samples I had ordered...

I agree. As a playback machine to 1 projector, you do not need much of a computer. Your original 'specs' are good to go. Simple video playback is mainly all cpu doing the work - decompressing the compressed video and just churning it out. So get the fastest cpu you can afford. 8GB of motherboard...