Hi There,
So, during my summer layoff, the theatre I work for purchased a new ETC Ion. Great! I'm very eager to begin using this console after the next production closes.
Here's the thing, no setup was purchased for allowing designer's video monitors in the orchestra. Our previous (and current) setup involves a Strand 520 in the booth, and an SN100 node that hooks into 2 vga monitors downstairs. We have a dedicated ethernet line running through the wall for shownet.
We've looked into the ETC Net3 Remote Video Interface and found it to be 3000$, so naturally my superiors have asked me to look into a cheaper solution. I know a computer running the offline software in mirror mode with dual monitors should do the job.
So, I thought I'd come to you guys, and see what the folks in the industry are doing for this kindof thing. Any thoughts?
-Garrettgb
So, during my summer layoff, the theatre I work for purchased a new ETC Ion. Great! I'm very eager to begin using this console after the next production closes.
Here's the thing, no setup was purchased for allowing designer's video monitors in the orchestra. Our previous (and current) setup involves a Strand 520 in the booth, and an SN100 node that hooks into 2 vga monitors downstairs. We have a dedicated ethernet line running through the wall for shownet.
We've looked into the ETC Net3 Remote Video Interface and found it to be 3000$, so naturally my superiors have asked me to look into a cheaper solution. I know a computer running the offline software in mirror mode with dual monitors should do the job.
So, I thought I'd come to you guys, and see what the folks in the industry are doing for this kindof thing. Any thoughts?
-Garrettgb