candyvanskids
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Hi everyone, I'm putting together a show and am looking for some help on designing the video. I've through a bunch of threads and thought it might be best to post my whole project and see what comes of it.
So:
I am running three xga projectors in a room 50'x100'. The projectors will all show the same image simultaneously all the time (one image on three projectors not one image broken up across three projectors). The projectors will be running video, PP, and Skype calls from the control booth. I have planned on using 2 or 3 laptops (Main for the PP/Video), one for Skype, and one for dvds/backup. I will also have a single confidence monitor.
My questions are these:
What kind output from my switcher do you recommend and on what cables? I was thinking of running into a DA from the switcher and then to the projectors and confidence monitor. The projectors need to be bright and clear and will likely be (2) 10k and a 15k. Because of the long (150'+) cable run I'm nervous about losing signal quality. What kind of cables should I use? VGA? Cat 5? If i use cat 5 for the projectors, can i use a vga on the confidence monitor?
Someone recommended stacking the projectors to do two 5ks and two 8-10ks to backup the 10 and 15 respectively. Thoughts? I dont know the riggers and dont know how clean they can get the layered image and i have a short load in time.
Can anyone help?
So:
I am running three xga projectors in a room 50'x100'. The projectors will all show the same image simultaneously all the time (one image on three projectors not one image broken up across three projectors). The projectors will be running video, PP, and Skype calls from the control booth. I have planned on using 2 or 3 laptops (Main for the PP/Video), one for Skype, and one for dvds/backup. I will also have a single confidence monitor.
My questions are these:
What kind output from my switcher do you recommend and on what cables? I was thinking of running into a DA from the switcher and then to the projectors and confidence monitor. The projectors need to be bright and clear and will likely be (2) 10k and a 15k. Because of the long (150'+) cable run I'm nervous about losing signal quality. What kind of cables should I use? VGA? Cat 5? If i use cat 5 for the projectors, can i use a vga on the confidence monitor?
Someone recommended stacking the projectors to do two 5ks and two 8-10ks to backup the 10 and 15 respectively. Thoughts? I dont know the riggers and dont know how clean they can get the layered image and i have a short load in time.
Can anyone help?