Best hardware set up for VPT - 3x1 projection plus 2x live feeds for live presentation.
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Your Vision l Sound Solutions
Oct 19, 2012, 11:57:05 PM10/19/12
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Hi, i have just discoverd VPT in the last few weeks while looking for a solution to do a live video mapped presentation for a client.
The Show consists of musicians performing simultaneously from 6 locations around the world via a polycom conference system. Audio is being tackled by others with jack trip.
We are providing the live vision for the main hub of the concert in Australia.
our presentation will consist of stored Quicktime content and live feeds. This is the bit I have not been able to find much info on.
Poly com will provide me with 6x DVI, or composite feeds that i will put into our vision mixer along with 2x cameras onsite. From here i can mix down to 2x seperate feeds for the "live inputs" of VPT.
Questions: 1. Does VPT6 actually do live feed straight to the screen or is it recorded to a file first?
2. What is used to input this into VPT? ie capture device and/or other software recomendations please.
I will have 3x wxga projectors in a 3x1 configuration, projecting onto a 9m by 3m surface. I have ordered a Triplehead2go (digital edition) as recomended by HC many times.
3. Is the Tripplehead2go limited by the capabilities of the graphics card of the connected computer?
I have been learning VPT on my W7 HP laptop with 512MB graphics using 1x vga connected projector. This has worked fine so far but I am building a PC tower or purchasing a Mac Pro Quad Core and will be fitting cards to suit.
4. Please help me with suggetions for cards and set up for either system or both.
Thank you very much in advance,
Brett.
hc
Oct 23, 2012, 7:55:35 AM10/23/12
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On Oct 20, 5:57 am, Your Vision l Sound Solutions
<br...@yourvision.com.au> wrote:
> Hi, i have just discoverd VPT in the last few weeks while looking for a
> solution to do a live video mapped presentation for a client.
> The Show consists of musicians performing simultaneously from 6 locations
> around the world via a polycom conference system. Audio is being tackled by
> others with jack trip.
> We are providing the live vision for the main hub of the concert in
> Australia.
> our presentation will consist of stored Quicktime content and live feeds.
> This is the bit I have not been able to find much info on.
> Poly com will provide me with 6x DVI, or composite feeds that i will put
> into our vision mixer along with 2x cameras onsite. From here i can mix
> down to 2x seperate feeds for the "live inputs" of VPT.
> Questions: 1. Does VPT6 actually do live feed straight to the screen or is
> it recorded to a file first?
it does live feed directly, but depending on your capture card/system
> Hi, i have just discoverd VPT in the last few weeks while looking for a
> solution to do a live video mapped presentation for a client.
> The Show consists of musicians performing simultaneously from 6 locations
> around the world via a polycom conference system. Audio is being tackled by
> others with jack trip.
> We are providing the live vision for the main hub of the concert in
> Australia.
> our presentation will consist of stored Quicktime content and live feeds.
> This is the bit I have not been able to find much info on.
> Poly com will provide me with 6x DVI, or composite feeds that i will put
> into our vision mixer along with 2x cameras onsite. From here i can mix
> down to 2x seperate feeds for the "live inputs" of VPT.
> Questions: 1. Does VPT6 actually do live feed straight to the screen or is
> it recorded to a file first?
there might be latency.
> 2. What is used to input this into VPT? ie capture device
> and/or other software recomendations please.
cameras, so I don´t really have any reocmmendations for you.
> I will have 3x wxga projectors in a 3x1 configuration, projecting onto a 9m
> by 3m surface. I have ordered a Triplehead2go (digital edition) as
> recomended by HC many times.
> 3. Is the Tripplehead2go limited by the capabilities of
> the graphics card of the connected computer?
it often with a macbookpro from 2009 or a macmini from 2010 without
any particular issues.
> I have been learning VPT on my W7 HP laptop with 512MB graphics using 1x
> vga connected projector. This has worked fine so far but I am building a PC
> tower or purchasing a Mac Pro Quad Core and will be fitting cards to suit.
> 4. Please help me with suggetions for cards and set up
> for either system or both.
hc
Thelooca (8T)
Oct 24, 2012, 7:38:56 AM10/24/12
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Perhaps you can take a look at blackmagic products.
I use a blackmagic intensity shuttle (http://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/intensity/) to capture video and that works really good and with a minimum of latency, even hd-sources. Before that i used an Easycap dc 60+ usb-dongle (http://easycapexpertti.mybisi.com/product/easycap-dc60-v21c-usb-20-video-capture-xp-vista) with videoglide software: it's cheaper and works to but with some more latency and only composite or s-video.
If you plan to build a Mac Pro you could consider the Blackmagic decklink capture and playback cards. In that case you don't need a capture device nor a triplehead. Just that card.
chrz
Op dinsdag 23 oktober 2012 13:55:36 UTC+2 schreef hc het volgende:
I use a blackmagic intensity shuttle (http://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/intensity/) to capture video and that works really good and with a minimum of latency, even hd-sources. Before that i used an Easycap dc 60+ usb-dongle (http://easycapexpertti.mybisi.com/product/easycap-dc60-v21c-usb-20-video-capture-xp-vista) with videoglide software: it's cheaper and works to but with some more latency and only composite or s-video.
If you plan to build a Mac Pro you could consider the Blackmagic decklink capture and playback cards. In that case you don't need a capture device nor a triplehead. Just that card.
chrz
Op dinsdag 23 oktober 2012 13:55:36 UTC+2 schreef hc het volgende:
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