I'm happy to report that the freeware app Rupert suggested (Zach Poff's
Multiscreener) worked quite well for syncing playback of multiple 1080p
quicktimes on networked computers.
Caveats:
- Wireless networking didn't work for long, but ethernet and firewire
networking seemed reliable, using a separate computer to drive each of 3
monitors.
- It took some fiddling around to make sure the client and server apps
were all broadcasting/listening on the same network interface.
- ProRes LT quicktimes offered nice smooth playback on a couple of mac
laptops and a tower that were 2-4 years old, but higher-bitrate DNxHD
quicktimes were unable to play back smoothly.
- trying to drive more than 1 monitor from the same computer gave poor
playback -- lots of stuttering.
Cheers,
--Michael Brockington
On 12-01-19 12:55 AM, Rupert Watson wrote:
>
> Michael
>
> I have the very thing here http://goo.gl/jBLFl but it looks like you
> will need to be on SL as it hasn't been updated for a while.
>
> It is free and does exactly what you require so give it a go.
>
> Rupert Watson
>
> +44 7787 554 801
>
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> From: Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com <mailto:Avid-L2%40yahoogroups.com>
> [mailto:Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com <mailto:Avid-L2%40yahoogroups.com>] On
> Behalf
> Of Michael Brockington
> Sent: 19 January 2012 07:46
> To: Avid-L2
> Subject: [Avid-L2] Any good (cheap) playback options for multi-screen
> (multi-channel) work?
>
> I'm working on a 3-channel installation-type piece -- using multiple
> tracks with PIPs to build the edit. Playing this out on a single
> monitor is pretty underwhelming due to tiny screen sizes when there's 3
> images arrayed horizontally on 1 screen.
>
> Since I'm working on a Mac that's capable of driving 3 separate
> monitors, I wonder if it's possible to output each channel as a separate
>
> quicktime, and do a synchronized playback of all 3 quicktimes,
> displaying each on a separate monitor. Does anyone know of software
> that would be able to do this kind of thing? Or other ways arrive at
> the same end?
>
> Thanks,
> --Michael
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