Whats new in v4

[samsc]

i had a go.

couldnt make it work well enough in time.

this is a much more complex area than at first glance.

there didnt seem like any way to make this kindof thing foolproof, as too much depends on what is going on in projector world.

[tharding]

What I was really hoping for was just the 20% overlap in Widescreen mode. I always put up a test pattern for the projector guys to do their line up.

At the moment I can only use 4 layers because I have to use the 1-4 on one output and 5-8 on the other output. I then do the 20% overlap manually and record it as a reference position. It then comes down to the projectors to be lined up so the join is perfect.

If we had 20% as an option in Widescreen mode I could do exactly the same but use all eight layers.

Cheers

Toby

[samsc]

ill have a think about it.
it is possible.


there will be a public beta. next week, and it will be open season to hassle me to add things....

[Jan Opseth]

ill have a think about it.
it is possible.


there will be a public beta. next week, and it will be open season to hassle me to add things....

Cool Richard, looking forward to it.

[samsc]

thanks

[GideonKiers]

there will be a public beta. next week, and it will be open season to hassle me to add things....

2 quick questions :

- will we need to change the library setups we've made for catalyst in our lightdesk ? / does v.4 require more dmx channels or ?

- can we install v.4 and go back to v.3 easily ?

thanks !

[samsc]

no more dmx channels. at all.
28 parameters? ( 40 channels ) is quite enough for people to get their heads around...
and on lighting desks it is near the maximum that their guis are capable of.


just more fx using same channels.

as long as you dont use anything exclusive to v4 - im hoping there is no difference at all between them.
i consider it a bug if there is a difference - for now.

[Sandals512]

Any idea when Version 4 will be available for use?
I'm sitting at home with a new Quad G5, and would be more than happy to puch it and test for bugs etc that creap up.