[Frameworks] FrameWorks Digest, Vol 62, Issue 7

[Alex Balkam]

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> Date: Tue, 7 Jul 2015 15:16:36 -0700
> From: Chris Freeman <christopherbriggsfreeman at gmail.com>
> To: Experimental Film Discussion List <frameworks at jonasmekasfilms.com>
> Subject: [Frameworks]  Multi-channel video tech requirements
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> What do people use these days to run multiple monitors for a video
> installation?  In art school 5 years ago, we had a Mac Pro and we used a
> program that I can't remember the name of to sync up all the video on the
> different monitors.
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> What are the minimum specs to show 1080 video on multiple monitors?
> Can cheaper computers than a Mac Pro support more than 2 monitors?
> What software is currently used to keep the videos in sync?
> What's the limit of monitors these things can support?
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> Date: Tue, 7 Jul 2015 22:30:43 -0400
> From: Warren Cockerham <warrencockerham at gmail.com>
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> Subject: Re: [Frameworks] Multi-channel video tech requirements
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> Hi Chris,
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> I'm sure you're thinking of Zach Poff's multi-screener.
> http://www.zachpoff.com/software/multiscreener/
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> Zach seems like a generous soul. He also wrote some scripts to run Bright
> Sign synchronizers on Macs a few years ago:
> http://www.zachpoff.com/software/brightsign-video-sync-scripts/
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> Depending on how synchronized you need to be, I've had pretty good results
> from using identical, cheap, media players and hitting play on one remote.
> It isn't frame-synced but it's not bad. But, I bet there's some other DYI/
> homemade software and hardware out there that does it.
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> good luck,
> Warren
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> On Tue, Jul 7, 2015 at 6:16 PM, Chris Freeman <
> christopherbriggsfreeman at gmail.com> wrote:
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> > What do people use these days to run multiple monitors for a video
> > installation?  In art school 5 years ago, we had a Mac Pro and we used a
> > program that I can't remember the name of to sync up all the video on the
> > different monitors.
> >
> > What are the minimum specs to show 1080 video on multiple monitors?
> > Can cheaper computers than a Mac Pro support more than 2 monitors?
> > What software is currently used to keep the videos in sync?
> > What's the limit of monitors these things can support?
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