[Usittne] [PFP:24%] Projection challenge

[Andrew Dolph]

I've used it for a HUGE show (about 1500 images and about 5 videos) and we discovered that there are some peculiarities to programing it for something huge like that, but it worked great.

Andy


-----Original Message-----
From: usittne-bounces at mit.edu on behalf of David Wilson
Sent: Wed 4/30/2008 1:59 PM
To: USITT New England Section Mail List
Subject: Re: [Usittne] [PFP:24%] Projection challenge
 
If you're on Mac,
There's a great fairly new sound program called Qlab that has a  
projection component.
The sound side of the program is really excellent for the price, and  
I've heard good things
about the projection capabilities, but have no direct knowledge of it.



On Apr 30, 2008, at 1:52 PM, Dirks, Arthur wrote:

> Thanks all for your responses. We have a PC campus but the arts still
> seem to be a Mac world. I had considered Isadora, from a piece in  
> Stage
> Directions. Shouldadoneit. And I guess it's time to rethink our
> computing platforms as projection gets more attention in both dance  
> and
> theatre.
>
> Arthur
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: usittne-bounces at mit.edu [mailto:usittne-bounces at mit.edu] On  
> Behalf
> Of Jack Carr
> Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2008 12:03 PM
> To: USITT New England Section Mail List
> Subject: Re: [Usittne] [PFP:24%] Projection challenge
>
> Hi Art:
>
> Try Isodora, it's a program for exactly what you want to do.
> http://www.troikaranch.org/isadora.html
>
> Jack
>
>
>
>> Arthur
>>
>> We've dealt with this same problem, and the only way we were able to
>> solve it is by changing computers.  KeyNote (which is a Mac only
>> program) is the Apple answer to PowerPoint, and it allows for timed
>> transitions (very smooth, any timing you would like) and it allows
>> to embed video.  The downside is that you have to be on a Mac...
>>
>>
>> Anna B. Labykina
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>> The Boston Conservatory
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: usittne-bounces at mit.edu [mailto:usittne-bounces at mit.edu] On
>> Behalf Of Dirks, Arthur
>> Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2008 10:55 AM
>> To: USITT New England Section Mail List
>> Subject: [Usittne] [PFP:24%] Projection challenge
>>
>> I appreciate the video dowser responses earlier, which showed me  
>> that a
>> number of people are dealing with projections in shows. I'm serving a
>> heavy projection show (mostly stills, some video) with PowerPoint  
>> on 2
>> PCs and I'm really unhappy with the transitions, which are far too
> rapid
>> and inelegant even at the "slow" speed. I've been all over the  
>> internet
>> for a hack or alternative product that will let me specify fades,  
>> with
>> no success. Does anybody have suggestions of PowerPoint hacks or  
>> other
>> products they've worked with successfully that can achieve, say a  
>> 5 or
>> 10sec dissolve to the next slide?
>>
>> Arthur
>>
>> Arthur L. Dirks, M.F.A., Ed.D.
>> Professor of Theatre Arts
>> Bridgewater State College
>> mailto:adirks at bridgew.edu
>> http://webhost.bridgew.edu/adirks
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David Wilson
Brandeis Theater Company
Brandeis University
Waltham, MA

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