Do your show controllers sync to SMPTE and EBU timecode?
Yes and no. Our SMPTE Machine allows sequences in any of our show controllers to be triggered at individual times. This is different than 'jam' syncing or 'scrubbing' to timecode.
Usually, ...
- Can I use a SMPTE Machine or Binloop with an AMX or other controller?
Possibly. The SMPTE Machine can be controlled in 3 possible ways - RS-232, Midi, or Contact Closures.
To control the SMPTE Machine via RS-232, your controller must be able
to speak 9-bit RS-2 ...
- How do I control my SMPTE Machine with and external RS-232 or MIDI device?
The SMPTE Machine can accept MIDI show control protocol messages through either its MIDI port or its Port 2 RS-232 connector. Refer to the SMPTE Machine MIDI protocol document for complete detail ...
- Does the SMPTE Machine support Video Interval Timecode (VITC)?
Unfortunately, it does not currently support VITC.
- How do I synchronize a SMPTE Machine to MIDI Timecode?
Set Jumper W1 to SMPTESet Jumpers W2 and W3 to MIDIOpen WinScriptSelect from the menu "Configuration" -> "SMPTE"Select "SMPTE is used in this Script..."Select Device Type "SMPTE Machine"Select ...
- Does the DVM2 lock to SMPTE or EBU timecode?
No. In order to use timecode in your show, you must record timecode onto one of the audio channels in the material for the DVM2. Other equipment can then lock to this timecode if they need to be s ...
- HD-SDI Cable Length
The limiting factor in cable length has less to do with the DVMHD-Pro output, but more related to the display device (or cable equalizer) at the receive end. Assuming a high-quality input circuit ...
- What products do the protocol files support for serial communications from your show controllers?
The V16+, V4+, V2+, Interactivator, IO64 and DMX Machine are all programmed using WinScript, a Windows front end. You can create the protocol for almost any serial devices by typing in a simple t ...
- How closely can I synchronize tracks in a Digital Binloop?
Using a synchronized play command, or triggering a group of Reproducers from a SMPTE or EBU timecode trigger, the audio tracks will be synchronized to the sample.
- Can the Binloop be responsible for syncing all the equipment in a venue?
The Binloop controller card is, essentially, a SMPTE Machine, so you don't need both a SMPTE Machine and a Binloop. Most installations don't need SMPTE at all, even if the show media was designed ...
- How do I control the Binloop using RS232?
If you're using an Alcorn Show Controller simply select the Digital
Binloop as the protocol for the serial port you have connected to the
Binloop.
If you need to serially control the Binloop ...
- How do I read from SMPTE input?
Make sure that Jumper W4 directly behind the buttons on the Controller Card is set to SMPTE. The Controller Card is located behind the left front panel on the 16 slot Binloop or behind the r ...
- How do I synchronize multiple Binloops?
To synchronize multiple Binloops you must first have an external video sync source such as a Horita BSG-50 connected to each Binloop. Then, select one Binloop to be the master and configure ...
- How do I get my LightCue to chase SMPTE or EBU timecode?
In order for the LightCue to chase timecode, you must do the following:
1) Timecode must be present and active during the recording process. Make sure that you roll timecode before starting the ...