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j. hodgson

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Hi! I have searched the forums amd I can't find the answer to my question so I'm hoping soemone can help me out.

I want to add video to my display this year for two diffrent songs at two different times during the show. I need to know step-by step what to do and I can't find a tutorial on it. I have downloaded LOR II already.

I'm sure this has been asked and answered already but I can't find it. If you can help me out by postring a link or telling me what I need to do, I would greatly appriciate it.

Thanks in advance for your help!



Jess

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If you create a musical sequence using a video file (such as a WMV file) instead of an audio file (such as an MP3 file), LOR II will display the video when the sequence plays (assuming you don't have "View Video" turned off in the View menu).

If you already have a sequence based on an audio file, and you want to play some video during it, you will have to create a new video file that includes both the audio and the video, and then use LOR to create a musical sequence based on that. LOR does not handle that first step (creating the video file), so you will have to have some video editing program in order to do that. I have no experience with such programs, so I can't say anything about them, but I'm sure they're out there.

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bob wrote:

If you create a musical sequence using a video file (such as a WMV file) instead of an audio file (such as an MP3 file), LOR II will display the video when the sequence plays (assuming you don't have "View Video" turned off in the View menu).

If you already have a sequence based on an audio file, and you want to play some video during it, you will have to create a new video file that includes both the audio and the video, and then use LOR to create a musical sequence based on that. LOR does not handle that first step (creating the video file), so you will have to have some video editing program in order to do that. I have no experience with such programs, so I can't say anything about them, but I'm sure they're out there.



Wow,

This is totally above my head! :). Can someone in the know show me a short clip of what we can do here. This sounds brilliant!!!

Thanks,

Pete.:dude::);):cool:



Ps: Pretty pretty please.
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this is very interesting, I've been working with av over cat 6a cable. beldin make serveral types s,av, and a db15 (is what i've been using) with a 100 punchdown on the back side. distance would be the only problem. only 65' before drop in magnatude. what would be needed to connect to projector and pc. anyone buy the topedo yet?

checking with my office to give me links to these productes. sorry I left all the extra connectors on the job, but want to go back and collect them.

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I work in a casino and we run several video (VGA) signals to the casino floor, for the video signs. Most of the runs are well over 500' from the server room. We use products from Aitech with Cat 5/6 cable.

A standard 15 pin VGA cable can be use with a max. distance of 25'. The cables are available on Ebay. If you want to run longer, and not spend a lot of money, a VGA video splitter is another option. The splitters "split" the VGA signal to one or more outputs. Most splitters have a built in video amp. So your VGA cable run can be a lot longer. The splitters are also available on Ebay.

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bob wrote:

If you create a musical sequence using a video file (such as a WMV file) instead of an audio file (such as an MP3 file), LOR II will display the video when the sequence plays (assuming you don't have "View Video" turned off in the View menu).

If you already have a sequence based on an audio file, and you want to play some video during it, you will have to create a new video file that includes both the audio and the video, and then use LOR to create a musical sequence based on that. LOR does not handle that first step (creating the video file), so you will have to have some video editing program in order to do that. I have no experience with such programs, so I can't say anything about them, but I'm sure they're out there.



Here is a tutorial outlining the basics of Bob's post. It won't teach you how to make video, but it will show you how to use video with LOR. Enjoy! :)

http://lightoramasequences.com/content/view/55/79/
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