Many thanks everyone for your advice. The films are approx 7 mins long each and run independently. I am about to take two months leave now, but have a wealth of information to get into on my return to tackle this problem! Thanks to all for your assistance
Kind regards Vanessa -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bruce Wyman Sent: Saturday, 17 March 2007 8:12 AM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: Re: [MCN-L] videos in exhibits >Is there some form of technology that has been developed that can use >one hard drive and 8 different point of displays showing 8 the 8 >different films? Do the movies run independently or are the synchronized with each other? My first thought would be to use a mac pro with 4 dual headed graphics cards (8 video outputs (There are also 4 port graphics cards, so 2 of those would do the same trick)). On each screen, play a single full-screen movie. (The computer's going to treat it as a single large contiguous desktop space). Depending on the movie resolution, the computer'll probably do fine with the playback, especially if you use a quicktime happy codec like H.264. -bw. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= -=-=-=-= Bruce Wyman, Director of New Technologies Denver Art Museum / 100 W 14th Ave. Pkwy, Denver, CO 80204 office: 720.913.0159 / fax: 720.913.0002 <bwyman at denverartmuseum.org> _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l Attention: The information contained in this e-mail message and any attached files may be confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, any use, disclosure or copying of this e-mail is unauthorised. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify Wagga Wagga City Council immediately by reply e-mail and delete the original. Think before you print - help save our environment
