Re: [PD] A multiple problem with video playing

2010-01-28 Thread Simon Wise
Matteo Sisti Sette wrote: tep wrote: I'm using a few computers to play some synced videos, but i can't get satisfying results using pix_movie. What is that is unsatisfying? Is the playback on each computer unsatisfying by itself (in which case I cannot be of help, whatever unsatisfying

Re: [PD] A multiple problem with video playing (was Re: Pd-list Digest, Vol 58, Issue 125)

2010-01-28 Thread IOhannes m zmoelnig
changed the subject back to the original mail... Marco Donnarumma wrote: Yep, I can confirm the same. I worked with three macs connected via LAN and a simple sync via a master works very well. this will usually give you quite a lot of jitter, since the now in Pd drifts in the audio-buffer

Re: [PD] A multiple problem with video playing

2010-01-28 Thread tep
Thanks Iohannes So, i can conclude that the slaves local frame clocks are taken from the local gemhead objects, as explained in Matteo's answer ? Is it more reliable/light than using a metro on each computer (which would allow me to change the playback speed) ??? Also, for the codecs, no, i

Re: [PD] A multiple problem with video playing

2010-01-28 Thread IOhannes m zmoelnig
tep wrote: Thanks Iohannes So, i can conclude that the slaves local frame clocks are taken from the local gemhead objects, as explained in Matteo's answer ? Is it more reliable/light than using a metro on each computer (which would allow me to change the playback speed) ??? well changing

Re: [PD] A multiple problem with video playing

2010-01-28 Thread Simon Wise
IOhannes m zmoelnig wrote: tep wrote: Thanks Iohannes So, i can conclude that the slaves local frame clocks are taken from the local gemhead objects, as explained in Matteo's answer ? Is it more reliable/light than using a metro on each computer (which would allow me to change the playback

[PD] A multiple problem with video playing

2010-01-27 Thread tep
Hi I'm using a few computers to play some synced videos, but i can't get satisfying results using pix_movie. The computers are ibooks G4, maybe they're too weak ? The movies are 720x576, .mov, photo jpeg codec. Which codecs are the best, or lightest to use in pure data ? I don't need to

Re: [PD] A multiple problem with video playing

2010-01-27 Thread Derek Holzer
PhotoJPEG is best for GEM I think, and the size should be fine too. Try [pix_film]? Best, Derek tep wrote: Hi I'm using a few computers to play some synced videos, but i can't get satisfying results using pix_movie. The computers are ibooks G4, maybe they're too weak ? The movies are

Re: [PD] A multiple problem with video playing

2010-01-27 Thread Matteo Sisti Sette
tep wrote: I'm using a few computers to play some synced videos, but i can't get satisfying results using pix_movie. What is that is unsatisfying? Is the playback on each computer unsatisfying by itself (in which case I cannot be of help, whatever unsatisfying means), or is the