![]() After this trial period, Millumin has to be activated with a license (else a watermark will appear on the outputs). At first, you can use Millumin for free during 30 days : this is the trial period. I would recommend stepping up to a Mac Pro tower with the upgraded video card for any multiple output system I've seen Imacs and Macbooks bog down pretty quickly.Activate, deactivate or transfer your license ? I do have some experience with running video off Qlab, but from Ver 1.something, not 2 Jason Holmes wrote on Mon, 10 August 2009Īnyone used Qlab for video? I'm thinking of proposing that my company switch from DVD playback to Qlab for video/sound fx playback.Īny suggestions for a video playback rig? I'd need something with two video outputs. Also, thanks for the packaging tips, the idea of mounting the CPU backwards makes a lot of sense. ![]() I've thought about this as I have almost five years of shows archived in SFX, and we have already done a remount or two (including a production of Christmas Carol that happens every December) An associate of mine did a Windows boot of SFX on his spiffy new Macbook Pro, and got less than perfect results but is still messing about with it.I'll keep you posted. Thanks for your combined insights I'm borrowing a Mac Mini and a Qlab licence from a friend to do some hands-on testing.Īndy Leviss wrote on Mon, 03 August 2009 09:00 HTH, and I know I answered a few questions you didn't ask, but suspect it may be helpful to you or others reading this! This gives more airflow around each unit to keep things cool, since unlike amps, you don't have a benefit to tightpacking them to couple heatsinks. If you're doing a dual-machine rig, for space and heat dissipation, I've lately been mounting the Minis side-by-side on the top of a rack shelf, and then underhanging the PSU's below the shelf. With one, you can mount it side-by-side with the PSU nicely. A 1/3 piece in each corner does the trick nicely. (I'm blanking on the real name, but you can overpay for it at The Shack, or get it decently priced at Target.) I had been using one full piece in each corner, but that's way overkill, I've found. Much easier than inserting a USB thumb drive from the back!įor mounting, I've become quite fond of that super not-quite-velcro fastener that you get with LittLites or EZ-pass toll tags. Turning it around, the only thing buried is the optical drive, which in this day and age you use much less frequently, and it's easy enough to either reach over the top if you leave a space, or insert the CD from the back. I've seen so many mounted the "normal" way, where you either have to fish for the power button, or use a wacky custom bracket like Masque makes to press it. This makes the power button easily accessible, as well as providing easy access to the USB ports for portable drives. On a slight tangent, a trick for those rack-mounting a Mini or two.mount them backwards on the shelf, with the ports and power switch facing the front of the rack, recessed enough to provide connector clearance, and with the cables dressed to the left side (as you look at the rear) of the Mini. Outdoors, in the heat, no less.Īlso, remember that modern Macs can be set to dual-boot into Windows via Boot Camp, so you can also run SFX on a Mini. I spent all summer running a fairly high track-count show off of a year-old Mac Mini with 2 GB RAM with absolutely no problems.
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