James Feenstra wrote on Mon, 21 December 2009 22:35 |
Hal Clague wrote on Mon, 21 December 2009 16:58 | Hi are any of these wirelessly controllable via laptop? I'm just starting to explore software control options but would need a cat5 remote atleast. Wireless network would be preferable.
Thanks
Hal
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yes, but you need a second laptop running VNC viewer with your dmx computer running a VNC server
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For what its worth, LJ Manager (which is a free add on to Martin's Light Jockey) has remote web server feature. You create a page of user buttons and then it will convert that into a web page. You can load that web page on any other PC or phone. I haven't done it on a complex network, but I've sure had some fun running cues by tapping my iPhone that's on the same network as my laptop.
Of course at this point you still need 2 devices, so you'd be better off using VNC if you want to access the whole program.
Also if you get the Universal USB interface from Martin, you can now use their Maxxyz PC software with 2 universes. Its a little odd to program without the surface, but from what I can tell it behaves more like a "real" console (from my limited time on Hogs and GrandMAs) Cuelists on faders, fixture and palette grouping etc.
They have an iPhone app that's a Maxxyz remote that lets you update presets very easily. You can even use the inclinometer to adjust pan/tilt! Sadly I didn't have time to play with that last show as I'm still programming in Light Jockey until I can get the hang of Maxxyz.
Anyway, I've been very happy with LightJockey. If you delve into the program you can get alot out of it. It seems to have a rep as a DJ/club controller but I've figured out how to make it a decent live controller for rock shows. The fact that I can use Maxxyz now to is just an added bonus.