Electronic Theatre Controls

For a show this coming season we're attempting to completely pre-viz the show to our fullest extent. Right now we're looking at using ESP vision as our pre-viz program. The only issue being that ESP requires a DMX input source whether that be software on the machine providing it or a DMX to USB box. Of course, we would want the ability to pre-viz without being tethered to a board all the time.

 The show will be running on an expression 3 with emphasis server. Is there anyway to re-create the console environment on a computer (maybe using offline) AND create an internal network that ESP vision would recognize?

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BFA Design/Tech 2010
UCF Conservatory Theatre

I have to ask:  If you have an Emphasis system, why don't you use WYG to pre-vis?  I realize that with Emphasis you are stuck at Release 17 of WYG, but it is already an integrated solution and would require no further expenditure.

 

Expression Offline does not have any ability to communicate with a visualizer (WYG or otherwise).   Emphasis Offline can be used to pre cue Express/ion shows with or without a WYG dongle.  With a WYG Design dongle, however, you do get shaded views which would be most useful for pre-viz.  Again; you are limited with Emphasis Offline to WYG Release 17.

Best,

John

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"There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so." - William Shakespeare

Has something changed ?, I thought it was stuck at WYG 15 ?.

Steve B.

 

Emphasis V 2.7.0 (I believe) was released this spring.  Don't expect any future releases (though I would love to be proven wrong), however, as dealers received notification today of the discontinuation of Emphasis in favor of Ion and Congo Jr.

 

Best,

John

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"There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so." - William Shakespeare

Our WYG computer's hardware is extremely limited, and we want the ability for real time pre-viz which our design version doesn't offer. ESP's vectorworks friendliness is also a selling point.

And I figured they would not talk to each other minus having the console and a DMX box, but figured I'd put it out there.

Thanks. 

 

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BFA Design/Tech 2010
UCF Conservatory Theatre