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Post 1 made on Wednesday October 15, 2014 at 15:15
amuch
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I need some help programming this in Simple windows. I am not sure how to associate the sources with the right inputs and screens with the right outputs from my switcher. Anyone have any experience please feel free to share.

Last edited by amuch on October 15, 2014 15:40.
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Post 2 made on Wednesday October 15, 2014 at 17:57
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I'd be giving TB a call. Only do Smart Graphics and have never really seen any need to use something like this.

Every source would have to be streaming video and their DM streaming card hasn't even shipped yet!
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Post 3 made on Thursday October 16, 2014 at 11:24
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the SO symbol just has analog ins and outs. The number of ins/outs is based on number of screens.

This being the western world they are numbered from Top Left to Bottom Right.

the values are just from 0-N where 0 = no source and 1-N are the sources you put in the list in VTP.

That all you need to do to use the Video Switcher widget.
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Post 4 made on Thursday October 16, 2014 at 15:20
Tom Luczywo
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If you can't quite grasp this and still need help, message me.
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Post 5 made on Thursday October 16, 2014 at 16:06
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On October 16, 2014 at 11:24, thecynic315 said...
the SO symbol just has analog ins and outs. The number of ins/outs is based on number of screens.

This being the western world they are numbered from Top Left to Bottom Right.

the values are just from 0-N where 0 = no source and 1-N are the sources you put in the list in VTP.

That all you need to do to use the Video Switcher widget.

So I have 5 sources and 2 video screens on the TP. You're saying by just feeding the Number 1 to the analogue input of screen 1 the video will miraculously appear?
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Post 6 made on Thursday October 16, 2014 at 23:46
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I still don't get that thing.
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Post 7 made on Friday October 17, 2014 at 10:13
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On October 16, 2014 at 23:46, lites4u said...
I still don't get that thing.

Neither do I. I made a test program using it and there was no way to control the source without adding additional buttons for source control. On any DM system the matrix is so small that you can barely make out what source each screen is on
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Post 8 made on Friday October 17, 2014 at 12:51
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On October 16, 2014 at 16:06, kgossen said...
So I have 5 sources and 2 video screens on the TP. You're saying by just feeding the Number 1 to the analogue input of screen 1 the video will miraculously appear?

No. The Question was How to use the Smart Object. I answered that.

If you want to know how to use the Smart Object WITH a switcher, here is how to do it with a DM:

analog output of Smart Object goes to DM analog Video input. DM analog Video FB goes to analog input FB of Smart Object.

On October 17, 2014 at 10:13, SWOInstaller said...
Neither do I. I made a test program using it and there was no way to control the source without adding additional buttons for source control. On any DM system the matrix is so small that you can barely make out what source each screen is on

In a small system you can put a subpage in the window to bring up some controls.

The Video Switcher Smart Object is designed more for Video Walls or setting up a lot of sources in a single room with a bunch of different screens.

By using the subpage method described above you can design a way to get controls on a screen.

EDIT---- Here is a screen shot from an old program


Last edited by thecynic315 on October 17, 2014 13:00.
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Post 9 made on Friday October 17, 2014 at 13:38
Tom Luczywo
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Equ and OS are the keys.
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Post 10 made on Friday October 17, 2014 at 13:44
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Good explanation, thecynic315.

On October 17, 2014 at 12:51, thecynic315 said...
No. The Question was How to use the Smart Object. I answered that.

If you want to know how to use the Smart Object WITH a switcher, here is how to do it with a DM:

analog output of Smart Object goes to DM analog Video input. DM analog Video FB goes to analog input FB of Smart Object.

In a small system you can put a subpage in the window to bring up some controls.

The Video Switcher Smart Object is designed more for Video Walls or setting up a lot of sources in a single room with a bunch of different screens.

By using the subpage method described above you can design a way to get controls on a screen.

EDIT---- Here is a screen shot from an old program


 
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Post 11 made on Saturday October 18, 2014 at 01:31
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Starting to understand. It was never intended to put actual video on TP but by dragging source to "screen" it appears on actual TV. This would be great for video walls.
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Post 12 made on Monday October 20, 2014 at 09:15
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On October 18, 2014 at 01:31, kgossen said...
Starting to understand. It was never intended to put actual video on TP but by dragging source to "screen" it appears on actual TV. This would be great for video walls.

Yeah its made for vid walls/command center type setups. Which is why its icon looks the way it does.

Only way to get Video on a TP(TSW series) is with an h.264 stream and the embed player.
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