Virtual Media Servers

Does the Virtual Media Server allow you to output "text" to say colour web?

well, kinda. but the text would need to be in a graphics file. there isn't any text generator in the media server itself...

You can also use use plain text files or simple html (web page) files to load text and use the virtual layer parameters to scroll it.

See the stock content examples for text (Library 0, File 250-252)

Ok. I have 10m x 10m of color web for a production of "Chicago" our school are doings do wanted to flash up "Roxie & Thelma" in letters on it. Having no experience of using the media server is this easy to do?

as long as you can set up your color web to be controlled pixel by pixel, i guess that should be fairly easy to accomplish. defining the pixelmap and all the patching might take a moment, but then you can record the content of your virtual media server into cue.

i don't know if it can show an ampersand but i'm sure chris can answer that.

on how to set up your virtual media server, i suggest you go to youtube and watch the Software 1.9.5 release video parts 2 and 3. the manual for version 2.0 and the supplement for version 2.0.1 have helpful information as well.

Thanks guys, I will give it a go 

Hi guys. Can anyone help me with the setup of color web 250? I'm assuming I need to address it like I do a moving light? Secondly I aim to run it off of universe 2 on the Ion with generics and movers being on universe 1. Do I watched the video of patching a server but howdy you work this with color web? 

I seem to have eaten up loads if dmx addresses by patching 10 sections of web. 

Before we get too far into how pixel mapping works I fear there may be some other obstacles you need to consider.

A grid of 10x10 Colorweb 250 is probably going to way exceed the output count of your ION.

One panel of Colorweb requires 48 DMX addresses. 10x10 equals 100 panels which equals 4800 DMX addresses. (Over 9 universes)

It's unlikely that you'll be able to effectively pixel map this whole web from an ION.

Hi Graham,

Yes we shrunk this down a lot. We have it working now but want to send some text and jpg images across the colour web but finding it a bit difficult. We can upload the images no problem but they don't appear on the preview.

Are both the server Channel and the Layer Channel(s) at full?

In case anyone else comes across this thread, there actually is one more option for controlling more than 3k outputs on an Ion.  You can purchase a 3k "phantom" upgrade from ETC which will allow you to control up to 6k outputs.  Anything over 3k can only be controlled and patched via pixel mapping.

See Anne's response in this thread:

http://community.etcconnect.com/forums/t/12890.aspx

In case anyone else comes across this thread, there actually is one more option for controlling more than 3k outputs on an Ion.  You can purchase a 3k "phantom" upgrade from ETC which will allow you to control up to 6k outputs.  Anything over 3k can only be controlled and patched via pixel mapping.

See Anne's response in this thread:

http://community.etcconnect.com/forums/t/12890.aspx