So, I just worked on a project with a large turning scenic element. The automation output OSC positioning which was then connected to BlackTrax, so that projections would auto-keystone, fade in and fade out based entirely on the OSC data.
While a Channel based control of elements like furniture or moving elements that cannot output positioning data is a good way to work around the lack of communications between elements, a true real-time positioning would be remarkable to have.
One step further would be then to have the ability to have moving lights automatically track positioning, the same way that BlackTrax does with video projectors. On this project, the amount of work to synchronize moving lights to moving scenery was formidable, especially since there were almost 100 moves.
Thanks!
Rick
