I’m adding some live camera feed scenes to a show, and decided to use a Sony A7s for it - since I already own one.

Got a Blackmagic UltraStudio Recorder 3G and it seems to work very well. 
Also, purchased a dummy battery not to rely on these tiny batteries that end up empty in ZERO time. 

In the context of a show, though, where I’d setup and check all connections, and then be back to it after a longer break (during which I have no access to my setup), right for show start, is there anything I should be aware of? Like : things that could go wrong? 

Camera settings that make it shut down after some time? Standby? Overheating??? 

What’s your experience?

Thanks!!

@marclark

3.2.0.1  seems to solve the problem.

@jfg Thanks for the tip! I knew it would be something simple... I downloaded an older version of OBS and I am back up and running. Happy trails :)

I am afraid the problem is in the last OBS version. https://obsproject.com/forum/threads/syphon-client-not-display-source-in-version-32-0-x.190751/

As workaround you can try with NDI. It is working

Best regards, 

Jean-François 

Hello all,

I've been having some trouble getting OBS to pick up my Syphon image from Isadora. The plugin shows up fine, and it seems to be selecting the right source; I just can't get any images to come through. It was working great for a few months but all of a sudden just quit working on me and I can't figure out why. I've attached a video of me opening up Isadora and OBS and trying to get them to talk to each other but to no avail. Haven't been able to get them to connect no matter what order I open the software. My hope is that I'm missing something obvious and that someone might be apple to point out my silly mistake. This setup makes streaming content a dream for me, so I would love to get it back up and running if anyone could be of assistance. Thanks in advance!

P.S. Tried restarting my machine a few times and doing fresh downloads of OBS, Syphon, and Isadora (4.1.3).

Computer specs:

Macbook Pro

MacOS Sequoia 15.7

Apple m2 Max

96 GB RAM

@bonemap
Hi Russell - that looks amazing! I will look around and see if there's anywhere to hire Mac Minis. It's another option. :)

@armando - FHD x 4 is fine. I probably can't get hold of 4 x 4K ST projectors within my budget.

@dbni is Full hd enough or you need all outputs to be 4k ?

@dbini

Hello,

I am currently using M4 Mac Mini’s for multiple video output from Isadora. They represent a Mac solution with a lower price point but great performance and flexibility. I recently set up an eight projector blend (8 x 1080p Benq short throw- shown in image) using just Mac Mini’s. The current M4 Mac Mini allows 3 video outputs - so your set up could include 2 linked Mac Mini with capacity for a control monitor.

I also use a Mac Studio M2 Max Ultra it has capacity of 8 video outputs.

Best wishes

Russell

Hi,

Another option is through NDI. BirdDog Play is reasonably priced, and with a single cable and a switch, you can send the streams to all four outputs. I've only worked with one output through BirdDog Play, and the results were good. Perhaps the most problematic aspect is assigning NDI streams when you start the setup. BirdDog support may be able to help with this.
That's an idea.

Best