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hi evrybody

i'm using arena with a BM ULTRASTUDIO 3D and an iMac 27" (graphic card ATI 6970 2gb DDR5 -16 Gb RAM)
under 10.6.8 and Datapath X4.
I want to use arena only for advanced warping, with the ultra studio live source (set in 1080p 50)
I try and it works but the output video is not very smooth as it should.
not playing good, almost good but not perfect (little jittering).

Output is set with datapath to two 1920x1080 50hz, so in arena my composition is 3840x1080.
I think my computer is good enough to work with these resolutions.

I was wondering if it is possible to deactivate the monitor output in the arena interface ?

to make all ressources available for real output, as the imac don't have to display the live source twice,
in its interface and for the video output.

Thanks

The preview and monitor outputs on your interface screen are simply duplicated from your main output, they're not being calculated twice.

What's the framerate that Resolume is giving you (View -> Show FPS)?

Thanks for answering

Sometimes 49.90 or 49.97 or 49.93 never 50 or more, i have edid managers on each output to be sure i'm 1080p 50 @ 50Hz.
Precisely, i have a computer running a video loop (a test movie i have, to test smoothness, it's at 50p),
PC Output via EDID manager Goes into my BM ultrastudio 3D (input set @ 1080p50) in SDI.
Then in arena i have the BM ultrastudio 3D source, no problem, i put it in my composition,
which is at 3840x1080.
The 1st Thunderbolt port is my ultrastudio 3D.
i use a DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI Adapter in The second thunderbolt for output ,that goes in datapathX4.

Only arena is running , no other apps.

I test the HDMI output of the ultrastudio 3D for monitoring,to be sure and it's okay,
video is playing smoothly.
In the future i want to have two ultrastudio 3D @1080p50 input in arena,
will it be possible ?

So There is no way to deactivate output monitor ?

i 'm waiting for the new imac 27 with nvidia GTX 680MX 2Gb DDR5 and SSD,
but not delivered from apple until january.

will it be possible ?

Yes, it's already possible.

So There is no way to deactivate output monitor ?

No.

I get the feeling that you are asking a different question, let me know if this doesn't answer your questions.

Thanks 4 ur answers
and i was really talking about the preview monitor in the interface of arena,
i asked if it was possible to deactivate it to gain some imac graphic ressources,

i didn't try arena with another imac, i'm waiting 4 the new one in january
(i7 - 3.4Ghz + 16Gb RAM + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680MX 2GB GDDR5 )

Do you think it will be better with that machine ?

is arena working better in montain lion ?
i'm in 10.6.8

i was thinking about adding a ssd, but i'm only using my ultrastudio as source in arena,
no media files (videos, sounds...)is played with the software.
The warping adjusment is very great in arena.

is there any fine tuning i should make with my computer
to have arena playing smoothly ?

Thanks

Do you think it will be better with that machine ?

Hard to say. I think you will gain more by using layer to slice routing, so you can keep your composition size to 1920x1080.

is arena working better in montain lion ?

Arena works on both. We haven't heard conclusive results on one being faster than the other.

is there any fine tuning i should make with my computer
to have arena playing smoothly ?

No.