Hi all, has anyone moved to the XY buy uses the OP-Z still for video and lighting control? Or has anyone ventured into trying to replicate those functions with say an AI authored App?
I don’t have an XY, but was thinking about this the other day. I’ve been using the OP-Z as an iPad controller a lot lately, and I realized, there are a lot of video and lighting apps out there. With the OP-XY (and the Z), you could literally have your XY connected to an iPad for performance, which you could have hooked up to a dummy Apple TV and you’d get solid and easy control of visuals that should work pretty smoothly at any venue. I haven’t used Zedirol, but I’m planning on trying that with an Apple TV for a performance soon.
Using a lighting app (photon 2 for instance) and a enttec USB-DMX box, you should just be able to map out a track or two on the XY for some decent lighting control, though it seems the DMX track on the Z does have some built in stuff. I really haven’t gotten to use it much as I only have two DMX lights.
Thanks for the reply. And yes it’s a valid suggestion to simply use other video or image Apps and DMX ones as well. I guess I need fo look further into the OPXY and tracks for controlling external devices (your point as well). I would think instead of an Apple TV I would just use the HDMI out of a hub. Unless you were referring to specific Apps on ATV?
I was thinking for live performance. Many of the times, especially at super large venues, they want you to put your visuals on a flash drive, and visuals will be run from FOH. So, in my case, if I wanted to run and control it from my OP-Z/iPad to FOH, I would keep a spare Apple TV connected to the projector at FOH, you can stream from the iPad to the Apple TV from the stage. Super simple tbh, and older Apple TVs are super cheap to find. All I’m talking about is using it for super stable AirPlay. I had a projector with AirPlay and it was not reliable, so I’m basing it off that experience.