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ArKaos and NovaStar Team Up to offer HDR Playback Solution

By ArKaos Team

on 23 Jun 2020 11:04 AM

ArKaos and NovaStar Team Up to offer HDR Playback Solution

ArKaos, the leading real-time live visual technology innovator, and global LED display control solutions provider NovaStar Tech teamed up to announce a strategic collaboration . With the new release of ArKaos’ flagship MediaMaster 6.0 video control software platform, and NovaStar’s HDR (High Dynamic Range) ecosystem … much more of the world is coming to everyone. While HDR content is still rare, MediaMaster is ahead of the game, and will happily play standard videos and make them compatible with HDR hardware on the fly. NovaStar, as a pioneer of HDR technology in the LED display field, aims to bring better image quality experiences to customers through the upgrade of control systems.

By ArKaos Team

on 27 Mar 2019 4:56 PM

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Blog Post Pioneer PRO DJ LINK bridge integration in GrandVJ

With GrandVJ 2.6 ArKaos introduced TrackDJ. This allows a VJ to receive the BPM and timecode from a DJ. Starting with GrandVJ 2.6.5 ArKaos is adding support for the Pioneer PRO DJ LINK bridge. Because TCNet is the protocol used to talk with the bridge that feature can also be used to listen to ShowKontrol. A typical setup would be: Two CDJ-2000NXS2 One DJM-900NXS2 A laptop running macOS or Windows. The PRO DJ LINK bridge and GrandVJ can indeed run on the same system: To get it working in GrandVJ you need to select TCNet from the preferences:

By ArKaos Team

on 29 Jan 2019 4:30 PM

TrackDJ

One of the new exciting features of GrandVJ 2.6 is TrackDJ. ShowKontrol integrates with the Pioneer ProLink ecosystem and allows Rekordbox track data to be sent directly from the DJ booth, over ProLink, to VJs, lighting directors, and show technicians. ShowKontrol can send the TrackDJ timecode message to GrandVJ. In this blog post, we describe a basic setup with one Pioneer CDJ-2000NXS2. Of course, a typical DJ setup will feature at least two CDJ-2000NXS2 and a Pioneer mixer. This is the minimal setup we are using here: You must do the network setup in ShowKontrol to start sending the TrackDJ timecode message to GrandVJ. You must enable TrackDJ from the Art-Net tab / “Art Timecode”:

TrackDJ - Mixxx integration

By ArKaos Team

on 16 Nov 2018 11:12 AM

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With GrandVJ 2.6 ArKaos has introduced TrackDJ, an efficient way to synchronize a DJ and a VJ or light designer. Here is a list of some exciting new possibilities in GrandVJ:

By ArKaos Team

on 31 Oct 2017 2:50 PM

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Ableton Link™ is a technology, mainly used in music, to synchronize multiple software to a same tempo and to align Beats of every performance. https://www.ableton.com/en/link/ Beat Synchronization and Autoplay Playback of visuals, generators and Autoplay feature can all be synchronized on the beat of a music. This Beat Synchronization can be performed using different techniques. It requires two components: the Tempo or BPM (Beats per Minutes) and a Start Time so that visuals and music all play aligned on the beat. The different sources to define the BPM are: Audio Beat Detection to deduce BPM from an audio source.

By ArKaos Team

on 02 Dec 2016 11:43 AM

Blog image MediaMaster 5 Subtitles and Lyric Player

Prior to MediaMaster 5, if you needed to display subtitles or synchronize lyrics with a singer, the text effects were not flexible enough. That task has been made easier in version 5, with a Subtitle and Lyric Player and a new folder of text effects specifically designed to display subtitles or song lyrics. The Text Library has been enhanced so that each 255 text slots can point to a text file (.txt) or a subtitle file (.srt). Get started and try it with the demo version, open the Text Library (Command or Ctrl T) and select a text or subtitle (.txt, .srt) file in one of the text slot. Make sure you switch to the Theater mode if it’s not already the case in the preferences:

By ArKaos Team

on 10 Oct 2016 3:54 PM

Activate dongle inside the Mediamaster Software

Here is a short guide explaining how to upgrade your License Dongle for MediaMaster 5. Upgrading your license: As for any upgrade of MediaMaster, the first step is to apply your upgrade on your license in your ArKaos account at https://pro.arkaos.com/. There are two cases:

By ArKaos Team

on 09 May 2015 10:08 AM

In the upcoming months you have plenty of opportunities to attend an ArKaos training session and learn how to make the best use of the tools we provide, be it our revolutionary software products or the cutting-edge ArKaos media servers. Just a few days ago, on May 6th, our friends at LMP organized an awesome training, where we had the chance to meet a great team of professionals, looking to expand their knowledge of the countless applications that our products can offer. Pixel mapping via Kilng-Net, the revolutionary protocol, designed by ArKaos, that allows the distribution of real-time video data to remote display devices, was one of the key points of interest. Below you can find a few pictures of the event.

By ArKaos Team

on 03 Jun 2014 9:38 AM

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Blog Image How to use the new license system of MediaMaster 4 and 5

MediaMaster 4 comes with a new license system that is both more flexible and easy to use. In this blog we will guide you on: How to activate a license directly from MediaMaster 4 and 5 How to use a serial key to activate a machine without internet connection How to renew your license How to deactivate the software If you did receive an activation code either in the product box, by email or in your account on our website, you are ready to activate your product. How to activate a license directly from MediaMaster 4 and 5 Activation of MediaMaster 4 can be done directly in the software if you have an internet connection. When you first run the software you will be presented with the Software Activation dialog.

How to move a license to a dongle

By ArKaos Team

on 03 Jun 2014 9:30 AM

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Blog Image How to move a license to a dongle

With MediaMaster 5, you can move any license to a dongle. The big benefit is that your license will always be with you, you can plug and activate any machine (Mac or PC), and you will never need to connect to the internet anymore. This operation is irreversible, so please make sure you are more comfortable using a license dongle first. You will need: The license activation code An empty license dongle(*) MediaMaster running on a computer with an internet connection. Note: A dongle can be purchased through your local distributor or on our online shop.