Best laser editing and operating Software

[john3626]

Hiii guys
can any one tell me which one is the Best Laser Editing and Operating Software \

John

[sugeek]

Hiii guys
can any one tell me which one is the Best Laser Editing and Operating Software \

John

There is no correct answer to this question. What do you want to do with your projector?

-Adam

[Jem]

Hiii guys
can any one tell me which one is the Best Laser Editing and Operating Software \

John

I guess many of us would say Pangolin LD2000/Showtime and Pangolin LivePRO

But that's just my personal opinion, others may care to differ

Jem

[soforene]

No differing here, Dude.

Pangolin is "The Daddy".

[Stuka]

I guess many of us would say Pangolin LD2000/Showtime and Pangolin LivePRO

But that's just my personal opinion, others may care to differ

Jem

I concur!!

[White-Light]

I concur!!

ME too and I don't even have it (I have had it demo'ed to me and I've tried some other demo programmes at home). Still think Pangolin produce the best overall package.

If you can't afford an LD2000 system then there is the Flashback 3 controller and software package which costs a fraction of the professional system but is still very heavily featured. Further you can still add Pangolin Livepro to this if live performances are your thing and Pangolin Livequick doesn't float your boat.

[mixedgas]

Do the Pango Tango and get it over with.

Steve

[JohnS]

If you really want the best software regarding best = most stable running system, then perhaps forget about a Windows, Linux or whatever multi purpose operation system as basis but better go for a dedicated designet laser system like Lasergraph DSP oder Lobo Lacon. At the end, all the Pango-LDS-Phönix-Mamba software runs on Windows. So it cannot be better than the Windows below. And yes, I have seen show crashing even on XP. And no, QM2000 did not run any more even the QM2000 has its own CPU as timecode was involved.

[buffo]

And yes, I have seen show crashing even on XP. And no, QM2000 did not run any more even the QM2000 has its own CPU as timecode was involved.

I have a real problem with your example, because I believe it identifies a problem with the show operator, not the hardware.

If you slave the QM-2000 to an external source of time code and the source of the time code stops, what do you think the QM-2000 is supposed to do? Of course it will stop! That's how time code works! A LaserGraph DSP would also stop if you had it slaved to an external time code source.

The problem in your example is not the QM-2000 or windows XP, but the fact that the PC that crashed was also the source of the time code.

Under normal circumstances, once you start a show on the QM-2000, the PC can crash and the show will continue. Even if you are using time code, so long as the QM-2000 is still receiving code it will continue to operate. (Consider the QM-2000.CD units, which have no external PC in them... They're just a CD drive and a QM-2000 board, and they work just fine with an external time code source. No PC required.)

You can even REMOVE the QM-2000 from the PC while the show is playing. So long as you first connect external power to it, the board can actually be pulled out of the PC and the show will continue to run. Try that with any other controller. I dare you.

Bottom line - the case you mentioned is an example of an operator not understanding how the system works, and making bad choices as a result, rather that any indication of the inherent stability of the QM-2000.

Adam

[mixedgas]

[QUOTE=JohnS;92505]If you really want the best software regarding best = most stable running system, then perhaps forget about a Windows, Linux or whatever multi purpose operation system as basis but better go for a dedicated designet laser system like Lasergraph DSP oder Lobo Lacon.

I know what a DSP costs, Whats a Lacon 5 going for these days? And other then a timecode bug as you mentioned, I've never seen my QM lock up even if the PC crashes.

Steve