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                    `-'       `-'    by Denis "jaromil" Rojo
		                     Montevideo Artlab R&D


IvySync provides synced playback of multiple videos on multiple screens

In the video art field there are many artworks requiring the synced and
parallel  playback  of  audio/video  materials:  IvySync  provides such
functionality  for  IvyTV  supported  hardware  decoders, with accurate
frame precision. 

IvySync reaches to sync up to 4 video channels with frame precision and
comes together with a user friendly graphical interface (GTK2) to  edit
the playlists.

It is possible to remotely control the playlist and  playback  of  each
video sending commands across the network (XMLRPC).
Support for time  based  scheduling  of  different  playlists  is  also
implemented (but still lacking a graphical interface) to let a  running
syncstarter cycle various screening programs at different  hours,  days
or months.


IvySync is a dyne.org free software production (GNU GPL)
commissioned by Montevideo / Time Based Arts
used to exhibit video-art installations by, among the  others:
Linda Wallace, Calin Dan, Erwin Olaf, Sami Kallinen


== DOCUMENTATION

For more  documentation, screenshots and download, go to the website:
     ______ http://montevideo.dyne.org/trac.cgi/wiki/IvySync 




== FEATURES

    * full quality s/video or composite multiple output 

    * professional grade low cost solution 

    * remotely controllable playback (XMLRPC)

    * graphical interface for playlist scheduling 

    * extensible, scriptable and reliable *NIX technology 

    * frame accurate sync of DVD quality audio/video (MPEG2)

    * streaming playback from a local network (with Samba)

    * capable of syncing up to 4 videos 

    * time based scheduling of multiple playlists


== REQUIREMENTS

    * GNU/Linux supported platform with ~500Mhz CPU 

    * IvyTV compatible hardware decoder 

  ***   RENT or BUY a syncstarter pre-configured for your needs   ***
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     Denis "Jaromil" Rojo         Netherlands Media Art Institute
        software inventor   R&D   Montevideo / Time Based Arts
      GNU/Linux developer         Dyne.org Foundation
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      Tel: +31 20 6237101 121 ___ Tue and Fri, 10:30 - 17:30 CET
      Fax: +31 20 6244423    Irc: irc.freenode.net  /msg jaromil
      Post:  NMAI/Artlab   Keizersgracht 264   1016 EV Amsterdam



== DISCLAIMER

 IvySync is Copyright (C) 2004-2006 by Denis Roio <jaromil@dyne.org>

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