Does anyone here know how to play 2 Videos sycronized?
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timprebble
Sound designer, Composer, Sound library developer
Dont you mean, display the same video in two places?
Syncronizing two videos inferrs one is the leader (outdated term 'master') and the other the follower (outdated term 'slave') and that is a far more complex challenge, involving aligning frame sync etc...
Two unclocked videos will drift apart in sync, so it needs hardware lock.
But you just need video distribution right? eg HDMI distribution with 1 in and 2 out
I googled HDMI splitter and there are lots of cheap options.
Or do you actually want two seperate videos playing?
ie one video with burnt in TC and streamers for the performers
and a second with no TC or streamers for the audience.
I don't know how you'd achieve that but it sounds expensive.
Syncronizing two videos inferrs one is the leader (outdated term 'master') and the other the follower (outdated term 'slave') and that is a far more complex challenge, involving aligning frame sync etc...
Two unclocked videos will drift apart in sync, so it needs hardware lock.
But you just need video distribution right? eg HDMI distribution with 1 in and 2 out
I googled HDMI splitter and there are lots of cheap options.
Or do you actually want two seperate videos playing?
ie one video with burnt in TC and streamers for the performers
and a second with no TC or streamers for the audience.
I don't know how you'd achieve that but it sounds expensive.
Inventio
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Hi,
shouldn't it be doable with Video Sync Pro of Non-Lethal Applications?
I only use the non Pro version as a video playback software but if I am not mistaken that's what I understand from reading the Pro version specs. Plus in Video Sync you can put streamers and overlays.
But I might completely misunderstand the Dual Display A/B feature, so I apologise in advance.
shouldn't it be doable with Video Sync Pro of Non-Lethal Applications?
I only use the non Pro version as a video playback software but if I am not mistaken that's what I understand from reading the Pro version specs. Plus in Video Sync you can put streamers and overlays.
But I might completely misunderstand the Dual Display A/B feature, so I apologise in advance.
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Do you mean the same video on two displays: use an HDMI splitter if you don't want to use a computer, otherwise, just use display mirroring from your operating system of choice.
If you want two different videos that have the same soundtrack, most of the video applications have a function to sync different video streams by audio (used in general for multicam video projects).
The best tool that I have ever used for sync was PluralEyes (https://www.maxon.net/en/red-giant/pluraleyes) but I have a very old licence and the software has now been discontinued.
If you want two different videos that have the same soundtrack, most of the video applications have a function to sync different video streams by audio (used in general for multicam video projects).
The best tool that I have ever used for sync was PluralEyes (https://www.maxon.net/en/red-giant/pluraleyes) but I have a very old licence and the software has now been discontinued.
Forgot to mention, if you want even more control for live video, you can look at Blackmagic Design ATEM Mini Extreme ISO, as it features two HDMI outputs that can be assigned to any of the inputs or the program output.
