This Manual - High End Systems CATALYST Series User Manual

Introduction
Feature
MIDI Show Control Input
Serial Control Devices
RS422 Control Devices
MIDI Timecode Input
Presets
Movie Audio Support
Turnkey or Software Only Version
* The Pro version of Catalyst software can, in theory, play 8 movies back
simultaneously if you have the appropriate hard drive array. Some hardware
configurations can affect performance for multiple layer playback. For
example, a Catalyst server running on a Dual 2.0 GHz G5 with all stock media
served on an Atlas IV 10,000 RPM SCSI drive can generally playback a
maximum of four simultaneous movies at PAL or NTSC resolutions and
framerates, or fewer at higher resolutions. The additional layers can still be
used effectively for masks, video input, images/gobos or for pre-loading
movies.
** Catalyst DV and Xpress have one output that can mix layers and one that
can display only the separate layers with or without FX layout. DV and
Xpress also contain a non-movie layer that can serve as a 'mask' layer,
which can play still images, 'gobos', or movie frames only. Pro does not
contain such a layer.
Product specifications are subject to change without notice.

This Manual

This Manual describes and illustrates all the features in Catalyst Pro Media Server
turnkey system running Catalyst Version 3.3. If you are using another Software version,
some of the features described in this manual may not be available. Support pages with
manual downloads are available for previous versions at the High End Systems website:
(http://www.highend.com/support/digital_lighting)
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Catalyst® V3 Media Server User Manual
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