alabamaman Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 Hello everyone,my company could buy a media server - probably only the software part - and was attracted by d3 technologies.I dowloaded the demo and looks to me that the principal advantage is the wysiwyg part, but I really can't tell if it is actually "superior" to other softwares.Until now I worked with resolume and arkaos, working on just 1 output, so my experience is limited, and I don't know if d3 is useful only on big project and a waste on small works.Any advice or better description of the software?Thanks a lot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mac.calder Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 d3 Designer (software only) is not a media server - it is purely an offline editor. D3 is an integrated hardware and software platform - it is not useable in a show context without their hardware. D3's method of operation was fairly unique - there are a few other pieces of software doing the same thing now. It's main strength comes in working with multiple surfaces in a 3d space. Previously that was not something you worked with in a wysiwyg manner - the designer was required to mentally composite and figure out scaling and positioning - manually setting x, y and (potentially) z positions and scales. D3 turns that on it's head by saying "position your surfaces in 3d space, then tell me where the projectors are - we will figure out the rest". d3 is awesome but it is not a cheap option and probably not what you want in a first media server. If you are new to media servers, start off with one of your more traditional ones like Pandoras Box, mBox, Catalyst, Arkaos, Resolume etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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