Publisher's description - Arena Performer 1.0.1
Arena is a new tool for rendering and displaying Quartz Compositions across multiple computers and displays. Arena uses zero-configuration technology to automatically connect and configure the computers in your network to work as a single display. Just add your own Quartz Compositions and press play!
[NOTE: This application is the Arena Performer. The Arena Controller must be downloaded separately.]
FEATURES:
• The Components
Arena consist of two components: Arena, the controller, manages setup and operation, while Arena Performer handles the rendering and display of Quartz Compositions on each system in the cluster.
• The Controller
The controller (Arena) lets users load Quartz Compositions, layout the display relationships for visualizing the composition, control which systems are active in the cluster and start/stop composition playback.
• The Performer
The performer (Arena Performer) runs on each member of the cluster being used for playback. Performers handle a composition’s local rendering and display across the available screens attached to the system.
• Unlimited Canvas
Arena gives you an unlimited canvas to visually layout how each screen will be used to display the various segments of a Quartz Composition.
• Distributed Rendering
Arena renders each quartz composition locally on the configured Performer system. Once a composition is rendering, the only communication required is an occasional playback synchronization message.
• Scalable Performance
Because the Quartz Composition rendering is done locally on each performer system, the number of performer systems is only limited by the portion of network bandwidth used for synchronization.
• Easy Networking
Arena uses Bonjour to automatically discover and connect the controller with any performer systems that become available on the network.