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Author Topic: question about which software does multiple monitors, 3 to be exact  (Read 2227 times)

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I am finishing up my jukebox project, I know get pictures, get pictures, and was wondering if any of the jukebox software titles can work across 3 monitors, 2 to display song selections and one to show other stuff, videos, lyrics, visualizations, etc. I am currently using VMJ and really like how it works, but I am open to other software if it will handle this.  I work both in Windows and Linux, just don't program, I have looked at globalcomm jukebox and thought about modifying it, but looks like a major effort and a lot of work for me to get up to speed on the languages needed to do what I want.  Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

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Re: question about which software does multiple monitors, 3 to be exact
« Reply #1 on: October 27, 2005, 06:30:04 am »
Well mine (Freebox) offers support for 2, one for the main app and one for the videos. I tend to output to a tv card for the video output  then split that around several tv's.

However using 2 screens for song selection i am not sure how to this would work, also my software is really aimed at touchscreens so if you required keyboad inputs then i would have to code that in somehow.

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Re: question about which software does multiple monitors, 3 to be exact
« Reply #2 on: October 27, 2005, 08:27:35 am »
THe 3 screen support could been using network system:

One for the song selection, that was network connectoed to the server, that hold the another selection and host the text display stuff (This would require 2 networked computers).

But my own Arcade Music Box is not aimed your jukebox like this, even I have a planned network version and have a very simple touch screen support.

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Re: question about which software does multiple monitors, 3 to be exact
« Reply #3 on: October 27, 2005, 09:35:59 am »
Select album on one screen and show it's track listing on another might work... To be honest 3 screens does seem a bit of an overkill....  ;D