Can
FocusTrack then help me take a picture of each
focus?
Yes!
When using FocusTrack on Macintosh computers,
FocusTrack can talk to the console to turn lights on
and off in different positions for you.
To document the show, you set up your laptop and
digital camera in the circle, connect the network
cable, run your console’s remote user software
(xConnect for Strand, Eos client for Eos, onPC for
grandMA, running in a PC emulator such as Fusion, and
either onPC or a direct telnet connection for
grandMA2) to connect to the console. FocusTrack will
then turn on each light in each position in turn:
take a picture, click OK and it will turn that light
off then turn the next one on.
While it’s doing this, FocusTrack records the
order you’ve photographed things. When
you’re done, transfer the photos from your
camera to your laptop and FocusTrack will import each
one into the right place.
If you want to, you can even get FocusTrack to
trigger your camera for each picture.... Or, if
you’re brave enough, automate the whole process
while you go to lunch!