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DAC and software for Mac OS X

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I'm a mobile DJ and I just purchased a 330mW RGB ILDA laser. I've found tons of software and USB DAC's out there, but seemingly none that run on Mac OS X. I have a current gen intel macbook pro - any suggestions?
 





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I was really just hoping for a program that could run in the background on the mac to display some custom text
 

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I don't think I've ever seen any laser show software written for Mac. Even if there is, it's gonna be a bit hard to come by.
 
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Still no ILDA software available for mac?
Would Ideally be looking for something for Mac OS X or iOS...
 
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Laserboy was made for linux, I dunno if it would run on a MAC... Why not run VMWare or bootcamp or whatever and run Windows for ILDA?
 

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Still no ILDA software available for mac?
Would Ideally be looking for something for Mac OS X or iOS...

iOS? Going to be running a laser show on your phone? :crackup:

Mac's are not known for software compatibility. If you want to run a laser show you are most likely going to have to install Win 7 or XP.
 

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Im sure that there are some ppl over at PL who are controlling there projectors with iOS devices, can't remember how but their doing it.
 
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VNC.. I use my android phone for show control, but only to show off briefly. IMO it's not a very workable solution at all.
 

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Im sure that there are some ppl over at PL who are controlling there projectors with iOS devices, can't remember how but their doing it.

Not directly with their iOS devices, the iOS devices are connected to a computer that is running the actual show.
 
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Who would bother to write laser software for a Mac? Joking. I would just use VMWare. It should be able to access the devices on the host machine, notably the USB ports if you have a USB DAC.
 
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Just like there's not enough MAC users to justify writing a virus for it, there's not enough MAC users to jusify writing laser software for it.

Run VMWare.
 

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Just like there's not enough MAC users to justify writing a virus for it,

Oh, there's quite a number of mac viruses out there now that MAC's are gaining popularity. Apple still has their head stuck in the sand saying their computers are immune to viruses.
 




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