• Plays multiple audio - music, playlists, sound FX, announcements can all be sent to different independent audio zones. No other audio players or switchers are required.

• Plays multiple video - either frame-sychronized (for multi-screen presentations), or independent (for sending to different areas), or both at different times! No multiple DVD or VTR players are required.

• Plays pictures, messages, PowerPoint slideshows. No other PC / laptop / slideshow player is required.

• Controls generic lights, Intelligent DMX fixtures and the latest LED lighting technology, in multiple independent areas. No other lighting controllers are required.

• Controls any external RS232 devices including projectors, plasma screens, AV switchers, audio processors from Soundweb, Allen & Heath etc. No other controllers are required.

• Controls any external Midi devices including audio mixing desks, FX units - for echo, reverb etc. No other Midi Controllers are required.

• 5.1 surround sound audio can be synchronized to multiple video outputs making VISTA ideal for running 3D or multi-screen video theatres, ride simulators etc.

With such a comprehensive and flexible playback & control system, you would also expect there to be an equally comprehensive range of operating options available too, and you would be right:

• 0-10V analogue inputs or any closed contact devices such as switches, pressure pads, PIRs, dusk sensors etc. can be used to trigger and control any selected events.

• An ingenous conditional logic system - extremely powerful but selectable with just a few clicks - is built into ShowMagic to cater for such conditions. Conditional programming at code level is thankfully a thing of the past!

• The scheduler in VISTA can be used to set dates and times for events to occur automatically - with full manual override options available of course!

• All versions of ShowMagic include a 'User Screen' - ideal for use with a touchscreen. After programming, you select exactly what the end user can control and put these on the user screen. The main programming desk can then be locked out to avoid any unwanted tampering.

• Events can also be triggered & controlled by Midi or RS232 commands sent from any external devices - PCs, Crestron, AMX etc. - VISTA happily works with any other systems that may already be in place.