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Show Control What are the system or software requirements?

Potential Symptoms

  • What are the system installation requirements for Display Studio / Content Studio Software?
  • What displays are compatible with Show Control software?
  • Can a locally sourced computer be used to replace a faulty SCS machine?

Environment

  • Players:  M3 Based Controller, Venus 7000 (DMP-7000), DMP-8000
  • Control System: Show Control / Display Studio + Content Studio Software

Show Control is our live event control system solution that consists of various hardware and software components.  These components include players, processors, data interfaces, content creation, display control, etc.  The names of these products include DMP players, VP processors, Data Studio, VCS, Content Studio, Display Studio, etc. 

Cause

Computers for Show Control are provided by Daktronics.  Contact Professional Services for upgrades.  
Operating System requirements: see Show Control Software Specifications, DD1757723.
 

Resolution

Displays compatible with Display Studio include the following:

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Legacy Systems

Displays with a M3 based controller:  Use versions before and including 2.35.1.0.

  • Sports Star (SS)
  • Galaxy AF-3500, Galaxy AF-3550
  • GalaxyPro AF-3700 displays. 

Displays using a VLink 1500.  Use versions before and including 2.35.1.0.

  • Sports Star Live (SSL) display. 

Displays using Venus 7000 / DMP-7000. Use versions before and including 2.35.1.0.

  • ProStar, ProAd displays
Active Products

Displays using a DMP-8000.

  • DVNMC
  • Digital Video Interior (DVN)
  • Digital Video Exterior (DVX) displays.

Version updates are posted here: https://blog.daktronics.com/tag/upgradable-items-new-features/

Operating Systems

Windows 8

  • Not advised, more testing has been done with newer versions.

Windows 10 

  • Supported with Show Control software version 2.0.xx and newer.
  • Show Control version 3 and newer must be at least Windows 10.

Windows 11

  • Supported Show Control 2.34 or later
  • Supported Venus local 22.4.504.0
  • Display Studio, Content Studio, and VCS – Standard regression testing includes Windows 11.  Update to the latest versions for best results. 

Additional Information:

  • Show Control Display Studio supports/uses Hyper Threading.
  • Displays with a M2 based controllers (e.g. Galaxy AF-3200, AF-3220, or AF-3400) will NOT operate with SCS.

Content Studio version 4 (64-bit)

  • Show Control version 3.5 introduces Content Studio Version 4 (64-bit).
  • This removes support for V1500, V7000, and Data Server / CPP XML Table Data. 
  • Content Studio v3 will be uninstalled during upgrade.
  • Removed Spell Check.
  • This version will improve memory usage.  This was tested with up to 1,332 data fields and 4k video in the background.  
  • Content Studio 4 does not support direct imports of Photoshop (PSD) files.  Convert to another format like PNG or JPEG before importing images.  

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