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Author Topic: The Dolby application, “Jupiter Client” Hakan Bicer Film Handler Posts: 46 From: eskisehir , merkez ,Turkey Registered: Feb 2013 posted 08-21-2014 12:30 PM                     how can I use basic TMS for dolby dss 220 servers for 8 screen only show manager  |  IP: Logged Mark Gulbrandsen Resident Trollmaster Posts: 16657 From: Music City Registered: Jun 99 posted 08-21-2014 12:53 PM                     You should contact Dolby directly for that. They will send you Jupiter Client and the set up procedure. You can display all 8 screens at once on your computer screen with Jupiter. VNC really only does one at a time. Mark  |  IP: Logged Steve Guttag We forgot the crackers Gromit!!! Posts: 12814 From: Annapolis, MD Registered: Dec 1999 posted 08-21-2014 04:29 PM                     Dolby's "free" TMS network only works for 3-screens or less. Once you go above that, you need a DSL100 (out of production) or DSL200 (current production) to show all of the theatres. The Jupiter Client is just that... a client to the TMS system in use. Note, too, that the Jupiter Client must be of the same version as the TMS system for it to work (you'll get a version mismatch error otherwise).  |  IP: Logged Marco Giustini Film God Posts: 2713 From: Reading, UK Registered: Nov 2007 posted 08-21-2014 04:57 PM                     out of curiosity, what happens if you try and setup more than 3 screens? Will the TMS refuse to work or will it just become slow and unreliable?  |  IP: Logged Matt Fields Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 545 From: Ohio, United States Registered: Jun 2005 posted 08-21-2014 05:53 PM                     I've used the Jupiter client with no problems on 4 screens, but as Steve says, that is not the official recommendation.  |  IP: Logged Mark Gulbrandsen Resident Trollmaster Posts: 16657 From: Music City Registered: Jun 99 posted 08-21-2014 06:45 PM                     I don't remember using Jupiter on more then two screens myself. Then he may as well use VNC viewer. You can have multiple windows of that open and size them to line up on your monitor screen. Eight is certainly pushing it though unless you have a really large monitor. Mark  |  IP: Logged Brian DeCiancio Film Handler Posts: 52 From: Warren, OH, USA Registered: Sep 2002 posted 08-21-2014 08:03 PM                        "out of curiosity, what happens if you try and setup more than 3 screens? Will the TMS refuse to work or will it just become slow and unreliable?" From experience with the DSS100 built in TMS, up to 3 servers works perfectly, 4 will be fine 90% of the time, but 5 or more causes the control interfaces to become unstable and crash over and over. The interface will restart, connect to the host TMS, then more often than not, restart repeatedly and/or cause any or all of the other servers to restart as well. Forcing the non-TMS servers to boot locally can stabilize the system somewhat, but not reliably. When this happens, you are forced to either use your scheduled shows or manually select and play from the DSP100. Obviously, you then also lose the convenience of seeing the status and remaining time of the shows in one convenient place.  |  IP: Logged Steve Guttag We forgot the crackers Gromit!!! Posts: 12814 From: Annapolis, MD Registered: Dec 1999 posted 08-21-2014 09:52 PM                     I will, unofficially, state, that I have run 4-screens with a DSS200 acting as the TMS without incident. Officially, Dolby still maintains that they only support 3 screens. Whereas this question pertained to an 8-screener...it isn't a close call...if you want the Dolby TMS/Jupiter Client, a show library will be in order.  |  IP: Logged Nerijus Marmokas Film Handler Posts: 41 From: Panevezys / Lithuania Registered: Jan 2012 posted 08-22-2014 06:05 AM                     Hi, I have also tried running 4 screens in TMS, like Steve. Only after a week or so it became laggy, sometimes one screen or another would "hang" (no control of the cursor, keybord not responding, all data on monitor is frozen), display incorrect information (like missing clips, schedule events, playlists - but those missing things exist and you can see them when connected to local server ). Restarting TMS, all servers, or even un-configuring them would fix all issues just for a while. Anyway, as the playback is DSS top priority, there was no harm on that. No shows was lost or interrupted. So I guess it can be called pretty smooth operation Also, we have an 11 and 8 screen cinemas, with DSL100s taking control of each cinemas DSS screen servers. I can confirm what Brian DeCiancio said. It is only stabile up to 5 screens. Cant say anything on DSL200. Haven't tried this baby yet Maybe it is has more processing power and is more stabile with multiple auditoriums? Regards, Nerijus  |  IP: Logged Kris Verhanneman Expert Film Handler Posts: 182 From: Belgium Registered: Dec 2009 posted 08-23-2014 06:51 AM                     Sorry but I'm dont get it quote: Nerijus Marmokas Also, we have an 11 and 8 screen cinemas, with DSL100s taking control of each cinemas DSS screen servers. I can confirm what Brian DeCiancio said. It is only stabile up to 5 screens We run quit bigger theaters without glitches on this software. With a DSL100 it should run up to 20 screens.  |  IP: Logged Marco Giustini Film God Posts: 2713 From: Reading, UK Registered: Nov 2007 posted 08-23-2014 01:33 PM                     I was asking what happens if you run more than 4 screens WITHOUT the DSL. Obviously the Dolby TMS works great with the DSL.  |  IP: Logged Kris Verhanneman Expert Film Handler Posts: 182 From: Belgium Registered: Dec 2009 posted 08-23-2014 01:41 PM                     Sorry wrongly read the previous reply.  |  IP: Logged Nerijus Marmokas Film Handler Posts: 41 From: Panevezys / Lithuania Registered: Jan 2012 posted 08-25-2014 02:36 AM                     That's embarasing... I missed that it was DSS100, NOT DSL100 that Brian was talking about. SORRY.. But indeed we have problems with those two DSL's for unknown reasons.  |  IP: Logged Martin Murray Film Handler Posts: 69 From: ennis tx Registered: Sep 1999 posted 08-25-2014 10:27 PM                     Hmmmm we have been running 6 screens for two years with no DSL and no problems. maybe it's the big gigabyte switch that we go through? We have a mix of DSS100's and DSS200's  |  IP: Logged Marco Giustini Film God Posts: 2713 From: Reading, UK Registered: Nov 2007 posted 08-26-2014 04:16 PM                     Martin, are your screen in TMS mode? Can you select any screen from any server via the drop-down list?  |  IP: Logged

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