OK, we know MyDMX has some shortcomings in some areas.
Here's another strange one, but due to lack of consistency, it's hard to pin it down.
Running MyDMX, of course, I had to launch Windows Media Player to bring up some "theme music" and other stuff, so I was going to be swinging back and forth between MyDMX and WMP.
Couldn't. Why? I would put MyDMX to the background and SOMETIMES it would just KILL the lights despite being in a wash scene. Not always. Bring MyDMX back to the front and it's fine again. But then put it to the background and it's fine.... WTF?
Just something to be aware of. It's not consistent, that's why it's a problem. Sometimes it would give me this grief, sometimes not. Considering I also have to rip, edit and render video and photos live as well as play back audio and do lighting on one machine(usually while in a blackout scene, I do the other stuff), it can be difficult to truly accomplish some things in such a mixed environment.
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