We went in and tried our patch on the mac pro in the 5.1 room, with the aim of finishing and loading it up, ready for the rotunda exhibition. As the mac pro was a lot quicker than my macbook, we hoped that the issues with the jitter objects not running smoothly would be solved. HOWEVER that was not the case at all. Although my patch worked, it did not run smoothly enough - too much processing of the video. I attempted a number of different techniques to try and iron out the problem, such as removing all bar one of the metronomes to run the videos, as well as trying to run jpg images without the need of a metronome. All this was in vain however.
Deciding to cut my losses, I felt the most important thing was to have an up and running system, which was presentable and fully functional for the rotunda exhibition. By doing this, I felt I had to create a new, simplified patch. By the end of our 5 hour stint in the 5.1 room, I had created a brand new patch, but cut out all the processor hungry crossfading and video effects, replacing with simple fade ins. This, although was not our original plan, seemed to work much smoother and the program became a lot more responsive again. We also went about redoing our videos from the feedback we received on monday from the rotunda staff, and compressed them so they were only half the size they were before, or replaced them with static jpg images. The most important thing was having a fully functional, aesthetically pleasing installation, which is what we have tried to focus on delivering. I have uploaded a screenshot of the new working patch.
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