# Control vista from a video

**URL:** <https://vistaforum.chroma-q.com/t/control-vista-from-a-video/1156>\
**Category:** Vista 3 Releases\
**Created:** [December 3, 2019, 12:20am UTC](https://vistaforum.chroma-q.com/t/control-vista-from-a-video/1156 "2019-12-03T00:20:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Absolute](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b2d939/32.png) [@Absolute](https://vistaforum.chroma-q.com/u/Absolute)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2019, 12:20am UTC](https://vistaforum.chroma-q.com/t/control-vista-from-a-video/1156/1 "2019-12-03T00:20:36Z")

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Hello,  
I have a client that would like to control lighting cues from a video that will loop throughout the day. It doesn’t make sense to have a full blown media server. Is there a video playback option that I could embed MIDI commands into to control vista?  
Is there an easier/better solution?

Thanks in advance,  
dale

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**Author:** ![ben.coleman](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/vistaforum.chroma-q.com/ben.coleman/32/666_2.png) [@ben.coleman](https://vistaforum.chroma-q.com/u/ben.coleman)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2019, 9:50pm UTC](https://vistaforum.chroma-q.com/t/control-vista-from-a-video/1156/2 "2019-12-03T21:50:56Z")

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You may want to look into something like Qlab and use midi notes or MTC to run Vista.

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**Author:** ![Absolute](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b2d939/32.png) [@Absolute](https://vistaforum.chroma-q.com/u/Absolute)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2019, 3:58pm UTC](https://vistaforum.chroma-q.com/t/control-vista-from-a-video/1156/3 "2019-12-04T15:58:59Z")

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Thanks Ben,  
Is there a PC solution?  
Thanks

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**Author:** ![ben.coleman](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/vistaforum.chroma-q.com/ben.coleman/32/666_2.png) [@ben.coleman](https://vistaforum.chroma-q.com/u/ben.coleman)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2019, 4:31pm UTC](https://vistaforum.chroma-q.com/t/control-vista-from-a-video/1156/4 "2019-12-10T16:31:14Z")

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Not that I know of. Maybe Pro Presenter would do it.

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**Author:** ![Absolute](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b2d939/32.png) [@Absolute](https://vistaforum.chroma-q.com/u/Absolute)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2019, 4:47pm UTC](https://vistaforum.chroma-q.com/t/control-vista-from-a-video/1156/5 "2019-12-10T16:47:18Z")

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Great suggestion. Didn’t even think of it. (edit) Contacted Renewed Vision, MIDI module not available for PC.  
Thanks

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**Author:** ![drhodes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ed655f/32.png) [@drhodes](https://vistaforum.chroma-q.com/u/drhodes)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2019, 2:32am UTC](https://vistaforum.chroma-q.com/t/control-vista-from-a-video/1156/6 "2019-12-15T02:32:58Z")

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You can try LTC. You can make a LTC track in Reaper, put that on the right channel of the video and all other sound on the left. Or make a surround sound track, and put it in any other channel than L/R. You would need a USB audio interface to give you more than 2 outputs. Not sure if that would work with the video and lighting on the same computer…