# Connect tagtool to laptop and projection
**URL:** https://www.tagtool.org/t/connect-tagtool-to-laptop-and-projection/395
**Category:** Support
**Tags:** projection-mapping, ipad, recording, networking, external-display
**Created:** [September 5, 2017, 9:06am UTC](https://www.tagtool.org/t/connect-tagtool-to-laptop-and-projection/395 "2017-09-05T09:06:21Z")
**Posts on this page:** 2
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### Author:  [@hetgraafschap](https://www.tagtool.org/u/hetgraafschap)
#### Post date: [September 5, 2017, 9:06am UTC](https://www.tagtool.org/t/connect-tagtool-to-laptop-and-projection/395/1 "2017-09-05T09:06:22Z")
Hi all,
I had some hours of fun with a new ipad and tagtool! What I ideally want is to connect the Tagtool output window with my VJ software running on a laptop? I figured I need
A. a video capture card around 300 bucks, or
B. create my own wifi and stream over Airserver. (no idea about quality or possibility in weird places like underground?)
Second question, if I simply want to connect my ipad to a beamer with a cable. I need a lightning to hdmi cable? Does this hdmi needs to have a male/female jack or doesn’t that matter? And, how does tagtool recognize the size of projection in that case?
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### Author:  [@Mickos](https://www.tagtool.org/u/Mickos)
#### Post date: [September 6, 2017, 6:49am UTC](https://www.tagtool.org/t/connect-tagtool-to-laptop-and-projection/395/2 "2017-09-06T06:49:55Z")
I’ve run a live session with just the ipad, a hdmi-lightning cable and a low-res projector with hdmi input. Worked great, couldnt see any resolution issues as set tagtool on low res output. Cool to see that there was a customised version of tagtool at Ars for 8k immersive dome ie hi-res version - wonder if that included mapping to a dome?