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Prg Mbox Designer User Manual v3.6.1 User Manual (174 pages)

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English

Table of contents

MEDIA SERVER

1

TABLE OF CONTENTS

3

Chapter 3. Operation

4

Chapter 4. Advanced Features

4

Chapter 5. Pixel Mapping

5

Chapter 6. Video Input

5

Appendix B. Maintenance

6

REVISION HISTORY

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VIII MBOX

8

INTRODUCTION

9

Training Videos

10

Customer Service

10

OVERVIEW

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GENERAL OVERVIEW

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MEDIA SERVER USER MANUAL 5

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Concepts of Operation

14

COMPONENTS

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Dual I/O Module

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100 -240 VAC

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1A MAX

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50 / 60 Hz

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AC IN

17

Auxiliary Input Panel

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Mac Computer

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FIXTURE DESCRIPTIONS

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Fixture and Layer Overview

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MEDIA SERVER USER MANUAL 15

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Layers: Texture + Object

25

OPERATING MODES

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Panoramic Wide Mode

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Panoramic Dual Mode

27

INSTALLATION AND POWER-UP

29

SAMPLE CONFIGURATION DIAGRAMS

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Basic Setup and Connections

33

Connecting the Stage Output

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GETTING STARTED

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Power-Up Procedure

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MBOX Daemon

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PATCHING FIXTURES

37

Parameter Mapping

38

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MEDIA SERVER USER MANUAL 33

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OPERATION

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MEDIA CONTENT

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Media Content Management

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Folder and File Numbering

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No Camera

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Adding Media Content

48

Console Interface Example

49

APPLICATION WINDOW

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/Mbox/MboxSettings.plist

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Setup: Control

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Setup: Window Mode

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Setup: Fullscreen Mode

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Setup: Rendering

54

Setup: License

55

Setup: Texture Size

55

Setup: Network

56

Setup: Video Inputs

56

Setup: I/O Module

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Setup: Options

57

HEADS UP DISPLAYS (HUDS)

58

Using the HUDs

59

DUAL I/O MODULE

60

Overview

61

Switching Between Modes

62

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MEDIA SERVER USER MANUAL 57

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Genlock (Generator Lock)

66

ENHANCING MBOX PERFORMANCE

68

ADVANCED FEATURES

69

3D OBJECTS AND DIGITAL GOBOS

70

Preloading 3D Objects

71

Normalization

71

/Mbox/Models

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Creating Custom Digital Gobos

73

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Character

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Animated Digital Gobos

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TV Screen v1.4 (002/001)

79

Snow v1.2 (002/002)

80

Tunnel v1.1 (002/003)

81

Flag v1.0 (002/004)

81

Ring Stripe (002/005)

82

Stripe Ring (002/006)

82

Fisheye (002/007)

82

CylinderScreen (002/008)

83

MultiScreen Gobo (002/009)

83

Fit To Screen (002/010)

84

ANIMATED TEXTURES

85

Folder 255 /

86

Mode Layers Note

86

DRAWMODES

87

The Stencil

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LAYER BLENDING

92

SPECIAL EFFECTS

93

TEXT FILES

95

Audio Output Features

96

SYNCHRONIZATION

98

MboxExtreme/Utilities

99

MediaTimeCodes.plist

99

MEDIA SERVER USER MANUAL

100

SMPTE In

100

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Guidelines:

102

MEDIA SERVER USER MANUAL 95

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Playout Playmodes

104

Kiosk Playmodes

104

ALIGNMENT RECTANGLES

105

EFFECTS AND TRANSITIONS

107

/Library/Graphics/Image Units

108

MEDIA SERVER USER MANUAL 101

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102 MBOX

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MULTISCREEN GOBOS

111

104 MBOX

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PIXEL MAPPING

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BASIC PIXEL-MAPPING

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MEDIA SERVER USER MANUAL 107

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108 MBOX

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MEDIA SERVER USER MANUAL 109

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110 MBOX

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ADVANCED PIXEL-MAPPING

119

Sampling Areas

120

MEDIA SERVER USER MANUAL 113

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114 MBOX

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VIDEO INPUT

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USB/FireWire Input

125

CONFIGURATION

126

MEDIA SERVER USER MANUAL 119

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120 MBOX

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MEDIA SERVER USER MANUAL 121

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122 MBOX

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CREATING CUSTOM CONTENT

131

MEDIA UTILITY APPLICATIONS

131

Compression (Bit Rate)

133

Frame Rate

133

Resolution

133

126 MBOX

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MEDIA SERVER USER MANUAL 127

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MEDIA SERVER USER MANUAL 129

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MBOX File Converter

138

Pre-Multiplying Alpha

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File Conversion Procedure

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132 MBOX

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MBOX REMOTE APPLICATION

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MBOX REMOTE OPERATION

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General Operation

143

136 MBOX

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MEDIA SERVER USER MANUAL 137

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Description of Indicators

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Monitor HUD

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Server Control Commands

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Timecode Window

149

Note About Thumbnails

149

142 MBOX

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MAINTENANCE

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ROUTINE MAINTENANCE

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Removing the Computer

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146 MBOX

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PARAMETER MAPPING

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Parameter Mapping Charts

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Summary: Single Output

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(Universe Offset +0)

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(Universe Offset +1)

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MBOX Parameter Descriptions

159

152 MBOX

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Ambient and Spot Lights

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Camera Control

162

Pixelmapping Control Channel

162

Control Channel

162

Shutter Control

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Shutter Shape

163

Keystone Control

163

Edge Blending Mode

163

Tile Mode

164

Layer (Continued)

164

Aspect Control

165

Sync Stream

165

Frame Blending Control

165

Play Mode

165

Video Input and Utility

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Draw Mode

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Effects (Continued)

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Transi tio ns

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Object Transitions

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Transitions (Continued)

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Version as of: May 22, 2013

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Dallas Office

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Dallas, Texas 75247

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