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MBOX

MEDIA SERVER USER MANUAL VII

REVISION HISTORY

This manual has been revised as follows:

Version Release Date Notes

02.9800.0001.36 January 8, 2013 Initial release.

02.9800.0001.36 A May 22, 2013 Updated to software version 3.6.1

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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 7
VIII MBOX 8
INTRODUCTION 9
Training Videos 10
Customer Service 10
OVERVIEW 11
GENERAL OVERVIEW 12
MEDIA SERVER USER MANUAL 5 13
Concepts of Operation 14
COMPONENTS 15
Dual I/O Module 16
100 -240 VAC 17
1A MAX 17
50 / 60 Hz 17
AC IN 17
Auxiliary Input Panel 18
Mac Computer 19
FIXTURE DESCRIPTIONS 21
Fixture and Layer Overview 22
MEDIA SERVER USER MANUAL 15 23
Layers: Texture + Object 25
OPERATING MODES 26
Panoramic Wide Mode 27
Panoramic Dual Mode 27
INSTALLATION AND POWER-UP 29
SAMPLE CONFIGURATION DIAGRAMS 30
MEDIA SERVER USER MANUAL 23 31
Basic Setup and Connections 33
Connecting the Stage Output 34
GETTING STARTED 35
Power-Up Procedure 36
MBOX Daemon 36
PATCHING FIXTURES 37
Parameter Mapping 38
MEDIA SERVER USER MANUAL 31 39
MEDIA SERVER USER MANUAL 33 41
OPERATION 43
MEDIA CONTENT 44
Media Content Management 45
Folder and File Numbering 46
MEDIA SERVER USER MANUAL 39 47
No Camera 47
Adding Media Content 48
Console Interface Example 49
APPLICATION WINDOW 50
/Mbox/MboxSettings.plist 51
Setup: Control 52
Setup: Window Mode 52
Setup: Fullscreen Mode 53
Setup: Rendering 54
Setup: License 55
Setup: Texture Size 55
Setup: Network 56
Setup: Video Inputs 56
Setup: I/O Module 56
Setup: Options 57
HEADS UP DISPLAYS (HUDS) 58
Using the HUDs 59
DUAL I/O MODULE 60
Overview 61
Switching Between Modes 62
MEDIA SERVER USER MANUAL 55 63
MEDIA SERVER USER MANUAL 57 65
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 72
Creating Custom Digital Gobos 73
MEDIA SERVER USER MANUAL 67 75
Character 75
Animated Digital Gobos 78
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 89
MEDIA SERVER USER MANUAL 83 91
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
MEDIA SERVER USER MANUAL 93 101
Guidelines: 102
MEDIA SERVER USER MANUAL 95 103
Playout Playmodes 104
Kiosk Playmodes 104
ALIGNMENT RECTANGLES 105
EFFECTS AND TRANSITIONS 107
/Library/Graphics/Image Units 108
MEDIA SERVER USER MANUAL 101 109
102 MBOX 110
MULTISCREEN GOBOS 111
104 MBOX 112
PIXEL MAPPING 113
BASIC PIXEL-MAPPING 114
MEDIA SERVER USER MANUAL 107 115
108 MBOX 116
MEDIA SERVER USER MANUAL 109 117
110 MBOX 118
ADVANCED PIXEL-MAPPING 119
Sampling Areas 120
MEDIA SERVER USER MANUAL 113 121
114 MBOX 122
VIDEO INPUT 123
USB/FireWire Input 125
CONFIGURATION 126
MEDIA SERVER USER MANUAL 119 127
120 MBOX 128
MEDIA SERVER USER MANUAL 121 129
122 MBOX 130
CREATING CUSTOM CONTENT 131
MEDIA UTILITY APPLICATIONS 131
Compression (Bit Rate) 133
Frame Rate 133
Resolution 133
126 MBOX 134
MEDIA SERVER USER MANUAL 127 135
MEDIA SERVER USER MANUAL 129 137
MBOX File Converter 138
Pre-Multiplying Alpha 139
File Conversion Procedure 139
132 MBOX 140
MBOX REMOTE APPLICATION 141
MBOX REMOTE OPERATION 142
General Operation 143
136 MBOX 144
MEDIA SERVER USER MANUAL 137 145
Description of Indicators 146
Monitor HUD 146
MEDIA SERVER USER MANUAL 139 147
Server Control Commands 148
Timecode Window 149
Note About Thumbnails 149
142 MBOX 150
MAINTENANCE 151
ROUTINE MAINTENANCE 152
Removing the Computer 153
146 MBOX 154
PARAMETER MAPPING 155
Parameter Mapping Charts 156
Summary: Single Output 157
(Universe Offset +0) 158
(Universe Offset +1) 158
MBOX Parameter Descriptions 159
152 MBOX 160
MEDIA SERVER USER MANUAL 153 161
Ambient and Spot Lights 162
Camera Control 162
Pixelmapping Control Channel 162
Control Channel 162
Shutter Control 163
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 166
Draw Mode 166
MEDIA SERVER USER MANUAL 159 167
Effects (Continued) 168
Transi tio ns 171
Object Transitions 172
Transitions (Continued) 172
Version as of: May 22, 2013 173
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