Extron Electronics MGP Pro Series User Guide - Manual (Page 101)

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Displaying a Background Image
An image can be displayed as a background behind the windows on the output screen.
This can be done by connecting an HDMI source and selecting it or by uploading a bitmap
image to the MGP Pro and selecting it by using the
Add and Take buttons.
Using an HDMI input
To use the unscaled image from a HDMI source as a live background on the output screen,
1. Connect an HDMI source to the HDMI Background connector on the rear panel.
2. From the Background Color menu, select DVI Background Input .
Using a bitmap image
You can upload a bitmap image, including one that was saved via background capture, from
your computer to the MGP Pro and select an uploaded image as the background for the
output screen.
NOTE: The MGP Pro supports only 24-bit bitmap files as backgrounds. The
background file names must have a . bmp extension. The MGP Pro has 16 MB of
memory to store captured or loaded images (see Background Capture Menu on
page 27 to calculate the size of an image).
Uploading an image
To upload a bitmap image to the MGP Pro:
1. In the Image Index panel, click Add . The Add Image field is displayed.
Figure 38. Add Image Field on the Image Settings Screen
2. Click Browse to open the Choose File to Upload (or Choose File) window, and locate
the image (.bmp) file that you want to upload.
3. Open the image file in the Choose File to Upload window. Its name and the path to it
are displayed in the
Add Image field on the Image Settings screen.
4. Click Upload Image . This button changes to Uploading... while the file is loading.
5. When the uploading is complete, a thumbnail image of the uploaded file is displayed in
the Image Index panel.