PRG Mbox Director User Manual v3.9 - Manual (Page 30)

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Preference Settings
Mbox Director preferences can be set in the Preferences window.
+ To open, select Preferences at the Mbox Director menu.
General Preferences
General Mbox Director preferences can be set at the General tab:
+ Network Interface - Sets the network connection.
+ Timecode Source - Selects a source for timecode input: Internal, Audio Left, Audio Right, or MIDI. (Refer to
"Timecode Input Options" on page 59 for more information.)
+ Display FPS - Sets the Frames Per Second. (Refer to "Display Frames Per Second" on page 60 for more
information.)
+ Live Image Feedback - Allows Director to receive thumbnail image feedback from the Mbox server, when
checked.
+ Autosave Show - Enables/disables the autosave feature and specifies a file path.
+ Help Popups - Sets the delay time for the tooltip help pop-up feature, in milliseconds.
+ Director CPU Throttle - Configures the performance percentage of Mbox Director. When running Mbox Director
directly on an Mbox server, it is important that Mbox Director not affect performance of the server. In order to
guarantee this, Mbox Director can sacrifice the amount of time it spends drawing on its own graphical user
interface. By default, Mbox Director sets this value to 10 percent. Values from 5 to 100 percent are allowed. When
changing this setting, Mbox Director must be re-launched to take effect. (Note that Mbox Director’s real-time
show execution will not be affected by this setting.)
+ UI Contrast - Adjusts the contrast of the graphic user interface.
+ UI Text Brightness - Adjusts the brightness of the user interface text.
+ Timeline Select Color - Specifies the highlight color for selected scenes in the timeline.