PRG Mbox Designer Manual 3.9 - Manual (Page 119)

MBOX ® MEDIA SERVER USER MANUAL 111
TC DMX Controls
In addition to assigning timecode values to individual media elements using the .plist method (refer to previous page),
the timecode start value for a specific layer can be modified by patching additional control channels on any control
universe.
Note: The TC Default preference also assigns a default timecode start time to all movie files even in the absence of
other timecode start time settings.
The TC DMX Control feature allows patching of four control channels per layer to make live changes to the timecode
parameters (HH:MM:SS:FF). This functionality is enabled by adding items to the "TC DMX Controls" preference in the
Mbox Remote application, then patching the necessary channels on the control console. The control console may
then be used to instantly set the timecode start time on the corresponding layer. (Refer to the Mbox Remote User
manual for more information.)
To configure:
Step 1. Using Remote, open Mbox Server Preferences window (for the desired server).
Step 2. At "TC DMX Controls," click the [+] button to add a layer item to the parameter item list. (The item number
relates to the layer number that the control will modify the timecode start time for.)
Step 3. In the text area to the right of the item number, enter the setting using the following format:
<Universe>,<Address>. For example, the entry below would add a Timecode DMX Control for Layer 1 on
Universe 101 starting at channel 1.
Step 4. Once the configuration is complete, click the [Set] button to accept the change. (Note: You cannot skip
layers, so if you need timecode controls for Layers 1 and 3 you must also add a control for Layer 2, though
it need not have a valid universe and address.)
Step 5. Click the [+] button to add additional layers as needed. (Added controls or edits to existing controls are
immediately available for use without quitting and relaunching the Mbox software.)
To use a Timecode DMX Control, set each of the four channels to the desired values (8-bit numerical). For example, to
use the patched channels from the example above, set Layer 1 to start at 02:15:25:02 and set the following values:
Guidelines:
+ Using the TC DMX Control with a movie file will override the TC Default and MediaTimeCodes.plists methods of
setting timecode start time for a file.
+ Setting a specific item in the TC DMX Control list to a blank or invalid <Universe>,<Address> entry will disable TC
DMX control for that layer.
+ Setting any of the four control channels to an invalid entry (e.g. setting Hours to 255) will disable the TC DMX
Control and fall back to the MediaTimeCodes.plist or default TC value (in that order).
Universe.Address Value
101,1 002
101,2 015
101,3 025
101,4 002