PRG Mbox Designer Manual 3.9 - Manual (Page 4)

IV MBOX ® MEDIA SERVER USER MANUAL
Effects.................................................................................................................................................................................. 22
Transitions ........................................................................................................................................................................... 23
Operating Modes
Mbox Designer Modes ............................................................................................................................................................... 24
Single Output Mode ............................................................................................................................................................ 24
Dual Independent Mode ...................................................................................................................................................... 24
Panoramic Wide Mode ........................................................................................................................................................ 25
Panoramic Dual Mode ......................................................................................................................................................... 25
Chapter 2. Installation and Power-Up
Sample Configuration Diagrams
Overview ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 28
DMX512 Input Configuration: Single Media Server with DMX512 Devices................................................................................ 28
Art-Net Input Configuration: Network Switch and Multiple Media Servers ................................................................................ 29
Output Configuration: Single Media Server with Plasma Display and LCD Projector................................................................ 30
Hardware Setup
Basic Setup and Connections .................................................................................................................................................... 31
Connecting the Stage Output..................................................................................................................................................... 32
Networking Multiple Mbox Extreme Servers .............................................................................................................................. 32
Getting Started
Before You Start.......................................................................................................................................................................... 33
Installing Mbox Software ............................................................................................................................................................ 33
Licensing Mbox Software ........................................................................................................................................................... 34
Power-Up Overview.................................................................................................................................................................... 35
Power-Up Procedure .................................................................................................................................................................. 36
Mbox Daemon ............................................................................................................................................................................ 36
Patching Fixtures
Patching Overview...................................................................................................................................................................... 37
Layer Guidelines ......................................................................................................................................................................... 37
Parameter Mapping .................................................................................................................................................................... 38
Pro Lighting Fixtures ................................................................................................................................................................... 41
Playing Back Video - Quick Start ............................................................................................................................................... 42
Chapter 3. Configuration
Media Content
File Type Specifications .............................................................................................................................................................. 46
Recommended Practices ........................................................................................................................................................... 46
Media Content Management ...................................................................................................................................................... 47
Folder and File Numbering ......................................................................................................................................................... 48
Additional Media Content Organization Guidelines .................................................................................................................... 49
Adding Media Content................................................................................................................................................................ 50
Grouped Content ........................................................................................................................................................................ 51
Description .......................................................................................................................................................................... 51
Usage .................................................................................................................................................................................. 51
Configuration/Setup ............................................................................................................................................................ 52
Creating and Viewing Content Thumbnails ................................................................................................................................ 53
Console Interface........................................................................................................................................................................ 53
Viewing Thumbnails in a Browser ............................................................................................................................................... 54
Application Window
Overview ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 55
Setup .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 56
Setup: Control ..................................................................................................................................................................... 57
Setup: Window Mode .......................................................................................................................................................... 57
Setup: Fullscreen Mode ...................................................................................................................................................... 58
Setup: Rendering................................................................................................................................................................. 60
Setup: License..................................................................................................................................................................... 60
Setup: Texture Size ............................................................................................................................................................. 60