PRG Mbox Designer Manual 3.9 - Manual (Page 57)

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Folder 000 in both the Media and Models folders is reserved and should not be used.
The stock PRG movies and still images are located in Media folders 001 - 038 and 248 - 254. Media folder 255 is
reserved for video inputs and layer copy functionality.
The stock PRG 3D objects, animated gobos, and digital gobo files are located in Model folders 001 - 006.
CAUTION! File names (after the numerical prefix) should not start with numbers, as this confuses the media indexing.
For example, a file name such as 001.427 Hemi Engine.mov is bad, whereas 001.Hemi Engine 427.mov is fine.
Additional Media Content Organization Guidelines
+ Media folders 000 and 255 are reserved for default files and utility files
(text streams, layer copy, video inputs) respectively. Every Mbox server
has a standard video capture card that can receive SDI (SD/HD) video
input. This input can be used to display video from an external source on
any layer, as if it were content on the server's hard-drive. You may also
display video from a USB or FireWire® camera connected directly to the
computer. To view video from the video inputs, select Texture folder 255
and either texture 255, 254, 253, or 252 - the Setup tab allows assignment
of up to four video inputs to these values. If no video capture card or
camera is detected and diagnostics are enabled, it will show the "No
Camera" image on the display when requesting one of these media
locations.
+ When adding content files, DO NOT duplicate existing folder and file
number combinations. It is best to make new folders for custom content.
+ Leading zeros are not required when numbering folders or files, but they
can help by making the file listing easier to read.
+ Folder 255, texture 000 will display Mbox’s Art-Net universe and start
address.
+ Mbox Designer scans for content upon startup. If new content is added
while Mbox Designer is running, the Media and Models folders must be
re-scanned in order to use that new content. These folders can be re-
scanned while Mbox Designer is running by pressing [
 R] on the server's
keyboard or from the console by using the control channel on the Master
fixture. There will be a brief pause in movie playback while the rescan
takes place.
+ Media Folder 255 contains the following:
0: Mbox patch info
1-30: reserved for Network Stream Inputs
101-112: reserved for Layer Copy FX- functionality for Layers 1-12 respectively
121-132: reserved for Layer Copy FX+ functionality for Layers 1-12 respectively
141-152: reserved for Layer Copy Raw functionality for Layers 1-12 respectively
201-212: reserved for Syphon inputs
252-255: reserved for video inputs
Note: Refer to "Layer Copy" on page 95 for more information about the Layer Copy feature.
No Camera
Address