Document Outline

• Table of Contents
  • Revision History
• Introduction
  • About This Manual
  • Important Note About Consoles!
  • Additional Documentation
  • Training Videos
  • Customer Service
• Overview
  • General Overview
    • Important Terminology
    • Features
    • Concepts of Operation
  • Components
    • Mbox Extreme Case Assembly
    • Dual I/O Module
    • Auxiliary Input Panel
    • Mac Computer
  • Fixture Descriptions
    • Mbox Environment Concept
    • Fixture and Layer Overview
    • Fixture, Layer and Parameter Details
      • Ambient Light and Spot Lights 1 - 4
      • Pro Lights
      • Camera
      • Shutter Control
      • Keystone Control
      • Layers: Texture + Object
  • Operating Modes
    • Mbox Designer Modes
      • Single Output Mode
      • Dual Independent Mode
      • Panoramic Wide Mode
      • Panoramic Dual Mode
• Installation and Power-Up
  • Sample Configuration Diagrams
    • Overview
    • DMX512 Input Configuration: Single Media Server with DMX512 Devices
    • Art-Net Input Configuration: Network Switch and Multiple Media Servers
    • Output Configuration: Single Media Server with Plasma Display and LCD Projector
  • Hardware Setup
    • Basic Setup and Connections
    • Connecting the Stage Output
    • Networking Multiple Mbox Extreme Servers
  • Getting Started
    • Before You Start
    • Installing Mbox Software
    • Licensing Mbox Software
    • Power-Up Overview
    • Power-Up Procedure
    • Mbox Daemon
  • Patching Fixtures
    • Patching Overview
    • Layer Guidelines
    • Parameter Mapping
    • Pro Lighting Fixtures
    • Playing Back Video - Quick Start
• Operation
  • Media Content
    • File Type Specifications
    • Recommended Practices
    • Media Content Management
    • Folder and File Numbering
    • Additional Media Content Organization Guidelines
    • Adding Media Content
    • Grouped Content
      • Description
      • Usage
      • Configuration/Setup
    • Creating and Viewing Content Thumbnails
    • Console Interface
    • Viewing Thumbnails in a Browser
  • Application Window
    • Overview
    • Setup
      • Setup: Control
      • Setup: Window Mode
      • Setup: Fullscreen Mode
      • Setup: Rendering
      • Setup: License
      • Setup: Texture Size
      • Setup: Screen Selection (Screen Arrangement)
      • Setup: Network
      • Setup: Video Inputs
      • Setup: I/O Module
      • Setup: Options
      • Setup: Media Log (Media Errors)
  • Heads Up Displays (HUDs)
    • Overview
    • Using the HUDs
  • Dual I/O Module
    • Operation Overview
    • Connected Display Devices and EDID
      • Overview
      • Switching Between Modes
      • Switching Between Standard EDID or Capturing EDID
    • SDI Output (SD - Standard Definition & HD - High Definition)
    • Genlock (Generator Lock)
  • Enhancing Mbox Performance
    • Recommended Practices
• Advanced Features
  • 3D Objects and Digital Gobos
    • About 3D Models and Digital Gobos (Objects)
      • Lighting
      • Vertex Array Files (Compiling)
      • Preloading 3D Objects
      • Normalization
    • DHA and VARI*LITE Digital Gobos
    • Creating Custom Digital Gobos
      • Overview
      • Scale-To-Fit vs. Arbitrary Fit
      • Creating a Digital Gobo with Adobe Illustrator CS5
    • Animated Digital Gobos
      • EuroFlag
      • TV Screen v1.4
      • Snow v1.2
      • Tunnel v1.1
      • Flag v1.0
      • Ring Stripe
      • Stripe Ring
      • Fisheye
      • CylinderScreen
      • MultiScreen Gobo
      • Fit To Screen
  • Animated Textures
    • Using Animated Textures (Animations)
  • Layer Copy
    • Using Layer Copy
  • Drawmodes
    • Using Drawmodes
    • Drawmode 16 - Orthographic View
    • The Stencil
  • Layer Blending
    • Layer Blending Modes
  • Special Effects
    • Decay
    • Fog
  • Text Files
    • Support for Text Files
  • Audio
    • Audio Output Features
      • Overview
      • External Audio Tracks (Associated AIFF Files)
      • Embedded Audio Tracks (in QuickTime Movies)
    • Audio Volume Control
      • Layer Opacity Volume Control (Method 1)
      • Discrete Layer Volume Controls Using Art-Net (Method 2)
  • Synchronization
    • Timecode Synchronization (Timecode Sync Playmode)
      • Linking Files to Timecode (Method 1)
      • TC DMX Controls
      • Using Timecode Sync Playmodes
      • Receiving MIDI Timecode
      • Setup for Timecode Input
    • Layer-To-Layer Synchronization
  • Playmodes
    • Kiosk Playmodes
    • Playout Playmodes
  • Alignment Rectangles
    • Using Alignment Rectangles
  • Effects and Transitions
    • Effects and Transitions with Additional Input Files
    • Adding Custom Effects or Transitions
  • Projection Mapping
    • Overview
• Pixel-Mapping
  • Basic Pixel-Mapping
    • Overview
    • Setup
  • Advanced Pixel-Mapping
    • Creating Custom Fixtures
    • Sampling Areas
• Pixel Remapping
  • About Pixel Remapping
    • Overview
  • Pixel Remapping Tutorial
    • Overview
    • Projected Mapping
    • Discrete Mapping
  • Advanced Control
    • Triangle Strips and Triangle Fans (3D Vertex Array Screen Objects)
  • Glossary
    • Screen Object Control Types (Units, Typical Scale Value)
• Video Input
  • External Video Signal Input
    • Overview
    • Blackmagic Decklink and Active Silicon Phoenix Video Capture Cards (PCIe)
    • Blackmagic UltraStudio Devices (Thunderbolt)
    • QuickTime Streaming Devices (PCIe or USB/FireWire)
  • Syphon Video Input
    • Using Syphon
    • Syphon Input
    • Syphon Output
• Content Creation and Utilities
  • Creating Custom Content
    • Creating Movies and Audio Files
      • File Extension
      • Codec
      • Compression (Bit Rate)
      • Frame Rate
      • Resolution
      • Audio
    • Discrete Audio Support for Multichannel Audio
    • Alpha Channel in Movies - the Animation and ProRes 4444 Codecs
    • Applications for Content Creation
  • Media Utility Applications
    • Mbox Media Lock
    • Mbox File Converter
      • About File Conversion
      • File Conversion Settings
      • Pre-Multiplying Alpha
      • File Conversion Procedure
• Mbox Remote Application
  • General Operation
    • About Mbox Remote
    • Mbox Daemon
    • Starting Mbox Remote
      • Adding Servers
      • Setting Mbox Remote Preferences
    • Server Status
      • Setup
      • Indicators
      • Flags
  • Content Management
    • Overview
      • About Mbox Remote Content Management
      • Terminology
      • Networking Hardware
    • Managing Content
      • Configuring Network Bandwidth
      • Configuring Server Master/Member Roles
      • Selecting Content to Sync
      • Synchronizing Content
      • Organizing Content Files
      • Sync History
    • Content Management Archive
    • File Conflicts
    • Monitor and Manage Modes
  • Setting Server Preferences
    • Setting Mbox Server Preferences Remotely
    • Server Control Commands
    • Timecode Window
  • Projection Mapping
    • Overview
    • Getting Started
    • Basic Mode
      • Setup of Output and Keystone/Warp
    • Multihead Setup
    • Advanced Mode (Mbox Designer/Studio Only)
      • Advanced Projection Setup
      • Topography
      • ModelInfo
      • Vignette
    • Model (Object) Creation Guidelines
• Maintenance
  • Routine Maintenance
    • Cleaning or Replacing the Air Filter
    • Removing the Computer
• Parameter Mapping
  • Parameter Mapping Charts