PRG Mbox Designer User Manual v3.6.1 - Manual (Page 45)

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Typically, movie files should not have embedded audio tracks, although embedded audio tracks in movies can be
made to play. To remove audio tracks from movies, use your preferred application to re-render or export the movie
without its audio tracks or try dropping the file onto the MBOX File Converter application, making sure the "copy
audio" checkbox is not checked (see
"MBOX File Converter" on page 130).
If the file extension of a DV movie file is changed from .mov to .vid, it will cause MBOX Designer to deinterlace that
movie as it plays. The results of deinterlacing on the fly may not be as good as when using deinterlaced content, but
this feature allows interlaced content to be played without it looking as noticeable. (Refer to
"" on page 122 for more
information.)
As is the case with all media servers, the MBOX server playback performance will decrease as both the number of
files playing and the resolution of those media files increases. Content up to and including 1080p (four layers as a
recommended limit) can be played, keeping in mind that extremely large still images may take slightly longer to
appear on screen than smaller files. The amount of compression used when creating a file will also affect
performance. Given equal file resolutions, higher quality (lower compression) files may not play as well as higher
compression (lower quality) files. Depending on the final display device, high-resolution or low-compression files may
not look better than lower-resolution, more highly-compressed files. For best results, try to find a compromise
between quality and performance.
Note: All stock movie and object content on the MBOX server has been copy protected. It will not play on another
computer. If desired, you may lock your own custom content using the Media Lock application, making sure the
"copy audio" checkbox is not checked. (Refer to
"MBOX Media Lock" on page 128).
Media Content Management
MBOX provides a flexible media folder structure. Media can reside locally on the MBOX hard-drive or on additional
hard-drives or storage devices connected to the computer. Just be aware that using external devices is not
recommended because playback performance will suffer.
IMPORTANT! The folder paths in this manual are relative., as the actual folder can be in one of several locations.
IMPORTANT! If you are running the MBOX Designer software on your own computer, then the hard-drive and folder
structure may be setup differently to that of the rental MBOX EXTREME server. The Mbox folder can be placed on any
drive of the computer, but there must be an alias or symbolic link to the Mbox folder at the root of the boot hard drive
of the computer.
The MBOX server includes four internal hard-drives arranged as follows:
+ Drive 1 (MboxExtreme_xxx) is used to store the operating system (OS) and MBOX Designer application. The
computer boots from this drive.
+ Drives 2-4 (MboxExtremeRAID_xxx) are are striped as RAID-0 and are used to store media content and
preferences.