PRG Mbox Studio Manual v3.6.1 - Manual (Page 36)

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+ Force Desktop Mode - when this box is checked, MBOX
Studio will will force the Mac's desktop resolution and
frequency to match the Fullscreen mode resolution and
frequency. This will result in faster switching back and forth,
and also prevent the SDI output from being interrupted.
Once the desktop resolution has been set, the operating
system will remember the setting. By default it is off
(unchecked).
+ Active Area Controls - In some circumstances it may be
necessary to use a large output resolution, but the content
is not sized to fill that large of an output resolution (and you
wish to keep pixels accurate) or the show has already been
programmed using a smaller output resolution. For this
purpose, MBOX Studio provides a way to embed a custom
active screen area within the larger output area.
To use this feature, select "Custom" from the pop-up menu,
then check the "Active Area Controls" checkbox. Enter
values for Width and Height, which will define the smaller
display area. The values for Left and Bottom can be used to position the interior area at a specific location within
the larger area.
Note: For the purposes of the Active Area Controls, MBOX Studio’s screen origin is the bottom-left of the output
raster. When Active Area controls are enabled, the Window mode size will be a percentage of the Active Area size
rather than the Fullscreen mode size.
Setup: Rendering
MBOX Studio will always try to output video frames to the Mac graphics card at the same
rate as the current output frequency. However, in some circumstances (e.g., a heavy load),
MBOX Studio is unable to deliver the full number of frames per second, and must
automatically reduce the number of frames it delivers to the graphics card.
At the default setting of x1, MBOX Studio will automatically adjust its update rate. However, if there is poor playback
smoothness, it may be necessary to force MBOX Studio to output a lower number of frames per second to the
graphics card. The optional setting of ÷2 will force MBOX to output a number of frames per second equal to the
numerical value that is 50% of the current fullscreen frequency (e.g., If fullscreen output frequency is 60Hz, then
update rate would be set to 30fps.)
Note: This setting does not affect the output frequency of the graphics card.
Setup: License
The License section is used to enter a license key, as required.
The MBOX Studio software will run in a demo mode if it is not licensed.. In this
case the video output will be watermarked.