PRG Mbox Designer Manual 3.8 - Manual (Page 6)

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Chapter 5. Pixel-Mapping
Basic Pixel-Mapping
Overview ................................................................................................................................................................................... 116
Setup ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 117
Advanced Pixel-Mapping
Creating Custom Fixtures ......................................................................................................................................................... 123
Sampling Areas......................................................................................................................................................................... 124
Chapter 6. Pixel Remapping
About Pixel Remapping
Overview ................................................................................................................................................................................... 128
Pixel Remapping Tutorial
Overview ................................................................................................................................................................................... 129
Projected Mapping ................................................................................................................................................................... 130
Discrete Mapping...................................................................................................................................................................... 143
Advanced Control
Triangle Strips and Triangle Fans (3D Vertex Array Screen Objects) ........................................................................................ 144
Glossary
Screen Object Control Types (Units, Typical Scale Value) ........................................................................................................ 146
Chapter 7. Video Input
External Video Signal Input
Overview ................................................................................................................................................................................... 150
Blackmagic Decklink and Active Silicon Phoenix Video Capture Cards (PCIe)........................................................................ 151
Blackmagic UltraStudio Devices (Thunderbolt) ........................................................................................................................ 154
QuickTime Streaming Devices (PCIe or USB/FireWire) ............................................................................................................ 157
Syphon Video Input
Using Syphon ........................................................................................................................................................................... 159
Syphon Input ............................................................................................................................................................................ 160
Syphon Output ......................................................................................................................................................................... 160
Chapter 8. Content Creation and Utilities
Creating Custom Content
Creating Movies and Audio Files .............................................................................................................................................. 162
File Extension .................................................................................................................................................................... 162
Codec ................................................................................................................................................................................ 162
Compression (Bit Rate)...................................................................................................................................................... 163
Frame Rate ........................................................................................................................................................................ 163
Resolution.......................................................................................................................................................................... 163
Audio ................................................................................................................................................................................. 163
Discrete Audio Support for Multichannel Audio ....................................................................................................................... 164
Alpha Channel in Movies – the Animation and ProRes 4444 Codecs ...................................................................................... 165
Applications for Content Creation ............................................................................................................................................ 165
Media Utility Applications
Mbox Media Lock ..................................................................................................................................................................... 166
Mbox File Converter ................................................................................................................................................................. 168
About File Conversion ....................................................................................................................................................... 168
File Conversion Settings.................................................................................................................................................... 168
Pre-Multiplying Alpha ........................................................................................................................................................ 169
File Conversion Procedure ................................................................................................................................................ 169
Appendix A. Mbox Remote Application
General Operation
About Mbox Remote ................................................................................................................................................................ 172