Owner manual

MBOX
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MINI USER MANUAL III
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction
About This Manual........................................................................................................................................................................ 1
Important Note About Consoles!.................................................................................................................................................. 1
Additional Documentation ............................................................................................................................................................ 1
Training Videos ............................................................................................................................................................................. 2
Customer Service ......................................................................................................................................................................... 2
Chapter 1. Overview
General Overview
Features........................................................................................................................................................................................ 4
Concepts of Operation ................................................................................................................................................................. 5
Fixture Descriptions
Mbox Environment Concept......................................................................................................................................................... 6
Fixture and Layer Overview .......................................................................................................................................................... 7
Master Fixture............................................................................................................................................................................... 9
Master Intensity..................................................................................................................................................................... 9
Master Color.......................................................................................................................................................................... 9
Master Audio Volume ............................................................................................................................................................ 9
Master Control Channel and Control Selector ...................................................................................................................... 9
Master Effect ......................................................................................................................................................................... 9
Pixel Mapping Output Level .................................................................................................................................................. 9
Shutter Fixture ............................................................................................................................................................................ 10
Shutter Color ....................................................................................................................................................................... 10
Shutter Edge ....................................................................................................................................................................... 10
Shutter Scale ....................................................................................................................................................................... 10
Keystone Fixture......................................................................................................................................................................... 10
Layers: Texture + Object............................................................................................................................................................. 11
Animated Gobos and Textures ................................................................................................................................................... 12
Animated Gobos ................................................................................................................................................................. 12
Animated Textures .............................................................................................................................................................. 12
Effects and Transitions ............................................................................................................................................................... 12
Mbox Rendering Environment............................................................................................................................................. 12
Effects ................................................................................................................................................................................. 12
Transitions ........................................................................................................................................................................... 13
Operating Modes
Mbox Mini Modes....................................................................................................................................................................... 14
Mini Mode (Single Output)................................................................................................................................................... 14
Mini Pan Wide Mode (Panoramic Wide).............................................................................................................................. 14
Chapter 2. Installation
Getting Started
Before You Start ......................................................................................................................................................................... 16
Installing Mbox Software ............................................................................................................................................................ 16
Overview.............................................................................................................................................................................. 16
Thumbnails and Apache HTTP Server ................................................................................................................................ 16
Suggested Hardware Configurations .................................................................................................................................. 17
Licensing Mbox Software........................................................................................................................................................... 18
Launching Mbox Mini ................................................................................................................................................................. 19
Mbox Daemon ............................................................................................................................................................................ 20
Adding Content .......................................................................................................................................................................... 20
Patching Fixtures
Patching Fixtures........................................................................................................................................................................ 21
Parameter Mapping.................................................................................................................................................................... 21
Playing Back Video - Quick Start ............................................................................................................................................... 22