Owner manual

IV MBOX
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MINI USER MANUAL
Chapter 3. Configuration
Media Content
File Type Specifications .............................................................................................................................................................. 26
Recommended Practices ........................................................................................................................................................... 26
Media Content Management ...................................................................................................................................................... 27
Folder and File Numbering ......................................................................................................................................................... 27
Additional Media Content Organization Guidelines.................................................................................................................... 29
Adding Media Content................................................................................................................................................................ 30
Grouped Content ........................................................................................................................................................................ 31
Description .......................................................................................................................................................................... 31
Usage .................................................................................................................................................................................. 31
Configuration/Setup ............................................................................................................................................................ 32
Creating and Viewing Content Thumbnails ................................................................................................................................ 33
Console Interface........................................................................................................................................................................ 33
Viewing Thumbnails in a Browser ............................................................................................................................................... 34
Application Window
Overview ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 35
Setup .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 36
Setup: Control ..................................................................................................................................................................... 37
Setup: Window Mode .......................................................................................................................................................... 37
Setup: Fullscreen Mode ...................................................................................................................................................... 38
Setup: Rendering................................................................................................................................................................. 40
Setup: License..................................................................................................................................................................... 40
Setup: Texture Size ............................................................................................................................................................. 40
Setup: Screen Selection (Screen Arrangement) .................................................................................................................. 40
Setup: Network.................................................................................................................................................................... 41
Setup: Video Inputs ............................................................................................................................................................. 41
Setup: I/O Module ............................................................................................................................................................... 42
Setup: Options .................................................................................................................................................................... 42
Setup: Media Log (Media Errors)......................................................................................................................................... 43
Heads Up Displays (HUDs)
Overview ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 44
Using the HUDs .......................................................................................................................................................................... 45
Display Devices
Connected Display Devices and EDID ....................................................................................................................................... 46
Enhancing Mbox Performance
Recommended Practices ........................................................................................................................................................... 47
Chapter 4. Operation
Playmodes
Basic Modes ............................................................................................................................................................................... 50
Bounce/Random......................................................................................................................................................................... 50
Timecode Sync ........................................................................................................................................................................... 50
Layer Sync .................................................................................................................................................................................. 51
Kiosk ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 51
Restart ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 51
3D Objects and Digital Gobos
About 3D Models and Digital Gobos (Objects)........................................................................................................................... 53
Lighting................................................................................................................................................................................ 53
Vertex Array Files (Compiling) ............................................................................................................................................. 53
Normalization....................................................................................................................................................................... 54
Creating Custom Digital Gobos.................................................................................................................................................. 55
Overview.............................................................................................................................................................................. 55
Scale-To-Fit vs. Arbitrary Fit................................................................................................................................................ 55
Creating a Digital Gobo with Adobe Illustrator CS5 ............................................................................................................ 55
Animated Digital Gobos .............................................................................................................................................................. 60
EuroFlag .............................................................................................................................................................................. 60