Instruction Manual

VI MBOX
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STUDIO USER MANUAL
Frame Rate ........................................................................................................................................................................ 125
Resolution.......................................................................................................................................................................... 125
Audio ................................................................................................................................................................................. 125
Discrete Audio Support for Multichannel Audio ....................................................................................................................... 126
Alpha Channel in Movies – the Animation and ProRes 4444 Codecs...................................................................................... 127
Applications for Content Creation ............................................................................................................................................ 127
Appendix A. Mbox Remote Application
General Operation
About Mbox Remote ................................................................................................................................................................ 130
Mbox Daemon .......................................................................................................................................................................... 130
Starting Mbox Remote.............................................................................................................................................................. 131
Adding Servers .................................................................................................................................................................. 131
Setting Mbox Remote Preferences ................................................................................................................................... 133
Server Status ............................................................................................................................................................................ 134
Setup ................................................................................................................................................................................. 134
Indicators........................................................................................................................................................................... 136
Flags .................................................................................................................................................................................. 137
Content Management
Overview ................................................................................................................................................................................... 138
About Mbox Remote Content Management ..................................................................................................................... 138
Terminology....................................................................................................................................................................... 138
Networking Hardware........................................................................................................................................................ 139
Managing Content .................................................................................................................................................................... 140
Configuring Network Bandwidth ....................................................................................................................................... 140
Configuring Server Master/Member Roles........................................................................................................................ 141
Selecting Content to Sync................................................................................................................................................. 142
Synchronizing Content ...................................................................................................................................................... 143
Organizing Content Files ................................................................................................................................................... 144
Sync History ...................................................................................................................................................................... 145
Content Management Archive .................................................................................................................................................. 146
File Conflicts ............................................................................................................................................................................. 147
Monitor and Manage Modes .................................................................................................................................................... 148
Setting Server Preferences
Setting Mbox Server Preferences Remotely............................................................................................................................. 149
Server Control Commands ....................................................................................................................................................... 150
Timecode Window.................................................................................................................................................................... 151
Projection Mapping
Overview ................................................................................................................................................................................... 152
Getting Started ......................................................................................................................................................................... 152
Basic Mode............................................................................................................................................................................... 155
Setup of Output and Keystone/Warp................................................................................................................................ 155
Multihead Setup ....................................................................................................................................................................... 159
Advanced Mode (Mbox Designer/Studio Only) ........................................................................................................................ 161
Advanced Projection Setup............................................................................................................................................... 161
Topography ....................................................................................................................................................................... 163
ModelInfo........................................................................................................................................................................... 168
Vignette ............................................................................................................................................................................. 169
Model (Object) Creation Guidelines.......................................................................................................................................... 169
Appendix B. Parameter Mapping
Parameter Mapping Charts ...................................................................................................................................................... 172