Owner's manual

VI MBOX
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STUDIO USER MANUAL
Chapter 5. Pixel Remapping
About Pixel Remapping
Overview ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 88
Pixel Remapping Tutorial
Overview ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 89
Projected Mapping ..................................................................................................................................................................... 90
Discrete Mapping...................................................................................................................................................................... 103
Advanced Control
Triangle Strips and Triangle Fans (3D Vertex Array Screen Objects) ........................................................................................ 104
Glossary
Screen Object Control Types (Units, Typical Scale Value) ........................................................................................................ 106
Chapter 6. Video Input
External Video Signal Input
Overview ................................................................................................................................................................................... 110
Blackmagic Decklink and Active Silicon Phoenix Video Capture Cards (PCIe)........................................................................ 111
Blackmagic UltraStudio Devices (Thunderbolt) ........................................................................................................................ 114
QuickTime Streaming Devices (PCIe or USB/FireWire) ............................................................................................................ 117
Syphon Video Input
Using Syphon ........................................................................................................................................................................... 119
Syphon Input ............................................................................................................................................................................ 120
Syphon Output ......................................................................................................................................................................... 120
Chapter 7. Content Creation
Creating Custom Content
Creating Movies and Audio Files .............................................................................................................................................. 122
File Extension .................................................................................................................................................................... 122
Codec ................................................................................................................................................................................ 122
Compression (Bit Rate)...................................................................................................................................................... 123
Frame Rate ........................................................................................................................................................................ 123
Resolution.......................................................................................................................................................................... 123
Audio ................................................................................................................................................................................. 123
Discrete Audio Support for Multichannel Audio ....................................................................................................................... 124
Alpha Channel in Movies – the Animation and ProRes 4444 Codecs...................................................................................... 125
Applications for Content Creation ............................................................................................................................................ 125
Appendix A. Networking For Mbox
Mbox Networking Guidelines
Concepts .................................................................................................................................................................................. 128
Subnet Masking Basics ............................................................................................................................................................ 128
Routing Ethernet Communications........................................................................................................................................... 129
Standard Control Protocols ...................................................................................................................................................... 130
Art-Net ............................................................................................................................................................................... 130
sACN ................................................................................................................................................................................. 130
KiNET................................................................................................................................................................................. 131
Appendix B. Parameter Mapping
Parameter Mapping Charts ...................................................................................................................................................... 134