Designer Manual 3.9 User guide

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MEDIA SERVER 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

Important Terminology.................................................................................................................................................................. 4

Features........................................................................................................................................................................................ 4

Concepts of Operation ................................................................................................................................................................. 6

Components

Mbox Extreme Case Assembly .................................................................................................................................................... 7

Dual I/O Module ........................................................................................................................................................................... 8

Auxiliary Input Panel ................................................................................................................................................................... 10

Mac Computer............................................................................................................................................................................ 11

Fixture Descriptions

Mbox Environment Concept....................................................................................................................................................... 13

Fixture and Layer Overview ........................................................................................................................................................ 14

Lighting Fixtures ......................................................................................................................................................................... 16

Standard Lighting................................................................................................................................................................ 16

Professional Lighting ........................................................................................................................................................... 16

Master Fixture............................................................................................................................................................................. 16

Master Intensity................................................................................................................................................................... 16

Master Color........................................................................................................................................................................ 17

Master Audio Volume .......................................................................................................................................................... 17

Master Control Channel and Control Selector .................................................................................................................... 17

Master Effects ..................................................................................................................................................................... 17

Camera Viewpoint Controls ................................................................................................................................................ 17

Pixel Mapping Output Level ................................................................................................................................................ 18

Decay .................................................................................................................................................................................. 18

Shutter Damping ................................................................................................................................................................. 18

Shutter Fixture ............................................................................................................................................................................ 18

Shutter Shape (Mode) ......................................................................................................................................................... 18

Shutter Color ....................................................................................................................................................................... 19

Shutter Edge ....................................................................................................................................................................... 19

Shutter Scale ....................................................................................................................................................................... 19

Shutter Position................................................................................................................................................................... 19

Shutter Rotation .................................................................................................................................................................. 19

Shutter Damping ................................................................................................................................................................. 19

Keystone Fixture......................................................................................................................................................................... 19

Keystone Mode (including Curve) ....................................................................................................................................... 20

Keystone Position ............................................................................................................................................................... 20

Keystone Scale ................................................................................................................................................................... 20

Keystone Rotation............................................................................................................................................................... 20

Keystone Edge Blend Controls ........................................................................................................................................... 20

Keystone Tile Mode............................................................................................................................................................. 20

Keystone Tile Overlap ......................................................................................................................................................... 21

Layers: Texture + Object............................................................................................................................................................. 21

Animated Gobos and Textures ................................................................................................................................................... 22

Animated Gobos ................................................................................................................................................................. 22

Animated Textures .............................................................................................................................................................. 22

Effects and Transitions ............................................................................................................................................................... 22

Mbox Rendering Environment............................................................................................................................................. 22