Designer User Manual v3.6.1 Owner's manual

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MEDIA SERVER USER MANUAL
Chapter 7. Content Creation and Utilities
Creating Custom Content
Creating Movies and Audio Files .............................................................................................................................................. 124
File Extension .................................................................................................................................................................... 124
Codec ................................................................................................................................................................................ 124
Compression (Bit Rate)...................................................................................................................................................... 125
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
Media Utility Applications
MBOX Media Lock.................................................................................................................................................................... 128
MBOX File Converter................................................................................................................................................................ 130
About File Conversion ....................................................................................................................................................... 130
File Conversion Settings.................................................................................................................................................... 130
Pre-Multiplying Alpha ........................................................................................................................................................ 131
File Conversion Procedure ................................................................................................................................................ 131
Appendix A. MBOX Remote Application
MBOX Remote Operation
About MBOX Remote ............................................................................................................................................................... 134
MBOX Daemon......................................................................................................................................................................... 134
General Operation .................................................................................................................................................................... 135
Description of Indicators........................................................................................................................................................... 138
Monitor HUD............................................................................................................................................................................. 138
Setting MBOX Server Preferences Remotely ........................................................................................................................... 139
Setup of Alignment Rectangles Using Remote ................................................................................................................. 139
Server Control Commands ....................................................................................................................................................... 140
Timecode Window.................................................................................................................................................................... 141
Note About Thumbnails............................................................................................................................................................ 141
Appendix B. Maintenance
Routine Maintenance
Cleaning or Replacing the Air Filter .......................................................................................................................................... 144
Removing the Computer........................................................................................................................................................... 145
Appendix C. Parameter Mapping
Parameter Mapping Charts ...................................................................................................................................................... 148