Designer User Manual v3.7 User Manual

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MEDIA SERVER USER MANUAL
Chapter 6. Pixel Remapping
About Pixel Remapping
Overview ................................................................................................................................................................................... 120
Pixel Remapping Tutorial
Overview ................................................................................................................................................................................... 121
Projected Mapping ................................................................................................................................................................... 122
Discrete Mapping...................................................................................................................................................................... 135
Advanced Control
Triangle Strips and Triangle Fans (3D Vertex Array Screen Objects) ........................................................................................ 136
Glossary
Screen Object Control Types (Units, Typical Scale Value) ........................................................................................................ 138
Chapter 7. Video Input
Overview
Video Input................................................................................................................................................................................ 142
QuickTime Streaming with Video Capture Card ............................................................................................................... 142
USB/FireWire Input............................................................................................................................................................ 143
Configuration
Setting Video Input for Video Capture Card ............................................................................................................................. 144
Configuring Video Input within Mbox ....................................................................................................................................... 146
Chapter 8. Content Creation and Utilities
Creating Custom Content
Creating Movies and Audio Files .............................................................................................................................................. 150
File Extension .................................................................................................................................................................... 150
Codec ................................................................................................................................................................................ 150
Compression (Bit Rate)...................................................................................................................................................... 151
Frame Rate ........................................................................................................................................................................ 151
Resolution.......................................................................................................................................................................... 151
Audio ................................................................................................................................................................................. 151
Discrete Audio Support for Multichannel Audio ....................................................................................................................... 152
Alpha Channel in Movies – the Animation and ProRes 4444 Codecs...................................................................................... 153
Applications for Content Creation ............................................................................................................................................ 153
Media Utility Applications
Mbox Media Lock..................................................................................................................................................................... 154
Mbox File Converter ................................................................................................................................................................. 156
About File Conversion ....................................................................................................................................................... 156
File Conversion Settings.................................................................................................................................................... 156
Pre-Multiplying Alpha ........................................................................................................................................................ 157
File Conversion Procedure ................................................................................................................................................ 157
Appendix A. Mbox Remote Application
General Operation
About Mbox Remote ................................................................................................................................................................ 160
Mbox Daemon .......................................................................................................................................................................... 160
Starting Mbox Remote.............................................................................................................................................................. 161
Adding Servers .................................................................................................................................................................. 161
Setting Mbox Remote Preferences ................................................................................................................................... 163
Server Status ............................................................................................................................................................................ 164
Setup ................................................................................................................................................................................. 164
Indicators........................................................................................................................................................................... 166