PRG Mbox Studio Manual 3.9 - Manual (Page 4)

IV MBOX ® STUDIO USER MANUAL
Suggested Hardware Configurations .................................................................................................................................. 19
Licensing Mbox Software ........................................................................................................................................................... 20
Launching Mbox Studio.............................................................................................................................................................. 21
Mbox Daemon ............................................................................................................................................................................ 22
Adding Content........................................................................................................................................................................... 22
Patching Fixtures
Patching Fixtures ........................................................................................................................................................................ 23
Parameter Mapping .................................................................................................................................................................... 24
Playing Back Video - Quick Start ............................................................................................................................................... 25
Chapter 3. Configuration
Media Content
File Type Specifications .............................................................................................................................................................. 28
Recommended Practices ........................................................................................................................................................... 28
Media Content Management ...................................................................................................................................................... 29
Folder and File Numbering ......................................................................................................................................................... 29
Additional Media Content Organization Guidelines .................................................................................................................... 31
Adding Media Content................................................................................................................................................................ 32
Grouped Content ........................................................................................................................................................................ 33
Description .......................................................................................................................................................................... 33
Usage .................................................................................................................................................................................. 33
Configuration/Setup ............................................................................................................................................................ 34
Creating and Viewing Content Thumbnails ................................................................................................................................ 35
Console Interface........................................................................................................................................................................ 35
Viewing Thumbnails in a Browser ............................................................................................................................................... 36
Application Window
Overview ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 37
Setup .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 38
Setup: Control ..................................................................................................................................................................... 39
Setup: Window Mode .......................................................................................................................................................... 39
Setup: Fullscreen Mode ...................................................................................................................................................... 40
Setup: Rendering................................................................................................................................................................. 42
Setup: License..................................................................................................................................................................... 42
Setup: Texture Size ............................................................................................................................................................. 42
Setup: Screen Selection (Screen Arrangement) .................................................................................................................. 42
Setup: Network.................................................................................................................................................................... 43
Setup: Video Inputs ............................................................................................................................................................. 43
Setup: I/O Module ............................................................................................................................................................... 44
Setup: Options .................................................................................................................................................................... 44
Setup: Media Log (Media Errors)......................................................................................................................................... 45
Heads Up Displays (HUDs)
Overview ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 46
Using the HUDs .......................................................................................................................................................................... 47
Display Devices
Connected Display Devices and EDID ....................................................................................................................................... 48
Enhancing Mbox Performance
Recommended Practices ........................................................................................................................................................... 49
Chapter 4. Operation
Playmodes
Basic Modes ............................................................................................................................................................................... 52
Bounce/Random......................................................................................................................................................................... 52
Restart on In-Frame Change ...................................................................................................................................................... 52
Crossfade on Out-Frame ............................................................................................................................................................ 52
Timecode Sync ........................................................................................................................................................................... 53
Layer Sync .................................................................................................................................................................................. 53
Kiosk ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 53