PRG Mbox Studio Manual v3.7 - Manual (Page 3)

MBOX ® STUDIO 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
Features........................................................................................................................................................................................ 4
Concepts of Operation ................................................................................................................................................................. 5
Fixture Descriptions
Mbox Environment Concept......................................................................................................................................................... 6
Fixture and Layer Overview .......................................................................................................................................................... 7
Fixture, Layer and Parameter Details ........................................................................................................................................... 8
Master .................................................................................................................................................................................. 8
Shutter Control ...................................................................................................................................................................... 9
Keystone Control................................................................................................................................................................... 9
Layers: Texture + Object ....................................................................................................................................................... 9
Operating Modes
Mbox Studio Modes ................................................................................................................................................................... 10
Studio Mode (Single Output) ............................................................................................................................................... 10
Studio Pan Wide Mode (Panoramic Wide) .......................................................................................................................... 10
Chapter 2. Installation
Setup
Installing Mbox Studio Software ................................................................................................................................................ 12
Thumbnails and Apache HTTP Server ....................................................................................................................................... 12
Suggested Hardware Configurations ......................................................................................................................................... 12
Getting Started
Overview..................................................................................................................................................................................... 13
Mbox Daemon ............................................................................................................................................................................ 14
Adding Content .......................................................................................................................................................................... 14
Patching Fixtures........................................................................................................................................................................ 15
Parameter Mapping .................................................................................................................................................................... 16
Playing Back Video - Quick Start ............................................................................................................................................... 17
Chapter 3. Operation
Media Content
File Type Specifications .............................................................................................................................................................. 20
Recommended Practices ........................................................................................................................................................... 20
Media Content Management...................................................................................................................................................... 21
Folder and File Numbering ......................................................................................................................................................... 21
Additional Media Content Organization Guidelines.................................................................................................................... 23
Adding Media Content ............................................................................................................................................................... 24
Grouped Content........................................................................................................................................................................ 25
Description .......................................................................................................................................................................... 25
Usage .................................................................................................................................................................................. 25
Configuration/Setup ............................................................................................................................................................ 26
Creating and Viewing Content Thumbnails ................................................................................................................................ 27
Console Interface ....................................................................................................................................................................... 27
Viewing Thumbnails in a Browser............................................................................................................................................... 28