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2 MBOX® STUDIO USER MANUALTraining VideosMbox Media Server Training Videos are available on the PRG website. The following is a list of videos that ap

92 MBOX® MEDIA SERVER USER MANUALNote: You can adjust the Editor's window size by dragging the bottom-right corner.Step 5. Click on the small, b

MBOX® MEDIA SERVER USER MANUAL 93Note: The text field at the top of the Preview window shows the current scale of the view and information about the

94 MBOX® MEDIA SERVER USER MANUALalongside the 2D screen objects. For previsualization purposes, the viewing perspective of 3D screen objects can be a

MBOX® MEDIA SERVER USER MANUAL 95Step 9. Before adding the other eight screen objects, you're going to add some controls to the first screen obje

96 MBOX® MEDIA SERVER USER MANUALb. Control Type Pop-up: This is where the property of the screen that is to be controlled is selected - position, tex

MBOX® MEDIA SERVER USER MANUAL 97Step 14. After adding the opacity control press the Save button; then you can add the X and Y position controls. Here

98 MBOX® MEDIA SERVER USER MANUALThere is a Control Test Value slider on the main window that changes scale based on the selected control's data

MBOX® MEDIA SERVER USER MANUAL 99Step 17. To test the configuration you have created on Layer 1 - select Object folder 2, file 9 for the MultiScreen o

100 MBOX® MEDIA SERVER USER MANUALStep 19. On the main window of the MultiScreen Editor application, uncheck the box labeled "Ortho" in the

MBOX® MEDIA SERVER USER MANUAL 101b. Whereas the 2D representation will look like this, with the graph paper moving around, but the outline of the com

1.OVERVIEWThis chapter provides an overview of Mbox features and operations.+GENERAL OVERVIEW+ FIXTURE DESCRIPTIONS+ OPERATING MODES

102 MBOX® MEDIA SERVER USER MANUALThe 3D representation will be positioned across the boundary between the two screens and it will occupy some of the

MBOX® MEDIA SERVER USER MANUAL 103And if you then make some adjustments to the various controls for each of the nine squares, you might end up with so

104 MBOX® MEDIA SERVER USER MANUALADVANCED CONTROLThe following section covers advanced Pixel Remapping features. If you are unsure about how to use t

MBOX® MEDIA SERVER USER MANUAL 105By editing the X and Y coordinates of the triangle strip, you can create differently sized triangles. Editing the tX

106 MBOX® MEDIA SERVER USER MANUALGLOSSARYScreen Object Control Types (Units, Typical Scale Value)1) Texture X Position - Left/Right position of the t

MBOX® MEDIA SERVER USER MANUAL 10723) Opacity (Global) - Transparency (fade to transparent) of texture on all screen objects. (0 - 1, 0.00390625)24) O

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6.VIDEO INPUTThis chapter provides instructions for the Mbox video inputs.+EXTERNAL VIDEO SIGNAL INPUT+ SYPHON VIDEO INPUT

110 MBOX® STUDIO USER MANUALEXTERNAL VIDEO SIGNAL INPUTOverviewMbox supports three types of external video inputs: PCIe cards, Blackmagic UltraStudio

MBOX® STUDIO USER MANUAL 111Blackmagic Decklink and Active Silicon Phoenix Video Capture Cards (PCIe)Mbox has been optimized to provide the best possi

4 MBOX® STUDIO USER MANUALGENERAL OVERVIEWFeaturesMbox Studio allows advanced video playback and effects to be integrated into an automated lighting s

112 MBOX® STUDIO USER MANUALStep 4. At Blackmagic Design Decklink window, click on "Set input" pop-up menu to select an appropriate input ty

MBOX® STUDIO USER MANUAL 113a. Decklink card: At Video Inputs window ,set input type pop-up to "Blackmagic," then set input number pop-up to

114 MBOX® STUDIO USER MANUALBlackmagic UltraStudio Devices (Thunderbolt)Mbox also supports the UltraStudio Mini Recorder, Express, and 4K. To obtain t

MBOX® STUDIO USER MANUAL 115Step 4. At Blackmagic Design Decklink window, click on "Set input" pop-up menu to select an appropriate input ty

116 MBOX® STUDIO USER MANUALStep 3. At Video Inputs window, set input type pop-up to "Blackmagic," then set input number pop-up to input 1.

MBOX® STUDIO USER MANUAL 117QuickTime Streaming Devices (PCIe or USB/FireWire)Mbox also supports all other capture devices that conform to the QuickTi

118 MBOX® STUDIO USER MANUALStep 7. Make sure Texture Size width and height settings are as large or larger than the camera input resolution width and

MBOX® STUDIO USER MANUAL 119SYPHON VIDEO INPUTUsing SyphonMbox Studio includes the Syphon framework, which allows Mbox to either send or receive real-

120 MBOX® STUDIO USER MANUALStep 4. Once you have identified the application and source names, copy and paste the App:Source pair into a Syphon Source

7.CONTENT CREATIONThis chapter contains information on the proper formatting of content for playback with Mbox.+CREATING CUSTOM CONTENT

MBOX® STUDIO USER MANUAL 5Concepts of OperationBasic FunctionThe basic function of Mbox is to control dynamic media - such as movie clips, still image

122 MBOX® STUDIO USER MANUALCREATING CUSTOM CONTENTCreating Movies and Audio FilesAs mentioned earlier in this manual, Mbox will try to play any Quick

MBOX® STUDIO USER MANUAL 123 + Other codecs, when treated as non-preferred, are played in a QuickTime "wrapper" rather than natively in Mbo

124 MBOX® STUDIO USER MANUALof either file (especially the movie file) once the two have been separated. (You can always shorten the movie or play por

MBOX® STUDIO USER MANUAL 125Alpha Channel in Movies – the Animation and ProRes 4444 CodecsIt is often very useful to be able to add areas of transpare

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A.NETWORKING FOR MBOXThis appendix provides guidelines for setting up Mbox networks.+MBOX NETWORKING GUIDELINES

128 MBOX® STUDIO USER MANUALMBOX NETWORKING GUIDELINESConceptsThe majority of communications to and from Mbox use Ethernet protocols. This means Ether

MBOX® STUDIO USER MANUAL 129How the IP Address and Subnet Mask Work TogetherFor a device with the IP address of 192.168.0.123 and a subnet mask of 255

130 MBOX® STUDIO USER MANUALIt is possible for interfaces to send packets to or receive packets sent to a multicast address without joining the corres

MBOX® STUDIO USER MANUAL 131KiNETKiNET is intended to be unicast only. Therefore all packets are addressed to specific IP addresses. This is efficient

6 MBOX® STUDIO USER MANUALFIXTURE DESCRIPTIONSMbox Environment ConceptIn order to get the most from Mbox Studio, it is important to understand the ove

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B.PARAMETER MAPPINGThis Appendix contains tables for the combined parameter map, as well as, additional controls such as playmodes, tiling, shutter sh

134 MBOX® STUDIO USER MANUALParameter Mapping ChartsOne Mbox server running v3.6 software or greater is made up of between 14 and 22 fixtures dependin

MBOX® STUDIO USER MANUAL 135Summary: Single OutputStart Size Typ e Universe14Ambient Light1st410 Total Channels5 4 Spot Light 19 4 Spot Light 213 4 Sp

136 MBOX® STUDIO USER MANUALKeystoneKeystone ModeSelects the keystone mode and curve of the edge-blendKeystone XMoves the entire keystoned image left

MBOX® STUDIO USER MANUAL 137Layer(continued)Y ScaleAdjusts the height of content on the layerZ RotationAdjusts rotation of the layer through the Z axi

138 MBOX® STUDIO USER MANUAL* Special commands require that the parameter value be held for three seconds, followed by an immediate change to value 0

MBOX® STUDIO USER MANUAL 139Shutter ShapeValues Shape Notes0-9 Disabled10-19Moving Light ModeSeparate controls for each end of shutter. If both contro

140 MBOX® STUDIO USER MANUALLayer Blend ModeValues Mode Description0 Default Overlayno layer blending1 Additivelayer’s colors are added to underlying

MBOX® STUDIO USER MANUAL 141Frame BlendingValues Description0 No Frame Blending (more accurately, blend time = 0)1-255Variable Frame Blend Time, as a

MBOX® STUDIO USER MANUAL 7Training Video: Mbox Media Server Training Video Chapter 10: Media Server ConceptsFixture and Layer OverviewThe Mbox environ

142 MBOX® STUDIO USER MANUALEffectsRefer to notes at end of Effects table.ID Effect Description Control 1 Control 20 NONE no effect1 Monochrome conver

MBOX® STUDIO USER MANUAL 14343 Pinch pinch distortion radius scale44 Torus torus distortion width thickness45 Twirl twirl distortion radius an

144 MBOX® STUDIO USER MANUAL87 Glide Reflected Tile rectangular tile effect rotation size88 4-fold Rotated Tile four-sided tile effect rotation

MBOX® STUDIO USER MANUAL 145*These elements require additional input files in order to obtain the desired result. Users will need to provide their own

146 MBOX® STUDIO USER MANUALTr an s it i onsRefer to notes at end of Transitions table.ID Transitio n Description0 Dissolve dissolve1 Dissolve2 dissol

MBOX® STUDIO USER MANUAL 147*The Page Curl transitions attempt to use files 021 and 022 in the Mbox/plugins/images/grayscale folder. If these files do

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Mbox® Studio User ManualVersion as of: December 14, 2014PRG part number: 02.9800.0003.39

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8 MBOX® STUDIO USER MANUALLAYERSFixture: Te xt ur e ( 2D) + Effect 1 with Controls A & B + Effect 2 with Controls A & B + Blend Mode + Dra

MBOX® STUDIO USER MANUAL 9Lighting FixturesThe tools for image composition in the Mbox software incorporate a 3D environment into which objects can be

10 MBOX® STUDIO USER MANUALPixel Mapping Output LevelThe Pixel Mapping Output Level parameter masters the overall brightness levels of all pixel mappi

MBOX® STUDIO USER MANUAL 11Shutter PositionShutter position allows all four shutters to be moved left/right or up/down as a unit.Shutter RotationShutt

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12 MBOX® STUDIO USER MANUALKeystone PositionThe Position parameters can be used to move the entire keystone surface left/right and up/down so as to ac

MBOX® STUDIO USER MANUAL 13ObjectThe Object controls allow selection and manipulation of 3D objects and digital gobos. The controls allow further mani

14 MBOX® STUDIO USER MANUAL + When applied to the Master, shaders work within the boundaries of the entire screen and will affect everything visible

MBOX® STUDIO USER MANUAL 15OPERATING MODESMbox Studio ModesMbox Studio has two modes of operation: Studio (Single Output), and Studio Pan Wide (Panora

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2.INSTALLATIONThis chapter provides instructions for installing the Mbox Studio software and getting started.+GETTING STARTED+ PATCHING FIXTURES

18 MBOX® STUDIO USER MANUALGETTING STARTEDBefore You StartIt is strongly recommended that you install and test the Mbox software on your computer befo

MBOX® STUDIO USER MANUAL 19Suggested Hardware ConfigurationsMbox Studio performance options: + Highest performance - Apple MacPro with 8 or more CPU

20 MBOX® STUDIO USER MANUALLicensing Mbox SoftwareCAUTION! Always install the Mbox software before licensing!Software-only license (eSellerate)If you

MBOX® STUDIO USER MANUAL 21Launching Mbox StudioWhen launched, the Mbox Studio software will initially show a splash screen. After a brief pause, the

MBOX® STUDIO USER MANUAL IIITABLE OF CONTENTSIntroductionAbout This Manual...

22 MBOX® STUDIO USER MANUALMbox DaemonMbox network communication involves a software application called Mbox Daemon. This software is required on all

MBOX® STUDIO USER MANUAL 23PATCHING FIXTURESPatching FixturesIn order to control Mbox, it will need to be "patched" to a control console. Pa

24 MBOX® STUDIO USER MANUALParameter MappingSummary: Single OutputStart Size Typ e Universe14Ambient Light1st410 Total Channels5 4 Spot Light 19 4 Spo

MBOX® STUDIO USER MANUAL 25Playing Back Video - Quick StartOnce a console has been connected, the Mbox fixtures patched, and the display device turned

26 MBOX® STUDIO USER MANUALStep 4. At this point, adjust the folder and file parameters to change to different media content. For example, changing to

3.CONFIGURATIONThis chapter provides information regarding the initial configuration of Mbox Studio.+MEDIA CONTENT+ APPLICATION WINDOW+ HEADS UP DISPL

28 MBOX® STUDIO USER MANUALMEDIA CONTENTFile Type SpecificationsMbox supports Apple QuickTime® technology for rendering and playback of images and mov

MBOX® STUDIO USER MANUAL 29If the file extension of a DV movie file is changed from .mov to .vid, Mbox will deinterlace the movie as it plays. The res

30 MBOX® STUDIO USER MANUALLibrary folders within the Media folder must have a number prefix and can have a descriptive name separated from the number

MBOX® STUDIO USER MANUAL 31Additional Media Content Organization Guidelines + Media folders 000 and 255 are reserved for default files and utility fi

IV MBOX® STUDIO USER MANUALSuggested Hardware Configurations ...

32 MBOX® STUDIO USER MANUALAdding Media ContentWhen adding content files, it is recommended that new, unique folder numbers be created for the custom

MBOX® STUDIO USER MANUAL 33Grouped ContentDescriptionThe Mbox applications support the use of "content grouping" in order to allow servers t

34 MBOX® STUDIO USER MANUALNote: Because the panoramic output modes are treated as one larger output when placing and sizing content for playback on

MBOX® STUDIO USER MANUAL 35Creating and Viewing Content ThumbnailsThe Mbox Studio software can create thumbnail images of content placed on the hard-d

36 MBOX® STUDIO USER MANUALViewing Thumbnails in a BrowserAnother way to view media thumbnails on an Mbox server without a CITP-connected console or M

MBOX® STUDIO USER MANUAL 37APPLICATION WINDOWOverviewThe Mbox Studio application window allows the server’s output to be viewed in either Window or Fu

38 MBOX® STUDIO USER MANUALSetupThe Setup tab of the Mbox application window is used to: + Set the operating mode and Art-Net universe for the Mbox s

MBOX® STUDIO USER MANUAL 39Setup: ControlThe Control section is used to set the operating mode, protocol, address and layer count for the server. +

40 MBOX® STUDIO USER MANUALSetup: Fullscreen ModeThe Fullscreen Mode section is used to set the resolution, frequency, and aspect ratio of the renderi

MBOX® STUDIO USER MANUAL 41 + Use Current Mode - This checkbox is used to force Mbox to always use the current desktop resolution and frequency, no m

MBOX® STUDIO USER MANUAL VPlayout...

42 MBOX® STUDIO USER MANUALSetup: RenderingMbox will always try to output video frames to the Mac graphics card at the same rate as the current output

MBOX® STUDIO USER MANUAL 43Setup: NetworkThe Network section is used to configure the Sync, Management, and CITP settings when connecting two or more

44 MBOX® STUDIO USER MANUALSetup: I/O ModuleNote: Mbox Studio supports the use of the Mbox Extreme Dual I/O Module, but does not come with an I/O Modu

MBOX® STUDIO USER MANUAL 45Setup: Media Log (Media Errors)The Media Log button opens the Mbox Media Report window, which contains a list of all indexe

46 MBOX® STUDIO USER MANUALHEADS UP DISPLAYS (HUDS)OverviewMbox Studio provides Heads Up Displays (HUDs) that contain detailed information about the s

MBOX® STUDIO USER MANUAL 47Using the HUDsThe HUDs can be very useful during programming to view the values for fixtures and parameters. When making ch

48 MBOX® STUDIO USER MANUALDISPLAY DEVICESConnected Display Devices and EDIDWithout special hardware or software, a typical computer can only output v

MBOX® STUDIO USER MANUAL 49ENHANCING MBOX PERFORMANCERecommended PracticesUse the following recommended practices to enhance the performance of your M

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4.OPERATIONThis chapter provides operating instructions for the Mbox Studio software.+PLAYMODES+ 3D OBJECTS AND DIGITAL GOBOS+ ANIMATED TEXTURES+ DRAW

VI MBOX® STUDIO USER MANUALChapter 5. Pixel RemappingAbout Pixel RemappingOverview ...

52 MBOX® STUDIO USER MANUALPLAYMODES For a complete channel map, refer to "Play Mode" on page 140.Basic ModesLoop (Forward & Reverse) -

MBOX® STUDIO USER MANUAL 53Timecode SyncStrict Lock - Used with a timecode (LTC or MTC) input. Movie playback waits on In-Frame for matching timecode

54 MBOX® STUDIO USER MANUAL + The SMPTE Kiosk mode requires the use of the MediaTimeCodes.plist for assignment of start times for the individual file

MBOX® STUDIO USER MANUAL 553D OBJECTS AND DIGITAL GOBOSAbout 3D Models and Digital Gobos (Objects)3D Model and Digital Gobo files are arranged into in

56 MBOX® STUDIO USER MANUALAll appropriate files in the Models folder will be compiled automatically the first time Mbox Studio is started (and succes

MBOX® STUDIO USER MANUAL 57Creating Custom Digital GobosOverviewCustom digital gobos can be created in two formats: SVG and AI (Adobe Illustrator®). A

58 MBOX® STUDIO USER MANUALStep 2. Use the various drawing tools to compose the gobo. The most useful tools are the objects (ellipse, rectangle, polyg

MBOX® STUDIO USER MANUAL 59Step 4. To expand an object, first select the object, then choose Expand from the Object menu. This will open a pop-up wind

60 MBOX® STUDIO USER MANUALStep 6. Text is a special case, and must be converted out "outlines." Switch to the Selection Tool and select the

MBOX® STUDIO USER MANUAL 61Step 8. Before you saving the file, consider where the center of the file should be. By default, the center of a digital go

MBOX® STUDIO USER MANUAL VIIREVISION HISTORYThis manual has been revised as follows:Version Release Date Notes02.9800.0003.36 January 8, 2013 Initial

62 MBOX® STUDIO USER MANUALAnimated Digital GobosMbox animated gobos are similar to SVG gobos, but they have special functions. Animated gobos, saved

MBOX® STUDIO USER MANUAL 63TV Screen v1.4The TV Screen animated gobo allows a texture to be placed onto a plane in 3D space and manipulated it as a 3D

64 MBOX® STUDIO USER MANUALANIMATED TEXTURESUsing Animated Textures (Animations)Animated Textures are found in folder 248 of the Media folder. They ar

MBOX® STUDIO USER MANUAL 65DRAWMODESUsing DrawmodesThe Drawmodes feature provides control over how a 3D object is lit and how it interacts with other

66 MBOX® STUDIO USER MANUALThe StencilTo explain the Drawmodes other than "Light" requires an explanation of the "Stencil" and wha

MBOX® STUDIO USER MANUAL 67The following shows an example of using the Stencil to affect a higher numbered layer. The left image shows a digital gobo

68 MBOX® STUDIO USER MANUALThe benefits of the various Drawmodes become more apparent when the holes cut into the Stencil are used to affect more than

MBOX® STUDIO USER MANUAL 69LAYER BLENDING MODESUsing Layer BlendingThere are seven layer blending modes. Many of these layer blending modes have been

70 MBOX® STUDIO USER MANUALLAYER COPYUsing Layer CopyAt times, there may be a need to play the same movie content on more than one layer at the same t

MBOX® STUDIO USER MANUAL 71TEXT FILESSupport for Text FilesMbox can display text using RTF (Rich Text Format) or TXT (Text) files. Both files will wor

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72 MBOX® STUDIO USER MANUALSCRIPTSUsing Scripts with MboxBeginning with Mbox v3.9, it is possible to trigger custom scripts. These scripts can be eith

MBOX® STUDIO USER MANUAL 73More InformationThere are many sources for information about AppleScripting and shell scripting on the internet and in book

74 MBOX® STUDIO USER MANUALAUDIOAudio Output FeaturesOverviewIn addition to movies, still images, and 3D objects, Mbox can also play audio files. Audi

MBOX® STUDIO USER MANUAL 75 + The sample rate of the audio file must match the default sample rate of the computer for it to play at the correct spee

76 MBOX® STUDIO USER MANUALAudio Volume ControlThere are two overall methods for controlling audio volume with Mbox: + The master volume control prov

MBOX® STUDIO USER MANUAL 77SYNCHRONIZATIONTimecode Synchronization (Timecode Sync Playmode)Mbox allows movie playback to be synchronized to external S

78 MBOX® STUDIO USER MANUALStep 5. Press [return].Step 6. Continue adding entries by pressing Add Item button.Step 7. At File menu, select Save As. Na

MBOX® STUDIO USER MANUAL 79To use a Timecode DMX Control, set each of the four channels to the desired values (8-bit numerical). For example, to use t

80 MBOX® STUDIO USER MANUALReceiving SMPTE Timecode (LTC)SMPTE timecode input can be connected to the audio line-in port on the Mac computer. Both bal

MBOX® STUDIO USER MANUAL 81Note: The Timecode Reader window does not have to be visible to function. If timecode is being received, it will be shown

MBOX® STUDIO USER MANUAL 1INTRODUCTIONAbout This ManualThis manual provides necessary information regarding product safety, installation, and operatio

82 MBOX® STUDIO USER MANUALLayer-To-Layer SynchronizationMbox offers the ability to synchronize playback of a designated master layer on one server to

MBOX® STUDIO USER MANUAL 83ALIGNMENT RECTANGLESUsing Alignment RectanglesOftentimes there is a need for program content to conform to a particular are

84 MBOX® STUDIO USER MANUALAlignment Rectangle Grouping:It is possible to have nine (9) groups of Alignment Rectangles. The group number comes into pl

MBOX® STUDIO USER MANUAL 85EFFECTS AND TRANSITIONSEffects and Transitions with Additional Input FilesEffects and transitions that require additional i

86 MBOX® STUDIO USER MANUALPROJECTION MAPPINGOverviewProjection Mapping is an advanced feature within the Mbox Remote application (separate from Mbox

5.PIXEL REMAPPINGThis chapter provides instructions for the Mbox pixel remapping feature.+ABOUT PIXEL REMAPPING+ PIXEL REMAPPING TUTORIAL+ ADVANCED CO

88 MBOX® MEDIA SERVER USER MANUALABOUT PIXEL REMAPPINGOverviewThe Pixel Remapping functionality of the Mbox software allows the creation of one or mor

MBOX® MEDIA SERVER USER MANUAL 89PIXEL REMAPPING TUTORIALTraining Videos: Pixel Remapping (9 videos): http://www.prg.com/mbox-training-videos/Overview

90 MBOX® MEDIA SERVER USER MANUALProjected MappingPixel Remapping is configured using the MultiScreen Editor application. To open the MultiScreen Edit

MBOX® MEDIA SERVER USER MANUAL 91You can see the added the entry in the list (the one that says "[000] {720, 480}"), this is your first conf