PRG Mbox Studio Manual 3.8 - Manual (Page 12)

4 MBOX ® STUDIO USER MANUAL
GENERAL OVERVIEW
Features
Mbox Studio allows advanced video playback and effects to be integrated into an automated lighting system.
Powerful real time rendering, built-in effects, and interactive 3D objects provide tools for combining pre-recorded
movies and still images to create visual imagery, which can be displayed by any projector, LED wall, plasma screen or
LED lighting fixture.
The Mbox Studio software can be programmed and operated directly from many Art-Net or DMX512-based moving
light console, allowing ease of coordination between movie/image effects and lighting cues. Intricate Mbox
sequences can be generated instantly on site without the need for offline video processing, rendering or editing.
Custom media files are easy to add to the server for playback on demand.
The Mbox Studio software runs on an Apple® Mac® computer controlled by Art-Net. All movies, still images and 3D
objects are stored directly on the hard drive, allowing instant access to any file.
Mbox Studio Feature List
+ Two operating modes: Single Output and Panoramic Wide.
+ Accepts live video input with optional PCIe cards, Blackmagic UltraStudio Thunderbolt, and USB/Firewire
devices.
+ 1080p HD Video playback. (Playback resolutions are affected by the capability of the computer hardware.)
+ Up to eight interactive, scalable layers that can be configured as backgrounds or 3D objects.
+ Digital gobos that can be used as backgrounds, masks, or for advanced layer blending effects.
+ Pixel mapping.
+ Mapping of textures (movies or still images) to 3D objects and digital gobos.
+ Real-time crossfades and transitions between movies or images on the same layer.
+ Effects: 1 on Master and 2 on each layer. Over 100 Effects that can be used in combination on any layer.
+ User-configurable aspect ratio and output resolution control.
+ Control by Art-Net or Mbox Director.
+ Stores up to 65,535 movies and still images.
+ Use up to 255 3D objects.
Limits
Mbox Studio software has the following limits:
+ Pixel mapping output is limited to 6144 pixels.