PRG Mbox Studio Manual 3.8 - Manual (Page 14)

6 MBOX ® STUDIO USER MANUAL
FIXTURE DESCRIPTIONS
Mbox Environment Concept
In order to get the most from Mbox Studio, it is important to understand the overall concept of the Mbox environment,
which is essentially a building platform for "virtual scenery." The final "look" of this virtual scenery is comprised of
multiple
layers . These layers can be made up of backgrounds and 3D objects, all of which are controllable elements
within the Mbox environment. Likewise, each of these elements has a set of controllable parameters such as color,
texture, size, and rotation. When all combined, it provides an infinite number of possibilities for the virtual scenery.
At first, the interaction of these elements may seem complicated, but as they are broken down into individual
components, you will find that they are similar to automated lighting parameters which you may already be familiar
with. The only difference is that luminaire parameters coincide with physical hardware - e.g. a motor that controls an
iris - while the Mbox parameters coincide with software elements. For example, just as you would control a luminaire’s
beam color from a console encoder or keypad, you can control the color of an Mbox 3D object.
Once configured, the entire Mbox environment (i.e. the virtual scenery) can be output on any compatible video device
connected to the machine.
The following illustration is a virtual representation of each element within the Mbox environment. (More detailed
descriptions of each element are provided on subsequent pages.)
Figure 1-2: Mbox 3D Environment
DIREC TIONAL
SPOT L IGHT
SPOT L IGHT
DIREC TIONAL
SPOT L IGHT
DIREC TIONAL
3D OBJECT 1
3D OBJECT 2
3D OBJECT 3
SPOT LIGHT
DIREC TIONAL
AMBIENT
LIGHT
3D OBJECT
3D OBJECT
3D OBJECT
OBJECT
3D
3D OBJECT 4
Note:
This concept drawing shows 4 backgrounds and
4 objects. The Mbox Studio system allows up to 8
active entities at one time. For example, 8
backgrounds; 4 backgrounds and 4 objects; 3
backgrounds and 5 objects; 1 background and 7
objects; etc.