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Alignment Rectangles

Using Alignment Rectangles ...................................................................................................................................................... 67

Effects and Transitions

Effects and Transitions with Additional Input Files ..................................................................................................................... 69

Projection Mapping

Overview..................................................................................................................................................................................... 70

Chapter 5. Pixel-mapping

Basic Pixel-Mapping

Overview..................................................................................................................................................................................... 72
Setup .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 73

Advanced Pixel-Mapping

Creating Custom Fixtures........................................................................................................................................................... 79
Sampling Areas .......................................................................................................................................................................... 80

Chapter 6. Pixel Remapping

About Pixel Remapping

Overview..................................................................................................................................................................................... 84

Pixel Remapping Tutorial

Overview..................................................................................................................................................................................... 85
Projected Mapping ..................................................................................................................................................................... 86
Discrete Mapping ....................................................................................................................................................................... 99

Advanced Control

Triangle Strips and Triangle Fans (3D Vertex Array Screen Objects) ........................................................................................ 100

Glossary

Screen Object Control Types (Units, Typical Scale Value)........................................................................................................ 102

Chapter 7. Video Input

Overview

Video Input ............................................................................................................................................................................... 106

Using a Video Capture Card ............................................................................................................................................. 106
USB/FireWire Input ........................................................................................................................................................... 106

Configuration

Setting Video Input for a Video Capture Card .......................................................................................................................... 107
Configuring Video Input within Mbox ....................................................................................................................................... 109

Chapter 8. Content Creation

Creating Custom Content

Creating Movies and Audio Files.............................................................................................................................................. 112

File Extension .................................................................................................................................................................... 112
Codec................................................................................................................................................................................ 112
Compression (Bit Rate) ..................................................................................................................................................... 113
Frame Rate........................................................................................................................................................................ 113
Resolution ......................................................................................................................................................................... 113
Audio ................................................................................................................................................................................. 113

Discrete Audio Support for Multichannel Audio ....................................................................................................................... 114
Alpha Channel in Movies – the Animation and ProRes 4444 Codecs...................................................................................... 115
Applications for Content Creation ............................................................................................................................................ 115