PRG Mbox Studio Manual v3.6.1 - Manual (Page 18)

12 MBOX ® STUDIO USER MANUAL
SETUP
Installing MBOX Studio Software
The MBOX Studio installer will place the required files in several places on your computer. You must have the
necessary rights to install software on that computer (password authentication).
+ The MBOX Studio software will be stored in: /Applications/Mbox Studio
+ Utility applications will be stored in: /Applications/Mbox Utilities
+ Thumbnail and Web images will be stored in: /Library/Application Support/Mbox
The MBOX Studio installer requires the creation of an Mbox folder at the root level of your boot hard-drive, or the
creation of an alternate Mbox folder plus an alias to that folder. The alias must be placed at the root level of your boot
hard-drive. The installer will create the necessary alias for you.
Pre-existing Mbox folders will be renamed (rather than deleted) by the installer, allowing you to move existing content
and preferences files from an older version of MBOX software to a newer version.
Content - both 2D and 3D - and preferences must be stored in the Mbox folder. The MBOX Studio installer will not
place any content in the Mbox folder, but demo content is available as a free download from the MBOX webpages on
the PRG website.
Thumbnails and Apache HTTP Server
As noted above, MBOX Studio places thumbnail and web images on the hard-drive of the server. These items are
intended to be accessed remotely by either the MBOX Director software or any web browser. Access to the images
requires the Apache HTTP Server functionality to be enabled on the MBOX server. The MBOX Studio installer will
automatically enable the Apache server on your computer.
Suggested Hardware Configurations
MBOX Studio performance options:
+ Highest performance - Apple MacPro with 8 or more CPU cores, boot hard-drive and separate RAID or SSD
drive for content, Blackmagic Decklink video capture card, ATI 4870 or 5870 graphics card, 4GB or more RAM.
+ Medium performance - Apple iMac with quad-core processor, boot hard-drive and separate hard-drive for
content, ATI 6770 or 6790 graphics card, 4GB or more RAM, external video output adapter for connection to
stage device.
+ Portable system - Apple MacBook Pro or Mac Mini with quad-core processor, boot hard-drive and separate
hard-drive for content (external Thunderbolt drive or SSD recommended), 4GB or more RAM, external video
adapter for connection to stage device.
MBOX Studio computer requirements:
+ Mac OSX 10.6.7 operating system or newer
+ Intel processor Mac computer