PRG Mbox Studio Manual v3.6.1 - Manual (Page 3)

MBOX ® STUDIO USER MANUAL III
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction
About This Manual........................................................................................................................................................................ 1
Important Note About Consoles!.................................................................................................................................................. 1
Additional Documentation ............................................................................................................................................................ 1
Training Videos ............................................................................................................................................................................. 2
Customer Service ......................................................................................................................................................................... 2
Chapter 1. Overview
General Overview
Features........................................................................................................................................................................................ 4
Concepts of Operation ................................................................................................................................................................. 5
Fixture Descriptions
MBOX Environment Concept ....................................................................................................................................................... 6
Fixture and Layer Overview .......................................................................................................................................................... 7
Fixture, Layer and Parameter Details ........................................................................................................................................... 8
Master .................................................................................................................................................................................. 8
Shutter Control ...................................................................................................................................................................... 9
Keystone Control................................................................................................................................................................... 9
Layers: Texture + Object ....................................................................................................................................................... 9
Operating Modes
MBOX Studio Modes.................................................................................................................................................................. 10
Studio Mode (Single Output) ............................................................................................................................................... 10
Studio Pan Wide Mode (Panoramic Wide) .......................................................................................................................... 10
Chapter 2. Installation
Setup
Installing MBOX Studio Software ............................................................................................................................................... 12
Thumbnails and Apache HTTP Server ....................................................................................................................................... 12
Suggested Hardware Configurations ......................................................................................................................................... 12
Getting Started
Overview..................................................................................................................................................................................... 13
MBOX Daemon........................................................................................................................................................................... 14
Adding Content .......................................................................................................................................................................... 14
Patching Fixtures........................................................................................................................................................................ 15
Parameter Mapping .................................................................................................................................................................... 16
Playing Back Video - Quick Start ............................................................................................................................................... 17
Chapter 3. Operation
Media Content
File Type Specifications .............................................................................................................................................................. 20
Recommended Practices ........................................................................................................................................................... 20
Media Content Management...................................................................................................................................................... 21
Folder and File Numbering ......................................................................................................................................................... 21
Additional Media Content Organization Guidelines.................................................................................................................... 23
Adding Media Content ............................................................................................................................................................... 24
Creating and Viewing Content Thumbnails ................................................................................................................................ 25
Console Interface Example ........................................................................................................................................................ 25
Application Window
Overview..................................................................................................................................................................................... 26
Setup .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 27
Setup: Control ..................................................................................................................................................................... 28
Setup: Window Mode.......................................................................................................................................................... 28
Setup: Fullscreen Mode ...................................................................................................................................................... 28