PRG Mbox Director User Manual v3.8a - Manual (Page 3)

MBOX ® DIRECTOR USER MANUAL I
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction
About This Manual........................................................................................................................................................................ 1
Additional Documentation ............................................................................................................................................................ 1
Training Videos ............................................................................................................................................................................. 2
Customer Service ......................................................................................................................................................................... 2
Overview
About Mbox Director .................................................................................................................................................................... 3
Software Versions......................................................................................................................................................................... 3
Communication Protocol.............................................................................................................................................................. 3
Important Concepts ..................................................................................................................................................................... 3
Installation and Setup
Installing Mbox Director................................................................................................................................................................ 4
Network Configuration ................................................................................................................................................................. 5
Running Mbox Director on an Mbox Server.......................................................................................................................... 7
Running Mbox Director on a Separate Mac Computer......................................................................................................... 9
Adding Fixtures .......................................................................................................................................................................... 12
Changing Configuration / Using Dual Output Features.............................................................................................................. 15
Working with the Dual Independent Mode ................................................................................................................................. 18
Adding Dual Independent Fixtures...................................................................................................................................... 18
Switching from Dual Independent to Other Modes............................................................................................................. 18
Switching to Dual Independent from Other Modes............................................................................................................. 19
General Operation
Mbox Director Window............................................................................................................................................................... 20
Icons, Menus, and Hot-Keys (Keyboard Shortcuts) ................................................................................................................... 20
Hot-Key (Keyboard Shortcut) List ....................................................................................................................................... 21
Hot Key (Keyboard Shortcut) Notes.................................................................................................................................... 23
Preference Settings .................................................................................................................................................................... 24
General Preferences............................................................................................................................................................ 24
Media Preferences .............................................................................................................................................................. 25
MIDI Preferences................................................................................................................................................................. 25
OSC Preferences................................................................................................................................................................. 26
Keyboard Macros Preferences............................................................................................................................................ 29
Art-Net Trigger Preferences ................................................................................................................................................ 30
Media Picker............................................................................................................................................................................... 32
Generating Thumbnails ....................................................................................................................................................... 33
Enabling Feedback..................................................................................................................................................................... 34
Using Fullscreen Mode in Local Configurations......................................................................................................................... 34
Pinning Windows ........................................................................................................................................................................ 35
Undo/Redo ................................................................................................................................................................................. 35
Quick Start
Up and Running.......................................................................................................................................................................... 36