PRG Mbox Designer Manual 3.9 - Manual (Page 164)

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Step 4. Once you have identified the application and source names, copy and paste the App:Source pair into a
Syphon Sources item in Remote Preferences to reserve that source for a specific Syphon input (refer to the
Mbox Remote User manual for more information). When Mbox next finds that App:Source pair, it will
automatically allocate it to the configured Syphon input.
Guidelines:
+ Mbox Designer has a limit of 12 Syphon inputs.
+ Mbox will assign a non-configured Syphon input to the next available slot on startup. Keep in mind, if no slot
reservation is given for an input then the source will not necessarily be attached to the same slot if more then one
source is available.
+ Syphon inputs are received at the same size they are rendering in the source application. Therefore, Mbox's
Texture Size setting must be at least as big as the source image in order for it to be displayed correctly.
Syphon Input
The table below relates the Syphon Slot and Item numbers to the media folder and file that will be assigned to the
syphon input:
Syphon Output
Mbox can also use Syphon to output video to other Syphon-aware applications on the same computer (e.g.
MadMapper). In this way, Mbox's output can be used as an input to the other application. This might be used for
further manipulation, 3D mapping, etc.
Syphon output works automatically. Mbox creates and advertises the Syphon sources. You can then launch the other
application, look for Syphon sources, then select the one you want to use.
Mbox Designer has up to 14 outputs; one for each possible output and one for each possible layer as well.
Folder.File Function
255.201 Syphon Item 1
255.202 Syphon Item 2
255.203 Syphon Item 3
255.204 Syphon Item 4
255.205 Syphon Item 5
255.206 Syphon Item 6
255.207 Syphon Item 7
255.208 Syphon Item 8
255.209 Syphon Item 9
255.210 Syphon Item 10
255.211 Syphon Item 11
255.212 Syphon Item 12