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REMOTE USER MANUAL
Advanced Mode (Mbox Designer/Studio Only) .......................................................................................................................... 35
Advanced Projection Setup................................................................................................................................................. 35
Topography ......................................................................................................................................................................... 37
ModelInfo............................................................................................................................................................................. 43
Vignette ............................................................................................................................................................................... 43
Model (Object) Creation Guidelines ............................................................................................................................................ 43
Pixel Mapping
Overview ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 45
What is Pixel Mapping?....................................................................................................................................................... 45
What Can Be Mapped? ....................................................................................................................................................... 45
How is the Pixel Map Output?............................................................................................................................................. 45
Ethernet Interface Guidelines .............................................................................................................................................. 46
Protocols ............................................................................................................................................................................. 46
Fixture Profile Model ........................................................................................................................................................... 47
File Structure ....................................................................................................................................................................... 47
Compatibility Between Mbox Versions ............................................................................................................................... 48
Syncing Between Servers ................................................................................................................................................... 48
Enabling Mbox Pixel Mapping .................................................................................................................................................... 49
Getting Started ........................................................................................................................................................................... 50
Pixel Map Tab...................................................................................................................................................................... 50
Pixel Map Menu ................................................................................................................................................................... 50
Session Types ............................................................................................................................................................................. 51
Offline .................................................................................................................................................................................. 52
Live Editing .......................................................................................................................................................................... 53
Copy To Mbox ..................................................................................................................................................................... 56
Source ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 57
Contexts ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 60
Context Grid Controls ......................................................................................................................................................... 63
Fixtures ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 64
Adding Fixtures ................................................................................................................................................................... 65
Fixtures Out of Bounds ....................................................................................................................................................... 67
Addressing Fixtures............................................................................................................................................................. 67
Re-Addressing Fixtures ....................................................................................................................................................... 70
Copy and Paste Fixtures ..................................................................................................................................................... 73
Fixture Editing ............................................................................................................................................................................. 75
Deleting Fixtures.................................................................................................................................................................. 75
Undo and Redo ................................................................................................................................................................... 75
Editing Fixture Properties .................................................................................................................................................... 76
Destinations ................................................................................................................................................................................ 78
Destination Protocol Information......................................................................................................................................... 78
Destination IP Addressing ................................................................................................................................................... 80
Previsualization ........................................................................................................................................................................... 83
Background Image ..................................................................................................................................................................... 85
Fixture Profiles ............................................................................................................................................................................ 88
Creating Custom Fixtures.................................................................................................................................................... 88
Parked Pixels ....................................................................................................................................................................... 91
Editing Fixture Profiles......................................................................................................................................................... 93
Importing Profiles ................................................................................................................................................................ 94
Groups ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 95