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SOFTWARE VERSION 3.9 WWW.PRG.COM MBOX STUDIO USER MANUAL

AutoPar , Bad Boy , Best Boy , Mbox , Nocturne , PRG Series 400 , ReNEW , V476 , V676 , and Virtuoso are trademarks of Production Resource Group, LLC, registered in the U.S. and other countries. Mac , QuickTime and FireWire are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. All other brand names which may be mentioned in this manual are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. This manual is for informational use only and is subject to change without notice. Please check www.prg.com for the latest version. PRG assumes no responsibility or liability for any claims resulting from errors or inaccuracies that may appear in this manual. Mbox Studio User Manual Version as of: December 14, 2014 PRG part number: 02.9800.0003.39 Production Resource Group Dallas Office 8617 Ambassador Row, Suite 120 Dallas, Texas 75247 www.prg.com Mbox Studio User Manual 2013-2014 Production Resource Group, LLC. All Rights Reserved.

TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction About This Manual. Important Note About Consoles!. Additional Documentation . Training Videos . Customer Service . 1 1 1 2 2 Chapter 1. Overview General Overview Features. 4 Concepts of Operation . 5 Fixture Descriptions Mbox Environment Concept. 6 Fixture and Layer Overview . 7 Lighting Fixtures . 9 Master Fixture. 9 Master Intensity. 9 Master Color. 9 Master Audio Volume . 9 Master Control Channel and Control Selector . 9 Master Effect . 9 Pixel Mapping Output Level . 10 Shutter Fixture . 10 Shutter Shape (Mode) . 10 Shutter Color . 10 Shutter Edge . 10 Shutter Scale . 10 Shutter Position. 11 Shutter Rotation . 11 Keystone Fixture. 11 Keystone Mode (including Curve) . 11 Keystone Position . 12 Keystone Scale . 12 Keystone Rotation. 12 Keystone Edge Blend Controls . 12 Layers: Texture Object. 12 Animated Gobos and Textures . 13 Animated Gobos . 13 Animated Textures . 13 Effects and Transitions . 13 Mbox Rendering Environment. 13 Effects . 13 Transitions . 14 Operating Modes Mbox Studio Modes . 15 Studio Mode (Single Output) . 15 Studio Pan Wide Mode (Panoramic Wide) . 15 Chapter 2. Installation Getting Started Before You Start . Installing Mbox Software . Overview. Thumbnails and Apache HTTP Server . MBOX STUDIO USER MANUAL 18 18 18 18 III

Suggested Hardware Configurations . Licensing Mbox Software . Launching Mbox Studio. Mbox Daemon . Adding Content. 19 20 21 22 22 Patching Fixtures Patching Fixtures . 23 Parameter Mapping . 24 Playing Back Video - Quick Start . 25 Chapter 3. Configuration Media Content File Type Specifications . Recommended Practices . Media Content Management . Folder and File Numbering . Additional Media Content Organization Guidelines. Adding Media Content. Grouped Content . Description . Usage . Configuration/Setup . Creating and Viewing Content Thumbnails . Console Interface. Viewing Thumbnails in a Browser. 28 28 29 29 31 32 33 33 33 34 35 35 36 Application Window Overview . Setup . Setup: Control . Setup: Window Mode . Setup: Fullscreen Mode . Setup: Rendering. Setup: License. Setup: Texture Size . Setup: Screen Selection (Screen Arrangement) . Setup: Network. Setup: Video Inputs . Setup: I/O Module . Setup: Options . Setup: Media Log (Media Errors). 37 38 39 39 40 42 42 42 42 43 43 44 44 45 Heads Up Displays (HUDs) Overview . 46 Using the HUDs . 47 Display Devices Connected Display Devices and EDID . 48 Enhancing Mbox Performance Recommended Practices . 49 Chapter 4. Operation Playmodes Basic Modes . Bounce/Random. Restart on In-Frame Change . Crossfade on Out-Frame . Timecode Sync . Layer Sync . Kiosk . IV MBOX STUDIO USER MANUAL 52 52 52 52 53 53 53

Playout. 54 Restart . 54 3D Objects and Digital Gobos About 3D Models and Digital Gobos (Objects) . Lighting. Vertex Array Files (Compiling) . Normalization . Creating Custom Digital Gobos. Overview. Scale-To-Fit vs. Arbitrary Fit . Creating a Digital Gobo with Adobe Illustrator CS5. Animated Digital Gobos. EuroFlag . TV Screen v1.4 . Fisheye . Fit To Screen . MultiScreen Gobo . 55 55 55 56 57 57 57 57 62 62 63 63 63 63 Animated Textures Using Animated Textures (Animations) . 64 Drawmodes Using Drawmodes . 65 The Stencil. 66 Layer Blending Modes Using Layer Blending . 69 Layer Copy Using Layer Copy . 70 Text Files Support for Text Files . 71 Scripts Using Scripts with Mbox . AppleScripts. Shell Scripts . More Information . 72 72 72 73 Audio Audio Output Features . Overview. External Audio Tracks (Associated AIFF Files). Embedded Audio Tracks (in QuickTime Movies) . Audio Volume Control. Layer Opacity Volume Control (Method 1) . Discrete Layer Volume Controls Using Art-Net or sACN (Method 2) . 74 74 74 75 76 76 76 Synchronization Timecode Synchronization (Timecode Sync Playmode) . Linking Files to Timecode (Method 1) . TC DMX Controls . Using Timecode Sync Playmodes . Setup for Timecode Input. Layer-To-Layer Synchronization . 77 77 78 79 80 82 Alignment Rectangles Using Alignment Rectangles . 83 Effects and Transitions Effects and Transitions with Additional Input Files . 85 Projection Mapping Overview. 86 Pixel Mapping Overview. 86 MBOX STUDIO USER MANUAL V

Chapter 5. Pixel Remapping About Pixel Remapping Overview . 88 Pixel Remapping Tutorial Overview . 89 Projected Mapping . 90 Discrete Mapping. 103 Advanced Control Triangle Strips and Triangle Fans (3D Vertex Array Screen Objects) . 104 Glossary Screen Object Control Types (Units, Typical Scale Value) . 106 Chapter 6. Video Input External Video Signal Input Overview . Blackmagic Decklink and Active Silicon Phoenix Video Capture Cards (PCIe). Blackmagic UltraStudio Devices (Thunderbolt) . QuickTime Streaming Devices (PCIe or USB/FireWire) . 110 111 114 117 Syphon Video Input Using Syphon . 119 Syphon Input . 120 Syphon Output . 120 Chapter 7. Content Creation Creating Custom Content Creating Movies and Audio Files . File Extension . Codec . Compression (Bit Rate). Frame Rate . Resolution. Audio . Discrete Audio Support for Multichannel Audio .

MBOX STUDIO USER MANUAL 1 INTRODUCTION About This Manual This manual provides necessary information regarding product safety, installation, and operation for the following PRG product: Mbox Studio This manual applies to software version 3.9. Familiarizing yourself with this information will help you get the most out of your PRG product.

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