374 Eos Family v2.9.0 Operations Manual
About Virtual Media Server
The virtual media server feature of Element is comprised of two areas, the virtual media server
and its virtual layers, and pixel maps. These areas are completely dependent on each other.
The virtual media server is a feature used to create layouts of fixtures, known as pixel maps,
which then applies media content (images, movies, text, and procedurally generated effects) by
way of virtual media layers to the pixel map.
A pixel map is a layout of fixtures onto a grid, which determines order of playback and how the
data will be interpreted and outputted to create the desired image or effect. A pixel map creates
relationships among the channels in an X-Y grid so that the channels and their parameters can
be associated with pixels in an image.
A virtual media layer contains one piece of media content. A pixel map can contain up to 12
virtual media layers, which can be stacked on top of each other or used separately.
Media Content
Images, movies, text, and html files can be applied to a pixel map. A stock library of media is
provided when the Eos Family Pixel Mapping Installer is installed. Please see the Eos Family
Pixel Mapping Installer v1.0.1 Release Note for installation instructions.
Additional media content can be installed. Supported media file formats are:
Images - .png, .jpg, .gif, .tiff, and .svg
Movies - any format that QuickTime® supports.(.3gp .3gpp .3gpp2 .3gp2 .3g2 .3p2 .flc
.h264 .hdmov .m4a .m4b .m4p .moo .moov .mov .movie .mp4 .mpg4 .mpg4 .mqv .mv4
.pic .pict .qif .qt .qti .qtif .tvod .vid)
Text - .txt
HTML - .htm, .html
Importing Media Content
There are three ways to import media. Those methods are:
Import All Pixel Map Media - An automatic method for importing media.
File Manager - A manual method for importing media.
Import Show Pixel Map Media - An automatic method of importing all media needed for
the current show file. Used by backup and clients. For more information on synchronizing
media content, see
Synchronizing Media Archives (on page387)
.
File names for media content need to follow the naming convention of file number_filename.
For example, 002_Volcano.mov is a file name that would be recognized. When importing by
using the file manager, you need to number the files prior to importing. However using Import
All Pixel Map Media allows you to specify the library and file numbers, and the console will
autonumber the file names as needed during the import process.
Using Import All Pixel Map Media
To import go to Browser>File>Import> Pixel Map Media>All Pixel Map Media and select the
device with the media on it.
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