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MBOX® USER MANUAL
Chapter 3. Conguration
Media Content
File Type Specications .............................................................................................................................................. 34
Media Content Management ...................................................................................................................................... 35
Folder and File Numbering ......................................................................................................................................... 36
Additional Media Content Organization Guidelines ................................................................................................... 38
Adding Media Content ............................................................................................................................................... 39
Grouped Content ........................................................................................................................................................ 40
Metadata for Content Files ......................................................................................................................................... 41
Creating and Viewing Content Thumbnails ................................................................................................................ 43
Viewing Thumbnails in a Browser .............................................................................................................................. 43
Application Windows
Overview ..................................................................................................................................................................... 44
Main Application Window ........................................................................................................................................... 45
Patch Tab ................................................................................................................................................................... 45
Patch Tab: Control Input Setup ............................................................................................................................. 46
Patch Tab: Fixture Patch ....................................................................................................................................... 47
Preferences Tab .......................................................................................................................................................... 49
Preferences Tab: Licensing ................................................................................................................................... 50
Preferences Tab: Search ....................................................................................................................................... 50
Preferences Tab: Setup Button ............................................................................................................................. 50
Preferences Tab: Compare Button and Pop-up.................................................................................................... 50
Preferences Tab: Preferences Table ...................................................................................................................... 51
Preferences Tab: Preferences Table - Categories and Preferences ...................................................................... 51
Outputs Tab ................................................................................................................................................................ 54
Outputs Tab: Overview .......................................................................................................................................... 55
Outputs Tab: Output Conguration ....................................................................................................................... 57
Outputs Tab: Global Surface Properties ............................................................................................................... 61
Outputs Tab: Window Mode Properties ................................................................................................................ 61
Outputs Tab: Add, Delete, Identify Displays, and Archive .................................................................................... 62
Mixes Tab ................................................................................................................................................................... 64
Mixes Tab: Overview ............................................................................................................................................ 64
Mixes Tab: Mix Conguration ............................................................................................................................... 65
Outputs and Mixes Tab Layout View Navigation Controls ......................................................................................... 65
Image Remap Tab ...................................................................................................................................................... 66
Heads Up Displays (HUDs)
Overview ..................................................................................................................................................................... 67
Connected Displays and Fullscreen Mode Interactions
Overview ..................................................................................................................................................................... 69
Enhancing Mbox Performance
Recommended Hardware Practices .......................................................................................................................... 71
Recommended OS Setup .......................................................................................................................................... 71
Chapter 4. Operation
Using Outputs and Mixes with Layers
Overview ..................................................................................................................................................................... 74
Outputs and Mixes in Mbox v4 .................................................................................................................................. 74
3D Perspective Camera ............................................................................................................................................. 75
Layer Assignment with 3D Cameras .......................................................................................................................... 76
DMX Camera Control in Mbox v4 .............................................................................................................................. 76