PRG Mbox - Metadata for Content Files

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MBOX® USER MANUAL
With the identity set in this way the user could then select folder 001, le 001 and folder 001, le 002 for playback on
all the servers. The server designated as Identity 1 would play Group001.Folder001.File001 and Group001.Folder001.
File002. The server designated as Identity 2 would play Group002.Folder001.File001 and Group002.Folder001.File002
and so on...
Media Conguration/Setup
Inside the Mbox/Media and Mbox/Models folders, the actual content folders need to be renamed to enable content
grouping. Without content grouping a folder might be called “004.My Movies”. With content grouping, a user might
have several folders - “[001]004.My Movies”, “[002]004.My Movies”, [003]004.My Movies” and so on.
The actual text name of the folder does not matter in the indexing system, so for added clarity, the folder could be called
something like “[002]004.My Movies Group 2”
Allowed syntax:
+ [Group #]Folder #.Folder Name -> no space or period between [Group] and Folder
+ [Group #] Folder #.Folder Name -> space between [Group] and Folder
+ [Group #].Folder #.Folder Name -> period between [Group] and Folder
Metadata for Content Files
Mbox v4 supports the use of metadata to apply certain properties to content les (2D and 3D) when they are played
back or displayed onscreen. The metadata can include properties such as:
+ Enabling embedded audio playback in a movie le. Refer to “Audio Output” on page 101
+ Linking a movie to timecode start times for timecode sync playmodes. Refer to “Timecode Synchronization” on
page 103.
+ Setting the playback rate (in fps) for individual image sequences, overriding the global preference.
+ Setting the scaling factor or axis ipping properties for objects.
The metadata for Mbox is placed into two separate Property List (plist) les. For movies and image sequences, the
metadata le is called “MediaInfo.plist” and is located in the /Mbox/Media folder. For objects, the metadata le is called
“ModelInfo.plist” and is located in the /Mbox/Models folder. Metadata is these les is read when Mbox launched or a
rescan is performed.
Note: There are several different applications that can create and edit plist les, in newer versions of the Mac OS, Xcode
can be used, whereas in older versions an application called Property List Editor can be used. There are also several
commercially available applications for creating and editing plists.