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MBOX® USER MANUAL
Chapter 5. Image Remapping
About Image Remapping
Overview ................................................................................................................................................................... 120
Editing Image Remapping Data ............................................................................................................................... 120
User Interface ........................................................................................................................................................... 122
Image Remapping Tutorial
Overview ................................................................................................................................................................... 123
Projected Mapping .............................................................................................................................................. 124
Discrete Mapping ..................................................................................................................................................... 134
Advanced Features (3D Vertex Array Screen Objects)
Overview ................................................................................................................................................................... 135
Triangle Strips .......................................................................................................................................................... 135
Triangle Fans ............................................................................................................................................................ 137
Image Remapping Glossary
Screen Object Control Types (Units, Typical Scale Value) ........................................................................................ 138
Chapter 6. Video Input
External Video Signal Input
Overview ................................................................................................................................................................... 142
Blackmagic UltraStudio devices and Decklink/Active Silicon Phoenix PCIe Capture Cards .................................. 143
QuickTime Streaming Devices (PCIe or USB/FireWire) ............................................................................................ 145
Syphon Video Input
Conguring Syphon Inputs ....................................................................................................................................... 146
Displaying Syphon Input on a Layer ......................................................................................................................... 147
A Note About Syphon Output ................................................................................................................................. 147
Chapter 7. Content Creation and Utilities
Creating Custom Content
Movies ...................................................................................................................................................................... 150
File Extension ...................................................................................................................................................... 150
Codec ................................................................................................................................................................. 150
Compression (Bitrate) ......................................................................................................................................... 151
Frame Rate ......................................................................................................................................................... 152
Resolution ........................................................................................................................................................... 152
Alpha Channel in Movies ......................................................................................................................................... 153
ProRes 4444 and Hap Alpha Codecs ................................................................................................................. 153
Still Images ............................................................................................................................................................... 153
Audio ........................................................................................................................................................................ 153
Applications for Content Creation ............................................................................................................................ 154
Media Utility Applications
Mbox Media Lock ..................................................................................................................................................... 155
Mbox File Convertor ................................................................................................................................................. 157