Barco XHD-Series, User Manual

Page 1: ...Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Part number 60600320 Version 00 00 June 17 2015...

Page 2: ...de a replacement at its own discretion within an appropriate period If this measure proves to be impossible or unsuccessful the purchaser can demand a reduction in the purchase price or cancellation o...

Page 3: ...uipment is compliant with Class A of CISPR 32 In a residential environment this equipment may cause radio interference Product Modification Warning High End Systems products are designed and manufactu...

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Page 5: ...mplies with the essential require ments of Council Directives 2004 108 EC EMC 2006 95 EC LVD and 2011 65 EC RoHS 2006 A11 2009 A1 2010 A12 2011 EN 60950 1 Safety EN 55022 2010 EN 61000 3 2 2006 A1 200...

Page 6: ...6 Terms and definitions 22 2 Installation 25 2 1 Installation requirements 25 2 1 1 Disconnect device 25 2 1 2 Barco Media Server Windows image 25 2 1 3 X Agora GUI 25 2 2 Initial inspection 26 2 2 1...

Page 7: ...B Replacing a power cord cap 65 B 1 Installing a Line Cord Cap U K Only 65 B 2 Vatic Fitter Heads Information Danmark 65 C AMD FirePro Control Center 67 C 1 Using Dedicated Fullscreen 67 C 2 Setting...

Page 8: ...TE configuration 109 G 10 Settings pane 110 H Tools 115 H 1 2D mode 115 H 1 1 Workflow 115 H 1 2 2D concepts 116 H 1 3 Controls 117 H 1 4 2D media manipulation 118 H 1 5 Differences from 3D mode 121 H...

Page 9: ...3 Calibration layout 150 I 4 Outputs layout 151 I 5 Playback layout 151 J More information 153 J 1 Keyboard shortcuts 153 J 1 1 Viewport keyboard and mouse shortcuts 153 J 1 2 Timeline keyboard and mo...

Page 10: ...44 3 5 XHD 404 server rear panel 45 4 1 X Agora F1 Help 49 4 2 Launch the installer and select Next 50 4 3 Accept the license and select Next 51 4 4 Start the Installation or Update 52 4 5 X Agora 53...

Page 11: ...ngs pane 112 H 1 Create new 2d project 115 H 2 Stage 116 H 3 Displays 117 H 4 Toolbar 118 H 5 2D media manipulation 119 H 6 Adorner manipulation 120 H 7 Fit and Align 121 H 8 Agent icon in the tray 12...

Page 12: ...mode 146 I 13 Heat map 147 I 14 Change to Print Layout 147 I 15 New note 148 I 16 Hide elements of Print Layout 148 I 17 New view style 149 I 18 Assign view style 1 149 I 19 Assign view style 2 150 i...

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Page 14: ...Revision history Remarks Date Revision number Initial release June 17 2015 00 00 xi Barco Pn 60600320 Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide...

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Page 16: ...eating interactive media content for various types of displays 1 1 About this guide 1 1 1 This guide This user guide describes how to operate a Barco Media Server The user guide is de signed to be a r...

Page 17: ...ol appears next to extra information about the described subject Tip This symbol appears next to extra advice about the described subject 1 2 2 Picture overview Images and pictures given in the manual...

Page 18: ...nd having access to live parts Safety standards also impose limits to the internal and external temperature variations radiation levels mechanical stability and strength enclosure construction and pro...

Page 19: ...lling and operating your device Before operating the units please read this manual thoroughly and retain it for future reference Observe all warnings and instructions printed on the devices Barco Medi...

Page 20: ...sk of fire or electrical shock Never spill liquid of any kind on the product Should any liquid or solid object fall into the cabinet unplug the set and have it checked by quali fied service personnel...

Page 21: ...d not be placed in a built in installation or enclosure unless proper ventilation is provided The maximum recommended ambient temperature for this equipment is 40 C When using the unit in a multi unit...

Page 22: ...olled waste disposal please separate these items from other types of waste and recycle them responsibly to promote the sustainable reuse of mater ial resources For more information about recycling of...

Page 23: ...1 5 RoHS compliance 1 5 1 RoHS Chinese Mainland RoHS Barco Pn 60600320 20 Section 1 Introduction Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide...

Page 24: ...fasteners SJ T 11364 This table is prepared in accordance with the provisions of SJ T 11364 O SJ T 11363 O Indicates that this toxic or hazardous substance contained in all of the homogeneous material...

Page 25: ...Turkey In conformity with the WEEE Regulation 1 6 Terms and definitions 3G A 3 Gbit s serial digital 10 bit or 12 bit video inter face SMPTE 424M and 425M Active DisplayPort to DVI Ad apter A Display...

Page 26: ...at can restore the applications and set tings on the C drive to their original condition System Restore also restores the needed software li censes A Full Restore can erase the data on the D drive Win...

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Page 28: ...ect device for PERMANENTLY CONNECTED EQUIPMENT a readily accessible disconnect device shall be incorporated external to the equipment for PLUGGABLE EQUIPMENT the socket outlet shall be installed near...

Page 29: ...higher than 0 C 32 F and lower than 40 C 104 F Neglecting this may result in startup failure Save the original shipping box and packing material these will be necessary if you ever have to ship your...

Page 30: ...or scratches notify your Barco sales representative as soon as possible 2 3 Rack mount procedure The Barco Media Server chassis is designed to be rack mounted Please note the following important poin...

Page 31: ...ed off any time after it has been initially powered on you can power on the system again using the power switch on the front panel If the Barco Media Server does not start ensure that the master power...

Page 32: ...r license contains only the licenses needed to operate Barco Media Server software Barco Media Server software can be downloaded from the Barco website Go to http www barco com Products Solutions Imag...

Page 33: ...s licensing This section describes how to check current licenses and request an update for an existing license issued by Barco for a Barco Media Server XHD Series server Checking current licenses 1 La...

Page 34: ...D series product codes to properly work with Barco Media Server software Figure 2 4 XHD series product codes Requesting an update for an existing XHD series license 1 Launch CodeMeter Control Center 2...

Page 35: ...nch the CodeMeter Control Center 2 Insert the XDG 100 Designer USB drive in a USB port on your computer 3 Find the XDG 100 license listed in CodeMeter Control Center See Figure 2 5 CodeMeter Control C...

Page 36: ...nse 1 Launch CodeMeter Control Center 2 Insert the XDG 100 Designer USB drive in a USB port on your computer 3 Find the XDG 100 license listed in CodeMeter Control Center See Figure 2 5 CodeMeter Cont...

Page 37: ...r some of your work may be lost 2 8 1 Software shutdown After saving your work and closing X Agora you can shut down the Barco Media Server through Windows 1 Right click the Windows icon at the far le...

Page 38: ...following steps to perform a System Restore 1 Plug the USB Recovery drive into one of the external USB 3 0 ports on the Barco Media Server The Barco USB Recovery drive is a USB 3 0 device you may red...

Page 39: ...ring this time a number of small windows appear and disappear Wait until you see a full screen menu titled Barco Media System Restore Menu Figure 2 10 Barco Media Server System Restore Menu 6 Select t...

Page 40: ...ll the data on the D drive See Full System Restore p 39 Figure 2 11 Confirmation screen 7 Select Confirm and the Restore begins 8 Allow the Restore to run The Restore process takes between 10 and 30 m...

Page 41: ...arco Media Server automatically restarts 9 Allow a few minutes for the Barco Media Server to reconfigure Figure 2 13 Completion screen After the restoration is complete you may remove the USB System R...

Page 42: ...3 0 device you may reduce recovery time by using this drive in a USB 3 0 port 2 Right click the Windows icon at the lower left hand corner of the screen to restart As the system restarts it displays t...

Page 43: ...D drive If you wish to restore the applications software licenses and settings on the C drive without erasing the data on the D drive use System Restore See System Restore p 35 Figure 2 15 Barco Medi...

Page 44: ...l red button labelled CLR_CMOS located near the front end of the PCIe 3 0 x16_4 expansion slot In the XHD 402 and XHD 404 media servers this slot holds the video out card In the XHD 200 and XHD 400 me...

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Page 46: ...ervers Although the XHD 200 series and XHD 400 2 4 series servers differ in height they have the same buttons switches LED indicators and USB 3 0 ports on the front panel Figure 3 1 XHD series server...

Page 47: ...re 3 3 XHD 400 server rear panel XHD 400 4u chassis Outputs 4 Inputs 0 Figure 3 4 XHD 402 server rear panel XHD 402 same 4u chassis as XHD 400 Barco Pn 60600320 44 Section 3 Hardware Barco Media Serve...

Page 48: ...link DVI capture Figure 3 5 XHD 404 server rear panel XHD 404 same 4u chassis as XHD 400 Outputs 4 DisplayPort 1 2a Inputs 4 3G SDI Genlock synchronization module 45 Barco Pn 60600320 Barco Media Serv...

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Page 50: ...ure discrepancies between components 4 1 3 Network X Agora relies on the proper functioning of your network and makes a few assumptions TCP and UDP communication is open on the network These protocols...

Page 51: ...s you to work with 2D projects in which all playback takes place on LED or LCD displays or with 3D projects in which you can also use projectors and import your own 3D models 4 2 2 X Agora Agent X Ago...

Page 52: ...es on the X Agora network Acts as a centralized logger and message relay carrier between players Hosts all media files Synchronizes all players with updates to the media and virtual scene This documen...

Page 53: ...Figure 4 2 Launch the installer and select Next 3 Select Accept to accept the license then select Next Barco Pn 60600320 50 Section 4 Software Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide...

Page 54: ...wn menu and select Next If the software is not already present the Installation Wizard automatically chooses the Install option You can choose where to put the software and also where to put the proje...

Page 55: ...Installation or Update 5 Select Next to start the Installation or Update You may have to confirm to some prompts for X Agora requirements Barco Pn 60600320 52 Section 4 Software Barco Media Server XH...

Page 56: ...or additional configuration files are not removed Note Updating an installation is possible for upgrades and also downgrades using the same steps 4 4 Network setup Every machine in your setup can be a...

Page 57: ...s of X Agora Agent point to the new master player You can also change the default configuration manually To change the default configuration manually 1 Launch Agent as an administrator Double click on...

Page 58: ...Desktop or from the Start Menu 2 Launch X Agora by selecting the X Agora shortcut from the Desktop or from the Start Menu Note X Agora Server must be running for X Agora to launch Note The Windows ser...

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Page 60: ...pendix A Specifications This appendix contains specifications for Barco Media Servers and specifications and pinouts for standard connectors 57 Barco Pn 60600320 Barco Media Server XHD Series User Gui...

Page 61: ...USB 3 0 4 USB 2 0 4 USB 3 0 2 USB 2 0 USB 100 V AC 220 V AC 100 V AC 220 V AC Input voltage 2 Gigabit Ethernet 1 Gigabit Ethernet Networking 512G SSD 256G SSD Storage Dimensions Width 48 cm 19 0 in W...

Page 62: ...A 2 Standard connection specifications 59 Barco Pn 60600320 Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Appendix A Specifications...

Page 63: ...uts DisplayPort Four Standard DisplayPort outputs DisplayPort 1 2a support including Adaptive Sync and HBR2 Resolution 4 096 2 160 Maximum DisplayPort 1 2a resolution 2 560 1 600 Maximum DisplayPort 1...

Page 64: ...via future firmware upgrade PCI Express 4 lane PCIe 2 0 SD HD 3G SDI video capture Table A 2 Standard connection specifications A 3 Standard connector pinouts A 3 1 DisplayPort connector pinouts Figur...

Page 65: ...Lane 2 n 9 DP_PWR Power for connector 3 3 V 500 mA 20 ML_Lane 3 p 10 Table A 3 DisplayPort connector pins A 3 2 DVI connector pinouts Figure A 2 DVI connector illustrates the DVI connector Figure A 2...

Page 66: ...S Clock 23 TMDS Data 1 3 Shield 11 TMDS Clock 24 TMDS Data 3 12 Table A 4 DVI connector pins Signal Pin Signal Pin Analog Horizontal Sync C4 Analog Red Video C1 Analog Common Ground Return C5 Analog G...

Page 67: ...r Pin TX0 TXD white green 3 1 TX0 TXD green 3 2 RX0 RXD white or ange 2 3 TX1 blue 1 4 TX1 white blue 1 5 RX0 RXD orange 2 6 RX1 white brown 4 7 RX1 brown 4 8 Table A 6 Ethernet connector pins Barco P...

Page 68: ...United Kingdom core colours in the mains lead of this equipment may not cor respond with the coloured markings identifying the terminals in the fixture s plug In that case install a line cord cap acco...

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Page 70: ...mode all outputs must be set in an Eyefinity Group We will explain in this section how to setup an Eyefinity Group using the AMD FirePro Control Center and how to manage the Eyefinity Group inside the...

Page 71: ...Figure C 1 Create Eyefinity Display Group 3 Click on Use a new arrangement Barco Pn 60600320 68 Appendix C AMD FirePro Control Center Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide...

Page 72: ...ment 4 Select the screen from which you want to create the Eyefinity group and click on Next The other screens will be disabled 69 Barco Pn 60600320 Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Appendix C...

Page 73: ...yefinity group 5 Select the layout type for now X Agora supports only horizontal layouts 2x1 3x1 4x1 etc and click on Next Barco Pn 60600320 70 Appendix C AMD FirePro Control Center Barco Media Server...

Page 74: ...Figure C 4 Select a group layout 71 Barco Pn 60600320 Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Appendix C AMD FirePro Control Center...

Page 75: ...ty group should now span across multiple screens as shown in Figure C 6 Eyefinity group spanning multiple screens Figure C 6 Eyefinity group spanning multiple screens Barco Pn 60600320 72 Appendix C A...

Page 76: ...ions to set up the correct screen order Figure C 7 Arrange Eyefinity Display Group C 3 Disable Eyefinity Group To disable the Eyefinity Group click on Disable Eyefinity Group in the AMD Eyefinity Mult...

Page 77: ...ng the Identify Monitors button shows only one large number for the group The displays that are part of the Eyefinity Group however are also identified individually with smaller numbers from 1 to 6 de...

Page 78: ...up is also represented by a rectangle that spans across the correct number of displays in the group In the fol lowing screenshot the group spans across two outputs Figure C 10 Eyefinity group spanning...

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Page 80: ...ter 1 Right click anywhere on the desktop to summon the desktop menu 2 Click on AMD FirePro Control Center Figure D 1 Select AMD FirePro Control Center 3 Select AMD FirePro in the navigation pane and...

Page 81: ...d Remove the selected EDID or branch emulation 5 Click on the Minus icon to remove the selected EDID The text for the selected connection changes from DisplayPort Emu lated to DisplayPort Connected D...

Page 82: ...ol Panel Figure D 4 NVIDIA Control Panel Figure D 4 NVIDIA Control Panel shows that the DVI port of the Quadro K620 is not connected but the DisplayPort port is connected to an ASUS monitor 4 Click un...

Page 83: ...you to remove an emulated EDID file from a connection 5 Select the Unload tab on the Manage EDID window 6 Select the emulated EDID that you wish to remove Only emulated EDIDs may be selected and remo...

Page 84: ...on check the DVI input on the Datapath VisionAV HD video capture card in the Barco Media Server XHD 402 1 Click the Windows icon at the lower left hand corner of the screen to access the Windows Apps...

Page 85: ...at the lower left hand corner of the screen to access the Windows Apps screen 2 Select the dREC icon to open dREC 3 dREC displays the Record module The Device Control panel displays the video capture...

Page 86: ...nput if there is any If there is no input signal the Video Preview panel displays the message NO SIGNAL Figure E 2 dREC Record module showing NO SIGNAL 83 Barco Pn 60600320 Barco Media Server XHD Seri...

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Page 88: ...nnect the power cord from the Barco Media Server Remove all cables from the Barco Media Server Make sure that your hands are free of dirt grease or foreign substances that may damage the PCIe card or...

Page 89: ...e notes to Table 2 1 in the Box content p 26 section of this user guide Make sure cable is seated cor rectly and the thumbscrews are tight The video cable may not be prop erly connected Enable the dis...

Page 90: ...ific channel Be sure not to exceed maximum cable length The suggested cable length has been exceeded Be sure to use the supplied con verters See Note 2 to Table 2 1 Box content Swap the converter for...

Page 91: ...hes are plugged in on the motherboard The internal cables may be discon nected The unit does not respond to any front panel switches Try a different USB device in the port The USB device may be faulty...

Page 92: ...You can access these panes by using the Window tab on the Menu bar at the top of the screen A checkmark next to an item in the Window tab drop down menu indicates that the pane for that item is activ...

Page 93: ...e number and layout of views Click on the Views Template button in the top right hand corner of the Viewport pane to change the number and layout of views Barco Pn 60600320 90 Appendix G Interface Bar...

Page 94: ...s according to the selected tool To move or scale selected objects in the scene use the 3D manipulator with axes Dragging an axis moves or scales the selected objects along that axis Right clicking in...

Page 95: ...G 2 Displays pane The Displays pane allows you to adjust the properties of projectors and screens to the real world constraints of your project Barco Pn 60600320 92 Appendix G Interface Barco Media Se...

Page 96: ...ow the parameters of the selected display 2 Edit the parameters of the display such as its x y and z coordinates lens shift and throw ratio for projectors or resolution G 2 1 Display groups The displa...

Page 97: ...an use the menu shown in Figure G 6 New group If you want to add a display to an existing display group use the icon of that group See Figure G 7 Add display to an existing group Barco Pn 60600320 94...

Page 98: ...e G 8 3D Object Properties pane G 4 Actions pane Actions give you real time tools to go beyond basic video and sound playback They make it possible to add real time visual effects to your Timelines co...

Page 99: ...lack to the scene Fade In Fades out from the scene to black Fade Out Allows for manual fade control of the scene Manual Fade Defines a revealer object that when in front of a defined revealed object r...

Page 100: ...top Timeline Selects the name of the Timeline to be stopped from the drop down list in this Action s properties Stop Timeline by name Stops a specific Timeline upon an event trigger Stop Timeline on e...

Page 101: ...tangible user inter face object TUIO inputs that can then be used to control real time media elements in your project Figure G 9 Interactivity pane G 5 1 Input variables Once an input is created and...

Page 102: ...drag and drop the input variable into the action parameter field to bind them Figure G 11 Moving a blob using its x and y positions shows an example using the x and y positions of a detected moving ob...

Page 103: ...er example in which a new blob that will be a trigger to play a Timeline using the startTimelineOnEvent behavior is detected Figure G 12 Detecting a blob that will trigger a Timeline Barco Pn 60600320...

Page 104: ...e X Agora scene folder Note The X Agora media folder is located at X Agora Installation Folder xframe scenes scene name medias Media assets are placed in their respective subfolders depending on their...

Page 105: ...e Properties pane gives access to all user editable elements To access the properties of any user interface element click on the element to open its Properties pane Barco Pn 60600320 102 Appendix G In...

Page 106: ...G 7 1 Video and image properties Figure G 15 Video properties for a Timeline element 103 Barco Pn 60600320 Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Appendix G Interface...

Page 107: ...dia Free running Allows media to play when the Playhead is paused inside the element Mask Uses the element as a alpha mask Disabled Disables the element When the surface is a display media can be move...

Page 108: ...boost factor between 100 and 100 Brightness the brightness boost factor between 100 and 100 The Reset button resets the color correction properties to their default values G 8 Timelines pane The Timel...

Page 109: ...k the symbol directly to the right of the Timeline Group The top bar in the Timelines tab allows you to show currently playing Timelines stop all Timelines or search for a specific Timeline To duplica...

Page 110: ...manipulation controls are Go to Start Moves the Playhead to the start of the Timeline Last Frame Moves the Playhead to the last previous frame Play Pause Plays or pauses the Timeline Stop Stops the T...

Page 111: ...fixed while zoom ing By default zooming is fixed on the left of the Timeline This button overrides the default Zoom in Zooms in on the Timeline You can also zoom in by using the mouse scroll button H...

Page 112: ...line from the Output control 2 Choose the correct input device in the Audio devices section of the player s Properties pane Figure G 20 SMPTE device configuration 3 Configure the master player 4 Launc...

Page 113: ...player to see any effect If the master player is not running the Timeline does not react to the SMPTE signal Running only the designer does not cause the signal quality gauge to react to the SMPTE sig...

Page 114: ...Access Settings The Projection study section of the Settings menu provides access to key features of the Projection Study Tool 111 Barco Pn 60600320 Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Appendix...

Page 115: ...ain greater than 1 0 Surface gain indicates how much the surface on which you are projecting diffuses back the light The following settings define the mapping of a range of values to the color gradien...

Page 116: ...lution Set the maximum desired resolution The Preferences section of the Settings pane allows you to toggle ON or OFF the project ors in a Timeline layout and the reference grid 113 Barco Pn 60600320...

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Page 118: ...D mode Select the 2D checkbox in the New Project dialog to create a new 2D project See Figure H 1 Create new 2d project H 1 1 Workflow The workflow in 2D mode is very similar to the workflow in a 3D p...

Page 119: ...lt The stage is a visual reference giving you a way to build boundaries within which to work No restrictions force you to place displays and elements within the stage but it is strongly suggested that...

Page 120: ...ed to be bigger in your scene even if they have the same native resolution The size in pixels in the scene is defined as the Stage Resolution By default the native and stage resolutions are the same T...

Page 121: ...s or unlocks the selection of displays The Stage Prop erties icon shows the stage s properties in the Properties pane H 1 4 2D media manipulation In order to move and resize media more easily when in...

Page 122: ...elected in multiple ways As in 3D mode clicking on the Timeline element selects it In 2D mode it is also possible to select the media elements directly in the Viewport by clicking on them A selection...

Page 123: ...e top middle bottom left right or center of the selection The fit options are available only when media and a display are selected In 3D mode with a screen the display is implicitly the screen so no d...

Page 124: ...d moving should be done in Programming Layout The size and position of all elements are in pixels There are no real world units The Content Production Tool is unavailable Reverse Calibration is unavai...

Page 125: ...the brains of the operation the server Figure H 8 Agent icon in the tray Double clicking on the Agent icon in the notification area opens the Agent interface displaying the Configuration tab The Conf...

Page 126: ...eos to eventually re encode them You can also use the Media Encoder to crop full resolution image sequences or videos creating video packages that conform to the crop definitions generated in your stu...

Page 127: ...not use the local crop file they will use this global crop defini tion file Supported source movie exten sions a list of file extensions that X Agora recognizes as movie files Supported source image e...

Page 128: ...folder containing the images inside the job list section A new job appears in the list and the new job can then be started paused or stopped To re encode a video repeat the process by dragging the vi...

Page 129: ...was created in the Content Production Tool you must also apply the split on the image sequences to pro duce a video package Figure H 12 Media Encoder Figure H 13 Media Encoder job H 4 Content product...

Page 130: ...1 Viewpoints A Viewpoint is a virtual representation of a point of view from which content can be created by video and motion graphics artists Content can be created for ISO or perspect ive templates...

Page 131: ...emplate Split content Specifies the projectors for which content produced from this Viewpoint will be cropped Only one Viewpoint can be used to split content Export template Exports the image seen fro...

Page 132: ...ewpoint in the Viewpoints Pane to expose its properties in the Properties Pane 2 Click on the Export Template button in the Properties Pane 3 Save your template xml file in a folder where you can retr...

Page 133: ...can just connect to the server using a laptop and continue your work seamlessly Once calibration is done you can just go back to your server and continue working on your project Figure H 16 Connect t...

Page 134: ...figure it to read your live video capture hardware Note Make sure your live video feed capture hardware is connected to the player machine that will output it to display hardware Figure H 17 Live inpu...

Page 135: ...he 2D mode to create projects that do not need to include 3D elements Figure H 18 A Keyframed Timeline Element To enable Keyframing for a specific property click on the orange diamond next to the prop...

Page 136: ...the interpolation mode by using the icon next to the property name You can also move between Keyframes by using the left and right arrows You can add a new Keyframe by using the orange button in the m...

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Page 138: ...d documenting the various options for projector placement and the ad vantages or disadvantages for each option is referred to as a projection study The Projection Study layout allows you to generate d...

Page 139: ...f necessary Optionally for complex projects once a final display configuration has been chosen use the Content Production tool to create 2D templates for the artists to work in the scene If your proje...

Page 140: ...oned a The default unit scale of the X Agora 3D space is 1 unit 1 m b To adjust the scale or position of your model select the model in the player Viewport or the 3D Objects pane and then click on the...

Page 141: ...function If you select a single object and click on Create Projector Array in the Properties pane X Agora automatically detects the projection area by choosing the biggest surface of the selected mod...

Page 142: ...f and svg Those file types can be separated in two categories Modeling software formats fbx obj and CAD drawing formats dwg dxf and svg The most complete file format for X Agora is fbx however you may...

Page 143: ...e an aspect ratio setting Auto mode chooses a combination of aspect ratios to best conform to the desired coverage area Alternatively you can set all projectors to a fixed aspect ratio I 1 6 Projectio...

Page 144: ...ures the distance of the projectors from the projection surface Throw Ratio This is a property defined by the quality of the lens used on the projectors Aspect Ratio Auto mode automatically chooses as...

Page 145: ...ure I 8 Create a 3D Object Use the button to create a 3D primitive a plane sphere or cube to create a light or Measure or to import a 3D model created with third party 3D modelling software Each objec...

Page 146: ...ar automatically between the two objects in the 3D view Moving one of the two objects also moves the Measure and changes its Distance property 6 Click on the Color picker icon to modify the color of t...

Page 147: ...t is printed or exported is wysiwyg what you see in the Viewport is what you get in your docu ment To create a new Projection Study click on the in the Study Layout Toolbar in the upper right hand cor...

Page 148: ...Properties pane displays when you click on the Page tab in the Viewport Pages can be printed or exported to PDF from the Properties pane of the page Visualization mode Visualization modes are among th...

Page 149: ...rojection surface The minimum and maximum values for the heat map can be set in the Settings pane The heat map displays values from blue to red Values under the minimum or over the maximum are shown w...

Page 150: ...ther layout is the Print Layout which is the layout used to prepare a page for printing To switch to Print Layout click on Study Layout on the Toolbar in the upper right hand corner of the Viewport an...

Page 151: ...where in the Viewport with any text Figure I 15 New note The Projector Specifications the Cartouche and the Notes can be shown or hidden for each page To show or hide these items 1 Click on the Extras...

Page 152: ...ackground the edges and the objects Figure I 17 New view style Figure I 18 Assign view style 1 To assign a view style to a view 1 Click on the Extras icon in the upper left hand corner of the desired...

Page 153: ...p 126 I 2 Programming layout The Programming tool allows you to build content Timelines I 3 Calibration layout Use the Calibration layout to calibrate individual projectors when on site X Agora featu...

Page 154: ...ys based on your choice of projector connections while advanced control gives you control over every aspect of the config uration I 5 Playback layout The Playback layout is meant to play your show It...

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Page 156: ...Home Zoom Scroll wheel J 1 2 Timeline keyboard and mouse shortcuts Keep the offset of dragged ele ments while changing layers Shift and drag the Timeline element Panning in a Timeline MMB and drag LMB...

Page 157: ...r screens can be created in X Agora X Agora stores no UV information for any CAD file format therefore UV Sets in the media elements properties will not work To use the imported model as a projection...

Page 158: ...media is gamma corrected as opposed to linear or log J 2 4 Supported video formats X Agora supports most common video formats and codecs including MPEG 2 and MPEG 4 both the container and codec Quickt...

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