High End Systems DL.2, User Manual

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CHAPTER 14
Content Management Application (CMA)
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Managing User Content
All Stock and User content can be viewed and refreshed but the CMA client gives you additional
control over other aspects of your custom content. Within the CMA window,
you can:
• Rename user files and folders
• Delete files and folders
• Control DMX value assignment to files and folders
• Move files and folders between your local drive and a DL.2 fixture server.
Naming and Deleting User Content Files and Folders
You can Rename any user content folder or file displayed in the right pane of the CMA window
using the pull down Media Folders or 3D Objects menu or with a right click selection. Use
the standard Windows operating system naming conventions.
You can Delete any user content folder or file displayed in the right pane of the CMA window
using the pull down Media Folders or 3D Objects menu or with a right click selection.
Note: You cannot Delete a movie if the DL.2 server is playing it.
Assigning DMX Values to User Content
The DMX Value associated with each file and folder makes it easy to use the DMX control
protocol to identify a unique media file or 3D object.
There are up to 240 Media file folders with each capable of containing up to 255 image or
movie media files. This gives a theoretical total of 61,200 possible locations for Media image or
movie files. There is one DMX parameter used to identify a 3D object so 255 DMX values are
available between the Stock and User Content to identify 3D objects.
Assigning DMX Values Automatically
The CMA can automatically assign a unique DMX value to any file or folder on a fixture that
does not already have a value. This automated assignment is based on alphabetically sorting
the existing file/folder names, and assigning each item a unique consecutive integer.
To automatically assign DMX values to a single file or folder with user content:
1. Display the User content folder or file in the right pane of the CMA Window
2. Select AutoSet DMX from either the Media Files folder or 3D Objects drop down menu
or the right click popup list. The CMA will assign a valid DMX value to the file or the folder.