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MEDIA SERVER USER MANUAL 29
Additional Media Organization Guidelines
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Media folders 000 and 255 are reserved for default files and video inputs
respectively. Every Mbox Extreme v3 server has a standard video input
card that can receive an SDI (SD/HD), component, or composite video
signal. This input can be used to display video from an external source on
any layer, as if it were content on the server's hard-drive. You may also
display video from a USB or FireWire® camera connected directly to the
computer. To view video from video inputs, select library 255 and either
texture 255, 254, 253, or 252 - the Setup tab allows you to assign up to
four video inputs to these values. If no capture card or camera is detected
and diagnostics are enabled, you will see the "No Camera" image on the
display when requesting one of these media locations.
+ Remember that when you add content you should not duplicate existing
folder and file number combinations. It is best to make new folders for
custom content.
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Leading zeros are not required when numbering folders or files, but they
can help by making the file listing easier to read.
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Folder 255, texture 000 will display Mbox Extreme's Art-Net universe and
start address.
+ The Mbox Extreme Media Server also supports 16-bit file numbers. When
a file name uses a 16-bit number prefix, the folder number is derived from
the upper 8 bits of the 16-bit number and the file number from the lower 8
bits. When using 16-bit file numbers the folder number of any parent
folders is ignored.
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Mbox Extreme scans for content at application startup. If new content is
added while the Mbox Extreme application is running you must rescan the Media and Models folders to use that
new content. You can rescan these folders while Mbox Extreme is running by pressing [
a
R] on the server's
keyboard or from the console by using the control channel on the Camera fixture. There will be a brief pause in
movie playback while the rescan takes place.
No Camera
Address