SOFTWARE VERSION 3.10 WWW.PRG.COM MBOX® DIRECTOR USER MANUAL AutoPar®, Bad Boy®, Best Boy®, Followspot Controller™, Mbox®, Mini Node™, Nocturne®, Series 400®, ReNEW®, Super Node™, UV Bullet™, V476®, V676®, Virtuoso®, and White Light Bullet™, are trademarks of Production Resource Group, LLC, registered in the U.S. and other countries. Mac®, QuickTime® and FireWire® are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. All other brand names which may be mentioned in this manual are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. This manual is for informational use only and is subject to change without notice. Please check www.prg.com for the latest version. PRG assumes no responsibility or liability for any claims resulting from errors or inaccuracies that may appear in this manual. Mbox® Director User Manual Version as of: August 31, 2015 PRG part number: 02.9800.0002.31 Production Resource Group Dallas Office 8617 Ambassador Row, Suite 120 Dallas, Texas 75247 www.prg.com Mbox® Director User Manual ©2011-2015 Production Resource Group, LLC. All Rights Reserved. TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction About This Manual........................................................................................................................................................................ 1 Additional Documentation ............................................................................................................................................................ 1 Training Videos ............................................................................................................................................................................. 2 Customer Service ......................................................................................................................................................................... 2 Overview About Mbox Director .................................................................................................................................................................... 3 Software Versions......................................................................................................................................................................... 3 Communication Protocol.............................................................................................................................................................. 3 Important Concepts ..................................................................................................................................................................... 3 Installation and Setup Installing Mbox Director................................................................................................................................................................ 4 Network Configuration ................................................................................................................................................................. 5 Running Mbox Director on an Mbox Server.......................................................................................................................... 7 Running Mbox Director on a Separate Mac Computer......................................................................................................... 9 Adding Fixtures .......................................................................................................................................................................... 12 Changing Configuration / Using Dual Output Features.............................................................................................................. 15 Working with the Dual Independent Mode ................................................................................................................................. 18 Adding Dual Independent Fixtures...................................................................................................................................... 18 Switching from Dual Independent to Other Modes............................................................................................................. 18 Switching to Dual Independent from Other Modes............................................................................................................. 19 General Operation Mbox Director Window............................................................................................................................................................... 20 Icons, Menus, and Hot-Keys (Keyboard Shortcuts)................................................................................................................... 20 Hot-Key (Keyboard Shortcut) List ....................................................................................................................................... 21 Hot Key (Keyboard Shortcut) Notes.................................................................................................................................... 23 Preference Settings .................................................................................................................................................................... 24 General Preferences............................................................................................................................................................ 24 Media Preferences .............................................................................................................................................................. 25 MIDI Preferences................................................................................................................................................................. 25 OSC Preferences................................................................................................................................................................. 26 Keyboard Macros Preferences............................................................................................................................................ 29 Art-Net/sACN Trigger Preferences...................................................................................................................................... 30 Media Picker............................................................................................................................................................................... 32 Generating Thumbnails ....................................................................................................................................................... 33 Enabling Feedback ..................................................................................................................................................................... 34 Using Fullscreen Mode in Local Configurations......................................................................................................................... 34 Pinning Windows........................................................................................................................................................................ 35 Undo/Redo ................................................................................................................................................................................. 35 Quick Start Up and Running.......................................................................................................................................................................... 36 Creating Shows About Show Files........................................................................................................................................................................ 38 MBOX® DIRECTOR USER MANUAL I Changing Between Servers ........................................................................................................................................................ 39 Adjusting Master Control Settings.............................................................................................................................................. 39 Adding Content to Layers........................................................................................................................................................... 40 Creating and Editing Scenes ...................................................................................................................................................... 42 Adding or Deleting Scenes.................................................................................................................................................. 43 Editing Scenes..................................................................................................................................................................... 44 Editing Multiple Scenes....................................................................................................................................................... 46 Separators ........................................................................................................................................................................... 47 Searching the Scene List (Find)........................................................................................................................................... 47 Editing Layers Using Drag and Drop 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