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Table of Contents ArKaos PRO Software License ............................................................ 9 GNU Lesser General Public License ................................................. 13 Introduction ......................................................................................... 16 Welcome to MediaMaster Version 5! .................................................... 16 Documentation ............................................................................................. 16 Express vs Pro ............................................................................................. 16 Installing the software - PC ................................................................... 17 Installing the software - Mac ................................................................. 17 About your license .............................................................................. 18 Activating your software........................................................................ 18 Software Activation Dialog ........................................................................... 18 About the Demo Mode ................................................................................. 18 Use Activation Code ..................................................................................... 19 Activate License Dongle ............................................................................... 19 Use Serial Key File ....................................................................................... 21 Introduction to the software ............................................................... 22 Control Concepts ................................................................................... 22 Theater Mode interface ................................................................................ 22 Fixture Mode interface.................................................................................. 22 Features Summary: ................................................................................ 23 Outputs ........................................................................................................ 23 Visual Presets – Theater Mode interface ...................................................... 23 Media Management (Express and Pro) ........................................................ 23 Layers – Theater Mode ................................................................................ 24 Software Interface Overview .............................................................. 25 Theater Mode interface .......................................................................... 25 Key features ................................................................................................. 25 Fixture Mode interface – MediaMaster Pro ........................................... 26 Key features ................................................................................................. 26 Full Screen Output ................................................................................. 26 Connecting an External Controller .................................................... 27 Setting up DMX Control ......................................................................... 27 Using ArtNet................................................................................................. 27 MSEX implementation (Pro edition only) ...................................................... 27 Support for grandMA MA-Net (Windows Only) ............................................. 27 Using an Enttec DMX USB Pro device ......................................................... 28 Setting up an Enttec DMX USB Pro device on a PC ...................................................28 Setting up an Enttec DMX USB Pro device on a Mac OSX .........................................29 Setting up MIDI Control.......................................................................... 29 Using the Software – Theater Mode................................................... 30 The main window ................................................................................... 30 Layer Previews ............................................................................................ 30 Layer Preview Customization ....................................................................... 31 Master Output ............................................................................................... 32 Master output controls .................................................................................................. 32 Masks (Instant mode only) ........................................................................................... 32 Keystoning (Instant mode only) .................................................................................... 33 Soft Edging (Instant mode only) ................................................................................... 33 Status indicators ........................................................................................... 33 Visual Preset and Preset Patch .................................................................... 34 Patch Selection............................................................................................................. 35 Latch Toggle ................................................................................................................. 35 Managing Patch and Visual presets (Copy, Paste, Edit,..) .......................................... 35 Show Settings......................................................................................... 36 DMX channels .............................................................................................. 36 Trigger Channels: ......................................................................................................... 36 Parameter Channels: ................................................................................................... 36 Patch Selector Channel:............................................................................................... 36 Patch Display offset Channel: ...................................................................................... 36 Brightness Channel ...................................................................................................... 36 Contrast Channel ......................................................................................................... 36 Master volume channel ................................................................................................ 36 MIDI controllers and notes ............................................................................ 37 Trigger Controllers: ....................................................................................................... 37 Trigger Notes: ............................................................................................................... 37 Parameter Controllers: ................................................................................................. 37 Patch Selector Controllers: .......................................................................................... 37 Patch Display offset Controllers: .................................................................................. 37 Brightness Controller: ................................................................................................... 37 Contrast Controller: ...................................................................................................... 37 Master volume Controller: ............................................................................................ 37 Keyboard shortcuts ....................................................................................... 38 Toggle Latch: ................................................................................................................ 38 Edit parameters for visual presets ........................................................ 38 Visual / Playback .......................................................................................... 39 Loop Mode .................................................................................................................... 39 Speed/Timecode: ......................................................................................................... 39 Loop In / Loop Out / Start Point .................................................................................... 39 Effect Configuration ...................................................................................... 39 Triggers: ....................................................................................................... 40 KEY............................................................................................................................... 40 DMX .............................................................................................................................. 40 MIDI .............................................................................................................................