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1. Estimated file size N A Posen 0 0 00 00 000 BA 0 0 00 00 0 Chapterst load the video file you want to transcode from your hard drive DOMAIN CONCEPT ee eee Q CONCEPT MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting dePage 129 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x 6 Now you see the video file the Input Source in the preview right side z 7 Select a preset depending on the resolution and refresh rate the clip should have MainConcept Reference el X File Transcode View Windows Help wi P amp bo Preview Name Value S cham_cubes m2w Generic MPEG2 0 00 20 NTSC 1920x1080 Filesize KB 73356 videol B mpeg a Divx qMobile Div Profile Mobile Divx Profile Home Theater DivX Profile HD 720p DivX Profile HD 1080p Divx Profile Uncompressed Raw YUY AVS AYS custom Custom A VPU H MA VPU H MA VPU MA VPU HD720p 30Fps Z20MBits ES MA VPU SVGA 25fps 12MBits ES MA VPU SVGA 30Fps 12MBits ES fae 4 VPU VGA ZSfps 10MBits ES A VEL VGA 30Fps 10MBits ES Video EI Audio H Stream 3 Filters MA Acceleration Type Elementary sv Enable file splitting Maximal file size MB I eie da ar sition 000 0 00 00 000 600 0 00 20 000 C Dokumente und Einstellunaen adminfEigene Dateien Eigene Videosforiginalfcham cubes out mpv pre ma ll Opened file C Dokumente und Einstellungen admin E
2. H input Description Process A 1A VPU HD10 fps_30 gt 7 VIDEO cham_cubes m2y AUDIO N A Generic MPEG2 1920x1080 30fps 3 Value Name cham_cubes m2v Generic MP filesize KB videoO N MA VPU HD1080p 30fps 30MBits PS Is Eee Fenn Bp EE EE EE nn n Video Audio Stream 3 Filters MA Acceleration Codec MPEG 1 2 m width 1920px 2 pass Profile Generic MPEG2 v Height 1080px Framerate 30 000 Mode NTSC iv Aspect 16 9 x Bitrate 30000kbps e 000 0 00 00 000 600 0 00 20 000 G G G a Show details Opened file C Dokumente und Einstellungen adminfEigene Dateien Eigene Yideos original cham_cubes m2 There are several ways how to manage files and transcoding jobs with Main Concept Please refer to the excellent Main Concept Reference manual for more information MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting dePage 132 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x 16 Warnings SEIZURE WARNING Some people about 1 in 4000 may have seizures or blackouts triggered by light flashes or patterns such as while watching TV or playing video games even ifthey have never had a seizure before Anyone who has had a seizure loss of awareness or other symptom linked to an epileptic condition should consult a doctor before working with the application Parents should watch when their children whi
3. Filename of the setup gMA VPU_ GMA2 Streaming GMA1 Streaming _v VPU Version Splash screen apperars while startup Info box Menu Help Info Example grandMAVPU_ 0 900 6 1 _ v1 34 0 900 GMA2 Streaming Version This number should correspond to the grandMA 2 onPC streaming version 6 1 GMA1 Streaming Version This number should correspond to the grandMA 1 onPC streaming version V1 34 Version of MA VPU MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting dePage 26 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x 2 6 IP Addresses IP addresses are what allow the internet and most modern networks to work It s a way of identifying a computer by a unique set of numbers an IP address An IP address is made up of a set of four numbers Each number can have a value between 0 and 255 IP adresses can be set via the network settings of the Windows system settings MA VPU has to be restarted if the settings are changed New adresses are read with the restart of MA VPU Your PC and the console must have their respective IP addresses set up correctly The first three sets of numbers must be the same and the last set must be different For example GrandMA console IP address 192 168 0 5 PC with MA VPU IP address 192 168 0 10 To setup the IP address of the desk please refer to the desk user s manual Note The default IP address of MA VPU is 127 0 0 1 the local host address of the PC In this cas
4. 86 F recommended 10 C 25 C 50 77 F due to extreme processing power Deeper temperature can cause failure of the displays higher temperature can overcharge the cooling system of the apparatus and can destroy hardware components Humidity Operation 20 80 relative humidity no condensation Storage 10 80 relative humidity no condensation Environment Follow all the IMPORTANT SAFETY INSRUCTIONS Use the apparatus only within the environment operating limits Use the apparatus only indoor Air must be free of dust and hazardous and explosive substances Avoid vibrating support and extreme loud environment This apparatus is not protectet against splash water Do not use this apparatus near water Do not use the apparatus in rain or moisture MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldbuttelorunn www malighting dePage 145 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x 19 10 Quickstart Connect VPU plus SERIAL NO Vp 090600003 2x DVI OUT EDID Switches Mains switch ON OFF In standby mode switch on P the AC power voltage is present within the nstrument even if the apparatus is switched off by the push button on the front Mains Input blue 120 230V 50 60HZ no switching of voltage necessary Cable not included ex works Mains Output grey 120 230V 30 60Hz no switching of voltage necessary Cable not included ex works 2x Ethernet for connecting MA consoles grand
5. gt we Place a cross fade effect between both clips MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldbuttelorunn www malighting dePage 122 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x Drag the effect into the video track area Cross fade effects can only be placed in the transition effects track Place it right into the area where both video clips overlap The cross fade effect will adjust its own length to the length of the overlapping area automatically You now have created a soft cross fade from the end of the first clip into the beginning of the second A window pops up and gives you more options to configure the cross fade effect But we are happy with the default settings right now Just click OK Notice that Ulead Video Editor computes the manipulated video frames each time you use an effect on the clip This can lead to a short delay because you must wait until the application has finished rendering the new frames Reduce the length of the second clip Reduce the length of the second clip until its end meets the end of the first clip The whole movie is now as long as the first clip But what is the difference now The clip will cross fade now into its own beginning For that we needed the copy Now the clip is ready for a loop playback Save the project Compress and export the clip You can export the finished clip under menu file create video file Enter a path and
6. Slalus Bar ss een ee 63 MS AA AE ee 64 7 6 Multi Preview Eis ini 64 7 7 COMEN EdilGF dte eek 65 7 1 1 Content Image Pool Pool sist SEE ee Di ER ee De ea en 66 LAE SOMME SDObIEGE be EE DR ee oe AD Re Ee ER Dae Er 68 1 1 2 GoritentEif1 TYE El TYDENS ES GE AE GE Ge Ge aud GE ee 69 1 68 File BiOWSel aan 70 MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldbuttelbrunn www malighting dePage 4 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x 8 Features Attributes and Functions ss sk ER EER EER REK KEER RE ER EE ER EE RR EER KEER RE ER Ee Re 71 8 1 Order of Effect EXeCullon ne 86 9 eo le GUNG RE ee ee 87 10 KeyStONINO EE EE EE EE EE EE ES 88 11 PIXelMapper EERS SEKS ER DE RASSE GREG Ee GR WE KERE NR ER EE WE ER SE Haie ER GER SEE RES 90 111 Pixelmapper Graphical VIEW iss EE KG EE RE ENE ERG EE EK EE EWE NSR Re ee ERK ESE Ee 91 11 1 1 Pixeimapper FOOD als EER RS ee Ee RE ie Re Ee RE ie ie Ee ee Eb ie 92 11 12 Remapper EURE eek 92 11 2 Pixelmapper Grid VIEW ois si EE AR Ee Ee Ge EG ew ee EE 94 11 3 Poelmapper Panel EAItOF is se ES ee bek ee RS ee be Sk ee DOE Se ee be ee be ee be bb de ke 96 11 4 SOUP OAR LED Wall Ee ee Ge Ge ee ee si De ei ee Ge ee GE 97 11 5 File Forimat of LED Panels une 99 11 9 1 LED Panel EXaMDIES ss SE ER N RE GN Re ee Ee GE Ge Es RE ee Se 101 12 Creation of customized 3D Objects esse RE RR EER RR RARR RR RARR RR RAAR RR nenn 106 13 Example for the Splitting of an HD Video iese ee se
7. 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting dePage 71 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x Color ColorMix CM1 CM2 CM3 Color 0 0 0 Color 0 0 100 Tint the output with the CMY Cyan Magenta Yellow color mixer SB C SBC 50 50 50 SBC 0 50 50 Saturation Brightness Contrast Set Hue Saturation and Brightness of a layer Colorkey Layer 2 R G B Tolerance Alpha Type Key R G B 100 0 0 Tol R G B 10 0 0 Set the transparency for the foreground object Image Laver 1 For each RGB channel the value WY mage ae and tolerance can be set SS separately First select the color then set the TE tolerance N The switch Alpha decides if the pixel gets complete transparent Resulting Output Image or Opaque in dependency to the color key The switch Type decides if the calculation is done in the RGB Red Green Blue or HSB Hue Saturation Brightness model MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting dePage 72 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x Colorboost ColBoost R G B ColBoost 50 50 50 ColBoost 0 0 100 Manipulate the intensity of red green or blue color of the image seperately Borders Borders Left Hard Left Soft Right Hard Top Hard Top Soft soft borders hard borders Borders can be used for realizing PiP picture in picture applications Softborder works with alpha channels so that the layer underneath can
8. Select the Active My Session 7 Network Session and click on Join Session The show will be transferred to the desk and the desk will become the master of the session if it was created from MA VPU My Station Hame ID Hame Frioritiy Password Invitation Style 6 2 Step 2 Controlling Images and Videos via the grandMA 1 desk Now you have access to the images and videos arranged in the demo show of MA VPU The surface of the touch screen should look like this Fixture Preset amp Values Sort sorted by Numbers FA o Nme DEE ColorMix COLORKEY Michi CH2 CHS ey AKey G Key BToleraAlpha Type HSB Min OFf Mas M21 e The column Name shows all configured layers of the show file In the columns beside all available effects for this layer are listed MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting dePage 47 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x Now we ll see how to control MA VPU via the desk EIE Click on the Preview tab of MA VPU to watch the resulting output preview If you prefer a Fullscreen view apply the Fullscreen button in the toolbar back with the Alt Enter button Fixture Preset sorted by Num Select a layer and open the dimmer Now you can fade in the actual selected image for the layer If you want to change the image or video for the layer scroll through the image selection with the encod
9. matrix consists of several LED panels that are arranged in a grid The LED matrix in the following example exists of 4 pieces 5x5 LED panels with 25 RGB chanals each Therefore every panel needs 25 x 3 75 DMX channels In the example each panel is assigned to an individual DMX universe Panel 1 Panel 2 Universe 1 Universe 2 DMX Chan 1 DMX Chan 1 Panel 3 Panel 4 Universe 3 Universe 4 DMX Chan 1 75 DMX Chan 1 75 To configure the LED wall there are two possibilities 1 or 2 MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting dePage 97 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x 1 Drag the LED Panel from the left field holding the left mouse button down into the output area To move the panels you can use the arrow keys Arrow key moves 1 grid snap Arrow Key Shift moves 545 1 Meter grau txt Yo grid snaps EE Arrow Key Cirl moves 2 5 grid snaps 2 Or choose the New button in the tool bar de l Fam 1 Draw a rectangle while holding the left mouse button down Draw from the upper leit down to the lower right corner diagonally The area will be filled automatically with the necessary amount of panels Panel 4 After dropping a dialog for the DMX values appears Panel Count Channels per Panel 75 Panel Count Number LED panels Channels per Panel Number of the DMX channels per panel Universe Address of the first DMX universe for patching DMX
10. 0 3A 0 3B 0 2B 0 3A 0 3B 0 4B 4A 0 4B 0 4A 0 4B 0 If several projectors should show one common image the borders must be cross faded For every border one channel for the position and one channel for the dispensation of the black wedge exist This example shows a soft edging for the left border of the image Splitscreen Offset X Offset Y Changing the X or Y offset doesn t change the point of view Camera axis stays on the object axis This is different from VCamPos 8 1 Order of Effect Execution Effects are executed in the following range top down Texture Color Color Key Effects SW or Sepia or stuff like that RGB Values Red Green Blue Color Boost Saturation Contrast Brightness Dimmer Alpha MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting dePage 86 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x 9 Softedging Softedging or Soft Edge Blending is a technique to split a complete picture into several smaller tiles Therefore the margins of the flanking edges overlap Inside the overlapping range both images show the same content but with decreasing brightness to the boarders MA VPU supports this technique for videos and images This is realized via four controllable grayscales gray wedges at the borders of the image Position and distribution of the grayscale are controlled by the grandMA desk with each two channels Left Tile Right Tile ee Projecto
11. 16 D 97297 Waldbuttelorunn www malighting dePage 117 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x For this example we choose device control because we had already set the in and outpoints Remember Another window opens with parameters for the recording Check the name and the path of the file Make sure that there is only one clip in the lower area of the window the one which you set up Capture Video Options Advanced IE Frame rate 25 Frames sec Ed Exacth match specified frame rate Audio Format Capture method Auto 10 sels Video Source Auto rio time limit Properties Manual Settings Device control Batch Capture audio Auto naming File ekeigene dateien wideo capture Browse _ Save to Production Library Folder Media Library Library Force to use preview mode MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldbuttelorunn www malighting dePage 118 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x x Batch Settings Total 1 tasks Heel name untitled Location File name videOOO1 avi Update Markin DDI 10121 TE a Fa Add Mark out u OE ice gt F 4 Delete sate frames OS Frames Delete All R Mark n hd ark out File name un 00 10 16 02 oi eeigene daltelerwiden capture vide Start the recording by hitting OK Recording starts You can observe the current status of the capture process in the
12. 2 3 2 Start Acronis on VPUs with serial Numbers up to 86 on VPUs with serial numbers below 86 are based on Windows Vista Restart the machine and press F11 during Boot This will lead you to the Acronis Start Menu Press F11 again to open up a Boot Menu window to enter parameters Stood in January 2010 you have to force the graphic card to do 800x600 to work correct with the internal screen on a VPU Plus Otherwise you will see graphical artefacts and not readable fonts On a VPU Basic it is not intended to put any Boot menu parameters into this line If you pressed F11 and the Boot menu window comes up Eier Enter Linux kernel command line vaas 315 quiet X Enter this complete line also written identical only in Acronis 2010 vga 0x315 quiet and press OK You will then be at the start screen of Acronis Choose Acronis True Image home to proceed aa Acronis True image Home Full version J x Wa Windows er Acronis True Image Home 2010 MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting dePage 14 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x 2 3 3 Start Acronis on VPUs with serial Numbers from 87 VPUs with serial numbers from 87 on are based on Windows7 They are equipped with an external USB stick that you will find at the backplane of the VPU To boot from USB media press F12 during startup This leads to the Boot menu Select the boot device Hard Di
13. 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting dePage 24 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x 2 4 Access VPU via Network To access the VPU over the Network make sure your computer is in the same range as the IP address that is assigned to the Ether 1 device in the VPU You can use the 192 168 0 xxx range since this is also necessary for a valid MA Net connection In your computer open a windows explorer window and type the IP address of your VPU as shown below lol EET GO Ff 192 168 0 0 mm A popup will show up and ask you to enter the user and password necessary to access the VPU User Benutzername MA Password Kennwort 12345 Then you can transfer data to the content or the software folder EB 192 168 0101 Organisieren Ansichten t Netzwerk und Freigabecenter ea Name T Komm J Content J Software yy Drucker You have access to the complete partition d The default folder for content is d content The software folder is used to transfer software updates to the unit via Ethernet connections MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting dePage 25 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x 25 Version of grandMA desk or grandMA onPC off line You can determine by means of the version number of MA VPU if the software version fits to the software version of the desk or off line MA VPU version number can be determined via
14. Address DMX start address of the first panel Panel Offset Distance between the start addresses of the single panels For example With the offset of 512 for each panel a new DMX universe is taken This happens because the DMX universe range reaches from 1 to 512 Universe Art Met Port 0 0 Start Channel Panel Custom Offset MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting dePage 98 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x The following example shows the distribution of the DMX addresses on the DMX universes DMX 1 Panel 1 Universe 1 512 DMX 1 Panel2 Universe 2 HE es EE Re A r p ry yy oi do id od Mi vi iv a a a 4 5 x 5 RGB LED Panel 75 i 5x 5 RGB LED Panel 75 75 DMX Channels l 75 DMX Channels f DMX Startaddress 1 4 gt DMX Offset 512 4 o O OS 11 5 File Format of LED Panels The properties of an LED panel are specified in a text file e g 5x5 25cm txt This text files are located in the folder C ProgramFiles MA Lighting Technologies MA VPU Software Data NEWPANELS Parallel to the text file is a bitmap bmp with the same name in the folder for the visualization The file construction is similar to the fixture description file of the desk The LED panel file describes the physical dimensions of the panel the optical visualization and the dimensions of the LEDs as well as the DMX channels and the patching order The file is structured hierarchic
15. Create lt 2205 MB Now lt 2083 MB Delta lt 122 MB Critical lt 551 MB Fp5 60 0 Tm 06 50 15 365 MM Tm 06 50 15 396 Res 1920 1080 swei4 Burysog The Docking Frame contains all opened Views Views can be minimized or opened by pressing the star or removed by clicking the x SO now it is possible to keep dialogs open for monitoring reasons and close all dialogs by one click and open exactly the same views by only one click You can scroll in this frame and the preview or multi preview will be downscaled when Docking Frame is opened SDI Dialog There are 3 preconfigured files for SDI In MA provides MA default 1080 MA default 720p MA default 576i In the Config drop down you can select those files Afterwards you need do set the drop down Interlacing to Field 1 then 2 If you need any other resolutions just select any other resolution in the drop down Resolution Memory Window This window gives you an overview of the system memory The first bar is the complete System Memory the second bar the memory of the graphics device 1 and the third bar shows the memory of graphics device 2 So on this example we have different resolutions on both outputs which means 2 devices for the system and this may indicate that working with different resolutions cuts the system down in performace as two devices are in use So keep in mind to avoid using different resolutions whenever possible You can do so but t
16. Do not block any ventilation openings Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators heat registers stoves or other apparatus including amplifiers that produce heat Protect the power cord not included from being walked on or pinched particulary ar plugs convenience receptacles and the point where they exist from the apparatus Only use attachments accessories specified by the manufacturer When a cart is used use caution when moving the cart apparatus combination to avoid injury from tip over Unplug this apparatus during lighting storms or when used for long period of time Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus the apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture does not operate normally or has been dropped 19 8 Electric shock warning on the rear of the grandMA The unit should be serviced by qualified personnel only as live parts may be exposed when opening and or removing coverings besides others you run the risk of suffering an electric shock CAUTION ATTENTION RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE NE PAS OUVRIR MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldbuttelorunn www malighting dePage 144 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x 19 9 Safety and Environment Operating Limits Temperature 0 C 30 C 32 F
17. EN55103 2 E2 Additional information DMX512 Ethernet USB Malink DVI LTC Audio IN Midi and analogue inputs must be shielded and the shielding must be connected to the earthing resp to the housing of the corresponding plug Waldb ttelbrunn 22 08 2008 Dipl Ing Michael Adenau MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting dePage 148 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x 20 Index 3 GESE ER HON OR EE EE 68 3D objects CustomiZzing 106 A Access VPU via Network 25 AGE une re 14 Artnet IP Address u 2 420422 200 27 Art Net Out Mode 93 Aspect Rat Rennen een 68 AUGIO OE een 125 AUlOES AN aa ae 11 B BACK Dana 13 BINO OV EE EE een 63 sai JA EER N N 73 C Camera Features and Attributes 82 Camera Layer iese ee ee ek ee 42 Capture Device iek ek ee 58 GOdECS eek ER ER ER Ee ee ee 124 ele DOOS RR EE IR OE EE EN 73 COIRE AE EE OE N N 72 ColorMIX EE Ge ee 72 82 Connection States nee 32 Content Editor 222400222 nennen nennen 65 Content Specifications 124 Controlling Images and Videos via the MA MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn Copy amp Paste esse ee ee ee ee 94 D Data management see Ee 36 DIMMEF EE EE GE DE OE N 71 E EDID Manager 2 40
18. Gite 9J MG eek i A cf oF i NEA N A mr TT r gee Soll WU EZ ER BE m ME it f lt laa gt T gt gt f gt MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldbuttelorunn www malighting dePage 113 Swat Bo Erde Seo Z207 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x 14 How to create a Video Loop This is a short tutorial on how to create a video loop with the software Ulead Video Editor Let s assume that you just returned home from a trip and now want to create a loop from one of your recorded scenes on our tape Video capture Insert the tape which contains your video material into the camera Rewind the tape to the start if necessary Connect the camera with an i link wire to the FireWire port of your computer To transfer the video material with the best possible quality from the tape to the computer make sure that your computer has a FireWire adapter Switch your camera to Playback Mode Every camera has two main operational modes One is for recording and is often called the camera mode The second mode is the playback mode This mode is for watching your video in the camera or capturing transferring it to an external device If you have any problems regarding the handling of your camera you should look at the user operating manual for your camera Start the Ulead Video Capture software Example is shows version 7 0 Ulead divides the functions of capturing and
19. PC remote controlling shaper iris and scaling settings layers for Shaper Iris Effects Scaling Camera Positions Keystone and Softedge In addition MA VPU offers the possibility of choosing any three dimensional object as a surface for video or still images Cubes cylinders soheres extruded logos or any other three dimensional shape can be textured with complimentary images or videos The position and orientation of these three dimensional objects are fully controllable from the grandMA console You could start with a cube rotating and progress to a three dimensional logo flying around but from then on you are only limited by your imagination Each image or video that is used at the same time requires a layer Since the brightness of each layer is controllable it is possible to cross fade from one video image to another by cross fading from one layer to another By controlling and mixing the output of the MA VPU your grandMA console has become a video mixer MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting dePage 8 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x 1 3 _ Transition from grandMA video to MA VPU This information conforms to grandMA video users changing to MA VPU As a user of a grandMA video dongle version either on MA mediaPC or self designed media server you will encounter most likely the following situation grandMA video software is installed on a computer self designed or mediaPC wit
20. V 5 7x Shapers Shapert 1A 0 1B 0 2A 0 1A 30 1B 0 2A 30 1A 1B 2A 2B 3A 3B 4A 4B 2B 0 3A 0 3B 0 2B 0 3A 30 3B 0 4A 0 4B 0 4A 30 4B 0 With the beam shapers the resulting image can be masked variable with four shapers each with 2 channels A and B Video VObj Images Image no Image Image Circle Select the image for the iris mask VScale X Y Z All X 50 Y 50 X 50 Y 30 Z 50 Z 50 Y Scale the dimensions of the object in X Y Z direction Vimg Split X Y Offset X Y Split X 0 Split Y 0 Split X 2 Split Y 2 Split the image in X and Y Split offset of the image This offset can be understood as the Point of View PoV By using this function the perspective doesn t change Try this with the cube and you will clearly see the difference MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting dePage 83 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x VCamPos X Y Z X 50 Y 50 Z 50 X 46 Y 52 Z 54 All layer views are mixed up to one view for the main cameras whose images are send to the physical outputs These imaginary cameras can be moved to show only parts of the whole image So several applications can be connected together to project a huge image If the camera position moves the perspective changes Take a cube rotate it a bit and then move the camera You can see that the perspective changes you can see that the world s center
21. VPU Fullscreen GUI off Windowed GUI on Sniffer Mode Sniffer mode only GMA 1 Slave Mode Slave Mode only GMA 1 Enter PM Start Pixelmapper Leave PM Leave Pixel Mapper Clear cache MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting dePage 80 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x Shapers Shaper 1A 0 1B 0 2A 0 1A 30 1B 0 2A 30 1A 1B 2A 2B 3A 3B 4A 4B 2B 0 3A 0 3B 0 2B 0 3A 30 3B 0 Blades 4A 0 4B 0 4A 30 4B 0 With the beam shapers the resulting image can be masked variable with four shapers each with 2 channels A and B With the Blade switch shapers can be switched on or off Video VObj Image Image no Image Image Circle Select the image for the iris mask MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting dePage 81 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x Note Camera effects manipulate the complete output signal Color SB C SBC 50 50 50 SBC 0 50 50 Saturation Brightness Contrast Set Hue Saturation and Brightness of a layer Colorboost ColBoost R G B ColBoost 50 50 50 ColBoost 0 0 100 Manipulate the intensity of red green or blue color of the image seperately Beam Iris Iris Iris 10 Iris 80 Open or close the Iris MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting dePage 82 Operating Manual MA VPU
22. VPU station an own Fixture Layer is created This Layer accepts several Video Layers These Video Layers can be combined to meet your requirements In the following example the Fixture Layer with the name VPU contains 1 Master Fixture 6 Video Layers and 2 Camera Fixtures known as former VPU Output fixture grandMA2 Edit Setup used Parameters 553 available Parameters 0 Showing Layers Layer video ren mer Fixture meaa Te Pan Tilt af m Name Fixtures Channels SA EE hare Type _ Patch Master invert Invert Swop oo Layer 1 Layer FOUL Layer 2 Layer 1 096 Layer 3 Layer 1 191 Layer 4 Layer 1 286 Layer 5 Layer 1 381 Layer 6 Layer 2 001 Master Master 2 096 Cameral Camera 2 146 Camera 2 Camera 2 279 1 9 DD On a u 2 WwW NY E m Delete Diagnostic Fixtures and Channels in Layer it gt gt gt Lines Hame Type ID ChalD Fix Patch Hast Func Pan Func Tilt Swap DMX Pan DM Layer 1 Layer 1 1 A 1 Ei i Layer Layer 2 1 A 33 Layer 3 Layer 3 1 A 185 Layer 4 Layer 4 141 277 Layer 5 Layer 5 1 A 369 Layer 6 Layer 6 2 B 1 Master Master T 2 61 93 Camera 1 Camera 8 281 119 C ys Camera 2 Camera 9 ay 242 T ite New Dtm amp Layers for a show can be arranged for your requirements on the desk You can find them in the fixture library at the entry MA LIGHTING MA Li
23. a name for your file in the next dialog In the options section you can choose a specific compression codec which will reduce the size of your video file significantly though causing some loss of quality This will help you to maintain constant playback without delays during which the video player would have to wait for new data You have to make a compromise here You can get really good codecs which offer both very good image quality and very low file size However these codecs are often not free for commercial use The DivX codec belongs in this section But you cannot expect that this codec will be available on the target platform of your video The worst thing that may happen is that you see a plain black rectangle instead of your clip You can set the output size of the video under the second tab General Switch to User Defined and enter 1024 x 768 to adjust the size to the resolution of a video projector In the data track dropdown menu switch to only video to drop the audio track Save the file with the chosen settings Good luck MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldbuttelorunn www malighting dePage 123 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x 15 Content Specifications General Note About MPEG 2 MPEG stands for Moving Pictures Expert Group who created a couple of international standards One important one is the MPEG 1 2 ISO IEC 13818 part x standard which will be used for the MA VPU
24. after Pause even with the Looping Play Index Plays the video from the indexes frame which has to be set first Loop Starts the video endless Begin End looped forward from the beginning Loop Loop Index Loops around the Begin Index End frames index which has to be set first Loop Index VPlayer Speed modify the playback speed VPlayer Begin Set an inpoint VPlayer End Set an outpoint VPlayer Index Select a frame index MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting dePage 78 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x VEffect 1 4 Eff Type Eff Part Eff Type 0 Eff Type Sepia Several effects based on the Direct3D standard can be selected Effects are defined within fx files as described in 7 7 3 Content Effi Type Eff4 Type Sound Volume SndVol 0 SndVol 100 Control the sound output for video files with a soundtrack Sound is off sound Is on MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting dePage 79 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x Beam Iris Iris Iris 10 Iris 80 Open or close the Iris Control Control CTRL Multi Preview Fullscreen View The Control channel of the Master Layer is used to switch to the Fullscreen View or to shut down the VPU via the desk These functions are available as buttons in the Smart View No Operation Shutdown Shutdown VPU Restart Restart
25. an allergic reaction such as a skin rash frequent sneezing red eyes or respiratory difficulties consult a physician immediately to determine the cause Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way such as power supply cord or plug is damaged liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus the apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture does not operate normally or has been dropped Besides others you run the risk of suffering an electric shock If one of the following conditions occurs please disconnect the mains plug and call your dealer or technical support Power cord or mains plug is damaged or worn Liquid penetrated the unit The unit was exposed to rain or high ambient humidity The unit does not function properly even when following all the instructions in the manual Only manipulate the controls as stated in the manual wrong settings on the controls may damage the unit The unit fell and the housing was damaged WARNING TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPARATUS TO RAIN OR MOISTURE MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldbuttelorunn www malighting dePage 143 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x 19 7 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Read these instructions Keep these instructions Heed all warnings Do not use this apparatus near water Clean only with dry cloth
26. and the point where they exit from the apparatus If using an extension cord make sure the rated output of all units connected in aggregate does not exceed the maximum rated output of the extension cord The rated output of the units plugged into the socket should in aggregate not exceed 10 amperes If the power cord or the mains plug is damaged let a qualified technician replace it immediately Only use power cords which are marked as safety proof All service work should be exclusively performed by qualified service technicians Do not use any high power walkie talkies or cellular phones near the unit The unit is provided with a safety plug This plug can only be used with safety sockets These precautions should by all means be followed If the plug should not fit into a given socket e g the case with old sockets the socket should be replaced by an electrician Do not ignore the safety purpose of the grounding type plug A grounding type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong The third prong is provided for your safety If the provided plug does not fit into your outlet consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldbuttelorunn www malighting dePage 142 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x As with all industrially manufactured goods the use of substances that induce an allergic reaction such as aluminium cannot be generally excluded If you develop
27. dialog New Show Load Show Save Show as Update Software Pixelmapper DVI Restart with grandMA 1 2 Network Select the fixture layer MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting dePage 52 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x 7 2 Menu bar File View Made Help Like in several other Windows application you can store and recall files and adjust the settings of the program 7 2 1 File New Show Creates a new show with 6 Layers 1 Master fixture and 2 Camera fixtures Load Show Opens a dialog to load a showfile gvs grandMA 1 or gz grandMA 2 file Save show Opens a dialog to save the current show at a given filename as Settings Opens the Settings dialog Within this dialog you can set Display settings Network settings Main settings e g FOH feature Video In settings MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting dePage 53 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x Settings Set the display properties Display Display Network Main Video In GUI EDID Monitor Refr Hz Resolution Ps 60 60 Monitor Identifikation Activate all Monitors Output Up to 4 monitor outputs VPU pro only are supported Camera Each output can display a different camera GUI Select the output for the GUI Graphical User Interface EDID State of EDID Manager see 2 7 EDID Manager Monitor Name of the physical inte
28. dongle former grandMA Video application the switching between Windowed and Fullscreen is relevant Therefore you can use the Alt Enter key Blind Only enabled if the FOH Features in the Options Dialog is enabled You can take or reject the Blind Preview from the desk by selecting the appropriate check buttons If the Blind Preview is active the button gets blue Channels Only enabled if Multi Preview tab is selected Toggle the Channel controls in the Multi Preview 7 4 Status Bar The status bar offers an overview about the system status Type of network Network Type grandMal 1 grandMA 1 or grandMA 2 Connection state in network Not connected Master Slave or Sniffer as described in 3 4 Connection States Connection State Name of the showfile show File VIDEO TEST 1 3 4 Shows the status of the dongle Dongle ay MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting dePage 63 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x Used IP address for MA Net IF 192 168 1 2 User of grandMA show rights Restricted or Administrator User Administrator Shows the used fixture layer You can switch the fixture layer via this drop down menu Fisture Layer VEL Assign the VPU Camera e g Camera 1 to an Output This function is identical to the former Softedge ID 7 5 Preview This view offers a preview of the resulting outp
29. editing video into two applications The module which helps you to transfer the video material onto your hard drive is called Ulead Video Capture You can find it in your start menu under the entry for Ulead Video Editor ENT EER ERG Ad PR Audio Editor 7 0 Ulead DVD MovieFactory 2 me Burn disk images M SpeedTree Read Me IM ACD Systems 4 lt Video Capture 7 0 l ua video Editor 7 0 By now you should see an image of your tape in the main preview window If this isn t the case just click the play button in the control panel in the lower screen area Make sure that preview mode is active You can find it at menu view MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting dePage 114 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x BE Video Capture mm oly Fie Control Heti Heip Switch ul ae ee SE SA MA EE ET RN gt el sela ln sa Capture the video into the peogram If you still see no image of your video you have to make sure that your recording plug in is configured correctly You can do this under menu setup recording plug in Common types are Ulead VFW Recording Plug in for Adaptec PAPI 1394 capture adapters Ulead DirectShow Recording Plug in for TI 1394 capture adapters Ulead DV Recording Plug in for other types of DV capture adapters MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldbuttelorunn www malighting dePage 115 Op
30. even shine through the top layer to merge the layers For example first cut the layer to a smaller size which is NOT scaling and then create a soft edge by using the soft parameter for the respective side of the layer This makes the layer underneath shine through see picture MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting dePage 73 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x Video VObj 3D Object cross sphere Select an 2D or 3D object on which surface the image or video is shown MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting dePage 74 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x VObj Pool Selection of the I Pool One Pool can contain up to 255 images or videos VObj Images Choose the image or video from the selected Pool VObj Output Choose output for the layer e g the layer 1 is only visible on output 1 VPos X Y Z Scale scale modifies the range of X Y Z Positioning of the projection object in X Y Z direction VRot X Y Z Rotate the projection object around the X Y and Z axis Pool Standard Pool Video Test2 selected selected 3D Objects Eff2 Type Ef3 Type Effd 3D Objects Effi Type Eff2 Typ 0 Standard Clip Image 0 Standard Clip Image 4 row EWE Image 1 Image 2 X 50 Y 50 X 25 Y 25 Z 50 Z 25 iz X 40 Y 60 X 40 Y 40 Z 40 Z 50 M
31. file name for the created backup After inserting these entire information click on proceed to start the backup You should always get a positive message at the end of the process If not you should definitely check what went wrong MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting dePage 22 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x After unpacking the VPU Unit the first thing you should do is to make a copy of the delivered content onto any type of USB storage device This can be a USB stick or a USB hard disk with minimum 18 GByte free space This should be done by opening the file browser in the VPU software and by copying the complete content folder of drive D to your USB device Just make sure that you connect your storage device before you switch to the internal file browser of the VPU because otherwise it may not be listed as a possible option In the application click on the file browser tab File View Made ONSE If you are connected to a session this may happen automatically if you are in grandMA2 mode and have a valid MA Net2 connection to a console a popup window and warn you that you will lose your session connection when entering the file browser Click yes to proceed GAUTION oe 1 Caution when vou enter the Browser You will lose your Session For this time the lt Invite gt is disabled In the file browser window you can choose between two storage locations and drives Yo
32. heart in the status bar Please Note If you are not in a session or the master there will be no output Create a new session by opening the network dialog click Network and then click the Create Session button The Master state will be indicated by the blue heart Now you can invite the desk or onPC to the MA session grandMA 1 only in grandMA 2 join the session from the desk Click the Invite Station button Settings Network and select the Station Desk or onPC Invite the station by clicking the OK button Invite Station Show data of MA VPU will be transferred to the desk This is signaled via a progress bar MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting dePage 46 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x Note MA VPU can create a session as a Master If a desk joins into this session the desk will become the master and MA VPU will become the slave All show data on the desk will be overwritten From now on the desk becomes the master of the grandMA session and MA VPU joins as Slave coe Mr You also can join the MA Network Consoles Active Network Sessions Stations in Network Session a session via the desk or ID Session Name Showfile No Name Status Gi onPC ntel Duo 2 1 Unconnected Intel Duo 4_1 ME Deo TEST vlae rm Therefore select the Tools button on the desk and open the MA Network dialog
33. is still the centre of your monitor VEffect 1 4 Eff Type Eff Part Eff Type 0 Eff Type Sepia Several effects based on the Direct3D standard can be selected Effects are defined within fx files as described in 7 7 3 Content Effi Type Eff4 Type 3D Key PosX Y Z Rot X Y Z Scale X Y Z All Select a 3D object for the camera This is useful to manipulate the complete output e g for projecting ona cyclorama or display all layers on a sphere MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting dePage 84 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x Keystone 1A 0 1B 0 2A 0 1A 0 1B 0 2A 0 1A 1B 2A 2B 3A 3B 4A 2B 0 3A 0 3B 0 2B 30 3A 0 3B 0 4B 4A 0 4B 0 4A 0 4B 30 All layer views are mixed up to one view for the main camera Each edge of this view can be moved towards the opposite edge to generate a keystone effect Keystone Corr X Corr 0 X Corr 75 Corr X Corr Y Y Corr 0 Y Corr 0 If a picture is projected distorted on a Surface a perspective correction is necessary to distribute the content on the surface correctly Therefore the distribution of the picture content can be manipulated in X and Y direction MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting dePage 85 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x Softedge 1A 0 1B 0 2A 0 1A 0 1B 0 2A 50 1A 1B 2A 2B 3A 3B 4A 2B
34. library containing images gobos and video clips This content is preinstalled on the VPUs and can be ordered from MA Lighting Similar to the magazine of a slide projector such a folder behaves like a slide magazine Up to 255 folders can be accessed directly from the desk The different images and videos of a folder correspond to the Channel Sets of the desk and can be accessed from there To insert images and videos click with the right mouse button somewhere in the Pool Folder or Channel Functions field and navigate in the upcoming dialog to the folder where the images and videos are located It is not recommended to use an external drivefor the content we recommend to copy the files to the content drive D After the selection of the folder and confirming with OK it will take a while until the images are shown because MA VPU has to build a so called thumbnail little image for all items Therefore each file has to be opened and searched for a usable picture Preview YPU Layer YPU Camera Pool 3D Objects Effl Type Eff2 Type EM3 Type Eff4 Type Standard Clip Image System No Texture bmp System black bmp Images Testimages Colorbars Raid_E content VPUTest_mHD mpeg 3 1024x768 ARGB Images T estimages Colorbars 4 12304720 ARGB D Aad E oontent yPUT est CMR aid_E content H igh D Clips1 CRad E content PUT est Inzert Function Black From Director Insert new
35. t work or disable the firewall Properties of Hardware Interface disable Checksum Offload in the advanced Seiting of the Network Adapter Black output screen May be your graphics board has too less memory 64 MB or less and you are using a high display resolution e g 1400 1050 Reduce the screen resolution DMX channels are not patched Check DMX sheet Check grandmaster Check shapers Dimmer Grandmaster Blades closed 3D Object moved out of focus or wrong scaled MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting dePage 136 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x Keystoning parameter stupid No valid Fixture Layer Output device for example a projector doesn t support the high resolution Only for users with dongle If the card works with the Windows Direct Show this Video Capture Cards should work We have tested the small SDI In card The Decklink Blackmagic SDI and the PCI Express Extreme Here we only have Capture Cards can support two the possibility to choose one video from the SDI Inputs Does this work with Decklink driver As mentioned if there is a card MA VPU that supports two interfaces via the driver we ll support this Live Input BM DeckLink Card Enable the Watchdog Settings Options Video Stream freezes ls the smallest Blackmagic SDI See 0 Capture card sufficient mean the card that does not support HDTV PCI or PCle SDI cap
36. the factory settings of the Windows operating system with all factory default settings on a hidden part of the hard disk of the VPU This is useful for you to recall this data whenever you encounter problems in the VPU software that cannot be solved by a software update You can use Acronis as well to store and recover your own backups Note Do not store or delete any files in the Acronis Secure Zone This is your lifesaver whenever it gets serious The Secure Zone shall only be used to store 1 factory default file Your images can be stored on Drive D of the internal hard disk or on any external storage device that holds enough space to store your data You should start Acronis from the Acronis Startup Recovery Manager This means that you should restart the machine and press F11 or F12 on VPUs gt 87 during boot In Windows 7 VPUs with serial numbers from 87 the partitioning of the harddisk changed This is shown in the following image Windows 7 based VPU r N N Secure Zone holds Drive C DandE but without files on Drive E drive name Data Drive names System Windows 7 Drive C Drive D Acronis Drive C Drive D Drive E Secure Zone MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting dePage 13 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x
37. the grandMA onPC MA Network Connections Start New Session Start the MA VPU application MA VPU searches for a running grandMA onPC session with a unique ID If the session is found MA VPU connects automatically with this session and loads the current show If you do not get a connection to the desk make sure that MA VPU doesn t run a master session MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting dePage 31 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x 3 4 Connection States When you launch MA VPU it tries to connect to a session with the same ID The four possible states of the connection are indicated by the heart in the status bar The blinking of the heart indicates the communication between the desk and MA VPU Heart is broken and red No connection to a session established Heart is blinking green MA VPU has joined a session as slave Heart is blinking blue MA VPU is the master of a session The creation of a session with MA VPU can be used to transfer all data of a gvs or gz file MA VPU 1 or 2 formats to a desk or onPC If the loading is completed the desk automatic becomes the master and MA VPU gets the slave Heart is blinking yellow grandMA 1 only MA VPU has joined the session in the Sniffer mode this is a simple receiver mode In opposite to the slave mode no session data will be exchanged with the desk ATTENTION With the start of a new session Create the sessio
38. two control channels Keystone 1A 1B Keystone 4A 4B With these channels the edges can be moved in horizontal and Out M2 ID 7 he LER vertical direction TEE GELE ana mv COME Nie Ed 1 H VL ERDE ERITREA EN J 1 1 Keust one TE 0 aan FEES LILIA TANTS TAINAD EE EER Y EREEREER RE RENAN Y Channels Keystone X and Y are for the distribution of the picture content in X and Y direction The resulting output image for this distorted Keystone Layer looks like the image beside MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting dePage 89 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x 11 Pixelmapper The Pixelmapper allows the presentation of the video output to a DMX matrix DMX data is sent directly from the MA VPU PC via Ethernet using the Artnet protocol The LED wall can be configured individually using several LED panels from different manufacturers The operating on the desk is analog to the operating of a video wall LED Panels are defined similar to dimmer or multi function spots via fixture type text files These files are located on the video PC in the default path C Program Files MA Lighting Technologies MA VPU NEWPANELS Here the properties of the LED panels are defined as a Fixture Types in single files grandMA Serieies1 PanelName txt The following example shows a test image mapped on a 20 x 20 LED wall Test image original Mapping on a 20 x 20 LED Wall Swit
39. you want to restore a complete disk make sure to choose the right hard disk if your VPU does have more than one hard disk drives Also check the right connection and naming of any external connected hard drive If you are unsure please contact MA Lighting to avoid any damage of your system In the next step you will see an overview of what you will restore Click on proceed and start the recovery of the image MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting dePage 18 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x 2 3 5 Storing an Image with Acronis Since MA Lighting wants to give you the factory settings for trouble shooting never delete change or store files in the Acronis Secure Zone Keep in mind that a FAT32 formatted USB stick or hard disk can only handle files up to AGbyte Otherwise you will have to reformat that device with the NTFS file system In Acronis choose the Backup option nage Har iame 2011 mage Nee on to A Acroni 4 As ad PEAY A anes Normally you want to backup a complete partition so the next selection shall be Disk and Partition Backup MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting dePage 19 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x The next step is to define which partition or part of the disk you want to backup If you want to write a backup of a single partition then select the corresponding partition without the Secure Zone I
40. 00 60 1600 1200 59 1024 768 50 1600 1200 60 1024 768 60 1680 1050 59 1280 720 24 1680 1050 60 1280 720 25 1920 1080 24 1280 720 29 1920 1080 25 1280 720 30 1920 1080 29 1280 720 50 1920 1080 30 1280 720 59 1920 1080 50 1920 1080 59 1920 1080 60 MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting dePage 29 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x 3 Communication with the grandMA Desk Series Notice that the DMX channels have to be patched to communicate with MA VPU The simplest way of patching is to set the switch Auto Patch in the dialog Create New Fixtures or Channels to On at the desk or the on PC 3 1 Connection with the grandMA desk Please make sure that the program version of the grandMA desk meets the specifications described in 2 5 Version of grandMA desk or grandMA onPC off line For communication you have to connect the VPU with the grandMA console or another PC running the grandMA onPC You can do this directly with a patch cable with two RJ 45 connectors or via a network switch grandMA Console RJ 45 Cable or Switch MA VPU PC pee eee ee oe el in 4 n My wi n as ee r ad F EE Go DER u bad E mu EP g LLLA al LALLL E EES i TINT OU OE oO 2 Be EEE n id n ooon g noB SCHERE BEd Be Wns poor eas lf you use a network with a swi
41. 149 MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldbuttelbrunn www malighting dePage 6 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x 1 What is MA VPU MA VPU the Video Processing Unit is a media server for both still and moving images that is fully integrated into the grandMA lighting control system A solution for controlling live accessing and altering video still images and 3D objects in real time All videos still images and 3D objects can be scaled positioned tiled colored and manipulated directly from any grandMA console Several 3D Video Layers with full effects capabilities for high resolution projections e g 1920 x 1080 pixels Note VPU Basic max resolution is HD 1280 x 720 Several Cameras for Shaper Iris FX Effects Scaling Camera Positions Keystone Softedge and 3D Objects One Master for Shaper and Iris effects PC remote control functions Straightforward set up and configuration that utilizes bi directional communication with the grandMA console MA VPU is an integrated part of the grandMA network session Instant live access to any kind of image 3D object or video including content preview in your presets Video In feature to fade in live videos Synchronization of videos via MA network Blind Programming support Pixelmapper to control several LED walls via Artnet EDID Manager can simulate an output device if nothing is connected 1 1 Main Features MA VPU is the Video Processing Unit for the grandMA ra
42. 2240224022RR see 28 ENI TDO nece redet 69 79 84 EO seele 71 Excel Sheet iese se RR Re EE 94 Export and Import Function Blocks 67 F FAO soe ee ee ee ere 135 File BrOWSef ee se AR AR ee 70 File Format of LED Panels 99 Fixture LayefS iese see Ee Ee ee ee 39 FOH Features iese see ses es ee ee se see 56 OUNO ee nee 32 Frame Blending 224022402240 ee 56 Full SGIEEN nn aus 63 G grandMA 1 2 Network 59 grandMA I or grandMA Il mode 31 H HSB C Oe en sense 72 82 l Image POOL ees ees ses ee Ee Ee Ee ee ee 66 WAS VAN lie AE cns seen eens antes 11 31 RE EE OE N 33 www malighting dePage 149 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x IP OCS Ss sa 27 Bee MEE OE EL EE 66 EE EE 80 82 K Keyboard Shortcuts 134 KEYSIONE naar 85 KEVSIONING neun 88 L Layer Effects ce 71 Layer properties ii EE EE 39 LED Panel Examples iss siese sesse ses 101 M Main Concept Reference 127 Master ES eal ta teeta eta tak 36 Master control 80 Master Features and Attributes 80 Master Layer ee 41 Ee ER N ER N N 53 ae ER EE eee ie ee 62 Multi PreVleW ees esse see se ee ER ee ee 64 Multiselection 00 ee ke Re 94 N NBAVORKE se EE OR 33 55 O Order of Effect Execution 86 OUIBUT Layer euer 42 P Pixel MaDDEF Man
43. 42 EEN EE ENE EEN New MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting dePage 45 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x 6 Quick Guide This chapter gives a brief description how to operate with the MA VPU application To give you a sense of achievement MA VPU is delivered with a short demo file that can be opened via the menu entry File Default Show This gives a survey of the possibilities of manipulation If you carry out this example the video application starts a master session and transfers its show to the connected desk or onPC Attention Consider that the actual desk show will be overwritten if you carry out this example For the following steps a grandMA desk or the grandMA onPC should be connected Without the connected desk or onPC editor you are able to do the setup where the used pictures and videos are stored but you cannot control the resulting output via the desk 6 1 Step 1 Start master session and connect to the desk grandMA series 1 Start the connected desk or onPC with an empty show Backup Load Show New Show At Tools MA Network make sure that no session is running If not stop the session with Leave Session Then start MA VPU Start the New Show via the menu entry File New Show or at the touchscreen Setup New Show lf no MA session is found this is indicated by a red broken
44. 7x How to use Main Concept Presets 1 Run the Main Concept Reference Application 2 Open the Preset Manager Windows Preset Manager or Press F6 K MainConcept Reference m mx Fie Transcode Yiew Windows Help wir Se Modules F4 Show Batch Jobs F2 mis val Preset Manager F Arrange Fi Preset None FEE ET di Audio P Stream X Filters Type Elementary MAIN i Show details Estimated file size N A Se NSS 3 3 Import Preset List MA VPU Main Concept Reference Presets K er 2 Q a Input Preset file C Dokumente und Einstellungen adminf mcreference userprofiles mps Name Value Preset Description amp Lo Open presets L2 ES Suchen in Presets Er Ee 3 A MA_YPU_Main_Concept_Reference_Presets mps Zuletzt verwendete D 7 Desktop LS Eigene Dateien JE Arbeitsplatz D Netzwerkumgeb ung Dateiname MA VPU M ain Concept R eference_Presets_ Dateityp Preset files mps v Abbrechen z M Remove D Import Export Preset None v x mad N Audio P Stream SX Filters Type Elementary v A Enable file splitting Maximal File size MB t 0 0 00 00 001 0 0 00 00 001 OMAIN Chapters a ee a CONCEPT show details Estimated file size N A RE MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting dePage 128 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x 4 All presets a
45. 85 Multipatch Layer 4 Layer 4 MIA 2E Layer 5 Layer 5 1 A1 369 Layer 6 Layer 6 2 B 1 Mater Mater 7 21 B 93 Patch Camera 1 Camera 8 281 119 DO EE sheets j Camera 2 Camera 8 AB 242 EEE ET buie New bee Edit Setup used Parameters 553 available Parameters 0 Showing Layers Layer video Fixtures Channels Ba sale Name ae Batch Master vr ee Sele 1 9 Layer 1 Layer 1 001 On Layer 2 Layer 10986 On Layer 3 Layer 1191 On Layer 4 Layer 1286 On Layer 5 Layer 1 381 On Layer 6 Layer 2 001 On Master Master 2 096 On Camera 1 Camera 2146 On Oo on Du Ft WwW NY BS Camera 2 Camera 2279 On Pd m A layer in MA VPU is analog to a Fixture in the grandMA desk MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting dePage 44 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x So if you use for example 6 video layers 6 fixtures are patched and shown in the Fixture Layer of the desk In this example a second Fixture Layer named video2 has been added for a second MA VPU application with one Master fixture named Master 1 and one Video Layer named Layer 1 EE EN EE ee Name or ID Cha ID Fix 10 Fixtures and Channels in Layer Type ID ChalD Fix Patch MastiFunc Pan Func Tilt Swap DM Pan DMX Master 10 2IBl324 Ed GE ES Layer 11 2 2
46. A Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting dePage 75 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x VPos lt gt X Y Z X 50 Y 50 X 60 Y 60 Z 50 Z 50 Animate continuous moving of the projection object in X Y and Z direction VRot lt gt X Y Z X 50 Y 50 X 50 Y 50 Z 50 Z 60 Animate continuous rotation of the object around the X Y and Z axis MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting dePage 76 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x VScale X Y Z All X 50 Y 50 X 50 Y 30 Z 50 Z 50 Scale the dimensions of the object in X Y Z direction Vimg Split X Split Y Split X 0 Split Y 0 Split X 2 Split Y 2 Split the image or video in X and Y Vimg Offset X Offset Y Offset X 0 Offset X 50 Offset Y 0 Offset Y 0 Offset of the image or video Vimge gt X Y X 50 X 60 Y 50 Z 50 Y 50 Z 50 Animate continuous scrolling of the image or video on the object gt MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting dePage 77 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x VPlayer Playmode Speed Begin Frame 100 Frame 200 End Index Only for videos Playmodes Frame Index Select a single frame with the Index channel Play Starts the Video once forward from the beginning to the end Stop Stops immediately Pause Pauses Resume Continues
47. After the selection of the folder its name is taken as a name for the Channel Function as shown in this example Test Images You can change the name via the context menu with the right mouse button Test Images Export and Import Function Blocks Export Function Blocks Import Function Blacks With this function it is easy to change Fixture Types of old shows without losing content information or manually inserting it again 1 Export Function Blocks 2 Exchange Fixture Type 3 Import Function Block again 4 The show can go on MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting dePage 67 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x 7 1 2 Content 3D Objects The tab 3D Objects shows the projection objects of the layers In the simpliest case a layer contains a 2D plane object This is a canvas where images or videos are shown like on a TV screen But this screen mustn t be flat You can use 3D boxes cones or other 3 dimensional objects to render your images or videos The fileformat is DirectX with the file extension x see chapter 12 Creation of customized 3D Objects Preview Multi Preview Content Editor File Browser ltems can be edited changed or deleted via the context menu of the right mouse button PU Layer YPU Camera Images 3D Objects EM Type Eff2 Type EFS Typ AD Ob ect Slot Data of the items like name and size are shown in a grid Planer
48. As opposed to MPEG4 this standard keeps a good balance between file size and calculation power that is needed to decode the video information The MPEG 2 standard allows a couple of settings which will highly influence the quality of the picture and the way the VPU handles this data They are defined to be able to run several resolutions like full HD for example That influences also the bit rate which can vary from approx 3 to over 80 Mbit s The higher the bit rates the more workload for the CPU RAM amp so on Because of that MA Lighting choose settings that form a good compromise between bit rate and resulting framerate To gain safe and proper performance with the VPU we strongly encourage encoding any content as described here Nonlinear Video Editing Systems and Compositing Tools such as Avid Composer Adobe Premiere Pro Adobe After Effects Final Cut Pro do also feature high quality MPEG2 encoding tools that are very versatile and produce MPEG2 conform content However you have to test this content with the VPU for correct and stable performance before doing a production with this content If you do not know the origin and quality of the MPEG2 encodings of your content we strongly encourage you to re encode the complete material even if you are afraid of slightly visible artefacts If you want to gain the best quality use un encoded raw video and audio material as the source Since Main Concept Reference can be downloaded for free
49. EE Door 4 a al Door 4 2o C100 Door 4 25 C100 Door 4 OIC 100 Door 4 25 C100 Di Di Di DA DJ Dd Dd EE Dd DJ T OO HEM l Copy these settings to the clipboard by pressing CTRL C only values shall be selected not the headline numerical values comma separated so e g only values like 2 3 are valid Open the VPU software go to the grid view in the pixel mapper mode Select the row where you want to insert new values Index Universe Address m m Paneltype Name 0 500 m 39 500 m 0 0 C 100 PH Fixture 0 1 500 m 39 500 m 0 0 7 C100 PM Fixture 1 2 500 m 3 0 0 C 100 PM Fisture 2 3 500 m 3 0 0 C100 PH Fixture 3 4 500 m 3 0 0 7 C100 PM Fixture 4 5 500 m 3 0 0 C100 PM Fixture 5 6 500 m 3 0 0 C100 PM Fisture 6 Index Universe Address m m Paneltype Name 0 200 m 3 000 m 25 0 C 100 Circle 1 0 300 m 3 000 m 25 00 C 100 Circle 1 0 400 m 3 000 m 25 0 C 100 Circle 1 0 500 m 3 000 m 25 0 C 100 Circle 1 0 600 m 3 000 m 25 0 C100 Door 4 0 700 m 3 000 m 25 0 7 C 100 Door 4 0 800 m 3 000 m 25 0 C 100 Door 4 0 900 m 3 000 m 265 0 C 100 Door 4 1 000 m 3 000 m 25 00 C 100 Door 4 1 100 m 3 000 m 25 00 C 100 Door 4 1 200 m 3 000 m 25 00 C 100 Door 4 11 500 m 3 0 0 7 C100 PM Fixture 11 You cannot change the index or the Paneltype If you select e g only Universe and Address in the Exc
50. Function Black Rename selected Function Block Delete selected Function Block MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 Items can be edited changed or deleted via the context menu of the right mouse button Data of the items like size framerate and length are shown in a grid If an item is selected its preview is shown in the preview window at the lower left side of the screen Video clips do have a video thumbnail showing the first frame of this clip If the clip contains sound this is indicated by a yellow speaker icon If the clip is selected you can see a preview in the left corner below lf a clip does not fulllfill the content specifications this will be indicated by a red blinking text and an exclamation mark and cannot be previewed Sound only files like mp3 or wav are displayed with a speaker icon To assign a new folder to a Channel Function click with the left mouse button Into a line A context dialog appears D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting dePage 66 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x Insert Content from Directory After selecting the entry a browser window appears where you can navigate to the folder containing the videos Date 10 07 10 10 59 3d objects 08 05 10 13 48 If the switch Insert black bmp is HD 720p_25 06 15 10 17 06 selected a black image Is inserted salen nn always at the first position Mu 100729 08 03 10 14 15 Insert black bmp N ew Folder
51. H Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldbuttelorunn www malighting dePage 120 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x 9 Video Editor Untitled Fie Edk View Search Insert Clip Window Help ED Gl ma gt co Mo ld NEE Pie re ip A Saurce E Production Library EJ Bewegungsverlauf gt d 2 TH DIT POEM Mil HE POEM Hi HZ fe 4 MES Ta mmol NG Re EE NEE BR oe CE M Hiton Don BOOR DEAR EEE RE DEE DO JA 4 1 Sec 5 o m ia OO 00 0021 Sat OODOD1 21 End 00 00 00 00 Duration 0000 0000 Double click the clip in the timeline The clip will appear in the source window This is as its name indicates the video source from which you will work and not the clip which will be created by editing the it Source Ya 00 00 00 10 vide0001 avi rma KP MNS TH Click in the timeline above the video tracks MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting dePage 121 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x When you hover with the mouse pointer a bit above the video tracks the pointer will turn into a little star If you press the mouse button now and move the mouse you will move the play head on the timeline The upper left preview window will change now because it always shows the video directly under the play head Reduce the length of the clip to the right duration You know now ho
52. Ing Offset 0 00 Imgz 10 00 ng gt r 14 02 l 4 ZU zu You can toggle the controls with the Channels LE U a to button in the toolbar CE Lie en i ann di Type N in F1 WOU E tecti Fe LL WEltech Fa UUW SBL Sat 1 00 SB L Bright 1 00 SBL Cont 1 00 at Lo N Boos ER 1 00 st Lal boost B UUULalorker H E UOHI Colorkeu E l Colok 1 00 UUW Uy Uutput 4 OVE tec F1 OO lv Effect 0 00 ma VE tects Fs LL OVE tec F1 WOU UL VE thect4 Fa 1 00 Sound Yolume Border Left Soft 1 00 Border Left Hard HUW Border Right Soft 0 00 Border Hight Hard U Border Top Soft 1 00 Border op Hard 0 00 Border Bottom Soft 0 00 Border Bottom Hard 7 7 Content Editor By selecting the Content Editor tab this view is activated Hetwork Fullscreen Alt Enter Export Function Blocks Import Function Blocks Preview Multi Preview Content Editor File Browser WPU Layer YPU Camera Pool 3D Objects EM Type Eff Tepe Effa Type EF Type Standard Clip fim age 1 System No Testure bmp In this view you can edit the content for VPU Layer and VPU Camera e g videos images and 3D objects VPU Layer l Pool 3D Objects and Eff Type VPU Camera Images Eff Type and 3D Objects MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting dePage 65 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x 7 1 1 Content Image Pool HPool MA VPU comes with a sample
53. MA onPC SDI In 1 2 option 2x USB e g mouse keyboard storage device 2 more USB at the front panel Audio OUT Left Right eSATA port for connecting external drive Use only cable with max length 0 5m Do not disconnect drive when at work MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldbuttelorunn www malighting dePage 146 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x 19 11 Switching the apparatus On Off Caution Do not power down during booting Such a switch off may lead to corruption of the solid state disk files Power connector AC power switch on the rear pane Position I ON In the position the instrument is in standby mode or in operation depending on the position of the ON STANDBY key at the front panel Note The AC power switch may remain ON continuously Switching to OFF is only required when the instrument must be completely removed from the AC power source Position O OFF The 0 position implies an all pole disconnection of the instrument from the AC power source Standby switch y a E eerie ON STANDBY button on the front parfel ES ee The ON STANDBY switch activates two different operating Modes Operation ON First push on ON STANDBY button The apparatus starts booting STANDBY Second push on ON STANDBY button The apparatus switch to standby mode Caution In standby mode the AC power voltage is present within the apparatus Switching On the Inst
54. Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x M A MA VPU former grandMA Video Operating Manual Version 5 7x MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting dePage 1 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x Copyright 2002 2011 MA Lighting Technology GmbH The reproduction and distribution of the documentation and software and the use of its contents is subject to written authorization from MA Lighting Technology GmbH Trademarks Windows XP Windows Vista and Microsoft are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corp All other names mentioned may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners Welcome to MA VPU Thank you for placing your trust in this product This manual will provide all the necessary information for you to get the best out of your software The MA VPU is subject to continual development It is therefore possible that the entire information printed in this manual is out of date Up to date information can always be found in the current readme txt file on the CD or the downloaded program You can download the actual software version via www malighting de We need your help If you have wishes or suggestions please send us an e mail tech support malighting de Looking forward for agood cooperation Your MA VPU team MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting dePage 2 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x Cont
55. PEG2 0 00 20 NTSC 1920x1080 filesize KB 73356 videoO mpeg jey Preset MA VPL HD1080p 30fps 30MBits PS Video KI Audio Stream Filters MA Acceleration Type MPEG Program Stream v C Enable file splitting Maximal file size MB mm Position 000 0 00 00 000 f 600 0 00 20 000 C Dokumente und Einstellungenfadmin Eigene Dateien Eigene Videosforiginal icham_cubes_out mpg i show detais Approx size 74 7Mb haters REG Opened file C Dokumente und EinstellungenfadminfEigene Dateien Eigene Videos original cham_cubes m2 10 If you have more than one clip to be transoded there are several ways to go One possibility might be a batch list Add the job you just put in to a batch list by pressing the marked button y MainConcept Reference BAX File Transcode View Windows Help ro Deu Bl G 2 Puba Add job from GUI to the batch job list Previews Name Value 41 r E 16 9 r Ey cham_cubes m2y Generic MPEG2 0 00 20 NTSC 1920x1080 filesize KB 73356 NER videoO mpeg tap 600 Preset MA_ PU_HD1080p_30fps_3OMBits_PS P Video Audio Stream Filters MM Acceleration Codec MPEG 1 2 wi Width 1920px 2 pass Profile Generic MPEG2 wi Height 1080px Framerate 30 000 v Mode NTSC wi Aspect 16 9 w Bitrate 30000kbps gt N Position 000 0 00 00 000 HE 600 0 00 20 000 Dokumente und Einstellungen admin Eigene Date ene Yideos Main Concept Clips ch
56. RERRRRPRRRRERSERERPRRRRRERRR Additional to the effects in the video AA AAR AAN AAS AE AE IE ae RERBRERERRRERRRRSERRRRRRRERERER layers this fixture layer serves separate Se yd pd ETE EET FEITE EET TE EE tt aate ae aeae effects for each output and Eee dy KERE EK AAK EAAE BU AE KAAL HAAEKAEEUAEEAAE BU AE EA AE KIE EA EE AE EA ARK AE OAR EDS p Be Ba BB hd i hd hd hd L 1 EER Softedging VeamPos YCamPos r ViUamPos Scale Vocale r UU MSale VS cale All UU Shapert 14 shaper 16 Shaper 24 Shaper 6 Shaper 34 Shaper 36 Shapert 4 Shaperl 46 Iris nis Note The name of the former VPU Output Layer has been changed to VPU Camera This was chosen to hopefully make it clearer and easier for the users GE Imaaes VEffectT Type to understand the main concept of this VEffect P1 VEffect P2 I fixture and to don t mix up real DVI SU BIER IE mm Outputs and Output fixture VEifect2 Fi J l VEffect Type u As known from grandMA video with this VEltects 91 J 5 ME tects Fe WoL version it is possible to freely assign a VEthects Pa dii Type VElfectd F TS WE hecth Po Camera to an Output This was oa Softedge ID in grandMA video UT LILIES LL i HILE HE 71 SB C Sat 1 OU SEE Bright 10 SBL Lont 30 Key Pos 2 30 Ken Pos Y 3D Key Pos aU Fey Rota JD Rey Rot Y aU Rev Hot JD TERS aU Key Scale Num um um um FO EI ma i La T i Remember Before this version the amount of Outputs Came
57. This must not be conform to the whole size Haas saa Ra of the LED Panels So e g only sub ranges of the general Output 1 view of the LED Panels can be set The units are set via the dialog of the menu entry Options Pixelmapper The area is definend in n mcm Output Mapping of the whole output to the Artnet output range The output range is defined in n x m pixel Example The physical dimensions of the source picture must not confirm to the whole size of the Panels The LED Panels can display for example only a sub range of the whole output In this example the area size is 1 25m x 1 0 m with 25 x 20 pixel There are only 16 panels used 5 x 5 LEDs The middle Stripe is not equipped with LED Panels and is not used Options Send Artnet Enable sending data sending to the Artnet IP that is selected in the dropdown field Library Area llutput Options Artnet IP 2 113 130 56 Grid Displays a grid with n lines in X and Y direction where you can align the panels Aright click in the graphical view displays the option Dock on Grid to automatically dock all panels on the grid Panel Outlines Marks the panel borders LED Outlines LED Outlines Marks the LED borders DMX Addresses Show the universe DMX start addresses of each panel Name Display the fixture name of each panel LEDs Preview content for each LED Background 20 Background If the part of the output area is not equipped with a panel t
58. To assign a new item insert a Channel Set y Mask Plane via click with the right mouse button D GERS COL tpt x al utputf s 3D object definitions If you use objects with the extension r like Plane r x the aspect ratio of the object fits automatically to the aspect ratio of the texture Ratio of width height e g 16 9 So we recommend using this object Plane r x for the easy projection of videos Objects with the extension 2D x are displayed as 2D Plane exact in that dimensions that are given by the used texture This happens exactly as determined by the texture Via the position parameter these objects can be moved Rotation and scaling are blocked because the pixel precise displaying won t work in that case See example object PixelExact 2D x Native x pixelexact keeps image resolution Scaling Rotation and Position Z not possible as this is a 2 dimensional object with defined size defined by image resolution Output x scales to full output resolution and ignores ratio Scaling Rotation and Position Z not possible as this is a 2 dimensional object with defined size defined by output resolution OutputR x scales to full output resolution and keeps image ratio Letterbox Scaling Rotation and Position Z not possible as this is a 2 dimesional object with defined size defined by output resolution MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malightin
59. age 102 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x _PHYS_WIDTH_LED 4 000000 a EE DE PHYS HEIGHT LED 4 000000 EE ee ee ae enone EE LED SHIFT Y BE eeeee LED SHIT X 0 ES _LAYOUT HHHEHRTERHERESHHERRE die gt Patch NN Ee CeO ee pO _DELTAX 1 ree aed feat apa om _DELTAY 1 ASA ARE AAR _DIRECTION 1 BEDE eaters MEANDER 0 oo on E Er El wel _CHANNELS REPEAT 168 VALUE LED UNIT _REPEAT 8 VALUE NONE _REPEAT 168 VALUE LED UNIT _LED_UNIT VALUE RED VALUE GREEN MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting dePage 103 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x VALUE BLUE _LEDTYPE _ NAME Crazy Patch _WIDTH 80 000000 _HEIGHT 80 000000 PHYS WIDTH 80 000000 PHYS HEIGHT 80 000000 PHYS WIDTH LED 5 0 PHYS HEIGHT LED 5 0 8 x 8 LED Panel with strange DMX Patch _LED_IS ROUND 1 _ LAYOUT COLS 8 _ROWS 8 _DELTAX 1 _ DELTAY 1 _ DIRECTION 0 _ MEANDER 0 _CHANNELS _LEDUNIT 0 _ LEDUNIT 3 LEDUNIT 6 _ LEDUNIT 9 MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldbuttelorunn www malighting dePage 104 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x _ LEDUNIT 12 _ LEDUNIT 102 _ LEDUNIT 99 _ LEDUNIT 96 _ LEDUNIT 27 _ LEDUNIT 24 _ LEDUNIT 21 _ LEDUNIT 18 _ LEDUNIT 15 _ LEDUNIT 105 _ LEDUNIT 108 _ LEDUNIT 111 etc MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting dePage 105 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x 12 Creation of custom
60. alighting dePage 151 V Video I E ME DE N SE Dee 58 Video Layer ME SE edad 40 VIC CO KOOR GEE EA SG 114 VFU EOAAEF EER EE SAG ING DEE ED 11 VEL SIDE EE EE ee 11 W Wat NES he EE EE 133
61. ally as a tree with single blocks The blocks are described within They contain tags Keywords or marks beginning with a A tag is followed by a set value LEDTYPE pi ar NAME Displayed title of the LED Panel as 5x5 25cm text _PHYS_WIDTH Physical width of the panel in cm PHYS HEIGHT Physical height of the panel in cm ae WIDTH_LE Physical width of one LED in cm MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting dePage 99 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x 1 a HEIGHT L Physical height of one LED in cm oo _LED_ IS ROUND Flag for the visualization of the LED appearance 0 false 1 true Other appearances may follow At the moment only circular or square _LED SHIFT X 1 gt Shift the first line column right See the _LED_ SHIFT Y and the second line column left sample 1 gt Shift the first line column up below and the second line column down curtain _ LAYOUT EEE Amount of LED columns BI ROWS Amount of LED rows zZ _DELTAX Counting direction for patching 1 left to right 1 right to left _DELTAY Counting direction for patching 1 top down 1 down to top DIRECTION Patch order 0 first X then Y 1 first Y then X MEANDER Not supported yet CHANNELS _ REPEAT Count how often the following value is repeated Here Value LED_UNIT 25 times MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelb
62. am_cubes_out mpg Approx size 74 7Mb Era e P Opened file C Dokumente und Einstellungen admin Eigene Dateien Eigene Videosjoriginal cham cubes m2v MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldbuttelorunn www malighting dePage 131 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x 11 You can add several jobs to that list by following step 7 to 10 and then 13 again After that you can start transcoding by pressing the Start button Mj MainConcept Reference mij File Transcode View M Batch Jobs Winde GYS pa BB 52 090 Description Process 4 25 1920x1080 30fps 30000kbps A VIDEO cham_cubes m2v AUDIO N A Generic MPEG2 1920x1080 30fps G Name Value cham_cubes m2w Generic MP filesize KB videoO B YT Add Job Update Job MA_YPU_HD1080p_30fps_30MBits_PS V T CA Video Audio Stream Filters MA Acceleration J Codec MPEG 1 2 wl width 1920px 4 2 pass Profile Generic MPEG2 v Height 1080px S Framerate 30 000 x Mode NTSC m Aspect 16 9 m Bitrate 30000kbps 1 000 0 00 00 000 600 0 00 20 000 BEE Show details Opened file C Dokumente und EinstellungenfadminfEigene Dateien Eigene Videos original cham_cubes m2 12 A batch list can also be saved Mi MainConcept Reference X File Transcode M Batch Jobs GAP a BERE 09 09
63. ault 1080i Full HD 1920x1080 A MA default 720p HD 1280x720 en MA default 576i PAL 720x576 Reit Show Graph gl interlaced Frame Blend Interlacin Fromfile w p progressive i Resolution Select SDI input resolution Depth Signal depths in bits Regular SDI uses 8 or 10 bit Colours Signal colour space Regular SDI uses 4 2 2 YUV Signal Interlaced or progressive Contig Base File gt gt Resolutio From File Depth From File Start external Configuration Interlacing see list below Reinit Reinitializes the SDI input Show Graph Shows a performance graph Frame Blend Use Frame Blending to enhance the quality of time altered motion Interlacing Formats Here you can define how images are handled within the application Since grandMA VPU does only output progressive scanning via DVI these settings may effect your image quality e Interleave 1 and 2 field one is interleaved into field two e Interleave 2 and 1 field two is interleaved into field 1 e Field 1 then 2 field one is displayed first and stretched to full ratio then field two e Field 2 then 1 field two is displayed first and stretched to full ratio then field one e Field 1 only field one is displayed and stretched to full ratio field two is not displayed e Field 2 only field two is displayed and stretched to full ratio field one is not displayed e Field next MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb t
64. bjects can be deleted Cylinder a Cylinder MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting dePage 108 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x 8 CINEMA 4D 3D Keystone Cylinder ctd Now you can see two objects ith normals in both directions 00 Check the orientation of the resulting object Insert a new material for the texturing MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting dePage 109 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x Assign an image to the texture and the material to the object Colour Test stepless bmp Adjust the texture mapping parameter Assign the UV coordinates for the texture mapping Export the object to Direct 3D format Objects created in this way can be added to the Channel Set via the context menu in the 3D Objects view with the right mouse button MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldbuttelorunn www malighting dePage 110 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x 13 Example for the Splitting of an HD Video To reduce the amount of data when playing a high resolution video the staple should be separated into several lower resolved videos Example An HD video is projected with 4 video projectors AE AT TI PARA osse ee SE IT E FE A TT In the simplest way we create 4 outputs move the cameras to the appropriate tiles and assemble the resulting image via Softe
65. bps 13 MA VPU SYGA ZSfps 12MBits PS 800x600 25fps 12500kbps 48000H2 stereo 384kbps 14 MA VPU SVGA Z5fps 12MBits ES 800x600 25fps 12000kbps 44100Hz stereo 224kbps 15 MA VPU PAL 10MBits PS 720x576 25fps 10000kbps 48000Hz stereo 384kbps 16 MA_VPU_NTSC_LOMBits_PS 720x480 29 97fps 10000kbps 48000Hz stereo 384kbps 17 MA VPU HD7Z0p 30fps ZOMBits PS 1280x720 30fps 20000kbps 48000Hz stereo 384kbps 18 MA amp _VPU_HD720p_30fps_20MBits ES 1280x720 30fps 20000kbps 44100Hz stereo 224kbps 19 MA VPU HD7Z0p 2Sfps ZOMBits PS 1280x720 25fps 20000kbps 48000Hz stereo 384kbps 20 MA VPL HD720p Z5fps 20MBits ES 1280x720 25fps 20000kbps 44100Hz stereo 224kbps 21 MA VPU HD1080p 30Fps 30MBits PS 1920x1080 30Fps 30000kbps 48000Hz stereo 384kbps 22 MA VPU HD1080p 30Fps 30MBits ES 1920x1080 30fps 30000kbps 44100Hz stereo 224kbps 23 MA VPU HD1080p zSfps 30MBits PS 1920x1080 25fps 30000kbps 48000Hz stereo 384kbps 24 MA VPU HD1080p 25Fps 30MBits ES 1920x1080 25fps 30000kbps 44100Hz stereo 224kbps X Remove La Import ts Export Close Estimated File size N A Ed 0 0 00 00 000 0 0 00 00 000 Chapters Netzwerkumgeb ung Dateiname Icham_cubes m2v Abbrechen Load file Suchen in O original 4 Zuletzt verwendete D Desktop LI Eigene Dateien 43 Arbeitsplatz 3 Dateityp Movies raw rgb vuv dif dy avi mj2 rl
66. can be managed by the Settings Network dialog Remark If the session entry appears in red the Showroom_ 192 168 0 202 25 2 256 VPU DEMO 0009 92 168 0 10 20 252 Video Vista 256 streaming version is GUIBOS PU 192 168 0 105 Video Vista 256 Guidos Session th e softwa re 2 The upper part of the dialog shows the active sessions and their members in a tree view MA VPU is marked green Create Session MA Net IP 192 168 0 102 Session ID 1 Leave Session Leave the session Disable Allow invite if you don t want to be invited automatically Join as Slave Join the selected session as a member usually as slave After that data of the desk Is transferred to the MA VPU Join as Sniffer Join the selected session as a Sniffer i e the VPU application is only receiving data similar to an Artnet receiver application If you change settings in the Video application no data Is sent to the desk i e inserting of content from the desk is not possible in this mode Create Session MA VPU creates a new session as master This function is used for example if a show already exists The show with all data is sent to the slave If the loading is completed the desk automatically becomes the master and the VPU station gets the slave Invite Station grandMA 1 only Opens a dialog showing all connected MA members desks and onPC in the network You can invite new members via the dialog Settings MA Net IP Use thi
67. ch to the Pixelmapper mode via the menu Mode Pixelmapper or touchscreen Setup Pixelmapper Touch Screen Setup Pixelmapper After the activation of the Pixelmapper an extra tabbed window Pixelmapper Editor appears The general output of MA VPU is now done via the Ethernet protocol Artnet instead of the graphic card of the PC Preview Muki Preview Content Editor File Browser Pixel Mapper Editor Library Area Output Options Graphical Grid Panel Editor MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting dePage 90 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x 11 1 Pixelmapper Graphical View This view presents the graphical LED wall arrangement and allows a comfortable editing and controlling of the used panels Preview Multi Preview Content Editor File Browser Pixel Mapper Editor Library Area Output Options Statistic Graphical Grid Panel Editor 1 1 5x5 25cm width 25cm Height 25cm 1 10 1 25 1 40 Filename 55 1 Meter white txt 55 1 Meter txt 5x5 25cm txt Simple LED txt Tube Harz txt Zooming allows seeing all DMX addresses and panel names Markers for the left upper corner of a panel are scaled on a percentage basis When zooming in a certain area the centre stays in the area the user is Zooming in out via scrolling Once you have zoomed out and want to zoom in again the centre will be in the middle of the area but
68. dging This solution will stress the PC with a high data rate of the video file because only approx 25 of the data is used for every video engine So first the video should be separated with a video program into 4 smaller files Now every video engine can process the smaller video and the data stream will be reduced to a minimum The resulting videos now have a resolution of 800 x 600 and overlap by 80 pixels for the X and 60 pixels for the Y direction MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldbuttelorunn www malighting dePage 111 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x Splitting a Video with Ulead Media Studio Pro 7 To demonstrate how the splitting of a video file can be done this example gives a brief introduction by using the video software Ulead Media Studio Pro 7 Other applications work similar Sorry for the german application surface The project settings Projekteinstellungen Dateiname Projektdauer 00 01 23 00 Dateiformat bearbeiten Projektoptionen PAL 25 B S Uberlagerunasspurlen 3 Microsoft AVI Dateien Interleave von Audio fur jedes 1 Bild PCM 48 000 kHz 16 Bit Stereo Verwendete Dateien L thg_hd_video_clip_1080 wmy Create video file MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldbuttelorunn www malighting dePage 112 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x Videodatei erstellen Speichen Ee RAIDT Light L OR e m DEVELOPMENT Dsi
69. e MA VPU application can be connected only with the onPC application running on the same PC To work within the external network choose the network address e g 192 168 0 x The actual IP address E is shown within the Status Bar 71 34 Dongle a IP 192 168 1 2 You can change the IP address via the menu entry File Settings Network 2 6 1 IP Address of the PC Please note if you are already part of a network please check with your network administrator before changing your IP settings IP settings can be found at START CONTROL PANEL NETWORK CONNECTIONS Windows XP START CONTROL PANEL NETWORK AND SHARING CENTER Windows Vista 2 6 2 Artnet IP Address The Artnet Standard needs a class A IP address beginning with 2 for example 2 2 2 2 and a subnet mask 255 0 0 0 This address can be added via the Windows dialog Advanced TCP IP Settings Further information about the Artnet protocol under Artistic Licence UK Ltd www artisticlicence com MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting dePage 27 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x 2 7 EDID Manager Extended Display Identification Data exchange is a standardized means for a display to communicate its capabilities to a source device It enables the VPU to know what kind of monitor is connected The EDID includes manufacturer name and serial number product type phosphor or filter type timings supported by the di
70. e damaged do not connect the apparatus to power Call our hotline for technical support MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting dePage 141 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x 19 6 General Safety Instructions Read all the instructions in the user s manual especially the safety requirements see Safety reduirements Follow all instructions Keep the user s manual for later use Follow all cautions and warnings indicated on the unit Disconnect the mains plug before cleaning the unit don t use any liquid or spray cleanser Clean with a dry cloth Do not use the unit near water Do not expose it to a humid environment Do not spill any liquid over the unit Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time Do not block or cover any ventilation slots in the housing they guarantee the reliable functioning of the unit and protect it against overheating Do not install the unit into a frame unless sufficient ventilation is guaranteed Install in accordance with the manufacturer s instructions Do not insert any objects through the slots of the unit as these could get in contact with live parts or could cause short circuits This may cause a fire and an electric shock Do not place the unit on unstable surfaces It may fall and get damaged Do not place any objects on the power cord Protect it from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs
71. e tecta Ps VE Thect4 Type VE Thect4 F1 VE tect Pe UL Ve tect F s mu um um l _ ma mm mu Vure Vure um um mm oo U iat 1m ma ma 1 mm uu um uu uu un mm um SS ES um um um el I Sound Volume 1 J00 Border Left Soft order Lett Hard JUU Border Aight Sott Border Aight Hard UN Border Top Soft Border op Hard UN Border bottom Soft 0 00 Border Bottom Hard AOL MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting dePage 40 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x Master Master FIXID 7 One MA VPU application can contain only one Master Layer This layer represents a total view on all other layers It serves the shapers iris and scaling for all outputs A control channel offers for example remote controlled PC shut down C g ntrol CT AL VS cale x Scale r Ww Switch into Fullscreen View k CI Scale Al shaperl 14 Uljlshaperl 16 shaperl da LU shaper dB Shaper 34 UU Shapert Ab Shaperl As HULU shaperl 46 Ing fies HUW Uy Images Shaper Blade 0 00 ma MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting dePage 41 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x Camera Layer former Output Layer Each physical output DVI of the VPU EREEEEEEEREEEREESEREEEEEEEEREER needs one Camera Layer AE AA EE Ed EO EN Ed EN EN NN EA Ad ENE AR N a EEEEEEEEEEEEEFRESEBEEEE KEER EREE EI t I i ARR
72. e without necessarily having visible artefacts Compression artefacts Loss of edge clarity Tone fuzziness Blocking contouring artefacts Resolution 4 3 16 9 Bit rate PAL 720x576 10 20 Mbps NTSC 720x480 10 20 Mbps VGA 640x480 10 20 Mbps SVGA 800x600 10 20 Mbps XGA 1024x768 15 20 Mbps HD 720p 1280x720 15 20 Mbps HD 1080p 1920x1080 20 30 Mbps not for VPU Basic IMAGE FORMAT FILE EXTENSION Bitmap BMP Portable Network Graphics PNG Graphics Interchange Format GIF Joint Photographic Experts Group JPEG JPG TGA We recommend 32 Bit png for Alpha Channel support Max 4K resolution for still Images 3D OBJECT FORMAT FILE EXTENSION DirectX X MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting dePage 126 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x 15 1 Main Concept Reference for converting your content into MPEG2 To convert your content data e g avi or mov into the right MA VPU format MPEG 2 we recommend to use the Main Concept Reference transcoding tool The demo version of the Main Concept Reference is the base application which includes the most important Main Concept codecs in demo mode Please note that this is not preinstalled on the VPU The free demo version of Main Concept Reference can be downloaded here http www mainconcept com site prosumer products 4 mainconcept reference 20373 free demo version 20381 html L 0 The demo version of Main Concept Reference i
73. efer to the documentation like the online manual to learn about it If you use the VPU software with an external dongle old grandMA video you will have the same performance like a MA VPU plus in other words there are no restrictions Major changes in a rough overview e Decoder and codec has changed From QuickTime to MPEG 2 You need to buy it with the VPU it is included e Old shows are obsolete e Old content needs to be re rendered e New fixture types for VPU What else to expect for the future e Weare working on an integrated Pixelmapping means the Pixelmapper of the VPU and the Bitmap effects engine will be married at a certain point We divide Pixelmapping into two parts PM by Art Net like it was before and PM by MA Net the new style of PM e Ata certain time 3D will be able to display the result of a VPU output for better preprogramming e 3D Keystone will get a real warping functionality We hope that this document provides what you need to know about the transition from grandMA video to the VPU software The grandMA video software ends with the first release of the MA VPU Software For any further information please get in contact with us we are glad to assist you MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting dePage 10 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x 2 Installation and Maintenance The actual version of the application can be downloaded from the MA Lightin
74. el Sheet and copy that into the clibboard then set the marker in the cell from where you want to change the values and you paste this information into the VPU software only these values will be overwritten So selected copy past is possible as well MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldbuttelbrunn www malighting dePage 95 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x 11 3 Pixelmapper Panel Editor Via the tab Panel Editor you can switch to the view of the Panel Editor Preview Multi Preview Content Editor File Browser Pixel Mapper Editor Library Area Output Options Statistic Graphical Grid Panel Editor 1 1 5x5 25cm eee AD ORE ABEmM bet Width 25cm Height 25cm _LEDTYPE 1 4 1 7 1 10 i NAME WIDTH HEIGHT PHYS WIDTH PHYS HEIGHT PHYS WIDTH LED PHYS HEIGHT LED 4 0 LED Is ROUND 1 LAYOUT _ Roms _DELTAX _DELTAT Filename DIRECTION _MEANDER 55 1 Meter white bet _CHANNELS z 55 1 Meter tet _ REPEAT 25 Ira J Bao 25cm bat Frik Eie A double click on a panel at the left side opens the description text file of the selected panel as text Within this editor you can edit several panel files Common commands like cut copy paste etc are supported Via a right mouse click you reach the commands like save save as MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting dePage 96 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x 11 4 Setup of an LED Wall An LED wall
75. en this becomes the master and the VPU the slave So the synchronization of desk and video data is guaranteed In grandMA 1 mode you can directly invite the console from VPU after creating a session from VPU In grandMA 2 mode you still can create a session from VPU but you need to join this session from the console MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting dePage 36 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x 4 2 Principle function diagram The following pattern demonstrates how data is processed If you connect the MA VPU to a grandMA desk you can compare the result with some slide projectors remote controlled by an MA desk In contrast to a slide projector the slides are not projected on the screen The screens or 3D objects are active light emitters like monitors and can take the shape of any geometric form This takes place on so called Layers Each Layer output feeds a virtual camera The virtual camera outputs can be mixed up to a resulting video output Each layer has its own magazine containing emitting 3D objects Each layer has its own magazine containing videos images and masks The number of 3D video layers can vary in dependence of the complexity of your show You can patch up to 32 layers If the MA VPU is invited in a session by the desk layers behave similar to a fixture All layers have access to the same content pool The application receives the amount of layers and each la
76. ent 1 hals MA VEEL ass esse errr ee eie ee es ed de ee ie thre Ge ee le deeg 7 1 1 Main RO AUTOS de Ed a 7 1 2 Furictions and Features ine 8 1 3 Transition from grandMA video to MA VPU ese ese ee sk ee RR Re RR RE RR RE RR RE RR RE RR RE RR EE RR EE RR EER RE 9 2 Installation and Maintenance ees RE RR RE RR RE RR RARR RE RR RARR RR EER RR EE RR KEER RR EE RE 11 21 Startup Ol VPU 2 EO SE ee 11 2 2 Software Update iss eier 12 AN oie se SR EE ET EO EE N EE N EE HON 12 29 ie Oo EE EE EE 13 2 31 Manding Backups withthe VPU si GE N GO ER N GO ER N GES ke 13 2 3 2 Start Acronis on VPUs with serial Numbers up to 86 ON ee ee Ee ee ern 14 2 3 3 Start Acronis on VPUs with serial Numbers from BT esse es ees ee ee ee ee ee ee ee 15 2 3 4 Restoring an image with Acronis ee ee ER ER RA EA EA EA ee ee ee ee ee ee Ee 15 2 3 5 Storing an Image with Acronis ee EE EER EER aA EER RAGE EER GESE Re GE EER EE EE 19 2 3 6 Backup the VPU content after shipmen issie see ee Ee ee ee ee ee ee ee Ee ee ee 23 2 4 ACCESS VEU via NEIWOLK nenne 25 2 5 Version of grandMA desk or grandMA onPC off line ese RE ER RE RR EE ER RE ER RE EE 26 2 6 PAddiESSES EE EE DE De ee Ei 27 201 IPAddress ol lie PE un RM ED N Ee ain GN ED De Ge Ge ae Dee 27 2 02 AlilnetlP AUI OSS a E 27 27 EDID Manager osason ae eaea n 28 3 Communication with the grandMA Desk Series se RE RR RR EER RR RR EE RR RE 30 3 1 Connection with the grandMA de
77. er wheel or select the image or video from dialog after clicking on the image entry or ect JE barono TM Cone dae EB Rodiatting EE siot8mo EE Spiograph 8 ER Spiral Ben _ Banner 3 For example if you select the image Color Test stepless bmp the preview window shows this image Now you can test the effects and see how the change of a value on the desk affects the resulting output in the MA VPU preview window We will see how this Texture looks on a 3D Object Select the 3D Objects at the desk In the next dialog you can select a 3D Object to project onto ESE D Dine 16 Se 9 One 2 12 9 Die 2 me Select the Cross MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting dePage 48 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x The resulting output in the Preview looks flat because you are looking perpendicular on the 3D cross So let s rotate the cross Fixture Preset amp Values sorted by Numbers Therefore enter values e g 45 into the VRot field x Y FA 45 Cente Center The result in the preview shows a rotated cross with the new texture Instead of a simple texture you also can map a running video on the 3D Object Feel free and change other parameters This is the best way to see how MA VPU works MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting dePage 49 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x 7 Program sur
78. erating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x Change Capture Plug in Current capture plug in Ulead DirectShow Capture Plug in Ulead DSW MPEG Capture Plug in hs Windows Media Format Capture Plug in Ulead Directo how Capture Plug in w Ulead D YD YR Plug in MICAOMY MPEG Capture Plug i If your settings are correct but you still see no image and many or all of the control panel elements are not active you have to make sure that the right entry for your camera is set under menu setup device control In most cases this will be one of the DV cam drivers You can see information about the selected driver in the info field under the dropdown menu Device Control Current device MS 1394 Device Control v Mone MCI device control we MS 1394 Device Control Description MICAOMY Device Control Sy nei EE TI 1344 Device Control PP TV LAN device control Timecode offset Now will explain the simplest procedure capturing one video clip Recording a single video clip This is the easiest way to capture a single clip from tape to your hard disk Wind your tape to the position where your clip starts Give your clip some extra space at the start head and the end tail because it will be safer for later editing to have a bit of overhang at the ends of the clip From the position where your clip should start looping wind the tape back approximately three seconds You can trim the parts you don t want to see later in the video edi
79. f you want to do a complete System Backup also include the Acronis Secure Zone When everything has been set right choose next to proceed To write your image onto any memory you can choose the place to store Click on Browse to do so The file name should be conform with these definitions Name VPU XXX SN activated DD MM YYYY where XXX Is the Type BASIC PLUS PRO SN is the Serial Number e g 0004 for number 4 Click on next to proceed In Acronis 2010 you could now directly proceed to write the image However it is necessary to choose Options to do further settings before writing the image MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting dePage 20 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x You have to choose Full as backup method No files shall be excluded in the image so do not click any of these options in the next step Choose the maximum compression level When storing images for your own purpose or ina normal backup situation you can lower the compression level to normal to speed up the process MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting dePage 21 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x In the last step before actually writing the image make sure to add some comments VPU XXX SN activated DD MM YYYY where XXX Is the Type BASIC PLUS PRO SN is the Serial Number e g 0004 for number 4 This is identical with the
80. face After starting the program an empty show will be opened or if connected with a desk or onPC the show will be loaded The surface should look like this Mode Help Alt Enter tent Editor File Bre O N Ia mans Pl ma Split DO VPlayer End ma Split 0 Vimg Offset X 0 00 Vino Spiny 00 vlma Offset X 0 vlma Offset Y X Vima lt gt Y 1 E J 0 Vima lt gt Y VPos x y VPos x VPosZ 2 le VPos Z VRot x VRot x VRotZ 0 00 VScaleX 00 VRotZ VScale Y 00 ETER 00 VScaleY VScale All VScale All DO I VRot X VScale All 50 VRot gt Y VRolO Z VRotk gt Y VRolO Z VRoto Y VRolO Z VPos lt gt X VPosO Y VPos lt gt X WPos lt gt Y VPos lt gt X VPos lt gt Y VPos lt gt Z ype VPos lt gt ffecti Type VPos lt gt 1 Type VER PT 0 2 VER VER t Vi ti P3 SB C Sat VER E SB C Sat Vi 3 SB C Sat SB C Cont SB C Bright SB C Cont ight SB C Cont 0 Colorboost Col_ a Colorboost Col_B Joost Colorboost Cal B Colorb Co R lorkey A gnt na Border Top Bordet Top Hard d n Soft B r Top Hard jottom Border Bottom Hard jorder Bottom Hard As already known from other applications the program surface is divided into several parts Menu bar Toolbar Preview Overview window for images and videos of the channel Multi Preview functions Content Editor or the LED panels in the Pixelmapper Pixelmapper if this mode is selected Status Bar MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb
81. g dePage 68 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x 7 7 3 Content Eff1 Type Eff4 Type The tabs Effect Type 1 4 show the possible effect types for the layers Video and Master Preview Multi Preview Content Editor File Browser YPU Layer YPU Camera Images vd N EM Type Eff2 Type Eff3Type Eff4 Type Effect Slot Ha Effect Video utlines hx Video aussianBlur fe The effect engine is based on the DirectaD standard Effects are defined within fx files An effect file is a text file with an fx extension It defines how something is to be rendered It includes state information along with vertex and shader declarations The shader code is written in HLSL High Level Shading Language The following example shows the assignment of a sepia effect the test image MA VPU comes with a default setup of effect files New effect files can be added to the Channel Set via the context menu in the Effect Type view with the right mouse button Examples Despite Ocean and Water Effect others only use 1 parameter 1 Encoder Wheel Water Par1 Circulation Par2 Intensity Par3 Speed Ocean Pari Amplitude Par2 Wavecount x Par3 Wavecount y MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting dePage 69 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x 7 8 File Browser With the File Bowser you can import content from external hard drives or USB into the VPU or move content to drive D
82. g support site www malighting de Note for Dongle Users only Please extract the downloaded file into a temporary folder and run the Setup gMA VPU_ n nn n n _v n nn exe program You should have administration rights to install the program To work with MA VPU without administration rights you have to arrange the administration rights by the administrator on the installation path e g C Program Files MA Lighting Technologies MA VPU Software 2 1 Startup of VPU This chapter describes the startup of the VPU application MA VPU machines are already configurated with this mechanism so the users don t have to take care about this Note for Dongle Users only To realize an auto start of the VPU application a startup software VPUShell exe is installed on the target machine at C Program Files MA Lighting Technologies MA VPU Loader This program is called by the operating system e g Windows Vista in startup of the VPU target machines It takes care of the right program location and paths MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting dePage 11 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x 2 2 Software Update To install the software updates on the VPU choose File Update Software or Setup Update software in the touchscreen to open a dialog to select the wanted update file When using the internal software update then your file should have a in the name and is called a silent i
83. ghting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting dePage 39 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x The different Layer Types have the following meanings Video Layer Layer 1 FixID 1 This Layer can use several 3D Objects from the library to represent images and videos The content can be shown on several outputs of the graphics card A MA VPU application can contain several 3D Video Layers for images and videos You can patch up to 32 layers to be more flexible in programming Please note that you cannot run Video Clips on all these layers at the same time Dimmer Dim l VOBy Pool Lolorhdm Lid 1 LU Lalorhm LA Coloris LM 3 UU 0b Images Player Playmode Player Index Player Speed 0 Player Beginn Player End BSG mga Split 1 0 Yima Split r l Yima Uffset UU img Uttset Y U Mires a 10 01 wt mgs gt ai TA OOI by SU U byects I VWRos s Ul vRos t Pos 2 UU Pas Scale 1 01 VHA a YHot Y YRot Z Yocale YScale t DOYS cale 2 Scale All LU IVEoS 2 Vote Y BL A ote gt Z Posi 2 UU y Poss YT VPost gt JOOVE tect NATE YEltech Fl JOD did F VE tect Fa UUISBL Sat SB L Bright SBL Lont Lolorboost Lol Boost A ULUU Lalorboost Col boost la UUL Lolorboost Lol Boost 6 UUU Lolorkey A Lolork en la JUU Colore B Lolorkey Tolerance I Lolorker Alpha Lolorkey ype WU OD Output VE Thect Type YE tect Pl VE tech Fz min YE tect Ps VEThects ype OVE tecta Pl VE tacks Pe LULU V
84. h some content likely the MA original content plus additional custom made content Mainly this will be any QuickTime coded content The grandMA video software might be also installed on additional computers like laptops to use it as pre visualization or control suite stations without any dongles in use Now you can choose from one of the following options Leave everything as it is You can stay with the grandMA video software and your known content Please be aware that the grandMA video software as known today will not be further developed nor be implemented in future grandMA software releases The grandMA video software will only work with grandMA series 1 software 6 121 or lower Update your MA mediaPC or media server to MA VPU software and benefit from the features of MA VPU plus Performance increased tremendously at least 4 layer of 1080p are possible with 60fps The VPU is more integrated into the network than grandMA video ever was Effects are added per layer and per output each of them can handle 4 effects at the same time Colorkeying is built in now even with a tolerance value for smooth transitions 3D keystone is possible by adding a 3D model on the layer real warping to come in one of the next releases Much easier Fixture handling by only 3 fixture types the output fixture includes keystone master softedge and so on Prepared for Pixelmapping in the console but still all other ways are a
85. hdeckerstra e 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn Germany MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting dePage 138 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x 19 2 Data Voltage 230 V 50Hz 120V 60 Hz USA Canada No switching necessary Cable type Only adequately protected cables may be used min 3 x 1 0mm Power supply cable and connector not included ex works Socket type Power In PowerCon blue by NEUTRIK AG Liechtenstein Socket type Power Out PowerCon grey by NEUTRIK AG Liechtenstein ATTENTION The total current power consumption of the units connected in series must not exceed the maximum of the power source Rated Power Consumption VPU BASIC max 300 VA VPU PLUS max 400 VA 19 3 Symbols and warning labels Warning Warning Alternating Danger Area Danger of electric voltage current AC shock ON OFF MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting dePage 139 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x 19 4 LIMITATIONS The screens of grandMA2 series and other units of the new generation are subject to conditions of failure class 2 Following items are acceptable and no reason to worry ITEMS ACCEPTABLE COUNTS Permanent bright dots max 2 minimum distance between bright dots 2 15mm 2 dots adjacent permanent bright max 1 Permanent dark dots max 5 minimum distance between dark dots 2 15mm 2 dots adjacent permanent dark max 1 Total br
86. he background image Is indicated transparent Select the transparency Marne MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting dePage 93 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x Library Area Output Options Statistic This tab offers information about the used universes DMX Se ed channels and the performance Universes Fault Universes per second Universes Per cycle Fp Bytes received 0 0 Bytes Bytes sended 41 7 MB Via the tab Grid View you can switch to the Grid View of the Pixelmapper Preview Multi Preview Content Editor File Browser Pixel Mapper Editor Library Area Output Options Graphical Grid Panel Editor SR 25cm Index Universe Address m m Rot Faneltype width 25cm Height 25cm TETE TNE ieee 0 379 m 0 871 m 0 0 0 629 m 0 871 m 0 0 0 879 m 0 871 m 0 0 526 2hcm 0 129 m 0 621 m 0 0 526 2hcm 0 379 m 0 621 m 0 0 5e5 2 50m 0 629 m 0 621 m 0 0 Seo 2 OCI 0 879 m 0 621 m 0 0 525 2bem 0 123 m 0 371 m 0 07 2er 0 373 m 0 371 m 0 0 SRR ABEM Filename 0 377 m 0 0 Ae Ficm EET 0 879 m 0 371 m 0 0 7 545 2 60m EET Mee Bi 0 123 m 0 121 m 0 0 Eeh 2Hcm nett 0 379 m 0 121 m 0 0 0 629 m 0 121 m 0 0 Simple LED tet This view offers an overview about all used LED panels All values can be edited directly in the grid Selected panels are d
87. he headroom is reached much faster Timing Window Shows FpS Runtime Resolution MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting dePage 61 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x 7 2 3 Mode DVI Switch the output signal to DVI Digital Visual Interface output Pixelmapper Enable the Pixelmapper see also chapter 11 Pixelmapper Pixelmapper Editor will be enabled and video output will be transformed into DMX values Finally output via Ethernet adaptor Artnet to RGB devices fixtures 7 2 4 Help Release Notes Opens the release notes document Info Shows the about box with the current version number In the lower part of the box you can find the license information and the Dongle Serial Number MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting dePage 62 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x 7 3 Toolbar The toolbar contains several buttons that are related to the general operations of the program Network Toggle GUI Shift Enter SA Blind Network Shows the actual network state or opens the MA Network dialog as described in 7 2 1 File Toggle GUI Switches the GUI Graphical User Interface off You can also use the Shift Enter key on the keyboard to switch the GUI off Leave the full screen mode with the Shift Enter button Note MA VPU always runs in Fullscreen View Only if the VPU is installed on a PC with a protection
88. igene Dateien Eigene Videos original cham_cubes m2v 8 Set name and location of the Output File transcoded clip M MainConcept Reference OES File Transcode View Windows Help enue Pb m BABA oe Preview Name Value u cham_cubes m2w u filesize KB Output file name video R Speichern in Io Main Concept Clips e Et Ej Zuletzt verwendete D 2 Desktop J Eigene Dateien Arbeitsplatz Netzwerkumgeb ung Dateiname cham_cubes_out mpg v Dateityp Jal Files v Abbrechen Sejfjrejfje MA_ PU_HD1080p_30Fps_30MBits_PS video K Audio Stream 13 Fiters MA Acceleration Codec MPEG 1 2 wl width 1920px 2 pass Profile Generic MPEG2 Height 1080px Framerate 30 000 v Bitrate 30000kbps f 7 Bonn A on 000 0 00 00 000 A 600 0 00 20 000 C Dokumente und EinstellungenfadminfEigene Dateien Eigene Videosforiginalfcham cubes out mpa Show detais EN m ill A Opened file C Dokumente und Einstellungen admin Eigene Dateien Eigene VYideos original cham_cubes m2v Mode NTSC wl Aspect 16 9 MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting dePage 130 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x 9 Start Transcoding by pressing the Play button EG K MainConcept Reference m ole File Transcode _ View Windows Help ror Q gt E G d Name value ae vlies cham cubes m2v Generic M
89. ight and dark dots max 5 MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldbuttelorunn www malighting dePage 140 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x 19 5 Transport Please be aware of the weight of the product Be careful when moving it otherwise you may injure your back or other parts of your body Video processing unit VPU approx 15 kg 0 8 kg transport protector Secure all covers prior to transport Remove all cables on the back cover and the USB connectors on the front panel Handles on the products are designed exclusively for personnel to hold or carry the product lt is therefore not permissible to use handles for fastening the product to or on means of transport such as cranes fork lifts wagons etc The user is responsible for securely fastening the products to or on the means of transport and for observing the safety regulations of the manufacturer of the means of transport Noncompliance can result in personal injury or material damage Use original MA Case for transport and storage or comparable transport device If the front of the VPU cannot be protected with a transport case install the protection cover Do not place the unit on surfaces vehicles cabinets or tables that for reasons of weight or stability are unsuitable for this purpose Do not twist the body Check the apparatus after transport before installation If body of the apparatus is damaged bend or broken monitor is broken or connectors ar
90. isplayed bold You can use common functions like Multiselection select first row while pressing lt Shift gt and select last row still hold lt Shift gt gt all rows inbetween are selected Select or deselect several rows by pressing Ctrl Press F2 for editing a value and all selected values will take over the new value Selecting multiple values can also be done by using the rubberband means to lasso a certain area The edit control to type in the value directly opens after relaesing the mouse when selection is done Holding lt Cirl gt while lassoing selecting values allows toggling the selection The selection of several rows multiselection is indicated as shown in the graphis below All green highlighted values will take over the new value Copy amp Paste from an Excel Sheet Note you can only do this on a Media PC or on a external PC running the VPU Software If you want to use the functionality in combination with a VPU this external PC has to be ina MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting dePage 94 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x session with the VPU or the same showfile that you just edited It has to be uploaded to the VPU afterwards Create an Excel sheet that fits the options in the VPU change all cells to the desired values B C H Index Universe Address aim Yim Rot Paneltype Name Circle 1 Circle 1 25C 100 Circle 1 IC 100 Circle 1 25e 100 Door 4 Aai M
91. itional buttons appears at the toolbar The button Blind preserves the blind programming preview No Output if Standalone If no desk is connected the output is Suppressed Trace Files To get log files in case of crashes this must be switched on The trace files can be found in the trace file folder on the desktop Clip Time Format Clip timing calculation e g clip with 30 fps and clip time Format 30 Fps Encoder Speed finest ultra you can step framewise through the clip If you prefer to step Frame Index in seconds you select seconds The setting will be soread via network so all VPUs have the same clip time format Frame Blending Frame interpolation allows smoother motion when you slow down or speed up a layer Note the following dialogs are only available in the Widowed Mode MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting dePage 56 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x Video in video In SDI In Configuration The first line shows the actual status of the SDI input signal SDI Version 05 60 00 saris Camera 2 Device Enable disable SDI input i n 201 Version 05 60 00 320 x 540 i 1 i 1 MA Default 108OFBETE Ee amd Frame Duration 16 7 Watchdog z lf S D sig n al l IS m ISS l ng an a Device Enabled automatical initialization is done every Frais hd og Ci sable 3 0 m S Config There are 3 preconfigured files for SDI In MA provides MA def
92. ized 3D Objects 3D objects can be created with 3D CAD programs Please note that the amount of polygons affects the performance because for each polygon the projection has to be calculated The lower the number of polygons the better is the framerate MA VPU supports the following formats for 3D objects X DirectX file format 3ds Format for drawing 3 dimensional objects Note the following regulations The orientation of the object should fit Normals have to be organized correctly UV coordinates for the textures have to be setup correctly The following example shows the creation of a cylinder with the Cinema 4D Copyright by MAXON Computer GmbH software Insert an object of type Cylinder Set the orientation to Y For a correct visualization in c L MA VPU Z is the depth Y the Vertical and X the horizontal axis MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting dePage 106 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x Make the object editable Select not used polygons Perspective and delete them Set the visibility of normal on MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldbuttelorunn www malighting dePage 107 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x Copy the object And reverse the normals of the copy Select both cylinder objects gt and connect them to one new ee cylinder The old cylinder o
93. k ee ER REG ER KEER ee ER Re 111 14 How to Create a Video LOOD ese KEER KERR EE RR KEER KEER KEER R REK KEER KEER R REK KERE RE 114 15 Content Specifications uussuuuuunnanunnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnunnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnunnnnnunnnnnen 124 15 1 Main Concept Reference for converting your content into MPEG2 127 16 id N EE EE OE N 133 17 Keyboard SOC NS sa ER AE NEE MEE EED GEE NEGE EE EE OAR Hd DR RE Gee ei 134 18 FAQ and Troubleshooting a 135 18 1 Software QUESHONS rc Auen en N Ra EG Pe Ge Ee eN EE ee 135 19 Supplement MA Lighting RER 138 19 1 Intended Use 138 MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting dePage 5 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x 192 ee ee ee ee ee ee 139 193 Symbols and warning labelS EER RE EER ba 139 194 LIMITATIONS 2 EE ected 140 Si oe EE EE a a EA EE EE EN 141 196 General Safety Instructions inne 142 19 7 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 22222000000000000000000nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn nn 144 19 8 Electric shock warning on the rear of the grandMA ees EER RE RR EE ERK EE ER EE 144 199 Satetvand Environment sisie see SE Rek nee Se ee ee ee 145 19 10 Quickstart Connect EES AE EG re 146 19 11 Switching the apparatus On Off se ee RE RR EE RR RE RR RE RR KEER RR EE RR RE RR KEER R RE E RR EE RR KEER R RE EE 147 19 12 MAMENANG E ES RE ER EE EE OE GR Ee ER DEE OE Ge AE Ee EG 148 TIF ooie du Ye see ee ee Ee ie Ed 148 OR RE EE
94. le using the program Stop working immediately and consult a doctor if you or your child has any of the following symptoms Convulsions Eye or muscle twitching Loss of awareness Altered vision Involuntary movements Disorientation TO REDUCE THE LIKELIHOOD OF A SEIZURE WHEN WORKING WITH THE PROGRAM 1 Sit or stand as far from the screen as possible 2 Use the smallest available screen 3 Do not work if you are tired or need sleep 4 Work in a well lit room 5 Take a 10 to 15 minute break every hour REPETITIVE MOTION INJURIES WARNING Working with the application can make your muscles joints or skin hurt after a few hours Follow these instructions to avoid problems such as Tendonitis Carpal Tunnel Syndrome or skin irritation Take a 10 to 15 minute break every hour even if you dont think you need it If your hands wrists or arms become tired or sore while working stop and rest them for several hours before playing again If you continue to have sore hands wrists or arms during or after play stop working and see a doctor MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting dePage 133 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x 17 Keyboard Shortcuts Common shortcuts Alt Enter Fullscreen Windowed Mode only dongle users Shift Enter GUI on off Graphical User Interface on off Shift Mouse Rotation of selected objects Shift Ctrl Rotation of the selected objects around thei
95. lication starts a show with the following configuration Description Will be loaded via File New Projection of 6 video layers Layer MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting dePage 43 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x 5 Several MA VPU applications in one grandMA show Several MA VPU applications can be operated via one desk simultaneously Remember max 32 stations in grandMA 1 and 200 stations in total in grandMA 2 network For each MA VPU application one fixture layer can be created in the desk A MA VPU application is working in the MA Net and is identified via the fixture layer name All PCs running MA VPU with the same fixture layer name will grab what they need out of the data stream and show the same show with the same content Several Video fixtures configured in the desk can be selected in the MA VPU application via a drop down menu in the status bar or directly via the touch screen Fisture Layer Wideo Example with one connected MA VPU application in one Fixture Layer in grandMA 1 mode via Tools MA Network configuration video Fixture Layer E Baba mm Ex Add Line ad Delete Lines Move Fixtures and Channels in Layer Lines Name Type ID ChalD Fix Patch Mast Func Pan Func Tilt Swap DMX Pan DM E Layer 1 Layer 1 WALT O Ba Layer 2 Layer 2 1141933 Create Layer 3 Layer 3 A
96. ls See 11 4 Setup of an LED Wall Delete the selected LED panel Undo the last action Select the previous panel Select the next panel 11 1 2 Pixelmapper Editor Area Output Options Statis 3 Libra ry 5x5 25cm On the left side of the window all configured default LED Width 25cm Height 25cm 55 1 Meter grau ket 545 1 Meter tet BS 25cm Est panels are shown By double clicking you can open the folders to see the panels You can change the width of the window by selecting the border and move the mouse holding the left mouse button down lf a panel is selected in the lower part a detailed view of the panel is shown in the upper part To edit this file do a double click the icon the panel will be opened in the Panel Editor and can be edited there The pop up menu of the preview offers the LED simulation of a panel that has been selected in the graphical window and the indication of the Universe DMX addresses MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting dePage 92 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x Library Dptions Statistic Area Output The general output of MA VPU is done now u via the Ethernet protocol Artnet instead of the graphic card TEE ser of the PC Therefore the physical dimensions of the LED Area 1 100 100 matrix Area and the number of pixels Output can be set Tutputs Area Here the physical width and height of the LED matrix Add Daa is determined
97. means however that new content is needed and the new one is based on MPEG 2 With any MA VPU there is some Gigabyte of content pre installed However we also offer an exclusive MA Content Package from showfootage com which offers you over 500 free selectable clips To be precise from a huge content library of renowned designers you can download 320 SD clips 120 HD720 clips and 100 HD1080 clips This makes the MA Content Package the ideal way to individually extend the pre installed content of the MA VPU Please check http www malighting com showfootage html for further details From grandMA video to VPU How to update your system After downloading the software from our webpage you just need to install it The look amp feel will be like the grandMA2 software Then you need to download a new MPEG 2 decoder from Main Concept link www mainconcept com site prosumer products 4 mpeg 2 22078 information 22089 himl L 0 and actually pay for it Should not be more than 49 Attention Keep the key number From now on the software is fully functional Please be aware of the fact that old shows from grandMA video cannot be loaded anymore Therefore the new showfile is absolutely compatible to grandMA2 All custom made content might need to be re rendered into MPEG 2 As a former user of grandMA video you will easily discover the new functionality of the MA VPU software Some functionality has changed as well as some naming Please r
98. mpleplayersdi win DEVELOPMENT_ALPHA d splitt 500x600 mov O Eigene Dateien d splitt 1440x1080 moyv Misc DD MoviePlayer J Video S peicheroptionen Setups Video Editor Allgemeines Komplex Komprimierung Gesamtes Projekt Vorschaubereich Dateiname _ Nicht quadratisches Pixelrendem durchf hren Nach Erstellen wiedergeben Schnelles Rendern Dateityp QuickTime Film Speicheroptionen Schlusselbilder C Schl sselbild ark ase ley C Schl sselbild a C Schl sselbilddat QuickTime Filmdateien 24 Bits 1440 x 1080 25 B S Feldreihenfolge 4 MPEG 4 Yideo 24 Schl sselbildrate 75 Que 24 Bit Integer 22 050 KHz 1 C In Produktionsarchiv speic Rechts 802 I Iirfir r N OG TEE Fi rg nel Medienarchr Unten 602 Yollbildbreite 1440 C Originalgr e beibehalten Volbidhahe 1080 The resulting file is a separate video with the new resolution om 1441090 Dade ltt TANT OER rov Fama MPEG 4 Veen 720x54 167 MA Ds OENB AE Vee 220 bHe Duete MEME SED rey Forest MPEG 4 Video 913 s EOG 16 7 val u Fin br 200 Werkegabe Vra Bars Abrpiein varkie i Daimgite AR MEE u were 155 NEw 1 Mee Posten MY 000 27 nn Un core af 1440x100 pasi a MT a ornate Grote I EDO pieis Ab hase Gide 72x54 parade la mn vy MIR f g Akte
99. n founder overwrites all data of the other members l e if a new session is founded by the MA VPU all data in the desk will be overwritten If more than one console visualizer or onPC editor is connected to the network the connections to the equipment will have to be properly assigned The communication between consoles visualizer VPU applications and onPC editors takes place in sessions A session has only one founder This is e g the master On connection the founder transfers its data fixture types to the slaves From then on all session members are synchronized and have equal rights If a fixture is edited in the slave the change is reflected in the master and vice versa Devices not assigned to any session are not in the list If you press the Invite Station Button you get a list of these MA devices Series 1 specification A Session always has one master and up to 31 Slaves i e max 32 devices For example a slave can be another MA desk an NSP a grandMA onPC application the grandMA 3D visualizer or a MA VPU station In the Sniffer mode more VPU sessions are possible because similar to the Artnet protocol a VPU station is only receiving data Series 2 specification A Session always has one master and up to 199 stations MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting dePage 32 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x The network configuration Display Network Main videoin
100. nge of lighting control consoles It uses a Windows PC to facilitate the control of video and still images directly from any grandMA console and runs on readily available PC hardware As fully integrated part of the grandMA network system MA VPU is not just triggered via DMX This has many advantages On the one hand a minimum of setup and configuration is required due to bi directional communication between the console and the MA VPU On the other hand the grandMA console allows for direct access to the server and previews the content as thumbnails in the preset The MA VPU enables a console operator to control and alter videos still images and three dimensional objects in real time from a grandMA lighting console Three dimensional objects can be textured with video clips or animated images Videos still images and three dimensional objects can be manipulated in multiple ways and in the same intuitive manner as a lighting fixture is manipulated from the grandMA console MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting dePage 7 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x 1 2 Functions and Features At its most basic level MA VPU allows for the control of several moving images and high resolution images simultaneously Videos and still images can be combined mixed and controlled using any grandMA console like a regular multi parameter fixture For this several 3D video layers are available plus one master layer for
101. ns 90 Pixel Mapper Editor u02400242 see 92 Pixel Mapper Graphical View 91 MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldbuttelbrunn www malighting dePage 150 Pixel Mapper Toolbar 92 Predefined Constellations PED Files 43 AE ER ee N 64 Principle function diagram 37 Program surface ccccccseecseecseecceeeeeseees 50 R Restoring an image with Acronis 15 S Screen LaYVOU iis EES ENE ER REG Ee 34 SEIVICE Packs ade 12 SESEIO RENE ee ee 32 Session ID RE gt 33 Settings NetWOIFK ee ee ee ee 33 Setup dial0g ee ER ee 52 Several grandMA VPU applications in one grandMA show uu22u02en nennen 44 SNaDEr nn ea 81 83 shut down the PC via the desk 80 E E RENNER PREISER 36 AVS en ee 33 ENE ses ie een 33 Sniffer mode iii RE ER RE EE ke 32 ete iis ele AE EE EE 86 Soledo RENEE NE DE EE ee 87 Software Update ee see ee 12 SOU EE EE le 79 Start in Full screen 60 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x Storing an Image with Acronis 19 streaming dialog us2400240 Ee 59 T OOIE sera ne a en 63 TOUCH SCHEN SERE GE OG BE Ee 51 Trace Fles EE bo daar 56 Transition from grandMA video to MA VPU ws je E EE EE EA 9 TroubleshOOUNG ee ee Ek ee 135 MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www m
102. nstaller version An example could be gMA VPU_ 1 3 0 0 6 1 v2 40 exe Navigate to the wanted folder and select the file Click OK to proceed After the installation is finished the VPU software will restart and the new version is automatically starting afterwards Check the version number in the VPU itself to make sure that the installation was successful 2 2 1 Service Packs The current version demands minimum Vista SP 2 and XP SP 3 media PC Dongle Users and detects the SP when booting the VPU or starting the software Follow the steps mentioned in this warning and please update your system Session Name Session ID Show DU aitten freitag Install Service Pack Ignore this Warming MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting dePage 12 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x 2 3 Backup MA VPU is equipped with Acronis backup software Not for dongle users of former grandMA video Note This manual describes Acronis 2010 VPUs basic with serial numbers lt 2 and VPU plus with serial numbers lt 45 are equipped with Acronis 2009 Basically the use of Acronis 2009 is the same as Acronis 2010 Backup with Acronis 2009 is described in Manual_ gMAVPU3 40 Machines from Serial Number 87 on operate Windows 7 They are equipped with an USB stick atthe VPU backplane to start Acronis You can do this via pressing F12 during startup 2 3 1 Handling backups with the VPU MA Lighting keeps
103. ole partition drive that may be stored in the file or only some files of it In our case you may only want to restore the whole disk partitions MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting dePage 16 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x Choose recovery method Recover whole disks and partitions Recover chosen files and folders Select files and folders to recover from the original disk backup If your image does only contain one partition you may see a picture like this in the next step You should only choose to restore the partition not the master boot record Select the items to recover Fle Cape Used S Type NTFS System C PriAct 2444GB 6884GB NTFS J MBR and Track 0 MBR and Track 0 lf you restore a complete hard disk make sure that you select the whole disk including the Acronis Secure Zone Specify recover settings of Partition C Partition location required NTFS System C Partition type Primary Mark the partition as active Partition size Free space before 31 KB Partition size 24 44 GB Free space after 0 bytes MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting dePage 17 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x Make sure to choose the right location e g a secure zone file has always be recovered to System drive C If it is not the wanted one click on new location and choose the right place If
104. or wherever by a simply drag amp drop You can delete and rename files or folders and create new folders Note Known issue that you cannot drag and drop on Touch Screen without using mouse Preview Multi Preview Content Editor File Browser D Conbert System C Data D Filename BE Filename tRecycle Bin 03 12705 20 58 03 re 5D_30 Book Uo 25010 19 11 39 CameraLink 06 2510 78 21 51 Re open days Codec Dera 309 DS 42 15 E u 100723 Documents and Settings 11 02 06 14 59 44 he maken Intel 03 12709 21 49 36 MA Logo PertLags 01 21 08 04 43 50 m LED Fr an el Ce ieee NE Program ata 08 23 10 15 48 09 MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting dePage 70 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x 8 Features Attributes and Functions To explain the layer effect engine it is illustrative to imagine MA VPU as a model of a several movable cameras where every camera looks at a layer object like a 2D plane or a 3D cube In these examples an image may be a texture picture or a video VPU Layer Dimmer Dimmer 50 Dimmer 100 Dimmer Dimmer function To facilitate fading between different layers the dimmer controls the transparency of an object If the dimmer is O the object is transparent and the projection is invisible If the dimmer is full the object is opaque and you can only see the front layer front Z position MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr
105. r 1 Projector 2 Softedge controlling of the left Softedge controlling of the right image with Shaper 14A 14B image with Shaper 12A 12B Projection of the complete Image The following example shows the functionality of the Softedge control channels Out Layer Softedge Out Layer Softedge Out Layer Softedge Shaper 12A 0 Shaper 12A 100 Shaper 12A 100 Shaper 12B 0 Shaper 12B 0 Shaper 12B 50 MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting dePage 87 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x 10 Keystoning If a projector is parallel to the screen the image is a right angled plane If the projector is shifted horizontally or vertically the right angled projection gets trapezoid This effect is called Keystoning Distorted Projection Original image tilt upward This effect can be minimized by using the Keystone Correction Keystone Correction recalculates the image that it is shown right angled independent of the position of the projector Therefore the pixels must be compressed and the image is made smaller Pay attention the Keystone Correction always causes a compression of the projected image This causes a loss of quality of your projection MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting dePage 88 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x This correction is done in Camera Layer Fixture For every edge of the image 1 4 there exists
106. r centre Mouse Arrow Key lf a panel is selected in the Graphical View it can be moved Arrow Key Move panel by 1 10 grid Ctrl F 11 lt 87 Acronis software starts for backup purposes F12 gt 87 Not for dongle usurers of former grand MA video MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldbuttelorunn www malighting dePage 134 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x 18 FAQ and Troubleshooting Please note that possible installed drivers for example for graphic cards affect the keyboard shortcuts as well Should you have any problems with the application you can refer to the freguently asked questions below Bid 1 Software uestions problems with the Check the TGP IP settings communication PC lt gt desk Is a network card installed Is the TCP IP protocol configured The TCP IP subnet mask of the PC must be equal with the subnet mask of the desk for example 255 255 255 0 The first 3 numbers of the IP address of the PC must be equal to the first three numbers of the desk for example PC 192 168 0 10 Desk 192 168 0 5 The last number of the IP address must be unique in the complete network Please don t use the automatic distribution of IP settings as offered by Windows because this IPs doesn t fit the requirements Check the version Is it corresponding with the desk version Check the VPU mode Does it match the desk you are using Two network cards ins
107. ra to patch into your show was limited by the amount of real DVI Outputs So maximum 2 So when having a show with 6 monitors used as panoramic screens one big screen composed of 6 screens you needed to have 3 Layers VPU in your show each consisting of Layers Master and 2 Output fixtures So you needed to handle 3 Fixture Layers but the setup could look much simplier With the new function it is no longer necessary to handle different VPUs for this kind of widescreen application One Fixture Layer with VPU Layers Master and Cameras is enough and in the Settings Display Dialog of the VPU you can tell the VPU witch Camera View it should display el EE TN aa mm JD Ken Scale 30 Key 30 0 bjects tone 16 eystone 2b enstone sb eustone 46 keystone Lor r ottedge 16 ottedge 6 ottedge 36 Scohtedge 46 sl Key Scale All Keystone 14 Keystone 2A Keystone 34 i enstone ha f Keystone Lor s Sortedge 1A Sortedge 2A Sortedge 3 Sottedge 44 splitscreen Uttset UU Splitecreen Uttset v Img Split 1 00 Img Split r Img Uitset s UUW Yima Offset mm um Va Du DD DI um um G um Cat ma at iit MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting dePage 42 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x 4 4 Predefined Constellation If a MA VPU application is started and a new show is created via File New Show the app
108. re now listed in the Preset Manager IMG ep se amp a Input N Name Value by FE Preset None Fi video D Audio Stream X Filters Type Elementary v Enable file splitting Maximal File size MB 5 Open Media le Transcode View Windows Help weir oO Pw Re Preset None Audio P Type Elementary Enable file splitting a M Preset Manager Preset file C Dokumente und Einstellungen adminf mcreferencefuserprofiles mps Preset Description 1 PAL 10MB x 1720x576 25fps 10000kbps 44100Hz stereo 224kbps 2 NTSC_1OMBits ES 720x480 29 97Fps 10000kbps 44100Hz stereo 224kbps 3 MA VPU XGA 30fps 15MBits PS 1024x768 30fps 15000kbps 48000Hz stereo 384kbps 4 MA VPU XGA 30fps 15MBits ES 1024x768 30fps 15000kbps 44100Hz stereo 224kbps 5 MA_VPU_XGA_25fps_15MBits_PS 1024x768 25fps 15000kbps 48000Hz stereo 384kbps 6 MA_YPU_XGA_25fps_15MBits_ES 1024x768 25fps 15000kbps 44100Hz stereo 224kbps 7 MA_VPU_VGA_30fps_10MBits_PS 640x480 30fps 10000kbps 48000H2 stereo 384kbps 8 MA_YPU_YGA_30fps_10MBits_ES 640x480 30Fps 10000kbps 44100Hz stereo 224kbps 9 MA_YPU_YGA_25fps_10MBits_PS 640x480 25fps 10000kbps 48000Hz stereo 384kbps 10 MA_VPU_ GA4_25fps_10MBits_ES 640x480 25fps 10000kbps 44100H2 stereo 224kbps 11 MA_YPU_SYGA_30Fps_12MBits_ PS 800x600 30Fps 12500kbps 48000Hz stereo 384kbps 12 MA VPU SVGA 30Fps 12MBits ES 800x600 30fps 12000kbps 44100Hz stereo 224k
109. rface card Refresh rate in Hz Resolution for output Global Monitor Identification Shows a number 1 4 on the output to identify it Fullscreen GUI Show the Graphical User Interface in fullscreen Activate all Monitors Activates all outputs of the graphic card MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting dePage 54 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x Settings Within this dialog you can set the properties for the network Network Display Network Main Yideo In Sessions Stations Unconnected Showroom_PC 0 202 2 0 25 2 Console Fullsize YPU DEMO 0003 0 101 2 0 25 2 Yideo VPLU DEMO OOD6 0 102 2 0 25 2 Video GUIDOS YPU 0 105 Video Guidos Session Join as Slave Join as Sniffer Create Session MA Net IP 192 168 0 102 Artnet IP 2 2 2 1 Session ID 1 Session Name My Session The dialog shows the actual state of all machines in the MA net Red text Allow Invite Disabled EMER e selected station RSL EK version is not compatible The different states in the network are described in detail in chapter 3 4 Connection MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting dePage 55 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x Settings Main Display Network Main Video In FOH Features Trace Files Clip Time Format 30 Fps Cancel Within this dialog you can select the FOH features If this button is checked an add
110. rument In order to switch on the apparatus set the power switch on the rear panel to position I Set the apparatus to operating mode by pressing the ON STANDBY button on the front panel Switching Off the Instrument In order to switch off the apparatus push the ON STANDBY button on the front panel and MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting dePage 147 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x confirm with the soft button YES In this standby mode the AC power voltage is present within the instrument For longer non use switch the power switch to 0 Cleaning The VPU demands only minor attention Clean the surface only with dry soft cloth and look for proper condition of ventilation Do not use any liquid cleaner or compressed air 19 12 Maintenance Electric shock warning The unit should be serviced by qualified personnel only as live parts may be exposed when opening and or removing coverings besides others you run the risk of suffering an electric shock 19 13 Conformity Declaration of Conformity according to directives 2004 108 EG Manufacturer s name MA Lighting Technology GmbH Manufacturer s address Dachdeckerstra e 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn Germany declares that the product Product category Control unit Name of product Video Processing Unit VPU complies with the following product specifications Safety EN60065 EN60950 EMV EMC EN55103 1 El
111. runn www malighting dePage 100 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x Patch rule for channel or following LED UNI tag that is described in the following T or While patching this list is processed NONE For each detected VALUE LED UNIT anew LED UNIT is inserted The amount of COLS multiplied with ROWS complies with the number of SUBBLOCK entries If VALUE NONE there is an DMX gap Function description of the channels Valid values CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW RED GREEN BLUE WHITE or 0 255 for dimmer etc 11 5 1 LED Panel Examples Because LED Panels can take different shapes here some examples _ LEDTYPE NAME Hx9 25cm _WIDTH 25 000000 5 X 5 LED Matrix _ HEIGHT 25 000000 PHYS WIDTH 25 000000 PHYS HEIGHT 25 000000 PHYS WIDTH LED 4 0 MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldbuttelorunn www malighting dePage 101 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x PHYS HEIGHT LED 4 0 LED IS ROUND 1 _ LAYOUT _COLS 5 ROWS 5 _ DELTAX 1 _ DELTAY 1 _ DIRECTION 0 _ MEANDER 0 _ CHANNELS _REPEAT 25 VALUE LED UNIT _LED_UNIT _VALUE RED VALUE GREEN VALUE BLUE _LEDTYPE LED curtain with 3072 channels and offset in Y direction This offset is described by the ANANE SA AON _LED_SHIFT_Y 1 tag PHYS WIDTH 360 000000 Dimensions 36 m X 2 8 m PHYS HEIGHT 280 000000 MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting deP
112. s fully functional though it adds a watermark to processed video without harming your source material Moreover it has an AAC Audio encoding limitation of 30 seconds Then audio output is cut When you are interested in obtaining the full version of the codec you have to purchase and install the appropriate plug in module s for Main Concept Reference such as Main Concept Reference MPEG 2 for MA VPU file format When you purchase the full version of a module you will receive a serial number and a link for downloading the full version of the plug in The key must be entered during the modules installation Otherwise the full version will not be installed Main Concept MPEG 2 full license Plug In is currently available for Windows Mac Intel and Linux The price for a full licence issue Jan 2010 is Price 460 plus appl tax 290 plus appl tax The documentation of Main Concept Reference is included in the demo version Help User Guide However it can also be downloaded separately to give you an overview of the powerful transcoding application The high resolution manual is available for free downloading below in zipped Adobe Acrobat format Currently only the English version is available http www mainconcept com site prosumer products 4 mainconcept reference 20373 manuals 20375 html L 0 MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldbuttelorunn www malighting dePage 127 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5
113. s listbox to choose an IP address for network communication If there is more than one IP available e g multiple network cards installed select the IP address which is linked to the grandMA desk Artnet IP Use this listbox to select an IP address for the Artnet communication of the Pixelmapper receive data only Session ID Every session in the grandMA network has a unique ID Only members with this ID can take part in this session MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting dePage 33 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x Session Name Input or display for the name of a session 3 5 Preferred Operation Mode Screen Layout MA 1Series To get a direct access to the channel sets of the fixture layers we recommend the smart view The Smart View offers a clearly arranged summary about the layer content and objects All important functions can be accessed via short keys To configure a Smart View follow the following instructions Click on the empty touch screen to call the Create a Window dialog Select the Smart button In the upcoming Smart window press the yellow button left above In the Smart Window Options dialog select the Enable Direct Select buttons Preset Feature Attribute Dimmer vor 3D Objects To create the Group buttons carry out the following instructions Press the Setup key at the desk Push Au
114. s of the manufacturer can be managed The following example shows the property dialog of a webcam If no device property is available nothing happens MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting dePage 58 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x Video in Eigenschaften Stream Device If a Capture Device with a driver is Settings ae re EE installed its streaming dialog will be FR opened after the selection of this EE beton boxo In this dialog the device specific streaming properties of the manufacturer can be managed The following example shows the property dialog of a webcam If no device property is available nothing happens Restart with Switch between the grandMA 1 and grandMA 2 mode The application grandMA 1 2 restarts in the next mode Network Exit Leave the application MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting dePage 59 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x 7 2 2 View Dialog Docking Frame Timing Window Info Window Layer Window System Monitor Video Clips Window Start in Fullscreen Show FpS in Fullscreen Opens a dialog to arrange your views see below Opens window with timing information to check the performance Opens an Info window for internal purposes Opens a window with information about the layers as type Show on Head Scale etc Opens the system monitor that shows communication data bet
115. sk ii se ee Re ER RE EER RE ER KEER REGEER REEDE REG RR KEER KEER 30 3 2 grandMA 1 ot drandMA 2 MOAB es REK RE WEE ER RE GE ER OE WREEK ER WEE Ee N EN ENE EES 31 3 3 Connection with the grandMA onPC off line software iss ER EE ER EE ER EE ER EE Re 31 3 4 tolmeclion Slales si DE EA EE Oe RE EDS ae Oe DEE ae 32 MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldbuttelbrunn www malighting dePage 3 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x 3 5 Preferred Operation Mode Screen Layout MA 1Series u 2220 22002220022 34 4 Data management 36 4 1 Master SIAVG au nina 36 42 Principle TUnclion diagram reneeeeeeeieeeeeee 37 43 Laver propertie ss nee ee 39 4 4 Predefined ConstellatiON ui es ee RR RR RE RR RR EER RR KEER RR RR EER RR KERE RR RR EER R KEER RR RR RE E ERK KEER RR KEER ER 43 5 Several MA VPU applications in one grandMA show sees eek Re RR RE ER KEER 44 5 Quick Gulden ee AE N EE tice 46 6 1 Step 1 Start master session and connect to the desk grandMA series 1 46 6 2 Step 2 Controlling Images and Videos via the grandMA 1 desk uzunsu200 47 1 HOG EAI SUM aC EE EE EE tesa seca N Ee cece secs ace SE EE GE SE Ee SE GE EE ee 50 7 1 TOUCH od io ER EE a 51 7 2 Menu Darso 53 Teel EES RE EET OE KO EE HE HEL O AAO 53 T NOW ee RR gehe 60 We NOC CRETE EA PETE RE EEE REES RR ER LE Ee EE REAL 62 IR ee nee ee nee 62 7 3 1001Dar EE EWE a re en 63 TA
116. sk and then the USB flash drive as shown You will then be at the start screen of Acronis 2 3 4 Restoring an image with Acronis In Acronis click on Recovery This will list you all available backups If you are restoring an Image from an external memory click browse for backup to select the image from your memory In some cases the Secure Zone image is not listed here automatically You can rather click the Refresh Backups button or recall the image out of the Secure Zone again if necessary Select your drive and image and click OK MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting dePage 15 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x If you are restoring from Acronis Secure Zone do the same as described above your Secure Zone is listed in the location tree as well Select the file and click OK Now you see the wanted image listed A right click with the mouse on the image will give you several options Choose recover to proceed IF you are recovering from a secure zone file then you will be prompted with a new window F lap F 7 mm nm TE mm m i t i Acronis Secure Zone IS password protectec gt proes Arr nie Can Ira Jana wer mirct antar the access Acronis cecure Zone you must enter tne 7 d N q af E aal pr Ge VAC TY Das swordg Enter 12345 as the password and proceed by clicking on Ok The next option is to choose whether to restore the wh
117. splay display size luminance data and for digital displays only pixel mapping data Unfortunately some LED walls offer no EDID data so the VPU software cannot offer the correct resolution and refresh rates Or if a monitor is reconnected the right resolution and refresh rate has to be set again To avoid these troubles the DVI outputs of the VPU have been equipped with additional hardware An EDID Chip offers the common resolutions and refresh rates to the VPU hardware ef T venweuer e HE ate The switch near the DVI OUT connector lights blue aand if EDID is simulated grandMA VPU Monitor Video Signal DVI OUT n gt BEE a EDID Signal i EPE EE EE g EDID ON EDID Chip Note lf VPU is turned on and only output 2 is connected EDID signal found this output gets the logical output 1 If now a second monitor is connected to output 1 or EDID 1 is switched on this will be assigned to logical output 2 This situation can be undone if VPU is restarted with only on monitor or EDID signal on on output 1 MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting dePage 28 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x The EDID chip offers the following DVI resolutions and refresh rates Other values are invalid 640 480 50 1280 720 60 640 480 59 1280 800 60 640 480 60 1280 1024 50 720 480 59 1280 1024 60 720 576 50 1400 1050 50 800 600 50 1400 1050 60 800 600 59 1440 900 60 800 6
118. ssible but prevents frame exact Playback from first to last frame We strongly recommend CBR Please also note that the Bit rate heavily depends on the resolution of your video clip and on the content itself e g lots of signal changes Using variable bit rate VBR causes loop problems so please use constant bit rate CBR Please note that Framerates above 30 fps are extremely resource consuming and will increase the performance Use these high framerates only for specific reason GOP 12 is possible for simple Playback without jumping within the Frames Indexing The more B and P Frames are used the higher the compression the smaller the file size Frames only is also possible but increases the data rate Elementary Streams ES encoded with Main Concept Reference have the file extension mpv Encoded files need to be renamed into m2v so that the VPU can read these files Program Stream contains Video and Audio files typical file extension mpg MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldbuttelorunn www malighting dePage 125 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x Elementary Stream contains Video or Audio files fie extension mpv for video data and mpa for audio data File names must not exceed 63 characters Please keep in mind Aggressive compression reducing the bit rate causes loss of quality The less signal changes and information the video sequence contains the more you might go down with the bit rat
119. status bar in the lower screen area Now you have your first clip ready for editing After the capturing has been finished a message window pops up It informs you about the result of the process Usually everything is fine so you can just close the window MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldbuttelorunn www malighting dePage 119 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x Batch Log E Eigene DateienWideo Capture batchlog Please click the lt Flecapture gt button to re capture any files with Emors Capture to file e teigene datelen ideo caplurewidelOO avi Settings In 00 10 16 02 Out 00 10 18 19 normal speed Message No frames were dropped I If you open the folder where you saved your clip file you should find an avi file This can be depending on the length of the clip rather big because it is uncompressed video You can quit Ulead Video Capture now Video editing Start the software Ulead Video Editor A window will pop up first asking what kind of project you want to create Choose DV PAL 25 B S Audio 48 kHz Import the previously created clip You can import clips by double clicking one of the video tracks in the timeline A file open dialog will appear in which you can select your clip When you open the file the window will disappear and the clip becomes glued to your mouse pointer Place this clip at the beginning of the first videotrack Va MA Lighting Technology Gmb
120. talled Select the IP address belonging to the network card no communication with the attached to the grandMA desk console See 3 4 Connection Cannot find the connected Check the IP Settings grandMA desk See 3 4 Connection Check version MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting dePage 135 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x N VPU mode MEEN codec s Recommended Video Codec s At the moment we get the best results with the MPEG2 codec Fullscreen black Check dongle The Fullscreen mode requires the dongle Check connectivity No output out of session ma 7 shuts off Disable the screensaver and power management inne and Antivirus The MS firewall that comes with SP 2 makes no Software problems After the installation you must allow MA VPU and onPC the access to the network Program won t start or Third party firewalls and anti virus software must be PC looses connection configured If this doesn t help the programs have to be disabled or de installed Note that in this case the virus protection etc doesn t work To configure your firewall enable the Remote Call TCP Port 7003 in your Firewall Options Bad Performance Disable virus checks on the content files like AVI IMG or MOV files Change the Device Settings from RGB Emulation to HAL Settings Options Driver Content Browsing from desk Check the IP address same subnet and configure doesn
121. tch connect the PC with a regular patch network cable to the switch Connect the cable to the desk Start the desk and load a video show Start the grandMA application and join the session or invite the video application from the desk The application connects to the desk and receives the data of the current show If you do not get a connection to the desk make sure that MA VPU has the right IP address as described in 2 6 IP Addresses and that the corresponding mode grandMA 1 or grandMA 2 accurate MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting dePage 30 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x 3 2 grandMA 1 or grandMA 2 mode MA VPU supports series 1 and series 2 consoles To set right the mode start the application via double click at the icon Dongle users only VPU users will see VPU Shell MA VPU starts in the last used mode grandMA 1 or grandMA 2 mode Network Type z gt GMA2 The actual mode is displayed in the statusbar Switch Desk Interface To switch between the mode select the menu entry File restart with randMA 72 network The application restarts in the next mode 3 3 Connection with the grandMA onPC off line software Please make sure that the program version of the grandMA onPC software meets the specifications described in 2 5 Version of grandMA desk or grandMA onPC off line Start the grandMA onPC and load a show Backup Load Show Start a new session at
122. telbrunn www malighting dePage 57 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x grandMA Video 2 Options Video in Video In Misc Start external Video In 1 eh a Ee Available Devices Logitech QuickCam Pro 4000 Configuration Ze Video In 2 Available Devices No Device Video j n Eigenschaften von Philips ToUcam Pro Device Leistung O Kamera ist OK Bildrate Bild m qualit t Bildregler Helligkeit If you are not using SDI but want to use other external video feed like a webcam you can run 2 external devices You cannot access this button via the touch screen only via the GUI External Video Configuration This interface allows the input of a live video stream It is realized via the Microsoft Direct Show mechanism Video In 1 4 In this dialog up to 4 different Video In devices can be assigned Every Video Capture Device supported by Windows can be used as input source for MA VPU Available Devices All recognized Video Capture Devices are listed in this selection bar By selecting one device this will be assigned to the Video In source and is available for MA VPU Start Stop D Additional options to restart drivers in case of synchronization faults Device lf a Capture Device with a driver is installed its property dialog will be opened after the selection of this button In this dialog the device specific propertie
123. then you can select what ever part of the area and zoom in again without loosing position information When entering the Pixelmapper the area will automatically be scaled so that you can see the complete area All units are in meter In whatever mouse mode you are Select Zoom or New there are 2 buttons in the upper left corner in the graphical editor View Move and View Zoom Just press and hold those buttons and you can move the area or zoom in out ViewMove Click and hold this button and then move the mouse to move the area ViewZoom Click and hold this button and then move the mouse to zoom in out the area MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting dePage 91 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x 11 1 1 Pixelmapper Toolbar Center Center Autofit Select Zoom New Delete Undo Prev Next Autotik oom Delete Undo Shows the center of the Pixelmapper Editor Zooms the Editor automatically so that all panels are visible If this button is selected single LED fixtures can be selected to arrange them inside the LED wall or show their attributes via a right mouse click Zoom the render window to fit Zoom in with the right mouse button Zoom out with shift right mouse button If a rectangle is drawn up while holding the right mouse button down in the right window this rectangle will be automatically equipped with the necessary number of the selected pane
124. to create at the touch screen Set the Select entry in Video Layer and Video Master to Yes and press Create single Groups only Change into the Smart view and resize the smart window to get space for the group buttons Click into the blank area and select Groups in the upcoming dialog MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting dePage 34 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x The result should look like this BE Dimmer Color Video T VPos YRot Hot lt VScale img Yilmg lt gt YPlaye Eff 1 ERR 2 Eff 3 EI 4 Sound MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting dePage 35 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x 4 Data management This section describes how data is managed by the desk and MA VPU Desk and VPU can work independently Each package can be operated standalone If they are connected in a MA network session the desk gets the master and the video application becomes the slave of a session Data changed within the video application is transferred to the desk and vice versa 4 1 Master slave The MA console or onPC is always the master of a session Only if the MA VPU is started as standalone it can be the master If a desk is connected and a session is started within the VPU application the show file will be transferred to the desk and th
125. to do test encodings watermark is inserted into the video and audio is cut off after 30 seconds in the trial version you can also use that tool to check your content by re encoding it in case of problems related to content issues Video codecs other than MPEG2 are not installed on a VPU and not supported by MA Lighting Former grandMA video dongle users that install the VPU software on their system should use a clean system and not install any other codec than the MPEG2 Decoder Pack You cannot gain high performance of parallel video stream decoding with guaranteed performance with not conforming and correct encoded content MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldbuttelorunn www malighting dePage 124 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x VPU content should reduire the following specifications Video Format Video Codec Bit Rate Framerate GOP STRUCTURE Group of Pictures Container Format without Sound Container Format with Sound Audio Stream Color Space Chroma Format File Extension Pixel Aspect Ratio MPEG MPEG 2 Constant Bit Rate CBR 10 30 Mbps Mega bit per Second Variable Bit Rate VBR 24 fps 25 fps 29 97 fps 30 fps 50 fps 60 fps GOP 12 I Frame only Elementary Stream or MPEG Program Stream MPEG Program Stream LPCM uncompressed 48 kHz 16 Bit or MPEG1 Layer2 48 kHz 384 kbps 4 2 0 mpg mpeg m2v 1 1 Please note that VBR is also po
126. tor very easily You can see information about your position in the clip in the lower screen area If you want to jump to an exact time just go to menu jump to and enter the time you want to jump to MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldbuttelorunn www malighting dePage 116 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x Now that you have found your start position click the inpoint button to mark the starting point Repeat this step for the stopping point of your clip Click the button for the outpoint of the clip Video Capture Capture Fie Control View Setup Capture Posie Help ao Esc ad 4 3 of Space Fast Rewind Page Up it Fast Forward Page Down Previous Frame lt Mr J as Jail oie ot sed Go to a specified postion in the curert video Click the Record Button in the Control Panel Recording will not start immediately First a dialog window pops up where you can set some parameters Important at the beginning are The name and local path of the video file you want to save The recording methods Auto with time limit records the video from the inpoint for the specified amount of time Auto no time limit records the video until you stop it by left clicking the mouse or hitting ESC device control you can specify when the recording shall start and when it should stop by setting an inpoint and outpoint You can also configure batch capturing MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr
127. ttelbrunn www malighting dePage 50 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x 7 1 Touch Screen Only MA VPU pro and MA VPU plus The touch screen offers a direct access to important VPU functions and shows which content is send actually to the outputs V Pr U Plus Network Type 2 GMA2 2 Dongle f VPU 1 Version 1 5 28 2 4 92 beta Session Name Session ID Show aitten aitten freitaa Unlocked P Preview Settinas SystemMonitor Locked oie offline Fixture Layer Shutdown T ARTNET Ether 1 192 163 0 101 Ether 2 2 2 2 101 Network Type ms GMA 2 Dongle a VPU 1 Version 1 9 28 2 4 92 beta The headline informs about the Session Name session ID SNOW network type and VPU software aitten 1 aitten freitaa version Also the session ID and name of the show is shown Ether 1 192 1680101 OSE The lower part shows the IP addresses of the MA Net and Artnet adapters MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting dePage 51 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x Most important VPU functions can be operated directly Locked Lock Unlock the touchscreen buttons Switch between the output preview and system monitor information SystemMlonitor Shutdown or reeboot the VPU Shutdown Indicates the status of the MA Net see 3 4 Connection States Opens settings dialog Display Network Main Video In as described in 7 2 1 File Settings settings Opens the Setup
128. turing The bus type is irrelevant No administration rights To work with MA VPU without administration rights you have to arrange the administration rights by the administrator on the installation path e g C Program Files MA Lighting Technologies MA VPU Software System crashes or stocks The Widows XP Service Pack 2 must be installed Video cannot be shown Maybe codec problems Timing problems with Dual The use of Dual Core processors can cause timing Core processors problems Please use the actual drivers of the processor manufacturer If you have further problems set the switch via the menu entry Settings Options Dual Core No layers displayed in Multi No fixture Layer is selected Preview MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldbuttelorunn www malighting dePage 137 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x 19 Supplement MA Lighting 19 1 Intended use The MA Video Processing Unit VPU is an element of the MA system family Intended use is output of audio and video via DVI or ArtNet Three different versions of the MA VPU are available to suit all needs MA VPU pro MA VPU plus and MA VPU basic With a huge amount of functions features and effects together with any console of the grandMA family these will be the most innovative tool available to control visual effects independent of the type of fixtures needing control Video processing unit Manufacturer MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dac
129. u can choose your storage device hard disk partition by clicking on the dropdown menu to get a list of all available drives MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting dePage 23 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x In our case we want to copy the folder Content from drive D to your USB storage device So on the left side you choose drive D and on the right side you choose your USB device in this case drive E with the name RemoveableDisk To do so click on the folder on the left side and Drag amp Drop it with a mouse to your drive on the right A new dialog will prompt you before you start Ifthe folder already exists you can enable the option Overwrite The actual copy process begins when you click the Start Copy soft button Copy Files Do vou raak ward copy DM orderd bo F 3 is After the copy process is finished the copy process window will close and you will be returned to the file browser window You can now disconnect the external storage device by unplugging the USB cable To make sure that you really copied all of the data connect your storage device to an external computer and check the size of the Content folder on it It should look like this Type File Folder Location D Size 17 3 GB 18 643 731 842 bytes Size on disk 17 3GB 18 644 258 816 bytes Contains 231 Files 6 Folders MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D
130. ut video If you enter the tab MA VPU receives the commands from the desk and shows the resulting output but in opposite to the Fullscreen view the menus the toolbar and the status bar are also active 7 6 Multi Preview This View allows an overview of all layers their effects and the resulting output Preview Multi Preview Content Editor File Browser Layer 1 FixlD 1 wee Layer 2 FIKID 2 i immer Dim 1 00 Obj l Foal 0 Dimmer Dim 000b l Fool Loloti Li LOU Lalorkdis CME LOU Colors Li UU Colors CME Colorlines CH LLU VU Image fi Colorie Ch 0 00 VOB mages Obj Obj 7 00 B5536 The example above shows 2 layers with the resulting output picture for a single head output If Dual Head is enabled via the menu entry File Settings Display the output for the second display is presented too MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting dePage 64 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x Layer 1 FIO 1 u The content of each layer is shown in a small window The controls below allow watching the effect values for each channel in the layer The horizontal bar in each control indicates the setting from 0 100 Dimmer Dim 100 Obj l Fool i 5 Cali sij 0 00 Colori EHZ 100 Changing values are highlighted Please note that AAAA ve des these are no programmer values but all changes vibe TOD Wines feet TEE from the default values are indicated this way
131. vailable The VPU is able to run either with grandMA series 1 or grandMA2 safe investment The VPU software comes with a new decoder to ensure best content results That means however that new content is needed and the new one is based on MPEG 2 Attention All custom made content needs to be rendered into MPEG 2 All old show files are obsolete due to the fact that the new fixture types are not equal to the grandMA video fixture types Trade in your grandMA video dongle for a MA VPU If you wish to benefit from the MA VPU s hardware improvement and all future possibilities of the MA VPU as well as preinstalled content you can trade in one grandMA video dongle per MA VPU basic plus or pro Please contact your local dealer for details Launching the MA Video Processing Units VPU there is no more split between software and hardware The dongles are discontinued only the full package including dedicated hardware is available the dongle is built in For sure everybody who invested into dongles will benefit of the new VPU functionality by installing the latest VPU release software MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting dePage 9 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x With the MA VPUs there is no open operating system with any kind of default driver they are all improved to serve the best result for the VPU Also the decoder has changed for best performance results That
132. w to view your clip in the video editor It s very likely that the clip is not have the right length anymore Changing the length duration is very simple Move the mouse pointer over the right edge of the clip The mouse pointer will change into a symbol of two little arrows Left click the mouse button and drag the edge of the clip toward the beginning of the clip When you release the mouse button you have reduced the length of the clip It will stop now at the new end You can do the same with the beginning of the clip lf necessary Move the clip back to the beginning of the video track It is likely that you have now some spare room at the start of your clip because you reduced its length Drag the clip to the very beginning of the video track and drop it there Notice that the clip will snap to the beginning of the video track Copy the clip and place the copy at the end of the original Hit CTRL and left click the clip Drag it into the second video track Vb and place it there Now you have created a copy of the original clip Adjust the clip so that it starts approximately 3 seconds before the original clip ends A cross fade effect could later be placed in the area where both clips overlap each other Production Library ET bergangseffekt se CJ Ubergangsef A ra aa em e Q F C Alle 7 FRE Mischen Mozaik Metz an 71 Drehen Fix C Film u EE Trichter Rolen J Sch len 3 Schieben I Strecken Ta L
133. ween the desk and VPU Opens a window that offers information about the used video clips This can be helpful for troubleshooting The application always starts in the Fullscreen Mode Show the framerate in FpS Frames per Second in the fullscreen output The following entries are only visible if the option Menu File Settings Main Extended Menus is selected Error Window Memory Window Statistics Window MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting dePage 60 Opens a window with internal error messages Opens an overview window about the usage rate of the memory Opens an Info window for internal purposes Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x Dialog Docking Frame SDI Video In SDI Version 05 60 00 SDI In 1 soi version 05 60 00 MA Default 1030fp amp 0 Count 1337 SS Watchdog Disabled Config Base File gt gt From File Depth From File Colours From File Signal From file Reinit Show Graph Frame Blend Interlacind Field 1 then 2 SDI In 2 so Version 05 60 01 MA Default 576i fef 0 Count 0 rame Duration 33 3 Missing Frames 0 Delta Fault 0 Watchdog Disabled Config Base File gt gt Resolution From File Depth From File Colours From File Signal From file Reinit Show Graph Frame Blend Interlacind From file Layer Memory System Memory Complete lt 3068 MB gt Free lt 2124 MB gt Critical lt 920 MB Device 1920 1080 1 By
134. yer magazine is assembled with several images and videos These are indicated by their relative paths and names If a layer 3D object or the content of a magazine is changed within MA VPU the changed properties are immediately taken up by the desk Several MA VPU applications are shown in several Layers on the MA desk MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting dePage 37 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x The following diagram shows a principle structure with 4 layers GrandMA VPUprinciple function with 4 layers MEE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE GE EE EE EE ee PT N AA AE AG ANAAL A ii GE GP N EG AG id AG AE EA ES SAGE nn D Up to 32 Layer Cameras DVI Outputs Master Camera effects the several sum of all cameras Hub eg or according Switch different displays Camera a Pr BALEIETEZSTEZETZETZZEZETZTEIEZET ZEIT EIETEZIZEZETEZZTZEIEZZTEIEZETZZETZZETEZITEZETEZETEZZEZZZEZZZEIZZEIZZEIEZETEZETEZETEZEIZZITZEZESZZEIEZETZZETZZETEIETEIETEZETEZZIZZZEZETETZZEIZZETEZETEZETEZETEZEZZESTZEZESZZEIZZEIZZ ET ZZ ETEZIT EEE MA Lighting Technology GmbH Dachdeckerstr 16 D 97297 Waldb ttelbrunn www malighting dePage 38 Operating Manual MA VPU V 5 7x 4 3 Layer properties For a better overview shows can be arranged in Fixture Layers on the grandMA desks E g the conventional lights can be separated from the multi functional fixtures and video engines For each MA

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