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1. Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Part number 60600320 Version 03 00 August 14 2015 Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Barco Changes Barco provides this manual as is without warranty of any kind either expressed or implied including but not limited to the implied warranties or merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose Barco may make improvements and or changes to the product s and or the program s described in this publication at any time without notice This publication could contain technical inaccuracies or typographical errors Changes are periodically made to the information in this publication these changes are incorporated in new editions of this publication The latest edition of Barco manuals can be downloaded from the Barco web site www barco com or from the secured Barco web site https www barco com en signin Copyright O All rights reserved No part of this document may be copied reproduced or translated It shall not otherwise be recorded transmitted or stored in a retrieval system without the prior written consent of Barco Guarantee and Compensation Barco provides a guarantee relating to perfect manufacturing as part of the legally stipulated terms of guarantee On receipt the purchaser must immediately inspect all delivered goods for damage incurred during transport as well as for material and manufacturing faults Barco must be informed immediately in writing o
2. 1 Double click the CodeMeter Icon in taskbar notification area to launch the CodeMeter Control Center 4 03 PM 3 31 2015 Figure 2 1 Launching CodeMeter Control Center XHD Series licensing This section describes how to check current licenses and request an update for an existing license issued by Barco for a Barco Media Server XHD Series server Checking current licenses 1 Launch the CodeMeter Control Center 2 Find the XHD Series license listed in CodeMeter Control Center See Figure 2 2 CodeMeter Control Center overview for XHD series license Barco Pn 60600320 31 Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Section 2 Installation Sd CodeMeter Control Center 0 File Process View Help XHD 404 License Detected Name XHD 404 Serial 128 7792908 Version CmActlicense 1 19 Status So License activated Requesting License Update See more details License Update Remove License CodeMeter is started Figure 2 2 CodeMeter Control Center overview for XHD series license 3 Click on WebAdmin to see more details This opens a webpage 4 Navigate to the License pane under Content See Figure 2 3 WebAdmin License page for XHD series licenses Home Server Configuration Diagnosis Info CmContainer 128 7792908 v Product Code Name Unit Counter Expiration Time Activation Time License Quantity 56020000 Server 36020014 XHD 404 56040062 Designer Needed Pr
3. 4 Selection Tangents Horizontal Vertical Delete Row amp Column Del Delete Row Alt Del Delete Column Shift Del Create Row amp Column Ctrl click Position Pixels Create Row Ctrl alt click Create Column Ctrl shift click Left Tangent Right Tangent Bottom Tangent Top Tangent Figure 1 28 Warping workflow layout Barco Pn 60600320 181 Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Appendix I Workflow layouts Warping workflow 1 Selecta preset that fits your needs See Preset in Warping controls p 182 2 Disable Perspective Correction if it is not needed for example if you are using warping only to correct some content inaccuracies 3 Create new points if needed with the right click menu or by using the Ctrl click shortcut A point cannot be created alone it must be part of a row a column or both If a row or column already exists for a specific location create only the missing axis to avoid duplicate points 4 Select points by clicking on them or dragging a selection box Selected points are shown in blue and display the tangent manipulators unselected points are shown in white In perspective mode corners cannot be multi selected Points can be added to the selection using the Shift key 5 Move selected points with the mouse or arrow keys Selected points manipulators can be moved to drag tangents Lock and symmetry options for the selected points tangents can be set with icons in the Selection
4. Particles Particle system actions are presets with adjustable parameters Post Processing Post processing actions are applied on the 2D image rendered in the Viewport as op posed to individual objects or media assets Barco Pn 60600320 105 Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Appendix G Window menu panes G 4 4 106 Ambient Occlu Applies ambient occlusion on the image sion Color Correction Modifies saturation min and max black and white levels gamma hue offset and brightness Fades in from plain black to the scene Fades out from the scene to black Manual Manual Fade Allows for manual Allows for manual fade control of the scene control of the scene MM ea a revealer object that when in front of a defined revealed object reveals it Video Filter Led Provides standard shader based video effects Simulator Glass Play sound from Plays a specific sound on an event folder on event Play sound on Plays a specific sound on an event Submix sound Mixes a sound from different channels Table G 3 Sound barco Pn 60600320 Appendix G Window menu panes Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide G 4 5 Timeline Sends the playhead to the specified TimeCue The TimeCue can be either inside the same Timeline or in a seperate Timeline Pause Timeline Pauses the playhead All free running assets continue playing Play Timeline Plays a specific Timeline group Prelo
5. Enable the Canvas Texturing option X Agora Media Encoder v2 3 15369 cm File Tools New job from folder Ctri N Perform z New job from file Ctrl F Progress Controls T Use Local Crop File T cropping New Test Job es PF1 Shiny green v2 Image Sequence Import crop definitions Ctrl 1 1v2_J0 9 4 png with Transparen Bue Ws Li md m x u Transparen Close Alt F4 JUNE 120917 FD SAFA ONLINE 120917 FD 0 9 5 ipa mage Sequence RA gt H Xu a m Pending Figure H 12 Media Encoder H 3 4 Encoding with transparency X Agora Media Encoder automatically detects the transparency in source media For most encoding presets the resulting media is split between a background media and a black and white mask to provide support for transparency When a transparency is found only XQ L results in a single file with transparency H 4 Content Production The Content Production tool allows you to produce image sequences for X Agora 142 Barco Pn 60600320 Appendix H Tools Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide H 4 1 H 4 2 Roll 0 4 Appearance Color Show projector cone Show measurements 4 Template Align To Object Split Content Figure H 13 Content Production tool The Content Production tool allows you to e Create cropping templates for motion graphics and video artists tasked with creating content for large scale multi screen or multi projector pixel spaces e Visualize
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7. Specifies the projectors for which content produced from this viewpoint will be cropped Only one viewpoint can be used to split content Exports the image seen from the viewpoint which can be used as a template by the artists If the viewpoint has split content enabled crops are also exported in a crops xml file and an im age defining all the crop regions is produced Barco Pn 60600320 Appendix I Workflow layouts Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Generating a cropping template Properties Mame Canvas di Position IM Projector 0 00 Target 0 00 Roll 0 il a Remote Control 44 Appearance O Show projector cane Show measurements al Template Width Height 1 00 1 00 Dimension MJ Align To Object Quality 1 00 Resolution 1920x1080 Compute Ideal Resolution Split Content Export Template Figure 1 21 Export template To generate a cropping template from a particular viewpoint 1 Select the viewpoint in the Viewpoints pane to expose its properties in the Properties pane 2 Click on the Export Template button in the Properties pane 3 Save your template xml file in a folder from which you can retrieve it for use with the Media Encoder tool Barco Pn 60600320 169 Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Appendix I Workflow layouts 4 Use the cropping template to crop content with the Media Encoder This produces a video package The package can be dragged on the Timel
8. has more physical live inputs or more connected Player outputs than are allowed the Player closes and you are notified of the issue in X Agora See Licensing p 30 for more information on Licensing JJ bh Player Status A Player s status can be either offline ready or playing A Player is offline when the Player machine is turned off X Agora Agent is not running or the Player is not connected to the same X Agora Server When the X Agora Agent con nection is established the Player is ready meaning that the Player can be launched Once a Player is launched its status is playing and its performance information and preview are updated Player Performance When a Player is running it periodically sends performance in formation to X Agora You can access this detailed performance information by hovering your cursor above each property and its related gauge The information available includes CPU usage average processor usage and processor usage per core GPU usage graphics card name load and temperature Memory usage combined random access memory usage Disk usage combined and partition specific disk usage SMPTE signal strength the real time audio level of the SMPTE signal if it is used X Agora performance software version frame rate application uptime CPU usage by X Agora Player and computer uptime Barco Pn 60600320 191 Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Appendix I Workflow lay
9. the Window tab on the menu bar at the top of the screen For more information see Displays pane p 93 Barco Pn 60600320 159 Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Appendix I Workflow layouts 1 9 Studies and pages Projection Studies A projection study is a configuration of displays in your scene When creating a new project a default study is created but you can add more studies if you need to assess different display configurations These studies contain pages showing different elements of your study which can be printed or exported to PDF The layout of what is printed or exported is WYSIWYG what you see in the Viewport is what you get in your doc ument e To create a new Projection Study click on the in the Study layout toolbar in the upper right hand corner of the Viewport and select New Study from the drop down menu Figure 1 9 New Study e To switch between Projection Studies click on the Default Study tab in the upper left hand corner of the Viewport and select a study from the drop down menu viewport s9o0raShape SE Default Study Defaultpage X Page Default Study Study s Figure 1 10 Switch between Projection Studies 160 Barco Pn 60600320 Appendix I Workflow layouts Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Pages e To create anew Page in the current Projection Study click on the in the Study layout toolbar in the upper right hand corner of the Viewport and
10. with a special shading the relationship between content pixels and projected pixels in order to find the optimal resolution for the tem plates e Visualize any discrepancy between projector coverage and template coverage and vice versa Viewpoints A Viewpoint is a virtual representation of a point of view from which content can be created by video and motion graphics artists Content can be created for ISO or perspect ive templates Most of the time you can use ISO unless you are creating visual effects to be seen from a specific perspective Viewpoint properties Viewpoints share many properties with projectors Projector position Target position Roll Portrait or Landscape orientation Color Show cone and Show measurements Other properties include Dimension View angle Defines the size of the area covered by the Viewpoint Barco Pn 60600320 143 Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Appendix H Tools H 4 3 H 5 144 Align to object Aligns the Viewpoint to a selected surface The View point is positioned to look at the surface and its dimen sions will be large enough to cover the surface entirely Resolution Defines the resolution of the Viewpoint which becomes the resolution of the exported template Split content Specifies the projectors for which content produced from this Viewpoint will be cropped Only one Viewpoint can be used to split content Export template Exports the image seen from
11. 3 Display properties Selecting a display either in the Displays pane or in a Viewport causes the Properties pane to show the properties of the selected display You can also modify multiple dis plays if they belong to the same display group by selecting that display group Barco Pn 60600320 95 Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Appendix G Window menu panes Projector properties 96 Barco Pn 60600320 Appendix G Window menu panes Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Figure G 5 Projector properties The Properties pane of a projector is divided into several sections Name Name a display A display s name should be unique within a project Position Modify the position of a projector and its target as well as its Roll and Orientation Portrait or Landscape attributes Appearance Identify a projector by giving it a unique color View useful measurements of the projector and its target Hide the cone if your projection study becomes too crowded Settings Change the lens shift and throw ratio or turn the shutter on and off Specifications Specify the physical dimensions of the projector and enter in formation such as its model and lens shift Screen properties The available properties depend on the type of screen selected G 1 3 2 1 LCD screen and curved LCD screen properties Properties Mame LCD 01 Dimension M Scale Position M 3 50 Rotation Create Projector Array dl Specificatio
12. 4 blobMoved x alive 4 Default group Trigger 4 blobAdded x position_x 9 90000006E 19 Disabled Timeline to start Figure G 31 Detecting a blob that will trigger a Timeline G9 Viewport The Viewport pane provides up to four distinct views of the 3D scene in order to facil itate viewing and moving 3D objects and displays 124 Barco Pn 60600320 Appendix G Window menu panes Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Viewport xagoraShape_ISE X Default Study Default page Pagel X Page2 X Figure G 32 Viewport 6 9 1 Changing the number and layout of views Click on the Views Template button in the top right hand corner of the Viewport pane to change the number and layout of views Barco Pn 60600320 125 Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Appendix G Window menu panes Programming Outputs Calibration Playback Properties out Ch A xy m Single Name Default page a Dual Portrait on Mode Luminosity 22106 Piensa Opacity H Triple Portrait d Triple Landscape Opacity H Quad Study Layout Luminosity l Figure G 33 Views template G 9 2 Camera and controls To change the Camera assigned to a Viewport click the Camera name to the right of the icon in the top left hand corner of a Viewport frame The projectors and screens listed in the Displays pane as well as default cameras such as Top Front Left Right Bottom Perspective and Orthographi
13. Agora Mapping Install Wizard Uu EJ Installation Previous Figure 4 5 X Agora 6 Select Close to exit the Installation Wizard N Note Uninstalling the software removes all the files that were placed on the computer at installation binary files some configuration files and the demo project Extra files such as your own projects or additional configuration files are not removed N Note Updating an installation is possible for upgrades and also downgrades using the same steps 4 4 Network setup Every machine in your setup can be a Player or the Master Player Also as explained in Remote mode p 144 it is possible to connect remotely to the Master Player e g with your laptop so you can modify your project remotely Barco Pn 60600320 53 Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Section 4 Software 4 5 54 To set up a project on multiple machines you need a Server machine and at least one Player machine 1 Ona Server machine open X Agora Server The process opens in the background and an icon appears in the noti fication area on the taskbar 2 Ona Player machine open X Agora Agent and follow the steps in Configuring Agent p 54 Every machine in your setup can be a Player or the Master Player It is also possible to connect remotely to the Master Player e g with your laptop so you can modify your project remotely Configuring Agent X Agora Agent is configured by default
14. Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Appendix D EDID management 4 e AMD FirePro Control Center e Preferences D EDID Emulation gt Pinned d Manage EDID emulation for display connections gt Presets E Configuration outside of official AMD specifications is not covered under AMD product warranty v AMD FirePro t 3D Application Settings ee AMD He Force EDID Emulation Refresh Synchronization Error Correcting Code ECC Select display connections to configure ME El AMD FirePro W7100 FireGL V 3 EDID Emulation Desktop i i Co gt Graphics Card Display Connectors Common Display Tasks gt My Digital Flat anels gt v Display Connections Connection 1 DisplayPort Emulated ASUS PB287Q gt Video Connection 2 DisplayPort Not Connected gt Audio Connection 3 DisplayPort Not Connected gt Information Cor eas Connection 4 DisplayPort Not Connected EDID Emulation Options Gao 1 Figure D 2 AMD FirePro Control Center display connections The four icons at the right hand side of the selected connection allow you to a View the selected EDID in HEX format b Save the selected EDID to a file c Add or modify emulation properties d Remove the selected EDID or branch emulation 5 Click on the Minus icon to remove the selected EDID The text for the selected connection changes fr
15. Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Section 4 Software 4 2 4 2 1 4 2 2 4 2 3 4 The X Agora architecture The X Agora system operates according to a client server architecture to allow maximum scalability A typical X Agora deployment comprises a Controller PC and multiple Player PCs connected together as the X Agora network The Controller PC runs the X Agora Server application that manages and coordinates the Player PC clients all of which run the X Agora Player and X Agora Agent applications For larger venues the X Agora architecture can be extended to support additional clients and servers according to project needs The X Agora software suite components include e X Agora e X Agora Agent e X Agora Player e X Agora Server X Agora X Agora allows you to create a project import media assign outputs to player machines and monitor the status of your event while it is running This application allows you to work with 2D projects in which all playback takes place on LED or LCD displays or with 3D projects in which you can also use projectors and import your own 3D models X Agora Agent X Agora Agent is an application that supports the X Agora Player application It is in stalled on every machine in the X Agora network to facilitate the server s control of the network and communication between the player and the server X Agora Player It is as simple as this The player plays your media Every
16. Color Correction Action is used on a Timeline the parameters of the action override the values set here in Output Control Color Correction adjustments for video or image Timeline elements however are combined with these settings Gamma Min Input Max Input Hue Offset Saturation Brightness Red Dimmer 200 the gamma correction factor the minimum input value black the maximum input value white the hue offset represented as an angle between 180 and 180 on a hue wheel the saturation boost factor between 100 and 100 the brightness boost factor between 100 and 100 a control to attenuate or boost the red component Barco Pn 60600320 Appendix I Workflow layouts Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide 5 1 1 5 2 Green Dimmer a control to attenuate or boost the green component Blue Dimmer a control to attenuate or boost the blue component Reset resets the color correction properties to their default values Playback workflow layout Use the Playback layout to play your show It features a simplified interface for streamlined playback where Timelines are not editable to avoid accidental changes It also features the control room view of Player outputs allowing you to monitor the output and performance of your Player machines during operation Playback workflow 1 Start Players in the Players pane if they are not already running 2 Play Timelines 3 Monitor the visual outputs a
17. ELSE 00 01 00 00 01 30 Timelines x JX Action Layer 1 fx Action Layer 2 Yo cr 3 Q m Media Layer 1 msi eu mA Ela n Group1 m Media Layer 2 m Media Layer 3 Timeline 1 gt E m Media Layer 4 9 Figure 4 7 X Agora Programming workflow layout 56 00 02 00 Programming Y x Properties Name xagora shape X Y Z Dimension M 3 12 3 12 2 06 Scale 1 000 1 000 1 000 ca Position M 0 00 0 00 0 00 Rotation 90 0 0 0 48 3 Create Projector Array amp rh amp 00 04 00 00 04 30 00 0 LONE DIES TN Barco Pn 60600320 Section 4 Software Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide The interface comprises a menu bar divided into left hand and right hand halves and a workspace containing various panes Menu bar The left hand side of the menu bar has five menus File Edit Window Tools and Help From the File menu you can select New to open a new project Open to open an existing project Save to save a project Save As to save a project with a different name Import to import a file into a project Export to export a project as a 3D model fbx Connect to a Remote Server to connect to a remote server Close to close a project Exit to exit X Agora From the Edit menu you can either undo or redo changes to a project From the Window menu you may choose which panes to display in the workspace See Workspace p 58 for a brief description of the Window menu p
18. Off A checkmark indicates that the item is toggled On Properties v Show Cartouche Delete Stucy Edit View Styles J 4 Logo Here Figure l 16 Hide elements of Print layout 164 Barco Pn 60600320 Appendix I Workflow layouts Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide View styles View styles allow you to customize how content is visualized and can be used either for Print layout or Study layout A view style defines the colors to be used for the background the edges and the objects v Show Notes Ev Show Cartouche y Show Displays Specifications Your Company Figure l 17 New view style Name Object Color Edge Color Background Color Default Print Mode View Style 1 Figure 1 18 Assign View Style 1 e To assign a view style to a view 5 Click on the Extras icon Es in the upper left hand corner of the desired view 2 Select View Style 3 Select the view style for example View Style 1 from the drop down menu Barco Pn 60600320 165 Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Appendix I Workflow layouts Default Print Mode Hice View Edit View Styles Figure 1 19 Assign View Style 2 1 1 10 Exporting templates with the Content Production tool For a description of the Content Production tool see Content Production p 142 166 Barco Pn 60600320 Appendix I Workflow layouts Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Figure 20 Content Production layo
19. Projector Array button in its properties Barco Pn 60600320 155 Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Appendix I Workflow layouts Projection Study workflow 1 Ifno object is selected choose between aiming the projectors horizontally at a Wall or vertically at a Floor 2 If no object is selected define projection dimensions 3 Adjust Distance Throw ratio Keep in mind that these are relative parameters Change one and the other is adjusted proportionally 4 Choose an aspect ratio setting Auto mode chooses a combination of aspect ratios to best conform to the desired coverage area Alternatively you can set all projectors to a fixed aspect ratio 1 1 6 Projection Study Wizard interface e 4 Projection Surface Type 9 wall Floor Width Height Luminance 130 Surface Gain 1 0 Pixel size 4 Projector Brightness 20000 Stack Count No Stacking Throw Ratio Aspect Ratio Orientation Resolution Min Overlap 10 Figure 1 6 Projection Study Wizard interface Projector surface Use these settings to simulate the physical surface that will be projected upon Type This setting Wall or Floor defines the orientation of created project ors 156 Barco Pn 60600320 Appendix I Workflow layouts Size Luminance Surface Gain Pixel size Projector Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Size defines the pixel space in m cm mm ft or inches Luminance of the pr
20. Start Time Length Surfaces Only play on Mapping Stretch Mode Composite Mode Canvas Texturing Loop Free running Mask Disabled Appendix G Window menu panes Displays the name of the corresponding media Shows the time at which the element starts playing on the Timeline Shows the duration of the element Allows selection of either Displays or 3D Objects and then selection of the surface on which the element is to appear Allows selection of the player on which to play the element if the media is to appear on only one Player Allows choice of UV perspective of the media Allows choice between Best Fill Fill Height Fill Width and Stretch modes Allows choice between Add Multiply Replace and Screen modes to choose the behavior of the media when several media elements appear on the same surface at a given time Associates displays automatically with the correct crops when you add a package to the Timeline Loops the media Allows media to play when the Playhead is paused inside the element Uses the element as an alpha mask Typically used to hide parts of another media element playing at the same time Disables the element Barco Pn 60600320 Appendix G Window menu panes Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Media Start Time Length Pla y Onl y On Mapping Stretch Mode Stretch Composite Mode Replace Canvas Texturing Mask Disabled 0 19 MB
21. Window menu 3D calibration Reverse mapping Reverse Mapping is the preferred mapping tool when projecting onto a surface that is not flat This mapping tool requires you to have an accurate 3D model of the projection surface onto which you are projecting The Reverse Mapping tool adjusts the position of projected material by moving arbitrary 3D points in the view These 3D points should be placed correctly on the real model which allows the Reverse Mapping tool to deduce the real position of the projector and create the proper projected image Automatic blending is also calculated based on reverse mapping of multiple projectors N Note Do not use the Reverse Mapping tool when using the Warping tool to do a full screen keystone Reverse mapping workflow 174 1 Select the projector you want to reverse map in the Displays pane 2 Click the Reverse Mapping drop down menu in the Calibration pane and click Start Calibration 3 Click Creation Target Mode in the Setup section of the projector s properties and place a target on the geometry by left clicking in the Viewport Targets should be strategically spread across key vertices of the geo metry usually corners and other prominent features 4 Left click to place the real position of the target shown by a green cross at the correct position on the real physical model barco Pn 60600320 Appendix I Workflow layouts Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide 5
22. a shape is part of a mosaic like structure however where its points and edges are used in adjacent elements moving it adjusts the adjacent elements keeping the resulting image continuous Shapes defined with this tool can also be used as all black masks in the image This tool can be zoomed in or out and panned with the mouse wheel Programming Outputs Calibration Viewport xagoraShape_ISE Y X Calibration 4 Keystone art Ke Enable Keystone 4 Manual Blending Enable Blending 4 Reverse Mapping 4 Warping Start Enable Warping 4 Edge Warping Stop Edge Warping a 4 Global 1 Poin ra A ps X oint Creation Mode A Show Wireframe A Show Points Reset 4 Shapes 4 Selected Point X Original Position 792 oS E GNE eii Current Position 934 Figure 1 26 Edge Warping workflow Edge Warping workflow 1 Select Point Creation Mode in the Global section or the Calibration pane and place points on the image in the Viewport pane Points should be placed at edge intersections image corners or at the edge of content that is to be displaced 2 Select three or four points by clicking on them Barco Pn 60600320 1 7 Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Appendix I Workflow layouts Multiple points can be selected using the Shift key b Selected points are shown in red unselected points are shown in blue By default newly created points are selected 3 Click on Create New Shape the Plus s
23. according to the Canvas viewpoint defined in the Content Production tool See Content Production p 142 Show the global Color Correction properties See Color Correction p 200 In addition to its name a Display has properties related to its orientation resolution and model which are shown in the Properties pane Projectors LED screens and LCD screens each have their own properties on top of these for example for the projector lens or LED pixel pitch Barco Pn 60600320 Appendix I Workflow layouts Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide When it is attached to a Player Output a Display also indicates the name of that Player and the index of the output to which it is connected It is also possible to access the color correction properties of the Display Specifications Technical information related to the model resolution orientation attached Player LED pixel pitch and screen brightness is displayed in the Specifications section of the Properties pane This information is typically entered in the Projection Study layout during the early stages of a project Once a display has been attached to a Player the name of that Player and the output index of the attached display are also shown in this section Test Pattern The Test Pattern section of the Properties pane has an Image property that can be used to replace the Display s output with a predefined image This can be helpful to ensure that your physical displays
24. aorta 146 Barco Pn 60600320 Barco Media Server Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Pile Ke Ville GCUVONON atacada ica 147 H 17 A Keyframed Timeline Element eiiean rro rr rr rr rr rr rr rr 147 FA 10AMIMatTea DOSITIOLD Tallas ll phai oe cd iU 148 H 19 Inserting a position keyframe sssssnm mmn 148 H 20 Inserting a keyframe with the button sssssm e 148 H 21 Inserting a keyframe by hovering sssssem mn 149 as RACER CORTO T TT 149 H 29 Symmetric tangent property ect reta ER Ou AO EOD EH Eae ROS FREUE HE E EROR idee 150 H 24 Curve with non symmetric keyframe tangents cece cece ects eens eee eees 150 ESA AUG NM TUUM 151 EZ IMDOD MOE RM i i TUI eaten aaa eae aes 153 o CICOle G31 ODICGCL iii ii 154 4 3D Object Properties PANE masas 154 SPOJSCNOAR S HOVA WwW N erena a e E A aN 155 O Projection Study Wizard JATelr f6IGe sr ia D ERES D ER is 156 AID ODIS CIS OIL MS dados 158 LS Creale dro ooo MN paa 158 A O 160 10 Switch between Projection Studies 0ooococccccccccnnco conca nn e 160 MUNG WEP OOS stan 161 1 12 Visualization MOQE TTE EE E O 162 Hsec eee om T tmm 163 ACROSS TO pnr Icyoblf eciss9 cerea adito xut esu este Puts ocu sai adio utes ui eode Petras 163 Well Sal I ajgelnck UTRUM 164 l l Hide elements of Print layout sssssssen mmm 164 NET USATI enm 165 TOWASSIOM VICW S ME ita and iia 165 KITASI VICW SIVIC Z iii dida 166 1 20 Content Production layout sse rr
25. at the top of the X Agora interface allows you to choose from among the five workflow layouts in X Agora Study Programming Outputs Calibration and Playback l Project Study layout Assessing and documenting the various options for projector placement and the ad vantages or disadvantages for each option is referred to as a projection study The Projection Study layout allows you to generate detailed technical plans of projector placement options To switch into the Projection Study layout select Study from the menu bar in the top right hand corner of the X Agora interface as shown in Figure I 1 Study on the menu bar Programming Outputs Calibration Playback M x Properties study Layout Ch je Figure 1 1 Study on the menu bar barco Pn 60600320 151 Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Appendix I Workflow layouts 152 Layout purpose and workflow The Projection Study layout is mostly used in the initial phases of a production It is the layout best suited for creating your 3D scene and arranging your displays You can create multiple display configurations and produce a study document to detail and evaluate each configuration If there is no need to produce such documents you should still use the Projection Study layout to create your scene and displays because this layout has features that may help people working at a more technical level technical directors architects and integrators The
26. button in the top right hand corner of the 3D Objects pane 2 Select New Measure from the drop down menu 3 Enter a name for the Measure 4 Click on the target icon next to First object to pick the first point Clicking on and dragging an object in the 3D view changes its position Position can also be adjusted manually by entering the coordinates in First Position M fields 5 Click on the target icon next to Second object to pick the second point Clicking on an object in the 3D view causes the measurement to appear automatically between the two objects in the 3D view Moving one of the two objects also moves the Measure and changes its Distance property 6 Click on the Color picker icon to modify the color of the measurement 7 Click on X Y Z Decompose to decompose the Measure on the X Y and Z axes 8 Click on the Detach icon to detach a Measure 9 Press delete when a Measure is selected to delete the Measure Displays Once you have created your displays either manually or by using the Projection Study Wizard you can make adjustments to your displays by using the Displays pane which can be accessed in the Projection Study layout or from the Window tab on the menu bar at the top of the screen Once you have created your displays either manually or by using the Projection Study Wizard you can make adjustments to your displays by using the Displays pane which can be accessed in the Projection Study layout or from
27. clicking on the Timeline element selects it In 2D mode it is also possible to select the media elements directly in the Viewport by clicking on them A selection rectangle on left mouse click and drag can be used to select multiple elements on the Timeline as in the 3D mode and also in the Viewport Multiple selections can also be performed in the Viewport by using Ctrl click Selected media show an adorner in the Viewport The adorner can be used to move by dragging the adorner rotate by using the rotate gizmo and resize by dragging the corners selected elements Hold the Shift key to preserve the aspect ratio while resizing When moving media snapping to adjacent elements can be toggled on and off by using the Viewport s toolbar icon Barco Pn 60600320 135 Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Appendix H Tools e Figure H 6 Adorner manipulation When multiple elements are selected fit or align options are available to move and resize your media by using a right click menu in the Viewport The align options allow you to align multiple elements to the top middle bottom left right or center of the selection The fit options are available only when media and a display are selected In 3D mode with a screen the display is implicitly the screen so no displays need to be selected The fit options allow you to fit the media s width and height in relation to the display Fit width or height best fit or stretch 136 Ba
28. colors match or to quickly identify a physical projector on site Output Correction The following properties can be modified in the Output Correction section of the Properties pane Object Mask Projectors only The Object Mask field provides a list of 3D objects that can be used as masks for this projector This is useful if you want a projector to never project onto specific objects in your scene The objects are always displayed in black PNG Mask The PNG Mask field shows the file name of an image that can be displayed as an overlay over the displayed content This image must contain an alpha channel and therefore be in an image format that allows it in this case PNG A PNG mask is useful for masking specific regions of content that are not 3D objects or applying final on site feathering of overshooting regions This image must be drag and dropped from the Medias pane as opposed to from Windows explorer which can be shown or hid den by using a button next to this control Remap Image Projectors only A Remap Image allows per Projector pixel remapping This texture contains information for where each pixel is supposed to be in the final image Red and green stand for X and Y positions in the destination image This feature allows you to perform advanced projector specific adjustments that are impossible with a PNG mask or regular Projector calibration This image must be drag and dropped from the Medias pane as opposed to from
29. cord To disconnect the cord pull it out by the plug Never pull the cord itself e Ifan extension cord is used with this product make sure that the total of the ampere ratings on the products plugged into the extension cord does not exceed the extension cord ampere rating e Never push objects of any kind into this product through cabinet slots as they may touch dangerous voltage points or short out parts that could result in a risk of fire or electrical shock e Never spill liquid of any kind on the product Should any liquid or solid object fall into the cabinet unplug the set and have it checked by quali fied service personnel before resuming operations e Lightning For extra protection of this video product during a lightning storm or when it is left unattended and unused for a long period of time unplug it from the wall outlet This will prevent damage to the unit due to lightning and AC power line surges Power cords with NEMA 5 15 plugs Figure 1 1 NEMA 5 15 plug green or yellow green earth ground blue or white neutral brown or black line live e The cord set must be UL approved and CSA certified e The minimum specification for the flexible cord is No 16 AWG type SJT 16 A 60 C 4 5 m long max 125 V 3 conductor Barco Pn 60600320 17 Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Section 1 Introduction e The cord set must have a rated current capacity of at least 11 A e The attachment plug must b
30. da ad oru awed d d 35 2 9 WINCIOWS SHUTGOW I Mena ddr ada 36 2 9 Barco Media Server Validation screen ooccocccccccnccnnocanoca nana na nne 38 2 10 Barco Media Server System Restore Menu sss 38 ZA COMMMONON SCISCIY ETT D LUTTE 39 20259 pie AUS SE Saad 40 2 13 ORD ee RETE T OT ida 40 2 14 Barco Media Server Full System Restore Menu ssssseeee e 42 3 1 XEID oeres server 1Tont DONE iiu datas oru teda Det vea es eiae vada eS ete osa 43 3 2 AHD 200 server Ieor DONE misa 43 3 3 XHD 400 server rear panel sssssssseem emen menn 44 SAA AD Ad Se ye td DOMES usara laca mesas 44 oO AHDSa9A server redr DODL nnar aii iia dais 45 Ne Eo a a emet 49 4 2 Launch the installer and select Next sssssseennnn e o0 4 3 Accept the license and select Next 1 ccoo ccoo nro rn en ol Z4 Sram Tieanstallanopor UDC soso a Eo ea S beo X ce a 02 ADAN O LET 53 ALOKA Esla SCICCl ck co T i UU LT 56 4 7 X Agora Programming workflow layout sss 56 Aol DISDIOV CORNESCIO nasi tea eias TA Bus DN sides AN alas A 64 PREZ DY ICONS CIO M MR I cian 69 A 3 Ethernet CONNEC OT T T SI TT 66 C 1 Create Eyefinity Disolay SIOUD add 72 C2 Uso CIewWcltcdnogermelit sio dio Aa lao aea 73 C o Credle the EyefiniIy OLOU add as 74 CA Selec aaron a 75 C9 DISPO OlOUD COMPIE TE iii dia ala enn 76 C 6 Eyefinity group spanning multiple screens cece cece eect eee eset ne 76 C 7 Arrange Eyefinity Display Group oo cece cccccccece
31. drive 40 Barco Pn 60600320 Section 2 Installation Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide 2 9 2 Full System Restore The procedure for a Full System Restore is nearly the same as the procedure for a System Restore This not only restores the application software licenses and settings on the C drive but it erases any data on the D drive restoring the system to its original con dition 1 Plug the USB Recovery drive into one of the external USB 3 0 ports on the Barco Media Server The Barco USB Recovery drive is a USB 3 0 device you may reduce recovery time by using this drive in a USB 3 0 port Right click the Windows icon EJ at the lower left hand corner of the screen to restart As the system restarts it displays the Barco logo screen 3 Press and hold the F8 key to summon the Select Boot Device screen 4 Select the USB Recovery drive STT SI3U16SSPS 15000MB Use the up and down arrow keys on your keyboard or use your mouse to make selections After the system restarts the Restore application displays the Barco Media Server Validation screen 5 Allow the System Restore menu to load The System Restore menu takes a few minutes to load During this time a number of small windows appear and disappear Wait until you see a full screen menu titled Barco Media System Restore Menu 6 Select the Full System Restore option or Exit to cancel the operation If you select Full System Restore the system displ
32. gamma correction factor Min Input the minimum input value black Max Input the maximum input value white Hue Offset the hue offset represented as an angle between 180 and 180 on a hue wheel Saturation the saturation boost factor between 100 and 100 Brightness the brightness boost factor between 100 and 100 The Reset button resets the color correction properties to their default values Barco Pn 60600320 117 Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Appendix G Window menu panes The properties for an image are the same as the properties for a video except there are no Slicing Loop or Free running options Input properties Name TUIO Input 1 Type TUIO Port Figure G 25 Properties pane for an input Name Enter the name of the input Type Select between TUIO and OSC Port Enter the port to listen to Ies k position_y Type Default Value Range Figure G 26 Properties pane for an input variable Type The type of variable can be float int or bool Default Value The default value of the variable Range Enter the values received in the text boxes and select to what they are remapped with the slider Can Trigger Parent Event Select or deselect to determine whether or not the value change can trigger the parent event 118 Barco Pn 60600320 Appendix G Window menu panes Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Timeline properties You can show the properties of
33. incoming variables each of which can be dragged and dropped onto action parameters Barco Pn 60600320 121 Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Inputs osc TUIO Input Variables TUIO Input 135952 ERR 2Dcur E 0 blobAdded blobMoved e alive x session id position_x x position_y x vel ocity x x veloci ty_y x motion acceleration blobRemoved Figure G 29 Input variables Configuring OSC and TUIO inputs G 8 1 1 1 Configuring TUIO 4 0 415625006 0439583004 n ES b25 0 729166985 27 5656166 Appendix G Window menu panes To configure TUIO select the input from the list and the properties will appear in the properties pane on the right You can set the Name Type and Port of the input If the TUIO input is feeding data on the selected port information will appear automatically under the input in the list G 8 1 1 2 Configuring OSC To configure OSC select the input from the list and the properties will appear in the properties pane on the right You can set the Name Type and Port of the input If the OSC input is feeding data on the selected port information will appear automatically under the input in the list 122 Barco Pn 60600320 Appendix G Window menu panes Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide G 8 1 1 3 Input properties See Input properties p 118 for examples of the Properties pane for inputs and input variables G 8 2 Connecti
34. manual for future reference For further safety information see the Barco Media Server XHD Series Safety Guide Standards Safety regulations This equipment is built in accordance with the requirements of the international safety standards EN60950 1 IEC60950 1 UL60950 1 and CAN CSA C22 2 No 60950 1 which are the safety standards of information technology equipment including electrical business equipment These safety standards impose important requirements on the use of safety critical components materials and insulation in order to protect the user or operator against risk of electric shock and energy hazard and having access to live parts Safety standards also impose limits to the internal and external temperature variations radiation levels mechanical stability and strength enclosure construction and protection against the risk of fire Simulated single fault condition testing ensures the safety of the equipment to the user even when the equipment s normal operation fails Electromagnetic interference Barco Media Servers comply with the following EMC standards Electromagnetic compatibility EN 55022 2010 emission EN 61000 3 2 2006 A1 2009 A2 2009 EN 61000 3 3 2008 Electromagnetic compatibility EN 55024 2010 immunity EN55022 CISPR22 Class A ITE Information Technology Equipment Barco Media Servers are products of class A ITE ITE stands for Information Technology Equipment ITE i
35. more than two DVI devices to the video output card you must use active Display Port to DVI adapters for the any conversions beyond the first two Connect passive adapters to ports and 2 and connect active adapters to ports 3 and 4 You may also use a passive DisplayPort to DV adapter for the desktop display primary video card conversion Barco Pn 60600320 27 Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Section 2 Installation 2 3 Rack mount procedure The Barco Media Server chassis is designed to be rack mounted Please note the following important points e The Barco Media Server is 4RU in height e The maximum ambient operating temperature is 40 C e Leave sufficient front and rear space to ensure that airflow through the Barco Media Server is not restricted e Distribute the units evenly when installing equipment in a rack to prevent hazardous conditions that may be created by uneven weight distribution e Connect the Barco Media Server only to a properly rated supply circuit e Maintain reliable grounding earthing of rack mounted equipment e Mount the Barco Media Server from the front rack ears using four rack screws not supplied Threads may be metric or otherwise depending upon the rack type Caution At a minimum an XHD 400 Series server chassis weighs 13 6 kg 30 lbs To avoid injury we recommend that two people rack mount the chassis 2 4 Connections Make the following connections to t
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37. select New Page from the drop down menu New Study Figure 1 11 New Page Pages have different properties which the Properties pane displays when you click on the Page tab in the Viewport Pages can be printed or exported to PDF from the Properties pane of the page Visualization mode Visualization modes are among the most crucial features of Pages Each visualization mode displays a heat map to indicate areas of high and low quality luminosity or resol ution based on display placement Barco Pn 60600320 161 Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Appendix I Workflow layouts Properties Name Default page Visualization Mode Luminosity scene Opacity 1 0 Projector Opacity 1 0 Study Layout Print Layout Bottom Print Export Luminosity Figure 1 12 Visualization mode Luminosity visualization mode indicates the luminosity quality across the projection surface Resolution visualization mode indicates the resolution quality or pixel density across the projection surface The minimum and maximum values for the heat map can be set in the Settings pane The heat map displays values from blue to red Values under the minimum or over the maximum are shown with diagonal stripes The heat map s scale is displayed in print layout It can also always be seen in the Properties pane of the Page 162 Barco Pn 60600320 Appendix I Workflow layouts Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Figure 1 13 He
38. settings on the C drive with a System Restore or both restore the applications software licenses and settings on the C drive and erase the data on the D drive with a Full Restore 2 9 1 System Restore Use the following steps to perform a System Restore 1 Plug the USB Recovery drive into one of the external USB 3 0 ports on the Barco Media Server The Barco USB Recovery drive is a USB 3 0 device you may reduce recovery time by using this drive in a USB 3 0 port Right click the Windows icon EJ at the lower left hand corner of the screen to restart As the system restarts it displays the Barco logo screen 3 Press and hold the F8 key to summon the Select Boot Device screen 4 Select the USB Recovery drive STT SI3U16SSPS 15000MB Use the up and down arrow keys on your keyboard or use your mouse to make selections After the system restarts the Restore application displays the Barco Media Server Validation screen Barco Pn 60600320 37 Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Section 2 Installation Barco Media Server System Restore Validating Barco Media Server hardware Figure 2 9 Barco Media Server Validation screen 5 Allow the System Restore menu to load The System Restore menu takes a few minutes to load During this time a number of small windows appear and disappear Wait until you see a full screen menu titled Barco Media System Restore Menu Barco Media Server System Restore Menu b
39. specifications Standard connector pinouts DisplayPort connector pinouts Figure A 1 DisplayPort connector illustrates the DisplayPort connector Figure A 1 DisplayPort connector Table A 3 DisplayPort connector pins lists the DisplayPort connector pinouts barco Pn 60600320 Appendix A Specifications Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide A 3 2 CC NN p wb e 5 ME Tae Gy E connected to Ground 4 Mimer M CONFIG2 Connected to Ground n 5 wb p mo 7 ML Lane 2 p AUX CH n EN ML_Lane 2 n Return return for power 0 ML Lane 3 p 20 DP PWR Power for connector 3 3 V 500 mA Table A 3 DisplayPort connector pins DVI connector pinouts Figure A 2 DVI connector illustrates the DVI connector Figure A 2 DVI connector Table A 4 DVI connector pins and Table A 5 MicroCross pins list the DVI connector pinouts Please note e TMDS Transition Minimized Differential Signal e DDC Display Data Channel Barco Pn 60600320 65 Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Appendix A Specifications A 3 3 66 TMDS Data 2 LN 9 TMDS Data 3 GND for 45V TMDSDaas 0 e Table A 4 DVI connector pins Analog Red Video Analog Horizontal Sync N S Analog Green Video 5 Analog Common Ground Return Table A 5 MicroCross pins Ethernet connector pinouts Figure A 3 Ethernet connector illustrates the Ethernet connector 1 8
40. that either the signal is too dim or the chosen audio device has to be changed Note N You must launch the Master Player to see any effect If the Master Player is not running the Timeline does not react to the SMPTE signal Running only the designer does not cause the signal quality gauge to react to the SMPTE signal even if the Master Player is set to run on the same machine G Properties pane The Properties pane gives access to all user editable elements To access the properties of any user interface element click on the element to open its Properties pane 6 7 1 Video and image properties The video and image media types share most of the same properties 112 Barco Pn 60600320 Appendix G Window menu panes Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Properties Properties Name SAFA_ONLINE_120917_FD_Previz mp4 4 Properties Start Time Length User Filter Designer Displays E 3D Objects Surfaces sagrada model ki Mapping Canvas Stretch Mode Stretch Composite Mode Replace Canvas Texturing Loop Free Running Mask Disabled 62 17 MB O b Fri Jan 23 10 35 24 2015 4 Slicing 00 02 00 00 03 00 00 04 00 00 05 4 Transition Fade In Time Fade Out Time 4 Color Correction Gamma Min Input Max Input Hue Offset Saturation Brightness Figure G 22 Video properties for a Timeline element Barco Pn 60600320 113 Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide 114 Video properties Name
41. that no hazardous condition is achieved due to uneven mechanical loading 1 3 4 Additional information Servicing Barco Media Servers do not require any servicing or regular maintenance work Cleaning Unplug this product from the wall outlet before cleaning Do not use liquid or aerosol cleaners 18 Barco Pn 60600320 Section 1 Introduction Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Unpacking of devices For unpacking follow the instructions and advice indicated on the outside of the packaging Repacking 1 4 1 4 1 1 4 2 Keep the original shipping carton and packing material they will come in handy should you ever have to ship your unit For maximum protection repack your equipment as it was originally packed at the factory Environmental information disposal Disposal of the product Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment A E This symbol on the product indicates that under the European Directive 2012 19 EU governing waste from electrical and electronic equipment this product must not be disposed of with other municipal waste Please dispose of your waste equipment by handing it over to a designated collection point for the recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipment To prevent possible harm to the environment or human health from uncontrolled waste disposal please separate these items from other types of waste and recycle them responsibly to promote the sustainable reuse of mater ial reso
42. the provisions of SJ T 11364 O RAN IAA SA EAB TE TA AT BP 3825 fE ST T 11363 EREE HY BR EWKA F O Indicates that this toxic or hazardous substance contained in all of the homogeneous materials for this part is below the limit requirement in SJ T11363 X RANA BEA EUR IP EVA BTE EIAS OB E 8r SJ T 11363 bif XE BJ Bio et BE X Indicates that this toxic or hazardous substance contained in at least one of the ho mogeneous materials used for this part is above the limit requirement in SJ T11363 Table 1 1 HEIA RoHS Chinese Mainland RoHS barco Pn 60600320 21 Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide 1 5 2 1 6 22 Section 1 Introduction AAA AM CEP EDGE RUP EA AAA fimbRUSESK UEM ED ME BE CEFUPO tx Barco fh Stat MEFUP 52 GES WKH BORA SERA s 8H T EP mu ESP RAGA CETE in EH SH RE aH o All electronic information products EIP that are sold within Chinese Mainland must comply with the Electronic Information Products Pollution Control Labeling Standard of Chinese Mainland marked with the Environmental Friendly Use Period EFUP logo The number inside the EFUP logo that Barco uses see the figure is based on the Standard of Electronic Information Products Environmental Friendly Use Period of Chinese Mainland 10 Figure 1 2 EFUP logo Turkey RoHS compliance pat E Taurkiye Cumhuriyeti AEEE Y netmeli ine Uygundur Republic of Tu
43. their parameters in the Properties pane You can use the Properties pane to resize and reposition 3D objects See 3D objects pane p 157 Properties Mame Dude Dimension MM 0 40 Position M Rotation Create Projector Array Figure G 16 3D Object Properties pane Timeline pane The Timeline is where you compose the show or multimedia installation by assembling media assets in time Create as many Timelines as you want and add video image sound or real time graphics in layers The Timeline pane displays the layered content of one Timeline Barco Pn 60600320 Appendix G Window menu panes Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Note Do not confuse the Timeline pane with the Timelines pane which contains all the Timelines and Timeline Groups in a given scene Figure G 17 Timeline layers G 6 1 Timeline playback and element manipulation controls ENG oo ee l EL OP Figure G 18 Timeline playback and element manipulation controls From left to right the Timeline playback and element manipulation controls are Go to Start Moves the Playhead to the start of the Timeline Last Frame Moves the Playhead to the last previous frame Play Pause Plays or pauses the Timeline Stop Stops the Timeline Next Frame Moves the Playhead to the next frame Go to End Moves the Playhead to the end of the Timeline Snapping On Off Turns Snapping mode On or Off When in Snapping mode elements on the Ti
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45. 1 56040062 Designer 1 Needed Product Codes for BMS Software M Figure 2 6 WebAdmin License page for XDG 100 licenses 6 XDG 100 licenses must have the Product Codes shown in Figure 2 7 XDG 100 product codes to properly work with Barco Media Server software Product Code Name Unit Counter Expiration Time Activation Time License Quantity 56020000 Server n a n a n 1 5604006 Designer n a n a n a 1 Figure 2 7 XDG 100 product codes Requesting an update for an existing XDG 100 license 1 Launch CodeMeter Control Center 2 Insertthe XDG 100 Designer USB drive in a USB port on your computer Find the XDG 100 license listed in CodeMeter Control Center See Figure 2 5 CodeMeter Control Center overview for XDG 100 license Click License Update Click Next m Select Create License Request Select Extend Existing License Check Firm code 102712 Barco Inc and click Next o ND g p Barco Pn 60600320 95 Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Section 2 Installation 2 8 2 8 1 2 8 2 36 9 Send the resulting WibuCmRac file to Barco Shutdown and restart The Barco Media Server can be shut down and restarted from Windows or by means of the hardware power switches on the front and rear panels of the Barco Media Server box Note N X Agora always opens with the most recently saved data Remember always to exit X Agora before shu
46. 10HQ at 2 50 GHz 8 GB DDR3 15 in screen with 1600x900 resolution 256 GB SSD Microsoft Windows 8 1 33 Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Section 2 Installation Checking current licenses 1 Launch the CodeMeter Control Center 2 Insert the XDG 100 Designer USB drive in a USB port on your computer 3 Find the XDG 100 license listed in CodeMeter Control Center See Figure 2 5 CodeMeter Control Center overview for XDG 100 license S CodeMeter Control Center m O x File Process View Help XDG 100 License Detected License Events Borrow Ba Name XDG 100 S 2 2925025 Serial 2 2925025 F Version CmStick 2 02 Y Capacity 93 free 367376 Bytes Status C S Disabled C O Enabled until unplugged Requesting License Update e S En See More Details Eject Change Password CodeMeter is started WebAdmin Figure 2 5 CodeMeter Control Center overview for XDG 100 license 4 Click on WebAdmin to see more details This opens a webpage 5 Navigate to the License pane under Content See Figure 2 6 WebAdmin License page for XDG 100 licenses 34 Barco Pn 60600320 Section 2 Installation Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Server Configuration Diagnosis Info CmContainer v Product Code Name Unit Counter Expiration Time Activation Time License Quantity 1 SecuriKey Lite n a n a n a 1 Product Code Name Unit Counter Expiration Time Activation Time License Quantity 56020000 Server
47. 5 200 debug T 3200 X Agora Agent 2 1 14091 logged into server 127 0 0 1 Figure H 10 Agent logs H 3 X Agora Media Encoder X Agora Media Encoder is a tool meant for encoding videos either from image se quences or from existing videos to eventually re encode them You can also use the Media Encoder to crop full resolution image sequences or videos creating video packages that conform to the crop definitions generated in your study See the section Content Production for details on how to generate cropping templates to split your high resolu tion media files for multi screen output H 3 1 Application preferences Go to Tools Preferences or type Ctrl Q in the application to open the application preferences Barco Pn 60600320 139 Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Crop definition file Supported source movie extensions Supported source image extensions Frame rate for image sequences Encoding quality Figure H 11 Application preferences Application settings 140 Appendix H Tools CAX Agora 2 3 drame tools xagora medial n Reset mov mp4 avi mkv qt wmv png jpg tiff tga bmp 60 30 Optimal tradeoff between compression quality and speed Codec MPEG 4 Max HD layers 1 Max 4K layers zi Size per minute Size per hour The dialog box displays the following information Crop definition file Supported source movie exten sions Supported source image exten s
48. 80 Pixel Prtch mm al Curved Plane Height Radius Angle Figure G 9 Curved LED screen properties Appendix G Window menu panes LED screen and curved LED screens share the following properties e Name e Dimension M e Scale e Position M e Rotation e Specifications e Model e Brightness Nits e Resolution 100 Barco Pn 60600320 Appendix G Window menu panes Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide G 2 6 2 1 e Pixel Pitch mm For curved LED screens you can also define properties related to the curvature of the screen Media pane Media type X Agora supports various types of video image sound and real time media formats such as live inputs and dynamic text See Supported 3D audio image and video formats p 206 All of the available media files and outside sources are available from the Library pane Library M Media Files Le Gold mp4 i Samples templates Woodpulse mp4 EM Others Figure G 10 Media pane The media controls include a search bar for searching media names a toggle button to switch between tree view and tile view a refresh button to manually scan the medias folder and a button to import external media se C Figure G 11 Media controls Barco Pn 60600320 101 Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Appendix G Window menu panes G 2 2 Tree view and tile view Library mm Media Files 3 Gold mp4 missing video mp4 Mm S
49. DA Preferences P AMD Home e 7 gt Pinned d Enhance your visual experience with AMD gt Presets E gt AMD FirePro i Desktop Management el Common Display 4 Tasks p AMD Eyefinity Multi Display Set Preferred Display Check for driver updates Create Eyefinity Display Group F Pu Une Check for the latest certified applications Taskbar Arrange Eyefinity Visit amd com for the latest Display Group Group Adjust Overlap Check out the latest videos Compensation Customize Eyefinity Follow us on Twitter Desktop Resolution My Digital Flat Panels product information gt Video gt Audio gt Information Allow Web content V Show this page on startup Figure C 8 Disable Eyefinity Display Group C 4 Manage Eyefinity Group in Designer In X Agora an Eyefinity Group is considered as one display so using the Identify Monitors button shows only one large number for the group The displays that are part of the Eyefinity Group however are also identified individually with smaller numbers from 1 to 6 depending of the number of displays in the group 78 Barco Pn 60600320 Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Control Center AMD FirePro Appendix C pr EIU AA TTE Figure C 9 Two screens in one Eyefinity group lso represented 1S a ty group inl ted Fullscreen the Eyef by a rectangle that spans across the correct number of displays in the gr
50. DP 1 2 1x DVI D 4x DP 1 2 Q O o E D H Y O RS co an O O lem 0 tri y am J 3 co o gg D z D 5 cr un O 3 o m O un lt ge rri 3 c er Z E O O er d cr Spe Cha Des Out B zZ O a O 2 5 da m 5 ga e er lt 2 er dg O WN cr O me D OQ gP J z O D D O a un ication el outputs er outputs t resolution Max 2x HD at 60 fps Max 1x 4K at 60 fps 4x HD at 60 fps e XHD 400 none e XHD 402 2x Dual link DVI D m e XHD 404 4x 3G SDI EDID management oe Balanced Audio XLR Connect ors ors 4x USB 3 0 2x USB 2 0 8x USB 3 0 4x USB 2 0 i e Width 48 cm 19 0 in e Width 48 cm 19 0 in und e Length 28 cm 11 in e Length 42 cm 16 6 in e Height 9 cm 3 5 in e Height 18 cm 7 in eight siis Ts Shipping weight 73 kg 061 Full one year parts and labor Full one year parts and labor standard extended warranty standard extended warranty and support available and support available Table A 1 Barco Media Server specifications Barco Pn 60600320 61 Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Appendix A Specifications A 2 Standard connection specifications 62 barco Pn 60600320 Appendix A Specifications Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Main Display e Display Connectors DVI I DL and DP 1 2 Port and Exten e Maximum Simultaneous Displays 2 direct 4 DP 1 2 ded DVI Multi Stream D
51. Figure A 3 Ethernet connector Table A 6 Ethernet connector pins lists Ethernet connector pinouts Barco Pn 60600320 Appendix A Specifications Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Pin Pair Color 10 100 Base T RJ45 port 1000 Base T RJ45 port de description scription rien TDs YO op kee XD 2 white or RXD RX0 ange pO e p Re B p Meme 0 X s p mue e RE p MMemem RR E pem RE Table A 6 Ethernet connector pins barco Pn 60600320 67 Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Appendix B Replacing a power cord cap The Barco Media Server ships with an IEC power cord Different locations even within the same country may require a different power cord cap to connect the server to a power outlet Because of the variety of power cord caps used worldwide Barco cannot make specific recommendations for the power cord cap Contact a local authority for the type of power cord cap needed When installing the power cord cap note that the cores in the mains lead are colored according to the following code e green and yellow earth e blue neutral e brown live om Installing a Line Cord Cap U K Only In the United Kingdom core colours in the mains lead of this equipment may not cor respond with the coloured markings identifying the terminals in the fixture s plug In that case install a line cord cap according to the following code e Connect the green and yellow core to the plug terminal m
52. ING Dedicated FUSCE Nissan ida 7 az elno UN Gh EYS OUD m 7 E DISADIC EVETIONY COD iusto Natasa ld v bd LR Ced b ud 77 C 4 Manage Eyefinity Group in Designer sse 8 BizBPNalels PSI RIM E E TE ln ia genie 8 D 1 Removing an emulated EDID through the AMD FirePro Control COTS MITTERET 8 D 2 Removing an emulated EDID through the NVIDIA Control Pan SUME NETUS EE 82 EINO eps QE T UU mU I UTE 85 El DVIVIGEOINDUT CHECK siii dsd 85 EZ SEPVIOOODDUT CNS CK uocis iM iautitas eade uite e TE EE 86 FF MOUS SOO MIO dentea attestation doo T MT 89 CG WINOOW MeNU DANES airada 93 Cl BLEV OON tar is a o anaes 93 CI o A O 94 CANE O A mE 95 SODIO DISD OS sara tara pd gait sent 95 iv Barco Pn 60600320 Barco Media Server Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide G2 MEC DON tinas 101 A O A ge nico 101 2 2 2 Tree view and file view eee nnn 102 6 2 3 Importing managing and refreshing media 103 G 24 Previewing ic Cll sidus caesa Multas ci ates uaa AANA ALa aA 103 A AAA A RM 104 SAJCHONS PONE s ia arias 105 A o A cumaaua aai ok rne UO dbU omnes 105 GAZ PACO iaa 105 GAS OST IOC NN RE 105 CAA SOUMG lata dele 106 CASEIN oi 107 G 4 6 TrANS OrMAHIONS add cid asc ons 107 SATF SIDI e t 108 io ID ODJecis PONS is dadas od 108 euo IMSS PAS ranas iaa 108 G 6 1 Timeline playback and element manipulation con A O 109 GO ZOOMING se c I alista idas dos da 110 SONS CUS a 110 Ens EE EE ON 110 SON METE CONTQUIC
53. MON so 8 rc 110 C F PIODSMICS DONS istic ario ds 112 G 7 Video and image properties c cece eee eee cess eset eset eeneees 112 SO IN OUI PONE natacion cis 120 SO CABUT VONGDICS aaa 121 6 8 2 Connecting variables to actions sese 123 E VNC O entes ttis Mostrar Recto ted EP M ese 124 6 9 1 Changing the number and layout of views ssssse 125 G22 Omer ana COMMONS atasca 126 Sl SS MINOS ARS css ai ad io lan da 127 meo A UU TETUER 131 iri ZI Clea aaa iiem 131 A e ATAA 131 1 22 CONC CONS cil a alitas la aida ad 132 As o O eam aaah uaa 133 H 1 4 2D media manipulation vo cece cece cnc rr rr rn rr 134 H 1 5 Differences TOM 3D TrOCGe ceo tbe ke et i te b dea ep bare b 137 12 ASADO AGEN tad iia lia 138 H 3 X Agora Media ENCODER ninia da ld 139 H 3 1 Application preferences acien nn 139 1 5 2 SNE vicieo ENCON avoir bus pudica pascuis 141 H 3 3 Video package encodlrie asssissexssasao c ubesbec ee tau RON EP eatis 14 H 3 4 Encoding with Transparenoy ccc ccc eee e eect eee esate nne 142 ES aa ib REM TE M 142 A ME WISIN feles muted ta bates nid Aw uad ci butt a beet 143 H 4 2 VIewDOInT DIODOFTIOS i isiasit tr oec elesqus Mx STIR Eee dw E pee eis 143 F4 o C Top ONG PACKAGES ais Morris same durata dando 144 I ode role TRO CIO racional 144 H 5 1 To enter Remote Server mode sss 145 barco Pn 60600320 V Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Barco Media Server vi H 5 2 T
54. SB 2 0 Designer Out K620 Figure 3 3 XHD 400 server rear panel e XHD 400 4u chassis e Outputs 4 e Inputs 0 o OE C 20 E C2 E E C E C CO E E E E EY o C 2 C E C o9o Lp d s 020 020 O Sui O Oro zzz Oo i2 o9o E O Fail 990 262 Eg 25 mue eoo O HHHHHHHH HtiEEIHEHE TIE e 5 0000000000000000000000000000 ELE Fc MicIn Audio Out Video Capture Card GFX Out Deltacast E20 Display Port AMD W8100 USB 2 0 USB 3 0 Designer Out K620 Figure 3 4 XHD 402 server rear panel e XHD 402 same 4u chassis as XHD 400 44 Barco Pn 60600320 Section 3 Hardware Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide e Outputs 4 DisplayPort 1 2a e Inputs 2 single link DVI capture 0000000000000000000000000000 O Mic In Audio Out Video Capture Card GFX Out Designer Out Deltacast E40 Display Port K620 AMD W8100 USB 2 0 USB 3 0 AMD 400 Figure 3 5 XHD 404 server rear panel e XHD 404 same 4u chassis as XHD 400 e Outputs 4 DisplayPort 1 2a e Inputs 4x3G SDI e Genlock synchronization module Barco Pn 60600320 45 Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Section 4 Software 4 1 4 1 3 The X Agora software suite is a unified software environment designed to facilitate projection mapping project workflow from design to playback and operat
55. Use arrow keys to position more accurately the real position of the target 6 Press enter to validate once the position is properly set 7 Repeat steps 3 through 6 until at least six targets have been positioned 8 Check Enable Live Calibration to calculate the real position of the projector and to adjust its output to match the targets 9 Ifneeded move the targets until the projected image of the projector matches as closely as possible the geometry upon which it is being projected This may take many passes to perfect Selecting a target on the geometry is done by clicking it Selected targets are shown as red unselected ones are shown as blue 10 If needed add more targets to fine tune the calibration Click Creation Target Mode and place additional targets on the geo metry These targets can then be moved the same way as the initially created targets If you need to delete a target select it and press the Del key Right clicking with the mouse temporarily shows an all white image to help with cal ibration Note N A minimum of six points must be set before Reverse Mapping can be calcu lated Tip When choosing the calibration points follow these simple tips to make the calibration as efficient as possible e Avoid choosing points lying in the same depth the more depth amplitude you have for your points the easier the calibration will be e Do not add too many points The more points you add the l
56. User Guide Section 4 Software Welcome X AGORA Figure 4 2 Launch the installer and select Next 3 Select Accept to accept the license then select Next 50 Barco Pn 60600320 Section 4 Software Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide o X Agora Mapping Install Wizard Hu License SYSTEMS SOFTWARE LICENSE GENERAL TERMS 1 OBJECT This END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT the Agreement is effective as of the date when you download and or install the X Agera software or any of its components collectively the Software which Software has been integrated in the systems specified and configured by MF the Systems on your workstation central processing unit personal computer or other similar device or system Hardware or use any end user documentation provided with the Software whichever is earlier the Effective Date This Agreement constitutes a binding agreement between 9178 6574 QU BEC INC doing business under the name MOMENT FACTORY a corporation with offices at 200 6250 Hutchison Street Montreal Canada H2W 4C5 MF and You as owner and or lawful operator of the Hardware and or authorized user of the end user documentation provided with the Software You or Licensee designated collectively with Moment Factory as the Parties and each a Party 2 LICENSE You are hereby granted a personal non assignable non sublicensable non exclusive revocable license to install and execu
57. Wed Jul 22 15 16 23 201 4 Effects Effect 4 Transition Fade In Time Fade Out Time 4 Color Correction Gamma Min Input Max Input Hue Offset Saturation Brightness Red Dimmer Green Dimmer Blue Dimmer Invert Colors Figure G 23 Image properties Barco Pn 60600320 115 Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Video Effects 116 Image properties Media Start Time Length Surfaces Only play on Mapping Stretch Mode Composite Mode Canvas Texturing Loop Free running Mask Disabled Appendix G Window menu panes Displays the name of the corresponding media Shows the time at which the element starts playing on the Timeline Shows the duration of the element Allows selection of either Displays or 3D Objects and then selection of the surface on which the element is to appear Allows selection of the player on which to play the element if the media is to appear on only one Player Allows choice of UV perspective of the media Allows choice between Best Fill Fill Height Fill Width and Stretch modes Allows choice between Add Multiply Replace and Screen modes to choose the behavior of the media when several media elements appear on the same surface at a given time Associates displays automatically with the correct crops when you add a package to the Timeline Loops the media Allows media to play when the Playhead is paused inside the element Uses t
58. Windows explorer which can be shown or hidden by using a button next to this control Dimmer Dimmer allows you to adjust the value of the dimmer between 0 0 all black and 1 0 no dimmer for the Display Min Input This is a minimum value to clamp the displayed color channels Barco Pn 60600320 187 Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Appendix I Workflow layouts Max Input This is a maximum value to clamp the displayed color channels Hue Offset Self explanatory Saturation Self explanatory Brightness Self explanatory Properties Name Center 6 4 Specifications Mode Lens Mode Resolution 1920x1080 HD 1080 Portrait Player Name Player Center 2 Output Index 3 4 Test Pattern ELG 4 Output Correction Object Mask PNG Mask Remap Image Dimmer Min Input Max Input Hue Offset Saturation Brightness Figure 1 31 Outputs Properties pane for a projector 188 Barco Pn 60600320 Appendix I Workflow layouts Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Properties Name LED 01 4 Specifications Model Brightness Nits Horizontal Vertica Resolution 1920 Pixel Pitch mm Player Player Name Player 1 Output Index 1 Test Pattern Image 4 Output Correction PNG Mask Dimmer Min Input Max Input Hue Offset Saturation Brightness Reset All Figure 1 32 Outputs Properties pane for an LED display Barco Pn 60600320 189 Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Appendix I Workflow layouts P
59. Workflow layouts 3D Objects 3 Sphere LA Floor Cube Light New Measure Figure 3 Create a 3D object Properties Name Dude X Y Dimension M 0 40 1 70 0 00 Scale 1 000 1 000 1 000 Position M 1 54 0 98 2 00 Rotation 0 0 0 0 Create Projector Array Figure 1 4 3D Object Properties pane 3 Create projectors to cover the imported projection surfaces using the Create Projector Array function If you select a single object and click on Create Projector Array in the Properties pane X Agora automatically detects the projection area by choosing the biggest surface of the selected model The Projection Study Wizard then creates the required number of projectors 154 Barco Pn 60600320 Appendix I Workflow layouts Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide 1 4 1 5 N Note In the event that you are using X Agora to project onto a traditional flat surface screen or otherwise you can use the Projection Study Wizard from the Tools menu This creates a projector array and also a screen that can be used as a projection surface When using the Projection Study Wizard this way you can manually enter the coverage area dimensions Py k n j I j MAGORA File Edit Window Tools Help Content Production Displays Tumor sagradaV2 ISE AGORA Media Encoder tudy 3 o Export Projectors Textures Pagel A 4 PSC 03 Projectors nds ES PSC 03 A1 D o Figure 1 5 Projectio
60. a Timeline either by clicking on the Timeline tab in the Timeline pane or by selecting the Timeline in the Timelines pane Properties Mame Timeline 1 Duration 00 05 00 0 FPS 30 Timecode SMPTE SMPTE Offset 00 00 00 0 When Starting Fade In Time 5 5 Play At Player Startup Figure G 27 Timeline properties Name Displays the name of a Timeline The Timeline can be renamed and any action paramet er using this timeline for example the Play Timeline action is also updated Duration Displays the duration of a Timeline Extend the duration of a Timeline in case you need to fit more media inside it The default value is five minutes FPS Displays the number of frames per second for the Timeline Note that changing FPS may affect the positioning of existing elements inside the Timeline It is recommen ded you set the FPS before populating the Timeline Timecode Displays the Timecode Choose Internal to use an internal clock to synchronize all the players Choose SMPTE to control the Timeline by using an SMPTE signal See SMPTE configuration p 110 for more details SMPTE Offset Displays the SMPTE offset This property applies a positive or negative offset to the received SMPTE Timecode If the SMPTE offset Barco Pn 60600320 119 Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide G 8 120 When Starting Fade In Time s Play At Player Startup Inputs pane Appendix G Window menu panes caus
61. ad Preloads all media assets to avoid lag when starting a Timeline Sends the playhead to the specified time in the same Timeline Start Timeline Starts a specific Timeline upon an event trigger Stop Timeline Stops the Timeline on which the Action is placed Stop Timeline Selects the name of the Timeline to be stopped from the drop down by name list in this Action s properties Stop Timeline Stops a specific Timeline upon an event trigger Table G 4 Timeline G 4 6 Transformations i Moves an object in the 3D space over time Position node on Positions a node on a plane according to normalized x and y coordin plane ates Rotate node Rotates a node in three dimensions given a rotation axis and an angle Scale node Scales an Object in 3D Space over time j Adjusts the UV of an object Adjust UVs to apply a media on part of an object or vice versa Table G 5 Transformations Barco Pn 60600320 107 Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Appendix G Window menu panes G 4 7 G 5 2 6 108 Visibility Hide object Hides a specified 3D object from the 3D scene for the duration of the action Show object Shows a specified 3D object from the 3D scene for the duration of the action Table G 6 Visibility 3D objects pane The 3D Objects pane provides a list of all the 3D objects in your scene It also allows you to select them individually in order to highlight them in the Viewport and expose
62. aeq hd 201 AI SOTO a odos 202 L40sPIGIVDOGK DCOMMOMC wieso mesias di eds ada 203 x Barco Pn 60600320 Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Revision history Revision Remarks number August 14 2015 03 00 Fourth release Added Display properties p 95 Added Timeline properties p 1 19 Added Encoding with transparency p 142 Updated Box content p 26 Updated Connections p 28 Updated Displays pane p 93 Updated Media pane p 101 Updated Properties pane p 112 Updated Figure H 12 Media Encoder Updated Keyframing p 146 Updated Outputs layout p 184 02 00 July 29 2015 Third release Added Minimum laptop requirements p 33 to XDG 100 Designer licensing p 33 Additions to Keyframing p 146 01 00 July 2 2015 Second release Added X Agora interface p 595 e Added Programming workflow layout p 171 Calibration layout p 173 Outputs layout p 184 and Playback workflow layout p 201 00 00 June 17 Initial release 2015 Barco Pn 60600320 xi Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Section 1 Introduction 1 1 1 2 Barco Media Servers are fully integrated visual production systems that enable video professionals to easily develop their show from idea to realization Allowing users to quickly and easily set up preview and manage their show environment they form the perfect connection between the creative ideas and the display systems that bring them to lif
63. ag the media element at the desired location and keyframes are generated automatically Barco Pn 60600320 147 Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Appendix H Tools H 7 2 146 Figure H 18 Animated position trail Inserting keyframes For the position property new keyframes can be inserted directly in the canvas by hovering the cursor over the path When the cursor is over the path a appears next to the cursor indicating that the next click will insert a keyframe at this location See Figure H 19 Inserting a position keyframe Figure H 19 Inserting a position keyframe For non position properties new keyframes can be inserted in either of two ways 1 Click on the plus sign on the left side of a keyframe layer or 2 Unfold the layer to show the actual curve and hover the mouse at the desired location Portion 442 zz n H 1 P Rotation Angle 0 EL Figure H 20 Inserting a keyframe with the button Barco Pn 60600320 Appendix H Tools Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide H 7 3 ngle 254 7 7 4b Figure H 21 Inserting a keyframe by hovering Notes to Figure H 21 Inserting a keyframe by hovering 1 Unfold the layer 2 Hover and click to insert keyframe You can move the Keyframe left and right anywhere on the Timeline Whenever a Keyframe enabled property is modified the value of the Keyframe at the current play head position is updated If no Keyframes are pr
64. amples imm calibration J m testPatterns black blue 200x200 EM templates EX Wood pu lse m p4 Others Live Inputs G Video Capture Card 1 G Video Capture Card 2 p Video Capture Card 3 Video Capture Card 4 Figure G 12 Iree view The tree view shows the media as a tree as would a common file explorer This view is convenient for having a global overview of all available media Switch to the tile view to view media thumbnails Tile view offers a view of individual folders which can be browsed on a per folder basis 102 Barco Pn 60600320 Appendix G Window menu panes Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide G 2 3 G 2 4 Library Media Files m Gold mp4 Samples templates Woodpulse mp4 Figure G 13 Tile view Both views show missing media and folders with missing media using warning icons Importing managing and refreshing media To add media files simply drag and drop media files from Windows Explorer onto a Timeline or onto the Media Tab itself This copies them to the project s medias folder and makes them available for later use If you ve added new medias manually to your project since last opening the project click on the Refresh icon and X Agora will scan the contents of the medias folder All media files that X Agora sees are added to your project If the actual file correspond ing to a media file disappears the media file in X Agora is identified as m
65. anes From the Tools menu you may open any of the listed tools Content Production Projection Study Wizard X Agora Media Encoder Export Projectors Textures Logs From the Help menu you may select About to open the X Agora splash screen which displays the copyright and the software release number You can also select Help or press the F1 key to open the X Agora Designer User Guide Workflow layouts The right hand side of the menu bar allows you to choose from among the five workflow layouts in X Agora Study Study also called Projection Study is mostly used in the initial phases of a pro duction It is the layout best suited for creating your 3D scene and arranging your dis plays You can create multiple display configurations and produce a study document to detail and evaluate each configuration If there is no need to produce such documents barco Pn 60600320 57 Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Section 4 Software you should still use the Projection Study layout to create your scene and displays because this layout has features that may help people working at a more technical level technical directors architects and integrators Programming The Programming tool allows you to build content Timelines X Agora allows you to create as many Timelines as you want in each X Agora project Because it was designed for large scale installations X Agora also allows you to playback multiple Timelines simultaneously Oft
66. are is secured by the CodeMeter hardware and software licens ing solution from Wibu Systems A local runtime application CodeMeter Control Center also known as CodeMeter User Runtime controls the licenses An XHD Series license Barco Pn 60600320 Section 2 Installation Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide 2 7 1 2 7 2 2 7 3 or an XDG 100 Designer license contains only the licenses needed to operate Barco Media Server software Barco Media Server software can be downloaded from the Barco website Go to http www barco com Products amp Solutions gt Image Processing gt Media Servers CodeMeter Control Center The CodeMeter Control Center runtime application must run on each machine on which Barco Media Server software is expected to run CodeMeter Control Center is the local management tool for hardware and software licenses and it also plays a crucial part in updating licenses remotely CodeMeter Control Center is preinstalled on all Barco Media Servers and it is also part of the Barco Media Server software installer N Note If needed CodeMeter Control Center CodeMeter Runtime 5 21b or later can be downloaded from hftp codemeter com us service down loads htmhttp codemeter com us service downloads htrml Launching CodeMeter Control Center Use the CodeMeter Control Center to check current licenses or request an update for an existing license Launch the CodeMeter Control Center with a single step
67. arked with the letter E or by the earth symbol or coloured green or green and yellow e Connect the blue core to the terminal marked with the letter N or coloured black e Connect the brown core to the terminal marked with the letter L or coloured red Warning Class 1 equipment This equipment must be earthed B 2 Vatic Fitter Heads Information Danmark Advarsel Beskyttelse mod elektrisk chock Vigtigt Lederne med gul groen isolation maa kun tilsluttes en klemme maerket eller barco Pn 60600320 69 Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Appendix C AMD FirePro Control Center 2 Using Dedicated Fullscreen Using Dedicated Fullscreen assures optimal video playback by taking full control of the GPU and bypassing desktop composition similar to what they do in video games However to use that mode all outputs must be set in an Eyefinity Group This section explains how to setup an Eyefinity Group using the AMD FirePro Control Center and how to manage the Eyefinity Group inside the X Agora C2 Setting up an Eyefinity Group 1 Right click on Desktop and select AMD FirePro Control Center 2 Expand AMD Eyefinity Multi Display and click on the Create Eyefin ity Display group Barco Pn 60600320 71 Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Appendix C AMD FirePro Control Center FiREPRO B GRAPHICS AMD FirePro Control Center AMDA Preferences P lt lt AMD Home 2 d Pinn
68. at ht tps www ffmpeg org Use X Agora Media Encoder to convert image sequences to video files Barco Pn 60600320 207 Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Appendix J More information N Note Media Encoder assumes media is gamma corrected as opposed to linear or log Tip To obtain optimal performance and quality from X Agora it is recommended that you use X Agora Media Encoder to encode your video content preferably from image sequences although entire videos can also be converted 208 Barco Pn 60600320
69. at map Print Layout Two different layouts are available in the Viewport The default layout is the Study Layout which is 3D manipulation friendly The other layout is the Print Layout which is the layout used to prepare a page for printing To switch to Print layout click on Study Layout on the toolbar in the upper right hand corner of the Viewport and select Print Layout from the drop down menu Study Lavout Ch ea o s Study Layout Print Print yor out o he Figure 1 14 Change to Print layout Barco Pn 60600320 163 Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Appendix I Workflow layouts More print specific features are available in the Print layout e The Projector Specifications appear showing the specifications of all the projectors in the projection study e The Cartouche appears on the right of the Viewport In the Cartouche you can specify a logo a company name an author name revisions and notes e Notes can also be added anywhere in the Viewport with any text yin Sn Print Layout Gh Mo N E Wy j St l J al Y New Page Your F a peara rnant Figure 1 15 New note The Projector Specifications the Cartouche and the Notes can be shown or hidden for each page To show or hide these items l Click on the Extras icon E in the toolbar in the upper right hand corner of the Viewport 2 Click on Show Notes Show Cartouche or Show Projector Specifica tions to toggle them On or
70. aused Timeline pane When a Timeline is double clicked in the Timelines pane it is opened in the Timeline pane The following individual controls are displayed Seek to the start of the timeline Move back one frame Start or pause the Timeline Move forward one frame Seek to the end of the timeline Note The length of a frame is determined by the frame rate of the Timeline It is also possible to move the playhead within individual Timelines with your mouse Cursor 115 4 Monitoring outputs The Outputs pane provides a preview of each output of each Player in the X Agora network This allows you to validate that your Players are outputting visual content 202 Barco Pn 60600320 Appendix I Workflow layouts Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide and it is particularly useful in a large show for which you can t physically see all the outputs See Display Map p 185 for an explanation of the Display Map and its controls 5 5 Monitoring performance You can monitor the performance of individual Players in the Playback layout as you would monitor the performance of individual Players in the Outputs layout er er Center 1 er Center 2 rer Left yer Right Figure 1 48 Playback performance Barco Pn 60600320 203 Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Appendix J More information Jel J 1 1 J 1 2 This section contains more information concerning keyboard shortcuts audio and vid
71. ays the Confirmation screen with the warning CLICKING CONFIRM WILL DELETE ALL CONTENT AND DATA lt Note A Full system Restore deletes all data from the D drive If you wish to restore the applications software licenses and settings on the C drive without erasing the data on the D drive use System Restore See System Restore p 37 Barco Pn 60600320 4 Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Section 2 Installation Confirm Cancel Figure 2 14 Barco Media Server Full System Restore Menu 7 Select Confirm and the Restore begins 8 Allow the Restore to run The Restore process takes between 10 and 30 minutes The system displays status throughout the Restore Once the Restore has reached this point Applying the main volume the Barco Media Server automatically restarts 9 Allow a few minutes for the Barco Media Server to reconfigure 2 9 3 Clearing CMOS If the Barco Media Server hangs or fails to boot after any change to the BIOS settings press the clear CMOS button to clear the CMOS and reset the motherboard to its default value The clear CMOS button is a small red button labelled CLR CMOS located near the front end of the PCIe 3 0 x16 4 expansion slot In the XHD 402 and XHD 404 media servers this slot holds the video out card In the XHD 200 and XHD 400 media servers this slot is empty Caution Do not press the CLR CMOS button during a System Restore because this will interrupt th
72. bles the blending for an edge Width Defines the width of the blending for the edge Sharpness Defines the sharpness of the blending for an edge A higher sharpness results in a well defined border for an edge s blending while a lower sharpness results in a smoother effect 180 Barco Pn 60600320 Appendix I Workflow layouts Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Warping The Warping tool applies distortions to the image projected by the camera It can apply small distortions or it can warp an image to match a curved surface With Perspective Correction enabled the Warping tool can also create a keystone effect in your image This tool can be used along with other calibration tools but it should not be used to do a full screen keystone if Reverse Mapping is also used 2D points created in the image can be moved along with their tangents and a Bezier surface defined by the points is used to distort the image in a smooth way Moving a point or its tangents has an effect on the immediate vicinity of the point or its tangents This tool can be zoomed in or out and panned with the mouse wheel Outputs Calibration wport xagoraShape_ SE Y X Calibration 4 Reverse Mapping 4 Edge Warping Start Edge Warping Enable Edge Warping 4 Manual Blending t Blending Enable Blending 4 Warping Stop Warping 4 Global X Y Subdivision Size Pixels 50 50 Show Wireframe i Perspective Correction vy Blank Other Projectors mM os Reset
73. c are available here To move the camera in the Viewport a toolbar provides different movement modes Selection Pan Orbit and Zoom When using the tool explicitly the left mouse button behaves according to the selected tool To move or scale selected objects in the scene use the 3D manipulator with axes Dragging an axis moves or scales the selected objects along that axis Right clicking in the Viewport while an object is selected opens a menu that allows you to change between the move and scale manipulators When using the move manipulator Shift O toggles between local and world axes All the scale dimension and rotation properties of an object can be edited in the Properties pane All camera controls and object controls can be triggered by using keyboard shortcuts as described in Viewport keyboard and mouse shortcuts p 205 126 Barco Pn 60600320 Appendix G Window menu panes Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Viewport xagoraShape ISE X Default Study Default page A Pagel Pag Frant Lett Right Bottom gauche droite Figure G 34 List of cameras G 10 Settings pane The Projection study section of the Settings menu provides access to key features of the Projection Study Tool Barco Pn 60600320 127 Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Appendix G Window menu panes y Settings Projection study Unik meter h Surface gain Min luminance com Max luminance 35 cdiftz Min resoluti
74. ck of a button ME Figure E 1 Vision Window output E 2 SDI video input check Use the dREC application check the SDI input on the Delta 3G elp 40 bb video capture card in the Barco Media Server XHD 404 Click the Windows icon O at the lower left hand corner of the screen to access the Windows Apps screen 2 Select the dREC icon R to open dREC 3 dREC displays the Record module e The Device Control panel displays the video capture card parameters e The Card field identifies the card e The Channel field allows you to select the video input channel RX0 RX3 86 Barco Pn 60600320 Appendix E Input check Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide e The Video Preview panel shows the input if there is any If there is no input signal the Video Preview panel displays the message NO SIGNAL Card parameters Card DELTA 3G 40 Channel RXO Recording file Folder C Users Barco 16 13 GB free on disk File name Capture01 avi File type AVI MOV O MB captured Buffering Audio monitor Record control Channel None E Embeded timecode Record time sei Record Figure E 2 dREC Record module showing NO SIGNAL Barco Pn 60600320 87 Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Appendix F Trouble shooting Use Table F 1 Trouble shooting matrix to trouble shoot problems with the Barco Media Server Barco Pn 60600320 Caution When handling power connections reme
75. dress is not within your LAN within your LAN range The IP address is incorrect there Check if the BMS network address is a conflict between network ad is already in use by another device on the local network The dynamic configuration Disable the DHCP option and DHCP does enter a static network address This configuration does not have not work when a DHCP server compatible with the PC running connecting a de the Event Master control software signer laptop to range subnet mask etc the server The unit does not respond to The internal cables may be discon any front panel nected switches The USB device may be faulty Try a different USB device in the port The front panel USB ports do The internal cable may be discon Make sure that the cable from the nected front panel USB port is firmly seated in the USB3 78 connector on the motherboard Make sure that the USB flash drive is formatted to use the FAT32 file The USB drive may be bad or system If you cannot access the formatted incorrectly USB flash drive from another PC then you may have a faulty USB flash drive Make sure that the cables from the front panel switches are plugged in on the motherboard not work Cannot read from or write to the USB drive Unable to per Power may have been lost during form a System System Restore Restart System Restore Restore Data on the D There is no immediate remedy the drive is los
76. e Barco couples its media server hardware with the X Agora software suite This software is scalable compatible with popular media formats supports connectivity with various sensors and input and makes it possible to deploy content onto the most challenging surfaces with an advanced yet easy to use projection mapping tool Its interactive media system captures and processes data in real time creating interactive media content for various types of displays About this guide This guide This user guide describes how to operate a Barco Media Server The user guide is de signed to be a reference tool in the everyday work of the user with the product It contains a complete description of the hardware components and the software suite The manual also includes all the necessary instructions on how to upgrade and reinstall the software N Note Barco provides a 1 year parts and labor warranty for all hardware compon ents Please refer to the Appendix B Warranty for specific details regarding the warranty terms Available system documentation This guide is part of the documentation set describing the Barco Media Server product Please check online at the Barco Media Server website for the other documents Tip Always check for the latest version of all documents on the Barco website barco Pn 60600320 13 Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Section 1 Introduction 1 2 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 3 14 Symbols pic
77. e an earth grounding type with a NEMA 5 15P 15 A 125 V configuration General installation instructions e Donot place this unit on an unstable cart stand or table The unit may fall causing serious damage to it e Do not use this unit near water e Donot use any power cords other than the one supplied with your unit While appearing to be similar other power cords have not been safety tested at the factory and must not be used to power the unit For a re placement power cord contact your dealer e Slots and openings in the cabinet and the sides are provided for ventila tion To ensure reliable operation of the unit and to protect it from overheating these openings must not be blocked or covered The open ings should never be blocked by placing the product on a bed sofa rug or other similar surface This product should never be placed near or over a radiator or heat register This unit should not be placed in a built in installation or enclosure unless proper ventilation is provided e The maximum recommended ambient temperature for this equipment is 40 C e When using the unit in a multi unit rack assembly or closed assembly the ambient temperature inside the assembly may not exceed the max imum rated ambient temperature e When installed in a rack the installation should be such that the amount of air flow required for safe operation of the equipment is not comprom ised The mounting of the equipment should be such
78. e diamond next to the keyframable property See Figure H 16 Keyframe activation 146 Barco Pn 60600320 Appendix H Tools Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide H 7 1 Properties Media calibration 1024x600 jpg Start Time 00 00 07 29 Length 00 00 22 3 X Y Position Pixel 644 133 Width Height Dimension Pixel 1024 600 Rotation D Opacity Play Only On Composite Mode Replace Disabled Figure H 16 Keyframe activation Once activated a keyframe layer appears on the lower section of the timeline Each keyframe is represented by a diamond Position 256 167 de Dimension 793 410 4 e 4 4 Rotation Angle 20 A e 4 45 P Opacity 100 r aoe Figure H 17 A Keyframed Timeline Element Animating an element s position To animate the position of a media element move the playhead forward in time and start dragging the media element If you are in a 3D project you must select a screen in the Viewport pane When you drag the element a line showing the actual path of the movement appears in the canvas A yellow diamond shows the location in space of each keyframe and the small yellow dots represent intermediate positions every ten frames You can judge how the speed of the element varies along the path The further apart the points are the faster the element is See Figure H 18 Animated position trail You can repeat the process move the playhead in time and dr
79. e modeling software by people who know how to create the UV sets while also cre ating a template from the UVs in which the artists can work To use a specific UV set for a media element it simply has to be selected in the media element properties Barco Pn 60600320 Appendix J More information Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide J 2 2 Supported audio formats e WAV Waveform Audio File Format 16 bit 44 1 KHz WAV files can be mono or stereo Note NN X Agora ignores the audio channels of video files If you have audio that accompanies video files you must extract it and add the audio layer to your X Agora Timeline This task can be accomplished with tools such as FFMpeg 3 2 3 Supported image formats X Agora supports several image file formats including e DPX e JPG e OpenEXR e PNG e TIFF Image sequences can be converted to video files using X Agora Media Encoder p 139 Note N The media encoder assumes media is gamma corrected as opposed to linear or log J 2 4 Supported live inputs X Agora supports Datapath and DeltaCast live input devices J 2 5 Supported video formats X Agora supports most common video formats and codecs including e MPEG 2 and MPEG 4 both the container and codec e Quicktime Animation e Quicktime H 264 X Agora uses FFMpeg to decode videos and supports all its LPGL compatible formats See 2 3 Video Codecs under General Documentation on the FFMpeg website
80. e restore operation 42 barco Pn 60600320 Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Section 3 Hardware X Agora runs on various models of Barco Media Server This chapter describes the hardware configuration of the XHD 200 Series and the XHD 400 Series servers Although the XHD 200 Series and XHD 400 2 4 Series servers differ in height they have the same buttons switches LED indicators and USB 3 0 ports on the front panel LED Status USB3 0 Reset Power Indicators Switch Switch Figure 3 1 XHD Series server front panel 3 1 XHD 200 series JUUUUUUUUUUUUU i Nu NON RA Ned Nee AY O Y CT Cy TY 0 0 0 Ethernet OQ vw MONA NM NA M M oe Artnet C 3 CY 8 8 08 08 9 098 m VN NM NM UY V omm gt E o Y Q0 0 0 0 mm e o ERES e e GY YY NM UY M USB 2 0 VGA USB 3 0 Audio Out Video Out DVI I Keyboard amp Mouse Main Desktop Figure 3 2 XHD 200 server rear panel e XHD 200 2u chassis e Outputs 2 e Inputs 0 Barco Pn 60600320 43 Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Section 3 Hardware 3 2 XHD 400 series i Y aN x Oa SY SZ 00000000000000000 000 Pees se BHHEEEEHH BEBER o E es DLE Y 0000000000000000000000000 Mic In Audio Out GFX Out Display Port AMD W8100 U
81. ected Displays A Player runs on a physical machine which must be referenced here by using its host name or IP address Select the number of physical outputs that are to be connected to this Player Licensing restricts the number of physical live inputs that should be on a computer See Player Types and Li censes in Players Map p 190 and see Licensing p 30 for more information on licensing Display an overlay on each monitor of this computer showing the X Agora output index of that monitor N Note Monitors that are not connected to the optimal GPU are not identified and cannot be used to display Player windows Choose between automatic and advanced modes Make this machine the Master Player to which all other Players will connect The media logic and 3D objects of the project will be synced to this Player Check this box to ensure that the Player is launched immediately upon connecting to the Master Player and also any time itis closed Use this feature in production so that your show is launched automatically when you turn on the computers on site 195 Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Appendix I Workflow layouts Options menu 196 Advanced Player options for rendering are available in the Options menu of the Prop erties pane 40 p tions Anti Aliasing Dedicated Fullscreen WSyne Use Fixed EDID Refresh Rate Hz Figure 1 41 Advanced Player Option menu Anti Aliasing Set t
82. ed 8 Enhance your visual experience with AMD gt Presets E gt AMD FirePro t Desktop Management u Common Display Tasks p AMD Eyefinity om Multi Display n1 d oon Check for driver updates Re enable Eyefinity S Display Group Check for the latest certified applications My Digital Flat Canals Visit amd com for the latest gt Video roduct information udo Check out the latest videos gt Information Follow us on Twitter Allow Web content Show this page on startup Figure C 1 Create Eyefinity Display Group 3 Click on Use a new arrangement 72 Barco Pn 60600320 Appendix C AMD FirePro Control Center Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide FiREPRO AMD FirePro Control Center Preferences Create Eyefinity Display Group Create an AMD Eyefinity display group Combine multiple displays to work together as a single desktop gt Presets PERE Supported configurations for your display group Show more gt erro Desktop Management Common Display Tasks AMD Eyetinity Multi Display Create Eyefinity Display Group Re enable Eyefinity Display Group My Digital Flat gt Audio gt Information Panels gt Video 2 O 4 o Identify All Select a display arrangement for your display group Use the current arrangement W Use a new arrangement Figure C 2 Use a new arrangem
83. ed active and passive adapters in proper order See the notes to Table 2 1 in the Box content p 26 section of this user guide The video cable may not be prop Make sure cable is seated correctly No video output erly connected and the thumbscrews are tight The display has not been enabled Enable the display in the Windows by Windows screen setting Images unstable or showing bad performance 90 The EDID does not match the at tached display The operating temperature is too high The content is not properly en coded or has too many layers Remove the previously used EDID and verify that you can see the Windows desktop See EDID management p 81 Operating ambient temperature must be higher than 0 C 32 F and lower than 40 C 104 F Leave sufficient front and rear clearance to ensure that airflow through the chassis is not restric ted Be sure to encode content with X Agora Media Encoder Content is not properly encoded or it has too many layers Barco Pn 60600320 Appendix F Trouble shooting Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide The connections may be incorrect Make sure that the cable is seated correctly and that the thumb screws are tight The suggested cable length has Be sure not to exceed maximum Bad output on a been exceeded cable length specific channel The converters are unsupported Be sure to use the supplied con verters See Note 2 to Table 2 1 Box co
84. ed for 2D performance Overall the 2D mode is still very similar to the 3D mode and most of the information that can be found in these appendices while written for the 3D mode is also accurate for the 2D mode Select the 2D checkbox in the New Project dialog to create a new 2D project See Fig ure H 1 Create new 2d project Y xacora File Help e New P roj ect Mame New Project 195 3p b CA a ha Cancel Figure H 1 Create new 2d project H 1 1 Workflow The workflow in 2D mode is very similar to the workflow in a 3D project Most of the 3D layouts are still present and fill the same purposes The main differences are that there is no projection study layout and that the viewport displays a 2D scene instead of a3D environment where all units are in pixels The concept of screens and projectors is also abstracted as displays and a stage is used to define the 2D space in which your show is built l Create a new 2D project Barco Pn 60600320 131 Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Appendix H Tools H 1 2 Stage 132 2 Define the stage dimensions based on what is needed for the project Create displays and position them in the stage 4 Add timelines and media as in 3D mode 2D media manipulation and Keyframing can be used if needed 5 Proceed with calibration output control and playback as in 3D mode 2D concepts Figure H 2 Stage The stage is a 2D workspace in which your project is buil
85. ed on or off by using a checkbox The calibration effect from those tools is applied in the order in which the tools are displayed 3 Click the Start button in the Calibration pane corresponding to the tool When using a tool the Viewport switches to display the image that is to be projected by the selected projector Gp xacora File Edit Window Tools Help Displays a x Viewport xagoraShape_ISE 4 Reve laooina Stop Calibration 4 Warping Enable Warping Enable Edge Warping View NOU EU Cosmic Love Slick X MAC MF DEMO REEL Party gt Nils Fram Ambient ParticleTimeline gt R y RippleTimeline gt hh CEMSA MO E AN e x 00 00 30 00 01 00 ED Xag Figure 1 25 Calibration workflow layout Barco Pn 60600320 173 Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Appendix I Workflow layouts 1 3 2 1 3 3 Calibration interface elements The main Panes used in this layout are the Displays pane the Calibration pane and the Viewport pane Timeline related panes are also visible so that you can test with actual content while calibrating See Window menu panes p 93 for descriptions of the elements of the interface N Note Unlike the other layouts the Calibration Layout displays the Calibration pane by default instead of the Properties pane The purpose of this layout is only to calibrate projectors not modify their properties If needed however the Properties pane can still be shown by selecting it from the
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87. elete selected shapes Move Shape Up T or Down 1 Moves a shape up or down in the list The position of a shape in the list corresponds to its drawing order The Selected Point section of the Calibration pane provides controls to modify the properties of a selected point Original Position X Y Sets the position in pixels of the selected point in the source camera image Reset to Current Position Sets the current position of the selected point as the source position in the camera image Current Position X Y Sets the modified position in pixels of the selected point Reset to Initial Position Reverts the current position of the selected point to the original position of the selected point The Selected Shape panel provides controls to modify the properties of a selected shape The points that are part of the shape also show their Point properties Name Name of the shape Draw Mode Determines how the shape is drawn and transforms the source image e None does not transform anything disables a shape e Move moves the shape and leaves black where the shape initially was e Duplicate copies the shape leaving the original content untouched as opposed to Move e Mask draws the shape all black Manual Blending Unlike the Reverse Mapping tool the 2D projector calibration tools Warping and Edge Warping require manual blending The Blending tool adds blending to the edges of the selected projector Blend
88. en in large scale installations there are multiple screen spaces and often it is easier to compartmentalize content for each screen space on a dedicated Timeline Outputs Use the Outputs layout to connect individual projectors and displays to the physical outputs of the graphic cards on your Player computers The Outputs layout also allows you to tweak settings such as the position of windows and the amount of antialiasing Calibration Use the Calibration layout to calibrate individual projectors when on site X Agora features four projection calibration tools some of which can be used in conjunc tion with each other Playback The Playback layout is meant to play your show It features a simplified in terface for streamlined playback in which Timelines are not editable to avoid accidental changes It also features the control room view of player outputs allowing you to monitor the output and performance of your player machines during operation Workspace 58 The workspace is divided into several panes You may show or hide any of the panes by selecting or deselecting them in the Window menu The central pane is the Viewport The Viewport pane is where most manipulation and visualization of your 3D scene oc curs Displays pane The Displays pane allows you to adjust the properties of projectors and screens to the real world constraints of your project Media pane X Agora supports various types of video image sound and real t
89. ent 4 Select the screen from which you want to create the Eyefinity group and click on Next The other screens will be disabled Barco Pn 60600320 Jo Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Appendix C AMD FirePro Control Center FiREPRO AMD FirePro Control Center Preferences Create Eyefinity Display Group 20 d Pinned Create an AMD Eyefinity display group Combine multiple displays to work together as a single desktop Presets I Supported configurations for your display group Show more gt erro Management s Common Display Tasks gt Select the desktop for which you want to create a display group _ AMD Eyefinity Multi Display Create Eyefinity Display Group Re enable Eyefinity Display Group gt My Digital Flat Panels gt Video gt Audio gt Information Identify All All connected displays all other desktops will be disabled Figure C 3 Create the Eyefinity group 5 Select the layout type for now X Agora supports only horizontal layouts 2x1 3x1 4x1 etc and click on Next 74 Barco Pn 60600320 Appendix C AMD FirePro Control Center Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide FiREP s GRAPHICS AMD FirePro Control Center AMDA Searct po Create Eyefinity Display Group gt Me gt Pinned Preferences Create an AMD Eyefinity display group Combine multiple displays to work together as a single desktop gt Presets Supported configura
90. eo formats and 3D modelling formats Keyboard shortcuts Viewport keyboard and mouse shortcuts Manipulation of 3D objects Rotate r Scale e Translate Ww View q Viewport camera Orbit RMB Pan MMB Reset View Home Zoom Scroll wheel Timeline keyboard and mouse shortcuts Keep the offset of dragged ele Shift and drag the Timeline element ments while changing layers Panning in a Timeline MMB and drag LMB Space Play Pause Space Select deselect multiple Timeline Ctrl LMB elements Zoom in Zoom out Mouse wheel Ctrl MMB provides more precision Shift MMB keeps left position of the Timeline while zooming in or out Zoom a specific part of the Alt and drag Timeline Barco Pn 60600320 205 Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Appendix J More information J 2 diz Global keyboard shortcuts Redo Ctrl y Undo Ctrl z Supported 3D audio image and video formats Supported 3D formats X Agora supports fbx obj dwg dxf and svg Those file types can be separated in two categories modeling software formats fbx obj and CAD drawing formats dwg dxf and svg The most complete file format for X Agora is fbx however you may not have control over which of those formats can be used because the models are usually provided by an external source CAD drawing formats CAD drawing formats dwg dxf and svg are usually made for architecture and technical plans and are created by applicat
91. es are larger than usual H 3 2 Single video encoding To start encoding an image sequence drag the folder containing the images inside the job list section A new job appears in the list and the new job can then be started paused or stopped To re encode a video repeat the process by dragging the video to be re en coded instead Videos produced in this manner can be dropped onto Timelines or the Media pane in X Agora H 3 3 Video package encoding Video package encoding is useful when the image sequence or video has been produced from a 2D or3D template generated by the X Agora Content Production Tool A package is simply a folder containing the sub sections of the content to be played by each indi vidual projector output The package contains several videos named after each projector s internal identifier Follow these steps to use video package encoding packages 1 Place the crops xml file in a folder with the image sequence and import the folder into the Media Encoder An encoding job appears in the list You can also choose to globally apply a crop definition for all future encoding jobs by going in to the application settings 2 Press Play to start the job barco Pn 60600320 141 Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Appendix H Tools Import the generated video package into the Media Pane of your project Place the package on a Timeline Select the package on the Timeline to expose its properties px II ge x
92. es a Timecode to go negative or to go outside the Timeline length the offset is ignored This property can help manage Timeline transitions with interactive inputs This property ensures that whenever this Timeline is started other Timelines may continue or be stopped The options for this property are 1 Don t stop any timeline 2 Stop all other timelines 3 Stop timelines within Group This property specifies the time after which other Timelines are stopped if this option is set This property is typically used to give additional time for anew Timeline to play on top of currently playing content so that the other Timelines may stop without causing a gap in Timeline content This property ensures that the timeline is automatic ally started when launching the players The Inputs pane allows you to create open sound control OSC and tangible user inter face object TUIO inputs that can then be used to control real time media elements in your project Barco Pn 60600320 Appendix G Window menu panes Inputs A OSC TUIO Input Variables OSC Input 135951 TUIO Input 135952 Name TUIO Input 135952 Type TUIO Fort 4000 Figure G 28 Inputs pane G 8 Input variables Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Once an input is created and receives input through the specified port real time feedback concerning the input s contents is displayed Each TUIO or OSC input displays a list of
93. es and Timeline Groups in the Timelines pane 2 Add media from the Media Pane to the Timeline 3 Edit the Timeline and media s properties in the Properties pane on the right 4 Add actions if needed from the Actions pane onto the Timeline 5 Play back the Timeline using the Timeline Playback Controls ep XAGORA File Edit Window Inputs B OSC TUIO Input Variables 23 1 28 N ES e CN Test video packages X Kad gt plell ll Ell e 00 00 30 Figure 1 24 Programming layout See Window menu panes p 93 for descriptions of the elements of the interface 172 Barco Pn 60600320 Appendix I Workflow layouts Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide l 3 Calibration layout Use the Calibration layout to calibrate individual projectors when on site X Agora features four projection calibration tools most of which can be used in conjunction with each other The documentation for each tool outlines the other calibration tool with which it should or should not be used Click on Calibration on the right hand side of the menu bar at the top of the screen to enter the Calibration workflow layout l 3 Calibration workflow 1 Selecta projector from the list in the Projectors pane This enables the selected projector for calibration in the Calibration pane 2 Select from five different calibration tools Reverse Mapping Edge Warping Manual Blending or Warping Each of these tools can be turn
94. esent at that time one is created with the new property value The interpolation between values can be either Spline or Linear You can select the interpolation mode by using the icon next to the property name You can also move between Keyframes by using the left and right arrows Tangent control You can fine tune animation curves by manipulating the slope of the curve at each keyframe To enable tangent control 1 Make sure the interpolation mode is set to Spline by clicking on the Spline icon 2 Unfold the animation layer to make the curve appear 3 Click on a keyframe to make the tangents appear Once tangent control is enabled you can click and drag the tangent endpoints to fine tune the shape of the curve Figure H 22 Tangent control Notes to Figure H 22 Tangent control 1 Spline icon 2 Handle By default X Agora ensures that the curve keeps a smooth slope with no discontinuities If you want to change that and allow the curve to have spikes and angles select the keyframe and uncheck the Symmetric property Barco Pn 60600320 149 Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Appendix H Tools Selected Keyfrarne Time 00 00 09 10 Rotation An q le Symmetric Figure H 23 Symmetric tangent property Figure H 24 Curve with non symmetric keyframe tangents 150 Barco Pn 60600320 Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Appendix Workflow layouts The right hand side of the menu bar
95. esktop e Resolution e 3 840x2 160 at 60 Hz Max DP 1 2 Res olution 2 560x1 600 at 60 Hz Max DVI I DL Resolution 1 920x1 200 at 60 Hz Max DVI I SL Resolution 2 048x1 536 at 85 Hz Max VGA Resol ution Memory Bandwidth 29 0 GB s Memory Interface 128 bit GPU Memory 2 GB DDR3 Maximum Power Consumption 45 W Video Outputs Four Standard DisplayPort outputs DisplayPort DisplayPort 1 2a support including Adaptive Sync and HBR2 Resolution e 4 096x2 160 Maximum DisplayPort 1 2a resolution 2 560x1 600 Maximum DisplayPort 1 1 resolution PCIe 3 0 compliant x16 bus interface 8 GB GDDR5 memory 256 bit memory interface Up to 160 GB s bandwidth Less than 150 W maximum power consumption Synchronization to external sources Clock accurate synchronization BNC connector for receiving and synchronizing video input source including PAL amp NTSC SD video black burst HDTV tri level sync TTL Sync signals on SDI Barco Pn 60600320 63 Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Appendix A Specifications A 3 A 3 1 64 DVI video cap e DVI I DL connector ture e Input channels 2 e Output channels 0 Supports HDMI DVI and composite video capture PCIe x4 half size plug in card 110 mm x 170 mm SD HD 3G SDI SD HD 3G SDI on BNC connector video capture e Input channels 4 e Output channels 0 6G Ready via future firmware upgrade PCI Express 4 lane PCle 2 0 Table A 2 Standard connection
96. ess influence each point has when being dragged You should be able to calibrate efficiently with six or seven points Reverse Mapping controls When not enabled the following options can be set Show Points Toggles between showing and not showing the target points Reset Removes all the target points barco Pn 60600320 175 Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Appendix I Workflow layouts 1 3 4 When enabled the following options can additionally be set Rendering Mode Identifies a specific rendering mode for calibration purposes Targets Transform Mode Specifies how moving a point influences the calibra tion Freeform Roll Zoom or Pan Do Not Blend With Specifies for which other projectors this projector should not calculate the automatic blending Blending Toggles the automatic blending between enabled and not enabled for this projector Adjust Black Level Toggles the black level adjustment between en abled and not enabled and displays the value of the black level multiplier Dimmer Sets the value of the dimmer of this projector Gamma Adjusts the gamma of this projector Black Level Compensation Toggles the black level compensation between not enabled and enabled for this projector The value can also be set which affects how the black level compensation is spread Blending Optimization Toggles the blending optimization between not en abled and enabled The KSet1 can also be s
97. et which affects how the automatic blending is spread 2D projector calibration Edge Warping 1 6 Use the Edge Warping tool to move or distort parts of the image projected by the camera Arbitrary triangles or quads in the image can be defined and moved This tool can be used along with any other tool Although it could be used to calibrate a projector by itself this tool is best used to apply small adjustments after the Calibration layout has been used to roughly calibrate the projectors or to move elements in a 2D display that have been output to a matrix As opposed to the Warping tool which produces a smooth image this tool is more suited for shows that have geometric surfaces or content containing straight edges The Warping tool would smooth the edges which could produce undesirable results but the Edge Warping tool allows you to exactly position a shape This tool is based around the concepts of points and shapes Points are defined in the image and shapes triangles or quads are defined using those points These shapes and their points can then be moved changing where those elements are placed in the Barco Pn 60600320 Appendix I Workflow layouts Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide resulting image Moving points that are part of multiple shapes has an effect on all of those shapes If the user only creates a shape and moves it the adjacent elements are not modified resulting in discontinuity in final image If
98. f any com plaints The period of guarantee begins on the date of transfer of risks in the case of special systems and software on the date of commissioning at latest 30 days after the transfer of risks In the event of justified notice of complaint Barco can repair the fault or provide a replacement at its own discretion within an appropriate period If this measure proves to be impossible or unsuccessful the purchaser can demand a reduction in the purchase price or cancellation of the contract All other claims in particular those relating to compensation for direct or indirect damage and also damage attributed to the operation of software as well as to other services provided by Barco being a component of the system or independent service will be deemed invalid provided the damage is not proven to be attributed to the absence of properties guaranteed in writing or due to the intent or gross negligence or part of Barco If the purchaser or a third party carries out modifications or repairs on goods delivered by Barco or if the goods are handled incorrectly in particular if the systems are operated incorrectly or if after the transfer of risks the goods are subject to influences not agreed upon in the contract all guarantee claims of the purchaser will be rendered invalid Not included in the guarantee coverage are system failures which are attributed to programs or special electronic circuitry provided by the purchaser e g interfaces Norma
99. f the Properties pane lists all the sound inputs on the Player machine and allows you to pick the input that is used for SMPTE on the Master Player This list is refreshed upon booting the machine or reconnecting X Agora Agent The SMPTE device can be picked only on the Master Player The Master Player listens to this SMPTE signal and attaches the playhead of the matching timeline to the audio clock sharing it through the X Agora network to other Players If Auto is selected the Master Player picks the first active sound input Sync This section indicates whether or not the Player has been sent all the files most crucially the media files that are required to run the project A button labeled Synchronize Scene Barco Pn 60600320 199 Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Appendix I Workflow layouts provides the option to perform that operation again Refer to Player Map controls p 193 for information about synchronizing all the Players together 1 4 6 Global color correction settings Click the gear icon in the Display Map the top part of the Output layout to show the Global Output Control properties in the Properties pane These properties allow global modification of all of a player s outputs Properties di Color Correction Gamma Min Input Max Input Hue Offset Saturation Brightness Red Dimmer Green Dimmer Blue Dimmer Invert Colors Figure 1 45 Global Color control Color Correction Note thatif a
100. from the Desktop or from the Start Menu Note X Agora Server must be running for X Agora to launch Note The Windows service xagoraServer MUST be running for X Agora to launch It is enabled by default and launched automatically at Windows boot time Also make sure that you have the proper license for running the software 4 7 X Agora interface Figure 4 6 X Agora start screen shows the X Agora start screen From this screen you can open a new project or an existing project by clicking either New Project or the name of an existing project for example xagoraShape Barco Pn 60600320 55 Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide S xacora File Help Start Recent Projects New Project Open xagoraShape Figure 4 6 X Agora start screen 4 7 1 Parts of the interface Section 4 Software Oe C 0739 903AM X Agora opens the project defaulting to the workflow layout that was in use the last time the project was open In the case of a new project X Agora opens the Study layout Figure 4 7 X Agora Programming workflow layout shows an existing project open in the Programming workflow layout Pr J XAGORA File Edit Window Tools Help Displays a X Viewport xagoraShape 6 pa na 47 OO C LeftProj RightProj tS A FrontProj 00000 9 mn e RearPro J Timeline 0000000 H Mea gt D gt NE ZU ll El Medias Actions Inputs 3D Objects Players l T
101. ge and two points at the centers of the horizontal borders Use this preset to map a horizontally curved screen or cylinder Creates four points in the corners of the image and two points at the centers of the vertical borders Use this preset to map a vertically curved screen or cylinder Creates nine points resulting in the intersection of the horizontal and vertical borders and centers Use this preset for more complex mapping for example a dome or image correction More points will likely need to be added Table 1 1 Warping control presets Reset Tangent Lock Recreates the original preset configuration of control points and resets the positions of the control points to their original positions Locks the tangents of a control point so that they are not ad justed when the control point or its neighbor is moved When locked the tangents move if the control point is moved but they are not kept in the same relative orientation and length from their neighbors When unlocked a tangent s length and direction are adjusted to preserve the same relation to its neighbor For example when unlocked a tangent that points directly toward a neighbor thereby creating no curve between the point and the tangent never creates a curve between a point and its neighbor when either the point or its neighbor is moved Tangent Lock can be set independently for both horizontal and vertical tangents Tangent Symmetry Enab
102. ghlight them in the Viewport and expose their parameters in the Properties pane For more information see 3D objects pane p 108 3D Objects workflow 1 To expose and edit the properties of a 3D object select the object in the 3D Objects pane Barco Pn 60600320 157 Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Appendix I Workflow layouts 3D Objects fs Dude MA Floor Figure 1 7 3D Objects pane 2 To import or create a new 3D object or to create a New Measure press the button on the top right of the 3D Objects pane 3D Objects Plane 4 Dude Sphere O Floor Cube Light New Measure Hr e DOC x Import Figure 1 8 Create a 3D Object Use the button to create a 3D primitive a plane sphere or cube to create a light or Measure or to import a 3D model created with third party 3D modelling software Each object in the 3D Objects pane can be renamed duplicated hidden or locked 158 Barco Pn 60600320 Appendix I Workflow layouts Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Measures workflow 1 1 8 Measures are powerful tools with many uses A Measure can be used to calculate a distance between objects display this information on a page or to resize an object based on a known real dimension When you create a Measure by using the 3D Objects pane the Measure s properties appear in the Properties pane Follow these procedures to create and manipulate a Measure 1 Click the
103. he Snapping icon enables or disables snapping for displays and media element manipula tion The Lock Displays icon locks or unlocks the selection of displays The Stage Prop erties icon shows the stage s properties in the Properties pane 2D media manipulation In order to move and resize media more easily when in 2D mode or when in a screen in 3D mode adorners align and fit options snapping and other highly visual and in teractive features are available Most of an element s properties can be set by using the Properties pane but these tools provide a generally more efficient and intuitive way to work with media Barco Pn 60600320 Appendix H Tools Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Viewport New Project 200 v x Properties Figure H 5 2D media manipulation To add media to a Timeline in 2D mode you can still drag the media on the Timeline but it is also possible to drag the media directly in the Viewport Doing so adds the media at the current playhead time on the current Timeline at the 2D position at which it was dropped in the Viewport The layer on which the media is placed is the topmost free layer at the current playhead time Media can be manipulated in this way only when a Timeline is paused Only the media displayed at the paused time can be selected and manipulated and the media must be on the currently active Timeline If a media satisfies these criteria it can be selected in multiple ways As in 3D mode
104. he element as an alpha mask Typically used to hide parts of another media element playing at the same time Disables the element When the surface is a display media can be moved in the display as it can be moved in 2D mode by using its camera menu to switch the Viewport s view to the screen See 2D media manipulation p 134 The Video subpane provides a preview of as well as detailed information about a video file You can also open the file in the default operating system application or open the containing folder using the corresponding icons This section allows control of a pipeline of shader effects for this media file These effects include Blur RGB offsets and a way to flip the contents The effects are processed in the order in which they are added The effect parameters can be animated using Key frames Barco Pn 60600320 Appendix G Window menu panes Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide dl Effects Effect Blur XY l RGB Multiply Red Green Blue Factor JJ Blur XY Amount X Amount Y Figure G 24 Media effects Slicing The Slicing subpane allows the user to play only a certain part of the video by selecting the start and end time The use can either enter those times in the Start and End fields or use the ruler Transition Fade In Time duration of fade in Fade Out Time duration of fade out Color Correction The industry standard parameters for color correction are Gamma the
105. he rear panel of the Barco Media Server 2 4 1 Main connections 1 Connect a monitor to the DVI port labelled Desktop DVI cable not included 2 Connect keyboard and mouse to USB 2 0 ports 3 Optional Connect the Ethernet cable from a modem or a router to the Ethernet port 4 Connect power cord 28 barco Pn 60600320 Section 2 Installation Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide 2 4 2 Output video capture and genlock connections XHD 200 Connect up to two outputs through the DisplayPort and DVI ports on the video output card XHD 200 servers do not have video capture or genlock ports XHD 400 Connect up to four outputs through the DisplayPort ports on the video output card If necessary use the active DisplayPort to DVI adapters provided by Barco XHD 402 1 Connect up to four outputs through the DisplayPort ports on the video output card If necessary use the active DisplayPort to DVI adapters provided by Barco 2 Connect up to two inputs through the DVI ports on the video capture card XHD 404 1 Connect up to four outputs through the DisplayPort ports on the video output card If necessary use the active DisplayPort to DVI adapters provided by Barco 2 Connect up to four SDI inputs through the BNC ports on the video capture card 3 Connect the genlock source to the BNC port on the synchronization genlock card to synchronize to an external signal 2 0 Powering ON the Barco Media Server Swi
106. he size of the anti aliasing window none low medium and high More anti aliasing means more smoothing of sharp lines Dedicated Fullscreen Run all X Agora Displays in a single X Agora Player window This evenly splits the X Agora window into as many outputs as are connected to the Player This feature is used to obtain the maximum performance results of X Agora Player When the dedicated fullscreen mode is enabled only one Player window is launched but this window can span multiple screens if you are using a manually configured AMD EyeFin ity Display Group Monitor in Dedicated Full The field shows the index of the monitor that dis screen mode plays the X Agora Player window See Main proper ties p 195 Custom Size in Dedicated Full Force a custom resolution in Single Window Mode screen mode Always on top in Dedicated Determine whether or not the Player window ap Fullscreen mode pears on top of all other windows VSync Check this box to enable vertical synchronization in order to remove video tearing due to mismatches Barco Pn 60600320 Appendix I Workflow layouts Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide between the screen refresh rate and the video feed rate Use Fixed EDID Use Extended Display Identification Data to force the machine to use and remember the specified monitor dimensions even if no monitor is connected to the graphic card s physical output Refresh Rate H
107. hould now span across multiple screens as shown in Figure C 6 Eyefinity group spanning multiple screens Figure C 6 Eyefinity group spanning multiple screens 6 Barco Pn 60600320 Appendix C AMD FirePro Control Center Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide 7 If the screens are not in the proper order click on Arrange Eyefinity Display Group and follow the screen indications to set up the correct screen order Enero AMD FirePro Control Center AMDA Preferences Search lt Arrange Eyefinity Display Group gt Pinned Change the relative position of the displays in an AMD Eyefinity group gt Presets E gt AMD FirePro Select the grid position below that corresponds to the physical position of the Desktop u display lit in blue Management s Display V Mul Diigo Set Preferred Display Create Eyefinity Display Group Position Windows Taskbar Group Adjust Overlap Compensation Customize Eyefinity Desktop Resolution My Digital Flat 4 Panels gt Video gt Audio gt Information ey Undo l Done Figure C 7 Arrange Eyefinity Display Group Cio Disable Eyefinity Group To disable the Eyefinity Group click on Disable Eyefinity Group in the AMD Eyefinity Multi Display menu Barco Pn 60600320 Tae Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Appendix C AMD FirePro Control Center FIREPRO GRAPHICS AMD FirePro Control Center AM
108. ign to create a new triangle or quad from the selected points 4 Repeat Steps 1 to 3 as needed to create the points and shapes that you need To delete a point or a shape select it and press the Del key 5 Move the points and shapes until the projected image fits accurately on the surface Tips CS e If the image contains no empty regions define a mosaic of your whole image starting from the four corners in order to preserve continuity e Keyboard shortcuts can help defining points and shapes faster e Ctrl click can be used to create points e The F key and the Del key can be used to create and delete shapes e Shift click can be used for multiple selection and deselection Edge Warping controls 178 The Global section of the Calibration pane provides controls for displaying points and shapes in the Viewport pane Show Wireframe Toggles between showing or not showing the shape wireframes Show Points Toggles between showing or not showing the points Reset Removes all points and shapes The Shapes section of the Calibration pane provides controls to create delete or modify shapes Create New Shape Creates a new shape from selected points You can also use the F key to create a new shape from the selected points Delete Shape x Deletes the currently selected shapes barco Pn 60600320 Appendix I Workflow layouts Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide You can also use the Del key to d
109. ime media formats such as particle systems and live feeds See Supported 3D audio image and video formats p 206 The Media pane allows you to import preview and refresh media Timelines The Timelines pane contains all the Timelines and Timeline Groups in a given scene Do not confuse the Timelines pane with the Timeline pane in which you assemble media assets to compose a show or multimedia installation Actions pane Actions give you real time tools to go beyond basic video and sound playback They make it possible to add real time visual effects to your Timelines control external systems such as Art Net lighting fixtures and move 3D objects in the scene 3D objects pane The 3D objects pane provides a list of all the 3D objects in a scene It also allows you to select them individually in order to highlight them in the Viewport and expose their parameters in the Properties pane Barco Pn 60600320 Section 4 Software Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide 4 7 2 Timeline pane The Timeline pane displays the layered content of one timeline Do not confuse the Timeline pane with the Timelines pane which contains all the Timelines and Timeline Groups in a given scene Use the Timeline pane to compose the show or multimedia installation by assembling media assets in time Create as many Timelines as you want and add video image sound or real time graphics in layers Properties pane The Properties pane gives access to all
110. ine like a video To output the package from multiple player machines enable the Canvas texturing option for the video element Working with UV mapping The use of content viewpoints can be limiting in some situations for example 1 Video projectors surround the projection surface on which you expect to project from all angles 2 The projection surface surrounds the video projectors In both scenarios using a single content viewpoint is not enough to cover the whole projection surface In those situations you might consider using the UV mapping technique to achieve an all around projection UV mapping consists of unfolding a 3D model onto a flat surface like a piece of clothing is composed of multiple cut of 2D pieces tied together This 2D unfolded version of the model can then be exported as a 2D image so that artists can draw into it as they would do inside a content viewpoint The main difference is that a custom made UV map allows coverage of ALL desired angles for the projection surface Figure 1 22 3D cube 1 0 Barco Pn 60600320 Appendix I Workflow layouts Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Figure 1 23 Cube UV map unfolded X Agora does not include a UV Editor and the unfolding process called UV mapping of the 3D model should be done in a specialized 3D authoring software like 3DsMax Maya Blender etc Then simply export the 3D model into the fbx format to be loaded in X Agora By defau
111. ing should be used when more than one projector is display ing content in the same region on the surface Blending allows the seamless and smooth overlap between two projectors Manual blending should not be used with Reverse Mapping because the Reverse Mapping tool already calculates blending Barco Pn 60600320 1 9 Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Appendix I Workflow layouts Calibration 4 Reverse Mapping Edge Warping 4 Manual Blending Stop Blending il gt Keystone gt Warping t 4 Blending Properties Brightness 0 00 Contrast Gamma 1 00 4 Left Blending E Enabled Right Blending 4 Top Blending Figure 1 27 Calibration layout Manual Blending Different blending properties can be defined for each of the projector s edges left right top and bottom Brightness Adjusts the brightness of the projected image Contrast Adjusts the contrast of the projected image Force color Projects the specified color instead of the projected image for calib ration purposes Gamma Adjusts the gamma of the projected image Gamma can be set individually for each color component R G and B By default all three components keep the same value when changed To disable this behavior click on the link icon similar to scaling in 3D object properties Reset Resets all the blending properties to their initial values Edge specific properties can also be set for a specific edge Enabled Ena
112. ion Requirements Hardware X Agora machines run Windows Embedded 8 1 x64 These machines come pre installed with X Agora including a license for the software To perform X Agora updates you must run the X Agora wizard which is explained in this guide Distributed deployment If your installation requires the use of multiple X Agora machines because of a high number of required outputs or for performance reasons it is important that all of the machines run the same exact version of the software to avoid communication problems and feature discrepancies between components Network X Agora relies on the proper functioning of your network and makes a few assumptions e TCP and UDP communication is open on the network These protocols are used for small file transfers clock synchronization and the commu nication of interactive signals e AllX Agora machines have the same Windows credentials This ensures that the use of Windows file sharing works for the transfer of media files e All X Agora machines automatically log on to a Windows session at boot time This ensures that all the necessary applications are running when needed You may wish to isolate the X Agora network from external inputs for security reasons Please keep in mind that X Agora uses different network protocols for its proper func tioning and that within the X Agora network it is recommended to leave all communic ation open barco Pn 60600320 47
113. ion like AutoCAD and Sketchup These file formats can contain either lines or faces X Agora can import both lines and faces but lines cannot be projected on If you want to use such a file and project on it have someone with 3D modeling software skills re create the model with faces Creating faces out of lines in not a trivial task If the projection surfaces are simple or only screens are used for projection the lines can still be used as a reference and simple 3D shapes or screens can be created in X Agora X Agora stores no UV information for any CAD file format therefore UV Sets in the media elements properties will not work To use the imported model as a projection surface the content must use projective texturing or a Viewpoint must be created by using the Content Production tool Modelling software formats 206 Modeling software formats fbx obj are created by applications such as 3DS Max and Cinema4D These files almost always contain triangular faces If they do not most 3D modeling software allow you to easily export a file so that all faces are triangles Models made from these kinds of files can be projected in the same way as CAD drawing files containing faces Modeling software format files can also contain UV information about how to apply content to the object The obj format contains only a single UV set UV Set 0 The fbx format can contain up to four different UV sets These UV sets are usually created in th
114. ions Frame rate for image sequences the global crop definition file If encoding jobs are set to perform cropping and do not have a local crop file or are set to not use the local crop file they will use this global crop defini tion file a list of file extensions that X Agora recognizes as movie files a list of file extensions that X Agora recognizes as image sequences the frame rate to use for the output video of image sequences Barco Pn 60600320 Appendix H Tools Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Encoding quality encoding presets with details about the output co dec maximum number of supported layers in X PP y Agora and disk space estimates Click on the Reset button next to the setting to apply the default values of a setting Encoding presets The X Agora Media Encoder offers four encoding presets e SQ Standard Quality MPEG 4 This is the default preset and it is the first one you should try because it is the optimal tradeoff between compression quality and disk space e HQ High Quality x264 This preset performs some compression but results in virtually unnoticeable quality loss e XQ S Extra Quality Small Files x264 This preset performs lossless compression with relatively small files but encoding and decoding are longer than usual e XO L Extra Quality Large Files FFVHUFF This preset performs lossless compression with quick encoding and decoding but the resulting fil
115. isplays but if you want to have media transitioning between the screens that keep the same physical size one display will need to be bigger in your scene even if they have the same native resolution The size in pixels in the scene is defined as the Stage Resolution By default the native and stage resolutions are the same To have different values uncheck the Use Native Resolution checkbox A display s properties can be modified in the Properties pane The position rotation and size if Use Native Resolution is unchecked can also be modified by using an adorner in the Viewport the same way as 2D media Controls When in 2D mode the controls in the Viewport are slightly different than in 3D mode The Viewport can only be panned or zoomed The mouse controls for those actions are the same however the middle mouse button click and drag pans the Viewport and the middle mouse wheel zooms in the Viewport Use the left mouse click to make se lections A right mouse click opens a contextual menu based on the selected elements Barco Pn 60600320 133 Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Appendix H Tools H 1 4 134 Programming Display 03 Display 06 Figure H 4 Toolbar A toolbar is also available to handle Viewport manipulation along with other 2d mode features The Select Pan Zoom In and Zoom Out tools allow you to use their respective manipulation modes The Zoom to Fit icon centers the Viewport on the stage T
116. issing but it remains in the media views To delete an existing or missing media file right click that file in the Medias pane and choose to delete it Alternatively you can choose to open the file s location in Windows Explorer from that same contextual menu To link a missing media file to its physical location right click the missing media file and choose Locate media to open a dialog that allows you to link the X Agora media to its actual file Previewing media Click on a media file to preview it and a preview appears in the Properties pane Barco Pn 60600320 103 Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide G 3 104 Properties Mame BL LEVELS COMP yellow red A lisi E NE 1 m 00 mm murum um un n unt a pt rec re ELE o ELE PL mane a e e b Emm O ID MERA REA PRIMERA Figure G 14 Media preview Timelines pane Appendix G Window menu panes 00 01 00 1024 X 512 mjpeg 30 270 1 MB Thu Aug 14 11 51 45 2014 The Timelines pane contains all the Timelines and Timeline Groups in a given scene S Note Do not confuse the Timelines pane with the Timeline pane in which you as Timelines J fig Test timelines Test video packages J Test images d TimeCue J Test images Copy 1 P TimeCue J Test images Copy 2 d TimeCue 1 Figure G 15 Timelines pane semble media assets to compose a show or multimedia installation Barco Pn 60600320 Appendix G Window menu pa
117. l Video Processor Product Options Models XHD 404 XHD 402 XHD 400 XHD 200 We hereby declare that the above referenced product complies with the essential require ments of Council Directives 2004 108 EC EMC 2006 95 EC LVD and 2011 65 EC RoHS Safety EN 60950 1 2006 All 2009 Al 2010 AI2 2011 EMC Emission EN 55022 2010 EN 61000 3 2 2006 Al 2009 A2 2009 EN 61000 3 3 2008 Immunity EN 55024 2010 ROHS Restricted Substances Maximum Concentration Value by weight in homogeneous material Cadmium Cd 0 01 Lead Pb 0 1 Mercury Hg 0 1 Hexavalent Chromium Cr VI 0 1 Polybrominated Biphenyl PBB 0 1 Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers PBDEs 0 1 Kenneth S Hansen h E Compliance Engineer May 29 2015 ii barco Pn 60600320 Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Table of Contents REVISION MISION setae tates ai id oet d e d e e 1 dale sados a Xi EINTOCUCION M E E S CU o S Em 13 lc MADOUT TAS SOUS oran 13 DES MSESSe EM EE IT TU TN 13 1 1 2 Available system documentation eseseemee 13 1 2 SVMB PICTUS CMG O nad 14 EZ YIM OM OVEIVIOW did aa 14 RAZPIS OV SMS Wa 14 Sana CIOS and SCITOLV as ide a ioa ee adi 14 1 3 1 General safety INSTUCTIONS eiii o ewes 15 Poza ONA eaa E 15 As A A cu iden qs 16 3 4 elo olga Hoi A fidos dp dd 18 1 4 Environmental information disposal sssssss eme 19 1 4 1 Disposal of the product Waste Electrical and Electronic
118. l wear as well as normal maintenance are not subject to the guarantee provided by Barco either The customer must comply with the environmental conditions as well as the servicing and maintenance regu lations specified in this manual Trademarks Brand and product names mentioned in this manual may be trademarks registered trademarks or copyrights of their respective holders All brand and product names mentioned in this manual serve as comments or examples and are not to be understood as advertising for the products or their manufacturers Terms and Conditions 1 No redistribution of the software is allowed Barco Pn 60600320 2 Reverse Engineering You may not reverse engineer decompile disassemble or alter this software product Disclaimer of Warranty This software and the accompanying files are sold as is and without warranties as to performance or mer chantability or any other warranties whether expressed or implied In no event shall Barco be liable for damage of any kind loss of data loss of profits business interruption or other pecuniary loss arising directly or indirectly Any liability of the seller will be exclusively limited to replacement of the product or refund of purchase price Federal Communications Commission FCC Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules These limits are designed to provide rea
119. les Tangent Symmetry so that moving a tangent on the barco Pn 60600320 axis also moves the opposite tangent symmetrically When enabling symmetry on non symmetrical tangents they are adjusted so that they are symmetrical 183 Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Appendix I Workflow layouts Tangent Symmetry can be set independently for both horizont al and vertical tangents Warping shortcuts 4 1 184 Ctrl Click Ctrl Shift Click Ctrl Alt Click Del Shift Del Alt Del Directional arrows Shift Directional arrows Tab Shift Tab Ctrl Tab Ctrl Shift Tab Outputs layout Creates a row and a column of control points at the specified location Creates a column of control points at the specified location Creates a row of control points at the specified loca tion Deletes the selected control point with its row and column Deletes the selected control point with its column Deletes the selected control point with its row Moves the selected control points by one pixel in the desired direction Moves the selected control points by 10 pixels in the desired direction Selects the next control point to the right Selects the next control point to the left Selects the next control point to the bottom Selects the next control point to the top Use the Outputs layout to connect individual projectors and displays to the physical outputs of the graphic cards on your Player c
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121. lowing actions while in Remote Server mode e Create a New Project e Add or delete media e Import 3D models H 5 2 To exit Remote Server mode 1 Select File gt Connect to Remote Server 2 Select the localhost H Live input X Agora allows you to integrate live video feeds into your show Simply place a Live Feed media element on your Timeline and configure it to read your live video capture hardware N Note Make sure your live video feed capture hardware is connected to the player machine that will output it to display hardware Barco Pn 60600320 145 Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Appendix H Tools LN Figure H 15 Live input on the Timeline 1 Make sure you have a player configured in the Outputs layout and that the player s virtual inputs are properly mapped to the physical live capture hardware that is connected to the player machine N Note Live capture hardware must be connected to the player machine that will output the Live Feed visual 2 Drag a Live Feed media element onto the Timeline in the Programming layout and select that Live Feed media element to expose its properties 3 Select a virtual Input Device from the drop down menu This is the virtual input device was mapped to your physical input device in step 1 4 Select a surface from the drop down menu on which to display the Live Feed H 7 Keyframing To enable Keyframing for a specific property click on the orang
122. lt all the content applied to the imported 3D object uses the UV map exported with the fbx model It is also possible to use multiple UV maps meaning different ways called channels to unfold the 3D model in the same fbx and choose any map when applying videos or images to the 3D model To do this in the Mapping property of the media in the timeline choose the channel you desire There is a choice of up to 4 channels UVSet0 3 By de fault the first one is used Programming workflow layout Once you have completed your projection study select Programming from among the workflow layouts on the right hand side of the menu bar and start building content Timelines Barco Pn 60600320 171 Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Appendix I Workflow layouts 2 1 Layout purpose and workflow The Programming tool allows you to build content Timelines X Agora allows you to create as many Timelines as you want in each X Agora project Because it was designed for large scale installations X Agora also allows you to playback multiple Timelines simultaneously Large scale installations often have multiple screen spaces and often it is easier to compartmentalize content for each screen space on a dedicated Timeline This is where Timeline Groups are useful for such compartmentalization Timeline Groups allow you to group together multiple Timelines in order to control them simul taneously or assign them playback priority 1 Create Timelin
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124. may be selected and removed If the connector is reading an EDID from an active display the connector is grayed out and is not selectable 7 Click on the Unload EDID button 64 barco Pn 60600320 Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Appendix E Input check The Barco Media Server has two applications that allow you to check whether or not the video capture card is receiving input The dREC application checks the SDI input on the video capture card in the Barco Media Server XHD 404 and the Vision window application checks the DVI input on the video capture card in the Barco Media Server XHD 402 E DVI video input check Use the Vision window application check the DVI input on the Datapath VisionAV HD video capture card in the Barco Media Server XHD 402 1 Click the Windows icon O at the lower left hand corner of the screen to access the Windows Apps screen Select the Vision window icon fl to open the New Vision Window 3 Select the input 1 or 2 that you want to check from the Input drop down list 4 Click OK The Vision Window checks the selected input If the input is present Vision Window shows the input See Figure E 1 Vision Window output If no input is detected Vision Window displays the message No input barco Pn 60600320 65 Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Appendix E Input check Co Vision 2 File Window Help INAVATION Wireless presentation py F at the cli
125. mber to always follow safety pro cedures Power down the Barco Media Server Switch off the power switch on the front panel and the master power switch on the rear panel Disconnect the power cord from the Barco Media Server Remove all cables from the Barco Media Server Make sure that your hands are free of dirt grease or foreign substances that may damage the PCle card or any com ponents that you may touch inside the server Make sure you are grounded Wear an anti static wrist strap also known as a ground bracelet or make sure that you touch a metal object that is touching the ground to discharge any static electricity you may have accumulated 89 Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Appendix F Trouble shooting The Master Power switch is not Make sure that the Master Power ON switch on the rear panel is ON Media server does not start The power supply is not connec ted to a valid power source EATX12V connector is loose or disconnected from the mother board If EATX12V is not connected the system may repeatedly start and stop start and stop The DisplayPort to DVI adapter may be incorrect Make sure power supply is connec ted to a valid power source Check motherboard for any power indication or errors Make sure that the EATX12V con nector is firmly seated When handling power connec tions remember to always follow safety procedures See Caution Be sure to use suppli
126. me marker that belongs to a specific Timeline A Timeline can be started at a given TimeCue from external Timelines or events using the Go to Cue Timeline action You can add a TimeCue using the Add TimeCue icon or by right clicking on the time strip Keyframing A Keyframe is a property value of a Timeline element mapped to a specific time on the Timeline Keyframing allows the smooth transition from one value to another For more information on Keyframing see Keyframing p 146 SMPTE configuration 1 Select the Master Player which should be the Player with a bold colored outline from the Output control barco Pn 60600320 Appendix G Window menu panes Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide 2 Choose the correct input device in the Audio devices section of the Player s Properties pane Properties al Server Name Colour Host 127 0 0 1 Adwanced a Identify Monitors Always running b Output 1 b Output 2 b Genlock b Rendering gt Live input devices Lis Automatic SMPTE Device Microphone Realtek High Definition Auc v Figure G 20 SMPTE device configuration 3 Configure the Master Player 4 Launch the Master Player Barco Pn 60600320 111 Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Appendix G Window menu panes Figure G 21 SMPTE signal strength gauge In the Output s layout you should see the SMPTE signal strength gauge moving If you don t see anything it means
127. meline can snap to other elements When dragging an element a visual marker indicates if snapping is possible If snapping is possible releas ing the element snaps it to the visual marker Align Left Aligns two or more elements to the leftmost element Select the elements to be aligned and click this button to align them Align Right Aligns two or more elements to the rightmost element Select the elements to be aligned and click this button to align them Same Width Sets the length of two or more elements to that of the longest selected element Barco Pn 60600320 109 Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Appendix G Window menu panes G 6 2 G 6 3 G 6 4 G 6 5 110 Select two or more elements and click on this button to set the length of all selected elements to that of the longest element Add TimeCue Adds a TimeCue at the position of the Playhead Zooming Figure G 19 Zooming controls From left to right the Timeline zooming controls are Zoom out Zooms out on the Timeline You can also zoom out by using the mouse scroll button Keep Center while Zooming Keeps the center of the Timeline fixed while zoom ing By default zooming is fixed on the left of the Timeline This button overrides the default Zoom in Zooms in on the Timeline You can also zoom in by using the mouse scroll button Hide Minimap Hides the minimap which is above the controls TimeCue A TimeCue is a ti
128. n Study wizard Importing 3d objects Importing 3D objects in X Agora can be done in many ways You can import objects by using the File menu of the X Agora interface the Add Object menu of the 3D Objects pane or by dragging a valid file directly in the Viewport X Agora can import many file formats however because each file format stores different information not all file formats have the same possibilities once they have been imported The supported file formats are fbx obj dwg dxf and svg Those file types can be separated in two categories modeling software formats fbx obj and CAD drawing formats dwg dxf and svg The most complete file format for X Agora is fbx however you may not have control over which of those formats can be used because the models are usually provided by an external source See Supported 3D formats p 206 for more information Using the Projection Study Wizard Using the Projection Study Wizard you can easily define a projection pixel space in your 3D scene Once your model has been imported you can use the Projection Study Wizard to automatically generate an array of projectors to cover the specified pixel space The Projection Study Wizard can also create a screen that matches the pixel space To open the Projection Study Wizard select the Tools in the menu bar and select Pro jection Study Wizard from the Tools menu You can also select an object from your scene and click the Create
129. n den Anforderungen der U S Amerikanischen und internationalen Sicherheitsvorschriften Abanderungen dieses Produktes k nnen dessen Sicherheit beein tr chtigen und unter Umst nden gegen die diesbez glichen Sicherheitsnormen verstofsen Avvertenza Sulla Modifica Del Prodotto I prodotti di High End Systems sono stati progettati e fabbricati per soddisfare i requisiti delle normative di sicurezza statunitensi ed internazionali Qualsiasi modifica al prodotto potrebbe pregiudicare la sicurezza e rendere il prodotto non conforme agli standard di sicurezza pertinenti Advertencia De Modificaci n Del Producto Los productos de High End Systems est n disefiados y fabricados para cumplir los requisitos de las reglamenta ciones de seguridad de los Estados Unidos e internacionales Las modificaciones al producto podr an afectar la seguridad y dejar al producto fuera de conformidad con las normas de seguridad relevantes barco Pn 60600320 Hine BIT OSH High End Systems f in 4 7 2 4 ARERO FRR EME MEA FAL 9 RETRO Migs cv EF 10235 Bin UXp3 SAE a eee CMR RE TGR PME EME a e IRR SAH DEF Barco Pn 60600320 Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Declaration of Conformity Manufacturers Name Barco Lighting Systems Inc Manufacturer s Address 2105 Gracy Farms Lane Austin Texas 78758 USA Distributor s Name Barco Lighting Systems Inc Distributor s Address 2105 Gracy Farms Lane Austin Texas 78758 USA Product Name Professiona
130. nd performance of your Players Starting Players The Players pane lists all of the Players of the current Projection Study with controls to individually start or stop each Player Above the list of Players the Players pane offers global start and stop buttons to launch or kill all Players N Note If a Player is marked as always running it is launched as soon as its Agent connects to the Master Player or any time it is stopped yer 2 yer Center 1 yer Center 2 yer Left er Right Figure 1 46 Playback layout Players pane Barco Pn 60600320 201 Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Appendix I Workflow layouts 1 5 3 Timeline control Timelines J fig Test timelines Timeline e Test video packages a Test images gt P Intro 1 X E ES Test images M4 d n m i d TimeCue 1 00 00 30 00 01 00 EM Introduction EM Show Part 1 Intro 1 fx Action Layer 1 fx Action Layer 2 m Media Layer 1 EAS SAFA ONLINE 120917 FD Previz mp4 m Media Layer 2 m Media Layer 3 gt Part 2 B m Media Layer 4 Figure 1 47 Timeline controls Timelines pane The Timelines pane provides a list of all Timelines in your project Each one can be played paused or stopped with individual buttons All Timelines can also be stopped simultaneously by pressing the stop button at the top of the Timelines Pane A second global button allows filtering to show only Timelines that are playing or p
131. nes Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide G 4 G 4 1 G 4 2 G 4 3 All Timelines are part of a Timeline Group Each X Agora project is created with at least one Timeline Group by default To open a Timeline Expand the Group by clicking the arrow next to itin the Timelines tab in the bottom left hand corner and double click a Timeline To create a new Timeline Group Click the symbol in the top right corner of the Timelines pane To create a new Timeline within a Timeline Group Click the symbol directly to the right of the Timeline Group The top bar in the Timelines tab allows you to show currently playing Timelines to stop all Timelines or to search for a specific Timeline To duplicate a Timeline click on it then click the Duplicate Timeline icon at the top of the pane Expanding a Timeline clicking the arrow to the left of the Timeline causes a list of TimeCues for that Timeline to appear Clicking once on a TimeCue takes you to that TimeCue in the Timeline pane Double clicking on a TimeCue starts playing that Timeline from the TimeCue Actions pane Actions give you real time tools to go beyond basic video and sound playback They make it possible to add real time visual effects to your Timelines control external systems such as Art Net lighting fixtures and move 3D objects in the scene Lighting Art Net Transmits Art Net values to a specific IP Port DMX universe and channel s Table G 1 Lighting
132. ng on the Agent icon in the notification area opens the Agent interface displaying the Configuration tab The Configuration tab allows you to point the Agent towards 1 the X Agora Player executable 2 the media file directory oO X Agora Agent 2 1 14091 Configuration HACIA ET X Agora Player Executable C X Agora xagora projection xframe 3d exe Optional Media Server Directory C X Agora xagora projection Y Enable UDP TCP bridge UDP port 3000 TCP port 3000 Debug UDP input Apply X Agora Server localhost Port 5000 Connect User Password Connect to remote share persistent Always on top Do not show popups Figure H 9 Agent Interface 138 Barco Pn 60600320 Appendix H Tools Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Clicking the Agent Logs tab exposes logs of the activities of the Agent as well as its communication with the server Logs are useful for debugging connection problems or identifying missing media files Oo X Agora Agent 2 1 14091 Configuration Application Launcher About 16 25 57 919 debug T 2500 Launching UDP gt TCP bridge listening to UDP message on port 3000 and forwarding to TCP port 3000 16 25 57 919 debug T 2500 TCP Bridge Server starting data will be forwarded to TCP port 3000 16 25 57 949 debug T 2500 The X Agora Player path is C X Agora xagora projection xframe 3d exe 16 25 58 669 debug T 2500 The media server path is C X Agora xagora projection 16 26 0
133. ng on the nature of projects some of these steps may be omitted or altered 1 Import a 3D model fbx obj dwg dxf svg For CAD file formats dwg dxf svg if you want to project on the im ported model it must be made out of faces and not only lines Barco Pn 60600320 Appendix I Workflow layouts Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Importing 3D objects in X Agora can be done in many ways see Import ing 3d objects p 155 Pr UPJ X AGORA File Edit Window Tools Help New Ctr N Displays Open Ctri on Viewport sagradaV2 1SE Save Ctrl S Save As F12 4 PSC 03 Pri Import a Ctr ty De o Export h Ctrl E ES PSC a Connect To Remote Server Ctri R 93 PSC Close Project Exit y Suy Stu Pagel gt ES PSC ES PSC 03 BC ES PSC 03 B ES PSC 03 ES PSC 03 CO ESj PSC 03 C ES PSC 03 C2 Oo O o Oo O o Oo O o O o e 2 Make sure that the imported model s scale is in proportion to the X Agora 3D space and that it is properly positioned a The default unit scale of the X Agora 3D space is 1 unit 1 m b To adjust the scale or position of your model select the model in the player Viewport or the 3D Objects pane and then click on the Properties tab to expose its position scale and dimension properties c To change between metric and imperial units go to the application settings Barco Pn 60600320 153 Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Appendix I
134. ng variables to actions Input variables can be assigned to almost any action parameter in order to modify it in real time Simply drag and drop the input variable into the action parameter field to bind them Figure G 30 Moving a blob using its x and y positions shows an example using the x and y positions of a detected moving object a blob to move a 3D object in X Agora s 3D environment using the moveNode behavior Interactivity Y E X Properties O OSC TUIO Input Variables Name moveNode v 4 Properties 4 TUIO Input1 Start Time a aen Length 4 wi blob_0 4 tlobAdded User Filter J blobMoved Disabled x alive x session_id x position_x position_y 9 90000006E 19 x velocity_x C velocity_y 4 Default group V Absolute position lax X x position_x Max Y position_y Max Z Min X ix position x Min Y Type Min Z Move X Default Value Move Y usns Value Minimum Value Move Z Maximum Value Node Use min max Figure G 30 Moving a blob using its x and y positions Here is another example in which a new blob that will be a trigger to play a Timeline using the startTimelineOnEvent behavior is detected Barco Pn 60600320 123 Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Appendix G Window menu panes Interactivity y E X Properties O OSC TUIO Input Variables startTimelineOnEvent y 4 Properties Start Time Length 00 03 39 19 J WW blob0 User Filter 4 blobAdded
135. ns Model E Horizontal Vertical Resolution 1920 Figure G 6 LCD screen properties Barco Pn 60600320 97 Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Properties Name Curved LCD 0 Dimension M Position MI Rotation Create Projector Array 4 Specifications Model Brightness Nits Horizo ntal Vertical Resolution 1920 dl Curved Plane Height 2 Radius Angle 1 57 Use convex surface Figure G 7 Curved LCD screen properties Appendix G Window menu panes LCD screen and curved LCD screens share the following properties e Name e Dimension M e Scale e Position M e Rotation e Specifications e Model e Brightness Nits e Resolution 98 Barco Pn 60600320 Appendix G Window menu panes Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide For curved LCD screens you can also define properties related to the curvature of the screen G 1 3 2 2 LED screen and curved LED screen properties Properties Mame Dimension MM Scale Position M Rotation Create Projector Array dl Specifications Model Brightness Nits Horizontal Vertical Resolution 1920 1080 Pixel Pitch mm Figure G 8 LED screen properties Barco Pn 60600320 gg Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Properties Name Curved LED 01 Dimension M Scale Position M Rotation Create Proj ector Array 4 Specifications Model Horizo ntal Vertical Resolution 1920 10
136. ntent Swap the converter for a converter with a known good output A connection or cable is bad Make sure that the cable is seated correctly and that the thumb screws are tight Swap the cable for a known good cable The suggested cable length has Be sure not to exceed maximum been exceeded cable length The converters are unsupported Be sure to use the supplied con verters See Note 2 to Table 2 1 Box content Swap the converter for a converter with a known good output Bad input on a e The input format is unsupported Be sure to use specified video specific channel P PP p input formats See the Supported 3D audio image and video formats p 206 section of this user guide e To check the DVI inputs use the Vision window application in stalled on the server See the DVI video input check p 85 section of this user guide e To check the SDI inputs use the dREC application installed on the server See the SDI video input check p 86 section of this user guide Barco Pn 60600320 91 Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Appendix F Trouble shooting 92 This is a possible cable or network Check all of the Ethernet cables switch issue and verify that they are plugged in If you are using a network switch Devices do not verify that is ON and is operating communicate properly through the net The IP address is incorrect the IP Check to see if the IP address is work ad
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138. o modify See Figure G 2 Displays groups Selecting a display either in the Displays pane or in a Viewport causes the Properties pane to show the parameters of the selected display 2 Edit the parameters of the display such as its x y and z coordinates lens shift and throw ratio for projectors or resolution 6 1 1 Display groups The displays created to simulate real world projectors and screen setups appear as Projector Groups or Screen Groups in the Displays pane Groups can be used to organize your displays for ease of use 94 Barco Pn 60600320 Appendix G Window menu panes Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Ly J X AGORA File Edit Window Tools Displays E Viewport xagoraSha Projector LCD Screen ERES Projector 01 7 LED Screen J Projector Group 01 EE Projector 02 Curved LCD Screen 5 Curved LED Screen J Screen Group 01 NE EP EE Projection Screen LCD 01 Projector Group Screen Group Figure G 3 New group G 1 2 Add display To add a display you can use the menu shown in Figure G 3 New group If you want to add a display to an existing display group use the icon of that group See Figure G 4 Add display to an existing group a rn UJ X AGORA File Edit Window Tools Help Displays J Projector Group 01 Th D o ESP rojector 01 Add Projector E2 Projector 02 J Screen Group 01 LCD 01 Figure G 4 Add display to an existing group G 1
139. oard to highlight the appropriate restore option and hit lt Enter gt System Restore Exit Full System Restore F C Viedia Server System Restore OG Figure 2 10 Barco Media Server System Restore Menu 6 Select the System Restore option or Exit to cancel the operation 38 Barco Pn 60600320 Section 2 Installation Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide If you select System Restore the system displays the Confirmation screen N Note Do not select Full System Restore unless you intend to de lete all the data on the D drive See Full System Restore p 4 D Click Confirm to begin a System Restore Confirm Cancel Figure 2 11 Confirmation screen 7 Select Confirm and the Restore begins 8 Allow the Restore to run The Restore process takes between 10 and 30 minutes The system displays status throughout the Restore barco Pn 60600320 39 Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Section 2 Installation BARCO Status Applying the main volume Visibly yours Figure 2 12 Sample Status screen Once the Restore has reached this point Applying the main volume the Barco Media Server automatically restarts 9 Allow a few minutes for the Barco Media Server to reconfigure seconds wait until after your device restarts to remove the system restore media BARCO Visibly yours Figure 2 13 Completion screen After the restoration is complete you may remove the USB System Restore thumb
140. oduct Codes for BMS Software Figure 2 3 WebAdmin License page for XHD series licenses 32 Barco Pn 60600320 Section 2 Installation Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide XHD Series licenses must have the Product Codes shown in Figure 2 4 XHD series product codes to properly work with Barco Media Server software 511 Barco Inc Product Code Name Unit Counter Expiration Time Activation Time License Quantity 56020000 Server n a n a n a 1 56020014 XHD 404 n a n a n a 1 56040062 Designer n a n a n a 1 Figure 2 4 XHD series product codes Requesting an update for an existing XHD series license N 9o N o RO Launch CodeMeter Control Center Find the XHD Series License listed in CodeMeter Control Center See Figure 2 2 CodeMeter Control Center overview for XHD series license Click License Update Click Next Select Create License Request Select Extend Existing License Check Firm code 5000511 Barco Inc and click Next Send the resulting WibuCmRac file to Barco 2 7 4 XDG 100 Designer licensing This section describes how to check a current license and request an update for an existing XDG 100 license issued by Barco Minimum laptop requirements The XDG 100 Designer may be run on a laptop computer so long as that laptop meets the following minimum requirements Video card NVIDIA GeForce GTX850M 4GB DDR3 CPU RAM Screen Storage OS Barco Pn 60600320 Intel Core i7 47
141. ojection surface in candela per square meter cd m or candela per square foot cd f This parameter should generally remain the default setting of 130 unless projection is to take place in a bright environment such as outdoors during the day Surface gain is the extent to which the surface on which you are projecting absorbs or reflects light Values fall between 0 0 100 absorption and 1 0 100 reflection Pixel size defines the physical width of a projected pixel in milli meters Use these settings to simulate the physical surface that is to be projected upon Brightness Stack Count Distance Throw Ratio Aspect Ratio Orientation Resolution Min Overlap Group Color 1 7 3D objects pane Simulates real world projector brightness setting Represents the number of projectors per stack Measures the distance of the projectors from the projection surface This is a property defined by the quality of the lens used on the projectors Auto mode automatically chooses aspect ratios for optimal cover age Auto mode determines a combination of projector orientations to guarantee optimal coverage Represents the resolution of each projector in the array Shows a percentage of overlap between each projector Shows the color of the group of projectors being created The 3D Objects pane provides a list of all the 3D objects in your scene It also allows you to select them individually in order to hi
142. om DisplayPort Emu lated to DisplayPort Connected D 2 Removing an emulated EDID through the NVIDIA Control Panel 1 Right click anywhere on the desktop to summon the desktop menu 2 Click on NVIDIA Control Panel 82 Barco Pn 60600320 Appendix D EDID management Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide AMD FirePro Control Center View Sort by Refresh Paste Paste shortcut E NVIDIA Control Panel New gt El Screen resolution x Personalize Figure D 3 Select NVIDIA Control Panel 3 Select Workstation and View system topology from the Select a Task pane of the NVIDIA Control Panel NVIDIA Control Panel File Edit Desktop Workstation Help Q 0 6 Select a Task 43D Settings Adjust image settings with preview Manage 3D settings This page shows the displays and graphics cards connected within this system Display Change resolution Adjust desktop color settings System Information E Resolution refresh rate OS Screen Identifier 8 W Ancor Communications Inc AS Rotate display Ea ESTO Refr EM e System topology Stat Settings Set up digital audio Bs Adjust desktop size and position ystem Set up multiple displays Driver version 340 84 Video Vertical sync 3D Application controlled i L Adjust video color settings 3D Stereo Disabled Adjust video image settings E PI Quadro K620 E3 Workstation DisplayPort Connected Anc
143. omputers The Outputs layout also allows you to tweak settings such as the position of windows and the amount of anti aliasing Outputs workflow layout 1 Click on each Display in the top part of the Outputs pane and configure its attributes including its resolution and orientation in the Properties pane The top part of the Outputs pane is called the Display Map See Display Map p 185 barco Pn 60600320 Appendix I Workflow layouts Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide l 4 2 2 Click on Add Player and select the type of Player to add based on the number of outputs Do this for as many Players as you need based on the number of outputs required by your event and your Player license limit 3 Drag and drop the name of a Display onto one of the physical outputs of a Player to connect a Display to the Player output 4 Click on each Player and configure the attributes of the Player in the Properties pane 5 Click on the gear icon in the Display Map to show and modify the global color correction settings such as brightness and gamma N Note In X Agora a display can be connected to only one Player at a time To connect a Display to two Players you must first copy that Display and then assign the copy to the second Player You must also make sure that the media you expect to play appears on this copy Displays Display Map The top part of the Output layout is the Display Map It is a visual representati
144. on 196 px m Max resolution 400 pxim Min relative resolution arcsec Max relative resolution arcsec Show perspective shadows Hide projectors in Timeline layout Show reference grid Shadow quality Normal Figure G 35 Settings pane Unit Choose between metric and imperial units of measure Surface gain Set a value between 0 0 100 absorption and 1 0 100 diffusion Some special surfaces can also have a gain greater than 1 0 Surface gain indicates how much the surface on which you are projecting diffuses back the light The following settings define the mapping of a range of values to the color gradient Min luminance Set the minimum acceptable luminance level Max luminance Set the maximum desired luminance level 128 Barco Pn 60600320 Appendix G Window menu panes Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Min resolution Set the minimum acceptable resolution Max resolution Set the maximum desired resolution The Preferences section of the Settings pane allows you to toggle ON or OFF the project ors in a Timeline layout and the reference grid Barco Pn 60600320 129 Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Appendix H Tools This appendix contains information on several X Agora tools H 1 2D mode Use the 2D mode to create projects that do not need to include 3D elements The 2D mode uses a simplified workflow removes some of the more complex concepts from the 3D mode and is optimiz
145. on of all the Displays Projectors and Screens in the current Projection Study of your 3D project For 2D projects all the Displays are available because there is no concept of Projection Study Displays can be moved around in this 2D map without any impact on their actual output This can be useful to group Projectors based on arbitrary categories or physical connections When Players are running their related Displays show periodically refreshed output previews so you can see the visual output from those Displays When you click on a Display the Properties pane shows you all its attributes When this Display is assigned to a Player Output the properties of this Player Output are also shown Barco Pn 60600320 185 Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Appendix I Workflow layouts Figure 1 29 Outputs Display pane Display Map controls l 4 3 186 Auto Refresh L1 a E Y Figure 1 30 Display Map controls The controls in the top right corner of the display map allow the following operations Auto refresh Auto fit Show thumbnail Align to viewpoint Show properties Display properties Updates automatically the low resolution previews of active Displays When this box is unchecked a Refresh Preview button appears so that you may manually refresh these previews Fits all the Displays in one view Displays a zoomable map of all the Displays in the Display Map Aligns the Displays in the 2D map
146. or Communications Inc ASUS PB287Q View syst pology EDID Monitor Multi Display Cloning Disabled Set up Mosaic DVI Not connected Manage GPU Utilization EDID Monitor Usage Mode WDDM Total memory 10207 MB Memory free 1870 MB Ww More 1920 x 1080 pixels 60 00 Hz Horizontal 2200 Vertical 1125 Active 1920 1080 Border 0 0 Front porch 88 4 Sync width 44 5 Back porch 148 36 Polarity Positive Positive EDID source Monitor 1 Figure D 4 NVIDIA Control Panel Figure D 4 NVIDIA Control Panel shows that the DVI port of the Quadro K620 is not connected but the DisplayPort port is connected to an ASUS monitor 4 Click under Settings on the EDID you wish to manage Barco Pn 60600320 83 Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Appendix D EDID management Manage EDID Export Load Unload Select Connector to Unload EDID M Connector Display Status Video signal Quadro K620 1 DVI Not Connected DVFD DisplayPort Ancor Com DisplayPort Digital Figure D 5 NVIDIA Manage EDID window The NVIDIA Manage EDID screen has three tabs a Export allows you to create an EDID file based on the current display b Load allows you to load an EDID file to use as an emulated EDID c Unload allows you to remove an emulated EDID file from a connection 5 Select the Unload tab on the Manage EDID window 6 Select the emulated EDID that you wish to remove Only emulated EDIDs
147. oup In the fol lowing screenshot the group spans across two outputs 1Ca Ded is in If the X Agora Player 2 A b a x D New Project 63 Outputs Output Count 4 Identify Monitors Of Automatic Always running 4 Options Anti Aliasing Bl Dedicated Fullscreen Custom Size Always on top Use Fixed EDID Refresh Rate Hz Monitor gt Output 2 gt Output gt Output 4 gt Genlock gt Live input devices gt Audio devices two outputs ing ty group spanni ini Eyef 10 igure C F La 60600320 Barco Pn Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Appendix D EDID management Extended display identification data EDID is managed through either the AMD FirePro Control Center or the NVIDIA Control Panel D Removing an emulated EDID through the AMD FirePro Control Center 1 Right click anywhere on the desktop to summon the desktop menu 2 Clickon AMD FirePro Control Center AMD FirePro Control Center View Sort by gt Refresh Paste Paste shortcut E NVIDIA Control Panel New d amp Screen resolution EZ Personalize Figure D 1 Select AMD FirePro Control Center 3 Select AMD FirePro in the navigation pane and click EDID Emulation 4 Select any emulated display connection An EDID that is being read from a display cannot be deleted only emulated EDIDs can be deleted barco Pn 60600320 81
148. outs Figure 1 35 Player performance 5 a Player 1 El Core Total load 25 5 El Me CoreQ e Core s Core 10 s Core 11 Core 2 AE Core 4 Core 5 Core 6 Core 7 Core 8 Core 9 Figure 1 36 Player performance Individual Player controls Shutdown Restart Wake on LAN available only when the Player is offline Play Stop available only when the Player is ready and has outputs connected to it 192 Barco Pn 60600320 Appendix I Workflow layouts b O Player Left 5 h ut d own Figure 1 37 Player controls Player Map controls Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide z i al g i ni Figure 1 38 Player Map controls The controls in the top right corner of the Player Map allow the following operations All Logs Sync AII Players Connect All Agents Start All Players Stop AII Players Auto fit Show thumbnail Add Barco Pn 60600320 Displays all the information logged by X Agora including useful debugging information for your project the software or your licenses Synchronizes the required logic and media files across all Players so that all of them have the resources to launch your project Requests that the Agent for every offline Player in the map connect to the Master Player This makes the Players ready if they are powered on Machines that are powered off can be powered on by using the WOL feature Launches all the Players of
149. r For maximum protection repack your Barco Media Server as it was originally packed at the factory Box content After unpacking the Barco Media Server check if all of the following items were included Barco Pn 60600320 Section 2 Installation Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Product contains Accessories included XHD 200 Barco Media Server assembly USB System Restore drive USB keyboard USB mouse US Power Cord NEMA 5 15 not included with units shipped to China 1x active DisplayPort to DVI adapter Safety guide 2RU rack mount chassis XHD 400 2 4 Series Barco Media Server assembly USB System Restore drive USB keyboard USB mouse US Power Cord NEMA 5 15 not included with units shipped to China 5x active DisplayPort to DVI adapters Safety guide 4RU rack mount chassis Table 2 1 Box content Notes 1 The USB System Restore drive contains the user guide and the recovery software To restore the system using the USB System Restore drive see Restore p 37 2 Barco does not provide power cords for all locations It may be neces sary to install a power cord cap for your location See Replacing a power cord cap p 69 Note Although the Barco Media Server ships with only active DisplayPort to DV adapters the video output card can handle two DisplayPort to DV conver sions on its own for these Conversions you May use passive DisplayPort to DVI adapters If you wish to connect to
150. rco Pn 60600320 Appendix H Tools Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Top H Middle tl Bottom Left Center Right E Fit Width Fit Height E3 Best Fit Stretch Figure H 7 Fit and Align When Keyframing is enabled for a media s position dimension or rotation using the 2D adorner instead applies the operation for the current time s Keyframe For more details see Keyframing H 1 5 Differences from 3D mode Barco Pn 60600320 The Projection Study Layout and Projection Study Wizard are unavail able All display creation and moving should be done in Programming Layout The size and position of all elements are in pixels There are no real world units The Content Production Tool is unavailable Reverse Calibration is unavailable Reverse Calibration works only in a 3D environment The default calib ration tool is Keystone The 3D Scene Pane and 3D objects are unavailable The list of Actions is limited to actions that are relevant to 2D Settings and media properties are simplified 137 Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Appendix H Tools H 2 X Agora Agent The X Agora Agent runs on each computer in the X Agora network coordinating and synchronizing each player application in the network with the central server In short the agent links each machine with the brains of the operation the server a O AECA o 4 a uu 17 18 Em Figure H 8 Agent icon in the tray Double clicki
151. rkey In conformity with the WEEE Regulation Terms and definitions 3G Active DisplayPort to DVI Ad apter Genlock HD SDI A 3 Gbit s serial digital 10 bit or 12 bit video inter face SMPTE 424M and 425M A DisplayPort to DVI adapter that converts the DisplayPort signal to DVI A passive DisplayPort to DVI Adapter carries the signal from a DisplayPort port to a DVI port without conversion With a passive adapter the video card must perform the conversion A module that allows synchronization to external sources and delivers synchronized display output High Definition Serial Digital Interface an HD SDI signal SMPTE 292M Format examples include 720p 1080i and 1080p Barco Pn 60600320 Section 1 Introduction Master Power Switch Power Switch SD SDI System Restore Windows Image X Agora Barco Pn 60600320 Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Power switch on the rear panel of a Barco Media Server The Master Power switch removes power from the unit without performing a shutdown Power switch on the front panel of a Barco Media Server The Power switch performs a shutdown then removes power from the unit Standard definition Serial Digital Interface an SD SDI signal SMPTE 292M Format examples include 4801 and 525i A process that can restore the applications and set tings on the C drive to their original condition System Restore also restores the needed software li cense
152. roperties Name LCD 01 4 Specifications Model Brightness Nits 200 Horizontal Vertical Resolution 1920 4 Player Player Name Player 1 Output Index 2 4 Test Pattern Image 4 Output Correction PNG Mask Dimmer Min Input Max Input Hue Offset Saturation Brightness Figure 1 33 Outputs Properties pane for an LCD display l 4 4 Players Players Map The bottom part of the Output Control layout is the Players Map It is a visual repres entation of all the Players in the current projection study Players can be moved around in this 2D map without any impact on their actual output It can be useful to group Players based on arbitrary categories or physical proximity Figure X shows an example of a Players Map S Note The Master Player Player Center 1 in the figure is Shown differently than are other Players The Master Player has a tab labeled Master 190 Barco Pn 60600320 Appendix I Workflow layouts Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Figure 1 34 Outputs Players Map Player Types and Licenses X Agora Players with different numbers of outputs are available In order to launch X Agora Player on a Player machine its host needs to have the right local license either as an embedded software license or a physical USB dongle These licenses also restrict the number of physical live inputs that should be on a com puter Runtime protection enforces these restrictions if you try running a Player that
153. s A Full Restore can erase the data on the D drive Operating system This version of the Barco Media Server is based on Microsoft Windows 8 1 EMB Industry Pro and must be at least version 01 06 00 Refers to the GUI application that allows you to create run and monitor a project X Agora software suite refers to X Agora X Agora Agent X Agora Player and X Agora Server See The X Agora architec ture p 48 23 Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Section 2 Installation 2 2 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 3 This chapter gives instructions on how to install and run both the hardware and software of the Barco Media Server powered by X Agora Installation requirements Warning Let the Barco Media Server acclimate to the ambient temperature after unpacking Ensure that the humidity is within the specification Neglecting this may result in startup failure of the device Disconnect device Where a disconnect device is not incorporated in the equipment or where the plug on the power supply cord is intended to serve as the disconnect device e for PERMANENTLY CONNECTED EQUIPMENT a readily accessible disconnect device shall be incorporated external to the equipment e for PLUGGABLE EQUIPMENT the socket outlet shall be installed near the equipment and shall be easily accessible Barco Media Server Windows image This version of the Barco Media Server is based on Microsoft Windows 8 1 EMB In dustry Pro and m
154. s subdivided into two categories denoted class B ITE products intended barco Pn 60600320 15 Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Section 1 Introduction primarily for use in domestic environment and class A ITE all other ITE which satisfies the class A ITE limits but not the class B ITE limits Caution This is a class A product In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures FCC compliance statement 1 3 3 16 This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio fre quency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his or her own expense Precautions Warning For your own protection observe the following safety precautions when in stalling and operating your device e Before operating the units please read this manual thoroughly and retain it for future reference e Observe all warnings and in
155. section of the Calibration pane See Tangent Lock and Tangent Symmetry in Warping controls p 182 6 Set the positions manually in pixels for a single selected point and its tangent in the Selected Point section of the Calibration pane 7 Move the points and tangents until the projected image fits accurately 8 Delete a selected point by pressing the Del key or using the right click menu As with point creation a point cannot be deleted alone A point must be deleted with its row its column or both Warping controls 182 Subdivision Size Determines the size of subdivisions use for the B zier surface The lower the size the smoother the image will be Subdivision size can be set individually for X and Y axes Show Wireframe Toggles whether the wireframe is shown or not shown when editing the warping Perspective Correction Toggles whether the perspective is automatically corrected or not when moving the corners of the warping barco Pn 60600320 Appendix I Workflow layouts Preset Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Creates a default configuration of control points based on a preset Points can be added or deleted from any preset When changing from one preset to another the existing warping is preserved as much as possible Keystone Creates four points in the corners of the image Use this default preset to do a simple keystone Horizontal Creates four points in the corners of the ima
156. sonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area may cause harmful interference in which case the user will be responsible for correcting any interference at his own ex pense Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment EN55032 CISPR32 Class A Multimedia Equipment Warning This equipment is compliant with Class A of CISPR 32 In a residential environment this equipment may cause radio interference Product Modification Warning High End Systems products are designed and manufactured to meet the requirements of United States and International safety regulations Modifications to the product could affect safety and render the product non compliant to relevant safety standards Mise En Garde Contre La Modification Du Produit Les produits High End Systems sont conqus et fabriqu s conform ment aux exigences des reglements interna tionaux de s curit Toute modification du produit peut entrainer sa non conformit aux normes de s curit en vigueur Produktmodifikationswarnung Design und Herstellung von High End Systems entspreche
157. structions printed on the devices e Barco Media Servers do not require any maintenance work or servicing Servicing should never be carried out by unauthorized personnel e Never open the case of the unit without first disconnecting the power supply cord e To prevent fire or electrical shock hazard do not expose this unit to rain or moisture e Do not place any warm or heat dissipating sources in the vicinity of the unit e This product should be operated from an AC power source e Check that the voltage and frequency of your power supply match those printed on the device label showing the rated electrical values e Ifyou are not sure of the type of AC power available consult your dealer or local power company Barco Pn 60600320 Section 1 Introduction Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide e This product is equipped with a 3 wire grounding plug i e a plug fea turing a third grounding pin This plug will only fit into a grounding type power outlet This is a safety feature If you are unable to insert the plug into your outlet contact your electrician to replace the obsolete outlet Do not defeat the purpose of the grounding type plug e This equipment must be grounded earthed via the 3 conductor AC power cable supplied If the power cable supplied is not the correct one consult your dealer e Do not allow anything to rest on the power cord Do not position this product in places where people will walk on the
158. supports as many as four sources of live input on your Players This section presents a mapping from virtual devices e g Input 1 to physical devices shown in the drop down lists Live input devices Input DeltaCastO RXO DVI 0 Input 2 DeltaCastO RX1 DVI 1 Input 3 Auto Input 4 Auto Figure 1 43 Live inputs You must define the mappings on all Players that will use live inputs When adding a live input element to a timeline you must choose which virtual device to use for that element The example shown in Figure 1 44 Sample Live Input Timeline uses Input 1 Based on the list of live inputs in Figure 1 43 Live inputs this corresponds to physical input 0 of the DeltaCast card on this machine If the live input element is run on several Players Input 1 could point to different physical cards and physical inputs This feature gives you the flexibility to use different inputs but address them with one Timeline element Barco Pn 60600320 Appendix I Workflow layouts Properties Media Start Time 00 01 22 2 Length 00 00 15 0 Position Pixel U Width Height Dimension Pixel 1920 1080 Rotation Play Only On Composite Mode Replace Mapping UVSet 0 Stretch Mode Stretch Input Device Input 1 Mask Disabled b Effects b Transition P Color Correction Figure 1 44 Sample Live Input Timeline Audio devices Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide The Audio devices section o
159. t The stage is a visual reference giving you a way to build boundaries within which to work No restrictions force you to place displays and elements within the stage but it is strongly suggested that you do so for convenience The stage is defined by its width and its height in pixels You may access these properties by using the gear icon in the Viewport s toolbar Note N The size in pixels of the stage itself has no effect on performance whatsoever A stage can be defined to be as large as is necessary Barco Pn 60600320 Appendix H Tools Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Displays H 1 3 X Properties k Name Display 03 X Y Position 4904 149 Horizontal Vertical Native Resolution 1920 1080 Stage Resolution H Use Native Resolution Rotation Angle 0 Figure H 3 Displays A display is the equivalent of projectors or screens in 3D mode It is an output that can be connected to a player In 2D mode the concept of display is more abstract than in 3D mode it doesn t matter if the physical output is a projector or a screen A display is defined by its resolution along with its position in the scene and rotation Because all units in 2D mode are pixels the resolution of a display can be defined both in stage pixels and native pixels This is necessary to emulate differently sized displays with the same resolution For instance two HD screens of different physical sizes can be connected to your scene s d
160. t after A Full System Restore rather than data is lost a System Re a System Restore was performed See the Restore p 37 section of store this user guide Table F 1 Trouble shooting matrix barco Pn 60600320 Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Appendix G Window menu panes The X Agora interface offers several panes for viewing aspects of your project You can access these panes by using the Window menu on the menu bar at the top of the screen A checkmark next to an item in the Window drop down menu indicates that the pane for that item is active SJ xacora ZEE Window ESTAS Displays LeftProj RightProj FrontProj RearProj Figure G 1 Window tab Gl Displays pane v v Displays Medias Timelines Actions 3D Objects Players Timeline Properties Inputs Viewport Settings Logs Default Layout X Agora distinguishes between two types of displays e Projectors e Screens LCD screens LED screens curved LCD screens and curved LED screens The Displays pane allows you to adjust the properties of projectors and screens to the real world constraints of your project Barco Pn 60600320 93 Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Appendix G Window menu panes Projector Group 01 Projector 01 Projector 02 J Screen Group 01 LCD 01 Figure G 2 Displays groups 1 Open the Displays pane and select the projectors or screens the attrib utes of which you wish t
161. tch the master power switch on the rear panel to ON The Barco Media Server box turns on immediately Barco Pn 60600320 29 Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Section 2 Installation 2 6 2 7 30 N Note If the system is powered off any time after it has been initially powered on you can power on the system again using the power switch on the front panel If the Barco Media Server does not start ensure that the master power switch on the rear panel is ON Ensure that the Barco Media Server is connected to an appropriately rated power source Warning This equipment is designed for connection to a branch circuit having a maximum overload protection of 20 A Software startup Barco Media Server boxes come pre installed with Microsoft Windows Embedded 8 1 x64 and X Agora When the box is powered on Windows opens an empty desktop with two icons in the left hand corner of the taskbar Double click the X Agora icon EG either on the taskbar or on the Desktop to open X Agora Right click the Windows icon EJ on the taskbar to gain access to the following items Control Panel File Explorer Run Shut down or sign out Desktop e Select left click the Windows icon and select the circled down arrow on the Start screen to access all applications on the machine Licensing Barco Media Server boxes come pre installed with Microsoft Windows Embedded 8 1 x64 and X Agora Barco Media Server softw
162. te one 1 copy of the Software in object code only on one 1 single Hardware device solely for professional commercial industrial or institutional uses The Software license granted to You hereunder may not be shared or used in a concomitant manner on separate or multiple Hardware devices You agree to limit access to the Software to Your employees who have the skills required to do so and who have received training given by MF or one of its authorized reseller Accept Previous Figure 4 3 Accept the license and select Next 4 Select either Install Uninstall or Update in the drop down menu then select Next If the software is already installed select Uninstall or Update in the drop down menu and select Next If the software is not already present the Installation Wizard automatically chooses the Install option You can choose where to put the software and also where to put the project files By default the Installation Wizard picks the disk partition with the most free space as the target for project files Barco Pn 60600320 51 Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Section 4 Software 9 X Agora Mapping Install Wizard Configuration Install Previous Figure 4 4 Start the Installation or Update 5 Select Next to start the Installation or Update You may have to confirm to some prompts for X Agora requirements 52 Barco Pn 60600320 Section 4 Software Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide o X
163. the Viewpoint which can be used as a template by the artists If the Viewpoint has split content enabled crops are also exported in a crops xml file and output an image defining all the crop regions Crops and packages The Content Production tool allows you to generate a cropping template from a partic ular Viewpoint See Generating a cropping template p 169 for more information Remote mode Use remote server mode to access a server from a remote machine on a local network For example when you re doing calibration it s usually practical to be able to move around the surface something you cannot do easily from the server With the Remote Server mode you can just connect to the server using a laptop and continue your work seamlessly Once calibration is done you can just go back to your server and continue working on your project MF PC 012 MF PC 025 MF PC 030 Cancel Figure H 14 Connect to Remote Server Barco Pn 60600320 Appendix H Tools Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide H 5 1 To enter Remote Server mode 1 Select File gt Connect to Remote Server 2 Selectfrom the list the host with which you want to connect and select OK Note N The Agent must be running on the remote machine to which you want to connect The window title changes to Remote Control if connection is successful Every action you do in Remote Server mode is now mirrored on the remote machine You cannot perform the fol
164. the project that are ready Stops all the Players of the project Fits all the Players in one view Displays a zoomable map of all the Displays in the map Adds Players with the specified number of outputs to the map or automatically adds all detected Players on the network 193 Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Appendix I Workflow layouts l 4 5 Player properties A Player has properties related to its physical host and connected projectors These properties are grouped into different expandable menus Figure 1 39 Expandable menus of the Player Properties pane shows the expandable menus in the Properties pane Figure 1 39 Expandable menus of the Player Properties pane Master Player One player must be the Master Player This is the computer on which the X Agora Server application runs The Master Player also receives the SMPTE signal if needed To quickly identify the Master Player in your map look for the player with a tab labeled Master as shown in Figure 1 40 Master Player 194 Barco Pn 60600320 Appendix I Workflow layouts Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Figure 1 40 Master Player Main properties Name Color Host Output Count Identify Monitors Advanced vs Automatic Make Master Player Always running Barco Pn 60600320 A Player can be assigned a name for mnemonic pur poses A Player can be assigned a color which is assigned to all its conn
165. thing programmed in X Agora is made visible or audible by a player Note N The X Agora Player is not capable of media playback on its own It requires the X Agora Server and X Agora Agent applications to coordinate its actions Hardware and software licenses protect each X Agora Player with regard to managing the number of outputs that can be connected to a physical machine and validating the number of live input devices that can be used Barco Pn 60600320 Section 4 Software Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide 4 2 4 X Agora Server X Agora Server is a Windows service installed on the controller PC to coordinate all of the X Agora elements on the network Every application in the X Agora network operates as a client of X Agora Server allowing you to remotely monitor and maintain your X Agora network from the controller PC The X Agora Server e Coordinates all nodes on the X Agora network e Acts as a centralized logger and message relay carrier between players e Hosts all media files e Synchronizes all players with updates to the media and virtual scene This documentation can be accessed from within X Agora by pressing the F1 key You can also press F1 in each pane to display its documentation Figure 4 1 X Agora F1 Help 4 3 Getting started Install Uninstall and Update 4 3 1 X Agora Wizard 1 Launch X Agora Installer exe 2 Select Next Barco Pn 60600320 49 Barco Media Server XHD Series
166. tions for your display group 2x1 Show more gt AMD FirePro Desktop Management s Common Display Tasks AMD Eyefinity Multi Display My Digital Flat Panels Video mb Select a layout for the display group 2x1 v gt Audio Ka e LE uw p e O gt Information Figure C 4 Select a group layout Barco Pn 60600320 75 Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Appendix C AMD FirePro Control Center FIREP names AMD FirePro Control Center AMDA Preferences P Create Eyefinity Display Group e gt Pinned Create an AMD Eyefinity display group Combine multiple displays to work together as a single desktop gt Presets gt AMD FirePro Completed creation of an AMD Eyefinity display group with 2 displays 2 x Desktop TK Management Common Display Y Tasks _ AMD Eyefinity Multi Display amni Set Preferred Display Create Eyefinity Display Group Position Windows Taskbar Arrange Eyefinity Display Group Disable Eyefinity Display Group Adjust Overlap Compensation Customize Eyefinity Desktop Resolution My Digital Flat Panels gt Video gt Audio To continue start a new task gt Information We suggest Adjust Overlap Compensation Arrange Eyefinity Display Group Create Eyefinity Display Group Disable Eyefinity Display Group Figure C 5 Display group complete 6 Click on Next twice The Eyefinity group s
167. to connect to its local X Agora Server service When changing the Master Player in your project all the required instances of X Agora Agent point to the new Master Player You can also change the default configuration manually To change the default configuration manually 1 Launch Agent as an administrator Double click on the Agent icon in the notification area 2 Select the Configuration tab 3 Enter the X Agora Player Executable path if not entered already The default path is C NX Agora Nxagora projection xframe 3d exe 4 Enter the Media Server Directory path if not entered already The default path is C X Agora xagora projection 5 Enter the Master Player type e Fora local Master Player select Manual enter address 127 0 0 1 or localhost use Port 5000 and select Con nect e For a remote Player select the address of the server use Port 5000 and select Connect 6 Select Save to save the settings parameters X Agora asks you to restart Barco Pn 60600320 Section 4 Software Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide 7 Restart X Agora Agent N Note If remote share has not been configured prior to X Agora installation enter User and Password to access the remote machine and select Connect To Remote Share 4 6 Launching X Agora 1 Launch X Agora Server by selecting the X Agora Server shortcut from the Desktop or from the Start Menu 2 Launch X Agora by selecting the X Agora shortcut
168. tting down or restarting the Barco Media Server Upon exiting X Agora prompts you to save your work If you do not save your work in X Agora before shutting down or restarting the Barco Media Server some of your work may be lost Software shutdown After saving your work and closing X Agora you can shut down the Barco Media Server through Windows Right click the Windows icon EJ at the far left end of the taskbar 2 Hover the cursor over the Shut down or sign out option in the pop up menu 3 Select Shut down or Restart Control Panel File Explorer Run Shut down or sign out d Shut down Desktop Restart Figure 2 8 Windows shutdown menu Hardware shutdown The Barco Media Server box can be powered down by means of the power switch the reset button or the master power switch Only the power switch performs a shutdown Hardware shutdown options e Press the power switch on the front panel to shut down the Barco Media Server barco Pn 60600320 Section 2 Installation Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide e Press the reset button on the front panel to power off and power on the Barco Media Server The box powers off without a shutdown procedure and powers on again Data may be lost e Press the master power switch on the rear panel to power off the Barco Media Server The box powers off without a shutdown procedure Data may be lost 29 Restore Restore the applications software licenses and
169. tures and fonts Symbol overview The following icons are used in the manual O 0 6 Lu La Caution This symbol appears adjacent to Caution messages Not heeding these messages could result in personal injury and or damage to equipment Warning This symbol appears adjacent to high voltage warning messages Not heeding these messages could result in serious personal injury Info This symbol indicates a term definition or general information about a term Note This symbol appears next to extra information about the described subject Tip This symbol appears next to extra advice about the described subject Picture overview Images and pictures given in the manual are used as illustration The content of the images can be slightly different from reality e g version numbers device types installed modules form and position of software windows on screen etc Standards and safety This section lists standards that apply to Barco Media Servers and describes safety precautions that must be observed when installing and operating a product from Barco Barco Pn 60600320 Section 1 Introduction Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide 1 3 1 1 3 2 General safety instructions e Read this manual thoroughly before operating this equipment e Adhere to all warnings in this manual e Follow precisely all instructions for operating and use of this equipment e Adhere to all local installation codes e Retain this
170. urces For more information about recycling of this product please contact your local city office or your municipal waste disposal service For details please visit the Barco website at http www barco com en AboutBarco weee Disposal of batteries This product contains batteries covered by the Directive which must be collected and disposed of separately from municipal waste If the battery contains more than the specified values of lead Pb mercury Hg or cadmium Cd these chemical symbols will appear below the crossed out wheeled bin symbol By participating in separate collection of batteries you will help to ensure proper dis posal and to prevent potential negative effects on the environment and human health Barco Pn 60600320 19 Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Section 1 Introduction 1 5 RoHS compliance 1 5 1 RoHS Chinese Mainland RoHS 20 barco Pn 60600320 Section 1 Introduction Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide FFH H CAR ABRA OUR Component name Hazardous substances or elements s FITER N Cr6 m E rl FL E E CE Main printed circuit as sembly T AN SX EN h FR EK M0 AF Plug in printed circuit X assembly Sh E FR Zhi External Cables A AD ee x Internal wiring HIC Fr Es Heatsinks Fas EN x Power n unit Us Batteries TES EET FEIRDE ET Hapal 10144 Nuts bolts screws washers fasteners X P BEAL Tl AR LEST T 11364 This table is prepared in accordance with
171. user editable elements To access the properties of any user interface element click on the element to open its Properties pane Inputs The Inputs pane allows you to create open sound control OSC and tangible user interface object TUIO inputs that can then be used to control real time media elements in your project Viewport The Viewport pane provides up to four distinct views of the 3D scene in order to facilitate viewing and moving 3D objects and displays Click on the Views Template button in the top right hand corner of the Viewport pane to change the number and layout of views Settings pane The Projection study section of the Settings menu provides access to key features of the Projection Study Tool The X Agora Designer User Guide The X Agora Designer User Guide documents the panes tools and workflow layouts in X Agora You may access this documentation from within X Agora by selecting the Help menu from the left hand side of the menu bar and selecting Help from the Help menu You may also access this documentation by pressing the F1 key With your cursor in any pane you can press the F1 key to display the documentation for that pane Barco Pn 60600320 59 Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Appendix A Specifications This appendix contains specifications for Barco Media Servers and specifications and pinouts for standard connectors A Barco Media Server specifications XHD 200 Series XHD 400 Series 1x
172. ust be at least version 01 06 00 Verify that the Barco Media Server is loaded with the latest Windows image available on the Barco website Refer to Restore p 37 for more information about upgrading the Barco Media Server Windows image X Agora GUI The X Agora GUI software must be at least Version 2 2 000 Barco Pn 60600320 25 Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Section 2 Installation 2 2 2 2 222 2 2 3 26 Initial inspection General Before shipment the Barco Media Server was inspected and found to be free of mech anical and electrical defects As soon as the Barco Media Server is unpacked inspect it for any damage that may have occurred in transit Save all packing material until the inspection is completed If damage is found file a claim with the carrier immediately Notify the Barco sales and service office as soon as possible Unpacking At delivery the Barco Media Server is packed in a cardboard box Place the box on a stable solid flat and insulated support during all the unpacking Open the box from the top Remove the Barco Media Server from its antistatic bag Check the box content After unpacking let the Barco Media Server acclimate to room temperature which must be higher than 0 C 32 F and lower than 40 C 104 F Neglecting this may result in startup failure Save the original shipping box and packing material these will be necessary if you ever have to ship your Barco Media Serve
173. usual workflow in the layout as follows 1 Create your 3D scene 2 Create and set the properties of displays and evaluate the luminance and resolution quality of your display or projector configuration by selecting a visualization mode 3 Create and arrange pages for the printable document that details crucial information concerning the advantages and disadvantages of each configuration 4 Export or print the resulting document 5 Repeat steps 2 to 4 for different display configurations if necessary Optionally for complex projects once a final display configuration has been chosen use the Content Production tool to create 2D templates for the artists to work in the scene If your project contains only flat surfaces this step can be ignored because the mapping of media on flat surfaces can be done easily by using the media element properties in the Programming layout Viewport The Viewport pane is where most manipulation and visualization of your 3D scene oc curs Because most 3D object manipulation should be done in this layout it is important to know how the Viewport works See Viewport p 124 Scene creation workflow The workflow to create the 3D objects and displays in the Projection Study layout de pends on what type of project you are creating and what are the possible display con figurations The workflow presented here is one for the most complex projects where external geometries need to be imported Dependi
174. ut The Content Production tool allows you to 1 Create cropping templates for motion graphics and video artists tasked with creating content for large scale multi screen or multi projector pixel spaces 2 Visualize the relationship between content pixels and projected pixels with a special shading in order to find the optimal resolution for the templates 3 Visualize any discrepancy between projector coverage and template coverage and vice versa Viewpoints A viewpoint is a virtual representation of a point of view from which content can be created by video and motion graphics artists Content can be created for ISO or perspect ive templates Most of the time ISO can be used unless you are creating visual effects to be seen from a specific perspective Viewpoint properties Viewpoint properties share many of the same properties as projectors Position Target position Roll Orientation Color Show cone and Show measurements Dimension View angle Defines the size of the area covered by the viewpoint Barco Pn 60600320 167 Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide 168 Align to object Resolution Split content Export template Appendix I Workflow layouts Used to align the viewpoint to a selected surface It will be po sitioned to look at the surface and its dimensions will be large enough to cover it entirely Resolution of the viewpoint which will be the resolution of the exported template
175. z when VSync Specify a target frame rate for X Agora Player Use is disabled value 0 for the maximum frame rate possible Outputs The Output menu one for each Player shows the Player Outputs that are assigned a Display al Output 1 Mode fullscreen Monitor 4 Y Always On Top as Figure 1 42 Player Outputs The following properties can be configured Mode Windowed means that the Player appears in a regular window with a frame while borderless is the same without a frame Fullscreen means that the Player takes up all of the monitor space Monitor The field shows the X Agora monitor index which can be identified with the toggle Identify Monitors See Main properties p 195 Always On Top Check this box to force the X Agora Player to appear on top of all other windows Top Left Corner borderless Specify the X and Y coordinates of the top left corner and windowed modes of the Player on the monitor specified in the same section Size borderless and win Choose from a list of common monitor resolutions dowed modes for the dimensions of the Player Barco Pn 60600320 197 Barco Media Server XHD Series User Guide Appendix I Workflow layouts Genlock Custom size borderless and Specify a non standard Player resolution windowed modes This section of the Properties pane displays the support for generator locking a Player Live Input devices 198 X Agora

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