CHAPTER 12

Global Functions: Collage Generator™ Effect

Collage Setup Example

Here’s a typical scenario for setting up a 2 x 2 central panorama collage effect.

NOTE: If you are going to be mapping your collage to a sphere, you will need to roughly adjust the output before you set up the collage, (see Spherical Mapping Setup Guide on page 114).

Setup the collage effect:

1. Select the same content on four media servers.

NOTE: Any parameter adjustment to a graphic object must be set on ALL graphic objects that are a part of the collage. For example, if you are configuring Graphic Object 1 on four media servers to project as a collage and want to apply a color effect, that effect must be manipulated on Graphic Object 1 of all four media servers.

2.On all the media servers you are configuring, set a Global Effect Mode channel to a DMX value of 141 to select the Enhanced Collage Generator option.

TIP: For the most reliable performance, use the same Global Effect Mode parameter on all the Graphic objects to set up the collage effect. This also leaves the other Global Effect Mode parameter available for adding a second effect like spherical mapping to the composite image.

3.On all the media servers you are configuring, set Modifier 1 DMX value = 1 to activate the array options. The selection grid will not appear until the first modifier is set above 0

4.On all the media servers you are configuring, set Modifier 3 DMX value = 255 (100%) to display the selection grid.

5.On all the media servers you are configuring, increase Modifier 1 to a value between 1 and 63 to select a collage array configuration.

6.On each individual server, set Modifier 2 DMX value between 1-63 to select the grid cell that media server will project

7.Use Position, Keystone and Ratio parameters to align the projections of the individual media servers in such a way that there is some overlap between the separate portions of the image. This overlap is needed for blending adjustment.

8.Set Modifier 3 to a DMX value between 192 and 203 to define a hard edge for alignment. Readjust Position, Keystone and Ratio parameters to bring collage elements into good alignment.

9.Increase the Modifier 3 DMX value = 203-207 to blend the overlap between the outputs. Readjust Position, Keystone and Ratio parameters to bring collage elements to fine tune alignment.

10.On all the media servers you are configuring, set the Global Effect Mode Modifier 3 parameter to a DMX value to the default range of 0-127 (with edge blending) or between 128-159 (without edge blending) to put the media server output into their cropped collaged state. The choice between the two values will depend on your preference for aligning the images.

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AXON specifications

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