Barco Director Toolset User guide

Director Toolset

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15/04/2013

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Table of contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Basic Concepts ................................................................................... 15
1 Introduction ....................................................................................................15
2 About a Setup .................................................................................................15
3 About a Preset ................................................................................................17
4 About a Project................................................................................................19
5 About storing Projects, Setups and Presets................................................................20
6 Terms you should know before you begin..................................................................20
7 About stacking.................................................................................................22
8 About stitching.................................................................................................26
9 About tile categories and used digitizer.....................................................................27
Installation ......................................................................................... 29
1 General requirements ........................................................................................29
2 Software installation ..........................................................................................30
3 Starting up .....................................................................................................31
4 Starting up the server application for remote control......................................................32
5 Backup projects ...............................................................................................32
6 Uninstall Director Toolset.....................................................................................33
7 About this manual.............................................................................................33
Menus ............................................................................................... 35
1 General.........................................................................................................35
2 Main Menu Bar................................................................................................35
3 Shortcut keys..................................................................................................36
4 Main window...................................................................................................37
5 Apply options (F12) ...........................................................................................39
6 How to adjust a setting .......................................................................................40
7 About Director Toolset........................................................................................40
8 About Help.....................................................................................................42
8.1 Help manual .............................................................................................42
8.2 Help pointer..............................................................................................43
9 Close Director Toolset ........................................................................................44
10 Director Toolset tray ..........................................................................................44
11 Connection status reporting..................................................................................48
12 Windows system tray.........................................................................................49
Quick Start ......................................................................................... 51
1 Introduction ....................................................................................................51
2 Working with an online connected LED wall ...............................................................51
3 Working with ofﬂine and connect later with LED wall .....................................................51
4 Menu and modules overview ................................................................................52
5 Project Tree Creation for online working ...................................................................54
6 Project Tree Creation for ofﬂine working....................................................................56
7 Add devices to a setup .......................................................................................58
8 Tile Positioning ................................................................................................59
9 D320 Digitizer timings ........................................................................................61
10 DX-based digitizer timings ...................................................................................63
11 LED-Pro digitizer timings.....................................................................................65
12 Window operations ...........................................................................................67
13 Presets.........................................................................................................69
14 Creative working with MiPIX, MiSPHERE, MiSTRIP, MiTRIX, OLite or NX.............................71
14.1 Preparations to create a design with MiPIX, MiSPHERE, MiSTRIP, MiTRIX, OLite or NX ... . . . 71
14.2 Create and save new design...........................................................................71
14.3 Edit and save existing design..........................................................................73
14.4 Link designs to controllers .............................................................................74
15 Creative working with FLX pixels............................................................................75
15.1 Preparations to create a design with FLX pixels .....................................................75
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15.2 Create and save new design...........................................................................76
15.3 Edit and save existing design..........................................................................77
15.4 Link designs to controllers..............................................................................78
Preferences ........................................................................................ 81
1 Introduction ....................................................................................................81
2 Start up the preferences......................................................................................81
3 Software Appearance.........................................................................................82
4 Bug report setup ..............................................................................................85
5 General.........................................................................................................87
6 Logging.........................................................................................................89
Projects ............................................................................................. 91
1 Create new Project ...........................................................................................91
2 Open Project...................................................................................................92
3 Properties of a project ........................................................................................93
Setups .............................................................................................. 95
1 Setup with a DX-based digitizer .............................................................................95
1.1 Create new Setup .......................................................................................95
1.2 Ethernet connection setup (manually setup) .........................................................97
1.3 Discover a DX-700 setup...............................................................................99
1.4 Discover a DX-100 setup............................................................................. 102
1.5 Discover unreachable digitizers...................................................................... 103
1.6 Properties of a setup.................................................................................. 104
2 DX-700 digitizer setup with redundancy.................................................................. 108
2.1 About a redundancy setup ........................................................................... 108
2.2 Create new redundant Setup......................................................................... 109
2.3 Attention points with redundancy .....................................................................111
2.4 Activating the redundancy.............................................................................113
3 Setup with a LED-Pro digitizer..............................................................................115
3.1 Create a new setup ....................................................................................115
3.2 Ethernet connection setup (manually setup) ........................................................117
3.3 Auto discover a setup..................................................................................118
3.4 Properties of a setup...................................................................................118
4 Setup with a D320 .......................................................................................... 121
4.1 Create new Setup ..................................................................................... 121
4.2 Driver connection...................................................................................... 125
4.3 Serial connection...................................................................................... 126
4.4 Properties of a setup.................................................................................. 127
5 Rename a setup............................................................................................. 128
6 Delete a setup............................................................................................... 129
7 Import a setup............................................................................................... 130
8 Export a setup............................................................................................... 134
9 Check Skeleton ............................................................................................. 138
10 Make a setup online - ofﬂine............................................................................... 139
11 Initialize replaced devices in a setup (Init replaced)..................................................... 140
12 Re-detect a Setup........................................................................................... 142
13 Schedule contrast ON / OFF for a wall ................................................................... 143
14 Contrast scheduling......................................................................................... 144
Presets ............................................................................................147
1 About presets................................................................................................ 147
2 Create new Preset via File menu.......................................................................... 147
3 Create new Preset via projector explorer................................................................. 148
4 Delete a preset.............................................................................................. 149
5 Fetch preset ................................................................................................. 150
6 Store preset.................................................................................................. 151
7 Quick preview of all presets in a setup ................................................................... 152
8 Apply a preset ............................................................................................... 153
9 Preset preview .............................................................................................. 155
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9.1 How to preview a preset.............................................................................. 155
9.2 Edit preset.............................................................................................. 155
9.3 Shortcut key assignment ............................................................................. 157
10 Preset properties............................................................................................ 158
10.1 Start up the properties ................................................................................ 158
10.2 General properties .................................................................................... 160
10.3 Apply levels ............................................................................................ 161
Conﬁgurator ......................................................................................163
1 Introduction .................................................................................................. 163
2 Conﬁgurator window........................................................................................ 164
3 Components window ....................................................................................... 164
4 Display the Components window.......................................................................... 165
5 Setup Overview pane....................................................................................... 166
5.1 Introduction............................................................................................. 166
5.2 About the used graphics.............................................................................. 167
6 Project explorer ............................................................................................. 170
7 Settings pane................................................................................................ 170
8 Design manually an ofﬂine setup based on a D320 digitizer........................................... 170
8.1 Introduction............................................................................................. 170
8.2 Add a D320 based digitizer to a setup .............................................................. 171
8.3 Remove a digitizer from a setup..................................................................... 171
8.4 About digitizer settings................................................................................ 172
8.5 Add an extra D320 based digitizer to a setup ...................................................... 172
8.5.1 Add an extra stacked digitizer to a conﬁguration (easy way) ............................... 173
8.5.2 Add an extra stacked digitizer to a setup (second way) ..................................... 174
8.5.3 Add an extra chained digitizer to a setup ..................................................... 175
8.5.4 Add a chained digitizer via the Add input menu .............................................. 175
8.6 Add a screen to a setup .............................................................................. 176
8.6.1 Add screen ....................................................................................... 177
8.6.2 About grouping of screens for a stacked conﬁguration...................................... 180
8.6.3 Screen settings .................................................................................. 180
8.6.4 Replacing a screen.............................................................................. 180
8.6.5 Remove a screen from a conﬁguration........................................................ 181
8.6.6 Adding a screen when there are no free digitizer outputs................................... 182
8.7 Add a FiberLink to a setup ........................................................................... 182
8.7.1 Add a FiberLink .................................................................................. 182
8.7.2 Remove a FiberLink from a conﬁguration..................................................... 183
8.7.3 FiberLink settings................................................................................ 183
8.8 Add an AEC to a setup ............................................................................... 184
8.8.1 Add an AEC ...................................................................................... 184
8.8.2 Remove a monitoring device from a setup.................................................... 185
8.8.3 AEC settings ..................................................................................... 185
8.9 Add inputs to a digitizer............................................................................... 186
8.9.1 Via drag and drop................................................................................ 186
8.9.2 Via right click ..................................................................................... 187
8.10 Reorganizing the inputs............................................................................... 188
9 Design manually an ofﬂine setup based on a DX-700 digitizer ........................................ 189
9.1 About a DX-700 digitizer.............................................................................. 189
9.2 Designing a setup ..................................................................................... 193
9.3 Add DX-700 digitizer to a setup...................................................................... 193
9.4 Add an extra DX-700 to a setup ..................................................................... 194
9.5 Remove a DX-700 from a setup ..................................................................... 195
9.6 About the digitizer settings ........................................................................... 196
9.7 Add an extra output card to the DX-700 ............................................................ 196
9.8 Remove an output card from the DX-700........................................................... 197
9.9 Add input cards to the DX-700....................................................................... 198
9.10 Remove input card(s) from the DX-700............................................................. 198
9.11 Add a master bank to a DX-700 ..................................................................... 199
9.12 Add a slave bank to a DX-700 ....................................................................... 200
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9.13 Remove a bank from a DX-700...................................................................... 201
9.14 Add a screen to the setup ............................................................................ 201
9.15 Replace a screen in a setup.......................................................................... 203
9.16 Remove a screen from a setup ...................................................................... 205
9.17 Add and remove a Peripheral to a setup............................................................ 206
9.17.1 Add via drag and drop........................................................................... 206
9.17.2 Remove a Peripheral............................................................................ 206
9.17.3 Peripheral settings............................................................................... 207
10 Design manually an ofﬂ ine setup based on a DX-100 digitizer ........................................ 207
10.1 About the DX-100 digitizer ........................................................................... 208
10.2 Add DX-100 digitizer to a setup...................................................................... 208
10.3 Remove a DX-100 from a setup ..................................................................... 209
10.4 About the digitizer settings ........................................................................... 210
10.5 Add a screen to the setup ............................................................................ 210
10.6 Remove a screen from a setup .......................................................................211
10.7 Add and remove a Peripheral to a setup............................................................ 212
10.7.1 Add via drag and drop........................................................................... 212
10.7.2 Remove an Peripheral .......................................................................... 212
10.7.3 Peripheral settings............................................................................... 213
11 Design manually an ofﬂine setup based on a LED-Pro digitizer ....................................... 213
11.1 About a LED-Pro digitizer ............................................................................ 213
11.2 Add a LED-Pro digitizer to a setup .................................................................. 214
11.3 Removing a LED-Pro from a setup.................................................................. 214
11.4 About the digitizer settings ........................................................................... 215
11.5 Add a screen to the setup ............................................................................ 215
11.6 Replace a screen in a setup.......................................................................... 216
11.7 Remove a screen from a setup ...................................................................... 217
11.8 Add a peripheral to a setup........................................................................... 218
11.9 Remove a peripheral for a setup..................................................................... 219
12 Create an online conﬁguration............................................................................. 219
13 Manipulations within the Setup Overview pane.......................................................... 221
13.1 Move devices .......................................................................................... 221
13.2 Setup preview Zoom IN/OUT ........................................................................ 222
13.3 Redo conﬁguration layout ............................................................................ 222
13.4 Remove an item from a setup........................................................................ 224
14 Mixing console .............................................................................................. 224
14.1 Purpose of the mixing console....................................................................... 224
14.2 Start up ................................................................................................. 225
14.3 Using the Mixing console............................................................................. 225
D320 based Digitizer settings ...............................................................229
1 Device settings.............................................................................................. 229
2 Settings ...................................................................................................... 229
2.1 Activating the processing settings ................................................................... 230
2.2 General................................................................................................. 230
2.3 Timings ................................................................................................. 233
2.3.1 Introduction....................................................................................... 233
2.3.2 Output resolution (only for Digital or Analog output) ......................................... 235
2.3.3 Output framerate................................................................................. 235
2.3.4 Timing window ................................................................................... 236
2.3.4.1 Start up...................................................................................... 236
2.3.4.2 How to ﬁll out the timings ? ............................................................... 237
2.3.4.3 Timing wizard............................................................................... 238
2.3.4.4 Standard timings ........................................................................... 243
2.3.4.5 Sync generator, manually ﬁll out ......................................................... 244
2.3.4.6 Display interface ........................................................................... 246
2.4 Pattern setup in normal mode........................................................................ 247
2.5 Pattern setup in expert mode ........................................................................ 249
2.6 Advanced settings..................................................................................... 249
2.6.1 Panning........................................................................................... 250
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2.6.2 Softedging........................................................................................ 251
2.6.3 Other Advanced settings........................................................................ 254
2.7 Input .................................................................................................... 255
2.8 Factory defaults........................................................................................ 255
3 Device properties ........................................................................................... 256
DX-700 digitizer settings ......................................................................257
1 Introduction .................................................................................................. 257
2 Properties.................................................................................................... 258
3 General settings............................................................................................. 258
3.1 Accessing the General settings...................................................................... 258
3.2 Output (display)........................................................................................ 259
3.2.1 About outputs and displays..................................................................... 259
3.2.2 Display selection................................................................................. 260
3.2.3 Wall status........................................................................................ 260
3.2.4 3D and 3D swapped status..................................................................... 261
3.2.5 Lock to bank...................................................................................... 262
3.2.6 Synchronization, master ........................................................................ 263
3.2.7 Synchronization, bank........................................................................... 264
3.2.8 Output Timings................................................................................... 267
3.2.8.1 Activating the output timings.............................................................. 267
3.2.8.2 About the use of the Timings window.................................................... 268
3.2.8.3 Timing window, manually ﬁll out .......................................................... 269
3.3 Advanced settings..................................................................................... 270
3.3.1 Internal patterns.................................................................................. 270
3.3.1.1 Internal pattern selection .................................................................. 270
3.3.1.2 Pattern speciﬁc settings ................................................................... 272
3.3.2 Monitor output.................................................................................... 273
3.3.3 Factory defaults.................................................................................. 275
3.3.4 Bank size ......................................................................................... 275
3.3.5 Bank size, Bank 3D divide option.............................................................. 277
3.3.6 DX-700 rename.................................................................................. 279
3.3.7 DX-700 reset ..................................................................................... 279
3.3.8 Advanced, save options......................................................................... 280
4 Conﬁguration settings ...................................................................................... 281
4.1 Accessing the conﬁguration settings ................................................................ 281
4.2 Add output card........................................................................................ 281
4.3 Add input card ......................................................................................... 282
4.4 Remove a card ........................................................................................ 282
4.5 Add master bank ...................................................................................... 282
4.6 Add slave bank ........................................................................................ 282
4.7 Remove a bank........................................................................................ 282
4.8 Active source selection ............................................................................... 283
5 Setup Input Sources........................................................................................ 283
5.1 Input source settings, sources ....................................................................... 284
5.2 Image processing ..................................................................................... 285
5.3 Input balance .......................................................................................... 288
5.4 Video effects ........................................................................................... 289
5.4.1 Video effects, video enhancement, negative video, freeze.................................. 290
5.4.2 Alpha Blending................................................................................... 290
5.4.3 Color key.......................................................................................... 292
5.4.4 Color enhancement.............................................................................. 295
5.4.4.1 Color enhancement ........................................................................ 296
5.4.4.2 Preview (capture) part of image .......................................................... 297
5.4.4.3 Create an enhanced color................................................................. 298
5.5 Internal timings ........................................................................................ 301
DX-100 digitizer settings ......................................................................303
1 Introduction .................................................................................................. 303
2 Properties.................................................................................................... 304
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3 General settings............................................................................................. 304
3.1 Accessing the General settings...................................................................... 304
3.2 Wall status ............................................................................................. 305
3.3 Lock to bank ........................................................................................... 306
3.4 Synchronization, master.............................................................................. 306
3.5 Synchronization, bank ................................................................................ 307
3.6 Output Timings ........................................................................................ 310
3.6.1 Activating the output timings.................................................................... 310
3.6.2 About the Timings window.......................................................................311
3.6.3 Timing window, manually ﬁll out................................................................ 312
3.7 Advanced settings..................................................................................... 313
3.7.1 Internal pattern selection........................................................................ 313
3.7.2 Bank size ........................................................................................ 314
3.7.3 Factory defaults.................................................................................. 316
3.7.4 DX-100 rename.................................................................................. 317
3.7.5 DX-100 reset..................................................................................... 317
3.7.6 Advanced, save options......................................................................... 317
4 Active source selection..................................................................................... 318
5 Setup Input Sources........................................................................................ 318
LED-Pro based Digitizer settings ...........................................................319
1 Introduction .................................................................................................. 319
2 Properties.................................................................................................... 319
3 General settings............................................................................................. 320
3.1 Accessing the Settings................................................................................ 320
3.2 LED wall on - off....................................................................................... 321
3.3 Patterns ................................................................................................ 321
3.4 Factory defaults........................................................................................ 323
3.5 LED-Pro rename ...................................................................................... 323
3.6 Save options........................................................................................... 324
4 Synchronization ............................................................................................. 325
5 Timings window ............................................................................................. 325
6 Input settings ................................................................................................ 327
6.1 Input selection ......................................................................................... 327
6.2 Setup Input Sources .................................................................................. 328
6.2.1 Input Source settings, sources ................................................................. 328
6.2.2 Image processing................................................................................ 330
6.2.3 Input balance..................................................................................... 332
6.2.4 Internal timings................................................................................... 333
6.3 Transition time ......................................................................................... 334
LED wall settings ...............................................................................335
1 LED wall device settings ................................................................................... 335
2 LED wall properties, general............................................................................... 336
3 LED wall properties, Serial number ....................................................................... 337
4 LED wall properties, Extended data....................................................................... 337
5 LED wall properties, Status LED .......................................................................... 338
6 LED wall properties, Open LED detection................................................................ 339
7 LED wall properties, Pixel count........................................................................... 341
8 LED wall properties, view link errors...................................................................... 342
9 LED wall settings............................................................................................ 344
9.1 Access to the settings................................................................................. 344
9.2 Contrast adjustment for MiSTRIP and MiTRIX..................................................... 344
9.3 Contrast adjustment for OLite........................................................................ 345
9.4 Contrast adjustment for ILite, IB-6 and SF-10V tiles .............................................. 347
9.5 Contrast adjustment for NX-, C- T-, TF-series, FLX series, X8, DB-x20, DLite, SLite, SP10, MiPIX
and MiSPHERE........................................................................................... 347
9.6 LED wall status ........................................................................................ 348
9.7 Color temperature..................................................................................... 349
9.8 Flicker adjustment..................................................................................... 349
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9.9 Advanced settings..................................................................................... 350
9.9.1 Show internal pattern............................................................................ 350
9.9.2 Show internal patterns for FLX series ......................................................... 352
9.9.3 Gamma adjustment.............................................................................. 354
9.9.4 Show OSD information.......................................................................... 355
9.9.5 Overview OSD information for ILite and IB-6 displays....................................... 356
9.9.6 Overview OSD information for SLite displays and SP10 .................................... 357
9.9.7 Overview OSD information for OLite displays ................................................ 357
9.9.8 Overview OSD information for NX- displays.................................................. 358
9.9.9 Overview OSD information for T-series, TF-series and DB-x20 displays... . . .... .... . . ... 359
9.9.10 Overview OSD information for SF-10V series............................................... 360
9.9.11 Overview OSD information for X8............................................................. 361
9.9.12 Overview OSD information for C-series...................................................... 363
9.9.13 Overview OSD information for TF-10, DCP-10 series...................................... 364
9.9.14 3D wizard........................................................................................ 365
9.9.15 Simulated C-16 mode for C-5 tiles............................................................ 371
9.10 Resolution............................................................................................. 372
9.11 Control unit mode..................................................................................... 373
9.12 Address LED modules............................................................................... 373
10 Tile overview................................................................................................ 374
10.1 Introduction............................................................................................ 374
10.2 Get access to Tile overview ......................................................................... 374
10.3 Via Select tile ......................................................................................... 375
10.4 Via Segment selection ............................................................................... 375
10.5 Tile information tabs ................................................................................. 377
11 Flex overview ............................................................................................... 382
11.1 Introduction............................................................................................ 382
11.2 Getting access to Flex overview .................................................................... 382
11.3 Flex overview, controller selection.................................................................. 383
11.4 Flex overview, pixel count update................................................................... 383
11.5 Flex overview, output (hub) selection............................................................... 384
11.6 Flex overview, hub status............................................................................ 385
11.7 Flex overview, tile information tabs ................................................................. 385
11.8 Flex overview, hub view.............................................................................. 388
11.9 Flex overview, pixel view............................................................................. 389
FiberLink settings ..............................................................................391
1 Access to the settings ...................................................................................... 391
2 Processing settings......................................................................................... 391
2.1 Access the Processing settings...................................................................... 391
2.2 Reconstruction Filter .................................................................................. 392
2.3 Key Reference......................................................................................... 393
2.4 LED wall power........................................................................................ 393
2.5 Pattern generation..................................................................................... 394
3 Transmitter and Receiver properties...................................................................... 395
AEC settings .....................................................................................397
1 Access to the settings ...................................................................................... 397
2 AEC properties and settings ............................................................................... 397
AEC NNI Controller Box .......................................................................399
1 AEC NNI Controller Box properties ....................................................................... 399
2 AEC settings................................................................................................. 399
3 External sync delay ......................................................................................... 400
Tile positioning .................................................................................401
1 Introduction .................................................................................................. 401
2 About segments............................................................................................. 402
3 Tile positioning window..................................................................................... 403
4 Display - Screen selection ................................................................................. 404
5 Copy screen position to other screens.................................................................... 404
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6 Tile positioning modes...................................................................................... 405
7 Positioning parameters, introduction...................................................................... 405
8 Positioning parameters..................................................................................... 406
9 Grid properties for category I tiles......................................................................... 408
9.1 Introduction............................................................................................. 408
9.2 Grid properties DB-x20 ............................................................................... 408
9.3 Create new segment.................................................................................. 408
9.4 Create new segment with used tiles................................................................. 410
9.5 Delete a segment.......................................................................................411
9.6 Delete all segments ....................................................................................411
9.7 Edit a segment......................................................................................... 412
9.8 Move segment in digitizer active ﬁeld ............................................................... 412
9.9 Positioning wizard..................................................................................... 413
9.10 Grid editor Introduction............................................................................... 418
10 Grid properties for category II & III tiles .................................................................. 418
11 Contrast adjustment on segment level ................................................................... 418
12 LEDwall mode internal - external ......................................................................... 419
13 Tile overview pane ......................................................................................... 422
14 Grid editor................................................................................................... 422
14.1 Start up of the Grid editor............................................................................ 422
14.2 Edit segment.......................................................................................... 424
14.3 Grid properties........................................................................................ 426
14.4 Tile linkage ............................................................................................ 426
15 Manual positioning of tiles................................................................................. 427
15.1 Start up ................................................................................................ 428
15.2 Moving tile(s) by drag and drop..................................................................... 428
15.3 Move tile(s) via the coordinates..................................................................... 429
16 Apply settings............................................................................................... 430
Operations .......................................................................................431
1 Introduction .................................................................................................. 431
2 Operations window ......................................................................................... 432
3 Display tab pages........................................................................................... 434
4 Display selection - Workspace - Apply panel ............................................................ 435
4.1 Access to the display selection - workspace - apply panel ....................................... 435
4.2 Display - Screen selection............................................................................ 435
4.3 Workspace options.................................................................................... 436
4.4 Apply options .......................................................................................... 436
5 Window settings............................................................................................. 436
5.1 Start up................................................................................................. 436
5.2 Window selection...................................................................................... 437
5.3 Changing a window name............................................................................ 438
5.4 Edit Window texture................................................................................... 439
5.4.1 Start up ........................................................................................... 439
5.4.2 Color ﬁll ........................................................................................... 440
5.4.3 Picture ............................................................................................ 442
5.5 Window mode.......................................................................................... 444
5.6 Viewport settings for stitched mode ................................................................. 444
5.7 Locking a window ..................................................................................... 445
5.8 1 to 1 window .......................................................................................... 446
5.9 Move window .......................................................................................... 447
5.10 Re-size window....................................................................................... 448
5.11 Z-Order ................................................................................................ 449
5.12 Aspect Ratio .......................................................................................... 451
5.13 Status input window, visible - not visible ........................................................... 452
5.14 Copy window settings................................................................................ 453
5.15 Full size input window................................................................................ 454
5.16 Scale output and viewport to display dimensions................................................. 454
5.17 Window fading ........................................................................................ 455
6 Viewport settings............................................................................................ 456
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6.1 About Viewport ........................................................................................ 456
6.2 Creating a viewport.................................................................................... 457
6.3 Lock a viewport........................................................................................ 458
6.4 Copy viewport settings................................................................................ 458
6.5 Detect viewport ........................................................................................ 459
7 Special settings ............................................................................................. 461
7.1 Introduction............................................................................................. 461
7.2 Alpha Blending......................................................................................... 461
7.3 Color Key............................................................................................... 463
8 Source settings.............................................................................................. 466
9 Logo .......................................................................................................... 467
10 Display settings............................................................................................. 468
10.1 Contrast adjustment for OLite....................................................................... 468
10.2 Contrast adjustment for MiSTRIP and MiTRIX.................................................... 470
10.3 Contrast adjustment for ILite, IB-6 and PR-tiles................................................... 471
10.4 Contrast adjustment X8 tiles ........................................................................ 472
10.5 Contrast adjustment for NX-, C- T-, TF-series, FLX series, X8, DB-x20, DLite, SLite, SP10,
MiPIX and MiSPHERE................................................................................... 472
10.6 Gamma adjustment .................................................................................. 473
10.7 Mode LED wall, internal-external ................................................................... 474
10.8 Display size ........................................................................................... 476
11 Preset control ............................................................................................... 476
11.1 Introduction............................................................................................ 476
11.2 Access to Preset Control ............................................................................ 477
11.3 Selecting a preset .................................................................................... 477
11.4 Create new preset.................................................................................... 478
11.5 Save setup on existing preset (overwrite preset).................................................. 479
11.6 Copy a preset ........................................................................................ 480
11.7 Delete a preset........................................................................................ 481
11.8 Delete all presets ..................................................................................... 481
11.9 Assign shortcut to preset ............................................................................ 482
11.10 Remove shortcut(s) from preset(s)................................................................ 483
11.11 Apply a preset ....................................................................................... 484
12 Stacking ..................................................................................................... 485
12.1 Start up ................................................................................................ 486
12.2 Handling a stacked setup............................................................................ 486
12.3 Screen settings, introduction........................................................................ 487
12.4 Screen settings, move screen with coordinates................................................... 487
12.5 Screen settings, move screen by drag and drop.................................................. 488
12.6 Lock a screen......................................................................................... 489
12.7 Align screens with the content menu............................................................... 490
12.8 Display settings, add display........................................................................ 491
12.9 Display settings, remove display.................................................................... 493
12.10 Display settings, add screen....................................................................... 493
12.11 Automatic bank alignment.......................................................................... 494
12.12 Bank settings, move bank.......................................................................... 495
12.13 Apply all.............................................................................................. 496
Input modules for D320 based digitizer ...................................................497
1 Input D320 DVI.............................................................................................. 497
1.1 General settings ....................................................................................... 497
2 Input D320 SDI.............................................................................................. 498
2.1 Image Processing ..................................................................................... 499
2.2 Dynamic Image Stabilizer (DIS) ..................................................................... 500
3 Input D320 HD-SDI ......................................................................................... 501
3.1 Image Processing ..................................................................................... 501
4 Input D320 SDI/HD-SDI .................................................................................... 502
4.1 Image Processing ..................................................................................... 503
5 Input D320 RGB............................................................................................. 504
5.1 Image processing ..................................................................................... 504
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5.2 Resolution Settings.................................................................................... 506
5.3 RGB Setting............................................................................................ 507
6 Input D320 RGB UXGA .................................................................................... 508
6.1 Image processing ..................................................................................... 508
6.2 Resolution Settings.................................................................................... 509
6.3 RGB Contrast...........................................................................................511
7 Input D320 RGB UXGA 2...................................................................................511
7.1 Image processing ..................................................................................... 512
7.2 RGB Settings .......................................................................................... 514
7.3 AMD settings........................................................................................... 514
7.3.1 Introduction....................................................................................... 515
7.3.2 Auto Measurement .............................................................................. 515
7.3.3 Manual ﬁle selection............................................................................. 516
7.3.4 Add new item to list.............................................................................. 516
7.3.5 Remove item from list ........................................................................... 517
7.3.6 Remove all items from the list.................................................................. 518
7.3.7 Best ADC setting................................................................................. 519
7.3.8 Default list ........................................................................................ 520
7.3.9 Total pixels per line .............................................................................. 521
8 Input D320 CVBS ........................................................................................... 521
8.1 Image Processing ..................................................................................... 522
8.2 Dynamic Image Stabilizer (DIS) ..................................................................... 524
8.3 Input Gain Equalizing ................................................................................. 524
9 Input D320 YUV............................................................................................. 525
9.1 Image Processing ..................................................................................... 525
9.2 Input Gain Equalizing ................................................................................. 527
9.3 Dynamic Image Stabilizer (DIS) ..................................................................... 528
Calibration .......................................................................................529
1 Introduction .................................................................................................. 529
2 Conﬁg tree overview........................................................................................ 531
3 Start calibration.............................................................................................. 531
4 Color calibration for DLite, SLite, MiPIX and ILite (embedded soft < 2.05) except ILite3 and ILite
6XP.............................................................................................................. 531
5 Color calibration for NX - X8 - C- ILite - OLite - SLite 10XP - SP10 - IB-6 - T-series, DB- DCP- series
- MiSTRIP - MiTRIX - FLX-series - SF-10V ................................................................. 532
5.1 Read measurements.................................................................................. 533
5.2 Preview set up of the diagram ....................................................................... 534
5.3 Changing a color point................................................................................ 535
5.4 Color temperature (white point)...................................................................... 536
5.5 Loading the default Targets .......................................................................... 538
5.6 Color gamut reduction ................................................................................ 538
5.7 Calibration levels for ILite3 - ILite XP - OLite - IB-6 - MiSTRIP - MiTRIX - NX - FLX - X8 - SF-10V
- C-series.................................................................................................. 539
5.8 Calibration levels for SLite 10 XP - SP10 - T-series - DB-series - DCP-series ...... .... . . .... . 540
5.9 Start up the calibration procedure ................................................................... 541
5.10 Analog contrast tweaking for ILite 6XP............................................................. 541
6 LED wall mode .............................................................................................. 543
Flash update .....................................................................................545
1 Introduction .................................................................................................. 545
2 Where to ﬁnd the ﬂash update ﬁles ?..................................................................... 546
3 Where to store the ﬂash update ﬁles ? ................................................................... 546
4 Flash update of an entire display.......................................................................... 547
5 Flash update of a screen................................................................................... 548
6 Flash update of a tile ....................................................................................... 549
7 FiberLink update ............................................................................................ 550
8 Flash update of a digitizer.................................................................................. 551
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IX Conﬁguration ................................................................................555
1 Introduction .................................................................................................. 555
2 Create new design (startup) ............................................................................... 557
2.1 Start up for OLite conﬁguration in customized mode.............................................. 558
2.1.1 New design for OLite 510 customized mode ................................................. 558
2.1.1.1 Design restriction for OLite 510 customized mode ..................................... 558
2.1.1.2 Start up of a new design .................................................................. 558
2.1.1.3 New control block conﬁguration .......................................................... 559
2.1.2 New design for OLite 612 customized mode ................................................. 560
2.1.2.1 Design restriction for OLite 612 customized mode ..................................... 560
2.1.2.2 Start up of a new design .................................................................. 561
2.1.2.3 New control block conﬁguration .......................................................... 561
2.1.2.4 Outline in Grid.............................................................................. 562
2.1.2.5 Auto Fill of the outline in grid.............................................................. 563
2.1.2.6 Advanced settings for auto ﬁll ............................................................ 565
2.1.2.7 Set up for manual ﬁll....................................................................... 567
2.1.2.8 Outline border On or Off................................................................... 568
2.2 Start up for FLX conﬁguration........................................................................ 569
2.2.1 Start up of a new design ........................................................................ 569
2.2.2 New control block conﬁguration................................................................ 569
2.3 Start up for a NX setup ............................................................................... 570
2.3.1 Start up of a new design ........................................................................ 570
2.3.2 New control block conﬁguration................................................................ 571
2.3.3 Manual positioning of the blocks............................................................... 572
2.4 StartupforaX8conﬁguration ....................................................................... 572
2.4.1 Start up of a new design ........................................................................ 572
2.4.2 New control block conﬁguration................................................................ 573
2.4.3 Manual positioning of the blocks............................................................... 574
2.5 Start up for a MiPIX conﬁguration ................................................................... 574
2.5.1 Start up of a new design ........................................................................ 574
2.5.2 New control block conﬁguration................................................................ 575
2.5.3 Outline in Grid.................................................................................... 576
2.5.4 Auto Fill of the outline in grid ................................................................... 577
2.5.5 Advanced settings for auto ﬁll .................................................................. 579
2.5.6 Some typical examples where auto ﬁll is very useful ........................................ 582
2.5.7 Set up for manual ﬁll............................................................................. 582
2.5.8 Outline border On or Off ........................................................................ 583
2.6 Start up for MiSPHERE conﬁguration............................................................... 584
2.6.1 Start up of a new design ........................................................................ 584
2.6.2 New control block conﬁguration................................................................ 584
2.6.3 Outline in Grid.................................................................................... 585
2.6.4 Auto Fill of the outline in grid ................................................................... 586
2.6.5 Advanced settings for auto ﬁll .................................................................. 588
2.6.6 Set up for manual ﬁll............................................................................. 589
2.6.7 Outline border On or Off ........................................................................ 590
2.7 Start up for MiSTRIP conﬁguration.................................................................. 590
2.7.1 Design restrictions for MiSTRIP................................................................ 591
2.7.2 Start up of a new design ........................................................................ 591
2.7.3 New control block conﬁguration................................................................ 592
2.8 Start up for MiTRIX conﬁguration.................................................................... 593
2.8.1 Design restrictions for MiTRIX.................................................................. 593
2.8.2 Start up of a new design ........................................................................ 594
2.8.3 New control block conﬁguration................................................................ 595
3 Design window for creative blocks (no FLX) ............................................................. 596
3.1 The design window.................................................................................... 596
3.2 Add new blocks to a design .......................................................................... 598
3.3 Add new MiSTRIP units to a design................................................................. 602
3.4 Block manipulations................................................................................... 604
3.4.1 Selecting one block.............................................................................. 604
3.4.2 Selecting multiple blocks........................................................................ 605
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3.4.3 Select all blocks.................................................................................. 606
3.4.4 Selecting a complete string..................................................................... 606
3.4.5 Deselect all blocks............................................................................... 607
3.4.6 Moving a block (unit) or multiple blocks (units)............................................... 608
3.4.7 Delete selected blocks .......................................................................... 610
3.4.8 Swap two strings..................................................................................611
3.4.9 Rotate selected blocks (units)...................................................................611
3.4.10 Rotate X8 blocks ............................................................................... 614
3.4.11 Auto rotation..................................................................................... 615
3.4.12 Auto rotation ON-OFF.......................................................................... 616
3.4.13 View wire direction of a string ................................................................. 617
3.4.14 View rotation of a block ........................................................................ 618
3.4.15 Simulate wire direction......................................................................... 619
3.4.16 Change unit size of MiSTRIP units ........................................................... 620
3.5 Zoom in - Zoom out ................................................................................... 621
3.6 Printing placement and cabling scheme ............................................................ 621
3.7 Some examples of design............................................................................ 623
4 Design window for FLX-series............................................................................. 625
4.1 The design window.................................................................................... 625
4.2 Hub selection .......................................................................................... 626
4.3 Add pixels on the grid................................................................................. 627
4.4 Move selected pixels.................................................................................. 629
4.5 Erase pixels from a design ........................................................................... 630
4.6 Zoom in - zoom out on a design ..................................................................... 632
4.7 Address pixels ......................................................................................... 632
4.8 Working with pixel gaps............................................................................... 634
4.9 View options ........................................................................................... 635
4.10 Working with the navigator .......................................................................... 637
4.11 Templates.............................................................................................. 638
4.11.1 About templates................................................................................. 638
4.11.2 Template directory.............................................................................. 638
4.11.3 Applying a template ............................................................................ 639
4.11.4 Insert and remove extra gaps in existing templates......................................... 640
4.11.5 Mirrored templates.............................................................................. 641
4.11.6 Create your own template ..................................................................... 642
4.11.7 Delete a template............................................................................... 643
4.12 Select all pixels in a design.......................................................................... 644
4.13 Select a string in a design ........................................................................... 644
4.14 Switch two strings .................................................................................... 645
4.15 Save a hub design ................................................................................... 646
4.16 Load a hub design.................................................................................... 646
5 Saving and Editing designs ................................................................................ 647
5.1 Save a design.......................................................................................... 647
5.2 About inconsistencies in a design ................................................................... 649
5.3 Edit existing design.................................................................................... 651
5.3.1 Edit a design ..................................................................................... 651
5.3.2 Save current version of the design............................................................. 653
5.3.3 Save current design under a new name....................................................... 654
5.4 Change the name of a design........................................................................ 654
6 Background and foreground of a design window........................................................ 655
6.1 Background image .................................................................................... 655
6.2 Foreground - background color design window.................................................... 657
7 Controller conﬁguration..................................................................................... 658
7.1 Conﬁgurator activation................................................................................ 658
7.2 Conﬁgurator window .................................................................................. 659
7.3 Apply a design to a controller ........................................................................ 659
7.4 Fetch a design from hardware ....................................................................... 661
7.5 Save a fetched design ................................................................................ 662
7.6 Z-ordering controllers ................................................................................. 663
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7.7 Show or hide internal pattern......................................................................... 663
7.8 Show string colors pattern............................................................................ 664
7.9 Group - Ungroup controllers.......................................................................... 665
7.10 Align selected controllers as the ﬁrst selected .................................................... 666
7.11 Scroll to visible........................................................................................ 667
7.12 Export a design....................................................................................... 668
7.13 Import a design ....................................................................................... 670
7.14 Delete a design....................................................................................... 671
7.15 Moving controllers in active ﬁ eld.................................................................... 672
7.16 Manual positioning of a controller in the active ﬁeld .............................................. 673
7.17 Panning the preview window........................................................................ 674
8 Printing designs ............................................................................................. 675
8.1 Introduction............................................................................................. 675
8.2 Starting a print preview ............................................................................... 675
8.3 Page viewing........................................................................................... 677
8.4 Page content facilities................................................................................. 677
8.5 Page setup............................................................................................. 679
8.6 Print a hardcopy of the design ....................................................................... 681
9 Display - screen selection pane ........................................................................... 682
9.1 Display - Screen selection............................................................................ 682
9.2 Show coordinates ..................................................................................... 683
9.3 Zoom in-out of the preview pane .................................................................... 683
9.4 Automatic layout....................................................................................... 683
9.5 Apply options .......................................................................................... 683
9.6 Refresh ................................................................................................. 683
9.7 Undo - Redo buttons.................................................................................. 683
Monitoring ........................................................................................685
1 Introduction .................................................................................................. 685
2 Monitoring window .......................................................................................... 686
3 Setups available for monitoring............................................................................ 686
4 Monitoring Status ........................................................................................... 687
5 Display overview and selection............................................................................ 688
6 Monitor Settings............................................................................................. 689
6.1 Temperature Control Setup........................................................................... 689
6.2 AEC Control Setup.................................................................................... 692
6.2.1 Access to the AEC control setup............................................................... 692
6.2.2 Monitor settings.................................................................................. 693
6.2.3 AEC settings ..................................................................................... 694
6.2.4 How to initialize the AEC for optimal working................................................. 694
6.3 Options setup.......................................................................................... 695
7 Log Data ..................................................................................................... 696
7.1 Access to the data logging ........................................................................... 696
7.2 Diagnostics data....................................................................................... 696
7.3 History data ............................................................................................ 697
7.4 Options ................................................................................................. 700
7.5 Options, Export data .................................................................................. 701
8 Notiﬁcation option........................................................................................... 703
8.1 E-mail notiﬁcation ..................................................................................... 703
Reporting .........................................................................................705
1 System Reporting start up ................................................................................. 705
2 Report selections............................................................................................ 706
3 Report setup................................................................................................. 707
4 Report preview .............................................................................................. 708
5 Report printing............................................................................................... 708
6 Report export................................................................................................ 709
7 Bug reporting ................................................................................................ 710
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Fast ﬁeld calibration ...........................................................................713
1 Introduction .................................................................................................. 713
2 Camera calibration.......................................................................................... 714
2.1 Camera calibration window........................................................................... 715
2.2 Create new session ................................................................................... 716
2.3 Create new session, general settings............................................................... 717
2.4 Camera connectivity .................................................................................. 717
2.5 Create new session, warm-up & preparation....................................................... 718
2.5.1 Preparation options.............................................................................. 718
2.5.2 Warming up options ............................................................................. 719
2.5.3 Applicator settings ............................................................................... 720
2.5.4 Start preparation................................................................................. 721
2.6 Create new session, references ..................................................................... 722
2.7 Create new session, screen control................................................................. 724
2.7.1 OSD............................................................................................... 724
2.7.2 Patterns........................................................................................... 726
2.7.3 Digital Scaling.................................................................................... 726
2.8 Calibration procedure................................................................................. 727
2.8.1 General ........................................................................................... 727
2.8.2 Start up the calibration procedure.............................................................. 728
2.8.3 Measuring steps during calibration (for PR-650) ............................................. 729
2.8.4 Measuring steps during calibration (for PR-655 & PR-670)................................. 731
2.8.5 Use of the navigation button on the measurement window ................................. 733
2.9 Advanced settings, adjust brightness ............................................................... 733
2.10 Advanced settings, screen control.................................................................. 734
2.11 Advanced settings, export data ..................................................................... 735
2.12 Save a calibration session........................................................................... 736
2.13 Load a calibration session........................................................................... 737
2.14 Create a backup...................................................................................... 738
2.15 Restore a backup..................................................................................... 739
3 Manual compensation of a tile (module).................................................................. 740
4 Copy calibration parameters............................................................................... 741
5 Seam compensation........................................................................................ 742
5.1 Create new session ................................................................................... 742
5.2 Seam compensation window......................................................................... 744
5.3 Compensation for bright seams on tile level........................................................ 745
5.4 Compensation for dark seams on tile level ......................................................... 745
5.5 Copy seam compensation from tile to tile........................................................... 746
5.6 Common seams compensation...................................................................... 747
5.7 Reload tile data........................................................................................ 748
5.8 Compensation for bright seams on module level .................................................. 748
5.9 Compensation for darker seams on module level ................................................. 750
5.10 Save calibration session............................................................................. 751
5.11 Reload a calibration session......................................................................... 752
A. Gamma adjustment of a display .............................................................755
A.1 Ways to enter the Gamma adjustment.................................................................... 755
A.2 Manual gamma adjustment ................................................................................ 756
A.3 Predeﬁned gamma adjustment............................................................................ 756
B. Allowed combinations for MiSTRIP .........................................................761
B.1 For MiSTRIP 613............................................................................................ 761
Glossary...............................................................................................765
Index ...................................................................................................771
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1. BASIC CONCEPTS

Overview

• Introduction

• About a Setup

• About a Preset

• About a Project

• About storing Projects, Setups and Presets

• Terms you should know before you begin

• About stacking

• About stitching

• About tile categories and used digitizer

1.1 Introduction

Overview

Director Toolset is a software tool to set up, conﬁgure, manage and control all D320, LEDPro and DX-based

systems, with scalable and expandable functionality, for all users on Windows, Mac and Linux platforms.

The concept of this Director Toolset software is modular. The basic package can be extended with several

optional plug-in modules, now or in the future available.

The Director Toolset software works with complete projects which can handle different setups simultane-

ously. On all these setups, different presets can be loaded. These terminology will be used through the

complete software.

The next topics will explain more in detail the used terminology.

For those who have used the XLite Toolset software (previous generation control software) before, here’s

a list of the most important new features of the Director Toolset compared to the XLite Toolset:

• Director Toolset is a stand-alone application that runs on a Java Virt

ual Machine and that does not

require extra services to run. It is a all-in-one application without need of the AdminEngine and Driver

processes.

• With Director Toolset you can control several setups simultaneously. Even when the setups are con-

nected via different COM ports or Ethernet port, it is possible to switch from one to another in a split

second.

• Director Toolset can be used to design and create a setup ofﬂine, while you have no hardware devices

at hand to detect. This feature makes it possible to design and prepare a show on the road, so that

most work is done once you arrive at the show. You then just need to plug-in, detect and get the show

running.

• Director Toolset can be used to create creative layouts and print out the mounting and cabling schemes

for the creative building blocks and pixels.

1.2 About a Setup

What is a Setup ?

A Setup is a collection of hardware devices, such as digitizers, LED devices, FiberLinks, e.g., that are

linked together. When this setup is connected via a COM port to a computer, the devices become available

for Director Toolset.

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A Setup can be e.g. a “D320 PL” with “16 ILite3 tiles” connected to the computer. It contains how the tiles

are mounted (columns and rows) or how the inputs are conﬁgured.

Physical representation

Control PC

(A)

Digitizer (C) Fiberlink TX (D) Fiberlink RX (E)

Display

(B)

COM1 (F)

Optional (G)

Image 1-1

Setup 1

A Computer

B Display devices

C D320 based Digitizer

D FiberLink transmitter

E FiberLink receiver

FCOM1

Control PC

(A)

Digitizer (C)

Fiberlink TX (D) Fiberlink RX (E)

Display

(B)

COM1 (F)

Optional (G)

Image 1-2

Setup 2

A Computer

B Display devices

C D320 based Digitizer

D FiberLink transmitter

E FiberLink receiver

FCOM1

Setup 1 and setup 2 two different setups but they contain the same hardware devices (hardware compo-

nents).

In principle, each D320 based setup is connected to one COM port of the computer. A second setup

should be connected to

another COM port.

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