ChamSys MagicHD Bedienungsanleitung

ChamSys

MagicHD Media Player

User Manual

Version 1.6.5.0

www.chamsys.co.uk

ChamSys MagicHD User Manual Version 1.6.5.0

About this Manual

This manual is designed for opera ors of he MagicHD media player o help hem quickly and

effec ively learn how o use he sof ware. The reader is assumed o have a basic familiari y wi h he

concep s of media players and ligh ing con rol sys ems. Since MagicHD is designed o be

con rolled by he MagicQ range of ligh ing consoles, he reader should also be familiar wi h

MagicQ.

Readers who are igh for ime and jus wan o find ou how o quickly program a working show

should urn s raigh o he Ge ing S ar ed sec ion on page 8.

ChamSys Ltd

The fea ures and func ions of he MagicHD media player and he ideas con ained herein are he

proper y of ChamSys L d. The media player is in ended for he con rol and display of moving and

s a ic images. No warran ies are expressed or implied regarding he use of he MagicHD media

player. No liabili ies are accep ed for he accuracy of he informa ion con ained wi hin his manual.

The MagicHD media player produc is supplied and designed by ChamSys L d.

Produc s con aining ChamSys L d sof ware and firmware embody proprie ary informa ion and are

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from use of such informa ion or produc s.

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None of he equipmen or sof ware supplied by ChamSys L d may be used in any life-cri ical or

po en ially life-endangering si ua ions or in si ua ions where personal injury may resul .

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Table of Contents

1 In roduc ion......................................................................................................................................6

1.1 Disclaimer.................................................................................................................................6

1.2 Known Problems.......................................................................................................................7

1.3 Changes.....................................................................................................................................7

1.4 References.................................................................................................................................7

2 Ge ing S ar ed..................................................................................................................................8

2.1 Super Quick S ar ......................................................................................................................8

2.2 Quick S ar ................................................................................................................................8

2.3 Adding a Mask..........................................................................................................................9

2.4 HUD..........................................................................................................................................9

2.5 Keys one...................................................................................................................................9

2.6 Projec or Colour Con rol..........................................................................................................9

2.7 Displaying Tex .........................................................................................................................9

2.8 MagicHD Window..................................................................................................................10

2.9 Adding Media.........................................................................................................................10

2.10 Conver ing Exis ing Media...................................................................................................11

2.11 LED Wall...............................................................................................................................11

2.12 Playing Audio........................................................................................................................11

3 Using MagicHD..............................................................................................................................12

3.1 MagicHD Versions..................................................................................................................12

3.1.1 S and-alone......................................................................................................................12

3.1.2 Combined........................................................................................................................12

3.2 MagicQ Se up.........................................................................................................................12

3.2.1 Combined Version...........................................................................................................12

3.2.2 S and-alone Version........................................................................................................13

3.3 The Applica ion Window........................................................................................................13

3.4 Full Screen Mode....................................................................................................................13

3.5 Se ings....................................................................................................................................14

3.5.1 S and-alone Version........................................................................................................14

3.5.2 Combined Version...........................................................................................................14

3.6 S a us.......................................................................................................................................15

4 Media..............................................................................................................................................16

4.1 Adding Media.........................................................................................................................16

4.1.1 Au oma ic Conversion.....................................................................................................16

4.1.2 Deploymen .....................................................................................................................18

4.1.3 No es...............................................................................................................................18

4.2 Masks......................................................................................................................................19

4.2.1 Examples.........................................................................................................................20

4.2.2 Mirroring and Inver ing..................................................................................................21

4.2.3 No es...............................................................................................................................22

4.3 Audio.......................................................................................................................................22

5 Media Layers..................................................................................................................................23

5.1 In ensi y..................................................................................................................................23

5.2 Posi ion...................................................................................................................................23

5.3 Scale........................................................................................................................................23

5.4 Ro a ion...................................................................................................................................23

5.5 Mirror/Flip..............................................................................................................................23

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5.6 S re ch.....................................................................................................................................23

5.7 R/G/B......................................................................................................................................24

5.8 Colour Effec ...........................................................................................................................24

5.9 Blend.......................................................................................................................................25

5.10 Folder and File......................................................................................................................25

5.11 S ar and End Frame..............................................................................................................25

5.12 Speed.....................................................................................................................................26

5.13 Play Mode.............................................................................................................................26

5.13.1 Once..............................................................................................................................26

5.13.2 Once- hen-black............................................................................................................26

5.13.3 Loop..............................................................................................................................26

5.13.4 Bounce..........................................................................................................................26

5.13.5 Firs frame.....................................................................................................................27

5.13.6 Las frame.....................................................................................................................27

5.13.7 Pause.............................................................................................................................27

5.13.8 Nex frame.....................................................................................................................27

5.14 Transi ion..............................................................................................................................27

5.15 Mask Opaci y........................................................................................................................27

5.16 Mask Folder and File............................................................................................................27

5.17 Mask Inver ...........................................................................................................................27

5.18 Mask Mirror/Flip..................................................................................................................28

5.19 Mask S re ch.........................................................................................................................28

5.20 Audio Gain............................................................................................................................28

5.21 Audio Pan..............................................................................................................................28

6 Tex Layer.......................................................................................................................................29

6.1 In ensi y..................................................................................................................................29

6.2 Posi ion...................................................................................................................................29

6.3 Scale........................................................................................................................................29

6.4 Ro a ion...................................................................................................................................30

6.5 R/G/B......................................................................................................................................30

6.6 Background R/G/B.................................................................................................................30

6.7 Background Transparency......................................................................................................31

6.8 Tex Folder and File................................................................................................................31

6.9 Fon .........................................................................................................................................31

6.10 Tex Lines..............................................................................................................................31

6.11 Scroll Direc ion.....................................................................................................................31

6.12 Scroll Speed..........................................................................................................................31

6.13 Loop......................................................................................................................................32

6.14 Pause 1..................................................................................................................................32

6.15 Pause 2..................................................................................................................................32

6.16 Scroll Char............................................................................................................................32

6.17 Scroll Line.............................................................................................................................32

6.18 Scroll Time............................................................................................................................32

7 Ou pu Layer...................................................................................................................................33

7.1 In ensi y..................................................................................................................................33

7.2 Posi ion...................................................................................................................................33

7.3 Scale........................................................................................................................................33

7.4 Ro a ion...................................................................................................................................33

7.5 Mirror/Flip..............................................................................................................................33

7.6 R/G/B......................................................................................................................................33

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7.7 Colour Effec ...........................................................................................................................33

7.8 Mask Folder and File, Inver , Mirror/Flip..............................................................................34

7.9 Keys one.................................................................................................................................34

7.10 HUD Con rol.........................................................................................................................35

7.11 Audio Volume.......................................................................................................................35

8 Head Up Display............................................................................................................................36

8.1 HUD Ana omy........................................................................................................................37

9 DMX Personali y............................................................................................................................38

9.1 Universe..................................................................................................................................38

9.2 Ou pu Layer...........................................................................................................................39

9.3 Tex Layer...............................................................................................................................40

9.4 Media Layers..........................................................................................................................41

9.5 Parame er Types......................................................................................................................42

9.5.1 Angle...............................................................................................................................42

9.5.2 Audio Pan........................................................................................................................42

9.5.3 Audio Scale.....................................................................................................................42

9.5.4 Blend Type......................................................................................................................42

9.5.5 Colour Effec ...................................................................................................................43

9.5.6 Colour Scale....................................................................................................................44

9.5.7 Direc ion..........................................................................................................................44

9.5.8 Dura ion..........................................................................................................................44

9.5.9 Flag..................................................................................................................................44

9.5.10 HUD Con rol Bi mask..................................................................................................44

9.5.11 Keys one........................................................................................................................45

9.5.12 Layer S re ch Mode.......................................................................................................45

9.5.13 Mirror / Flip..................................................................................................................45

9.5.14 Number..........................................................................................................................45

9.5.15 Play Mode.....................................................................................................................46

9.5.16 Scale..............................................................................................................................46

9.5.17 Screen Offse .................................................................................................................46

9.5.18 Speed Fac or..................................................................................................................46

9.5.19 Tex Loop Mode............................................................................................................47

9.5.20 Transi ion Type..............................................................................................................47

10 Background Informa ion..............................................................................................................48

10.1 Video Clips............................................................................................................................48

10.2 Files and Folders...................................................................................................................48

Appendix A Changes To DMX Personali ies....................................................................................49

A.1 Changes in Version 1.6.1.4.....................................................................................................49

A.2 Changes in Version 1.6.1.6.....................................................................................................50

A.3 Changes in Version 1.6.5.0.....................................................................................................51

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ChamSys MagicHD User Manual Version 1.6.5.0

1 Introduction

MagicHD is a DMX con rolled media player. Media playback is managed in layers. MagicHD can

display up o 8 media layers (depending on produc ), one ex layer and a final ou pu layer for

overall con rol of he ou pu .

MagicHD runs on Windows, Mac and Linux, and can exis as a s and-alone player, or be launched

from MagicQ PC. I can be ins alled on dedica ed hardware, ei her supplied by he user, or

purchased from ChamSys. See [1].

Each media layer can display one media file (movie or pic ure) and op ionally apply a mask. Layers

are s acked from 1 ( he bo om) o 8 ( he op). Subjec o masking and blending, higher layers will

hide lower layers. The ou pu layer can also apply a mask, wi h he in en ion ha his is used for

shu ering, edge blending and similar projec or con rol effec s. You can of course use he masks for

any hing you wish.

The ex layer can display s a ic or moving ex . The ex is displayed in a window whose colour,

posi ion and orien a ion can be con rolled. Con en is supplied as raw ex files.

Bo h he media and ou pu layers can apply a number of basic colour effec s. Effec s applied in he

ou pu layer affec he appearance of he whole ou pu .

Concep ually, he ou pu seen by he viewer is he op of a s ack of layers:

Top Colour con rol

Final mask

Tex

Media N

...

Media 3

Media 2

Bo om Media 1

MagicHD has no user in erface as such, being en irely con rolled by DMX. I does provide a Head

Up Display (HUD) which shows a lo of useful informa ion, live, superimposed on he ou pu .

The DMX con rol personali y is delibera ely simple: complexi y is added by he ligh ing console.

Since every hing is con rolled by DMX channels, he console can be used o add effec s o any

channel by simply al ering he values sen o he player.

1.1 Disclaimer

This produc is no fully released so he DMX personali ies used o con rol i may change wi hou

no ice. If such a change occurs hen show files using MagicHD will have o be manually upda ed.

Changes will be de ailed in Appendix A .

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1.2 Known Problems

Known major problems wi h MagicHD:

•Playback of mul iple layers of some HD media con en ypes can be jerky or slow he

sys em down: load managemen is no ye implemen ed (whereby lower layers will skip

frames o ensure he correc frame ra e is main ained).

•Tex layer is rendered a a fixed poin size so ex is blocky when a small number of lines

fills he screen.

•Aspec ra io appears o change when objec s are ro a ed.

•Wi h Windows 8 MagicHD mus be run as adminis ra or for media conversion o work.

•Some con en encoded wi h he jpeg2000 codec causes ffmpeg ( he ool used o conver

media) o crash. If his happens he user will have o conver he media offline wi h a

differen ool.

1.3 Changes

Changes o DMX personali ies are described in Appendix A . These are changes ha migh break

shows based on older versions.

1.4 References

[1] h p://www.chamsys.co.uk/magichd

[2] h p://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_compression_pic ure_ ypes

[3] h p://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H.264/MPEG-4_AVC

[4] h p://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HSL_and_HSV

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ChamSys MagicHD User Manual Version 1.6.5.0

2 Getting Started

The following ins ruc ions assume you are using MagicHD as par of MagicQ PC ( he combined

version). Mos s eps are he same for o her sys em configura ions.

2.1 Super Quick S ar

se up → NEW SHOW

pa ch → CHOOSE DIM/MEDIA → MagicHD → PATCH IT

In he pa ch keypad, ype '1' and ENTER, hen NO.

se up → VIEW SYSTEM → VIEW MEDIA

From he applica ion menu:

Media Player → View Media Ou pu

Media Player → Selec Server, close.

Selec he MagicHD window, posi ion i in he required screen and press F11

media → Ou pu → LOCATE → Layer 1 → LOCATE

2.2 Quick S ar

se up → NEW SHOW

pa ch → CHOOSE DIM/MEDIA → MagicHD → PATCH IT

In he pa ch keypad, ype '1' and ENTER, hen NO.

MagicHD akes one whole DMX universe so here are no al erna ive configura ions.

pa ch → VIEW DMX

o confirm.

se up → VIEW SYSTEM → VIEW MEDIA

should show server 1 being a MagicHD wi h Local as he IP address. This means i will be

accessed direc ly, no over he ne work.

Edi he name if you wish: double click he name, or selec he cell hen press se wice.

Enable live previews for he server: double click on he Live prev cell and selec YES, or selec

he cell and ype 1, ENTER.

From he applica ion menu:

Media Player → View Media Ou pu

o s ar MagicHD. A blank window should appear. This can be moved around your screen(s) and

maximised (wi hou a border) by pressing F11 .

Media Player → Selec Server

allows you o choose he ID for he local MagicHD window.

media

will show he media window. The MagicHD ha you jus pa ched should appear as a bu on,

along wi h bu ons o selec he media, ex and ou pu layers. If you have media, humbnails

should appear below he layer bu ons:

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Ou pu → LOCATE → Layer 1 → LOCATE

will display he media from Media Folder 1/Media File 1 a full in ensi y.

2.3 Adding a Mask

media → MagicHD → Layer 1 → Mask

hen use Mask Folder and Mask File o selec a mask. Thumbnails should be displayed for each

folder: simply selec he mask by clicking a humbnail.

2.4 HUD

media → MagicHD → Ou pu → Media

will allow encoder wheel A o selec he HUD. Al erna ively press and hold “HUD Con rol” for

bu ons for each op ion, or click he op and bo om of “HUD Con rol” o cycle hrough he

op ions.

2.5 Keys one

media → MagicHD → Ou pu → Frame

2.6 Projec or Colour Con rol

media → MagicHD → Ou pu → Col

Red, Green and Blue encoders con rol he colour balance of he ou pu .

2.7 Displaying Tex

media → MagicHD → Tex → LOCATE

Use Tex Folder / Tex File o selec your ex file. A his poin you should see your ex .

Use Pos o size and posi ion he ex layer (defaul is full screen)

Use Media → No Of Lines o con rol how much ex is shown in he window

Use Media → Scroll Dir o con rol how he ex scrolls if i doesn' fi in o he window.

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2.8 MagicHD Window

MagicHD is launched from wi hin MagicQ PC from he “Media Player” menu. I can also be closed

from here, or by closing i s window.

The MagicHD window can be posi ioned and sized jus like any o her applica ion window. To go

full screen wi h no borders (i.e. ready for ou pu o a projec or), selec he window and press F11 ,

or selec “Full Screen” from he Media Player menu.

MagicQ will remember he posi ion and size of he window for when you nex open i .

2.9 Adding Media

Chose a folder number ha is ei her no in use, or will no clash wi h exis ing con en . e.g. 13.

Chose file numbers ha will no clash wi h exis ing con en (unless you wan o overwri e). e.g. 15-

18.

Crea e a numbered folder away from MagicQ PC/conver . e.g.

temp

└─ 013

Place your files in his folder. e.g.

temp

└─ 013

├─ apple.mov

├─ banana.avi

└─ orange.mp4

Add your chosen file numbers o he filenames. e.g.

temp

└─ 013

├─ 015_apple.mov

├─ 016_banana.avi

└─ 017_orange.mp4

Copy he finished folder(s) o MagicQ PC/conver

…/MagicQ PC

└─ convert

└─ 013

├─ 015_apple.mov

├─ 016_banana.avi

└─ 017_orange.mp4

Wai for conversion o ake place. Progress is repor ed on he HUD, and in he inpu display

window (bo om righ ) in MagicQ PC.

You can prepare media under MagicQ PC/conver , bu every ime you edi a file i will rigger he

conversion process, resul ing in errors if he filenames aren' in he correc forma .

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