User ManualTable of ContentsBarco® Media Server1Table of Contents6Revision history14Section 1: Introduction161.1About this guide161.1.1This guide161.1.2Available system documentation161.2Symbols, pictures, and fonts171.2.1Symbol overview171.2.2Picture overview171.3Standards and safety171.3.1General safety instructions181.3.2Standards18Safety regulations18Electromagnetic interference18EN55022/CISPR22 Class A ITE (Information Technology Equipment)18FCC compliance statement191.3.3Precautions19Power cords with NEMA 5-15 plugs20General installation instructions211.3.4Additional information21Servicing21Cleaning21Unpacking of devices22Repacking221.4Environmental information: disposal221.4.1Disposal of the product (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment)221.4.2Disposal of batteries221.5RoHS compliance231.5.1中国大陆 RoHS (Chinese Mainland RoHS)231.5.2Turkey RoHS compliance251.6Terms and definitions25Section 2: Installation282.1Installation requirements282.1.1Disconnect device282.1.2Barco Media Server Windows® image282.1.3X‑Agora GUI282.2Initial inspection292.2.1General292.2.2Unpacking292.2.3Box content292.2.4Mechanical check302.3Rack-mount procedure302.4Connections312.5Powering ON the Barco Media Server312.6Software startup312.7Licensing322.7.1CodeMeter Control Center322.7.2Launching CodeMeter Control Center332.7.3XHD-Series licensing33Checking current licenses33Requesting an update for an existing XHD-series license342.7.4XDG-100 Designer licensing35Minimum laptop requirements35Checking current licenses35Requesting an update for an existing XDG-100 license372.8Shutdown and restart372.8.1Software shutdown382.8.2Hardware shutdown382.9Restore382.9.1System Restore392.9.2Full System Restore422.9.3Clearing CMOS44Section 3: Hardware463.1XHD-200 series463.2XHD-400 series47Section 4: Software504.1Requirements504.1.1Hardware504.1.2Distributed deployment504.1.3Network504.2The X‑Agora architecture514.2.1X‑Agora514.2.2X‑Agora Agent514.2.3X‑Agora Player514.2.4X‑Agora Server524.3Getting started—Install, Uninstall, and Update524.3.1X‑Agora Wizard524.4Network setup564.5Configuring Agent574.6Launching X‑Agora584.7X‑Agora interface584.7.1Parts of the interface59Menu bar60Workflow layouts60Workspace614.7.2The X‑Agora Designer User Guide62Appendix A: Specifications64A.1Barco Media Server specifications64A.2Standard connection specifications65A.3Standard connector pinouts67A.3.1DisplayPort connector pinouts67A.3.2DVI connector pinouts68A.3.3Ethernet connector pinouts69Appendix B: Replacing a power-cord cap72B.1Installing a Line Cord Cap – U.K. Only72B.2Vatic Fitter Heads Information – Danmark72Appendix C: AMD FirePro™ Control Center74C.1Using Dedicated Fullscreen74C.2Setting up an Eyefinity Group74C.3Disable Eyefinity Group80C.4Manage Eyefinity Group in Designer81Appendix D: EDID management84D.1Removing an emulated EDID through the AMD FirePro™ Control Center84D.2Removing an emulated EDID through the NVIDIA Control Panel85Appendix E: Input check88E.1DVI video input check88E.2SDI video input check89Appendix F: Trouble shooting92Appendix G: Window menu panes96G.1Displays pane96G.1.1Display groups97G.1.2Add display98G.2Media pane99G.2.1Media type99G.2.2Importing and refreshing media99G.2.3Previewing media99G.3Timelines pane100G.4Actions pane101G.4.1Lighting101G.4.2Particles101G.4.3Post-Processing101G.4.4Sound102G.4.5Timeline103G.4.6Transformations103G.4.7Visibility104G.53D objects pane104G.6Timeline pane104G.6.1Timeline playback and element-manipulation controls105G.6.2Zooming106G.6.3TimeCue106G.6.4Keyframing106G.6.5SMPTE configuration106G.7Properties pane108G.7.1Video and image properties109Properties110Video110Slicing110Transition110Color Correction111Input properties111G.8Inputs pane112G.8.1Input variables113Configuring OSC and TUIO inputs114G.8.1.1.1. Configuring TUIO114G.8.1.1.2. Configuring OSC114G.8.1.1.3. Input properties115G.8.2Connecting variables to actions115G.9Viewport116G.9.1Changing the number and layout of views117G.9.2Camera and controls118G.10Settings pane119Appendix H: Tools122H.12D mode122H.1.1Workflow122H.1.22D concepts123Stage123Displays124H.1.3Controls124H.1.42D media manipulation125H.1.5Differences from 3D mode128H.2X‑Agora Agent129H.3X‑Agora Media Encoder130H.3.1Application preferences130Application settings131Encoding presets132H.3.2Single video encoding132H.3.3Video package encoding132H.4Content Production133H.4.1Viewpoints134H.4.2Viewpoint properties134H.4.3Crops and packages135H.5Remote mode135H.5.1To enter Remote Server mode136H.5.2To exit Remote Server mode:136H.6Live input136H.7Keyframing137H.7.1Animating an element's position138H.7.2Inserting keyframes139H.7.3Tangent control140Appendix I: Workflow layouts142I.1Project Study layout142I.1.1Layout purpose and workflow143I.1.2Viewport143I.1.3Scene creation workflow143I.1.4Importing 3d objects146I.1.5Using the Projection Study Wizard146Projection Study workflow147I.1.6Projection Study Wizard interface147Projector surface147Projector148I.1.73D objects pane1483D Objects workflow148Measures workflow150I.1.8Displays150I.1.9Studies and pages151Projection Studies151Pages152Visualization mode152Print Layout154View styles156I.1.10Exporting templates with the Content Production tool157Viewpoints158Viewpoint properties158Generating a cropping template160Working with UV mapping161I.2Programming workflow layout162I.2.1Layout purpose and workflow163I.3Calibration layout164I.3.1Calibration workflow164I.3.2Calibration interface elements165I.3.33D calibration165Reverse mapping165Reverse mapping workflow165Reverse Mapping controls166I.3.42D projector calibration167Edge Warping167Edge Warping workflow168Edge Warping controls169Manual Blending170Warping172Warping workflow173Warping controls173Warping shortcuts175I.4Outputs layout175I.4.1Outputs workflow layout175I.4.2Displays176Display Map176Display Map controls177I.4.3Display properties177Specifications178Test Pattern178Output Correction178I.4.4Players181Players Map181Individual Player controls183Player Map controls183I.4.5Player properties184Master Player185Main properties185Options menu186Outputs187Genlock188Live Input devices188Audio devices189Sync189I.4.6Global Output Control properties189Color Correction190I.5Playback workflow layout190I.5.1Playback workflow190I.5.2Starting Players191I.5.3Timeline control191Timelines pane192Timeline pane192I.5.4Monitoring outputs192I.5.5Monitoring performance192Appendix J: More information194J.1Keyboard shortcuts194J.1.1Viewport keyboard and mouse shortcuts194J.1.2Timeline keyboard and mouse shortcuts194J.1.3Global keyboard shortcuts195J.2Supported 3D, audio, image, and video formats195J.2.1Supported 3D formats195CAD drawing formats195Modelling software formats195J.2.2Supported audio formats196J.2.3Supported image formats196J.2.4Supported video formats196Size: 9.65 MBPages: 197Language: EnglishOpen manual