Christie Imager User Manual
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1. 0000000000 6 lt Point4x gt lt Point4y gt 0 0 7 Poit5xexPoint5ys o 8 j Pont6xsPoit6ys S PontnxexPoitnys 4 Line 1 states the number of horizontal and vertical control points Lines 2 6 state the co ordinates of the first horizontal row of control points Lines 7 11 state the co ordinates of the second horizontal row of control points All numbers are separated with the delimiter This document is confidential to and the sole 34 64 property of Equipe Electronics Ltd and should not be reproduced or disclosed without permission e HEISTIE VHAGER User Guide Control point co ordinates are ordered from left to right top to bottom order Mapping import file should have the file extension map This document is confidential to and the sole 35 64 property of Equipe Electronics Ltd and should not be reproduced or disclosed without permission CHKISTIE UnAAGER User Guide Example Import Data for a 5x4 Mesh 9 4 28 158 324 39 671 30 1009 31 1282 10 111 501 305 402 05 329 1016 297 1271 296 239 799 487 22 163 652 1030 598 1255 563 3 1 1022 590 959 822 894 1045 833 1240 781 Import Interface Import geometry correction data by clicking Import Data in the mapping menu The following dialogue box will appear Open ea Ea Lookin mapping gm Files of type D2. 14 Starting Imager i elle e EEN 14 Project File MANAG i a EE 15 GPO 15 wc X 15 Ee 16 Channel List Management 17 Manually Adding a Channel 17 Automatically Adding Channels AAA 19 Navigating Between Channels cccccccccsssssssecceeeeeeeeeessseeeeeeeeesaeeaeeeeeeeeessseaaaeees 22 IG disi Mese ERR m 23 DONA ONG ette P 23 SE nie le Te E E E 23 Hotspot Compensation eene 23 mcd Boecl MER TU 23 Cour FGFS UNS EE 23 dice dee udi NEN E m 23 Ghiannel FUNCION Ke e Te UE 24 Channel Colour Toggle sserrsssseissiiiisssinissriisriirrin asoni rined EreR EENE SEA EEEE ENA 24 Ganne REIES UU 24 lat Eeer TOODA E 24 Edge BENOUD DE 24 Global Funcion Toggle RR 25 Global Colour Togogle 25 Kg le e E 25 LVI EO Gl E 25 oaverEo3d TOM ET E 25 The Ghanriel Status VIFIOOW suis riesege ua doo tant Intake one EE 26 The Messages VWmmdow enne nnne nn nnns nnn nnn nnn nnn 26 Tracking amp Phase Adjustment 27 Steps to Adjust Tracking and Hhaee AAA 27 MrqieEB 4208 27 Colour AGIOS tie Eas sess evpQ pot S RARUS HUN INE UNUS 28 Colour Adjustment Interface 28 ls 216 O ob RC 28 PACS UNG Gro ob PER o oO 28 RESCUING FosBIgU je E 28 Dynamic Light Level GCORIFOlS E 28
3. The blend gradient is faded between the two child splines from 0 to 100 opaqueness The shape of the blend gradient is defined by a function of blend curve and gamma illustrated below Blend Curve 0 5 a Blend Gamma 1 6 This document is confidential to and the sole 38 64 property of Equipe Electronics Ltd and should not be reproduced or disclosed without permission CHKISTIE VHAGER User Guide Defining Blend Geometry Aligning with Distortion Correction Mesh To aid with the alignment of edge blends to the distortion mesh edges it is often helpful to display the distortion mesh in the Edge Blend Adjustment window To enable this option click Show Distortion Mesh bm Edge blend menu showing ghosted distortion correction mesh Zooming There are a number of ways to zoom in and out in the blend window Ifyou are using a mouse with a scroll button scroll up to zoom in and scroll down to zoom out Select the zoom level from the drop down list menu to zoom D d the bottom left of the window Right click in the mesh window to display the context sensitive d on menu see right CoU I Use the CTRL and CTRL short cut keys Zoom Ou Close Panning When using a high zoom level it may be necessary to pan around the mesh Right click and drag in the mesh window to pan Creating a Parent Spline To create a new parent spline click on the New Spline button loc
4. The value of vertical delay lines should be set to the maximum distance between the bottom of a channel and the bottom row of mesh control points shown below as D The value for vertical delay lines can be set from the Tracking and Phase menu By default the value for vertical delay lines is set to 300 This is sufficient for most mapping configurations However there is an increase in latency from image input to image output with higher vertical delay line values Therefore it is recommended D that an optimum value be found once geometry correction has been finalised As an aid to finding the optimum vertical delay lines value Imager Composer can estimate the value To adjust the value for vertical delay lines click on the icon shown to the right to display the Tracking and Phase window Click on Estimate to the right of the Vertical Delay Lines input box to estimate the optimum value of vertical delay lines vertical Delay Lines 300 z Estimate Note If the value for vertical delay lines is too small artefacts may appear in the output image Mapping Masking Mapping masking ensures that a black border is displayed around the mapped output image This document is confidential to and the sole 33 64 property of Equipe Electronics Ltd and should not be reproduced or disclosed without permission CHEKISTIE VhAGE m A User Guide Mapping Masking Disabled Mapping Masking Enabled By default mapping m
5. This document is confidential to and the sole 46 64 property of Equipe Electronics Ltd and should not be reproduced or disclosed without permission CHKISTIE UVHAGER User Guide Blend Curve 0 0 UU ga Blend Curve 1 0 fa Blend Curve 4 0 The default value for blend curve is 0 0 linear In practise a blend curve of higher than 0 5 is not recommended However high blend curves are useful for matching the centre line of overlapping edge blends Uniform 50 50 Blend Curve A special case of blend curve is the 50 50 mode This mode is useful for alignment of overlapping blend edges When this option is enabled the blend gradient is replaced by a uniform 5096 opacity It can be enabled by selecting the 50 50 option in the blend curve menu Blend Gamma Blend gamma is necessary to compensate for inconsistencies with different displays Example gamma values and the resulting blend gradients can be seen below A blend curve of 0 0 linear is assumed for all samples This document is confidential to and the sole 47 64 property of Equipe Electronics Ltd and should not be reproduced or disclosed without permission CHRIS TIE User Guide VRAG ER Blend Gamma 1 0 KT m T Blend Gamma 0 5 a im Blend Gamma z 1 5 K m Adjusting Blend Gamma and Curve via External Light Level Input Varying degrees of input colour intensity affect the appearance of a blend As a result of this most edge blends are optimise
6. 7 Light Level bp 2e 3 Type the number 0 into the Light Level input box 4 Click on Insert Key Frame 5 Adjust the blend gamma to 2 0 with the horizontal slider This document is confidential to and the sole 56 64 property of Equipe Electronics Ltd and should not be reproduced or disclosed without permission CHKISTIE VHAGER User Guide 6 Type the number 100 into the Light Level input box 7 Click on Insert Key Frame The following graph should now be displayed in the Gamma Light Level frame Gamma Light Level 4 0 Move the light level slider at the bottom of the menu to test the light level input Test Light Level Key frames can be fine tuned by clicking and dragging the key frames in the graph display Gammaj Light Level 40 Drag here To delete a key frame right click on it in the graph display and select Delete Gamma Light Level Up to 32 key frames can be used to form a pseudo non linear light level property relationship Interface Protocol Light level values can be sent to the Imager Server s via a non blocking UDP socket The light level packet should be sent as two 4 byte integer values 1 The light level identifier In hexadecimal this value is 0x00000012 2 The light level value This should be in the range of O to 100 Integer 1 Integer 2 This document is confidential to and the sole 57 64 pro
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8. From a channels Edge Blending menu select an edge blend Now click on the Blend Curve button located in the Selected Spline frame The Blend Curve and Gamma window will then appear for the blend group for which the selected blend is assigned centre blend Blend Curve amp Gamma Xj centre blend Blend Curve amp Gamma 3 x M Group Select Group Select Blend Curve Blend Gamma Blend Curve Blend Gamma r Adjust Blend Curve r Blend Curve Adjust Blend Gamma Gamma 7 pti bel p iM hm 0 mee Max 10 T D Max 4 d EE n mM i Dt tut H HE HTH HHH UHT HTH HD UH 1001 i im i ae CET Ede DA D 0 90 10 0 156 4 i 50 50 a Defaults Defaults M Dynamic Light Level Input gt Dynamic Light Level Input Offset Light Level r Enable wie SSES WI a Level Control Point Insertion Oe Control Point Insertion 32 Light Level 100 s T Light Level fi 00 ex TT Insert Control Paint 4 0 riser 18 2 0 DE 0 8 Test Light Level est Light Level Enable J Close Blend Curve Menu Blend Gamma Menu Blend Curve The blend curve defines the severity of gradient between the 0 and 100 opaque extents of the blend Higher values of blend curve yield a more severe gradient Example blend curve values and the resulting blend gradients are given below A blend gamma of 1 0 is assumed for all samples
9. The blend group will now Add appear in the Groups list shown on the left of the edge blend t Dete grouping menu Blend Curve Blend Gamma Now assign both edge blends to the newly created blend group TO sisse select the edge blends first switch to Edge Selection Mode oe Channel Info Distortion Mapping Switch to Edge Selection Mode by first right clicking within the edge SE blend grouping grid The context sensitive menu shown to the right Rer HUGE will appear Now select Edge Selection Mode from this menu EE Remove Edge From Group Unselect All Edges To select the two edge blends click on them with the left mouse Eee button so they are highlighted as shown below Pinna This document is confidential to and the sole 44 64 property of Equipe Electronics Ltd and should not be reproduced or disclosed without permission CHRIS TIE AGER User Guide Channel 0 Channel 1 Edge blends selected in edge blend grouping menu Once the edge blends have been selected display the tage spines context sensitive menu with the right mouse button be Move the mouse over the Add Edge To Group item rie eens see right and select the desired blend group from the list displayed 4dd Edge To Group Remove Edge From Group If the edge blends have been successfully assigned to the blend group they will now be colour coded in line with the blend group Channel 0 Channel 1 Edge
10. Try re typing the server hostname or IP address 2 he Imager server is not running on the designated PC Verify that this is not the case 3 he PC on which the Imager server is running is not connected via the Ethernet to the same PC that is running the Imager Composer 4 Anincorrect PCI slot has been selected Verify that on the Imager Server debug viewer a Imager PCI card has been assigned the required PCI slot Automatically Adding Channels The preferable way of adding channels to the channel list is with the Channel Scan feature Clicking on the following toolbar icon will display the Channel Scan menu Toolbar The Channel Scan menu EA Scan Network For Channels Scan Network For Channels Channels Found Current Channels PC 1 280 1024 B Hz che 132 1 3 203 PLI Slot 1 132 1 3 203 PLI Slat 3 The Channel Scan menu will scan the network for all available channels To begin a scan click on the Scan Network for Channels button After a few seconds a list of one or more channels should appear in the Channels Found list To add a channel to the active channel list highlight the appropriate channel from the Channels Found list and click the top arrow to move the channel to the Current Channels list select the channel format from the drop down menu located above the current channels list The format will be applied to all channels which are added Now
11. When Imager server is running an icon will show in the system tray as shown to the right wo m5 PM Debug Viewer Imager server incorporates a debug viewer which can be used to verify incoming data from Imager Composer To display the debug viewer right click on the Imager server system tray icon and select Restore Restore The following window will appear Packet Debug Channel Debug eb Debug Imager Server V1 4 using Hardware Driver V2 13 Built Jan 29 2004 15 12 48 Copyright Christie Digital Clear een SE The Imager Server Debug Viewer The various feature of the Imager Server debug viewer are explained below This document is confidential to and the sole 59 64 property of Equipe Electronics Ltd and should not be reproduced or disclosed without permission CHRISTIE V HAGER User Guide Packet Debug This menu displays incoming packet information in text form Channel Debug Imager PCI Hardware list This drop down menu displays a list of attached Imager PCI i r cards and their PCI slot identifications Selecting a PCI card from the list displays information within the channel debug menu of the related channel This information includes Distortion correction mesh Edge blends Hotspot compensation Channel configuration dimensions etc Edge blend groups Channel colour IN YD VY Saving and Loading Clicking on Save Channel Data will save all cha
12. period with this feature enabled Fast update is enabled by default Un checking the option will provide non disruptive but slower adjustments of mapping and blending Toolbar M FastuUpdate Colour Adjustment Clicking on the below icon will display the colour adjustment menu for the currently selected channel See section 6 for more information regarding colour adjustment Toolbar ohort cut Key F8 Tracking amp Phase Clicking on the below icon will display the tracking and phase menu for the currently selected channel See section 5 for more information regarding tracking and phase Toolbar This document is confidential to and the sole 23 64 property of Equipe Electronics Ltd and should not be reproduced or disclosed without permission CHKISTIE V HAGER User Guide Channel Function Toggle Toggles mapping edge blending and hotspot compensation functions for the selected channel Toolbar Channel Toggle tz N e Short cut Keys respectively CTRL F5 CTRL F6 CTRL F7 Channel Colour Toggle Toggles red green and blue colour channels for the selected channel Toolbar lololo Short cut Keys respectively CTRL F1 CTRL F2 CTRL F3 ch Hel Channel Refresh Channel Grouping F4 Mapping blending hotspot compensation and colour T SS balance can be refreshed for the currently selected from Add E the channel drop down menu located at the top of the EEN 2 screen Edge Blending F Hot Spo
13. C Green re Scale AEN E 9 Offset C All 0 1 00 4 Dynamic Light Level Input Input Gamma I Enable Fee Control Point Insertion Output Gamma saturate Gain MEC A common interface is used for each of the above properties The interface is explained in detail below mmm Colour Adjustment Interface Selecting Colour Each of the three primary colours can be adjusted independently by selecting the colour in the RGB Select frame Optionally All can be selected to adjust all three colours simultaneously Adjusting Colour A slider allows the colour to be adjusted by dragging the pointer Alternatively the keyboard cursor keys can be used to move the pointer once the slider has been selected Resetting To Defaults The default value of the colour property can be set by clicking on the Defaults button located to the top left of the menu Dynamic Light Level Controls See Section 10 Light Level Input Input and Output Gamma To achieve optimal blending it is first necessary to correctly set the input IG and output Display gammas for each channel Please refer to your IG and Projector documentation in order to find out the appropriate values of input and output gamma This document is confidential to and the sole 23 64 property of Equipe Electronics Ltd and should not be reproduced or disclosed without permission e HISTIE UDAAGER User Guide Chap
14. Tracking and Phase menu Channel 0 Tracking and Phase x Channel Tracking and Phase Tracking 0 Phase Steps to Adjust Tracking and Phase Below are the recommended steps to configure tracking and phase 1 Connect the Imager VGA output directly to a CRT monitor and NOT to a projector This step will eliminate any tracking and phase issues with the projector 2 Load atest pattern on the machine connected to the Imager VGA input normally an Image Generator The test pattern must incorporate many vertical lines each of one pixel width The image below shows a pre tracking M ada test pattern 3 Adjust the trackin test im has clear and distinct black lines as below 4 Make fine adjustments with Phase 5 Connect the Imager VGA output to the projector and repeat the above steps with the projector remote control NOT with Imager Composer Vertical Delay Lines Vertical Delay lines should initially be set to a high value a value of 300 is sufficient in most cases For more information regarding this property refer to Section 7 Mapping in Detail This document is confidential to and the sole 2 64 property of Equipe Electronics Ltd and should not be reproduced or disclosed without permission CHKISTIE V HAGER User Guide Chapter 6 Colour Adjustment The colour adjustment menu provides control of the IB Colour Balance Channel 0 following colour properties m M ius p Emn Max NEN
15. blends successfully assigned to blend group and colour coded accordingly Once the edge blends have been assigned to the edge blend group the default linear gradient will be applied Blend Direction On initial set up the blend gradient direction of a blend may not be orientated correctly A blend must be orientated so that the 0 intensity side is located to the outer edge of the channel This is illustrated below Incorrect blend direction Correct blend direction This document is confidential to and the sole 45 64 property of Equipe Electronics Ltd and should not be reproduced or disclosed without permission CHRIS TIE VHAGER User Guide To invert an edge blends gradient direction select the Invert Y Blend Direction option for a selected edge blend in the edge IV inver Blend Direction blending menu Adjusting the Blend Gradient Please note that to achieve the optimal blend it is first necessary to correctly set the input IG and output Display gammas for each channel See chapter 6 for more details of how to set input and output gamma If input and output gamma is configured then very little blend gamma adjustment should be needed The blend curve and gamma menu discussed in this section can be accessed in either of the two following ways 1 From the Edge Blend Grouping menu click on the desired blend group in the Groups frame pictured to the right and then on the Blend Curve button 2
16. hotspot adjustment Increment 0 5 Single Adjustment Increment 1 0 Single Adjustment Altering Number of Grid Points The default grid size is 21x21 points This is sufficient for most applications However it is possible to increase the number of grid points up to 100x100 points Using more grid points offers the advantage of a more accurate hotspot map The disadvantages are slight increase in render time and more cumbersome point selection with the keyboard This document is confidential to and the sole 53 64 property of Equipe Electronics Ltd and should not be reproduced or disclosed without permission CHEKISTIE VhHAGER User Guide Display Options Show All Colour Channels Enabling this option displays the red green and blue hotspot compensation maps combined This option is disabled by default Show Grid Points Enabling this option displays the grid points overlaid on the hotspot maps This option is enabled by default Show Selected Point Enabling this option displays the selected point on the output image as a white cross This option is disabled by default Importing Hotspot Data Import Format Hotspot compensation data may be imported from an external application such as a spreadsheet Imported data must be of the following format Number of grid points H gt lt Number of grid points V Hed Point 0 intensity lt Red Point n intensity Green Point 0 intensity Green Point n inten
17. is confidential to and the sole 55 64 property of Equipe Electronics Ltd and should not be reproduced or disclosed without permission CHEKISTIE UWVAGER User Guide Chapter 10 Light Level Overview Imagers light level facility allows for real time adjustment of many properties via a light level value received via a UDP interface The properties supported by the light level feature are Blend Curve Blend Gamma Colour Scale Colour Offset Colour Input Gamma Colour Output Gamma Colour Gain IN NY YH YY C2 The value for light level ranges from 0 to 100 intensity Key framing Key framing is the process of defining the relationship between light level and the required property In this example a blend group s gamma value is assigned two key frames 1 At 0 light level the blend gamma is 1 0 2 At 100 light level the blend gamma is 2 0 At light level values between 0 and 100 blend gamma is linearly interpolated between 1 0 and 2 0 For instance at 50 light level the blend gamma will be 1 5 ENIENIEN Light Level 0 Light Level 50 Light Level 100 Blend Gamma 1 0 Blend Gamma 1 5 Blend Gamma 2 0 To key frame this example follow these steps Dynamic Light Level Input 1 Enable dynamic light level support for blend gamma by poss e checking the option Enable in the Light level frame l Control Point Insertion 2 Adjust the blend gamma to 1 0 with the horizontal slider
18. rings This document is confidential to and the sole 30 64 property of Equipe Electronics Ltd and should not be reproduced or disclosed without permission CHKISTIE VHAGER User Guide Moving Selected Control Points To move a selection of control points click and drag with the left mouse button held down For precise movement of selected control points it is recommended that the keyboard short cut keys be used Three levels of precision are possible using the keyboard short cut keys 1 Large movement 35 pixels ALT Cursor Keys 2 Medium movement 10 pixels Ctrl Cursor Keys 3 Small movement 1 pixel Shift Cursor Keys Tangent Vector Manipulation Tangent Vectors By default auto tangent vectors are enabled When auto Show Tangent Vectors tangent vectors are enabled itis not possible to um manipulate tangent vectors To disable auto tangent vectors uncheck the Auto Tangent Vectors and check the Show Tangent Vectors options on the left menu he tangent vectors should now be visible Selecting a Tangent Vector To select a tangent vector with the mouse click on the tangent vector with the left mouse button The tangent vector handle will now be highlighted To select a control point with the keyboard use the cursor keys to move the tangent vector selection horizontally or vertically To toggle between the selection of vertical or horizontal tangent vector handles use th
19. the aforementioned icon will display the following menu Add Channel l X Server Location Dummy Channel Jk Local Host Server Mame IP localhost PCI Slat ER Channel Configuratio Channel ID o Em Configuration Please select Description Add Channel Cancel Each of the fields related to the Add Channel menu are explained below Dummy Channel select this check box if you wish to add a dummy channel A dummy channel does not attempt to make a connection to a Imager server and is thus useful for using Imager Composer standalone Local Host select this check box if you have Imager Server and Imager Composer running on the same machine Server Name IP If Imager Server is running on a remote machine enter the host name or alternatively the IP address of the Imager server If you are adding a dummy channel leave this blank This document is confidential to and the sole 17 64 property of Equipe Electronics Ltd and should not be reproduced or disclosed without permission CHKISTIE UVHAGER User Guide PCI Slot Select from the pull down menu the PCI slot to which the channel s Imager PCI Card is inserted in this field This can be found by inspecting the Imager server s Debug viewer Discussed in Section 11 Imager Server If the channel is dummy this field can be left blank Channel ID Assign a unique ID to the channel in this field Thi
20. want to install lt a Select a hardware type and then click Next Hardware types Imaging devices Jl Infrared devices Modems ST Multi port serial adapters B9 Network adapters SI Apm Legacy Support PCMCIA adapters PCMCIA and Flash memory devices Pos COM amp LPT d Printers e AR OODI LS I EN A IEN e e ien aam Back Cancel From the Hardware Type menu select Other devices and click on Next This document is confidential to and the sole 11 64 property of Equipe Electronics Ltd and should not be reproduced or disclosed without permission CHAIS TIE UV HAGER User Guide Select a Device Driver Dags Which driver do you wantto install for this device ey Selectthe manufacturer and model of your hardware device and then click Next Ifyou have a disk that contains the driver you want to install click Have Disk Manufacturers Models Elite 2864l 1TR6 ISDN Fax Modem Elite 2864 DSS1 ISDN Fax Modem Elite 2864l INS64 ISDN Fax Modem Elite 26641 US ISDN Fax Modem Omni TA128 1TRE6 s ni TA128 DSS1 Zenith Data Systems Zoltrix Zoom Telephonics Inc Zypcom ZyXEL Communications Corp ofl Have Disk Bock cancel In the Select a driver menu click on Have Disk Locate File 2 x Look in Sdives rJ e EI rh Ee History Desktop My Documents L My Computer me My Network Pla File name
21. ANPROMAPAM apD ata x5a map M Tangent Vectors Show Tangent Vectors v Auto Tangent Vectors Mesh Progression Show Selected Point High Detail Render Reset Mesh New Mesh m Editing mapping for two channels simultaneously Slot Number Channel ID Video Format GDL 1280x1024 50Hz chn Idle localhost 1 Sal 1280x1024 50Hz chn Idle localhost 1 Status Server This document is confidential to and the sole 22 64 property of Equipe Electronics Ltd and should not be reproduced or disclosed without permission CHKISTIE V RAGER User Guide The Channel Toolbar Mapping Clicking on the mapping icon will display the distortion correction menu for the currently selected channel See section 7 for more information regarding mapping Toolbar E Short cut Key F5 Blending Clicking on the below icon will display the Edge Blending menu for the currently selected channel See section 8 for more information regarding edge blending Toolbar e Short cut Key F6 Hotspot Compensation Clicking on the below icon will display the Hotspot Compensation menu for the currently selected channel See section 9 for more information regarding hotspot compensation Toolbar gs short cut Key F7 Fast Update The Fast Update feature enables faster downloading of mapping data and blending data to the Imager PCI hardware However the screen will go blank during the update
22. CHRISTIE UDAAGER et Guide CHKASTIE hAGER User Guide Version 1 41 CHKISTIE UNAGER User Guide USE AND DISCLOSURE OF DATA Imager is a trademark of Christie All other products or brand names are trademarks of their respective holders This product is licensed to Christie Digital by Equipe Electronics Ltd 2003 2004 Equipe Electronics Ltd All rights reserved This document may not be reproduced or distributed in any form in whole or part without the express written permission of Equipe Electronics Ltd Issue Amendment Record 31 Oct 03 Software V1 09 1v41 30 Jan 04 Software V1 41 E CHXISTIE V HAGER User Guide Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn nenn S nnmnnn Chapter 2 Example Imager Configurations Two Channel Single Server Configuration cesses 8 Nine Channel Three Server Confguraton 8 Chapter 3 InstallatlODl E Hardware Requirements i ossunessekaut is paciqekgsiiata vas asahie s nrbened ait adiwregauisucu ab mdsn Rea K VV RUE 9 ll ta eR 9 FRO COMIN NCTC ro EE 9 OWAE Hegel CC 9 Iia ger Par EE 10 Input and Output Connectors eene nennen nnns 10 EOFS WIS We zo ss uoi drei oxide tissima ec tpi tidem oops A Ep acne 11 Imager Server and Imager Composer Installation 000000000a0aaanononnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnne 13 Chapter 4 Imager Composer Getting Started
23. KP 250 VFRONTP 3 VBACKP 35 VDELAY 100 HPOLARITY 1 VPOLARITY 1 HTOTALPIXELS 1680 VTOTALLINES 1065 HSYNCPIXELS 120 VSYNCLINES 3 FRAMERATE 60 NVidia Geforce 2 3 4 Channel WIDTH 1280 HEIGHT 1024 FRAMERATE 60 HTOTALPIXELS 1687 HSYNCPIXELS 110 HBACKP 245 HFRONTP 52 VTOTALLINES 1065 VSYNCLINES 3 VBACKP 35 VFRONTP 3 HPOLARITY 1 VPOLARITY 0 VOFFSET 0 This document is confidential to and the sole 63 64 property of Equipe Electronics Ltd and should not be reproduced or disclosed without permission Y CHKISTIE UVHAGER User Guide This document is confidential to and the sole 64 64 property of Equipe Electronics Ltd and should not be reproduced or disclosed without permission
24. Open Chrl 0 Close CrrH 5 i mj Save This command allows you to choose the filename you want to save project file as and the directory you want to save it to The following dialogue box will appear in order for you to carry out this function Save to Serveris F11 Exil This document is confidential to and the sole 15 64 property of Equipe Electronics Ltd and should not be reproduced or disclosed without permission Save As 2 x Save kl composer d amp t rx EJ E sphere emb Save as type Equipe Mapping Binary emb Cancel 2 Save This command will save the current project to its current filename and directory Executing this command for the first time will instead execute the Save as command see above Toolbar gi ohort cut Keys CTRL S This document is confidential to and the sole 16 64 property of Equipe Electronics Ltd and should not be reproduced or disclosed without permission CHKISTIE V RAGER User Guide Channel List Management The channel list is displayed on the top left of the screen Initially this list will be empty The section below describes how to add channels to the active project using Channel 1 localhost PCI Slat 1 a manual and automated method Channel 2 localhost PCI Slat 3 Manually Adding a Channel Click on the toolbar icon shown below to add a channel to the active project manually Toolbar Short cut Key F3 Clicking on
25. PciSdkint Files of type Setup Information inf x Cancel Browse to the Drivers folder located on the Imager Installation CD Select PCISDK inf and click on Open Hardware Update Wizard Select the device driver you want to install for this hardware e Select the manufacturer and model of your hardware device and then click Next If you have a disk that contains the driver you want to install click Have Disk Christie Imager Board v1 0 e Select Christie Imager Board v1 0 and click on Next Hardware Update Wizard Completing the Hardware Update D Wizard The wizard has finished installing the software for Y 2 Christie Imager Board v1 0 Click Finish to close the wizard This document is confidential to and the sole 12 64 property of Equipe Electronics Ltd and should not be reproduced or disclosed without permission CHKISTIE UNAGER User Guide The driver installation should now be complete Imager Server and Imager Composer Installation Insert the Imager Installation CD The following menu should appear automatically If it does not run setup exe from the installation CD Imager Installation CD wl N CHXISTIE Install Applications W Composer WM Server W Refresh Tool e Frustum Maker Install Select the applications that you wish to install and click Install Then follow the on screen instructions Thi
26. R User Guide Use the Select Blend drop down menu see right Use the SHIFT S short cut key to cycle the blend selection Toggle Point Tangent Selection Ctrl T Select Blend Select Blenc Cycle Spline Selection New Master Spline Right click in the blend window to display the context sensitive menu Select the appropriate blend from the Select Blend list Em see right x Close Adjusting Blend Gradient Blend Grouping Blend curve and gamma is applied per blend group Thus an edge blend must be assigned to a blend group before it can obtain a blend gradient Any number of edge blends can be assigned to a single blend group Blend groups should be shared between blends that overlap from neighbouring channels Illustrated below is the process of setting up blend grouping for a two channel configuration Channel 0 Left Channel 1 Right Overlapping Select the Edge Blend Grouping menu by clicking on the icon see right This is located in the top toolbar H Arrange the channels within the channel grouping grid to approximate the positions of the channels in relation to each other This is done by clicking on channel 0 the left channel within the ms Channel frame see right The Channel frame is located at the BE SEET top left of the edge blend grouping menu The channel will then appear within the centre of the edge blend grouping grid M
27. VAGER er Guide The Channel Status Window The channel status window is located at the bottom left of the main menu This menu contains the status of all channels assigned to the current project Channel ID Wideo Format Status Server Slot Number PLC 1280 1024 6OH2 chn Ready localhost PC_1280 1024 B Hz chn Ready localhost PC_1280 1024 6OH2 chn Ready localhost Information given for each channel within this menu includes Channel ID The unique identification number of the channel Video Format The filename of the video format used for the channel Status Tells us when the channel is busy processing and updating or ready for further editing Server The IP address or hostname of the computer where the Imager PCI hardware is located Slot number The PCI slot number that the Imager PCI hardware is plugged in to The Messages Window The messages window is located at the bottom right of the main window This window displays info messages produced by ProMap Composer This includes information regarding communication between Composer and Server s in addition to warning and error messages Message This document is confidential to and the sole 26 64 property of Equipe Electronics Ltd and should not be reproduced or disclosed without permission CHRISTIE UHAGER User Guide Chapter 5 Tracking amp Phase Adjustment A Under normal circumstances the first task undertaken will be the setup of channel tracking and phase
28. asking is disabled This should be enabled once the geometry correction process is nearing completion in order to avoid confusion during alignment of the mesh extents To enable mapping masking click on the Setup button located in the Masking frame of the mapping menu Masking Setup The window shown to the right will be displayed Check the CG Mapping Mask Mapping Mask option and click Update Mask r Blend Mask Maskto Corner The mapping mask can be quickly updated from the mapping menu SE in a number of ways ee 1 Click the Update button located in the Masking frame of the mapping menu 2 Use the short cut key CTRL M 3 Right click in the mesh window to display the context sensitive menu see right and select Update Mask Undo Ctrl Z Redo Ctrl Y Toggle Tangent Vector Ctrl D Toggle Point Tangen Ge lection Ctrl T Toggle Tangent Orientatio Ctrl H Mapping Data Import Import Format Geometry correction data may be imported from an external application such as a spreadsheet Imported data must be of the following format 1 Number of control points H Number of control points V 2 J e PoitO0xs Poit0ys lt Point 0 x gt lt Point 0 y gt 0 0 0 0 x Point 0 y 3 lt Pointix gt lt Pointiy gt 4 lt Point2x gt lt Point2y gt 5 lt Point3 x gt lt Point3 y gt
29. ate the scalability of the Imager solution two example configurations are shown Two Channel Single Server Configuration l l Imager Composer Imager Server Imager PCI HW Nine Channel Three Server Configuration ac So Imager Server Imager PCI HW ac oS Imager Composer Imager Server Imager PCI HW IIL III dil I oc Imager Server Imager PCI HW This document is confidential to and the sole 8 64 property of Equipe Electronics Ltd and should not be reproduced or disclosed without permission CHKISTIE UDAAGER Lo Guide Chapter 3 Installation Hardware Requirements Minimum 350MHz Pentium II 64Mb RAM 10Mb Ethernet Card 50Mb free hard disk space Display capable of 1024x768 resolution IN e e C2 Recommended 2GHz Pentium A 256Mb RAM 100Mb Ethernet Card 50Mb free hard disk space Display capable of 1280x1024 resolution I NN C2 Software Requirements Windows 2000 or XP Large swap file double the physical memory size This document is confidential to and the sole 9 64 property of Equipe Electronics Ltd and should not be reproduced or disclosed without permission c HKISTIE L t EP User Guide Imager Hardware Input and Output Connectors The VGA input and output of the Imager PCI card are as follows Input From IG Output To Projector Two DVI to VGA converters are supplied with each Imager PCI Card Use one of these to connect a sta
30. ated near the top of the edge blend menu Note When only the parent spline exists the blend will not be visible on the output image Once the child splines have been created the blend will be visible The parent spline will be positioned initially in the centre of the channel and orientated vertically This document is confidential to and the sole 39 64 property of Equipe Electronics Ltd and should not be reproduced or disclosed without permission CHKISTIE VHAGER User Guide Two control points are used by default to form a straight blend Under normal circumstances this is a sufficient number of control points for cylindrical and flat displays If two control points are not sufficient use the Number of Control Points drop down menu see right at any time during No ofControlPoints 3 d adjustment of the edge blend Note It is recommended that 2 to 3 control points be used for initial positioning and shaping of the blend The number of control points can later be increased when more accuracy is required Manipulation of Parent Spline Control Points To select a control point with the mouse click on the desired point with the left mouse button The control point will display as a highlighted ring see right To select a control point with the keyboard use the cursor keys to move the point selection horizontally and vertically Note To use the keyboard short cut keys the mesh needs to be focused To focus the
31. bal Toggle EAR Global Colour Toggle This toggles red green and blue colour channels for all channels contained in the active project Toolbar lololo Fast Update The fast update checkbox located in the Global menu will set the fast update mode for all channels contained in the current project v Global Fast Updat Toolbar E Light Level Under operating conditions light level input would be sent from an external machine such as an Image Generator Here a light level facility is provided for testing purposes Setting the light level can affect edge blends and colour balance See sections 8 and 6 respectively for information on how to configure this A detailed explanation outlining the use of light level input is given in Section 10 Toolbar Light Level Save Load from Server The Imager server does not require a connection to Imager File Edi Window Channel Composer in order to function under normal operating B New Chet conditions In order for the Imager Server s to function lair Open Cae Close standalone post setup the project data must be saved locally 5 Ctrl 5 on each server EI Save a Save Os Save to Serveris Fil This can be achieved from Imager Composer from the global drop down menu located at the top of the screen This document is confidential to and the sole 25 64 property of Equipe Electronics Ltd and should not be reproduced or disclosed without permission CHEKISTIE U
32. click on OK The selected channels will now initialise and will be shown in the channel list located in the top left of the screen This document is confidential to and the sole 19 64 property of Equipe Electronics Ltd and should not be reproduced or disclosed without permission CHRIS TIE VHAGER User Guide Note When adding channels using the automated method the channel configuration will still need to be selected for each channel Before this is done the output from the Imager PCI cards will be blank This document is confidential to and the sole 20 64 property of Equipe Electronics Ltd and should not be reproduced or disclosed without permission CHRIS TIE L tz ER User Guide To select the correct channel configuration select each channel from the channel list drop down menu and click on the channel setup icon Toolbar TF Short cut Key F2 Clicking on the icon will display the following menu Add Channel X Server Location Server Name IP l Dummy Channel PCI Slot Slot 0 Channel Configuration Rotate Degrees e p Channel ID fo Configuration 1280x1024 chn 270 C C 9p C 180 Description Add Channel Cancel select from here the desired channel configuration file Refer to Appendix B for additional information regarding channel configuration files This document is confidential to and the sole 21 64 property of Equipe Electroni
33. control points Focus can also be achieved by clicking in the draw frame Shift S Alt S Cursor Keys Ctrl D Ctrl T Shift Cursor Keys Move selected control point at a slow speed Hotspot Compensation Short cut Keys _Short cut_ jDescrpion o Ctrl F Focus draw frame Note You will need to perform this task before using the cursor keys to select grid points Focus can also be achieved by clicking in the draw frame Ctrl R Cycle Red Green and Blue selection Select a point on the grid Ctrl Increase Hot spot intensity for currently selected grid point Decrease Hot spot intensity for currently selected grid point This document is confidential to and the sole 61 64 property of Equipe Electronics Ltd and should not be reproduced or disclosed without permission CHKISTIE VhAGER User Guide End This document is confidential to and the sole 62 64 property of Equipe Electronics Ltd and should not be reproduced or disclosed without permission CHKISTIE VHAGER User Guide Chapter 13 Appendix B Example Channel Configuration Files A number of sample channel configurations are provided with Imager Composer under lt Imager Composer Install Directory channelConfig All channel configuration files should use a chn extension Two of the most common channel configurations are given below SGI IR2 Channel WIDTH 1280 HEIGHT 1024 HFRONTP 30 HBAC
34. cs Ltd and should not be reproduced or disclosed without permission CHKISTIE V HAGER User Guide Navigating Between Channels Imager Composer enables you to control up to 32 channels To edit a channel select it from the drop down channel list Channel 0 192 1 3 37 PCI Slot i Bil SO v FastUndate m Al toe A olofo Status Reay After a channel has been selected from the list all channel function icons shown above will apply to that individual channel The channel toolbar is discussed in detail in the following section When a channel is selected from the list windows corresponding to the previously selected channel are NOT closed This allows for the simultaneous editing of any number of channels The image below demonstrates this Christie Imager Composer C composer cylinder emb File Edit Window Channel Help SR CR al g amp l D Add Channels Blend Groups m Global Toggles RUE lololo v v GlobalFastUpdate Light Level MME B ocalhost PCI Slot i mjs slol F v Fast Update e M Toggles Tes lololo Status Idle ES Mapping Distortion Editing Channel 1 Import Mapping Mes Import Data Reload Import rTangentVectors Show Tangent Vectors v Auto Tangent Vectors Mesh Progression Show Selected Point High Detail Render Reset Mesh New Mesh Mapping Distortion qm Channel 0 Import Mapping Mesh gt oe Seen D
35. d for a chosen colour intensity i e in the daytime and not at night with simulation applications With Imager Composer it is possible to solve this problem by key framing blend curve and gamma at chosen light levels This feature is discussed in more detail in Section 10 Light Level Input Edge Blend Masking Edge blends may not necessarily align exactly with the edge of the geometry correction mesh If this is the case unwanted areas of 100 opacity can appear in the output image see illustration below 100 Opacity 100 Opacity This document is confidential to and the sole 48 64 property of Equipe Electronics Ltd and should not be reproduced or disclosed without permission CHXISTIE VHAGER User Guide m These areas can be masked using the Blend Masking facility Blend Masking Enabled To enable blend masking click on the Setup button located in the Masking frame of the Edge Blending menu M Blend Mask The window shown to the right will be displayed Check the Blend Mask option and click Update Mask Maskto Corners Update Mask The edge blend mask can be quickly updated from the edge blending menu in a number of ways 1 Click the Update button located in the Masking frame of the edge Blend menu 2 Use the short cut key CTRL M Undo Redo 3 Right click in the edge blend window to display the context aise eee sensitive menu see rig
36. e CTRL H short cut key Horizontal Tangent Vertical Tangent Vector Handle Vector Handle Moving a Tangent Vector see Moving Selected Control Points Zooming There are a number of ways to zoom in and out in the mesh window Ifyou are using a mouse with a scroll button scroll up to zoom in and scroll down to zoom out This document is confidential to and the sole 31 64 property of Equipe Electronics Ltd and should not be reproduced or disclosed without permission CHRIS TIE VHAGER User Guide Select the zoom level from the drop down list menu which is situated at the bottom left of the window Zoom 1 3 Right click in the mesh window to display the context T SN sensitive menu shown to the right Toggle Terge Vedos ug Toggle Point Tangent Selection OT Toggle Tangent Orientation Ctrl H Update Mask Ctrl M Use the CTRL and CTRL short cut keys Panning When using a high zoom level it may be necessary to pan around the mesh To do this right click and drag in the mesh window to pan Mesh Progression The number of horizontal and vertical control points forming a mesh can be gradually increased using the mesh progression feature During initial adjustments of the mesh it is often preferable to start with a low amount of control points However it is not always possible to achieve a perfect result with a low number of control points This is due to factors including imp
37. e NetBIOS protocol Another cause may be if one of your network interfaces is enabled but not connected to a LAN In this case you should disable this interface in the Device Manager Once you have received your license file copy it to the following folder Install Drive usually C gt Program Files Christie Digital Amager Composer bin This document is confidential to and the sole 14 64 property of Equipe Electronics Ltd and should not be reproduced or disclosed without permission CHKISTIE V RAGER User Guide Project File Management Open Click on the Open Project icon to open an existing project Toolbar CG Short cut Keys CTRL O Clicking on the icon will display the following dialogue box Open x Look in Composer amp t lai sphere emb Files of type Equipe Mapping Binary emb Cancel we The dialogue box will list files of type EMB Double click on the required file to load the project Note Before loading a project make sure all Imager servers are running When a project loads Imager composer will attempt to establish a network connection with the server s If a server is not online the following message will appear e Channel 0 Failed to connect ta 182 158 1 32 Save As This command is not accessible via the toolbar or a short cut File Edit Window Channel Instead it must be executed from the File menu at the top of the Ei new CHEN Screen
38. erfections with the projection surface When more mesh detail is required increase the number of horizontal or vertical control points using the mesh progression drop down menu shown right Mesh Progression T ee lr D al m t VU M T i T V t m a i f Li L i l an ka l v d LL K de is ei Lab CH CL J C 2 EY Ar A LT T Lt d cei exci Vo T IL e 1 UR J AX CH sr dul Original Mesh Mesh after progression 5x4 control points function has been applied 13x10 control points Note If mesh progression is accidentally applied restore your original mesh by clicking undo Render Options Show Selected Point Option The Show Selected Point option can be enabled to display the position of the selected point on the output image The selected point will be represented as a white cross hare This document is confidential to and the sole 32 64 property of Equipe Electronics Ltd and should not be reproduced or disclosed without permission CHKISTIE VHRAGER User Guide High Detail Render Increased geometrical accuracy can be obtained by enabling the High Detail Render option though in practise the difference may be negligible Note A high detail render can often take up to 10 seconds to complete It therefore should only be enabled during the very final stages of mesh geometry adjustment Vertical Delay Lines
39. ht Select Update Mask ey oe Cycle Spline Selection New Master Spline Delete Spline Update Mask Importing Blend Data Edge blend control point position data may be imported for parent splines After which the child splines may be created manually Imported data must be of the following format H H edge blend n control point 0 x gt lt edge blend n control point O y edge blend n control point n x gt lt edge blend n control point n y This document is confidential to and the sole 49 64 property of Equipe Electronics Ltd and should not be reproduced or disclosed without permission CHRIS TIE VHAGER User Guide All numbers are separated with the delimiter Up to 8 blends per channel can be imported Edge Blend import file should have the file extension edg Example Import Data 2 90 0 0 0 50 0 1024 0 2 1230 0 0 0 1230 0 1024 0 This document is confidential to and the sole 50 64 property of Equipe Electronics Ltd and should not be reproduced or disclosed without permission CHKISTIE VhHAGER User Guide Import Interface Import edge blend data by clicking Import Data in the Edge Blend menu The following dialogue box will appear Open HE Look in E edge Dier ES import eda File name impart2 Files of type Edge Blend Spline Import edg Cancel Zz Navigate to the file location and double click on the filename to im
40. istortion Mesh Import map Cancel 2 Navigate to the file location and double click on the file to import Import Mapping Mesh When the geometry correction mesh has been imported successfully the import filename will appear in the imeem import frame see right Plato users official Projects 12 If any external changes are made to the import file they This document is confidential to and the sole 36 64 property of Equipe Electronics Ltd and should not be reproduced or disclosed without permission CHKISTIE VHAGER User Guide can be reloaded at any time by clicking Reload Import This document is confidential to and the sole 3 64 property of Equipe Electronics Ltd and should not be reproduced or disclosed without permission C HISTIE L tz EP User Guide Chapter 8 Edge Blending in Detail Ml Overview Imager composers edge blending interface allows for the placing of blends arbitrarily within the output image Output Image No Blending Apply Edge Blending Output Image With Blending Blends are defined using a number of splines Splines are smooth lines formed by a number of control points similar to that used for Imager Composers distortion correction facility Initially positioning of a blend is achieved using a single parent spline The blend width and shape is defined by two child splines which are positioned either side of the parent spline Parent Spline Parent amp Child Splines
41. mesh click the cursor in the mesh window or press CTRL F Selecting Multiple Control Points To select multiple control points click and drag over the desired control points whilst holding the left mouse button A black box will be displayed over the selected region When the left mouse button is released the control points will display as highlighted rings Moving Selected Control Points To move a selection of control points click and drag pressing the left mouse button For precise movement of selected control points it is recommended that the keyboard short cut keys be used Three levels of precision are possible using the keyboard short cut keys 4 Large movement 35 pixels ALT Cursor Keys 5 Medium movement 10 pixels Ctrl Cursor Keys 6 Small movement 1 pixel Shift Cursor Keys This document is confidential to and the sole 40 64 property of Equipe Electronics Ltd and should not be reproduced or disclosed without permission CHRISTIE V RAGER User Guide When you are happy with the approximate position of the parent spline the child splines should be created Creating Child Splines When the child splines are created they are initially positioned perpendicular and equal distance D to the parent spline The initial value of D can be set from the Blend Width control Blend Width o0 The Blend Width control e To create the two child splines click on Split Parent Spline Once
42. ndard VGA cable from an IG to the Imager PCI card and the other to connect the PCI card via a standard VGA cable to the projector This document is confidential to and the sole 10 64 property of Equipe Electronics Ltd and should not be reproduced or disclosed without permission CHKISTIE UV HAGER et Guide Driver Installation On the server PC the Found new Hardware wizard can be used to install drivers for the Imager hardware Found New Hardware Wizard a Welcome to the Found New Hardware SY Wizard This wizard helps you install a device driver for a hardware device To continue click Next lt Back Cancel Click on Next to begin the installation The following menu will appear Found New Hardware Wizard Install Hardware Device Drivers araware l 22 A device driver is a software program that enables a hardware device to work with an ey operating system This wizard will complete the installation for this device oy Other PCI Bridge Device A device driver is a software program that makes a hardware device work Windows needs driver files for your new device To locate driver files and complete the installation click Next What do you want the wizard to do C Search for a suitable driver for my device recommended owes Select Display a list of known drivers and click on Next Found New Hardware Wizard Hardware Type ae What type of hardware do you
43. ne o aiae Es ae AD ie 49 Hotspot Compensation in Detail 52 gu 52 IUSSI Tte OO EE 52 KEE EE Eege 52 PIOUS OGL Ve UNION M 52 Ne NOMS e E A E EE 54 IMPONG elei eleng RE a ee ee ee ere 54 Chapter 10 Light Level creen 56 Qu 56 K T 56 Ice Le Protocol PONE EET 57 Chapter 11 The Imager Server ees 59 POD VAC E 59 mice ed DODU WE 60 MV BB eio ERR 60 Izd qoia Bore 9 Ro EE 60 Chapter 12 Appendix A Imager Composer Short cut Keys 61 Mapping Short cut Keys cccccccssssseeceeeccceeeessseeeeeececeeeaaseeeeeeecesseeassseeeeeeesseeeaasseees 61 Blending Sonet lli CS isaaeeppasiiides bti EE bet pA NUM suse 61 CHKISTIE VHAGER or Guide Hotspot Compensation Short cut Keys cccccccccccccceceeceeeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeess 61 Chapter 13 Appendix B Example Channel Configuration lu GAL la NVidia GECE 2 4 ssricnirsinin ianen Ee E EEEE AEE B e HISTIE UDAAGER User Guide Chapter 1 Introduction Christie Imager enables the use of digital projection on curved displays replacing traditional specialist simulation CRT projector functions for mapping blending and
44. nnel data If channel data is saved locally at the server the channels can be restored without the intervention of Imager Composer By default the last known set of channel data is restored when the Imager server is executed To disable this feature click on Programs gt Christie Digital gt Imager Server INI from the Start menu This will open a text file Change the following line in the text file From DEFAULT LOAD ON START 1 To DEFAULT LOAD ON START 0 Note remember to save the text file before exiting This document is confidential to and the sole 60 64 property of Equipe Electronics Ltd and should not be reproduced or disclosed without permission F CHXISTIE VHAGER User Guide Chapter 12 Appendix A Imager Composer Short cut Keys Mapping Short cut Keys Shortcut Description S Ctrl F Focus draw frame Note You will need to perform this task before using the cursor keys to select mesh control points Focus can also be achieved by clicking in the draw frame Toggle display of Tangent Vectors Ctrl C Toggle Between Horizontal and Vertical Splines useful only whilst moving Tangent Vectors Alt Cursor Keys Move selected control point at a fast speed Blending Short cut Keys Shortcut Description Ctrl Z Undo last action Ctrl Y Ctrl F Focus draw frame Note You will need to perform this task before using the cursor keys to select spline
45. on correction edge blend splines use tangent vectors to define the spline between two adjacent control points By default auto tangent vectors are enabled When auto tangent vectors are enabled it is not possible to manipulate tangent vectors To disable auto tangent vectors uncheck the Auto Tangent Vectors and check the Show Tangent Vectors options on the left menu for the required spline The tangent vectors should now be visible Note Tangent vector display and automation are toggled for each spline individually Selecting a Tangent Vector To select a tangent vector with the mouse click on the desired vector with the left mouse button The tangent vector handle will now be highlighted To select a tangent vector with the keyboard you will first need to switch to the tangent vector selection mode using the CTRL T short cut key You may then use the cursor keys to select the required tangent vector handle Moving a Tangent Vector See Moving Selected Control Points Working with Multiple Blends When more that one blend has been assigned to a channel one of the following methods should be used to select an active blend for adjustment Click with the mouse on a control point of the deactivated grey blend Select Blend This document is confidential to and the sole 42 64 property of Equipe Electronics Ltd and should not be reproduced or disclosed without permission CHKISTIE VHAGE
46. onal as Imager Composer can automatically calculate them Generally tangent vectors are especially useful during the final stages of setup for fine tuning User Interface Creating a New Mesh When a new channel has been added to the active project its default number of control points defining the distortion correction mesh is 3x3 control points To create a mesh of any number of control points click on the New Mesh button located in the left menu The following window will appear New Mesh Control Paints Horizontal 13 Vertical To create the new mesh enter the desired number of vertical and horizontal control points and click OK Control Point Manipulation Selecting a Control Point To select a control point with the mouse click on the desired control point with the left mouse button The control point selected will display as a highlighted ring To select a control point with the keyboard use the cursor keys to move the control point selection horizontally and vertically Note To use the keyboard short cut keys the mesh needs to be focused To focus the mesh click the cursor in the mesh window or press CTRL F Selecting Multiple Control Points To select multiple control points click and drag over the desired points whilst holding the left mouse button A black box will be displayed over the selected region When the left mouse button is released the control points will display as highlighted
47. ove the channel several grid squares to the left to leave room for channel 1 the right channel Do this by clicking on the channel and dragging the mouse cursor left This document is confidential to and the sole 43 64 property of Equipe Electronics Ltd and should not be reproduced or disclosed without permission CHRIS TIE VHAGER User Guide Repeat the above step for channel 1 The edge blend grouping grid should now look similar to that shown below D ioj x Ele Edit Window Channel Help 18 xl E AlE Selm Add Channels z Blend Groups E Global Toggles ERR lololo M Global Fast Update Light Level roo x Channel 0 localhost PCI Sa zl i g llzclelp FastUpdate 25 pl tosses MP Sele aas Rese Global View M Channels Chan 0 localhost Slo tO Chan 1 localhost Slot 1 Add Edit Delete Blend Curve Blend Gamma Select Mode Channel Positioning C Edge Selection Now create a blend group Do this by clicking on the Add button within the Group frame m x The following window will appear e Description The centre blend Colour Code Cancel Groups Enter a name for the blend group and optionally a blend description and colour code It is recommended that a colour code be used particularly if more that one blend group is to be used Click on Add to add the blend group
48. perty of Equipe Electronics Ltd and should not be reproduced or disclosed without permission CHEISTIE UC AAGER User Guide The packet should be sent via port 3457 It is recommended that the packet be sent using the UDP broadcast mode to ensure that the packet reaches all Imager servers on the Ethernet if more than one is in use Example source code implementation of a Light Level UDP client is provided as part of the Imager composer installation under the directory lt Imager Composer Installation Directory gt SampleUDPClient Note The byte order of the light level packet is required to be of Little Endian type This document is confidential to and the sole 58 64 property of Equipe Electronics Ltd and should not be reproduced or disclosed without permission CHKISTIE VHAGER User Guide Chapter 11 The Imager Server Imager server performs the task of interfacing between Imager composer or an external light level client and the Imager PCI hardware After installation a short cut to Imager server will be placed under the Start gt Programs gt Startup folder Therefore the server will execute automatically when the system is booted up and logged in Tarma Installer d Em Startup d Imager Server fj Rea NC To start the Imager server manually click on Start gt Programs gt Christie Digital Imager Server L E ka Imager Server el Imager Server M S s ImagerS erver ini T WB ui e
49. port When the edge blend data has been imported successfully the name of the imported file will appear in the Import frame If any external changes are made to the import file they can be reloaded at any time by clicking Reload Import This document is confidential to and the sole 51 64 property of Equipe Electronics Ltd and should not be reproduced or disclosed without permission e HISTIE UDAAGER User Guide Chapter 9 Hotspot Compensation in Detail r Overview Non uniform colour discontinuities can sometimes occur with a projected image This can be as a result of factors such as refracted light and is especially common with curved displays To solve this problem Imagers Hotspot Compensation feature provides pixel level control of colour scale Pre compensated Hotspot compensation Post compensated Projected image Projected image User Interface Colour Channel Selection The colour channel can be independently edited by RGB Sele selecting red green or blue from the RGB Select EE frame Alternatively use the short cut key Ctrl R to cycle the colour channel selection Hotspot Manipulation Hotspot Centre Selection To select the centre of a hotspot with the mouse click the desired point within the hotspot grid with the left mouse button The selected point will then display as a white box To select a point with the keyboard use the cursor keys to move the point selection horizontally or ver
50. s ID is necessary to help you differentiate between channels in your channel list Therefore a logical arrangement of channel ID s is preferable e g from left to right Configuration select the channel format parameters configuration from this list Each configuration corresponds to a file located under Imager Composer Install Directory ChannelSetup For more information regarding channel configuration files see Appendix B Note An invalid channel configuration selection will result in a blank image Rotation Channel rotation can be set to 0 90 180 or 270 degrees This feature simplifies mapping and blending adjustments when working with rotated projectors y d 0 degree rotation default 90 degree rotation Description Optional field for a general channel description Adding the Channel Once the aforementioned fields have been completed add the channel by clicking on the Add Channel button If connection to the Imager server is successful the channel will appear in the channel list at the top right of the screen This document is confidential to and the sole 18 64 property of Equipe Electronics Ltd and should not be reproduced or disclosed without permission CHKISTIE VHAGER User Guide If a connection is not established an error message will occur and the channel will not be added to the channel list There are a number of likely causes for this 1 The server IP or hostname has been mistyped
51. s document is confidential to and the sole 13 64 property of Equipe Electronics Ltd and should not be reproduced or disclosed without permission CHKISTIE V HRAGER er Guide Chapter 4 Imager Composer Getting Started The following section describes how to manage a Imager Composer project This covers saving loading and managing of channel projector lists Starting Imager Composer To start Imager composer select Programs gt Imager Composer gt Imager Composer from the start menu Christie Imager Composer Imager Composer Christe Imager Server d D Imager UserGuide fn Christie Imager Utilities E ImagerLomposer ini SE er ea EE oft TEE E On initial loading of Imager composer the following message will appear N CHKISTIE AAGER Copyright 2004 Christie Digital Licensed by Equipe Electronics Ltd Version 1 4 No License file found For a license contact support christiedigital com quoting the identification shown below 00 50 BA C7 49 F5 This indicates that no license has been installed for your copy of Imager Composer To get a trial or permanent license email Tech support christiedigital com stating your machine identification shown above in red text Note If the error Failed to get valid MAC address is displayed the most likely cause is that the NetBIOS protocol has not been installed on your machine Contact your network administrator for details regarding installation of th
52. shading Mapping Christie Imager applies an advanced digital filter technique to eliminate aliasing effects that can be caused by mapping pixels to a new position Mapping is defined by a mesh pre calculated to match the optical geometry It may then be finely adjusted for precise alignment to the pilot s eye position Blending Where two images overlap a blend region is defined where one projector fades out as another fades in Using digital techniques this blend region is almost imperceptible to the observer as the correct proportion from each projector is precisely calculated Hotspot Compensation Independent digital shading of each colour plane provides the means to compensate for colour shifts between projectors and colour variations within each projector field Compensation for shading variations within curved dome displays and back projection hotspots can also be pre calculated and removed by loading into the Imager shading system Scalable Client Server Architecture Up to three Imager PCI cards can be contained within a PC This number can be increased up to 32 channels by adding more servers to the network All channels on the network can then be controlled via Imager Composer This document is confidential to and the sole 7 64 property of Equipe Electronics Ltd and should not be reproduced or disclosed without permission N CHKISTIE UVHAGER et Guide Chapter 2 Example Imager Configurations To demonstr
53. sity Blue Point O intensity Blue Point n intensity All numbers are separated with the delimiter Intensity values should be in the range 0 0 to 1 0 Grid point intensities are ordered from left to right top to bottom Hotspot import file should have the file extension bot Example Import Data for a 2x3 grid 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 Red Channel Import Data Green and blue are This document is confidential to and the sole 54 64 property of Equipe Electronics Ltd and should not be reproduced or disclosed without permission CHKISTIE AGER er Guide VI VI VI u zech sech sch sch sesch ll Ooooo09o9290 VR 8 Import Interface Import hotspot compensation data by clicking Import Data in the Hotspot menu The following dialogue box will appear Open kE Look in Si hotspot e EJ File name hotspot Files af type Hot Spot Mapping Import hot Cancel SS Navigate to the file location and double click on the file to import f Import Hot Spot Map When the hotspot compensation data has been imported i successfully the import filename will appear in the import frame see right W official Projects 1 e3CustiS oft Reload Import If any external changes are made to the import file they can be reloaded at any time by clicking Reload Import This document
54. t Mapping Fe Performing a Composer Refresh will cause Imager E Composer to re send data to the mapping server This E wv Toggle Red SI is useful in the event of a communications failure LE EN between Imager Composer and Imager server Boone CES i sae ia le Di i Performing a server refresh will instruct Imager D ic MD m Toggle Edge Blending Chile server s to refresh the Imager hardware directly This is faster than the Composer Refresh M Toggle Hot Spot Mapping CEA Composer Refresh Shift Ctril F9 Server Refresh Fiz Short cut Keys Composer Refresh SHIFT CTRL F9 server Refresh F12 Toolbar ol The Global Toolbar The global toolbar shown below applies to all channels contained in the active project 3 Selm Add Channels Blend Groups MM Global Toggles Eg o lololo Iv Global Fast Update Light Level Edge Blend Grouping Clicking on the below icon will display the Edge Blend Grouping menu For more information regarding edge blend grouping refer to Section 8 Edge Blending In Detail Toolbar H Short cut Key F4 This document is confidential to and the sole 24 64 property of Equipe Electronics Ltd and should not be reproduced or disclosed without permission CHKISTIE VHAGER User Guide Global Function Toggle The global function toggle icons will enable or disable a mapping blending or hotspot compensation for every channel contained in the active project Toolbar Glo
55. ter 7 Mapping in Detail E Overview Imager Composer provides a WYSIWYG What you see is what you get interface to adjust the mapping from the non distorted input image to the output image Geometry correction adjustment is performed using a mesh which is defined using a set of control points A MEE ng DEE ME E T B Em z IER ES F r es ie Imager Composer Output Image The number of control points used varies with the application For a flat screen 2x2 control points are often sufficient For a soherical screen more control points may be necessary to accurately represent the geometry correction Imager Composer supports up to 20x20 control points E Ee mem se ee M PT lum mam eeu DES ee EN im Lm aues eee Fees We RER KR me cuum X ODE re E gidd sg gba Ex ETE ep Lepage 1 Ll aid Rud H gd 0 ee TETTE WER e el eren E sd LS 1 2x2 Control Points 9x9 Control Points Imager Composers distortion correction mesh also supports the use of tangent vectors Tangent vectors define the mesh between adjacent control points see below Input Image Tangent Vector Adjustment Output Image This document is confidential to and the sole 29 64 property of Equipe Electronics Ltd and should not be reproduced or disclosed without permission CHKISTIE VHAGER User Guide Tangent vectors provide a higher level of flexibility for distortion correction However they are opti
56. the two child splines have been created the blend will be visible on the output image Initially the blend will have no gradient and instead will be rendered as with uniform 50 intensity See image to the right Manipulation of Child Spline Control Points Once the two child splines have been created they can be manipulated independently of the parent spline Additionally adjustments to the parent spline control point positions are mirrored by the adjacent child spline control points see below Moving a child spline control point independently of the master spline Effect of moving a parent spline control point on mirroring child spline control points This document is confidential to and the sole 41 64 property of Equipe Electronics Ltd and should not be reproduced or disclosed without permission CHKISTIE VHAGER er Guide Spline Selection The current spline selection is always highlighted in red The mouse can be used to select the spline However this method has the disadvantage of inadvertently moving control points To cycle between the selected spline without moving a control point use one of the following two methods Use the short cut key ALT S Undo Redo Right click in the blend window to display the context sensitive menu Select Cycle Spline Selection Toggle Point Tangent Selection Ctrl T Select Blend Cycle Spline Selection Tangent Vectors As is the case for distorti
57. tically Note To use the keyboard short cut keys the grid needs to be focused To focus the mesh click the cursor in the grid window or press CTRL F Adjusting Hotspot Intensity of a Selected Point To increase the intensity around a selected point click the left mouse button To decrease the intensity click the right mouse button To increase the intensity around a selected point with the keyboard use the CTRL short cut key To decrease the intensity use the CTRL short cut key This document is confidential to and the sole 52 64 property of Equipe Electronics Ltd and should not be reproduced or disclosed without permission CHKISTIE VHAGER User Guide Note The default intensity of all points is 100 This value cannot be exceeded Therefore initially only decreases in hotspot intensity are possible Radius of Influence The radius of influence defines the area around the selected point for which the hotspot is applied The effect of the hotspot reduces linearly from the centre to the edges of the area illustrated below Radius of influence 50 Radius of influence 200 The radius of influence can be changed from the Radius of Influence frame located to the left of the Hotspot menu Alternatively the keyboard short cut keys Page Up and Page Down can be used to increase and decrease the radius of influence Increment Alter increment to increase or decrease the severity of a
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