Projector Blending Tool Ver.1.00 User`s Manual
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1. 1 Setup your camera s a Projectors Type of Camera Automatic ey Cameras Screen Specifications v ma Image Boundary Tuning Optional X Canon EOS Kiss X5 4 Edge Blending Take Picture Playback v 2 Adjust the camera settings Camera Settings fy Management HITACHI Exposure 0 077s Ola Aperture F 9 OP ISO 100 OG Tools a Options a Continuous capture mode Take picture after manual adjustment 3 Collect data for calibration gt Begin Data Collection Data Collection Completed Previous iaa Type of Camera Select the type of camera to connect Canon Use Canon Digital SLR camera U S Canon T1i T2i T3 T3i JPN EOS Kiss X3 X4 X5 X6i Camera Settings Calibrate the camera manually Continuous capture mode Enable the continuous capture mode adjustment from the camera and creates data for blending Calibrate the camera automatically Show Pattern Change the Focus Pattern and the Desktop Input Image Select the optional settings 15 The following are the name of the function and the content about icons in Cameras Show the help of Cameras Display Mode Change the way to display the preview 1 Fit to the window size of Projector Blending Tool 2 Display the actual size detected by camera Change the image size displayed in preview window Cameras is intended to calibrate a camera and to create data for blending2. Microsoft Windows and NET Framework is the registered trademark of Corporation in US other countries Pentium is the registered trademark of Intel Corporation in US and other countries All other trademarks are the property of their respected owners Warning This software is free via download The manufacturer has no responsibility for any errors that may occur while using this software This software or any product used with this software may not be used for any act which obstructs the Maintenance of the International Peace and Safety This software or any product used with this software may not be used for any act which obstructs the Maintenance of the International Peace and Safety If this software is to be exported please confirm the regulation of foreign exchange law foreign trade law US export administration regulations and the laws and regulations of the interested state and take the necessary procedures 1 Introduction 1 1 Features The Projector Blending Tool is the application to blend images based on a detected image using up to four projectors by connecting a supported camera It supports the blending of projectors in a 1x4 4x1 2x2 etc configuration It is possible to overlap each image in a blended configuration by connecting a PC to multiple projectors which support the blending function and by sending a Warpmap a correction of data for blending to a projector 1 2 System Configuration The following diagram
3. appears This is first action to operate this tool You can begin to select projectors which should be controlled Recalibrate Edit the data to control the blending function by re calibration Then apply the data Playback The menu of Management appears You can operate the engagement or disengagement for the data calibrated 3 2 Quit Projector Blending Tool Please select Menu gt Exit or click x button to quit the Projector Blending Tool Menu a Product Info lt a ding Tool able Display Technologies UI Scale Q Q Begin Setup start here to configure your display The following is the operation when selecting each icon Product Info Displays the version of Projector Blending Tool Ul Scale Change the size of the character and the icon Restart Re boot Projector Blending Tool Exit Quit Projector Blending Tool 3 3 Control Procedure Please operate this application to initiate the blending function using the following procedure 1 Click Begin Setup in Main Menu 2 Assign IP address of projectors which should be controlled in Warping Boxes 3 Select the configuration of projectors in Projectors 4 Make a blending data after calibrating for your camera in Cameras 5 Set the area for displaying the projected image in Image Boundary 6 Update the gamma setting to adjust the luminance level of overlap area in Edge Blending
4. Warping Boxes Size of projector array ea Projectors 2 rows 1 columns gy Cameras mat Image Boundary e Edge Blending fey Management 2 1280x800 Previous ext You can change the menu by clicking the Next button or the Previous button in bottom of the menu e g In the case of Projectors go to Cameras by clicking the Next button In the case of Projectors go to Warping Boxes by clicking the Previous button The details for each function and the meaning of menu are in section 3 4 10 3 4 Navigating the Menus 3 4 1 Warping Boxes Here is the menu content of Warping Boxes y Warping Boxes 1 Output Resolution sa Projectors WXGA 1280x800 4 Cameras j a Available Devices Screen Specifications hd 192 168 10 30 ma Image Boundary 192 168 10 31 Tuning Optional X 4 Edge Blending Playback By Management Assign gt Assign All gt lt Remove lt lt Remove A Output Resolution Available Devices Show the projectors which are possible to control by the projector automatic discovery function Select an IP address of the projector which is available to control Assign All Select all IP addresses of projectors which are available to control Assigned Devices Show IP addresses selected Remove an IP address of the projector selected from Assigned Devices Remove All Remove all IP addresses of pro
5. projectors to be controlled using a remote control or the keypad Then turn on projectors after finishing the period of cool down If each projector runs normally please verify the connection with the PC in Warping Boxes 20 3 4 5 Edge Blending Here is the menu content of Edge Blending Menu v a Components Setup gq Warping Boxes sa Projectors ey Cameras Screen Specifications gt ma Image Boundary Tuning Optional Playback By Management Please execute the gamma adjustment to adjust the luminance level of overlap area After completing this the overlap area and the other area blend seamlessly like one image on the screen 21 3 4 6 Management Here is the menu content of Management Menu m Components Setup y Warping Boxes a Warping Hardware sa Projectors The buttons below can be used to engage disengage the warp ay Cameras Screen Specifications gt mat Image Boundary Tuning Optional 4 Edge Blending Playback X Maintenance g Management Recalibrate lt Content If you have to stop the blending processing it is possible to control blending in this menu Additionally you can also re run the Data Calibration 22 4 Operating Suggestions The following is the operating suggestion using this application Please use this application when projector is turned ON This application may not function well when there is fire
6. shows the system configuration for using the Projector Blending Tool Camera Projector gt Projector BU BO LAN gt BU BO Projector Projector lt E 2 Installation 2 1 System Requirements The following are the requirements of the supported hardware and software to use the Projector Blending Tool 1 Operating System Windows XP Home Edition Windows XP Professional Windows Vista Home Basic Windows Vista Home Premium Windows Vista Business Windows Vista Enterprise Windows Vista Ultimate Windows 7 Home Basic Windows 7 Home Premium Windows 7 Professional Windows 7 Enterprise Windows 7 Ultimate Windows 8 Windows 8 Pro Windows 8 Enterprise 2 Display XGA 1024 x 768 or higher 65 536 colors or higher 3 CPU Pentium 4 2 8 GHz or higher 4 Memory 1GB or higher 5 Hard Disc Minimum 150 MB free space for installation 6 Wired or Wireless LAN 2 2 Projector Blending Tool Installation The following describes the installation process for the Projector Blending Tool to the PC with Windows installed 1 Turn on the PC and log on as Administrator 2 Shut down all the other application 3 Double click ProjectorBlendingTool_v1 00_ Setup exe In case DirectX is not installed to your PC you need to install it Therefore press OK In case DirectX is already installed go to step 7 4 License agreement dialog appears If you accept it select accept th
7. 11 Completing the ProjectorBlendingTool Setup Wizard Bxbtcisstorlending ool setup 28 0 034_ 08M Completing the dialog will be shown when the installation is completed ProjectorBlendingTool Setup Wizard ProjectorBlendingTool has been installed on your computer Click Finish to complete the installation Click Finish to dose this wizard After the installation is completed properly the folder registered in the step 9 will appear in Start menu All programs ProjectorBlendingTool will appear if the installation was successful The shortcut for Projector Blending Tool will also be set on the desktop 3 Operating Instructions 3 1 To run the Projector Blending Tool Please select Windows Start gt Program gt ProjectorBlendingTool folder gt ProjectorBlending Tool icon or double click the shortcut of ProjectorBlending Tool icon on the desktop The following menu appears when starting up the Projector Blending Tool Main menu has three buttons Begin Setup a Recalibrate and a Playback You can only choose the Begin Setup immediately after installing Warping Boxes D es Projectors gt oa pil i ais Cameras Q ty j Recalibrate Recalibrai ur dist 3 the current confiquratio Zz Playback tise and manage you ted display m The following is the operation when selecting each button Begin Setup The menu of Warping Boxes
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9. The following is the procedure for this function 1 Connect an acceptable camera to PC via USB At this time select the mode from Automatic Canon or Logitech Detect automatically if the camera is acceptable or not by selecting Automatic Therefore the default setting is Automatic 2 Calibrate a camera by clicking Auto Tune to optimize their adjustments depending on the installation environment If using a Logitech camera there are Exposure Gain and Focus in the menu of the camera calibration If using a Canon camera there are Exposure Aperture and ISO It is also available to adjust manually using the three adjustments above 3 Execute Data Collection to create data for blending If the Data Collection is not successful you can t go to the next step Image Boundary 16 3 4 4 Image Boundary Here is the menu content of Image Boundary Menu Components Setup tty Warping Boxes m 2304 x 1536 sa Projectors Logicool HD Pro Webcam C920 ey Cameras Screen Specifications v ta Image Boundary Tuning Optional X 4 Edge Blending Playback v By Management HITACHI Toggle Preview C Update Calibration Content Function Overview default position boundary area to display on the screen Update Calibration Create data which includes information of the image boundary area The following are the n
10. ame of the function and the content about icons in Image Boundary HP o Show the help of Image Boundary A A Display Mode Change the way to display the preview 3 Fit to the window size of Projector Blending Tool 4 Display the actual size detected by camera BB zom Change the image size displayed in preview window 17 The following are two examples for the operation of Image Boundary 1 In case a selected area with the mesh pattern is bigger than a projection area HITACHI HITACHI 18 Select a bigger area than the two center images projected by doing vertical blending When selecting the area choose the operational point by clicking the left mouse button on the corner point from 1 to 4 Then drag the corner point to the location you want in preview window while holding the left click After that identify the location of the corner point by releasing the left click The theoretical projection image against the selected area is red box But the actual projection area is blue box By clicking Update Calibration button at this time the projected image with the clipped blue box see the left picture is displayed Then the optimized Warpmaps are delivered to each projector and transferred to Warping Mode 3 2 In case a selected area with the outline box pattern is the same width as a projection area Select the same area as the width and height of one projection ima
11. ction by selecting the number of Rows and Columns If the number displayed and actual location is not matched you need to change the setting of the number using Change button after going back to Warping Boxes 13 3 4 3 Cameras Here is the menu content for Cameras Each of the images below show the difference between the Logitech Logicool and Canon cameras lt Logitech Logicool gt Ee i 7 g Warping Boxes Q A 2304 x 1536 p ping E 1 Setup your camera s a Projectors i Type of Camera Automatic Cameras 2 Adjust the camera settings ma Image Boundary P v Logicool HD Pro Webcam C920 ami 4s Edge Blending Camera Settings lt Playt Exposure 0 008s Gain i4 layback v iy Management Focus 0 Tools Auto Tune Show Pattern 3 Collect data for calibration gt Begin Data Collection Data Collection Completed Cc tt lt lt lt lt i lt i lt i i i i C S m Type of Camera Use Logitech Logicool camera HD Pro Webcam C910 HD Pro Webcam C920 Camera Settings Exposure Calibrate the camera automatically Show Pattern Change the Focus Pattern and the Desktop Input Image Begin Data Collection On the basis of the image detected by camera gets the information from the camera and creates data for blending 14 lt Canon gt ex gt M 4 y Warping Boxes EJ 3184x3436
12. e terms of the license agreement and press Next 5 Install DirectX Runtime Press Next 6 Press Finish when the installation completes After that the installation of Projector Blending Tool will continue ProjectorBlendingTool Setup 2 8 0 034_OEM ProjectorBlendingTool uses DirectX 10 August 2008 This will now be installed hos Microsoft R DirectX R Welcome to setup for DirectX The DirectX setup wizard guides you through installation of DirectX Runtime Components Please read the following license agreement Press the PAGE DOWN key to see the rest of the agreement You must accept the agreement to continue the setup MICROSOFT SOFTWARE LICENSE TERMS MICROSOFT DIRECTX END USER RUNTIME These license tems are an agreement between Microsoft Corporation or based on where you live one of its affiliates and you Please read them They apply to the software named above which includes the media on which you received it if any The terms also apply to any Microsoft updates accept the agreement dont accept the agreement TEES Microsoft R DirectX R DirectX Setup Y F Install DirectX runtime components x DirectX Runtime Install This install package will search for updated DirectX Runtime Components and update as necessary It may take a few minutes To start installation please click Next T Microsoft R DirectX R Installation Complete T
13. ge against two projection images HITACHI HITACHI The theoretical projection image against the selected area is red box In case of this the width of the red box and blue box of actual projection image is same size And the projection image is bigger than the red box in the vertical direction By clicking the Update Calibration button at that time the projection image which added the black on the top and bottom of the red box like the left picture is displayed Then the optimized Warpmaps are delivered to each projector and transferred to Warping Mode 3 HITACHI 19 In case the selected area in Image Boundary has a large distortion such as an abnormal rectangle it will cause image crush Here are two examples a The selected area is extremely smaller than the projected image as shown in left upper picture b No 1 corner point locates to right side against No 2 corner point as shown in left bottom picture If image crush occurs please shut off the current processing according to the following 1 Shut off the current processing by clicking Disengage in Management ai 2 If image crush is resolved by the operation of 1 select the image boundary area which is HITACHI available to execute normal collection After that click the Update Calibration again 3 If image crush is not resolved you have to HITACHI turn off the
14. he components installed are now ready for use Finish 7 License agreement dialog appears If you accept it Press Agree iF a i Press Page Down to see the rest of the agreement SCALABLE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGIES END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT Scalable Display Software Bundle If you accept the terms of the agreement click I Agree to continue You must accept the agreement to install Proj ingTool 8 The Choose Destination Location dialog appears Click Next If you want to install to another destination folder Choose the folder in which to install ProjectorBlendingTool click Browse and select the destination folder Setup will install ProjectorBlendingTool in the following folder To install in a different folder dick Browse and select another folder Click Next to continue C Program Files ProjectorBlendingTool 9 The Select Program Folder diagram appears The name to be registered in the Start menu s Program is Choose a Start Menu folder for the ProjectorBlendingToo Projector Blending Tool Click Next EE PE cae P ici ene ee ee can also enter a name to create a new folder At this time in case the needed device driver is not installed to your PC you will be requested to install the os el Games driver Do not create shortcuts lt Back net gt cancel _ 10 The installation process will start automatically after step 9
15. jectors selected from Assigned Devices Add IP address manually Enter an IP address manually The following are the names of each function and the content associated with the icons in Assigned Devices Hp Show the help of Warping Boxes r Resco __ Execute the projector automatic discovery function Connect Connect with the peice via LAN connection and then show the WE ee after a few seconds with the Pee COO in Projectors feel Add o Add IP address Add IP address manually sss 11 Warping Boxes allows you to select projectors which should be controlled The following is the procedure for this function 1 Select the resolution of the projectors which will be controlled by selecting Output Resolution 2 To find the IP addresses of the projectors with the selected resolution and to display them in Available Devices use the automatic projector discovery function Projectors with a different resolution or projectors that do not match the applied model will not be displayed If the setting of Output Resolution is changed the information will be updated by clicking the Rediscover button To assign the projector with the corresponding IP address in Available Devices select one of the IP addresses and push Assign button To assign all please select the Assign All button and all the projectors which are shown in Available Devices are assigned as operati
16. onal projectors If you need to remove the IP address which is shown in Assigned Devices select the IP address and select Remove If you need to remove all the projectors then select the Remove All button and all the projectors will be removed S In case the IP addresses which will be controlled are not found in Available Devices enter the IP address manually in the window at the bottom of Assigned Devices Then you can select a projector model that supports the blending application Projectors with a different resolution or projectors that do not match the applied model will not be displayed and an error message will be displayed 12 3 4 2 Projectors Here is the menu content of Projectors cs Warping Boxes Size of projector array ea Projectors 2 rows 1 columns ey Cameras laa Image Boundary 1 s Edge Blending 1280x800 fy Management 1280x800 Y q 5 C n Next Size of projector array Defines the number of projectors to connect and the configuration Select the number of rows from 1 to 4 Select the number of columns from 1 to 4 The following are the names of the function and the content of the icons in Projectors Show the help of Projectors On the basis of the number assigned in Assigned Devices of Warping Boxes you have to define the configuration of projectors for executing the blending fun
17. wall software other than Windows Firewall installed to the PC Please register this application as exceptional or disable the firewall software by referring to the manual The connection may fail if the user goes through the connection procedure of the Live Viewer application during the usage of this application The collected data is delivered to Warping mode 3 in this application If you select Warping mode 3 without displaying the blended image the OSD menu will not be displayed To disable the Warping mode push the Keystone button of the remote control for a 3 5 seconds or selecting Disengage in the Management tab This will enable the Keystone mode and the OSD menu will be displayed Net Framework 3 5 supported by Microsoft needs to be installed to your PC when you use this application Installing the NET Framework 3 5 will be required when installing this application in case there is not the software Please install the Microsoft NET Framework 3 5 by downloading via Internet at that time or executing the software which was downloaded preliminarily 23
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