Colorbrate Charmer Users Manual
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1. a S 4 p 5 Photograph Eliminate Bor der Fig 3 34 3 Observe the screen if you feel that the elimination intensity of border is not enough or excessive in the frame of Border Elimination Intensity you can click the F button or button to increase or reduce the elimination intensity as shown in fig 3 35 Then click the Check Effect button on Quick Toolbar to check the border optimization effect as shown in fig 3 24 Repeat this step until the border is completely eliminated Border Flimination Parameters Area Humber Area Selection 1 Area Full Scree Border Elimination Intensity l il S dlh 5 Fig 3 35 After above optimization 1f you are still not satisfied with the screen effect please contact FAE for more help 3 6 Save the correction date Step33 Click Tools gt save V8 correction date as shown in fig 3 36 then choose a path to save correction data 25 http www zdec com ZDEC Colorbrate Charmer Users Manual Colorbrate Charmer File View Quick Toolbar save Wo Correction Data Take a Photo Import a Fhoto Delete Photos Clear Image Language 3 7Download the correction date Step34 Close the window with the title of Colorbrate Charmer return to the Screen Correction window as shown in fig 3 37 click the button with button and choose the correction date file which you saved 5 Screen Correction2. Stark Correction Software Start Correction Software Download Correction Data _SevetoFies save to contro fe Open correction Close correction Save Co Screen Exit Fig 3 37 Step35 Click the Save to Controller button as shown in fig 3 38 the correction data file is downloaded to the controller Screen Correction Start Correction Software Start Correction Software Download Correction Daka D Program Files led4c14iLED Manager 2010 Colorbratey i Save to Controller f Open correction C Close correction Save to Screen Exit 26 http www zdec com ZDEC Colorbrate Charmer Users Manual Fig 3 38 Tips Select the correction state w th Open correction option or Close correction option n the Screen Correction window as shown in fig 3 38 then click the Save to screen button n the Screen Correction window The software will save the correction state to controller when the controller is restarted it will automatically load the last saved state 27 http www zdec com ZDEC Colorbrate Charmer Users Manual Section 4 FAQ 4 1 Why I can t control camera to take photo by using the Colorbrate Charmer Solution l Check the SD card of your camera to make sure the SD card has enough free memory to store new photos Check the PC hard drive to make sure the hard drive has enough free memory to store new photo Check the camera to make sure the c
3. Step10 Click the Connect Camera button the software will connect the camera automatically as shown in Fig 3 11 17 http www zdec com ZDEC Colorbrate Charmer Users Manual Maximum Brightness Connect Camera 0 XE Calibration Setting Fig 3 11 Step11 Click the Calibration Setting button as shown in Fig 3 12 then the window of Calibration Setting pops up Maximum Brightness Connect Camera 90 ZE Calibration Setting 30 B Save Parameters Fig 3 12 Step12 You can set the camera parameters and picture brightness in the window with the title of Calibration Setting as shown in Fig 3 13 The default settings are usually recommended to use Calibration Settings mak Camera Settings Aperkure Shutter F22 i10 sl Picture Brightness Red Green 125 126 ca Fig 3 13 Step13 Click the Save Parameters button as shown in fig 3 14 the parameters filled in above will be saved 18 http www zdec com ZDEC Colorbrate Charmer Users Manual Maximum Brightness Connect Camera 90 XE Calibration 0 a Setting 3 4 Correction Stept14 Click the Live View button on Quick Toolbar as shown in 3 15 Then the camera will take photos and show them in display area Quick Toolbar Se Hext Area Loom IT 1 Calibration Correction Check Effect Fig 3 15 Stept15 Adjust the focus and direction of the camera and aim at th
4. stored in Receiving Cards in the LED Cabinet so that the cabinet can be located at random places and the correction results are not affected by the installation site of the Cabinet This makes the installation of the rental screen much easy 1 2 Hardware and Software List Correction LED Manager 2010 8 1 and above Software Transmitting ZQ V8 TSO1 USB cable M81GCAO1 Card Transmitting Card DVI cable ZQ V8 RVO1 Receiving Card S81S1001 UTPSE Receiving Card Outsourcing Operating System Equipments Windows XP http www zdec com ZDEC Colorbrate Charmer Users Manual Canon Canon USB cable DSLR Camera 400D 450D 500D 50D 5D 60D CF Memory Card Offered by SINGMA APO 50 500mm customers F4 6 3Canon card port http www zdec com ZDEC Colorbrate Charmer Users Manual Section 2 Software Description The correction interface contains four parts Drop Down Menu Quick Toolbar Parameter Area and Display Area shown as Fig 2 1 _ Colorbrate Charmer Basic Setting Correction Mode Hie mentee Part3 Quick Toolbar Correction in factory Zoom in 1 1 Calibration Correction Check Effect Camera Canon 400D Part 2 Pa ra meter Screen Layout Area Pixel in Screen fgg Pixel in Photo gg Pixel in Module ig a Part4 Display Area Three lights Real Pw Sectoring Maximum Brightness Connect Camera 90 SR Calibration 90 G Setting 90 B Save Parameters Fig 2 1 Drop Down Menu is us
5. 90 SB Save Parameters Fig 3 5 3 3 Fill in the basic parameters Step6 In the pop up window with the title of S Colorbrate Charmer find a drop down option box in Correction Mode frame and chose the Correction in factory option as shown in Fig 3 6 Correction Mode Correction in Factory Fig 3 6 Step7 Find a drop down option box in the Camera frame and chose the specific camera type which you will use in the correction as shown in Fig 3 7 Camera Canon 4000 Fig 3 7 Step8 Fill in the row and cols pixel numbers in corresponding boxes in the frame of Screen Layout then use the Screen Type drop down option box to choose the proper type of the LED screen you are ready to correct as shown in Fig 3 8 16 http www zdec com ZDEC Colorbrate Charmer Users Manual Screen Layout Rows Cols Fixel in Screen a6 128 Fixel in Photo PE 128 Fixel in Module 16 32 Screen Type Three lights Real F vectoring Fig 3 8 Step9 Click the Sectoring button in the frame of Screen Layout as shown in Fig 3 9 Then the software will divide the screen area automatically After a few seconds the completed message pops up at lower left corner of the window as shown in Fig 3 10 Screen Layout Rows Fixel in Screen 96 178 Fixel in Fhoto a6 128 Fixel in Module 16 37 Screen Type Three lights Real Fr Sectoring Fig 3 8 Zoning completed Fig 3 10
6. Colorbrate Charmer Users Manual Text Version 1 0 ZHONGQING DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CO LTD ZDEC Colorbrate Charmer Users Manual CONTENTS San TO VER VICW eana O 3 Piece ee ee 3 1 231 ar Ware and SOR ware Lisle 4 PECUOM 2 Software Description asus 6 2 1 Dropdown MENU engere here 7 22 QUICK TOODA OFEN EEE EEUEUEEENEHERENLEEUEFEEENCLENENEECHN CURFEUEEEREEEUFSCHEIEUEUERCECUEVEEECUENENEEUELUUEECER 8 PER LE ES Cor EIE E E E TT A T A T TITE 9 PE AOC SAO EET T A A TE E EAE T E A E T 12 Section 3 Operating Instruchi ns sisirain 14 3 L Establish the amp NV ONIN Ni a eceeccctetceerateceeacaheiacanadetaeataheietncadedeemcchenceenahacarmnahenatenahatenacdteates 14 3 2 nto correccion MISE IAC eena E E N 14 3 3 Pill in the Dasic parameters aan 16 OAC E O E E E E FERNER ERNRT FERNE EREEE FERNEN ER 19 SOPI 72 11 OM eaaa a E incehasahauahansaaetianeteriacaes 22 SOP DAV e IE COOH dale ess 25 3 7 Download the correction date eseseseeeseeneneeeeeeenenneenneennnnenennenennnneenenennnnnn nennen 26 SECOND ABA esse EEEE EEEE E EEEE 28 http www zdec com ZDEC Colorbrate Charmer Users Manual Section 1 Overview 1 1 Introduction The non uniformity of LED screen is caused by discreteness of the Light Emitting Diodes This is a problem that we all know Colorbrate Charmer is a very useful software tool which is specially designed to solve the above problem by correction of pixels one by one thus to enhance the brightness uniformity of
7. LED screen Colorbrate Charmer is one of the four main parts which constitute the correction sub system of the V8A03 total solution The correction sub system of V8A03 solution consists of following four main parts and their connection is shown as Fig 1 1 1 Measuring Equipment DSLR Digital Single Lens Reflex Camera 2 Controlling Equipments Transmitting Card and Receiving Card 3 Correction Software Colorbrate Charmer Included in LED Manager 2010 4 LED Cabinet ready to be corrected 4 B USB Line nE Te Hi DVI Line Camera Iransmitting Receiving Ribbon Cable Data Line Card Card Canon DSLR LED Cabinet Fig 1 1 http www zdec com ZDEC Colorbrate Charmer Users Manual The correction process for uniformity of each LED Cabinet can be divided into the following three parts 1 Control the DSLR Camera to take a photo for each LED Cabinet by running Colorbrate Charmer 2 Colorbrate Charmer analyzes the luminance deviation of every pixel within the range of the LED Cabinet under correction and figures out automatically the correction coefficients for each LED in the range of the LED Cabinet under correction 3 Download the correction data to the Receiving Card through hardware structure which is specially designed for image processing algorithms the luminance of every pixel is corrected automatically and the brightness of the screen become uniform In addition as the corrected coefficients are
8. amera is not in saving power mode Check the camera to make sure the camera is in control mode Restart the camera and the software in good order 4 2 Error in initializing the camera by using PC Solution After the camera connects with PC user should wait for a moment of PC response time 28 http www zdec com
9. check the optimization effect as shown in fig 3 25 Repeat this step until you 23 http www zdec com ZDEC Colorbrate Charmer Users Manual are satisfied Corrected Intensity ajh EB afe E Fig 3 31 Step31 Observe the screen after the cabinets of the whole screen have been corrected one by one border may be appeared between cabinets Click the drop down option in the frame of Corrected Intensity and choose Software Eliminated option as shown in fig 3 32 Border Elimination Mode Software Eliminated Photograph Eliminated Software Eliminated Fig 3 32 Step32 Click the Check Effect button on Quick Toolbar as shown in fig 3 25 Observe the screen to check if the border is eliminated If the border effect doesn t improve Click the drop down option in the frame of Corrected Intensity and choose Photo Eliminated option as shown in fig 3 33 Border Elimination Mode Software Eliminated Fhotosraph Eliminated Software Eliminated Fig 3 33 1 Move the camera until it can shoot the whole screen 2 Click the Photograph Eliminate Border button in the frame of Border Elimination Parameters As shown in fig 3 34 Software will automatically take pictures and eliminate the border 24 http www zdec com ZDEC Colorbrate Charmer Users Manual Border Elimination Farameters Area Humber Area Selection p Area Full Scree Border Elimination Intensity l
10. d to choose the row numbers covered by the installed screen frame 11 http www zdec com ZDEC Colorbrate Charmer Users Manual gt Software Process Mode has two options for taking pictures Take Pictures and do Optimization is used to control the DSLR Camera to take a photo for LED Cabinet and doing optimization automatically by software Take Pictures Only is used to control the DSLR Camera to take a photo for LED Cabinet then stop gt Corrected Intensity is used for setting intensity of RGB correction gt Border Elimination Mode has two options for picture elimination Software Elimination Photograph Elimination gt Border Eliminate parameters after the cabinets of the whole screen have been corrected one by one border may be appeared between cabinets There are two boxes of option One box is for setting divided area number of the screen that need to eliminate borders In Colorbrate Version 1 0 divided areas of screen is not supported thus the area number is fixed at 1 the other is for area selection In Version 1 0 Whole Screen is the only chose Border Eliminate Intensity is used for setting eliminate intensity for RGB Photograph Eliminate Border is used for optimizing the brightness of all the areas of the LED screen We divide screen into several areas and correct them separately the brightness between areas are different Click this button to uniform the brightness of all the areas o
11. e LED cabinet ensure the cabinet in the yellow dashed frame as shown in fig 3 16 Tips you can change the size of yellow dashed frame by drag the frame edge Fig 3 16 Step16 Click the stop button on Quick Toolbar after focusing as shown in fig 3 17 then the 19 http www zdec com ZDEC Colorbrate Charmer Users Manual camera stop taking photos Quick Toolbar Fig 3 17 Step17 Click the Cal bration button on Quick Toolbar as shown in fig 3 18 then the camera will soon take a photo and show it in the display area Quick Toolbar Next Area Loom it Correction Check Effect Fig 3 18 Step18 Click the Zoom in button on Quick Toolbar as shown in fig 3 19 then the picture is soon magnified p P Quick Toolbar Next Area Calibration Correction Correction Check Effect Fig 3 19 Step19 Press the W key on the keyboard of the PC a white box will be appeared on the photo as shown in figure 3 20 Move the small box to just encircle a LED light point Continuous press the W key the small box will follow the mouse to change the position Press the Z key and X key can change the size of box Fig 3 20 Step20 Click the Zoom out button on Quick Toolbar as shown in figure 3 21 20 http www zdec com ZDEC Colorbrate Charmer Users Manual Quick Toolbar EIER ES Live View Calibration Correction Check Effect Fig 3 21 Step21 Click
12. ed for calling some common functions there are four button of drop down menus at the top line under the title Colorbrate Charmer of the frame File View Tools and Help Quick Toolbar is used for correcting LED cabinet there are six buttons on it Next Area Zoom in Live View Calibration Correction and Check Effect Parameter Area has two features page marks Basic Setting and Advanced Setting Basic Setting page is used for filling the cabinet parameters and correction parameters Advanced Setting page is used for filling the optimization parameters Display Area has two features page marks Image and Correction Worksheet Image page is used for displaying photo It is equivalent to a viewfinder of the camera Correction Worksheet page is used for displaying each LED cabinet location in the LED screen The detailed descriptions of these features are as follows http www zdec com ZDEC Colorbrate Charmer Users Manual 2 1 Drop down menu File This drop down menu has only one option Save Parameters shown as Fig 2 2 Colorbrate Charmer View Tools Help Save Parameters Fig 2 2 gt Save parameters is used for saving the parameters you filled in if the software reset you don t need to fill the filled parameters again View This drop down menu has three options they are Open Test Image Clo
13. erging Process 0 row Software Process Mode Take Pictures and Processing Fig 3 26 Step26 _ Click the drop down option in the frame of Calibration Color and choose a color that used in optimization white is recommended when using real pixel of RGB 3 LEDs green is recommended when using virtual pixel of four LEDs As shown in fig 3 27 Calibration Color Whi te 22 http www zdec com ZDEC Colorbrate Charmer Users Manual Fig 3 27 Step27 In the frame of Gamma Value click the drop down arrow in the right corner of the box which has many Gamma Values options and choose a proper gamma value for the LED Screen ready to be corrected As shown in fig 3 28 Gamma Value Step28 Click the drop down option in the frame of Serging Process and choose the covered row number of LED Screen As shown in fig 3 29 Serging Process Fig 3 29 Step29 Click the drop down option in the frame of Software Process Mode and choose a process mode which you wanted As shown in fig 3 30 Software Frocess Mode Take Pictures and Processing Take Fictures and Processing Url i Take Pictures Fig 3 30 Step30 Observe the screen if you feel that the correction intensity is not enough or excessive in the frame of Corrected Intensity you can click the P button or button to increase or reduce the corrected intensity as shown in fig 3 31 Then click the Check Effect button on Quick Toolbar to
14. f the LED screen 2 4 Graphics Area Graphics Area has two features pages Image and Correction Worksheet gt Image is used for observing image which is returned by camera shown as Fig 2 10 12 http www zdec com Colorbrate Charmer Users Manual Fig 2 10 gt Correction Worksheet is used for observing distribution of each cabinet or area shown as Fig 2 11 Correction FTorksheet row column 13 http www zdec com ZDEC Colorbrate Charmer Users Manual Section 3 Operating Instructions 3 1 Establish the environment Stepl Light the screen normally using V8 system About the specific steps of the operation please refer to V8 Solution Users Manual Step2 Install the camera equipment install the camera on a tripod and put it on a stable place around 6 8 meters in front of the screen generally choose the best location for the viewer to watch the screen and then connect the camera and a PC with a camera cable As shown in Fig 2 1 3 2 Into correction interface Step3 Open LED management 2010 click Settings gt Screen Location Settings as shown in fig 3 1 LED LED EA LA 2010 File Edit Hew Material PAA re Tools Help Brightness Contrast Color Temperature IE Screen Location Settings F Freeze Screen L Close Screen lH Fig 3 1 Then the window of Setup Screen Area pops up Set the starting point of the cabinet ready to be corrected to 0 0 as shown i
15. ge can be divided into seven areas they are Correction Mode Camera Screen Layout Maximum Brightness Connection Camera Calibration Setting and Save Parameters shown as Fig 2 7 Correction Mode Correction im Factory al Camera Canon 4000 Screen Layout Rows Cols Fixel in Screen 96 128 Fixel n Fhoto ag 128 Fixel in Module 16 32 Screen Type Three lights Real F vectoring Maximum Brightness Connect Camera 90 3E Calibration 90 Air Setting fa AP Save Parameters Fig 2 7 http www zdec com ZDEC Colorbrate Charmer Users Manual gt In the frame of Correction Mode there is a drop down option for choosing correction mode Currently only factory correction mode is supported gt In the frame of Camera there is a drop down option for choosing type of the camera Currently six types of canon camera are supported gt In the frame of Screen Layout there are seven boxes for filling in parameters of LED screen among them six boxes are used for filling respectively in row and cols pixel numbers in screen in photo in module one box is for choosing the type of LED screen gt In the frame of Maximum Brightness there are there boxes for filling the expected maximum RGB brightness after correction it is inversely proportion to correction uniformity gt Connection Camera button is used for connecting camera to PC gt Calibration Setting button is
16. ile View Tools Version Information User s Manual Fig 2 5 gt Version Information is used for showing software version information and copyright information gt User s Manual is used for helping users to operate the software 2 2Quick Toolbar There are six buttons on Quick Toolbar interface are Next Area Zoom in Live View Calibration Correction and Check Effect shown as Fig 2 6 Quick Toolbar Si x Next Area Loom in l Calibration Correction Check Effect Fig 2 6 gt Next Area is used for lighting up the next led cabinet gt Zoom in is used for zooming in the image in Display Area so that makes it easy to check the imaging which is constituted by many LED lamps to see each lamp if clear http www zdec com ZDEC Colorbrate Charmer Users Manual gt Live View is used to control the camera viewfinder in real time gt Calibration is used to control the camera to take a photo after that you can mark the LED lamp in this photo gt Correction is used for correcting current LED cabinet gt Check Effect is used for observing the correction effect of LED cabinet 2 3 Parameter Area Parameter Area has two page marks Basic Setting page and Advanced Setting page Basic Setting page is used for filling the cabinet parameters and correction parameters Advanced Setting page is used for filling the optimization parameters The Basic Setting pa
17. n Fig 3 2 Setup Screen Area LED Screeril Stark X Screen width 128 Stark Y Screen Height 164 Virtual Display Border width z l Border color Iw Start up Mouse Drag Inner frame of display area Lock Screen Position Save to Screen Exit Fig 3 2 14 http www zdec com ZDEC Colorbrate Charmer Users Manual Step4 Click Tools gt Screen Correction as shown in fig 3 3 then the window of Start Correction pops up Fr LECTED Hanager 7010 File Edit New Material Settings Screen Test View Tools Screen Correction Remote Monitoring Fig 3 3 Step5 In the window of Start Correction shown as Fig 3 4 click the Start Correction Software button a window with the title of Colorbrate Charmer for correction software tool will soon pop up shown as Fig 3 5 Screen Correction Start Correction Software f Open correction Close correction Save Co Screen Exit Fig 3 4 15 http www zdec com ZDEC Colorbrate Charmer Users Manual _ Colorbrate Charmer Basic Setting Correction Mode Correction in factory hi Quick Toolbar E Next Area Zoom in Live View Calibration Correction Check Effect Camera Canon 4000 v Screen Layout Rows Cols Pixel in Screen gg 128 Pixel in Photo log 128 Pixel in Module lig 32 Screen Type Three lights Real Pw Sectoring Maximum Brightness Connect Camera 90 XR Calibration 90 G Setting
18. se Test Image and Extended Display shown as Fig 2 3 Colorbrate Charmer Tools Help Open Test Image Close Test Image Extended Display Fig 2 3 gt Open test image is used for displaying a test image gt Close test image is used for closing the test image gt Extended display If the graphics card works in extended mode you must click this option Tools This drop down menu has seven options they are Quick Toolbar Save V8 Correction Data Take a Photo Import a Photo Delete Photos Clear Image and Language shown as Fig 2 4 Colorbrate Charmer File View Bia Quick Toolbar cave YO Correction Data Take a Fhoto Import a Fhoto Delete Fhotos Clear Image Language Fig 2 4 http www zdec com ZDEC Colorbrate Charmer Users Manual gt Quick Toolbar is use to pop up the Quick Toolbar v Save V8 Correction Data is used to saving the correction data to a file after correction Take a Photo is used for controlling the DSLR camera to take a photo Import a Photo is used for importing a photo to Image Area Delete Photos is used for deleting all photos in default folder Y Y V WV Clear Image is used for clearing a photo in Image Area gt Language is used for changing the software interface language Help This drop down menu has two options they are Version Information and User s Manual shown as Fig 2 5 Colorbrate Charmer F
19. the correction button on Quick Toolbar as shown in fig 3 22 The software will correct the LED cabinet automatically After correction the completed message pops up at lower left corner of the window as shown in Fig 3 23 Quick Toolbar Saks Live View Calibration Check Effect Fig 3 22 Correction Completed Correction Complete Fig 3 23 Step22 Click the Next Area on Quick Toolbar as shown in fig 3 24 The software will light the next cabinet Repeat step14 15 16 and 21 to complete the next cabinet correction Quick Toolbar Loom IT Live View Calibration Correction Check Effect Fig 3 24 21 http www zdec com ZDEC Colorbrate Charmer Users Manual Step23 After correction for all cabinet click the Check Effect button on Quick Toolbar as shown in fig 3 25 then a picture which is imitated correction effect will pop up Quick Toolbar Zoom ir Live View Calibration Correction Check Effect Fig 3 25 Step24 Observe the LED screen if you are satisfied with the correction effect please go to step 35 otherwise go to step 25 3 5 Optimization This section describes how to optimize the correction effect if you are satisfied with the current correction effect of LED screen please skip this section Step25 Click the Advance Setting page mark as shown in fig 3 26 Colorbrate Charmer File View Tools Help Calibration Color Gamma Value White 2 7 S
20. used to pop up the calibration settings window to set the camera settings and picture brightness shown as Fig 2 8 Calibration Settings Sia Camera Settings Aperture Shutter m Picture Brightness Red Green 160 160 carea Fig 2 8 gt Save Parameters button is used for saving the settings to software The Advanced Setting page has severn areas they are Calibration Color Gamma Value Serging Process Software Process Mode Corrected Intensity Border Elimination Mode and Border Elimination parameters shown as Fig 2 9 10 http www zdec com ZDEC Colorbrate Charmer Users Manual Adranced Setting Calibration Color Gamma Yalue White ET cerging Process 0 row Software Process Mode Take Pictures and Processing Corrected Intensity jr aj s aj F Border Elimination Mode Software Eliminated Border Flimination Parameters Border Elimination Intensity Fig 2 9 gt In the frame of Calibration Color there is a drop down option for setting calibration color that used in optimization white is recommended when using real pixel of RGB 3 LEDs green is recommended when using virtual pixel of four LEDs gt Inthe frame of Gamma value there is a drop down option for setting the gamma value of LED cabinet gt Serging process when a number of rows along the screen edges are covered by installed frame Serging box is use
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