Barco R5976476/03 manuel d'utilisation

V ie wScape T oolse t User Guide R5976476/03 01/0 7/2004[...]

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1. Introduction 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 General introduction Overview ViewScap e T oolset software has a guided set up me nu with clear wiring di agrams for a har dware setup. The total screen a rea is represe nted as a single canvas o nto which the inp ut sources can be ar ranged by a drag and drop ope ration. Several layout s can be stored as pr eset[...]

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2. Installation 2. INST ALLA TION Overview • General Requi rements • Softwar e installation •S t a r t i n g u p •C l o s i n g 2.1 General Requirements Before you begin It assumes you are f amiliar with the Windo ws operating system at y our site. The CD-ROM in your package co ntains a Windows- based install ation progr am. Y ou can instal[...]

2. Installation 8. For a new installation sele ct ’T ypical’. With ’T ypical’, everyt hing necessary to run th e program will be i nstalled (T omcat webserver , Java envi- ronment vari ables and plug ins f or the applets). With ’Custom’ you have the choice to i nstall only the V iewScape part or on ly the Java part. With ’Compact’ y[...]

2. Installation Image 2-2 Internet options Settings 2.3 Starting up Start up T o start up the ViewScap e T oolset software, the following ste ps are involve d: 1. Go to t he Start menu, select Progr ams. 2. Drag your mouse to the right and select ’V iewScape T oolset’. 3. Drag to the right an d launch first ’Ser vice Launcher’. (image 2-3) [...]

2. Installation Image 2-5 Start up of the wizard Image 2-6 Start up when configuration known 10 R5976476 VIEWSCAPE TOOLSET 01/07/2004[...]

2. Installation 2.4 Closing How to close 1. Cl ose the browser always as first by clicki ng on the browser cl ose button (cr oss in the righ t upper corner) 2. Right cl ick on the launcher icon and select Exit . R5976476 VIEWSCAPE TOOLSET 01/07/2004 11[...]

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3. Configuration Wizard 3. CONFIGURA TION WIZARD Overview • The wizard window • Set up paths • Creating a new confi guration • Loading a sa ved configur ation 3.1 The wizard window Purpose The wizard will g uide you trough the conf iguration p rocess of your hardware (V iewScape and pr ojectors). The window buttons The following b uttons ar[...]

3. Configuration Wizard 3.3 Creating a new configuration Overview • Based on Vi ewScape devices • Based on the output r equirements (resolu tion) • Creating a configuration start ing from last s aved file • Current Confi guration • Digitizer outp ut selection • Defining the wo rking window s • Removin g windows out o f the lis t • C[...]

3. Configuration Wizard Image 3-1 Create new configuration Image 3-2 New configuration based on ViewScape devices 3.3.1.2 Set up What will be done During the set up, the screen config uration and resol ution should be en tered. At the same ti me a preview with the real width and he ight will be displayed. Device set up 1. Click on t he drop down bo[...]

3. Configuration Wizard Image 3-3 Device setup Resolution per screen The same resolut ion for each scr een can be set u p: 1. Click on the drop down box next to Resolution per scr een .( i m a g e 3 - 4 ) 2. Select the r esolution, corr esponding wit h the resol ution of you r display devi ce. Possible resolutions : - SVGA -X G A - SXGA - SXGA+ -U [...]

3. Configuration Wizard How to setup 1. Click in the horiz ontal inpu t field o f the maximum ove rlap for en tering an o verlap for two images ne xt to each other . ( image 3-6) 2. Select with your mouse th e actual indi cated value . 3. Enter a new value with the keyboard. The entered val ue will be de maximum possi ble overlap. 4. Click in the v[...]

3. Configuration Wizard Image 3-8 Resolution definition window 3.3 .2.2 Set up What will be done The desired screen dimensi on in pixels shoul d be entered togeth er with the resolu tion mode. These spec- ificati ons determine the n umber of devices r equired. Screen Dimensions 1. Click in the i nput box next to Desired width . (image 3-9) 2. Selec[...]

3. Configuration Wizard 5. Select with your mouse th e actual indi cated value . 6. Enter a new value with the keyboard. The entered val ue will be de maximum possi ble overlap. 7. When finish ed with the set up, click on Next >> to continue t he set up. Configuration set up This pane ind icates on li ne the possible confi gurations wit h the[...]

3. Configuration Wizard Image 3-12 Current configuration A small ov erview gives : •T h e s e t u p t y p e • Device setup • Resolution per screen T o get a more complete overview , cli ck on show more in the header of th e current setup pane. Image 3-13 Detailed current configuration 3.3.5 Digitizer output selection How to select 1. Click on[...]

3. Configuration Wizard 3.3.6 Defining the working windows What should be done The deferent desir ed windows and/or backgrou nd can be defined for each input. How to define 1. Sel ect a T ype (1). (image 3-15) Possible types: - CVBS -D V I - HDSDI -R G B -R G B _ U X G A -S D I -Y U V 2. Click in the Name field and enter a n ame for yo ur source (2[...]

3. Configuration Wizard 3.3.7 Removing windows out of the list How to remove 1. Do you want to dele te all? If yes, Select f irst All in the c ombo box next to remove and then cli ck on Remove . All windows in th e list will be deleted. If no, g o to step 2 2. Select first Selected . 3. Select the win dow description y ou want to delete out o f the[...]

3. Configuration Wizard Image 3-18 Communication connections When mo re dev ices are used, us e the Next>> and <<Pre vious button on top of th e win- dow to navigate throug h the configurat ion. The master device is i ndicated on the left c orner of the window . 3.3.9 Autodetection of connected devices Overview • RS232 Communication S[...]

3. Configuration Wizard Image 3-19 RS232 communication settings Parameter values Adjust the para meter values to suit th e serial RS232 com munication va lues between t he local PC and Digiti zer . Default values w ill already be filled in. Communication port Change the Communicati on port to the seria l port as used for connectin g the PC to the D[...]

3. Configuration Wizard 3.3.9.2 Start Autodetection Start up 1. Click on to initiat e the detection process. Start addr ess The start add ress can be filled out by entering an ad dress with the keyboa rd or by clicking on the ’+’ or ’-’ button. Default = 1. What will be executed? All parameters of the det ected devices will b e downloaded l[...]

3. Configuration Wizard 3.3.9.3 Serial Numbers Start up 1. Click on to initiate th e serial detec tion proces s. 2. A pop up screen appears to ask to di splay the info rmation in a sepa rate window . (image 3-22) 3. Do you want th e overview in a separate wi ndow? If yes, clic k ok (image 3-2 3) Note: Print out thi s page or save this page in a tex[...]

3. Configuration Wizard Image 3-24 Serial numbers on Autodete ct page 3.3.10 Compare Autodetected configuration – Created c onfiguration Result info The autodetect ed co nfigurati on is compared with th e created configura tion. Image 3-25 Compare result The following it ems are checked: • The type of di gitizer . •N umber of stacked devices [...]

3. Configuration Wizard Image 3-26 Configuration message Click OK to proceed. Click Cancel to perform an autodetect . 3.3.1 1 Updating the configuration What will be done? The wizard parameters will be uploaded to t he hardware. Image 3-27 Update wizard parameters to hardware Slave dir ect slave is directly c onnected to the previous dig itizer by [...]

3. Configuration Wizard How to select 1. If you want to upload everything in the l ist, just check the checkbox on top of the wind ow next to Update Selection . 2. If you want to upload onl y part of the l ist, check onl y the ch eckbox next to the items you want to upl oad. Note: When one item is unchecked, the checkbox on top be un check too. The[...]

3. Configuration Wizard 4. Is the result OK? If yes, go to step 5 If no, follow the set u p procedure in th e installati on manual of the pr ojector and cont inue then with st ep 5. 5. Check the radio butt on in front of Result is OK an d click Next>> . Image 3-29 Activate multiburst pattern Image 3-30 Update test pattern log window Image 3-3[...]

3. Configuration Wizard 7. If the result is Ok, chec k the check box next to Resu lt is OK . 8. Click Next>> to continue. Image 3-32 Visual output check Image 3-33 Adjustment of Frequency R5976476 VIEWSCAPE TOOLSET 01/07/2004 31[...]

3. Configuration Wizard Image 3-34 Adjustment of Phase 3.3.13 Mechani cal overlap setup Overlap zone The common area of 2 project or images next to each othe r . In this zone there wil l be soft edge blending, so th at the combined screens wi ll look lik e one big screen. What should be done The overlap area should be mechani cally adjusted by shi [...]

3. Configuration Wizard 4. The OVER LAPP A T TERN test pattern is by default selected. T o select another pattern, click on t he drop down box next to T e st pattern and select the desired pat tern.. (image 3-37) 5. Check Act ive to activ ate pattern. 6. Adjust the overlap area usi ng the lens shift of t he projector u ntil the outl ine of the patt[...]

3. Configuration Wizard 3.3.14 Input Balance Adjustment Consult the user guide of your projector for a more detail ed description of how adjusting the input balance. The indication given on the scr een is a general method to adjust the input balan ce. S t e p st ob et a k e n T o adjust the input balan ce, the foll owing steps have to be execut ed [...]

3. Configuration Wizard Image 3-40 Update test pattern log window Gamma setup 1. Select the test pattern by clicki ng on the drop down box and sele cting the desir ed one. (image 3-41) 2. Check activa te to display the patter n. 3. Enter the correct ga mma value by clic king on the ’-’ or ’ +’ button Or , click in the input field an d enter[...]

3. Configuration Wizard Image 3-43 Contrast and color equalization 3.3.17 Black level Adjustment of the images Why For dark image s, the overlap zo ne will be brighter then th e rest of the image s. Therefor w e can rise the black level of the rema ining image (excludi ng the overlap zone). How to adjust 1. Check the checkbox Apply Bytelevel patter[...]

3. Configuration Wizard Image 2 A C B Image Image 3-46 Black level adjustment A image 1 execpt o verlap B Overlap area image 1 and image 2 C image 2 execpt overlap 3.3.18 Loading fina ls e t t i n g s Loading Coordinates 1. If you want to upload everything in the l ist, just check the checkbox on top of the wind ow next to Update Selection . (ima g[...]

3. Configuration Wizard Image 3-48 Wizard result window 3.3.19 Finishing the wizard Finish wizard 1. Click on Finished . A save question will be displayed. (image 3-49) 2. If you want to save the setti ngs, click OK , otherwise click Cancel . The save conf iguration to file wind ow will be di splayed. (image 3-50) 3. Cl ick Proceed to f inish the w[...]

3. Configuration Wizard Image 3-51 File download window 3.4 Loading a saved configuration How to load 1. Select Open an existing file . (image 3-52) 2. Click o n Next>> . The load con figuration wi ndow will be di splayed. (image 3-53) 3. Enter a compl ete path and fil e name and click Next>> Or , click on Browse . A browser window will[...]

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4. The ViewScape application 4. THE VIEWSCAPE APPLICA TION Overview • Menu structur e overview • Display selectio n 4.1 Menu structure overview Window parts The start up window of the V iewScape appli cation can be split up in di ffer ent parts. These parts will be explained more in de tail in the foll owing chapters. Image 4-1 The different wi[...]

4. The ViewScape application 4.2 Display selection Display sel ection The drop down box below Display contai ns all available screen s. T o select a display click on the drop down box and select t he desired scr een. Image 4-2 Display selection Apply level setting When multiple scr eens are used, changin g a setting can be i nterpreted i n dif fere[...]

5. RS232 Set up 5. RS232 SET UP Overview •S t a r t u p • Quick status ch ange of RS232 5.1 Start up T o to start up 1. Cli ck on RS232 in the Control menu . The RS232 communication windo w opens. (image 5-1) Image 5-1 RS232 Communication window Parameter values Adjust the para meter values to suit th e serial RS232 com munication va lues betwe[...]

5. RS232 Set up When the Status is set to ’of f-l ine’, during some a djustments in syst em configurat ion a message wi ll appear to asked if you want to g o online. T o go online, click on OK . T o sta y offline, click Cancel . T o finish the Com municat ion settings: • When the valu es are entere d, click on to update any changes made • C[...]

6. Autodetect page 6. AUT ODETECT P AGE Overview • Start up of t he Autodetect page • Actions on the Autode tection page 6.1 Start up of the Autodetect page How to start up 1. Click on Autodetection in the Control menu . (image 6-1) The autodetect ion page wil l be disp layed. (image 6-2) Image 6-1 Select Autodetection Image 6-2 Autodetection p[...]

6. Autodetect page 6.2 Actions on the Autodetection page Possible actions RS232 Setup see "RS232 Set up", page 43 Start Autode tection see "Start Autod etection", page 25 Serial Numbers see "Serial Numbers", page 26 46 R5976476 VIEWSCAPE TOOLSET 01/07/2004[...]

7. Windowing 7. WINDOWING Overview • Input and Di splay configurati on • Selecti ng a Window • Moving a w indow • Scaling Wind ows • Making grou p changes to a wind ow • Z-Orde r • Aspect Ratio • Changin g a window name • Changin g the window mode • Locking a window • Creating a f ull window •V i e w P o r t • Visibility s[...]

7. Windowing 7.2 Selecting a Window Overview There are two ways to s elect act ivate a wind ow . One via the workspace and one v ia the Window i nput box. Window selection via the wo rkspace 1. Click with y our mouse on the window you wa nt to select. If the selecte d window is not a background, the o utline will be come whi te. Window selection vi[...]

7. Windowing Image 7-4 Moving via the output bo x 7.4 Scaling Windows Scaling via the workspace 1. Move your mo use to the corner of a win dow . The cursor will cha nge to an arrow cursor unde r 45°. (imag e 7-5) 2. Click on the corner of a wi ndow while holding the mou se down. 3. Move the mouse to either down-scale o r upscale the sele cted sour[...]

7. Windowing When a typical aspect rat io is associated with the sel ected window , the height and width are linked to each o ther . When changing one of them, the ot her dimension will change accordingly . 7.5 Making group changes to a window What is possible? The dimensio ns and the relati ve positio n of a window can be chan ged by entering n ew[...]

7. Windowing Z-order change via the workspace It is possible t o adjust the Z-Order or l ayering scheme of the wind ows in relation to on e another . 1. Click with the right mouse but ton upon any particul ar source (window). A pop-up window appears. (image 7-10) 2. Move your mouse over the Z-order item in t he pop up window to the ri ght until det[...]

7. Windowing 7.7 Aspect Ratio Aspect ratio horizontal & ve rtical dimen sion in which the window wil l be displayed, e.g. 4 by 3 or 16 by 9. How to change It is possible t o adjust the Aspe ct Ratio of a wind ow . 1. Click wit h the right mouse butt on upon a source. A pop-up win dow appears. 2. Select Rat io and move the mouse to the ri ght. T[...]

7. Windowing How to change 1. Select first t he window (source) you want to change the name. 2. Cli ck on the na me change icon. (image 7-15) A user prompt wi ndow will be d isplayed. (image 7- 16) 3. Enter a new name with the keyboard. 4. Click OK to change the name of the selected w indow . Image 7-15 Click on change name icon Image 7-16 Name cha[...]

7. Windowing Image 7-17 Background message 7.10 Locking a window Why A window can be locke d so that no changes can be ma de to dimensions and the relati ve position in t he display . Z-ordering is still po ssible. How to lock 1. Select an input (window). 2. Cli ck on the padlock icon . (image 7-18) The selected wi ndow is locked on its actual posi[...]

7. Windowing Image 7-19 Full window selection Image 7-20 Full window settings Image 7-21 Select full size Entering the settings 1. Click on the Full size on drop down box and select th e desired screen . Possible choice s are: all to select the compl ete display or a typical scr een number out o f the list f orming the display . Default value : all[...]

7. Windowing Image 7-22 Viewport set up for IE5.5 or lower Image 7-23 Viewport set up for IE6.0 X Horizontal st art position of source window in pixels referenced to the i nput source referen ce. Y V ertical start positi on of source window in pixel s referenced to the input sou rce reference. W Horizontal size of source win dow in pixels (width) H[...]

7. Windowing Image 7-24 View control selected Image 7-25 View control window Image 7-26 Resizing a viewport Image 7-27 Moving a viewport While in the Viewport Cont rol window , it is still possible to enter the values yours elf. Click on icon to display t he best fit of t he source repesentat ion on the canvas when the window is to big or to small.[...]

7. Windowing Image 7-28 Selecting default viewport Image 7-29 Default viewport settings will be loaded Image 7-30 Default viewport settings 7.12.3 Creating a viewport for a multipl e ’independent’ (hard edged) background By entering the coordinates for each source in a screen 1. Sel ect the mult iple background. 2. Click on Viewport setup. (ima[...]

7. Windowing Image 7-33 Viewport set up for multiple background 7.12.4 Creating a viewport for a multiple ’overlapped’ background By entering the coordinates for each source in a screen 1. Select th e multiple backgr ound. 2. Click on Viewport set up. The viewpo rt windo w for multiple ’overla pped’ background wi ll be displayed. (image 7-3[...]

7. Windowing Image 7-35 Viewport for multiple ’overlapped’ background 7.12.5 Making group ch ang es to the viewport Making group changes 1. Click o n the group change icon. (image 7-36) The background of t he adjustable fi elds will cha nge to white. The group change icon will start blinking . 2. Make the necessary changes to those input fi eld[...]

7. Windowing How to apply 1. Select the s ource from which you want to co py the viewpor t settings. 2. Click on the Vi ewport Control i con and hold down the mouse but ton. (image 7-37) 3. Drag the icon to the desire d source square in the worksp ace. (e. g. to source 2) 4. Release your mouse button w hen on the desired source squa re. The setting[...]

7. Windowing 7.14 Color key Color key Sometimes als o called chroma ke y . This is a method of combinin g two video images. An ex- ample of chro ma keying in act ion is the n ightly news per son standing in front of a g iant weather map. In actual ity , the person is stand ing in front of a blue or green backgro und and their i mage is mixed with a[...]

7. Windowing Image 7-42 Color key window activation Image 7-43 Color key window status OFF Image 7-44 Color key window status ON Status indicates col or key status a ctive. indicate s color key status disable d. Color values Manually ent er in the val ues of Red, Blue & Green in a ranges 0-2 55. This will generate th e color that will be color [...]

7. Windowing Range Definiti on of color k ey value range. This rang e can be used to avoid col or keying o n one specific col or value. E.g. when the val ue is 10, all colo rs within a ra nge -10 to +10 aro und the init ial value will be used for color keying. Algorithm Algorithm f or the Vi deo inserti on. Y ou can insert the video start ing from [...]

7. Windowing Image 7-45 Image 7-46 Image 7-47 Start up 1. Click on the or button of the W indow In put Box. (image 7-48 ) The Alpha ble nding window ope ns. Image 7-48 Alpha blending selection Status indicates A lpha blending sta tus active indicates A lpha blending s tatus disable d. R5976476 VIEWSCAPE TOOLSET 01/07/2004 65[...]

7. Windowing Alpha V alue The lower the value t he image is sol id. 0 = solid image 255 = transparent or invi sible Apply changes Click on to store any chang e and activate any action perf ormed. Click on to exit withou t storing any chang es performed. 7.16 Settings Adjust 1. Select an input (window). 2. click on Adjus t . (image 7-49) The setti n[...]

7. Windowing Size adjustment of the resolutio n 1. Ad just the size of the resolution of the w ork area using the butt ons to either zoom in or out of the window a nd display boxes. The width and height aspect rati o change simultaneou sly according the a djustments. See image 7-51, image 7- 52. 2. Check the box to update immedi ately any changes m[...]

7. Windowing 4. Click o n to save the configur ation. If preset is empt y , the configurat ion will be saved. If the preset is not empty , a message appears. (image 7-55) Before real ly saving the pre set layout config uration, a prese t informati on input window wil l pop up. (im- age 7-56) 5. Click in the input fie ld and enter a na me or informa[...]

7. Windowing When moving your mouse over a prese t button, info ab out this preset wil l be displayed in the info window next to the buttons . Image 7-58 Preset info on mouse over 7.18.3 Loading a configuration, way 2 When moving your mouse over a prese t button, info ab out this preset wil l be displayed in the info window next to the buttons . Im[...]

7. Windowing Image 7-62 7.18.4 Loading a configuration, way 3 Wa y 3 1. Cl ick on the keyboar d icon ( ). A keyboard repre sentation i s displayed. This representa tion is displa yed with alpha bl ending so that the windows be hind it ar e still visible . (image 7-63) 2. Enter the number corresponding with th e preset configurati on with the digit [...]

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8. Configura tion Manager 8. CONFIGURA TION MANAGER Overview • Overview of t he configurat ion manager • Saving a Confi guration • “Save as” a Confi guration • Deleti ng a Configurat ion • Loading a Con figuration 8.1 Overview of the configuration m anager Start up 1. Click on Config Mgr in the c ontrol menu. (image 8 -1) The config M[...]

8. Configuration Manag er What is a Config Mgr . ? A Config Mgr is a col lection of s ystem settings, th at can be saved under a spe cific confi g name. Settings tha t can be saved by Co nfig manager ar e: • All displ ay settings: contrast, gamma • The displa y positioning • The input setti ngs of digitizer • The digitize r settings (al so [...]

8. Configura tion Manager Image 8-3 Saving a configuration on the same nam e Image 8-4 Save OK 8.3 “Save as” a Configuration T o Save as 1. Click on on the Configuration Mgr pag e to save the new configur ation on a dif ferent name. A pop up window will appear . (image 8-5) 2. Fill in a config name Config name you fill i n the name of t he conf[...]

8. Configuration Manag er Image 8-5 Image 8-6 8.4 Deleting a Configuration To delete T o d elete a config uration, follow t he next steps: 1. Select a conf iguration i n the list to del ete. (image 8-7) 2. Click . A confirmati on box appears, a sking if this conf iguratio n should be delete d or not. (image 8-8) 3. Click to abort. Click to continue[...]

8. Configura tion Manager Image 8-7 Select a configuration to delete Image 8-8 Image 8-9 Delete message R5976476 VIEWSCAPE TOOLSET 01/07/2004 77[...]

8. Configuration Manag er 8.5 Loading a Configuration To l o a d T o load a configurat ion, handle as fol low: 1. Select the configurat ion in the l ist with the mouse. 2. Click on (image 8-10 ) Note: If this configur ation is loaded fo r a non compatible confi guration (e.g. devi ce removed) the indi- cation not c ompatible wi ll be added next to [...]

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9. Preferences 9. PREFERENCES Overview • Purpose of the pref erences set up • Start up the prefer ences • Adjusti ng the window of fset • Changing the Screen posi tion 9.1 Purpose of the preferences set up Overview With the prefe rences set up for each i nput on each screen, it i s possible to fi ne tune the win dow position ing per screen.[...]

9. Preferences 9.3 Adjusting the window offset How to adjust. 1. Select an screen by clicki ng on the drop down bo x next to Screen .( i m a g e 9 - 3 ) 2. Select an i nput which is displ ayed on the selected scr een. 3. Adjust the of fset start position ( X and Y coordinate) fo r the window and the vi ewport by cli cking in the input field and ent[...]

10. ViewScape Configuration 10. VIEWSCAPE CONFIGURA TION Overview • ViewScape Configuration start up • ViewScape Settings 10.1 ViewScape Configuration start up Start up 1. Click the ViewScap e icon to reveal the fol lowing pop menu for the sel ected screen in the display . (im- age 10-1) Note: Lay out of configurat ion windows depends on the Ou[...]

10. ViewScape Configuration 10.2 ViewScape Settings 10.2.1 Operational Mode Overview 3 operation mode s are possible: • Master : the addressed devic e is the first in a ch ain of multiple devices . • Slave Direct • Slave Resync Image 10-2 Image 10-3 Image 10-4 Example Without background or with overlapped backgrou nd LOOP OUT' TO DISPLAY[...]

10. ViewScape Configuration Video Inputs RS232 Local Control PC with Control Software Control Data Display Input 4 ViewScape (Slave) RS232 ViewScape (Master) Background Input1 Background Input2 Background Input3 Input 3 LOOP OUT' TO DISPLAY' COM1' LOOP IN' COM2' COM3' 123 4 1' 2' 3' 4' COM1 LOOP IN [...]

10. ViewScape Configuration 10.2.3.1 Using predefined timings for digital or analog output How to select 1. Cli ck on the drop do wn box. (image 10-7) 2. Sel ect the corr esponding sett ing. The following sett ings are possible - SVGA -X G A - SXGA - SXGA+ -U X G A 3. Ma ke your choice between manual sele cted refresh rate (50 or 60 Hz) and lo ck t[...]

10. ViewScape Configuration 8. V ertical sync polarity can be positi ve or negative. The position depends on t he display . 9. Y ou have checked Lock on input ? If yes, then ad apt the frame dela y in lines unti l the full i mage is displayed. Image 10-8 Advanced Timings menu Image 10-9 Sync generator timing window R5976476 VIEWSCAPE TOOLSET 01/07/[...]

10. ViewScape Configuration Image 10-10 Display Interface timings window T une last l ine length : only active i f Frame rate conver sion and Hs y n cl o c k are not checked. In some situation the last image line is not a full line and ca uses a locking p roblem so that no image is vis ible. When that happens, push the bu tton T une last line and t[...]

10. ViewScape Configuration Schematic overview Total number of pixels Width Active pixels Hor. Sync width Trailing blanking pixels Total number of lines Height Active lines Vert. Sync width Trailing blanking lines Hor. line Field Image 10- 1 1 Explanation of the terms Mode The pixel clock can work in 2 ways: si ngle or dual path. This toggle button[...]

10. ViewScape Configuration Height active pixels The number of lin es that are real ly used (= actual hei ght of the imag e/video that wil l be shown). T otal number of pixels in line. The total numbe r of pixels in a line (= max. width). total= (hor . Sta rt active pixels) + (width active pixels) + (numb er of trailing blanking pixels). T otal num[...]

10. ViewScape Configuration Width active pixels The number of pix els that ar e really used (= t he actual widt h of the image/ video that will be shown) This value is normall y given in the source sp ecification s. If not, adjust until fu ll image is displayed (n o missing pixels). Height active pixels The number of lines that are real ly used (= [...]

10. ViewScape Configuration Use the ‘patte rn’ button t o go to the patte rn page. On this page you can acti vate the patt ern generati on and change the patt ern settings. How to activate test patterns 1. Click on to activate the test pat tern generator . The test pattern ge nerator wind ow opens. (image 10-13) 2. T oggle th e status by clicki[...]

10. ViewScape Configuration 10.2.4.2 T est pattern set up How to configure a test pattern 1. Cli ck on of the 6 available patt erns. The name of the sel ected pattern wil l be displaye d in the box Current pattern . (image 10-14) Depending on the select ed pattern, an extra inpu t box appears. Pattern Extra input box Bytelevel Amplitude: the ampli [...]

10. ViewScape Configuration 10.2.5 Soft Edge and Black le vel adjustment Overview • Overview and acti vation • Soft Edge Sett ings • Black level a djustment 10.2.5.1 Overv iew and activation Overview The digitize r can generate a seamless t ransition between t wo screens so that no effects are visibl e on the display . Ap a t t e r nc a nb eu[...]

10. ViewScape Configuration 10.2.5.2 Soft Edge Settings How to set up 1. Enable the blend ing status by checking the check bo x. 2. Do you want to use posit ioning lines? If yes, Check the box enabl ed next to Positioni ng lines. A pattern with the d iff erent areas wil l be displaye d. (image 10 -17) If no, g o to step 3 3. Set the values for Left[...]

10. ViewScape Configuration Image 10-18 Image 10-19 Gamma value 1. Set the gamma valu e the same as the ga mma value of the p rojector . 10.2.5.3 Black leve l adjustment What should be done For dark ima ges, the overlap z one will be br ighter tha n the rest o f the image. Therefore, increme nt the black level of the non overla pped zones until th [...]

11. Input Slots for ViewScape 1 1. I NPUT SLOTS FOR VIEWSCAPE Overview • General inf o • Input D3 20 DVI-D • Input D320 YUV/ RG(s)B • Input D320 SDI • Input D3 20 HDSDI • Input D320 CVBS/S-Vid • Input D320 RGB ana log • Input D320 RGB analog (UXGA) Check the Apply Level Se ttings before start ing any adjustment on the inp uts. For m[...]

11. Input Slots for ViewScape The following i nputs are avai lable for the D320: •D V I •Y U V / R G ( s ) B •S D I • CVBS/S-Vid • RGB analog (SXGA) • RGB analog (UXGA) Clicking against any speci fic input wil l give access t o that inputs a djustment parame ter window . 11 . 2 I n p u t D 3 2 0 D V I - D 1 1.2.1 Settings start up DVI D[...]

11. Input Slots for ViewScape What can be adjusted? This window consists out of 3 par ts: • Image processing • Frequency recl ock •R G B C o n t r a s t 1 1.2.2 Image Processing Refresh Rate DDC Configure the DVI with VESA standar d. There are five selectable reso lution setup values that can be recognized by the graphi c card through DDC com[...]

11. Input Slots for ViewScape Image 1 1-4 Settings YUV/RG(s)B input slot D320 What can be adjusted? This window consists out of 3 par ts: • Image processing • Video Equalizing •R G B C o n t r a s t 1 1.3.2 Image Processing Saturation Adjustable from 0 to 15 with the correspon ding slider . Saturation i s the intensi ty of the col or , 0 will[...]

11. Input Slots for ViewScape Clip T o Subblack will filter spurious LS B’s in low lights under black-level, to prevent that spurious pixels appear in b lack planes, even after Dyna mic Image Stabiliza tion. De-interlacing Mode Select between Medi an/Filmmo de or Line Repetit ion. The Median/F ilmmode is ef fective when the source signal has inte[...]

11. Input Slots for ViewScape Luma T ransient Improvement (L TI) L TI accent uates the tran sient between t wo parts of the i mage with dif ferent intensity . The degree of im- provement can b e adjusted with the slider bar . When on 0, the image is displaye d without L TI. 7 represents th e sharpest L TI. Field Insert Field insert can be ON or OFF[...]

11. Input Slots for ViewScape For low video qu ality sources cho ose Luma On/ Chro ma On (preferable ) for video sources of high q uality choose Luma Off / Chroma Of f 1 1.3.5 Video Equal izing Overview Adjustment of the sharpness impr ession of th e image in t hree frequen cy ranges (l ow , medi um, high). Adjust sharpness completel y conform own [...]

11. Input Slots for ViewScape What can be adjusted? This window consists out of 3 par ts: • Image processing • Video Equalizing • Dynamic Im age Stabilizer 1 1.4.2 Image Processing Saturation Adjustable from 0 to 15 with the correspon ding slider . Saturation i s the intensi ty of the col or , 0 will be black & white. Brightness Adjustabl[...]

11. Input Slots for ViewScape Freeze Freezes the content of thi s source only . Color Matrix Select a Color Mat rix suitabl e for the mate rial being vi ewed: AUTO Automatic ad apted to incoming source, d epending on measured r aster frequency EBU European Standa rd (P AL/SECAM) ANSI American Standard (NTSC) Banner Protect Banner protect ON or OFF [...]

11. Input Slots for ViewScape DIS filter Select the frequency s ensitivity of the DIS For low video qu ality sources cho ose Luma On/ Chro ma On (preferable ) for video sources of high q uality choose Luma Off / Chroma Of f 1 1.4.4 Video Equal izing Overview Adjustment of the sharpness impr ession of th e image in t hree frequen cy ranges (l ow , m[...]

11. Input Slots for ViewScape 1 1.5.2 Image Processing Saturation Adjustable from 0 to 15 with the correspon ding slider . Saturation i s the intensi ty of the col or , 0 will be black & white. Brightness Adjustable from 0 to 63 with the correspon ding slider . Brightness is the int ensity of the disp layed signal. Brightness will add or s ubtr[...]

11. Input Slots for ViewScape Fast Lock Way of locking of the PLL of the s ync generat or . Default positio n : ON When interferen ce is visible on the i mage, switch to OFF . If the image is not yet improved, cont inue to Fly W h e e la n ds w i t c ha l s ot oO F F . Fly Wheel T o continue the locking of t he PLL of the sync gener ator when a loc[...]

11. Input Slots for ViewScape 1 1.6 Input D320 CVBS/S-Vid 1 1.6.1 Settings start up How to start up 1. Click against CVBS/ S-Vid inp ut on the Inpu t Slots part of the me nu gives the CVBS/ S-Vid p a- ramete r window . (image 1 1-7) 2. Click on the to return to t he general D32 0 window . 3. Click on to restore t he default set tings. Image 1 1-7 S[...]

11. Input Slots for ViewScape Saturation Adjustable from 0 to 15 with the correspon ding slider . Saturation i s the intensi ty of the col or , 0 will be black & white. Brightness Adjustable from 0 to 63 with the correspon ding slider . Brightness is the int ensity of the disp layed signal. Brightness will add or s ubtract ... to the luminance [...]

11. Input Slots for ViewScape Film Detection Threshold Select the level a t which the fil m detection and processing i s activated. Four levels exist. Useful for noisy video conten t. Freeze Freezes the content of thi s source only . Color Matrix Select a Color Mat rix suitabl e for the mate rial being vi ewed: AUTO Automatic ad apted to incoming s[...]

11. Input Slots for ViewScape 3 values, -3dB, 0dB, +6dB or prepr ogrammed and can be selected by cli cking on the corresponding i ndi- cation. The slider j umps immediat ely to the corre ct value. The followi ng input gain adj ustments are possi ble: • For S- Video - Luma gain •F o r V i d e o -G a i n 1 1.6.4 Dynamic Image Stabilizer (DIS) Va [...]

11. Input Slots for ViewScape 1 1.7 Input D320 RGB analog 1 1.7.1 Settings start up How to start up 1. Click against RGB input on the Input Slo ts part of the menu gi ves the RGB parameter wind ow . (image 1 1-8 ) 2. Click on the to return to the genera l D320 window. 3. Click on to restore the defa ult settings. Image 1 1-8 What can be adjusted? T[...]

11. Input Slots for ViewScape The graphic card wil l boot up in the selected displ ay mode as far as the selected di splay mode is within the card’s capabilities. Clamp Place T o properly digitize the i ncoming signal, t he dc offset of the in put must be adjusted to fi t the range of t he A/D converter . Most Graphic systems pr oduce RGB signals[...]

11. Input Slots for ViewScape 500 750 1500 PLL Divider Default val ue. Fine adjustment of the imag e possible by changi ng the value up or d own. Change by one digit up or d own and look to t he result befor e changin g more. Changing the PLL divide r , changes the horiz ontal sync val ue. 1 1.7.4 RGB Contrast Changing the contrast Utilize the s li[...]

11. Input Slots for ViewScape Image 1 1-9 What can be adjusted? This window consists out of 4 par ts: • Image processing • Resolutio n Settings •R G B C o n t r a s t • RGB Brightness 1 1.8.2 Image Processing DDC Resolution Configure t he RGB input with VESA stan dard. There are five selectab le resolut ion setup values t hat can be recogni[...]

11. Input Slots for ViewScape Clamp Duration This sets the dura tion of the clamp. These both adjustments, pr oviding conside rable flexibility , to have a good image Range 0 - 255 1 1.8.3 Resolution Settings Resolution Source Set Resolution Source accor ding the resolut ion of your source. When your graphic car d has DCC com- municatio n, the reso[...]

11. Input Slots for ViewScape PLL Divider Default val ue. Fine adjustment of the imag e possible by changi ng the value up or d own. Change by one digit up or d own and look to t he result befor e changing mor e. Changing the PLL divide r , changes the horiz ontal sync val ue. 1 1.8.4 RGB Contrast Changing the contrast Utilize the s liders to deter[...]

Glossary GLOSSAR Y Alpha Blending Alpha Blending en ables the ability to add transparency to a ny selected source. Aspect rat io horizontal & ve rtical dim ension in which the win dow will be displayed, e.g. 4 by 3 or 16 by 9. Color key Sometimes also ca lled chroma key . This is a method of combining t wo video images. An example of chroma key[...]

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Index INDEX A Alpha Blendi ng 64 Aspect ratio 52 Autodectec tion 26 Serial Numbers 26 Autodetect pa ge 45 Start up 45 Autodetect ion page 46 RS232 46 Serial numbers 46 Start autode ction 46 C Color key 62 Configuration 39 Load from disk 39 Configurati on Manager 73–75, 78 Loading 78 save as 75 Saving 74 start up 73 Configurati on wizard 13–14, [...]

Index N New configur ation 14–15, 17–18 Based on the output req uirements 17–18 Set up 18 Based on the resol ution 17 Based on ViewScap e devices 14–15, 17 Getting start ed 14, 17 Set up 15 P Preferences 81–82 Purpose 81 Screen posit ion 82 Start up 81 Window of fset 82 Preset configur ations 67–70 Loading 68–70 Removing 7 0 saving 67[...]

Index Removing 70 saving 67 Scaling windo ws 49 Select window 48 Settings 66 ViewPo rt 55–56, 58–60 Copy setti ngs 60 Create for mul tiple backgroun d 58–59 Create for singl e source 56 Group changes 60 Overview 55 Visibility setup 61 Window mode 53 Change 53 Window name 52 Change 52 Work Spa ce Resolution 66 Wiza rd 23 RS232 Communication 23[...]

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List of images LIST OF IMAGES 2 - 1 S e t u p c h o i c e s ...................................................................................... 8 2 - 2 I n t e r n e t o p t i o n s S e t t i n g s .......................................................................... 9 2 - 3 S t a r t i n g t h e S e r v i c e L a u n c h e r ..............[...]

List of images 4 - 1 T h e d i f f e r e n t w i n d o w p a r t s .......................................................................4 1 4 - 2 D i s p l a y s e l e c t i o n .................................................................................. 4 2 4 - 3 A p p l y l e v e l s e t t i n g s .........................................[...]

List of images 8 - 2 C o n f i g u r a t i o n m a n a g e r p a g e ....................................................................7 3 8 - 3 S a v i n g a c o n f i g u r a t i o n o n t h e s a m e n a m e .....................................................7 5 8 - 4 S a v e O K ..............................................................[...]

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