Barco Projector Toolset For Hdx Series Reference Guide

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A
B
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Indentation, cylindrical warping
A Positive indentation
B Negative indentation
How to adjust
1. Within theCylindrical warpingmenu, click on the slider belowIndentationand move the slider to the
left or the right until the desired indentation is obtained (1). (image 12-43)
Or,
click in the inputfield next to theIndentationslider and enter the desired value with the keyboard (2).
A recalculation is automatically executed.
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Indentation
When a node is selected,first deactivate this node and click on the Calculate warp but-
ton.
12.7.15 Gradient
About gradient
E.g. when using a hatch pattern, the gradient is the differentiation between two lines which varies from a
small difference to a larger difference.
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Gradient
The gradient setting is used to adjust the image so that it looks normal on the cylindrical surface.
How to adjust
1. Within theCylindrical warpingmenu, click on the slider belowGradientand move the slider to the left
or the right until the desired gradient is obtained (1). (image 12-45)
Or,
click in the inputfield next to theGradientslider and enter the desired value with the keyboard (2).
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Gradient
12.7.16 Fast preview
What can be done ?
The current warp settings can be sent to the device for preview and to see if they match the real situation.
Adjustments are still possible when in preview mode.
Start up a preview via the menu
1. While theFloatermenu orCylindricalwarping menu is active, click on theFast Previewicon. (im-
age 12-46)
Thecurrentwarpingconfiguration is sent to the warping board.
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Start fast preview
Start up a preview via the context menu
1. Right click on the grid. (image 12-47)
The context menu opens.
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2. SelectFast Previewand move the mouse pointer to the right.
3. SelectFast Preview.
Thecurrentwarpingconfiguration is sent to the warping board.
Image 12-47
Start Fast preview
Some node settings can bring the warping board in error status. Use the recovery menu
item to recover the board.
12.7.17 Re-size and centering for cylindrical warping
What can be done ?
The cylindrical preview can be re-sized and centered on the projected image.
During the centering, a small misalignment of 1 or 2 pixels is still possible due to round off mistakes in the
calculations.
1
2
3
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Re-size and centering
1 original image
2 Screen
3 Re-sized and centered image
How to re-size and center
1. While in preview mode, click on the re-size and center icon of the Cylindrical warping menu. (im-
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The image is re-sized on the projection area and sized in the middle of this area.
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Re-sizing and centering
12.7.18 Recover warping board
What can be done ?
Due to sending a warping configuration with errors via the fast preview to the warping board of a device,
it is possible that the warping board crashes. The recovery operation starts by clearing the sent configu-
ration and by sending a normal hatch pattern. Then the warping board is restarted.
How to recover
1. Right click on the grid. (image 12-50)
The context menu opens.
2. SelectFast Previewand move the mouse pointer to the right.
3. SelectRecover from Warp board crash.
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12.7.19 Preferences
12.7.19.1 Background of the grid
What can be done ?
The background of the grid can be changed between:
• an embedded image
•black
•white
• a custom selected color
How to make the selection
1. Right click on the grid. (image 12-51)
The context menu opens.
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2. SelectPreferencesand move the mouse pointer to the right.
3. SelectBackgroundand move the mouse pointer again to the right.
4. Select the desired background.
The current active background is indicated with a checked check box.
If you selectBackground color – custom, follow the color selection procedure as described in Color
selection, page 213.
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Background selection grid
12.7.19.2 Active node intersection
What can be done ?
The active node intersection is the line which connects two active nodes. This line can be disabled or
enabled and when enabled, the color can be the default color (blue) or a custom selected color.
How to make the selection
1. Right click on the grid. (image 12-52)
The context menu opens.
2. SelectPreferencesand move the mouse pointer to the right.
3. SelectActive Node Intersectionsand move the mouse pointer again to the right.
4. To disable the active node intersection, selectDisable Active Node Intersections.
To use the default color, selectActive Node Intersection color - Default.
To use a custom color, selectActive Node Intersection color - Custom. See Color selection, page 213
for more information
The check box in front of an item indicates which item is selected.
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Active node intersections lines
12.7.19.3 Interpolation node intersection
What can be done ?
The interpolation node intersection is the line which connects 2 nodes. This line can be disabled or en-
abled and when enabled, the color can be the default color (green) or a custom selected color.
How to make the selection
1. Right click on the grid. (image 12-53)
The context menu opens.
2. SelectPreferencesand move the mouse pointer to the right.
3. SelectInterpolation Node Intersectionsand move the mouse pointer again to the right.
4. To disable the interpolation node intersection, select Disable Interpolation Node Intersections.
To use the default color, select Interpolation Node Intersection color - Default.
To use a custom color, select Interpolation Node Intersection color - Custom. See Color selection,
page 213 for more information about how to select a color.
The check box in front of an item indicates which item is selected.
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12.7.19.4 Hard edges
What can be done ?
The color of the hard edges, in disabled or enabled state can be selected.
How to select the color
1. Right click on the grid. (image 12-54)
The context menu opens.
2. SelectPreferencesand move the mouse pointer to the right.
3. SelectHard Edgesand move the mouse pointer again to the right.
4. To set the color for an Active hard edge:
for the default color, selectActive HardEdgecolor - Default
for a custom color, selectActive HardEdgecolor - Custom. See Color selection, page 213 for more
information about how to select a color.
5. To set the color for an Inactive hard edge:
for the default color, selectInactive HardEdgecolor - Default
for a custom color, selectInactive HardEdgecolor - Custom. See Color selection, page 213 for more
information about how to select a color.
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Hard edge color
12.7.19.5 Color selection
Select a color
1. 3 ways are now possible to select a color, represented by a tab in theColor valuewindow.
Ta b s w a t c h e s = w a y
1Via the swatches color window, step 2.
Tab HSB = way 2 Via the HSB color window, step 3.
Tab RGB = way 3 Via the RGB color window, step 4.
2. Select the desired color (via swatches = predefined color samples). (image 12-55)
Thefirst selected color will be indicated inRecent. When others are selected for a preview, the color
indication will also be added in theRecentlist asfirst one. Finally, the color selection can be done from
theRecentlist or out of the color pallet.
Each time a color is clicked, a preview will be given in the preview pane. Continue with step 5.
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3. Click on theHSBtab to display the color pallet (HSB = Hue - Saturation - Brightness). (image 12-56)
A color can be selected in 2 ways:
- Slide the slider next to the color gamut until the wanted color in the color pickfield is reached, orfill
out the HSB value until the desired color is reached in the pick upfield.
- Click in the colorfield to display the white circle. Drag that circle to the desired tint of the chosen
color.
A preview will be given in the preview pane. Continue with step 5.
4. Click onRGBtab to display the RGB selection sliders. (image 12-57)
Move the sliders until the desired color is reached, orfill out the RGB values in the input boxes.
A preview will be given in the preview pane. Continue with step 5.
5. Click onOKto apply the selected color.
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Color value via swatches
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Color value via HSB
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Color value via RGB
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