• grandMA2 User Manual
  • grandMA2 Quick Start Guide
  • MA 3D
  • MA VPU
    • Introduction
      • Help from MA technical support
      • System requirements
    • For your Safety
    • Functions and Features
      • Transition from grandMA video to MA VPU
      • Teaser Mode
      • Comparison VPU plus / VPU basic / VPU light
    • Main Features
      • Installation and Maintenance
        • Startup
        • Software update
          • Service Packs
        • Update of Fixture Types
        • Backup
          • Handling backups with the VPU
          • Start Acronis on VPUs with serial Numbers up to # 86 on
          • Start Acronis on VPUs with serial Numbers from # 87
          • Restoring an image with Acronis
          • Storing an image with Acronis
          • Backup the VPU content after shipment
        • Access VPU via Network
        • Version of grandMA desk or grandMA onPC (off-line)
        • IP Addresses
          • IP Address of the PC
          • Art-Net IP Address
        • EDID Manager
        • CITP / MSEX Protocol
    • Communication with the grandMA Desk Series
      • Connection with the grandMA desk
      • Connection with the grandMA onPC (off-line) software
      • Connection States
    • Data Management
      • Master slave
      • Principle function diagram
      • Layer Properties
      • Layer Reference
      • Virtual Outputs
        • Virtual Output: Configuration of a TripleHead2Go Digital Port
      • Predefined Constellation
    • Several MA VPU applications in one grandMA show
    • Quickstart with grandMA2
    • Program surface
      • Internal Touch-Screen VPU plus
      • Internal Screen VPU light
      • Menu Bar
        • File...
        • View...
        • Render...
        • Help...
      • Toolbar
      • Status Bar
      • Preview
      • Multi Preview
      • Content Editor
        • Content: Image Pool (I-Pool)
        • Content: Text Ticker
        • Content: Eff1 Type...Eff4 Type
        • Content: 3D Objects
        • Content: Mask
      • Warper
        • Warper Fullscreen View
        • Warper Basic Operation
        • Warping
      • File Browser
    • Features Attributes and Functions
    • Order of Effect Execution
    • Softedging
    • Keystoning
    • Pixel Mapper
      • VPU - Pixel Mapper Graphical View
        • Pixel Mapper Toolbar
        • Pixel Mapper Editor
      • VPU - Pixel Mapper Grid View
      • Console - VPU Pixel Mapper View
    • Creation of customized 3D Objects
    • Content Specifications
      • Rovi Total CodeStudio for converting your content into MPEG2
      • Hap Content Converter
    • Warnings
    • Keyboard Shortcuts
    • Supplement MA Lighting
      • Intended use
      • Data
      • Symbols and warning labels
      • LIMITATIONS
      • Transport
      • General Safety Instructions
      • IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
      • Electric shock warning on the rear of the grandMA
      • Safety and Environment
      • Quickstart Connect VPU plus
      • Quickstart Connect VPU light
      • Switching the apparatus On/Off
      • Maintenance
      • Conformity
  • Release Notes
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View Description
Dialog Docking Frame Opens a dialog to arrange your views, see below.
Timing Opens a window with timing information to check the performance e.g. FpS, runtime and resolution.
Info Opens an Info window for internal purposes.
Layer Opens a window with information about the layers as type, scale etc..
System Monitor Opens the system monitor that shows communication data between the desk and VPU.
Video Clips Opens a window that offers information about the used video clips.
This can be helpful for trouble shooting.
Local Drives Shows the state of the connected drives e.g. total capacity and free disk space.
Memory Opens an overview window of the usage rate of the system memory and the memory of the grapic card.
CITP Information Window Opens a window that shows the CITP Information (see CITP / MSEX Protocol ).
Teaser Mode Opens a window that offers information about the restrictions of the Teaser Mode.
Thumbnail distribution Shows information about the thumbnail distribution.
Hap converter Shows the Hap Codec converter window, see: Hap Converter.
Start in Black If this option is enabled, the GUI (Graphical User Interface) is disabled (black) when the VPU starts.
To enable the GUI press 'Shift + Enter’. This option is stored local for each VPU.
Show FpS in Fullscreen Show the frame rate in FpS (Frames per Second) in the fullscreen output.

The following entries are only visible if the option View - Show Extended Menu is selected:

Thumbnail Manager Opens a window that offers information about cached thumbnails.
Error Shows an info window about errors that have occurred during runtime.
This can be helpful for troubleshooting.
Dialog Docking Frame:  
The Docking Frame contains all opened views.
Views can be minimized or opened by pressing the star or removed by clicking the x.
So now it is possible to keep dialogs open for monitoring reasons and close all dialogs by one click and open exactly the same views by only one click.
You can scroll in this frame and the preview or multi preview will be down scaled when Docking Frame is opened.
 

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