Get Started - A Quick Start Guide
The fundamental tasks you will accomplish when building a PHOTON project are regrouped in this quick start guide that will lead you to investigate a few of the software’s modules and create a simple show.
- 2 PHOTON servers connected on a dedicated network.
- 2 video projectors connected to one of the servers.
- 1 half-cube.
- 1 media asset such as a .MOV video file.
OPEN THE SETTINGS MODULE
Select {System > Settings} or press [Alt+S].
- 1.Press [Tab} to display Photon UI.
- 2.Select {System > Settings} or press [Alt+S].
- 3.Open the {Create Network Group} window and select the available server.
- 4.Set the connection ports and click on the [apply] button.
OPEN THE SETTINGS MODULE
Select {System > Settings} or press [Alt+S].
- 1.Set the first server in Controller mode.
- 2.Set the second server in Display mode.
- 3.Create outputs (auto creation of displays) on the display server.
- 4.Configure the outputs resolution.
OPEN THE 3D SCENE MODULE
Select {System > 3D Scene} or press [Alt+C].
- 1.Add a Screen {Primitive > Default Object > Cube}.
- 2.Open the Transformations Option panel. Press [T] or select {Options Panels > Transformations}.
- 3.Scale and position the Screen.
- 4.Click on the [set freeze] button to set the calibration points’ new position.
- 5.Open the Properties Option panel. Press [P] or select {Options Panels > Properties}.
- 6.Set the resolution of the Screen.
OPEN THE 3D SCENE MODULE
Select {System > 3D Scene} or press [Alt+C].
- 1.Select the calibration operation mode.
- 2.Activate the [Enable calibration] toggle.
- 3.Assign the Screen as reference object for both Projectors.
- 4.Perform a manual calibration for both projectors.
- 5.Select the first projector.
- 6.[Ctrl+double-left-click] vertices to activate the calibration points.
- 7.Position them in the Calibration Tool window to match the physical model’s points.
- 8.Repeat the previous steps with the second projector.
- 9.Display the calibration. Grid. Press [D].
- 10.Activate the [Enable Blending] toggle.
OPEN THE FILE MANAGER MODULE
Select {Show > File Manager} or press [Alt+F].
- 1.Click on the import button.
- 2.Browse your media assets.
- 3.Click on the open button.
- 4.Watch for the task’s completion.
OPEN THE TIMELINE MODULE
Select {Show > Timeline} or press [Alt+t].
- 1.Open The Timeline
- 2.Add a Media Clip to the Screen.
- 3.Assign a video file to the Media Clip.
- 4.Double-click on the timebar to move the playhead.
- 5.Press the [space bar] to start playback.
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