Prepare Modulo Player for the calibration

!Before continuing, take care that the software controlling the camera is closed, otherwise Modulo Player will not be able to communicate with the camera.

In this chapter we will prepare Modulo Player for the calibration.

Important License information

*Info: The dongle containing the license must be connected to your server whose outputs are being setup with autocalibration.

If you would like to add the autocalibration module to an existing setup, please contact our customer service and a specific license dongle can be sent to be added to your system.

!Warning: If the license is not present when launching autocalibration, the wizard will launch but will not complete successfully.

If the license is removed after performing autocalibration, the concerned outputs will be reset to manual.

The configuration(s), however, is not lost and can be reactivated if the license is plugged back to the server.

• Start the Modulo Player Remote application.

Configure the Outputs of the server

• On the Control page, click on Settings and go to the AMD tab
• Then force the EDID and create the EYEFINITY

*For the following steps, we will assume we have 5 video projectors supporting a 1920×1080 definition.

Create a new Show and transfer media Pattern

• Take care the Modulo Player server is stopped
• In the Control page, go to Settings and define a new Project Folder

• On the Transfer page, transfer the Dome_pattern_polar_4096×4096.jpg media from your Modulo Player Remote (left part) to the Modulo Player server (right part).

Define the Workspace dimension and add Outputs:

• Go to the General page and define the workspace with the same size of our media, which is 4096×4096

*Because a dome is circular, media content is circular as well and holds in a square file of 4096×4096.
We defined this particular resolution considering the size of the dome and the quantity of video projectors.

• Go to the Output page
• You can use the Wizard tool to create the five outputs we need
• On each output, change the MAP dimensions from its default value 1920×1080 to 4096×4096

Indeed, each video projector needs to MAP all the workspace content to perform the calibration.

!Before operating the autocalibration, each output needs to be free of any warping/columns/raws.
For this reason, creating the outputs from scratch is a good way to have it proper.
Columns/raws values need to bet at 2×2 and set to Curve.

• Add the pattern media on a Cue into the Playlist:

The projectors should now project the pattern picture.

We are now ready to start the autocalibration.