
Operating Manual MA VPU V 6.0
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are all improved to serve the best result for the VPU. Also the decoder has changed for best
performance results. That means however that new content is needed and the new one
is based on MPEG-2. With any MA VPU there is some Gigabyte of content pre-installed.
However, we also offer an exclusive MA-Content-Package from showfootage.com - which
offers you over 500 free selectable clips. To be precise: from a huge content library of
renowned designers you can download 320 SD clips, 120 HD720 clips and 100 HD1080
clips. This makes the MA-Content-Package the ideal way to individually extend the pre-
installed content of the MA VPU. Please check http://www.malighting.com/showfootage.html
for further details.
From grandMA video to VPU. How to update your system:
After downloading the software from our webpage you just need to install it. The look & feel
will be like the grandMA2 software. Then you need to download a new MPEG-2 decoder
from Main Concept (link: www.mainconcept.com/site/prosumer-products-4/mpeg-2-
22078/information-22089.html?L=0 ) and actually pay for it.
From now on the software is fully functional. Please be aware of the fact that old shows from
grandMA video cannot be loaded anymore. Therefore the new showfile is absolutely
compatible to grandMA2. All custom-made content might need to be re-rendered into
MPEG-2.
As a former user of grandMA video you will easily discover the new functionality of the MA
VPU software. Some functionality has changed as well as some naming. Please refer to the
documentation like the online manual to learn about it. If you use the VPU software with an
external dongle (old grandMA video) you will have the same performance like a MA VPU
plus in other words: there are no restrictions!
Major changes in a rough overview:
Decoder and codec has changed! From QuickTime to MPEG-2! You need to buy it
(with the VPU it is included)
Old shows are obsolete
Old content needs to be re-rendered
New fixture types for VPU
What else to expect for the future?
We are working on an integrated Pixelmapping means the Pixelmapper of the VPU
and the Bitmap-effects-. We divide
Pixelmapping into two parts: PM by Art-Net (like it was before) and PM by MA-Net
(the new style of PM).
At a certain time 3D will be able to display the result of a VPU output for better
preprogramming.
3D Keystone will get a real warping functionality
We hope that this document provides what you need to know about the transition from
grandMA video to the VPU software. The grandMA video software ends with the first release
of the MA VPU Software. For any further information please get in contact with us we are
glad to assist you!
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