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madVR Envy
Profile User Guide
Note: The Envy profile system is beta software currently.
Revision 0.98h
madVR Envy – Profile User Guide
Copyright © madVR Labs, LLC. All rights reserved.

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  • Page 1 Envy Profile User Guide Note: The Envy profile system is beta software currently. Revision 0.98h madVR Envy – Profile User Guide Copyright © madVR Labs, LLC. All rights reserved.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Why Not Just Use “Presets”? ......................3 Profile System Overview ........................4 Envy Menu Pages .......................... 4 Profiles – A Custom Collection of Envy Menu Pages ..............4 Profile Transparency ........................5 Predefined Profiles and Custom Profiles ..................5 The Envy Profile Menu ........................6 Getting Organized with Profile Groups ..................

  • Page 3: Introduction

    Welcome to the madVR Envy Profile User Guide! This document explains everything you need to know to master Envy’s profile system. If you are looking for just a quick overview for now, please refer to the Introduction to Profiles guide.

  • Page 4: Profile System Overview

    At the core of the Profile System is the profile itself. Profiles provide a way to recall a group of settings, automatically or manually, for a particular purpose. In this section we take a closer look at the Envy menu system, what profiles are and how they work, the different types of profiles available, and introduce profile groups.

  • Page 5: Profile Transparency

    Predefined profiles based on the incoming video signal are below: By default, Envy also provides predefined profiles for “Source Devices” and “Displays”. These are just empty profiles that have no effect until you save settings to them. The use of profiles is completely optional.

  • Page 6: The Envy Profile Menu

    Below is an example from the profile menu with customized Source Devices: 2.6 Getting Organized with Profile Groups To help you organize your profiles, Envy provides profile groups. The intended use is to have one profile group for each general purpose, with one or more profiles assigned to the group. For...

  • Page 7: Profiles In Action

    Active Settings. 3.1 Base Settings At the root of Envy’s settings management is the “Base Settings” layer, where all default values are set and inherited from. The Base Settings are used globally, unless overridden by settings in an activated profile, or by temporary settings.

  • Page 8: Profile Bar

    Below is an example of Base Settings defined for Upscaling & Sharpening. These settings are therefore the defaults that Envy will use for Upscaling & Sharpening, regardless of resolution, source device, or any other condition – unless overridden. The area highlighted in the menu page shown below is the Profile Bar. Since the Base Settings option is selected in the profile bar, the menu values shown here reflect the Base Settings.

  • Page 9: Active Settings And Menu Tags

    3.3 Active Settings and Menu Tags The Active Settings reflect the current settings in use by Envy. Let’s look again at the Upscaling & Sharpening settings, except this time, with the Active Settings option selected in the Profile Bar. Comparing this to the same menu page as shown in Section 3.1, there are two key differences.

  • Page 10: Making Temporary Settings Permanent

    Temporary settings are automatically reverted once there is an HDMI signal change, such as when a movie ends, and the player goes back to its main menu. Likewise, temporary settings also revert if you change HDMI inputs, or turn off or restart your Envy. Making Temporary Settings Permanent To keep any temporary settings, you must save them to the Base Settings or to a profile before they revert, as explained above.

  • Page 11: Saving To The Base Settings

    For example, assume you experiment with the Anti-Aliasing option and find you prefer it over the Sharp option, but only for resolutions of 1080p and below. Wouldn’t it be great if your Envy would automatically use your preferred Anti-Alias setting whenever the resolution was 1080p or below? Let’s give that a try.

  • Page 12: More About Menu Tags

    If instead your Envy is receiving a 4K signal, then you will see the Image Upscaling setting of “Sharp” and the tag will show BASE, since the profile will not be activated. The next time a 1080p or lower signal is received, however, then the tag will show PROF and the setting will show “Anti-...

  • Page 13: The Set And Thru Tags

    Base Settings, Active Settings, and the “Incoming Resolution: 1080p (or Lower)” profile. If this menu page had been included in other profiles, those other profiles would also appear here. madVR Envy – Profile User Guide Copyright © madVR Labs, LLC. All rights reserved.

  • Page 14: Profile Priority

    “SET” by the profile simply pass thru, this raises the question of how conflicts are treated. For example, what happens if a menu page exists in two different active profiles and has the same menu item set differently in each profile? madVR Envy – Profile User Guide Copyright © madVR Labs, LLC. All rights reserved.

  • Page 15: More Ways To Create And Manage Profiles

    Tip: If you are an installer/integrator that frequently configures Envys, you can set up one Envy as desired with all your custom profiles, and then download the configuration using the Envy IP Control Tool.

  • Page 16: Setting Values In A Profile

    Profile Bar. With this as the selected profile, we know we are making changes in the menu page for this profile. Now let's configure the settings to apply for 4K Upscaling & Sharpening: madVR Envy – Profile User Guide Copyright © madVR Labs, LLC. All rights reserved.
  • Page 17 4, Off and 5. As before, the indicators change to SET to show that the selected Profile is "setting" these values, and the settings with THRU tags are unaffected. The menu page should now look like this: madVR Envy – Profile User Guide Copyright © madVR Labs, LLC. All rights reserved.
  • Page 18 Now let’s assume the Envy is currently receiving a 4K signal. Therefore, when we select Active Settings in the Profile Bar, we see the following: madVR Envy – Profile User Guide Copyright © madVR Labs, LLC. All rights reserved.

  • Page 19: Profile Flexibility And Conclusion

    Lastly, let’s send a 1080p signal to the Envy. The menu page now shows the following: Notice how the Envy has automatically recalled our Upscaling & Sharpening settings for 1080p, and that this shows as our Active Settings.
  • Page 20 As this guide has demonstrated, the Envy profile system provides a powerful, flexible, and yet highly intuitive way to manage your Envy system settings. We hope you have enjoyed learning about Envy profiles and find them fun and easy to use.
  • Page 21 Appendix A madVR Envy – Profile User Guide Copyright © madVR Labs, LLC. All rights reserved.

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