Other Functions; Edge Blending Procedure - Christie CineIPM-2K User Manual

Cine-IPM 2K User's Manual
020-100164-01 Rev. 1 (01/08)
Show Blending Overlap
defined blend width area to solid
gray so that two adjacent images
can be seamlessly aligned simply
by overlapping their gray bars, if
needed. Toggle the Show Blending
Overlap off to reactivate the blend
effect. NOTE: Show Blending
Overlap appears as Reserved when
ChristieTWIST is installed.

Other Functions

For convenience, the Edge Blending
submenu also includes related options for
enabling a specific color and/or test pattern,
or for working with colors or the lamp.
Such functions duplicate those provided
elsewhere in the Cine-IPM 2K menu
system.

Edge Blending Procedure

Make sure your source hardware
BEFORE YOU BEGIN:
and/or software can supply a tiled image for the
number of projectors in use, and that the tiling
includes overlapping data of approximately 12.5-25%
along shared edges (see
Cine-IPM 2K or CP2000 feature.
Physically align the projectors and images from your
intended external source, then match colors and
Brightness Uniformity.
For a shared edge, all Blend procedures and settings
should be identical on BOTH projectors.
1. Start with 2 projectors. Display full white field test pattern from both.
2. In the Edge Blending submenu, enable the top checkbox to activate all controls.
NOTE: If the
optional
ChristieTWIST
module is
installed, a pull-
down list
replaces this
checkbox (see right). Select the desired user-defined blend created for your
current warp; no further blending at the projector is required. Or, to simply edge
blending a non-warped flat image, select "Standard" and continue with Step 3.
turns your
). Tiling not a
Figure 3.37
IMPORTANT
OPERATION
Figure 3.37. Tiling Example
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