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CHAPTER 12
Global Functions: Collage Generator™
engine is no longer taking a single file and stretching it across multiple servers; but is, instead,
showing the file as rendered. Using Multipane Collage gives you the option to use video files
that match the resolution of the display devices exactly. For example, if you have four 1080p HD
projectors using a 4 part Multipane Collage with individual 1080p HD video files, the resulting
collage resolution will be much higher. In standard collage modes, a single file is divided by the
number of parts in the collage. To equal the same resolution in standard collage mode, the single
file would have to be 4 times larger, and it would have a negative impact on server performance.
The Collage+ mode expands the Standard Collage modes, by additionally allowing blend edges
on Top, Right, Bottom, Left and all combinations. In Collage+ Modes the blend edges are no
longer prescribed by the positions in the cell layout arrangement. Instead each external
boundary edge can be set independently. The simplest scenario is a 1x1 collage with 4 blended
edges. These multiple blend options allow for unique technical scenarios, or allowing the ability
to combine several collage types in a larger installation.
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