•Every Surface has a set of edge blending parameters to create a softedge blending
•The QuickBlend tool uses VERTEX' blending algorithms to speed up the process.
Edge Blending Parameters for a Surface
Inspector wih the Edge Blending Parameters of a Surface.
Advanced Edge Blending Parameters extend to blending options for edge cases.
Every surface has got set of parameters for edge blending - at least 4 per side define how overlapping surface are blended.
Use Edge Blending Extended properties to adjust the blending of a large projection which is only partially overlapped by a smaller projection.
Hint: use a second Inspector
For a soft edge with two projectors, open a second inspector and dock it next to the first one.
Pin each Surface to one inspector and adjust both edges side by side.
Select the second surface in the second inspector. Open Edge Blending Parameters for both.
Workspace example for edge blending:
2 surfaces on a canvas, each surface is pinned to an inspector.
QuickBlend
•The Quick Blend tool helps you to create edge blending for groups of two surfaces or more.
•Once the surface overlap is set, Quick Blend calculates all blending parameters automatically...
•... with the option for fine adjustments after the initial calculation.
Example set-up: three surfaces on a canvas - each overlaps the next one.
Final result should be an edge blending for three projectors to have an continous single projection.
initial situation: outputs without blending
1.Go to MAIN MENU > WINDOWS > Tools > Quick Blend
2.Select a Canvas in the Quick Blend editor
3.Select if you want to create a horizontal, a vertical, or a mixed blend group.
If there are multiple surfaces on your canvas, QuickBlend creates groups for every two neighboring surfaces.
4.Adjust the canvas offset for surfaces to finally define the overlap.
By default the overlap that was set before for each surface is taken into account.
As a result of the fine adjustment the overlap should correspond to the overlap of the projectors.
Use the slider to influence the canvas offset of all surfaces of your group.
Use first value field to set the offset of the first surface of your group.
Use second value field to set the offset of the second surface of your group.
5.Select "Auto Blend Group" to blend a group
Repeat the steps for all available horizontal groups
Blending for the first group of two horizontal surfaces
6.Select "Auto Blend All" to blend all available surfaces
Blending for all horizotal surfaces
7.Do fine adjustments for blending with the help of Quick Blend parameters
Fine tune your blending with parameters for amount, start, gamma and luminance
Result: for every selected surface the edge-blending parameters are set by Quick Blend
QuickBlend sets the Edge Blending Parameters for each Surface