Sony sl-hf600 Owner's Manual page 41

When the information on picture &la& ia reduced, picturr mntoun
are lmt. The video
mhsnccr,
thm, strengthas the information in the
higt!-fmacy
signal
range
to enhance p i c ~ r e quality. E v e n picma
taken with a camem that is out of fccua can
be
made
to appear sharper
when edited
udnB
a video enhancer.
On the 0 t h hand, the wtor mxaor allows indcpmdent adjustment
of mlor tint and density.
Colon which have become
thinnu
a i m editing can
be
restored to
near
their ori$inal density, and colors that wac incomctly recorded
by camera due
to e t m n
in setting the white brlanee or Nter attach-
ment
can be
rectified using the wlor cometor.
ADDING TITLES TO ORIGINAL PRODUCFIONS
By adding titles to your &ted
taps,
you
can
weate an cnlirdy dif-
f m impression on viewers. Titlar
add a
completed touch6 to your
produaions. und quickly
caphue
the interst of
your
audkna.
Y o u c n n m t e t i t k O o n m w . h ~ w i t h a ~ l l l l ~ a n d &
them on tix edited
tap-& ~ ~ ~ ~ 9 0 0 ' s
insm
funaim.
or
best
results, t h e w ahodd benoadow. blue o r a e m
m
color. For let-
. .
ten, use white pona colrn.
.
W h e n writing titlea. k w in mind the pmponions of the
TV sum
(4
wide
x
3 high) and be we to leave sufficient
mom
at
the
top and the
bonom.
As
the pictures below
show,
shade (or mlon)
can
be added to the
original using the color w m o r to achieve special effects.
I
Shade (or colors) added
with the
mlor
cometor to
meale
an ihslant sunM.
In addition, you can use
the
wlor canctor for 0 t h - p u m f o r
example. if you want to ioRat a
s c e ~
you've t a k a by camera into
scmcs of
recorded
TV p r m s , you can balance the colon to m t e
smooth,
natural
vurdtions.
Sony video mior constor XV-5WOW has a ne@tive/positivc color
switching function
in
addition to
mhpnerr
and correnor funclions to
makc video editing even mom convenient and enjoyable.
THE IDEAL: EFFICIENT EDITING
The editing
method
of
cdlccting juR those
raaa thal have km
m d e d by m u m or from the tdeviPion is
c a l l e d ASSEMBLE
editing, while replacing unwanted wroer with scmes from other u p e a
is
called INSERT editing. Selecting ram for recordin8
on
pnotbcr
tape using
another VCR or insening m c s into taper with smooth
vurdtions from the previous srrne to thc fdlwhg raabboth r e
quire visual mkahlvity and imagination. And to drvclop these impor-
tant tlknts, nothing is more important than the
expriarc
Baincd
in
edihng many tapes. "Effiamt editing" i s the foundation of all your
editing operations.
k t '
"GO
ErT"
on
Edluq
Moat of us have s x k l fedinss for cmab saoa.
m e 5 d I y
favorite
saner
that we
ha& t a k a
&eves,
and are v &
k u ~ a n ;
to leave
them out of the
T i
ediled
tape.
But h - 'bautlful'
a
s a m e
may
be,
if it
is too
tong, or is out of cootat with the
pmious
and fdow-
ing scaes, it will devaet from the
ovcrpll
quality of the recording.
Scenes that
have
no meaning in the ovadl c o o M of the t a p , or
am
out of place, am bcat&mimId.
Although this is not always caw, you
should k decisive and consistent in editing, eliminating scmai which
do not contribute t o making the ka edited tape posslbl+no
muta
how good they may be ~ U p u y .
"Effidmt
editing''
eoneans more than e W d y eliminating unns-
-
m a - i t ' s
.Ira kwortant to think about how to pment
images which ten your story dearly and in an earily undentoid way.
Inevitably,
thir
involves improving your @ a x s e a - w o r k
s W . An a-
ample iUustratea
this
ka.
E x P a t p l a 1 a n d 1 u e b o ( h a i m p l c u m e r o f h v o w o m a ~ t e a
and &tin& but it's easy
to see that the
way in which this neens was
shot in ~ a m p l c
2
m t e a a
strower
impression of the viewer.