Time Settings; Setting The Keyframe Duration; Setting The Effect Duration; Setting The Delay - Sony MVS-8000X User Manual

Time Settings

You can determine the execution time of an effect by
setting either the keyframe durations or the effect duration
(see page 382).

Setting the Keyframe Duration

EDIT ENBL button
KF DUR button
EFF DUR button
Keyframe control block
Setting the keyframe duration
You can set the value of the keyframe duration
independently for each keyframe, by the following
method.
1
Press the [EDIT ENBL] button, turning it on.
2
Stop the effect on the keyframe for which you want to
set the duration.
The time from this keyframe to the following
keyframe is what you set.
3
Press the [KF DUR] button, turning it on.
The display in the numeric keypad control block
shows "KF DUR" followed by the duration of the
current keyframe (seconds:frames).
4
Using the numeric keypad in the numeric keypad
control block, enter the timecode value for the
keyframe duration, as a maximum of four digits.
For example, to set 9 seconds and 20 frames, enter
920. You can also use the [TRIM] button to enter a
difference value (see page 392).
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Time Settings
DELAY button
5
Press the [ENTER] button to confirm the entry.
This changes the keyframe duration to the new setting.
Notes
In addition to the above operation, the keyframe
duration may also be automatically changed as a result
of changing the effect duration. (See the next section.)

Setting the Effect Duration

To set the effect duration, use the following procedure.
1
Press the [EDIT ENBL] button, turning it on.
2
Press the [EFF DUR] button, turning it on.
The display in the numeric keypad control block
shows "DUR" followed by the effect duration
(minutes:seconds:frames).
3
Using the numeric keypad in the numeric keypad
control block, enter the timecode value for the effect
duration, as a maximum of six digits.
For example, to set 3 minutes 7 seconds and 15 frames,
enter 30715. You can also use the [TRIM] button to
enter a difference value (see page 392).
4
Press the [ENTER] button.
Notes
In addition to the above operation, the effect duration
may also be changed as a result of inserting or deleting
keyframes.
For details, see "Time Settings" (page 382).

Setting the Delay

To set the delay (see "Delay setting" (page 383)), use the
following procedure.
1
Press the [EDIT ENBL] button, turning it on.
2
Press the [DELAY] button, turning it on.
The display in the numeric keypad control block
shows "DELAY" followed by the delay time
(seconds:frames).
3
Using the numeric keypad in the numeric keypad
control block, enter the timecode value for the delay,
as a maximum of four digits.