Color Backgrounds; Overview - Sony DVS-7300 User Manual

Color Backgrounds

This section describes the various settings which are possible for color
backgrounds used on the M/E banks and PGM/PST bank (3.5-M/E systems
only).

Overview

The M/E banks and PGM/PST bank have dedicated color matte generators
for producing color backgrounds, which can then be used in creating video
effects.
To select the output from a color matte generator on a particular bank, press
the cross-point button in the column which has been allocated to the color
background in a setup menu.
Color mix
Each M/E bank color matte generator can produce two outputs (matte 1 and
matte 2) simultaneously. Using either the dedicated pattern generator or a
pattern produced by the wipe generator on the bank, you can combine mattes
1 and 2 to form a color gradation on the border of the pattern. This is called a
"color mix". If you do not use the color mix function, the matte 1 is always
used as the output.
The PGM/PST bank color matte generator produces only one matte, and the
color mix function is not available.
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