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• Use the up and down arrows to change the effect's value. Some of the
effects are turned on or off: 1 indicates that the effect is on, 0 indicates that
it is off. Others can be set to a numeric value.
• Press OK or PLAY when you're done.
In the example above, source B has been vertically flipped and a paint
effect with a value of 4 has been applied.
Hint: To quickly turn off all input effects, press SHIFT and OK at the same time
while the input effects screen is displayed, or turn the Mixer off, then on again.
Seeing the Settings
Note that the small previews do not show the results of input effect
settings. There are several ways to see the input effects:
• When you transition to the source, you will see any input effects you have
applied.
• You can also see the results as you make changes. The simplest way is to
set both CURRENT and NEXT to the source you are adjusting before you
display the Input Effects screen. You will see the effect while you make
changes, at full size on the OUTPUT monitor.
• You can see the effects on the PREVIEW monitor instead of on the OUT-
PUT monitor by pressing the DISPLAY button. (DISPLAY alternates the
PREVIEW monitor between the normal PREVIEW screen, NEXT, and
CURRENT.) This is useful when the output is being taped or displayed
live and you want to see the effects without disturbing the output. It's also
useful when you are working with only one monitor.
For example, consider a nightclub video setting. You are playing a music
video from source A and wish to add a paint effect to the source B, which
is a camera aimed at the dance floor. You want to set up the effect without
affecting the display of the music video (the CURRENT source).
To do this, leave A as CURRENT and set B to NEXT. Press INPUT EF-
FECTS. Use the right and left arrows to highlight the item you plan to
change (the paint effect). Press DISPLAY once to view the NEXT source.
Although you can no longer see the Input Effects screen, you can still alter
its settings using the arrow keys — right and left to change which effect
you are using, up and down to change its settings. You see the changes
immediately but the output is still carrying source A without modifica-
tions.
When you the effect is set up, you can press PLAY to transition to it. Or
you can return to the Input Effects screen by pressing DISPLAY twice
(once to see CURRENT and again to return to the PREVIEW screen).
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