Freeze; Field And Frame Freezes; Major Freeze Functions - Videonics MXPro DV User Manual

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REEZE
The Freeze effect immediately freezes the selected video source. You can freeze up to
two video sources, then transition between them while retaining the freeze – that is,
the freeze stays in MXProDV's memory until you specifically release it.
This section describes the types of freeze effects you can produce with MXPro and
how to use Freeze with transitions.
You can also use the Freeze effect with the MXPro PIP and Compose features. Refer to
Chapter 8, PIPs, and Chapter 9, Compose, for further information.

Field and Frame Freezes

You can freeze either a video field, or a full frame.
MXProDV captures using Frame Freeze, by default. See "Force Field Freeze" on
page 90 to learn how to change the default setting.

Major Freeze Functions

MXPro provides three major freeze functions: Freeze Current, Freeze Next, and
Freeze During (Transitions).
Freeze Current Freezes the image on the Program Output device.
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Freeze Next Freezes the video on the Next source. This is useful for freezing an image, then tran-
sitioning to it.
To use the Freeze Next function:
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2
3
4
Freeze During Stops the current transition and freezes both the Current and Next video sources.
(Transition)
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Field Freeze – Captures every other horizontal line of the video. This is ideal for
capturing anything in motion.
Frame Freeze – Captures all horizontal lines, thereby producing a higher resolu-
tion (better quality) image. Use Frame Freeze when working with still images,
such as photographs. Using Frame Freeze with images in motion normally pro-
duces jitter in the image.
To freeze the video on the current source, press
To unfreeze the video on the current source, press
ton that corresponds to the current source.
Enter +4 t o set your Preview monitor to Preview Next mode.
SHIFT
To freeze the video on the Next source, enter
To unfreeze the video on the Next source, do one of the following:
+ , again.
Enter
SHIFT

FREEZE

Press the button that corresponds to the Next source – that is, the one below the
NEXT
flashing LED indicator near the top of the keyboard.
To unfreeze the Next source in Preview modes other than Preview Next, press any of the
– , , ,
buttons
NEXT A B C
To restart the transition and unfreeze the Current and Next sources, press
.
PLAY
To start a freeze during a transition, press
SHIFT
, or .
D COLOR
FREEZE
.
FREEZE
again, or press the
FREEZE
+ .
FREEZE
.
F 97
REEZE
but-
CUT
or
FREEZE