Manipulating Tiles; Positioning Tiles; Sizing Tiles - Videonics MXPro DV User Manual

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ANIPULATING
You can place foreground tiles anywhere you want on the screen. You can set their
size, fill them with color or images, and set their border characteristics.
Remember, once you place and define a foreground tile you cannot change it. Plac-
IMPORTANT
ing the tile occurs once you move the Compose Cursor (or, rectangle) to any other
INFORMATION
position on the screen. You'll learn about the Compose Cursor in this section.

Positioning Tiles

When you press the
choice of background on both the Preview and Output monitors. MXProDV also dis-
plays a flashing rectangle at the center of the Preview screen. This flashing rectangle
is called the Compose Cursor.
The Compose Cursor (a
flashing rectangle) appears on
the Preview screen when you
enter Compose mode.
Use the
can also use the

Sizing Tiles

You can make foreground tiles any size you want, from covering the entire screen to
a thin horizontal or vertical line.
Always establish the size of the tile before filling it with a solid color, moving video,
or a still image.
Use the
SHIFT
Enter
SHIFT
T
ILES
COMPOSE
to move the Compose cursor where you want it on the screen. You
JOYSTICK
ARROW
key in conjunction with one of the
SHIFT
+0 (zero) to restore the tile to its default size.
SHIFT
SHIFT
+ to reproportion the tile based on its current width. Enter
SHIFT FLIP
+ to reproportion the tile based on its current height.
FLIP
button to enter Compose mode, MXProDV shows your
keys to make fine adjustments.
SHIFT
SHIFT
positions Compose Cursor
JOYSTICK
keys to adjust tile size. Enter
ARROW
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