Running Transitions; Running Transitions Automatically; Running Transitions Manually - Videonics MXPro DV User Manual

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UNNING RANSITIONS
After selecting the CURRENT and NEXT sources and the transition to use, you can
run the transition either automatically or manually.
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Running Transitions Automatically

To run a transition automatically at a predetermined speed:
PLAY
You can pause an automatic transition by pressing
the button, the transition alternately stops and starts until you finally allow it to fin-
ish. Although the transition pauses, the video continues to play.

Running Transitions Manually

Use the
and reverse its direction.
Operating the The
T-BAR
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Use to run transitions automatically, when you want them to run smoothly
PLAY
and always the same way.
Use the to run transitions manually, when you want fine control over the
T-BAR
way it runs. For example, you can make the transition speed up, slow down, or
even reverse itself at any point.
NOTE
If you apply the strobe effect to a source, MXProDV automatically turns it off while
the transition runs (see "Strobe" on page 81).
Running a Trailing-type transition to either the Color channel or a channel with no
video source executes a simple dissolve (transition 160).
Press .
PLAY
NOTE
Compare this procedure with
which freezes the entire picture, transition, and video image.
to manually control transitions. You can change a transition's speed
T-BAR
operates as follows:
T-BAR
Moving the from the DOWN to UP position runs the transition forward.
T-BAR
Moving the from the UP to DOWN position runs the transition in reverse.
T-BAR
Holding down the
SHIFT
this method to reposition the
function (see "Freeze" beginning on page 97),
FREEZE
button while moving the
without running a transition or effect.
T-BAR
again. Each time you press
PLAY
disables operation. Use
T-BAR T-BAR
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