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TM-3000 Video TitleMaker 3000 Instruction Manual • MANL-0612-02 • ©1996 Videonics, Inc.
The Videonics logo, Thumbs Up, and Videonics Video TitleMaker are registered trademarks of
Videonics, Inc. TM-3000, MX-1 Digital Video Mixer and Edit Suite are trademarks of Videonics,
Inc. Product and brand names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective
companies and are hereby acknowledged. Television screens are simulated. Subject to change
without notice. This device is not to be used for the unauthorized copying of copyrighted material.
Videonics, Inc. • 1370 Dell Avenue • Campbell, CA 95008 USA • 408-866-8300

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  • Page 1 The Videonics logo, Thumbs Up, and Videonics Video TitleMaker are registered trademarks of Videonics, Inc. TM-3000, MX-1 Digital Video Mixer and Edit Suite are trademarks of Videonics, Inc. Product and brand names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies and are hereby acknowledged.
  • Page 2 16 17 POWER. Power key turns on the keyboard once the POWER SWITCH (rear panel of TM-3000 unit) is in ON position. DEMO. Demonstrates features. Press ACCENT + DEMO for English version; SHIFT + DEMO for International version. You can also copy the demo into the editing area, to modify it or study how its effects were accomplished.
  • Page 3 10. POSN (POSITION). Press and release POSN, followed by up or down arrow keys, to position text at the top, bottom, or center of the page. Press and release POSN, then l e f t o r r i g h t a r r o w , t o p o s i t i o n t e x t a t r i g h t , l e f t , o r c e n t e r p a g e . ( C h a p t e r 1 0 ) 11.
  • Page 4 NOTE: S-video (Y/C) and composite (RCA-style) video jacks are provided. Use same type for input and output — for instance, if your video source only has RCA jacks, use RCA for both even if the recorder has S-video. VIDEO IN. Optional. Connect either S-video or RCA type cable from video source. VIDEO OUT.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    C o n t e n t s Chapter 1 • Introduction ... 1 In a Hurry? ... 1 Helpful Hints ... 1 What is a Video Titler? ... 1 What is TitleMaker 3000? ... 1 Basic Applications ... 2 E q u i p m e n t ...
  • Page 6 C o n t e n t s C h a n g e s ... 4 6 Copying Characteristics ... 4 7 Chapter 13 • Fonts, Sizes, and Styles ... 48 Font and Size ... 4 8 Upper-Case-Only Fonts and Mixed Fonts ... 4 9 Hints on Using Fonts and Sizes ...
  • Page 7 C o n t e n t s Miscellaneous Hints ... 8 5 Appendix B • Font Listing ... 86 Character Set ... 8 6 Font Sample ... 8 7 - 8 8 SPECIAL CHARACTERS ... 8 9 ACCENTED CHARACTERS ... 8 9 Appendix C •...

  • Page 8: Chapter 1 • Introduction

    VIDEONICS TITLEMAKER 3000 Chapter Congratulations on your purchase of Videonics TitleMaker 3000™. With TitleMaker 3000, you can add brilliant, full color titles to all your videos. Its wide choice of fonts, sizes, styles, colors, borders, backgrounds, fades, wipes, scroll, crawl, and more make the TitleMaker 3000 a creative tool for anyone who uses video.

  • Page 9: Basic Applications

    PAGE 2 • Copy and move text, to revise titles without retyping. • Position text anywhere on the page, including automatic centering. • Choose from a wide variety of fonts and sizes. • Choose different styles. You can change letter spacing, make the letters bold, and add outlines or shadows to the titles.

  • Page 10: Equipment

    Equipment Your Video TitleMaker Package comes with: • TM-3000 Unit • Keyboard • Power supply • This manual • Product registration card.

  • Page 11: Chapter 2 • Quickstart

    PAGE 4 VIDEONICS TITLEMAKER 3000 Chapter 2 • QuickStart Whether you’re a video expert looking for just the basic steps or a beginner who wants instant gratification, this chapter will have you titling in minutes! This chapter describes just the basics. Many features and applications are skipped or mentioned only briefly.
  • Page 12 To start the demo, press ACCENT while you press DEMO (POWER). The demo is a built-in project that demonstrates a wide range of the TM-3000 features and effects. To run the international version of the demo, press SHIFT + DEMO. If no demo appears, check the connections.

  • Page 13: Page Symbols

    PAGE 6 Sherlock Holmes E d i t S c r e e n The PLAY key is used to go from the Editing Screen to the Play Screen. NEW LINE/OK ( o r a n y l e t t e r k e y ) g o e s b a c k t o t h e E d i t i n g S c r e e n f r o m t h e P l a y S c r e e n . You can recognize the Editing Screen by the flashing cursor and the page symbols.
  • Page 14 VIDEONICS TITLEMAKER 3000 • To type a capital letter, hold SHIFT as you type. Press CAPS LOCK to type all capital letters (keyboard LED will light). Press it again to type in normal upper and lower case (keyboard LED will go out). •...
  • Page 15 PAGE 8 change your titles. Use the left or right bracket ( [, ] ) to choose which sub-menu is active. In this example, the bottom sub-menu is active (Tab, MARK START and MARK END also work). If you wanted to use the top sub-menu instead, you would press any of the previ- ously mentioned keys.
  • Page 16 VIDEONICS TITLEMAKER 3000 • Use MARK START to highlight the top sub-menu. Use the RIGHT arrow key to highlight the VIDEO symbol. Press NEW LINE/OK. • Confirm that your video source is running (start the VCR or camcorder). • Press PLAY. The OUTPUT monitor will show your page of titles superim- posed over the source video.
  • Page 17 PAGE 10 VIDEONICS TITLEMAKER 3000 Transitions, Durations, Scroll, and Crawl You can determine how long each page will be displayed (its d u r a t i o n ) and what t r a n s i t i o n e f f e c t s (fade, wipe, etc.) will be used to introduce (begin) and remove (end) the page.

  • Page 18: Chapter 3 • Connections

    VIDEONICS TITLEMAKER 3000 Chapter Connections Overall Concept The first diagram (1) shows a typical video production setup. TitleMaker 3000 is connected between a video source (A), which plays the picture to which you will add titles, and a recorder (C), which will record the results. Some common variations: 1 The diagram shows a camcorder (A) as the video source.

  • Page 19: What You'll Need

    (RCA-style) video input. Use of the PREVIEW monitor is described in Chap- ter 22, “Preview.” • Video Cables. You will need one video cable to connect the TM-3000 out- put to the Record VCR and one to connect the Record VCR to the OUTPUT monitor.

  • Page 20: Types Of Cables Used With Titlemaker 3000

    VIDEONICS TITLEMAKER 3000 Types of Cables Used with TitleMaker 3000 • INPUT and OUTPUT. You can use S-video (Y/C) or composite (RCA-style) jacks for the input and output. S-video (Y/C) jacks deliver somewhat better performance than composite (RCA-style) jacks, but only if they are used for both the input and output. In other words: Use S-video (Y/C) jacks if your source and recorder are both equipped with them;...

  • Page 21: Connection Diagram

    PAGE 14 Connection Diagram This diagram shows the connections for a typical titling setup. The sec- tions that follow provide detailed instructions. AUDIO VIDEO Connecting Power n Connect the power supply (C) to the POWER input and plug it into a work- ing power outlet.

  • Page 22: Connecting Outputs And Monitors

    VIDEONICS TITLEMAKER 3000 • When the power switch (rear panel) is on and the keyboard power is turned off, video is routed from the video input to the video output and no titles are added. This eliminates the need to disconnect the unit when titles are not needed —...
  • Page 23 PAGE 16 • 2: If you will not be recording the output, connect TitleMaker 3000’s video OUT to the VIDEO IN of a monitor. You can use S-video (Y/C) or compos- ite (RCA-style) cables for this connection. If your television has no VIDEO input (that is, it has only an RF (cable/antenna) jack, you will need a VCR or an “RF modulator”...

  • Page 24: Connecting A Video Source

    VIDEONICS TITLEMAKER 3000 Connect TitleMaker 3000’s PREVIEW OUT to the VIDEO IN jack of the PREVIEW monitor using a composite (RCA-style) cable. (If the monitor only has an RF (cable/antenna) jack, you will need a spare VCR or an RF modulator to convert the RCA-style output to RF.) n Test the PREVIEW connection (if used).

  • Page 25: Troubleshooting Hints

    PAGE 18 Avoid mixing input and output types — if S-video jacks are not available on both the input and output, use composite for both. If you try to use the S-video output and the compos- ite (RCA) input, an on-screen warning appears to re- mind you to use the S-video input.

  • Page 26: Connecting Editing Equipment

    VIDEONICS TITLEMAKER 3000 Chapter Connecting TitleMaker 3000 is compatible with a wide range of editing equip- ment, such as edit controllers, video processors, and video mixers. It can be connected in a variety of ways, depending on what you plan to do and what equipment you have.

  • Page 27: Single-Source Editing Setup

    PAGE 20 In the first setup, the camcorder (A) is connected through TitleMaker 3000 (C) and Thumbs Up (E) to the recorder (D). In the second setup, the camcorder (A) is connected through the Digital Video Mixer MX1 (B) and TitleMaker 3000 (C) Note that other hookups may be more suitable for your setup, as explained in the rest of this chapter.

  • Page 28: Use With Video Processors

    VIDEONICS TITLEMAKER 3000 If you experience problems with this setup, connect TitleMaker 3000 be- tween the player and the edit controller instead. Use with Video Processors A video processor or enhancer may be used as well. Processors are generally connected directly to the camcorder output so they adjust the video before titles are added.
  • Page 29 PAGE 22 TitleMaker 3000 is equipped with a CONTROL input. As explained in Chapter 21, “Editing, Presentations, and Other Applications,” this allows you to set up pages of titles, with pre-defined durations and effects, and have an external controller trigger each new page as the production is assembled. Edit controllers such as Videonics Thumbs Up or Edit Suite are equipped with a GPI output that will trigger TitleMaker 3000.

  • Page 30: Chapter 5 • Using The Demo

    VIDEONICS TITLEMAKER 3000 Chapter 5 • Using The built-in demo is a convenient way to learn what the unit can do. Using the Demo To display TitleMaker 3000’s built-in demo, simultaneously press the AC- CENT key and the DEMO key. The OUTPUT monitor will display a series of titles that describe the unit’s features and applications and demonstrates the kind of effects you can generate.

  • Page 31: Using The Demo To Create Titles

    PAGE 24 You can then use the cursor to tour the demo. You can view the menu settings used on any line. Position the cursor in the line, press each menu key, and observe the settings. Using the Demo to Create Titles Instead of creating a new set of titles from scratch, you can start with the demo as raw material.

  • Page 32: Chapter 6 • Typing Titles

    VIDEONICS TITLEMAKER 3000 Chapter Creating titles is simple using TitleMaker 3000’s full keyboard to type upper and lower case, plus special and accented characters. The Editing Screen and Cursor the number of the page (B), the number of the project to which the page be- longs (A), the effects that will be used to start and end the page (C and E), how long the page will be displayed (D), and whether time and/or date will display on the page (F).

  • Page 33: Typing Titles

    PAGE 26 Hold CMD while you press the UP arrow to go to the top of the first page of text; use CMD-DOWN arrow to go to the end of the last page. You can move between projects (explained in Chapter 8) by pressing CMD and SHIFT as you press the UP or DOWN arrow.

  • Page 34: Columns (Tabs)

    VIDEONICS TITLEMAKER 3000 Columns (Tabs) The TAB key is a “smart tab,” designed to make it easy to create columns of information. It works by aligning with the next blank space in the previous line of text. Example: Type a line of text, using spaces to separate the words: Name Now press NEW LINE/OK and type a second line, using the TAB key between words.
  • Page 35 PAGE 28 In the following list: • “+” indicates that keys are pressed together; you don’t press the “+” key. • Capital letters are used for clarity; you don’t press SHIFT unless it is indicated. Character Keys ç ACCENT + C Ç...
  • Page 36 VIDEONICS TITLEMAKER 3000 ACCENTED (LANGUAGE) CHARACTERS The accents above the 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 9 keys are used with other letters to make accented letters. For instance, to type ü, you would use ACCENT + 4, followed by the letter U.

  • Page 37: About Pages 3

    PAGE 30 Chapter Titles are displayed as pages and pages can be managed in separate projects. This chapter describes ways to manage text as pages and projects. About Pages TitleMaker 3000 can hold over 16,000 characters. They can be divided into pages.

  • Page 38: Navigating Pages And Projects With The Page Index

    VIDEONICS TITLEMAKER 3000 Page Symbols A set of page symbols starts each page: • The first symbol (A) indicates the current project (described in the next section). The number indicates the number of the project to which the page belongs. •...

  • Page 39: Deleting A Page

    PAGE 32 Deleting a Page To delete an entire page and its contents, use the Editing Screen to locate the page. Position the cursor after the very last character of the previous page and press MARK START. Position the cursor after the last character of the page you want to delete and press MARK END.

  • Page 40: Moving And Copying Pages

    VIDEONICS TITLEMAKER 3000 PAGE 33 Moving and Copying Pages You can move or copy entire pages. Mark all the text on the page, including the page symbols. In other words, position the cursor at the very end of the page before the one you want to copy or move and press MARK START; position it at the end of the page and press MARK END.

  • Page 41: Chapter 8 • Projects

    PAGE 34 Chapter You can set up separate titling projects. Each project is stored inde- pendently and can be changed without affecting other projects. About Projects With its ability to hold over 16,000 characters and retain them even when power is disconnected, TitleMaker 3000 can hold the titles for many different titling tasks at once.

  • Page 42: Viewing Projects

    VIDEONICS TITLEMAKER 3000 Viewing Projects The Editing Screen shows one project at a time. The Page Index screen shows all pages and all projects in a list. In both cases, the page symbols al- ways include a project symbol. The number after the project symbol indicates the number of the project that includes the page.

  • Page 43: Moving Between Projects

    PAGE 36 press DELETE. This leaves the project empty. If you have not named the now- empty project, it will be deleted the next time you leave the Page Index screen. But if it has been named, it will be saved until you explicitly delete it or delete its name and exit page index to a different project.

  • Page 44: U N D

    VIDEONICS TITLEMAKER 3000 Chapter You can easily make changes to the text on the screen. You can delete or insert new text, reposition it, and more. You can even copy or move a section of text without retyping. Undo Suppose you delete text and then realize you prefer the way it was.

  • Page 45: Marking Whole Lines And Pages

    PAGE 38 marks the start of the text. An indicator light will go on next to the word “mark” (upper right hand corner of keyboard) when the MARK START key is pressed. • Position the cursor after the last letter you wish to change and press MARK END (3).

  • Page 46: Moving And Copying Text

    VIDEONICS TITLEMAKER 3000 Moving and Copying Text Suppose you want to move some text elsewhere on the screen. Or you’d like to copy some text so it appears in two or more places. Or you’d like some- thing to appear many times on a page. You could retype it — but fortunately, there’s an easier way.
  • Page 47 PAGE 40 Oops? Note that UNDO does not reverse a copy or move operation. However, you can undo the move operation by immediately moving the cursor back to the original location and pressing MOVE. Memory If this appears when you copy text, it means the copy filled all of memory.

  • Page 48: Positioning Horizontally Left, Right, Center

    VIDEONICS TITLEMAKER 3000 Chapter You can automatically center each line of text or you can position it against either the right or left edge of the screen. You can also adjust the vertical position of the text on each page, centering the text or positioning it at the top or bottom of the page.

  • Page 49: Additional Positioning Hints

    PAGE 42 Position the cursor anywhere in the page you want to change. Press and release the POSN (Position) key, then press the UP or DOWN arrow on the keypad. The text on the Editing Screen will not change. Instead, the page sym- bol will change to show you the new position.

  • Page 50: C O N C E P

    VIDEONICS TITLEMAKER 3000 Chapter 11 • How Fonts,colors,andothercharacteristicsaredefinedusingmenus,which show all the available choices. Concept FONT LETTER FONT & STYLE COLOR SIZE The keys in the top row are called menu keys because when you press one, you see a menu on the screen. Like the menu in a restaurant, TitleMaker 3000 menus are simply lists of what’s available.

  • Page 51: Using The Menus

    PAGE 44 Using the Menus LETTER COLOR PATTERN Using a menu is simple: • Position the cursor in the line you want to change, or mark the text you want to change. 1 Press the appropriate menu key. 2 If there are sub-menus containing additional choices, use MARK START to determine which sub-menu is active (see the previous section, “Sub- menus”).

  • Page 52: C O N C E P

    VIDEONICS TITLEMAKER 3000 Chapter Characteristics Some characteristics affect lines and others affect pages. This chapter describes what is affected and gives strategies for efficiently creating titles with the characteristics you desire. Concept The term characteristics refers to all the ways titles can be modified — font, colors, effects, scrolling, etc.

  • Page 53: C H A N G E

    PAGE 46 Margaret-Bourke White Alfred Stieglitz Harold Edgerton Jerry Uels mann Henri-Cartier Bresson No text has been marked, so the font and color change is applied only to the line that contains the cursor. Note: In the Editing Screen, several pages can appear on the screen at once. The background and borders of the entire screen will always be displayed using just one set of patterns and colors —...

  • Page 54: Copying Characteristics

    VIDEONICS TITLEMAKER 3000 PAGE 47 Copying Characteristics You can copy characteristics, such as color, font, etc. from one area of text to another. Mark the text you want to change. Move the cursor so it’s immedi- ately after a letter that has the desired characteristic. Press the appropriate menu key (LETTER COLOR, for instance), then press NEW LINE/OK and the marked text will be changed to match the character before the cursor.

  • Page 55: Fonts, Sizes, And Styles

    PAGE 48 Chapter Fonts, Sizes, TitleMaker 3000 offers a wide variety of ways to add flair to your titles. You can independently change font, size, and style, for hun- dreds of combinations. Font and Size key brings up the FONT FONT menu.

  • Page 56: Upper-Case-Only And Fonts And Mixed Fonts

    VIDEONICS TITLEMAKER 3000 use the arrow keys to move the highlight bar (3) to the desired font. To apply your choice, press NEW LINE/OK or PLAY. Upper-Case-Only and Fonts and Mixed Fonts Some of the fonts have only upper case letters. Whether you type upper or lower case letters, only upper case will be displayed on the screen.

  • Page 57: Font Style

    PAGE 50 Font Style Use the Font Style menu to add shadows, outlines, bold, and other style modifications FONT START to activate the desired sub-menu and the arrow FONT & STYLE keys to highlight the SIZE desired choice. Each line of titles you have typed can use a different style.

  • Page 58: Hints On Using Styles

    VIDEONICS TITLEMAKER 3000 Bold The bottom sub-menu provides bold characters, to provide extra empha- sis. (You can also create an extra-bold effect using the outline styles, as de- scribed in the hints, below). Hints on Using Styles • Use mixed styles with some caution. As with fonts and sizes, mixing too many styles can create a haphazard, overly complex look.

  • Page 59: Chapter 14 • Colors

    PAGE 52 Chapter TitleMaker 3000 provides over a million colors! In a gaudy mood? You can use rainbow letters with blue outlines on a red tinted video background with green and white patterned borders! Letters, backgrounds, outlines, and borders can be independently colored. The colors can be combined with patterns, including your moving video.

  • Page 60: Using The User Colors

    VIDEONICS TITLEMAKER 3000 Press NEW LINE/OK or PLAY and the line or page you had selected uses the color you highlighted. Creating a New Color You can create your own custom color. Start by selecting a color from the palette (1) at the bottom of the menu.

  • Page 61: Hints On Using Colors

    PAGE 54 no effect on titles that use the color. The titles continue to use the color; it is simply not displayed in the palette. There is no way to manually remove a color other than completely reset- ting the unit. Colors are removed only after 64 user colors have been defined. Hints on Using Colors •...

  • Page 62: Chapter 15 • Patterns

    VIDEONICS TITLEMAKER 3000 Chapter With TitleMaker 3000, you’re not limited to plain solid colors. A variety of patterns, including moving “animated” patterns, can be used. They can be colored and changed, for thousands of interesting variations. Finally, you can mix video into the background pattern or color for a “transparent pattern”...

  • Page 63: Selecting Different Rainbow And Pixel Patterns

    PAGE 56 Selecting Different Rainbow and Pixel Patterns If you selected a rainbow or pixel pattern using the top sub-menu, you can choose from a variety of styles. Use MARK START to make the second sub- menu active and use the arrow keys to highlight different pattern numbers. The patch at the bottom shows you the style you have highlighted.
  • Page 64 VIDEONICS TITLEMAKER 3000 • When using complex patterns, pay special attention to the choice of font style and size, to avoid making the titles hard to read. Note that complex patterns may not be apparent when used as outlines or shadows. •...

  • Page 65: Chapter 16 • Borders

    PAGE 58 Chapter Borders can be used to separate titles or to add an interesting graphic element. They can use any of TitleMaker 3000’s colors and patterns. You can place a horizontal border line above or below any line of text. You can create a box that surrounds a block of BORDERS titles.

  • Page 66: Complex Borders

    VIDEONICS TITLEMAKER 3000 Placing a Line Above, Below, or Between Text Lines You can add a horizontal border line between any two lines of text. Place the cursor on one of the text lines and use the “line above” (C) or “line below” (B) symbol to place a border line either above or below the text.

  • Page 67: Effects, Scrolls, And Crawls

    PAGE 60 Chapter Effects, Scrolls, Effects provide interesting transitions between pages of titles. They include simple cuts, fades, wipes, slides, scrolls, and crawls. TitleMaker 3000 includes a variety of transition effects. You can use one transition effect to introduce a page of titles and a separate transition effect to end the page.

  • Page 68: Transition Effects: Cuts, Fades, Slides, And Wipes

    VIDEONICS TITLEMAKER 3000 Transition Effects: Cuts, Fades, Slides, and Wipes • A cut (D) makes the page appear or disappear instantly, without any transition. The speed setting (B) doesn’t affect a cut. • A fade (E) causes the page to fade in or out.

  • Page 69: Setting The Transition Speed

    PAGE 62 Setting the Transition Speed The second sub-menu (B) determines how quickly the effect will occur. To choose the speed, enter a number ranging from “1” (slowest) to “8” (fastest), then press NEW LINE/OK or PLAY. Speed can also be changed by using the left and right arrow keys, moving the highlight to the speed choice and then pressing NEW LINE/OK or PLAY.

  • Page 70: Infinite Duration

    VIDEONICS TITLEMAKER 3000 Infinite Duration You can set a page to “infinite” duration — when it’s played, the page will remain on the screen until the PLAY key is pressed again. To do this, high- light the infinity symbol (2). Scroll and Crawl The scroll (3) or crawl (4) in the bottom sub-menu indicate that the titles on the page should move up the screen in a full-page scroll or across the screen...

  • Page 71: Hints On Using Effects

    PAGE 64 Hints on Using Effects • Use simple effects most of the time, reserving fancy effects for when you want to attract attention, such as when using TitleMaker 3000 to create video presentations. • Use complementary effects for in and out. For example, try a wipe from the center for the in effect;...

  • Page 72: Clock And Date Features

    VIDEONICS TITLEMAKER 3000 Chapter Clock With TitleMaker 3000’s versatile clock and date features, you can display a “real-time” clock and/or date and you can trigger projects automatically, at a predetermined time and date. You can also drop today’s time or date into your project with just a key- stroke.

  • Page 73: Displaying A Project At A Pre-Determined Date And Time

    PAGE 66 Displaying a Project at a Pre-Determined Date and Time You can automatically trigger a project to play at a pre-determined time without the use of an external GPI. To set the internal timed trigger, press CMD + Z. Highlight the bottom sub-menu.

  • Page 74: Internal Timed Trigger Notes

    VIDEONICS TITLEMAKER 3000 Internal Timed Trigger Notes • When setting the time for the internal timed trigger, the format is always entered in 24-hour time and the date is always entered in MMDDYY for- mat, regardless of which format you use for the displayed clock. •...

  • Page 75: Real Time Clock And Date Notes

    PAGE 68 To remove the time and/or date display from your page, return to the EFFECTS-IN menu and position the highlight at the bottom sub-menu. Move to the clock/date symbol as chosen, and using the up or down arrow key, change the clock/date symbol back to the “off”...

  • Page 76: Chapter 19 • Superimposing Titles

    VIDEONICS TITLEMAKER 3000 Chapter Superimposing Titles can be superimposed over any video source. Francisco Francisco Superimposing Titles on Video To superimpose titles on video, change the background pattern to VIDEO (rather than a solid color or pattern) as described in Chapter 15, “Patterns.” •...

  • Page 77: Making Titles Come And

    PAGE 70 • Use MARK START to highlight the bottom sub-menu (the Video/Pattern slider). Use the RIGHT and LEFT arrow keys to select a mix between video and the pattern. • Press NEW LINE/OK. Making Titles Come and Go You can make superimposed titles appear for a while, then disappear. You can make them appear using an effect, such as a fade or slide, then cause them to disappear using another effect.

  • Page 78: P R O J E C T

    VIDEONICS TITLEMAKER 3000 Chapter You can play pages many ways. Like a VCR, TitleMaker 3000 al- lows you to play pages of titles in forward or reverse, at various speeds. After you have created and edited your titles using the Editing Screen, you are ready to play them.

  • Page 79: Playing Some Pages

    PAGE 72 Playing Some Pages To start playing from any page, be sure no text is marked (press UNDO if there are marks). Position the cursor on the desired page (using either the Editing Screen or the Page Index) and press PLAY. Play will begin at the cur- sor location.
  • Page 80 VIDEONICS TITLEMAKER 3000 You can define a project so that it always plays manually; or you can tem- porarily make a project play manually. Making a Project Always Play Manually To make a project always play manually, set all pages to infinite duration using the Effects In menu (Chapter 17).

  • Page 81: Continuous Play (Video Billboard)

    PAGE 74 Continuous Play (Video Billboard) You can play all the screens in sequence, again and again, like a slide pro- jector with a circular tray and an automatic timer. This makes TitleMaker 3000 into an automatic “video billboard,” useful for point-of-purchase display, cable television stations, hotel lobbies, bars, or any other application that requires a running program of video titles.

  • Page 82: Chapter 21 • Editing, Presentations, And Other Applications

    VIDEONICS TITLEMAKER 3000 Chapter tions, Video titles are useful for more than just video editing. The high- quality titles, versatile play modes, projects and 16,000-character capacity make TitleMaker 3000 perfect for a variety of applications. Applications Here are some of the applications for TitleMaker 3000: •...
  • Page 83 PAGE 76 Titles and Video Editing Titles greatly enhance an edited video. For instance, they can be used to help tell the story, to introduce changes of time or place, to identify people or settings, and to add credits. TitleMaker 3000 is the ideal companion for edit- ing equipment of all kinds.

  • Page 84: Gpi Trigger

    VIDEONICS TITLEMAKER 3000 • Design the titles and create the pages you will need, in the order they will have in the final production. • Where scenes will play without titles, add a blank page with a plain VIDEO background. To do this, position the cursor at the end of a page and press NEW PAGE to create a new, blank page.

  • Page 85: Presentations

    PAGE 78 Presentations Whether you are trying to demonstrate, teach, or persuade, video is a very effective medium. The built-in battery backup in TitleMaker 3000 means you can create a set of titles at home, then carry the unit anywhere you need to present.

  • Page 86: Live Titles

    VIDEONICS TITLEMAKER 3000 • You can use a remote push-button to trigger titles. This is useful when you are standing some distance from the titler. The following instructions describe how to make a remote trigger button. Live Titles Many of the applications listed at the start of this chapter, such as video billboards, nightclub and restaurant uses, and in-store displays, have one thing in common: Titles play live, rather than being recorded.
  • Page 87 PAGE 80 INSTRUCTIONS FOR MAKING REMOTE TRIGGER BUTTON Tools required: • A soldering iron and solder • Wire cutters • An electric drill. Parts required: • A 4-inch piece of 3/4-inch PVC pipe (C) and two end caps (B and E) •...

  • Page 88: Chapter 22 • Preview

    VIDEONICS TITLEMAKER 3000 Chapter An optional preview monitor is useful for live titling applications, allowing you to change titles without disrupting the live output. About Preview Imagine a restaurant with monitors that normally play sports videos. A TitleMaker 3000 is used to add phone messages, menu specials, and announce- ments to the screens, using superimposed scrolling and crawling titles.

  • Page 89: Advanced Techniques, Shortcuts, And

    PAGE 82 Appendix Techniques, (Command) Here are some hints and techniques that will become useful as you become experi- enced with TitleMaker 3000. When “+” appears between the names of two buttons, press both keys at the same time. Capacity •...

  • Page 90: Moving The Cursor

    VIDEONICS TITLEMAKER 3000 • To completely reset the unit, erasing everything and returning the unit to factory condition, turn the POWER SWITCH on the back panel OFF; then back on. While holding CMD + SHIFT + ACCENT, press and hold the POWER key until the Edit Screen is displayed.

  • Page 91: Using The Demo

    PAGE 84 • In the top sub-menu, use SHIFT + LEFT/RIGHT to move the pointer faster across the color setting bar. • In the bottom sub-menu, use CMD + LEFT/RIGHT to move the pointer to the end of the bar. Using the Demo •...

  • Page 92: Miscellaneous Hints

    VIDEONICS TITLEMAKER 3000 Miscellaneous Hints • You can adjust TitleMaker 3000’s video output to compensate for a televi- sion that is off-center. Press SHIFT + POSN. A large rectangle is displayed. Use the arrow keys to adjust the rectangle until it is centered, then press NEW LINE/OK.

  • Page 93: Appendix B • Font Listing

    PAGE 86 Appendix TitleMaker 3000 includes 204 font/size combinations with a com- plete set of characters, including accented and pictorial characters. Character Set All fonts include the following characters except some fonts which include capital letters only. ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 1234567890 !@ # $%^ &...

  • Page 94: Font Sample

    VIDEONICS TITLEMAKER 3000 PAGE 87 Font Sample TitleMaker 3000 includes 51 fonts in four sizes (plain, doubled vertically, doubled horizontally, doubled vertically and horizontally). Here is a sample of each font.
  • Page 95 PAGE 88 VIDEONICS TITLEMAKER 3000...

  • Page 96: Special Characters

    VIDEONICS TITLEMAKER 3000 Refer to Chapter 6 for a complete listing, with explanations. The following special characters are entered by pressing ACCENT and the indicated character at the same time. For instance, ACCENT + C indicates you press C and ACCENT together. “+” indicates that two keys are pressed together;...

  • Page 97: Appendix C • Glossary

    PAGE 90 Appendix ARROW KEYS The four arrow keys at the right side of the TitleMaker 3000 keyboard, used to move the cur- sor and highlights. B A C K G R O U N D S Solid color, patterns, or video used behind letters. CONNECTOR A type of connector with twist-locking capability, used on some VCRs, video and RF equipment.
  • Page 98 M E N U On-screen display that shows available choices. MENU KEYS The top row of keys on the TM-3000 used to display a menu. M O N I T O R A television that gets its signal directly from a...
  • Page 99 PAGE 92 P R O J E C T The memory of TitleMaker 3000 can be divided into any number of projects. Projects keep titles separate. One project can be modified without affecting others and text can be copied and moved between projects.
  • Page 100 VIDEONICS TITLEMAKER 3000 PAGE 93 TRANSITION EFFECT Effects, such as fade, wipe, slide, scroll, and crawl, used to introduce, display, and remove a page of titles. USER COLOR TitleMaker 3000 has 64 predefined colors that can be used for characters, outlines, borders, and backgrounds.

  • Page 101: Deleting Marked Text 3

    I n d e x changing projects 36 ACCENT 7 changing titles 37 ACCENT + DEMO 5,23 charactergenerator ACCENT + Z 68 ACCENT + X 68 character limit 30 ACCENTkey 27 character set 86 accentedcharacters characteristics 7, 45 27, 89 adding a page 33 advanced techniques 82 antenna 12...

  • Page 102: Font & Size

    Effects Out menu 60 input connections 17 em-dash 28 input selection switch 16 empty projects 35, 36 input selector switch Englishlanguagedemo enhancer 21 insert 7 entering text 6 inserting a page 33 entering titles 25 internal timed trigger equipment 3 erasing 26 international demo 84 erasing memory 83...

  • Page 103: Video Editing 7

    reverse 71 revising titles 37 RF 12 RF(cable/antenna)jack RF modulator 15 text color 52 RIGHT arrow 25 textualobject S-video 4, 12, 15 Thumbs Up 20, 22, 75 sample colors 52 titlegenerator sample of fonts 87 saturation 53 Title Style menu 49 SCART plugs 12 titler scroll 10, 60...

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