Gpi Trigger - Videonics TM-3000 Instruction Manual

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. Press BACKGROUND PATTERN
and use the top sub-menu to choose VIDEO.
If you know exactly when each page of titles will be needed in the produc-
tion, you can set the duration of each page and simply press PLAY and let the
titles run. Alternatively, you can set the duration of all pages to be infinite
and as the production is recorded, trigger each new page as required.
Projects
The project capability is a convenient way to hold many titling jobs at once.
You can keep standard titles (such as your introductory titles, credits, and
copyright information) in project 1 and copy them to each new production.
Triggering the Titles Manually
If your edit controller does not have a GPI output (described below), you
can trigger titles manually by watching the controller and using the PLAY
key to trigger each page at the correct moment.
It is sometimes convenient to set the edit controller to pause on scenes that
require titles, or to make a scene at a time, to make it easier to be there when
a title needs to be triggered.

GPI Trigger

If your edit controller is automatic and has a GPI trigger, the entire process
can be automated, with each page of titles automatically triggered by the con-
troller. A special cable is needed to connect the GPI jacks on the two devices.
Chapter 4 describes how to buy or make one.
For detailed instructions using the Videonics Edit Suite as an automatic
trigger with TitleMaker 3000, consult the Edit Suite user manual, Chapter 5.
Here's how to automatically trigger titles using Videonics Thumbs Up.
• First, you will need to connect the GPI jacks together using the appropriate
cable (Chapter 4).
Warning: Always turn off power before plugging anything into GPI jack.
• As you mark scenes, press the "T" button where titles are to be triggered.
You can trigger titles anywhere in the middle of a scene.
• Set up your titles, page by page, remembering to insert a blank page with
VIDEO background anywhere you want titles to disappear.
• When Thumbs Up creates the production, it sends a GPI trigger event to
the TitleMaker at the moments you indicated. This triggers the next page
of titles, exactly as if you pressed PLAY at that instant.
• The Thumbs Up manual provides more detail.
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