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Videonics MXPro User Manual (170 pages)

Focus MXPro Media Mixer: User Guide

Brand: Videonics | Category: Mixer | Size: 2.56 MB

Declaration of Conformity
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Table of Contents
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1 Introduction

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- Major Features
  10
- Common Uses for Mxpro
  11
- Mxpro Package Contents
  12
- About this User Guide
  13
- Table 1 User Guide Contents
  
  13
- Contacting Videonics
  16
- Table 2 Videonics Contacts
  
  16
2 Quick Start

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- Quick Start Steps
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  - Setting up
    18
  - The Preview Screen
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  - Running the Demo
    20
  - Cutting between Sources
    21
  - Borders and Solid Color Backgrounds
    21
  - Setting up a Transition
    22
  - Running Transitions
    22
  - Using CUT Transitions
    23
  - Choosing Transitions
    23
  - Using Transition Categories
    24
  - Other Features
    24
3 Installing Mxpro

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- Sources and Output
  26
- Preview and Program Monitors
  27
  - Preview Monitor
    27
  - Program Monitor
    27
  - Number of Monitors
    27
- Understanding Mxpro Connectors
  28
  - Power Connector
    30
- Cables and Adapters
  31
- Installation Examples
  32
  - Correlating Input Sources to Mxpro Jacks
    33
  - Using Headphones
    33
  - VCR Selector Switches
    33
  - General Notes
    33
  - Live Broadcast Configuration
    34
  - Post Production Configuration
    36
- Using a Microphone with Mxpro
  38
Basic Operations

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- Starting and Stopping Mxpro
  40
- Understanding the Keyboard
  40
- Using the Preview Screen
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  - Changing the Display Configuration
    43
  - Input Source Previews
    44
  - Active Source Highlights
    44
  - Color Selector
    45
  - Transitions Menu
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  - Selected Transition
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- Using CURRENT and NEXT Sources
  46
- Selecting Sources
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- Using the Video/Audio Selector
  48
- Swapping Sources
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  - Simple Cuts
    49
  - Swapping between Two Sources
    49
    
    Table 3 Default Colors and Numbers
    50
    
    Table 4 Border Styles (Defaults)
    53
    
    Using Borders
    53
    
    Table 5 Keys for Changing Border Attributes
    55
  - Changing Border Styles
    54
- Working with Colors
  50
  - Identifying Colors
    50
- Changing Colors and Styles
  51
- Using Color Backgrounds
  51
- Creating Custom Colors
  52
5 Transitions

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- Basic Transition Concepts
  58
- Transition Categories and Menus
  60
- Table 6 MX-1 Compatibility Hot Keys
  
  61
- Changing User Transitions Menu
  62
- Selecting Sources to Use During Transitions
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  - Setting the CURRENT Source
    63
  - Setting the NEXT Source
    63
- Selecting Transitions
  64
  - Using the Transitions Menu
    64
  - Using Transition Numbers
    65
- Adjusting Transitions
  66
  - Changing Transition Speed
    66
  - Changing Transition Direction
    67
- Running Transitions
  69
  - Running Transitions Automatically
    69
  - Running Transitions Manually
    69
6 Input Effects

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- Input Effects Menu
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  - Special Key Combinations
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- Table 8 Main Mode Input Effects Key Combinations
  
  73
- Table 7 Input Effects Mode Key Combinations
  
  73
- Using Input Effects
  74
- B&W
  75
- B&W Neg
  75
- Flip Horizontal
  75
- Posterize
  75
- Color Correct
  76
- Mosaic
  76
- Chroma Key
  77
- Color Neg
  77
- Flip Vertical
  77
- Strobe
  77
7 Functions

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- Demo
  80
  - Running a Locked Demo
    80
- Display
  81
- Setup
  83
- Table 9 Setup Menu Navigation Keys
  
  83
- Black Level
  84
- Comb Filter
  84
- Force Field Freeze
  84
- GPI out Mode
  84
- Route
  85
- Audio MIX
  90
- Compose
  90
- Learn
  90
- Pips
  90
- Freeze
  91
  - Field and Frame Freezes
    91
  - Major Freeze Functions
    91
  - Freeze Examples
    92
  - Freeze and Transitions
    94
8 Pips

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- Single PIP
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  - Background Tile
    96
  - Foreground Tile
    96
  - Table 10 Manipulating Pips Tiles
    
    97
  - Table 11 Manipulating Pips Mask
    
    98
  - Table 12 Multi-PIP Screen Configurations
    
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  - Using Freeze Effect with Multi-Pips
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- Using Other Effects with Single Pips
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- Multi-PIP
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9 Compose

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- Basic Composition Steps
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- Backgrounds
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- Foreground Tiles
  103
  - Creating Color Tiles and Lines
    103
  - Creating Moving Video Tiles
    103
  - Creating Still Image Tiles
    103
- Manipulating Tiles
  104
  - Positioning Tiles
    104
  - Sizing Tiles
    104
- Composition Rules
  105
- Creating a Composed Image
  106
- Playing the Composition
  107
- Exiting from Compose Mode
  108
10 Chroma Key

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- Preparing the Background Footage
  110
- Preparing the Keyed Footage
  111
- Preparing the Chroma Key Footage
  111
- Performing the Chroma Key
  113
  - Fine-Tuning Key Colors
    113
  - Ending Chroma Key
    113
11 Learn Mode

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- Learned Environments
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- Learned Scripts
  117
- Using Learn Mode
  119
- Other Useful Information
  120
- Aborting a Playback Session
  120
12 Working with Audio

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- Audio Devices You Can Use
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- Controlling Audio Transitions
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  - VIDEO/AUDIO Selector
    122
  - Selecting Audio Sources
    123
- Ways You Can Control Audio
  122
- Ways to Use Audio
  124
  - Audio Accompanies Video
    124
  - Continuous Audio
    125
- Using the Audio Mixer
  126
  - Audio Mixer Controls
    127
  - Using Background Audio
    127
- Table 14 Adjusting Audio Levels
  
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- Table 13 Selecting Mixer Channels
  
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- Advanced Audio Setups
  128
- Using Headphones
  128
13 Advanced Operations

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- Using Titles
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- Using Color Bars
  130
- Performing Roll Edits
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  - Cutting between Scenes
    131
  - A/A Roll Edits
    131
  - A/B Roll Edits
    132
  - Transitions to and from Solid Colors
    133
  - Transitions to Modified Sources
    133
- Operating in Live Environments
  134
- Security Monitoring
  134
- Using Agpi Device
  134
  - Instructions for Building a GPI Trigger
    135
  - Using a GPI Trigger Device
    136
- Calibrating the T-BAR
  136
- Resetting Mxpro Factory Defaults
  137
Transitions List

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- Basic Transitions
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  - Table 15 Descriptions of Basic Transitions
    
    141
    
    Table 16 Edge Transitions
    145
    
    Table 17 Trailing Transitions
    146
    
    Shape Transitions
    147
    
    Table 18 Shape Transitions
    147
    
    Default User Transitions
    151
  - Trailing Transitions
    146
- Edge Transitions
  145
Time Base Corrector

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- Dual TBC Mode
  153
- Vertical Interval Data
  154
- TBC Technical Information
  154
Video Quality

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- Preview Image Quality
  155
- Video Scaling Artifacts
  156
- Freeze Quality
  156
- Upside-Down Video
  156
- Video Processing Artifacts
  157
Table 19 Mxpro Technical Specifications

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Technical Specifications

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Information for MX-1 Users

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- Glossary
  
  165
- Index
  
  167

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Videonics MXPro User Manual (170 pages)

Table of Contents

1 Introduction

Table 1 User Guide Contents

Table 2 Videonics Contacts

2 Quick Start

3 Installing Mxpro

Basic Operations

5 Transitions

Table 6 MX-1 Compatibility Hot Keys

6 Input Effects

Table 8 Main Mode Input Effects Key Combinations

Table 7 Input Effects Mode Key Combinations

7 Functions

Table 9 Setup Menu Navigation Keys

8 Pips

Table 10 Manipulating Pips Tiles

Table 11 Manipulating Pips Mask

Table 12 Multi-PIP Screen Configurations

9 Compose

10 Chroma Key

11 Learn Mode

12 Working with Audio

Table 14 Adjusting Audio Levels

Table 13 Selecting Mixer Channels

13 Advanced Operations

Transitions List

Table 15 Descriptions of Basic Transitions

Time Base Corrector

Video Quality

Table 19 Mxpro Technical Specifications

Technical Specifications

Information for MX-1 Users

Glossary

Index

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