Sony MVS-8000 User Manual page 196

Creating a macro
To include all information associated with an operation when
registering a macro event
When registering an auto transition operation as an event, you can register the
auto transition event to include the transition rate and background A/B bus
selection status. When registering an effect execution, rewind, or fast forward
as an event, you can also save the region to which this applies.
To use this capability, assign the following functions to user preference buttons
in the menu control block or buttons in the utility/shotbox control block, and
turn the relevant button on before you start an event to register.
Macro AT with Rate (Macro Auto Trans Event with/without Rate): When
Macro AT with A/B Bus (Macro Auto Trans Event with/without A/B Bus):
Macro TL with Region (Macro Timeline with Region): When registering an
For details of the method of assigning these functions to buttons, see "Setting
Button Assignments (Prefs/Utility Menu)" in Chapter 16 (Volume 2).
Events requiring adjustment when creating a macro
The following events require time for execution to complete, and therefore
when executed within a macro sequence, a pause event must be inserted to
adjust the timing.
• Rewinding effects involving external device control
• VTR/disk recorder/Extended VTR cue-up
For example, create a macro to cue up a VTR and then play back as follows.
Auto insert mode on/off setting
You can switch on or off the mode (auto insert mode) in which at the same time
that a control panel operation is carried out, the event is automatically saved in
a macro.
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Macros
registering an auto transition macro event in the M/E or PGM/PST bank,
include the transition rate.
When registering an auto transition macro event in the transition control
block, include the background A/B bus cross-point.
effect execution, rewind, or fast forward as a macro event, save the
affected region together in the macro.
Macro event execution order:
Macro events: