Sony MVS-8000X User Manual page 96

This assigns the numeric keypad control block and
keyframe control block to macro editing, and the
[MCRO] button in the numeric keypad control block
and the [EDIT ENBL] button in the keyframe control
block light red. The [STORE] button in the numeric
keypad control block flashes red.
2
If required, press the [AUTO INS] button in the
keyframe control block to toggle the auto insert mode
on or off.
3
Create the events (carry out the control panel
operations to be registered as events in the macro).
You can include pause events (see page 98).
For details of events that can be registered, see
"Events" (page 91).
• When auto insert mode (see page 95) is on,
execution of a control panel operation automatically
registers an event in the macro.
• When auto insert mode is off, proceed to step 4.
Notes
• During macro editing, if you press any of the mode
selection buttons in the numeric keypad control
block other than the [MCRO] button ([TRANS
RATE] button, and so on), the executed operation is
also registered as an event. In this case, the [MCRO]
button stays lit red.
• Even during macro editing, you can carry out
keyframe operations using the fader lever in the
keyframe control block and the following buttons:
[EFF LOOP], [STOP NEXT KF], [NORM], [REV],
[NORM / REV], [FF], [REWIND], [RUN]
• During macro editing, if you press a button for
which a macro attachment is set, the outcome is as
described in the next item.
4
When auto insert mode is off, press the [INS] button in
the keyframe control block to register the event.
5
Repeat steps 2 and 3 to register the required events in
the macro.
This registers the events in the macro, in the order the
operations were carried out on the control panel.
6
Press the [STORE] button.
Macro editing finishes, and the [MCRO] button and
[STORE] button in the numeric keypad control block
light amber. The keyframe control block returns to the
state before starting macro editing.
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Macro Operations in the Numeric Keypad Control Block and the Keyframe Control Block
Notes
While carrying out macro editing in the numeric keypad
control block and keyframe control block, no macro
operation other than macro recalling is possible in the
Flexi Pad control block.
Merging a macro for which a macro attachment is
set
While creating/editing a macro, if you press a button for
which a macro attachment is set, the macro in the register
assigned to the button is recalled, and the following occurs.
• When auto insert mode is on, it is merged with the macro
being edited. However, the macro assigned to the button
is not executed.
• When auto insert mode is off, it is copied to the paste
buffer. Pressing the [PASTE] button in the keyframe
control block merges it with the macro being edited.
Specifying an edit point
To specify an edit point with the numeric keypad control
block and keyframe control block, use the following
procedure.
1
Recall the register of the macro (1 to 250) you want to
edit (see page 95).
2
In the numeric keypad control block, hold down the
[MCRO] button, and press the [STORE] button.
This assigns the numeric keypad control block and
keyframe control block to macro editing, and the
[MCRO] button in the numeric keypad control block
and the [EDIT ENBL] button in the keyframe control
block light red. The [STORE] button in the numeric
keypad control block flashes red.
3
Using any of the following methods, specify the edit
point.
• To move the edit point to the event immediately
following the current macro event, press the [NEXT
KF] button in the keyframe control block.
• To move the edit point to the event immediately
preceding the current macro event, press the [PREV
KF] button in the keyframe control block.
• To move to an edit point by specifying an event
number (the number showing the position of the
event in the macro execution sequence), press the
[GO TO KF] button in the keyframe control block,
then in the numeric keypad control block, enter the
target number and confirm with the [ENTER]
button.
Inserting an event
1
Specify the edit point (see page 96).