Chapter 16 Macros; Macros; Overview - Sony MVS-8000X User Manual

Macros

Macros

Overview

The term "macro" refers to the function whereby a
sequence of signal selections and other operations on the
control panel is saved as data in memory, so that it can be
recalled as required to automatically execute the same
sequence of operations.
To record menu operations in memory, see "Menu
Macros" (page 369).
Macro registers
The area of memory that holds a macro is termed a "macro
register." For each control panel, there are 250 macro
registers, numbered 1 to 250.
Events
The individual control panel operations constituting a
macro are termed "events." One macro can contain a
maximum of 99 events.
The following table shows the operations for each control
block of the control panel that can be saved as events in a
macro.
Control block Event
• Cross-point selection
Cross-point control
• Recalling a function assigned to
block
a 1st row/2nd row button
• Cross-point selection
AUX bus control block
• AUX mix transition enable/
disable
Chapte
Control block
Transition control block • Transition execution section auto
Flexi Pad control block • Selection of transition type of
Numeric keypad
control block
Device control block
(trackball)
Utility/shotbox control
block
Menu panel
a) In the case of an event that inserts or removes a key, the state at the time
of event registration (inserted or not inserted) is also saved in the macro.
When the macro is executed, the event is only replayed if the key state
matches the saved state.
Example: For a macro with an event that removes a key, when the macro
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Event
transition and cut
• Auto transition and key on/off in
the independent key transition
a)
execution section
• Next transition selection
• Transition type selection
• Pattern limit enable/disable
• VTR/disk recorder/Extended
VTR /frame memory clip
b)
playback, stop, cue-up
independent key transition
• Recalling the following data
- Key snapshots
- Snapshots
- Wipe snapshots
- DME wipe snapshots
Recalling the following data
- Effects
- Snapshots
- Shotbox
- Master snapshots
- Master timelines
• VTR/disk recorder/Extended
VTR /frame memory clip
playback, stop, fast forward,
rewind, cue-up, start point setting
• Recording to VTR/disk recorder
• Frame memory clip loop setting
• Recalling functions assigned to
memory recall buttons
• Selection of effect execution,
rewind, execution direction
• Loading of disk recorder/
Extended VTR files
• Recalling the functions assigned
to [PREFS 1] to [PREFS 16]
buttons
• Executing menu macros
• Recalling frame memory clips
b)