Page 1 Multi Format Switcher System XVS-8000 System (With ICP-X7000 Integrated Control Panel) XVS-8000 XKS-S8110 XKS-T8110 XKS-8160 XKS-S8165 XKS-T8165 XKS-8210 XKS-8440 XKS-8460 XKS-8470 XZS-8200 XZS-8510 XZS-8520 XZS-8530 XZS-8540 XZS-8550 ICP-X7000 MKS-X7075 MKS-X7011 MKS-X7017 MKS-X7018 MKS-X7019 MKS-X7020 MKS-X7021 MKS-X7023 MKS-X7024 MKS-X7026 MKS-X7031TB MKS-X7032 MKS-X7033 MKS-X7035 MKS-X7040...
Page 2 NOTICE TO USERS © 2015, 2016 Sony Corporation. All rights reserved. This manual or the software described herein, in whole or in part, may not be reproduced, translated or reduced to any machine readable form without prior written approval from Sony Corporation.
Page 3: Functions And Operations Not Supported In Xvs-8000 Version 2.1
The related button operation and menu settings are disabled. For details about the timing and version for support, contact your Sony service or sales representative. Color correctors (CCR1, CCR2) • Color corrector 1 and 2 functions • Color corrector 1 bus and 2 bus operation and settings •...
Page 4: Table Of Contents
Color Palette Window .........54 Table of Contents Basic Menu Operations ......56 Recalling a Menu.........56 Selecting a Menu .........56 Functions and Operations Not Supported in Selecting a List Item........56 XVS-8000 Version 2.1 ......3 Setting Parameters ........56 Returning Settings to Default Values ..57 Using a Mouse..........57 Chapter 1 Overview Using the Shortcut Menu......57...
Page 5 Transition Type Selection ......82 DME Effects for Keys .......113 Setting the Transition Type (Menu) ....82 Specifying the Key Output Destination..114 Super Mix Settings ........82 Blink ............115 Preset Color Mix Settings ......82 Video Process ..........115 Executing a Transition......84 Key Modify Clear........115 Transition Indicator ........84 Key Operations (Key Control Block) ..
Page 6 Selecting an Independent Key Transition Selecting an Input Image......161 Wipe Pattern ........140 Selecting an FM Output ......161 Setting Independent Key Transition Wipe Loading Image Data ........162 Modifiers..........140 Still Image Operations ......163 Wipe Snapshots ........142 Creating a Still Image (Freeze) ....163 Wipe Snapshot Operations (Flexi Pad Recalling Still Images .......163 Control Block) .........142...
Page 7 Video Process Memory ......178 Graphics Display ........206 Setting the Video Process......178 Virtual Image Cancelation......206 Applying Special Effects (Common Operations) ........207 Applying Special Effects Chapter 9 Special Functions (Edge Effects) ........208 Border Settings ..........208 Side Flags ..........179 CG Border Settings ........208 Overview ...........179 Crop Settings ..........209 Side Flag Settings........179...
Page 8 Split Slide Settings ........232 Shared Functions for External Device Control ..........261 Mirror Settings ..........233 Control of P-Bus Devices ....... 262 Multi Mirror Settings ........233 Creating and Editing the P-Bus Kaleidoscope Settings .......233 Timeline ...........262 Lens Settings ..........234 P-Bus Trigger ..........263 Circle Settings ...........234 Control of GPI Devices ......
Page 9 Creating and Editing Keyframes.... 288 Chapter 13 Snapshots Creating Keyframes........288 Inserting Keyframes ........289 Overview ..........308 Modifying Keyframes .......289 Snapshot Types..........308 Deleting Keyframes........290 Snapshot Attributes ........308 Moving Keyframes........291 Snapshot Operations (Numeric Keypad Copying Keyframes........291 Control Block)........309 Pause............291 Saving and Recalling Snapshots....309 Keyframe Loop (Repeated Execution of a Snapshot Operations (Flexi Pad Control Specified Range)......291...
Page 10 Shotbox Execution (Utility/Shotbox Control Menu Macro Register Editing ....351 Block)..........324 Macro Timeline ........351 Shotbox Execution (Cross-Point Control Creating and Editing a Macro Timeline ..352 Block)..........324 Shotbox Register Editing ....... 325 Chapter 16 Files Overview of File Operations....354 Chapter 15 Macros Operations on Individual Files....
Page 11 Specifying the Switcher Controlled by the Setting the Buttons and Fader Levers on the Control Panel ........363 Key Fader Control Block ....374 Specifying the DME Used on the Assigning a Region to the Region Selection Switcher ...........364 Buttons in the Numeric Keypad Control Block ..........375 Settings Relating to Signal Formats ..
Page 12 Associating a Serial Port with a Device Setting the Mouse Button Function when Selection Button.......391 Setting Parameters ......399 Setting the AUX Bus Override Operation Mode ..........391 Settings Relating to Operation ....392 Chapter 19 Switcher Setup Setting the On-Air Tally......392 Setting the Transition Rate Display Settings Relating to Switcher Mode ..........392...
Page 13 Setting the Key Auto Drop Function..413 Chapter 22 Router Interface and Selecting the Bank to Configure ....414 Tally Setup Settings Relating to Function Links..415 Setting a Cross-Point Button Link ....415 Router Interface Settings ....... 427 Setting a Link Table ........415 Assigning Switcher Inputs/Outputs to S-Bus Setting a Link Between M/E Banks ..415 Space ..........427...
Page 14 Copy/Swap Menu ........444 Data Saved by [Initial Status Define]..475 Misc Menu..........444 Error Messages ........477 Status Menu..........444 Error Messages Displayed in the Error Status/Error Log Menu ....477 DME Menu..........445 Error Messages Appearing in a Message Global Effect Menu ........447 Box...........478 Router Menu..........447 Error Messages Shown in the Error Device Menu ..........447...
Page 15: Chapter 1 Overview
Overview Chapter Format terms Format name Introduction HD format 1080P • 1080P/59.94 • 1080P/50 1080PsF • 1080PsF/29.97 This manual describes the functions and operation of the • 1080PsF/25 XVS-8000 Multi Format Switcher system. • 1080PsF/24 It describes picture creation and configuration settings •...
Page 16: Features
Panel design for enhanced operability Features The control panel features high visibility components, such as organic EL (OLED) displays, cross-point buttons with color indicators, and LCD buttons (cross-point pad, The XVS-8000 Multi Format Switcher system is an Flexi Pad control block, utility/shotbox control block). In addition, changeable button layouts improve the extensible, high performance, multi-functionality switcher system that supports 4K video creation and network media...
Page 17: Main Functions
DME wipes Main Functions This function switches from the current video feed to a new video feed using a DME effect. There are two types of DME wipe: those that can be selected in a common transition, and those that can be selected in an independent Image Creation key transition.
Page 18: Image Data Management And Operation
Macro attachments Image Data Management and You can execute a sequence of macros when a control Operation panel button or fader lever is operated by assigning the control panel button or a fader lever to a macro register. Keyframes For details, see “Macros” (page 326). This function loads the conditions of the video at a point in time as data which can then be recalled to reproduce the Copy and swap...
Page 19 Switcher setup (Switcher) For details, see “Switcher Setup” (page 400). DME setup (DME) For details, see “DME Setup” (page 417). DCU setup (DCU) For details, see “DCU Setup” (page 418). Router/tally setup (Router/Tally) For details, see “Router Interface and Tally Setup” (page 427).
Page 20: Chapter 2 Menus And Control Panel
Menus and Control Panel Chapter Names and Functions of Parts of the Control Panel Control Panel Configuration The ICP-X7000 integrated control panel provides flexible support for a combination of several modules. The name of each control block and the supported modules are given below.
Page 21: Cross-Point Control Block
4M/E configuration example using 36-button modules for cross-point control block and AUX bus control block M/E-2 bank Menu panel (page 47) AUX bus control block (page 43) M/E-1 bank Key control block (page 33) Device control block (page 37) Utility/shotbox control block (page 42) Cross-point control block (page 21) Numeric keypad control block (page 40)
Page 22 a Button rows d Cross-point pad 1st row 2nd row b Display c Cross-point indicators 3rd row 4th row a Button rows Name Description Used as cross-point buttons for selecting signals and 2nd row • Selects the following bus signals functions.
Page 23 For details, see “Setting the [SHIFT] button operation Name Description mode” (page 379). 4th row • Selects background B bus signal. SHIFT ALL button • Selects the utility 2 bus signal You can switch the cross-point button rows on all buses to while the [UTIL] button of the the shifted state using the [SHIFT ALL] button assigned to cross-point pad is pressed (utility...
Page 24 b Display You can assign functions to each button in the Setup menu. Six types of display mode can be selected, according to the You can set up 14 pages of settings and assign an arbitrary information to display. The display mode is switched using name to each M/E and PGM/PST bank.
Page 25 Button name Description Button name Description POST MACRO Sets macro attachment in post ROW-n P/P OUT6 Loads images (OUT6) from the macro mode. ROW-n M/E-1 OUT6 to PGM/PST and M/E-1 to M/E-5 ROW-n M/E-5 OUT6 banks into the 1st row to 4th row MACRO ATTACH Enables macro attachments (XXX)
Page 26: Transition Control Block
signal is selected. When a cross-point button on the 2nd 1) When a 2nd row button is pressed, a key fill signal is selected. When a 2nd row button is pressed while pressing a 1st row delegation button, a key row is pressed without pressing the [KEY] button, the source signal is selected.
Page 27 For details about priority of keys, see “Displaying the Key Button name Description Output Status and Priority” (page 81). PRIOR SET (priority Sets the key priority. set) For details, see “Setting the Key b Transition settings section Priority (Transition Control Block)” Used in the assignment of functions, such as selecting (page 80).
Page 28 For details, see “Setting the Button and Fader Lever Name Description Operation Mode” (page 393) and “Setting the transition preview mode” (page 412). Fader lever • Move this up or down to carry out the transition. • Press the [KF] button, turning it KF (keyframe) button on, to enable the fader lever to be (Assignment in the Setup menu is required.)
Page 29: Transition Control Block (Simple Type)
You can change the position of the key 1 to key 8 operation Name Description buttons in the Setup menu. However, the [AUTO TRANS] AUTO TRANS (auto • Inserts or removes the key button is assigned with the [KEYx ON] (x = 1 to 8) button transition) buttons automatically, for key 1 to key8, of the same key as a set.
Page 30: Independent Key Transition Control Block
Pattern limit setting buttons These buttons are used to set pattern limits. Transition These can only be assigned to the four buttons at the top. indicator • PTN (pattern) LIMIT button • LIMIT SET button Fader lever Lock button For details about pattern limits, see “Pattern Limit” (page 86).
Page 31: Flexi Pad Control Block
a Independent key transition display section a Independent key transition display section The following information is displayed for the assigned key on the [KEY ON] buttons. b KEY ON buttons • Key material name (key source name when a key source is selected on the key bus of the cross-point control block) •...
Page 32 a Mode selection buttons b Memory recall section These buttons select the operation mode of the Flexi Pad This section displays the functions assigned to the buttons control block. Press a mode selection button to change the for the selected operation mode. memory recall section to the display for the selected The top right button is used to display the selected pattern operation mode.
Page 33: Key Control Block
Button name Description BANK SEL (bank Switches the memory recall section select) to numeric keypad mode for entering bank numbers. Enter a bank number and press the [ENTER] button to switch the memory recall section to the register display for the selected bank.
Page 34 b DME channel selection buttons Key fill/key source selection buttons These selects the DME channel to assign to a keyer. These buttons select the key fill and key source. When the [TRANS] or [SUB TRANS] delegation button is • AUTO SEL (auto select) selected, the DME channel used by the DME wipe is •...
Page 35 Button name Description Button name Description TRACE When a DME channel is assigned MORE • When there are more than six to another keyer, this switches to parameters, this button is lit the keyer assigned with the DME amber. channel (trace function). •...
Page 36: Key Fader Control Block
Key Fader Control Block The key fader control block is used to execute independent key transitions and for key snapshot operations. a Key delegation buttons b Display c Key snapshot operation buttons d Independent key transition type selection buttons e Independent key transition execution section a Key delegation buttons Button name Description...
Page 37: Device Control Block (Trackball)
e Independent key transition execution section Name Description This section executes independent key transitions. Transition indicator Displays the transition progress using LEDs. KEY ON buttons • Inserts or removes a key, for key delegation buttons 1 to 4, instantaneously. • If a key is currently inserted, the corresponding key button is lit amber.
Page 38 For details, see “Setting Device Control Block (Trackball) Button name Description Button Assignments” (page 377). CH1 to CH12 Selects the target device in VTR/ disk recorder/frame memory operation mode. Button name Description FM1 CLIP to FM20 (Assignment in the Setup menu is M/E1 to M/E5, P/P •...
Page 39 VTR/disk recorder/frame memory operation Button name Description mode X, Y, Z • Restricts the parameters This mode controls playback of VTRs/disk recorders and targeted by the operation. frame memory clips. When the [X] button is lit: Operations on parameters on the For details, see “Control of VTRs, Disk Recorders, and X-axis using the trackball are Extended VTRs”...
Page 40: Numeric Keypad Control Block
For details, see “Setting Parameters” (page 56). Menu parameter operation mode Adjusts menu parameter 3. f Z-ring This adjusts the parameters of items selected using the For details, see “Setting Parameters” (page 56). operation buttons. It is also used for keyframe effect timeline operations, playback of devices and frame Keyframe operation mode memory clips, and so on.
Page 41 With the exception of the [MASTR] and [ALL] buttons, Button name Description you can assign arbitrary regions to the region selection TC (timecode) Switches the numeric keypad to buttons in the Setup menu. Up to four regions can be timecode input mode. assigned to a button.
Page 42: Utility/Shotbox Control Block
in conjunction with other operations, such as setting Note parameters using the device control block (trackball), or The [GPI ENBL] button function is not supported. keyframe editing and setting the transition rate on the utility/shotbox control block. While setting an item, the The numeric keypad buttons on the numeric keypad item and the numeric value appear on the display.
Page 43: Aux Bus Control Block
• Macro register Button name Description • Shotbox register REWIND Returns to the first keyframe of the effect. For details, see “Assigning a Function to a Memory Recall • Executes an effect from the first Button in the Utility/Shotbox Control Block” (page 387). keyframe.
Page 44 a Button rows d Cross-point pad 1st row 2nd row b Display c Cross-point indicators 3rd row 4th row AUX bus operation mode Name Description Used for bus signal selection. 3rd row When the [2ND DELG] button is lit: Selects a signal on the bus selected in the 1st row.
Page 45 b Display For details, see “Colors of lit cross-point buttons” (page 75). Six types of display mode can be selected, according to the information to display. The display mode is switched using SHIFT button the display mode buttons on the cross-point pad. The [SHIFT] button function is assigned to the button on The following information can be shown on the display.
Page 46 Button name Description Button name Description NEXT Displays the next page of the cross- 2ND KEY You can select a signal on the key (>> XXX) point pad. (KEY) side of the 4th row while pressing XXX = page name (up to 12 the [KEY] button when the [2ND characters) DELG] button is lit.
Page 47: Menu Panel
For details, see “Setting the Router Operation Mode” Name Description (page 382). 1st row When the [2ND DELG] button is lit: Selects a destination to assign in Delegation button/cross-point button numbers the 3rd row. The button numbers are labeled on the delegation/cross- When the [2ND DELG] button is not point buttons.
Page 48 For details, see “Setting Menu Panel Button Assignments” a Top menu selection buttons c Menu display (page 377). c Menu display Displays the menu. d Adjustment knobs These adjust the parameter values appearing in the menu. b User preference buttons d Adjustment knobs a Top menu selection buttons These buttons select the menu appearing in the menu...
Page 49: Names And Functions Of Parts Of The Menu Screen
Names and Functions of Parts of the Menu Screen Overview All detailed settings for basic operations such as The menu is operated using the menu panel. transitions, keys, wipes, and DME are made in menus. In addition, system management, data management, and setup are all performed using menu operations.
Page 50 qs b button and B button 6 Function button area 5 Status area 2 Menu page number button 7 Parameter group button 1 Menu title button 0 Keyframe status 4 HF buttons 9 Previous page button qa Default Recall button 8 Parameter setting buttons 3 VF buttons a Menu title button...
Page 51 g Parameter group button Depending on the selected item, the content displayed on the menu screen and the HF button indicators change. This displays the name of parameter groups that are adjustable, the current parameter setting page number, and d HF buttons the total number of the parameter setting pages (for These indicate the smaller subdivisions (3rd level) of the example, Color Vector 1/2).
Page 52: Top Menu Window
Top Menu Window a Top menu selection buttons b Add Favorite button c Close button d Page number entry section a Top menu selection buttons Displays the selected menu. b Add Favorite button This button registers the currently displayed menu in the shortcut menu (see page 57).
Page 53: Numeric Keypad Window
Numeric Keypad Window c Input display This displays the value being entered in the numeric 1Item display keypad window. 2 Max./min. value indication d Close button 3Input display This button closes the numeric keypad window. 4Close button e TC (timecode) button When the numeric keypad window is opened to enter a 5TC button timecode value, this button appears in the pressed state.
Page 54: Color Palette Window
a Item display b Input display c Close button d BS button m Line feed button e Caps Lock button l Enter button f Shift button k Right button g Space button h Clear button j Left button i Del button a Item display g Space button This is the name of the parameter being set.
Page 55 a Color palette buttons b Operation buttons c Color display section d Numeric keypad control block a Color palette buttons These buttons display the corresponding color in the color display section. b Operation buttons Set: If you press any color palette button with this button held down, the color shown in the color display section is assigned to the color palette button.
Page 56: Basic Menu Operations
Selecting a List Item Basic Menu Operations When a list is displayed on the menu screen, use one of the following methods to select an item. • Press the item directly in the list. Note • Use the arrow keys to scroll the reverse video cursor to Some menus and unsupported functions may not appear, the item.
Page 57: Returning Settings To Default Values
Setting a parameter with the mouse Parameter Adjustment To adjust the value of a parameter setting button with the Density Key density mouse, you can use one of the following three methods. The first adjustment knob or the first parameter setting •...
Page 58: Switching Between The Main Menu Site And Sub Menu Site
To register by page number To delete button settings Select the button you want to delete, and then press In the Home >Favorites >Shortcut menu (0021), select [Clear]. the group to which you want to register the menu. To customize a group Press [Button Edit].
Page 59: Shutting Down The Switcher System
Shutting Down the Switcher System Before turning the switcher system off, shut down the switcher control station and menu using the following procedure. Note If the switcher system is configured with several switchers and control panels, shutting down the switcher control station will cause all switchers and control panels to not operate correctly.
Page 60: Power Supply And Connector Section
Power Supply and Connector Section XVS-8000 Multi Format Switcher Front view POWER A, B, C, D switch and status indicators POWER A, B, C, D switch and status indicators Turn the POWER switch on/off to power the unit on/off. The unit is turned on when the POWER switch is in the “?” position, and turned off when in the “1”...
Page 61 Rear view a INPUT 1 to 160 connectors d FC OUTPUT 1 b OUTPUT 1 to 48 connectors to 16 connectors e SPARE 1 to 4 c OUTPUT 49 to 52 connectors connectors f MV OUTPUT 1 to 8 connectors l REF IN connectors g U terminal k -AC IN A, B, C, and D connectors...
Page 62 Connect to an Ethernet switch. Used to communicate between switcher control stations connected to an Ethernet switch. 1) For details about supported Ethernet switches, contact your Sony service or sales representative. For details about Ethernet switch connection, refer to the XVS-8000 Installation Manual.
Page 63: Control Panel
DC IN connector 1) For details about supported PoE+ compatible Ethernet switches, contact your Sony service or sales representative. Connect to the 12 V DC output of the supplied AC adaptor. b LAN connector (RJ-45, PoE+, 1000BASE-T compliant) Connect to a switcher control station via an Ethernet switch.
Page 64: Mks-X7011 Menu Panel
The unit can operate without using an AC adaptor if connected to a PoE+ (Power over Ethernet Plus) compatible Ethernet switch. 1) For details about supported PoE+ compatible Ethernet switches, contact your Sony service or sales representative. Side view DEVICE connector...
Page 65: Mks-X2700/X7700 System Interface Unit
Errors and corrective measures displayed wiring. Turn the POWER switch off and contact your depending on the status indicator Sony service representative. • If a status indicator momentarily is lit red when the The status indicators indicate when the power is turned on and when an error is detected during operation.
Page 66 Rear view MKS-X2700 h SERIAL TALLY 1 and 2 connectors a U terminal g REMOTE 1 to 6 connectors b -AC IN A and B connectors c REF IN connectors j TALLY/GPI IN 1 to 34 connectors i TALLY/GPI OUT 1 to 36 connectors d UTIL connector e MVS connector f S-BUS connector...
Page 67 REMOTE 1 to 6 connectors or 1 to 4 connectors (D- sub 9-pin, RS-422A) Connect to a device controlled using Sony 9-pin VTR, VDCP (Video Disk Communications Protocol), Odetics protocol, or P-Bus (Peripheral II Protocol) protocols.
Page 68: Chapter 3 Signal Selection And Transitions
Signal Selection and Transitions Chapter Image Creation Operation Flow The switch from the current video feed (appearing on the The following illustration shows the flow of operations for switcher bank program monitor) to a new video feed is carrying out a transition on an M/E bank or the PGM/PST referred to as a transition.
Page 69: Signal Selection
Signal Selection You carry out signal selection with the cross-point buttons Depending on the module used, each row has 36 buttons, in the cross-point control block of the M/E bank or PGM/ 28 buttons, or 20 buttons. This section describes modules PST bank, and the buttons in the AUX bus control block with 36-button rows.
Page 70: Overview
Overview Notes • In 36-button rows, the M/E-1 to M/E-3 and PGM/PST The cross-point control block and AUX bus control block re-entry buttons are assigned to buttons numbered 32 to each have 36 cross-point buttons. These buttons are identified by numbers common to all of The M/E-4 and M/E-5 re-entry buttons must be assigned the banks and the control block, and a signal is assigned to in the Setup menu (see page 378).
Page 71 Control block Bus name Cross-point button Delegation operation rows b) c) Cross-point Background A bus 3rd row – control block: b) c) Background B bus 4th row – M/E-1 M/E-2 Key 1 bus to key 8 bus 1st row, 2nd row •...
Page 72 Control block Bus name Cross-point button Delegation operation rows AUX bus control AUX1 bus to AUX48 bus 3rd row, 4th row Press the [AUX 1] to [AUX 48] buttons in the 1st block (AUX bus row/2nd row, turning them on. operation mode) Frame memory source 1 bus 3rd row, 4th row...
Page 73: Signal Assignment And Selection
Utility bus mode Notes The following buses can be assigned to the 1st row to 4th • Not available in key/AUX bus delegation mode. row while the [UTIL] button is pressed on the cross-point • Not available when dual background bus mode is set. pad of the cross-point control block.
Page 74: Inhibiting Operation Of Cross-Point Buttons
For details, see “Setting the AUX Bus Operation Mode” Notes (page 382) and “Setting the [SHIFT] button operation • The [SHIFT] button functions in the mode (hold/lock) mode” (page 379). set in the Setup menu. You can also disable the [SHIFT] button function. When the [2ND DELG] button is not lit For details, see “Setting the [SHIFT] button operation The bus selected by the delegation buttons in the 1st row...
Page 75: Signal Name Display
• Key 1 bus to key 8 bus Colors of lit cross-point buttons • Utility 1 bus and utility 2 bus In a particular row of cross-point buttons, only the last • DME utility 1 bus and DME utility 2 bus pressed button is active, and is lit amber or red.
Page 76: Transitions
Transitions Overview On each switcher bank (M/E and PGM/PST) the background can be combined with one or more keys (1 to 8) to execute a transition. Insert Remove Note For 4K format, two keys (key 1 and key 2) can be used on Key 1 each switcher bank.
Page 77: Transition Type
Transition Type Inserting key when switching the background Key 1 Type Description Independent key transitions The new video progressively Selectable fades in over the current video. The sum of the two video outputs is maintained at a constant, with the output of each at 50% at the mid- point of the transition (i.e., Transition...
Page 78: Basic Operation For Transitions
For details about settings of the [ALL] button, see Basic Operation for “Setting the Operation Mode of the [ALL] Button in the Transition Control Block” (page 394). Transitions Note More than one next transition selection buttons can be Transition operations are performed using the transition pressed and lit at the same time.
Page 79 • Transition rate (the time from the beginning of a video to display after the transition in the 4th row transition to its completion) settings (see page 84) (background B bus). Using transition preview mode (see page 91), you can Select the transition type using the transition type check the transition on the preview monitor.
Page 80: Key Priority Settings
Setting the Key Priority (Transition Key Priority Settings Control Block) If a number of keys are already inserted in the current Next transition selection buttons video, you can check or change the overlay sequence (key priority). When a key priority ([KEY PRIOR] button) is selected as the next transition, you can also change the key priority when switching to the new video.
Page 81: Key Priority Setting Operations (Menu)
Press and hold the [PRIOR SET] and press the [KEY To set the key priority of the keys for after the PRIOR] button to select key priority setting mode. transition, open the M/E-1 >Misc >Next Key Priority menu (1174). When the [KEY PRIOR] button is lit green, key setting mode for after the transition is selected.
Page 82: Transition Type Selection
Transition Type Selection Key 1 to key 4 status Key 5 to key 8 status For details about selecting the transition type on the transition control block, see “Basic Operation for Transitions” (page 78). Setting the Transition Type (Menu) You can select the transition type in the Misc >Transition Priority menu for each switcher bank.
Page 83 Also, in place of a color matte you can use an image When a key is inserted selected on the utility 2 bus. Note In multi-program mode, you can use a preset color mix only when selecting the background for the next transition. One-stroke mode This mode performs a preset color mix in a single transition.
Page 84: Executing A Transition
When, with a key inserted, a key is selected in the Executing a Transition next transition There are two modes for carrying out a transition: auto transitions are carried out by a button operation, and manual transitions are carried out using the fader lever. It is also possible to combine both methods, taking control with the fader lever of an auto transition which has partly completed, or complete a transition started with the fader...
Page 85 Setting the transition rate (Flexi Pad Note control block) When a clip transition is selected as the transition type, it is not possible to set the transition rate. TRANS RATE button Frame input mode and timecode input TC button mode CLEAR button For numeric input of the transition rate value, there are two modes: frame input mode and timecode input mode.
Page 86: Pattern Limit
displaying a transition rate enables you to enter a transition To enter a difference value rate using the numeric keypad control block. To set the transition rate by specifying a difference value You can change the target that is displayed on the [TRANS from the current value, press the [+/−] button, enter the RATE1] to [TRANS RATE3] buttons in the Setup menu difference value, and press the [TRIM] button.
Page 87 Press the [LIMIT SET] button. Notes This sets the current fader lever position as the pattern • A pattern limit only applies when a wipe or DME wipe limit. is selected as the transition type. • In multi-program mode, pattern limits can be used only when the background transition type is a wipe or DME Setting the pattern limit (menu) wipe.
Page 88: Executing An Auto Transition
When the transition is completed, the [PTN LIMIT] Auto transition button turns off, and the pattern limit is released. The transition from the current video to the new video is Depending on the transition execution method, the executed automatically at a constant rate, using the action will be as follows.
Page 89: Auto/Manual Transition Combination
type from the current video to the new video. Moving the state is released, and it is then possible to execute a fader lever from one end of its travel to the other completes transition. the transition. To execute a manual transition with the transition control block fader lever, use the following procedure.
Page 90: Fader Lever Operation In Bus Fixed Mode
an auto transition, which can always be executed Fader Lever Operation in Bus Fixed regardless of the fader lever direction. Mode Next transition Transition Fader lever direction movement Flip-flop mode and bus fixed mode Background A t B Top t Bottom This section describes flip-flop mode and bus fixed mode B t A Bottom t Top...
Page 91: Transition Preview
Fader lever position Output Transition Preview Right lever Left lever A bus B bus (A bus) (B bus) 100% With the preview output of the M/E bank and PGM/PST Bottom 100% 100% bank, you can check the effect of a transition in advance. To perform a transition preview, the [TRANS PVW] Bottom button must be assigned to a button in the transition control...
Page 92: Independent Key Transitions
Execute the transition. Independent Key Operate the fader lever, or press the [AUTO TRANS] button or [CUT] button. Transitions On the preview monitor, you can check the effect of the transition. Overview In addition to common transitions, it is possible to configure independent transitions on the keyers of the M/ E banks and PGM/PST bank.
Page 93 Simultaneous execution If the [AUTO TRANS] buttons for the transition and independent key transition are pressed simultaneously, the following result occurs. The common transition type is a wipe and the independent key transition type is a mix. Removing a key by executing simultaneously: With the key inserted (on), the key is gradually removed (off) using each transition type simultaneously.
Page 94 Example: When the independent key transition [AUTO Example 1: When the independent key transition [AUTO TRANS] button is pressed later TRANS] button is pressed later Transition Transition (wipe) (wipe) Independent key Independent key transition (mix) transition (mix) The key is removed, The transition is even if the completed with the...
Page 95: Basic Independent Key Transition Operations
Example 2: When the common transition [AUTO TRANS] KEY5 ON to KEY8 ON buttons button is pressed later Independent key transition display section Independent key transition (mix) AUTO TRANS button Transition (wipe) KEY1 ON to KEY4 ON buttons Transition control block Set the independent key transition type.
Page 96: Selecting Independent Key Transition Type
When the Keyframe Strobe effect is set, the effects are To insert or remove the key gradually with a mix or equivalent to operation using keyframes. In this case as wipe, press the [AUTO TRANS] button for the well, cancel the unnecessary DME settings. corresponding key or operate the fader lever.
Page 97: Setting The Independent Key Transition Rate
Press the [MIX], [WIPE], or [DME WIPE] button, (utility/shotbox control block and numeric keypad turning it on. control block)” (page 85). Press a memory recall button displaying the transition Setting the independent key transition rate to set for the target key, turning it on. type (menu) The region name and transition rate appears in the This section describes setting the transition type for key 1...
Page 98: Fade-To-Black
Set the transition rate. Fade-to-Black Parameter Adjustment Transition Transition rate This function gradually darkens the program output video Rate of the PGM/PST bank, eventually cutting it to black. To display the independent key transition rates in list view and change the settings Note You can display the transition rate, independent key transition rate, and fade-to-black transition rate for each...
Page 99: Chapter 4 Keys
Keys Chapter Type Description Clean Overview mode Color vector The key signal is created from Supported a combination of the luminance and chrominance A key is an effect in which a part of the background image components of the key source is replaced by an image or superimposed text.
Page 100: Key Modifiers
Type Description Video Key Modifiers Soft Softens the edge of – edge the key. Edge modifiers Zabton Inserts a translucent – pattern to the key You can apply borders and other modifiers to the edge of background. You can the key image. adjust the pattern size, softness, density, and Type...
Page 101: Key Memory
In the case of an outline, there is no edge fill signal Key Memory selection, because the key fill signal fills the outline, and the rest of the image remains as the background. The key memory function allows the keyer settings on For the emboss effect, in place of the edge fill signal, the each cross-point button to be automatically stored, so that emboss fill matte 1 and emboss fill matte 2 signals are...
Page 102: Key Setting Operations (Menu)
When a key wipe pattern key is selected: Press Key Setting Operations [Pattern Select] to open the M/E-1 >Key1 >Transition/Video Process >Wipe Adjust (Menu) >Pattern Select menu (1117.2), and select a pattern and set modifiers (see page 140). There are two ways of making key settings: either using Note key setup menus for the switcher bank, or using the key In patterns selected for a wipe pattern or a key wipe...
Page 103: Selecting Key Fill And Key Source
Make the following settings as required. Parameter Adjustment To invert the black and white of the key source: Luminance Luminance Press [Key Invert], turning it on. Saturation Saturation To adjust the horizontal position or key source width for a luminance key, linear key, color vector key, or chroma key: Press [Key Position], In the <Key Source>...
Page 104 This allows you to select a key signal and video signal In the <Target> group, press [Fill]. using the following methods. • To select a key signal, on the cross-point control block in Select the fill signal from the list on the right. key/AUX bus delegation mode, press the [KEY] button on the cross-point pad, turning it on, and select a key Press [Set Xpt].
Page 105: Chroma Key Composition And Settings
Composing an image by chroma keying Parameter Adjustment Open the M/E-1 >Key1 >Type menu (1111). To interchange color 1 and color 2, press the [Color In the <Key Type> group, select [Chroma]. Invert] button, turning it on. You can now adjust the key density (see page 102). Chroma Key Composition and Press [Chroma Adjust].
Page 106: Key Adjustments (Menu)
Key Adjustments (Menu) You can make the following adjustments using a menu Angle operation. • Chroma key adjustments (see page 106) Hue value of • Key edge modifications (see page 108) reference • Masks (see page 111) color Crop • DME effects for keys (see page 113) •...
Page 107 Press [Chroma Adjust]. In the <Color Cancel> group, press [Color Cancel], turning it on. The Chroma Adjust menu (1111.1) appears. Set the following parameters. In the <Auto> group, press [Sample Mark], turning it Parameter Adjustment The foreground video only appears on the monitor, Luminance Video signal gain with a white box-shaped sample marker.
Page 108: Key Edge Modification
Parameter Adjustment Parameter Adjustment Soft Softness of shadow Mixture Ratio of Y balance key Note Adjusting the window When chroma key shadow is enabled, key edge is changed Enabling the window (see page 106) function allows you to normal and soft edge is disabled. to adjust the detection range used to determine the key signal.
Page 109 When [Utility 1 Bus] is selected: On the cross-point Parameter Adjustment control block, press delegation button [UTL1] on Density Density the cross-point pad and select a signal using the cross-point buttons in the 1st row/2nd row. • When separate edge is enabled The left, right, top, and bottom border or outline widths can be adjusted independently.
Page 110 To make separate fine adjustments to the positions of Note the left, right, top, and bottom of the key source, select This function uses the resizer, and therefore the expected [Fine Key] and set the following parameters. result of the setting may not be obtained if conditions do not allow the resizer to be used.
Page 111: Mask
When selecting [Multi] and replicating the pattern In the <Zabton Pattern> group, select the pattern. Key Wipe: Uses a key wipe. Parameter Adjustment Pressing [Pattern Select] opens the M/E-1 >Key1 H Multi Number of repetitions of pattern >Transition/Video Process >Wipe Adjust horizontally >Pattern Select menu (1117.2), allowing you to V Multi...
Page 112 Depending on the selection in step 3, set the following When selecting [Angle] in the <Rotation> group parameters. and slanting the pattern When [Box] is selected Parameter Adjustment Angle Rotation angle of pattern Parameter Adjustment a) See page 137. Position of top side Left Position of left side When selecting [Speed] in the <Rotation>...
Page 113: Dme Effects For Keys
When [Wipe] is selected To select a DME being used by another keyer Press [Override], turning it on, then select the DME Parameter Adjustment channel that is lit amber. The selected DME channel becomes available, and the Size Pattern size button is lit green.
Page 114: Specifying The Key Output Destination
control block (AUX bus operation mode) in the Select using any of the following methods. Setup menu (see page 382). • On the cross-point control block, press delegation button [DME UTL2] on the cross-point pad and select a signal using the cross-point buttons in the 1st Using four DME channels on one keyer row/2nd row.
Page 115: Blink
This assigns the key fill and key source signals, processed When [Edge Blink] is selected using key 1 on the M/E-1 bank, to re-entry signals PROC Parameter Adjustment V and PROC K. When DME is selected on the keyer, the key fill and key Blink Rate Length of blink cycle source signals with DME effect applied are assigned.
Page 116: Key Operations (Key Control Block)
Press the delegation button for the target keyer (KEY1 Key Operations (Key to KEY8), turning it on. The key control block is assigned to the selected keyer Control Block) on the selected bank. Setting the Key Type Setting buttons display section Adjustment knobs Delegation buttons Display...
Page 117: Selecting A Key Fill
Selecting a Key Fill Note You can assign a key fill bus delegation button to the 1st Set a key fill using the key fill/key source selection row or 2nd row of the AUX bus control block (AUX bus buttons. operation mode) in the Setup menu (see page 382).
Page 118: Key Adjustments (Key Control Block)
Setting the color cancel parameters Key Adjustments (Key Parameter Adjustment Control Block) Luminance Saturation You can make the following adjustments in the key control block. FILTER Filter coefficient • Chroma key adjustments (see page 118) • Key edge modifications (see page 118) Key Edge Modification •...
Page 119: Dme Effects For Keys
To adjust the edge fill color Assigning a DME to a key Press the [MORE] button to display the 6th and subsequent parameters, then adjust color 1. Press the delegation button for the target bank (M/E1 to M/E5, P/P), turning it on. Parameter group [2/2] Parameter Adjustment...
Page 120: Other Key Adjustments
To check DME assignment status Using auto delegation While the [MON] button is pressed, the lit color of the To couple the selection of the buttons in the following [DME1] to [DME4] buttons shows the key assignment control blocks so that the delegation selection switches status.
Page 121: Resizer
Set the following parameters. Resizer Parameter group [1/2] Parameter Adjustment The resizer is a function that applies effects, such as image Location X Horizontal key movement reduction/enlargement, movement, rotation, and changes Location Y Vertical key movement in aspect ratio, to the generated key. The following operations are available.
Page 122 Press the [RSZR] button, turning it on. Reducing, enlarging, rotating, and moving keys (device control block) Set the following parameters. Channel selection buttons FINE button Parameter group [1/2] Mode selection buttons Parameter Adjustment LOC X Horizontal key movement LOC Y Vertical key movement SIZE Key reduction/enlargement...
Page 123: Rotation Settings
Select the function to be set. To return the resizer to default state (clear work buffer) To change the aspect ratio of the key: Press the [ASP To clear and reset to default state only the two-dimensional PERS] button, turning it on. transform and rotation parameters contained in the work To reduce/enlarge or move the key: Press the [LOC buffer, depending on the resizer operation, press the [CLR...
Page 124: Virtual Image Cancelation
Virtual Image Cancelation Note Enabling mosaic or defocus in the M/E-1 >Key1 >Resizer If an extreme degree of perspective is set for an image, the >Enhanced Effect menu (1115.2) and selecting [Video/ part of the image exceeding the virtual view point is Key] in the <Mosaic/Defocus Mode>...
Page 125: Cg Border Settings
Set the following parameters. This section describes making settings using key 1 and key 2 as an example. Parameter Adjustment Position of top side Notes Left Position of left side • This setting is available only when the signal format is Right Position of right side 1080i/59.94 or 1080i/50.
Page 126: Effect Settings
Parameter Adjustment Parameter Adjustment Location Y Vertical position Simultaneously adjust border width of top and bottom edges Size Size Simultaneously adjust border width on all edges Soft Softness of border Effect Settings Density Border density Restrictions on resizer effects a) Common to the [Soft] drop shadow parameter. To add an outline, press [Outline], turning it on.
Page 127 Setting a mosaic Note Enabling defocus and selecting [Video/Key] in the In the M/E-1 >Key1 >Resizer >Enhanced Effect menu <Mosaic/Defocus Mode> group disables crop and (1115.2), press [Mosaic], turning it on. mask. Set the following parameters. Setting a mask Parameter Adjustment In the M/E-1 >Key1 >Resizer >Enhanced Effect menu Size Size of tiles...
Page 128: Key Snapshots
When [Speed] is selected Key Snapshots Parameter Adjustment Speed Rotation speed of pattern • A value of –100.00 Key settings, other than the key on/off status and the key corresponds to 4 rpm priority, can all be instantaneously saved in a dedicated counterclockwise rotation.
Page 129: Key Snapshot Operations (Key Fader Control Block)
The register name is displayed on buttons for registers with Key Snapshot Operations (Key a registered snapshot. Fader Control Block) The button color varies as follows, according to the Pressing the [K-SS] button in the fader control block register state. switches the control block to key snapshot operation mode Dark blue and gray characters: Register not containing for saving and recalling key snapshots.
Page 130 Recalling a key snapshot Select the target key to operate using the key delegation buttons. Press the [K-SS] button. The [K-SS] button lights amber, and the control block switches to key snapshot operation mode. Press the button ([K-SS 1] to [K-SS 4]) for the register you want to recall.
Page 131: Chapter 5 Wipes
Wipes Chapter Overview Basic Wipe Setting Operations A wipe is a function that switches from the current image to a new image using a wipe pattern. You carry out wipe setting operations using the Wipe Changing the background by means of a wipe is referred to menu on each of the switcher banks.
Page 132: Pattern Mix
When a mosaic wipe is selected (pattern numbers 200 to 203, 206 to 213, 224 to 247, 250 to 257, 260 to 269) Parameter Adjustment H Tile No Number of tiles horizontally V Tile No Number of tiles vertically When a karaoke wipe is selected (pattern numbers 220 to 223) Parameter Adjustment Start...
Page 133 • A value of 0.00 corresponds to the start of the transition, Combining two patterns and a value of 100.00 corresponds to the end of the In the M/E-1 >Wipe >Main Pattern menu (1151), select a transition. main pattern, then use the following procedure. •...
Page 134: Setting Wipe Modifiers
Applying a diamond dust wipe effect to the Reverse selected pattern Wipe in the opposite direction of the normal direction. In the M/E-1 >Wipe >Pattern Mix menu (1152), press [Dust Mix], turning it on. Set the following parameters. Normal/Reverse Parameter Adjustment The wipe direction alternates between normal and reverse Mix Ratio Mix level of diamond dust pattern...
Page 135 Modifying a wipe pattern edge (Edge) Parameter Adjustment You can apply a border to the pattern or soften the edges. Outer Soft Degree of softness outside the border Border Applies a border to the pattern. When Border or Soft Border is selected, select the edge fill signal in the <Edge Fill>...
Page 136 The Matte Adjust menu (1154.1) appears. When selecting [Aspect] and adjusting the pattern aspect ratio In the <Edge Matte> group, select [Mix Color]. Parameter Adjustment In the <Mix Pattern> group, select one of the Aspect Aspect ratio following. a) See page 137. Wipe: Wipe pattern selected for a transition When selecting [Angle] in the <Rotation>...
Page 137 When [Angle] is selected Parameter Adjustment Position V Vertical position Parameter Adjustment • Negative values move down. Angle Rotation angle of pattern • Positive values move up. • A value of –100.00 corresponds to a rotation of one turn To return the pattern position to the center of the counterclockwise.
Page 138 Open the M/E-1 >Wipe >Main Modify menu (1155). Press [Multi Adjust]. The Multi Adjust menu (1155.1) appears. Press [Aspect], turning it on. Make the following settings as required. Set the following parameter. H Invert: Inverts the horizontal orientation of patterns alternately.
Page 139 Parameter Adjustment Parameter Adjustment V Offset Spacing in the vertical direction Speed Speed of ripples • Negative values move the even- • Negative values create waves in numbered group up, and the odd- the down, left, and numbered group down. counterclockwise directions.
Page 140: Wipe Modify Clear
Set the following parameters. Basic Independent Key Parameter Adjustment Transition Wipe Setting Magnitude Size and direction of the spiral Operations • A value of –100.00 represents the maximum movement in the counterclockwise direction. • A value of +100.00 represents You configure independent key transition wipe settings the maximum movement in the using the Wipe Adjust menu for each keyer.
Page 141 Setting the wipe direction (Direction) When [Angle] is selected In the <Direction> group of the M/E-1 >Key1 >Transition/ Parameter Adjustment Video Process >Wipe Adjust menu (1117.1), select one of Angle Rotation angle of pattern the following. Normal: Wipe in normal direction. a) See page 137.
Page 142: Wipe Snapshots
The button color varies as follows, according to the Wipe Snapshots register state. Dark blue and gray characters: Register not containing a saved snapshot Dark blue and white icon/characters: Register You can save a snapshot of a wipe pattern together with all containing a saved snapshot modifiers and pattern limit settings in a dedicated register Lit orange: Last recalled register...
Page 143: Wipe Snapshot Operations (Menu)
This switches the memory recall section to wipe also set to display the register name instead of the pattern snapshot operation mode. number in the Setup menu (see page 393). Press the register button for register with the wipe Notes snapshot you want to recall.
Page 144: Chapter 6 Dme Wipes
DME Wipes Chapter Note Overview For 4K format, only resizer DME wipes are supported. A DME wipe is an effect that uses a DME effect to switch Types of DME Wipe Patterns from the current output image to a new image. There are two types of DME wipes: those that can be The patterns used for a DME wipe fall into two broad selected in a common transition, and those that can be...
Page 145 Pattern group Effect P in P (Picture-in-picture) • In 1-channel mode, this completes in two transitions. - In the first transition, the old video shrinks, and the new video appears behind it. - In the second transition, the old video expands again until it is its original size. •...
Page 146 Yes: Available, No: Not available Pattern group Execution Pattern number DME wipes for common DME wipes for mode transitions independent key transitions Background Slide 1001 to 1008 2601 to 2608 Squeeze 1021 to 1031 2621 to 2628 Split 1011 to 1013 Door 1041 to 1048 Flip Tumble...
Page 147: Dme Wipe Pattern Variation And Modifiers
• 1381, 1391, 1393, 1394, 1396 DME Wipe Pattern Variation and You can set the center of the transition effect. Modifiers • 2651, 2652 You can move the pattern for each channel, or for You can apply the following changes and modifiers to the two channels simultaneously depending on the selected DME wipe pattern in the same way as for an relative values from the current positions (see...
Page 148: Basic Dme Wipe Setting Operations
Relation to processed keys Basic DME Wipe Setting • When using the DME for a processed key, selecting a DME wipe automatically assigns an available DME for Operations use for DME wipes. If all DMEs are in use, then it is not possible to select a DME wipe.
Page 149: Setting Dme Wipe Modifiers
When Brick (for two channels) is selected Parameter group [2/2] (pattern numbers 2801 to 2804, 2811 to 2814) Parameter Adjustment Parameter Adjustment Side H Size Y Side H vertical scaling factor Side V Size X Horizontal scaling factor Height Height of brick Side V Size Y Vertical scaling factor Side H Side H horizontal center position...
Page 150 Modifying a DME wipe pattern edge (Edge) In the <Position> group, press [Position], turning it on. Set the following parameters. Open the M/E-1 >DME Wipe >Edge/Direction menu (1164). Parameter Adjustment In the <Ch Select> group, select the target channels. Horizontal position For a pattern in 1-channel mode: Select [1st Ch].
Page 151 Set the following parameters. Parameter group [1/2] Parameter Adjustment Parameter Adjustment Crop the left and right of the image Relative H Relative movement in the horizontal direction Crop the top and bottom of the image Relative V Relative movement in the vertical direction Crop the top, bottom, left, and right of the image...
Page 152: Dme Wipe Modify Clear
Dead zone Transition Transition Crop Crop t: Transition execution time t: Transition execution y: Change in transition and time cropping amount y: Change in transition and cropping amount To set the timing of transition completion When the execution mode for a DME wipe crop transition DME Wipe Modify Clear is set to [Last 5%], you can select the timing of transition completion from 70% ([Last 30%]), 95% ([Last 5%]), and...
Page 153: Basic Independent Key Transition Dme Wipe Setting Operations
Specifying the DME wipe direction Basic Independent Key (Direction) In the <Direction> group of the M/E-1 >Key1 >Transition/ Transition DME Wipe Video Process >DME Wipe Adjust menu (1117.3), select Setting Operations one of the following. Normal: Wipe in normal direction. Normal/Reverse: Wipe in the normal and reverse direction alternately for each transition.
Page 154 To return the pattern position to the center of the The Remove From Begin menu (1117.7) appears. screen For subsequent operations, go to step 5 in “To set the In the <Position> group, press [Center]. action when a DME wipe crop transition is executed” (page 151).
Page 155: Dme Wipe Snapshots
DME Wipe Snapshots Creating User Programmable DME You can save a snapshot of a DME wipe pattern together Patterns with all modifier and pattern limit settings in a dedicated register for recall when required. There are ten DME wipe snapshot registers on each With a user programmable DME, you can use DME effects switcher bank.
Page 156 • In the <Transition Mode> group of the Key Frame Channel Transition mode Effect group >DME User PGM menu (6114), select [Flip Tumble]. 1-channel Single transition mode Slide, Split, Door, Notes on frame in-out (1-channel mode) mode Page turn, Roll, Create a minimum of three keyframe points.
Page 157 • Either create the last keyframe image outside the screen - Channel 2: Since the priority is low, it will not be area, or set the image size to zero so that it cannot be seen visible on the screen, so no particular restrictions within the screen.
Page 158: Overview
Frame Memory Chapter Frame Memory Image Data Overview The following two types of image data can be manipulated in frame memory. When there is no distinction being made between image data types, image data is referred to as just an “image.” A frame memory is a function that freezes and captures a Still image: A single image in the input video is frozen single frame of the input video feed as a still image for later...
Page 159: Frame Memory Operations
Pair mode and single mode Frame Memory Pair mode Operations Enabling pair mode allows you to link operation of a pair of FM outputs. For example, performing an operation, such as a freeze, on FM1 will perform the same operation on FM2.
Page 160: Frame Memory Menu
Frame Memory Menu The following are the main parts of the frame memory menu screen. a Number of available storage locations b File name c FM output buttons d Pair button FM output e Out Select button selection area f Folder hierarchy level selection buttons g Find button h Folder/file display...
Page 161: Selecting An Input Image
Selecting an Input Image Selected FM output pair For the input image to frame memory, you can use either the signal selected on one of the two frame memory source buses or a dedicated color matte signal. When using the signal on frame memory source 1 bus or 2 bus for the input image, select the signal using the following procedure.
Page 162: Loading Image Data
Press [Pair] to set pair mode or single mode. To select a folder/file Press [Select], turning it on. Pair mode is selected when [Pair] is lit, and single Press the icon for a folder/file to select it. When selected, mode is selected when it is not lit. a check mark is displayed on the icon.
Page 163: Still Image Operations
To enable V/K mode Still Image Operations Press [V/K Mode], turning it on. For details, see “V/K mode” (page 159). Creating a Still Image (Freeze) To save still image files in storage Select a file stored in memory in the folder/file selection Assigning a frame memory source bus signal to an FM area.
Page 164: Clip Operations
For details, see “V/K mode” (page 159). Clip Operations To create a clip by specifying the duration Press [Duration], and enter a timecode value or number of frames using the numeric keypad window. The specified Creating a Clip (Recording) duration is displayed in the status area in the center of the screen.
Page 165 Open the Frame Memory >Clip/Still >Play menu To set the playback stop point (2112). To set the current position as the playback stop point, press [Set] in the <Stop TC> group. The following information is displayed in the status To set a different position, press the [Stop] icon display in area in the center of the screen.
Page 166: Clip Transitions
To set the playback stop point Clip Transitions To make the current position the playback stop point, press the [STOP TC] button. To repeat playback (looping) You can play a frame memory clip linked to a background Press the [FM LOOP] button. transition, such as a mix or wipe.
Page 167 Select a clip file in memory, and recall the file on the Note FM1 and FM2 output. It is not possible to set the clip end point. For details about the method of operation, see “Recalling Clips” (page 164). In the <Clip Transition Direction> group, select the playback direction of the clip.
Page 168: Editing Folders And Files
Select a folder/file in the folder/file selection area. Editing Folders and Files For details about the method of operation, see “Folder and file selection operations” (page 162). The following editing operations for frame memory Press [Delete]. folders and files are supported. •...
Page 169: Chapter 8 Color Backgrounds, Copy And Swap, And Other Settings
Color Backgrounds, Copy and Swap, and Other Settings Chapter Parameter Adjustment Color Backgrounds Luminance Luminance Saturation Saturation A color background is a function used to create color background video, using a color signal created by a dedicated generator. Making a color combination (color mix) Color background selection To combine color 1 and color 2, use the following There are two color backgrounds, color background 1 and...
Page 170 • When the signal format is 1080PsF, modulation Parameter Adjustment cannot be used. Position V Vertical position To interchange color 1 and color 2, press the [Color a) See page 136. Invert] button, turning it on. When selecting [Multi] and replicating the pattern Parameter Adjustment H Multi Number of repetitions of pattern...
Page 171: Copy And Swap
Note Copy and Swap If a DME is being used on the copy source keyer, swap source keyer, or swap destination keyer, then if for example there are insufficient DME channels, or the limit Overview on using DME channels within an M/E bank is exceeded, it may not be possible to select the DME.
Page 172: Basic Copy And Swap Operations
Matte data copy and swap • DME: Copying and swapping data for each DME channel You can copy or swap matte data between color generators. Copying or swapping Target bank Target keyer and data This section describes copying or swapping wipe data as M/E-1 Key 1 to key 8 •...
Page 173: Misc Menu
Press the [KEY] button in the M/E-2 bank Flexi Pad Misc Menu control block to switch to key operation mode. Press and hold the [KEY1] button in the key control block and press the [KEY2] button in the Flexi Pad In the Misc menu, you can carry out the following control block.
Page 174: Displaying A List Of Transition Rates And Changing The Settings
• The safe title area cannot be attached to output Parameter Adjustment signals for which through mode is enabled in the Setup menu. Transition Transition rate Rate Press [Safe Title] to enable/disable the function. Note The safe title area switches to enabled (button is lit) or When a clip transition is selected as the transition type, it disabled (button is not lit) each time the button is is not possible to change the transition rate in the Key/ME/...
Page 175: Aux Menu
• Black balance adjustment: Sets the output level for a 0% Aux Menu level input signal. • White balance adjustment: Sets the output level for a 100% level input signal. • Gamma correction: Adjusts the curvature of the gamma You can configure the color corrector for an AUX bus in curve.
Page 176: Status Menu
Parameter Adjustment Status Menu Blue B signal adjustment Simultaneous RGB adjustment You can check the state of DME usage in the Status menu. a) [Red] value is shown. To return the parameters to their default settings Displaying DME usage status In the <Primary CCR>...
Page 177: Router Menu
For details, see “Setting the Router Operation Mode” Router Menu (page 382). In the Router >Router Control >Router Control menu (5111), press [Change Xpt]. You can carry out router switching operations in the Router menu. The Change Xpt menu (5111.1) appears. The destination selection buttons appear by group (16 buttons) at the top.
Page 178: Video Process
Setting the video process for a bus Video Process Open the M/E-1 >Misc >Video Process menu (1172). In the <Bkgd-A> group, select [Video Process]. Overview Set the following parameters. The “video process” is a function that adjusts the luminance and hue of the input signal. Parameter Adjustment For the following buses on each switcher bank, you can...
Page 179: Chapter 9 Special Functions
Special Functions Chapter Side Flag Settings Side Flags Setting the side flag video material and operation Overview The following settings can be made for side flags in the Setup menu. The term “side flags” refers to the areas to left and right of an image with aspect ratio 4:3 embedded within a 16:9 For details, see “Setting the Side Flag Material and frame, filled with a separate image selected from the utility...
Page 180: Wipe Action On Images With Side Flags
To assign side flag operation buttons to cross- In the 4th row, press the cross-point button point buttons corresponding to the 4:3 video material. Press [Side Flags Button Assign] to open the Engineering If auto side flags are enabled, this automatically adds Setup >Panel >Xpt Assign >Side Flags Button Assign side flags to the 4:3 video material.
Page 181: Dme Wipe Action On Images With Side Flags
Wipe from a 4:3 image to another 4:3 DME wipe from a 4:3 image to a 16:9 image image (side flags enabled for both images) Wipe action using slide (pattern number 1001) Side flag areas 16:9 image 4:3 image The image changes at the (Side flags: enabled) positions marked by the circles.
Page 182: Multi Program 2
DME wipe from a 4:3 image to another 4:3 Multi Program 2 image (side flags enabled for both images) Wipe action using squeeze (pattern number 1031) Overview By operating the switcher in Multi Program 2 mode, single switcher M/E hardware can be subdivided to create separate main and sub video outputs.
Page 183 Set output signal assignments, backgrounds, keys, and key For details about entering the install key, contact your preview configuration. Sony representative. To obtain a key, you may be required to submit the unique For each switcher bank, assign main and sub (dedicated device ID of the switcher you are using.
Page 184: Multi Program 2 Mode Settings (Basic Operation)
• Assigning sub bank preview output to buttons Note • Changing the matrix size to standard Either the main and sub use a maximum of four of the six • Making settings for keyframe timeline operation outputs (Out1 to Out6). The outputs can be used within the •...
Page 185: Multi Program 2 Mode Settings (Other Operations)
In the <Main/Sub Assign> group, select [Main&Sub]. Press the [MAIN] button so that both the [MAIN] button and [SUB] button are selected. To assign main and sub to two consecutive switcher banks If both buttons are selected, the control panel shows This section describes assigning the first switcher bank to the status of the main bank.
Page 186 For details, see “Inhibiting Utility 2 Bus and Key Note Operations” (page 377). You can also set main and sub sides independently on the following control blocks. Making Multi Program 2 data the recall • Independent key transition control block (see page 376) target in keyframes and snapshots •...
Page 187: Functions Added In Multi Program 2
Assigning sub bank preview output to For details, see “Recalling regions to edit (menu)” (page 287). buttons The “Sub Preview” utility command on each switcher To assign regions shown in the timeline menu bank can be assigned to the following buttons. The timeline and other information is displayed for each •...
Page 188: Differences Between Multi Program 2 Mode And Standard Mode
• “Main&Sub” and “Sub” are added to the macro event • The [SUB TRANS] button on the key control block is configuration parameters and macro attachment settings. enabled. This functions as the [TRANS] button for the • “Sub Program,” “Sub Preset,” and “Sub Trans PGM” on sub bank.
Page 189: Multi Program 2 Mode Restrictions
- P/P Main PGM/PST bus Notes - P/P Sub PGM/PST bus (Util 2, Util 3 bus) • Allow a transition to complete before carrying out main • When a master snapshot or master timeline is executed and sub delegation switching. with a key assigned to both main and sub, it is uncertain •...
Page 190: M/E Configuration Switching (M/E Split)
M/E Configuration Switching (M/E Split) An XKS-8210 Mix Effect Board can be subdivided into two M/Es for use (M/E split). You can select either 1M/E mode (not split) or 2M/E mode (split in two) for each board. Notes • The configurable M/E structure has a maximum of 6M/Es.
Page 191: Chapter 10 Dmes
DMEs Chapter • Source space is a three-dimensional space using the Overview image itself for reference. The X- and Y-axes are defined along the plane of the image, and the Z-axis is defined perpendicular to the plane of the image. When you move the image, the coordinate axes also move.
Page 192 • Upper right corner of image or monitor Rotation around Y-axis in local space X = 16.00, Y = 9.00, Z = 0.00 • Lower left corner of image or monitor X = –16.00, Y = –9.00, Z = 0.00 Y-axis Z-axis + +9.00...
Page 193: Transform Operation Modes
detent point values by pressing the [CTR] button in the Source/target conversion occurs in the following operation device control block. modes: The following table shows the interval between detents • Move image (Location XYZ) defined for each transform operation mode (see page 193). •...
Page 194 Rotate image (Rotation) Image axis movement Rotates the image on the X-axis, Y-axis, or Z-axis. The type of rotation differs depending on whether source space or target space is selected. Image rotation in source space Movement on the X-axis Movement on the Y-axis Rotation around the X-axis Rotation around the Y-axis Movement on the Z-axis...
Page 195: Graphics Display
Change of aspect ratio Change of aspect ratio Change of slope on X-axis in X-axis direction in Y-axis direction Change of slope on Y-axis Graphics Display Simultaneous change aspect Graphics display is a function that allows you to display ratio in X-axis direction and wire frames, coordinate axes, and a grid over the current Y-axis direction DME image, making it easier to create effects in three-...
Page 196: Three-Dimensional Parameter Display
Automatically erasing the graphic display Enable [Auto Erase] to automatically erase the graphics Local space coordinate axes display when a keyframe is executed. The graphics display is redisplayed after the keyframe ends, after the time set by the [Recover Time] parameter. Flex shadow center axis When using the flex shadow function (see page 214), enabling [Flex Shadow Axis] displays the center axis of...
Page 197 Effect Description/Image Effect Description/Image Beveled Gives an image a Art Edge Adds edges to the Art Edge source Edge beveled edge. You (see inner and outer examples (see can set the edge page 211) side of the input page 210) width and color.
Page 198 Effect Description/Image Effect Description/Image Flex Adds a shadow to Multi Move Shrinks the image Shadow the image using (see and replicates the (see only one DME page 220) image vertically page 214) channel. and horizontally. An input key signal You can specify or full-size key the center point of signal generated...
Page 199 Effect Description/Image Effect Description/Image Mosaic Divides the image Dim and Dim makes the (see into small tiles so Fade image darker as it page 222) that it looks like a (see recedes into the mosaic. You can page 223) distance. Fade specify the size makes the image and aspect ratio of...
Page 200 Effect Description/Image Effect Description/Image Ripple Applies an effect Multi Divides parts of the (see like ripples Mirror image into page 229) spreading out (see repetitions of across the image. page 233) originals and reflections, lining them up vertically and horizontally. Rings Partitions the image Kaleidoscope...
Page 201 Corner pinning effect Effect Description/Image Sphere Wraps the whole Effect Description/Image (see image around a page 236) sphere. Corner Pins the four Pinning corners of the (see foreground to page 253) arbitrary positions on the background and inserts the Explosion Divides the image foreground image, (see...
Page 202: Global Effects
Signal inversion (Invert) Effect Description/Image Inverts the input video signal and/or key signal Spotlighting Produces the effect of a spotlight striking the (see surface of the image. horizontally or vertically. You can make separate settings page 244) for the front and back (see page 252). Recursive effects Effect Description/Image...
Page 203: Three-Dimensional Transform Operations
and Y-axis directions. Three-Dimensional When the [TRGT] button is lit, this changes the perspective of the image in the X-axis and Y-axis Transform Operations directions using the trackball and the distance of the viewpoint position using the Z-ring. LOC SIZE (location size): Changes the image size using the Z-ring, and moves the image in the X-axis and Y- Use the device control block (trackball) to execute three- axis directions using the trackball.
Page 204 The [LOCAL] and [GLB] buttons can be selected at Depending on the axis of the change, operate the the same time. trackball and Z-ring as follows. • To change on the X-axis, rotate the trackball [SRC] button: Selects source space. horizontally.
Page 205: Three-Dimensional Parameter Display
Functions assignable to trackball and Z-ring operations Type of three- dimensional space Button Operation Trackball Trackball Z-ring space X-direction Y-direction Three-dimensional Source/ Move Move image Move image on transform operation mode target image on on Y-axis Z-axis space X-axis Value of X Source/ Rotate Rotate...
Page 206: Graphics Display
Entering three-dimensional parameter Graphics Display values Use the DME menu to make graphics display settings. You In the device control block, press the [X], [Y], or [Z] can make separate settings for separate channels. Select button, turning it on. the desired DME channel in the device control block. The parameter item and setting value appears on the For the types of graphics displayed, see “Graphics numeric keypad control block display.
Page 207: Applying Special Effects (Common Operations)
Canceling virtual images Applying Special Effects Open the DME >Input/Output >Video/Key menu (Common Operations) (4162). Press [Wrap Around], turning it on. This section describes the operation of each effect using the setup procedure in the DME menu. Select the DME channel in the device control block (trackball) before operating the menu.
Page 208: Applying Special Effects (Edge Effects)
Softening the border edges Applying Special Effects In the Border/Crop menu (4111), press [Border Soft], (Edge Effects) turning it on. Set the following parameter. Border Settings Parameter Adjustment Soft Softness of inner edge of border Adding a border Open the DME >Edge >Border/Crop menu (4111). CG Border Settings Press [Border], turning it on.
Page 209: Crop Settings
D Key signal for cropping the image within the • Selecting a DME channel using the override function border allows you to assign both channels to keys. If either channel is selected on another key when using the Set the same shape as the override function, the assignment of both channels is inner contour of the border canceled.
Page 210: Beveled Edge Settings
Press [Crop], turning it on. symmetry, depending on the invert settings. The order of effect application is Invert and then Crop. Set the following parameters. Beveled Edge Settings Parameter group [1/2] Parameter Adjustment Applying a beveled edge Crop level on left and right sides Crop level on top and bottom sides Open the DME >Edge >Beveled Edge menu (4112).
Page 211: Key Border Settings
Art Edge Settings Parameter Adjustment Inner Soft Softness of the inside of edges Applying art edges Bound Soft Softness of the edge boundaries Open the DME >Edge >Art Edge menu (4114). Bound Soft Press [Art Edge], turning it on. Inner Soft Note The Defocus, Blur, Key Border, and Glow effects...
Page 212 Gradation Matte: If using boundary lines as borders Example: Moving the right edge position in the “minus” (see step 2), this transitions from color 1 to color direction. 2) (see page 213). Rainbow Matte: The color gradually changes hue from color 1 to color 2 on the border lines. Radial Gradation: Color 1 on the inner side is mixed into color 2 on the outer side, according to the shape of the art edge.
Page 213 When [Rainbow Gradation] is selected Setting art edge colors Parameter Adjustment In the <Color Adjust> group of the Art Edge menu Position of gradation border in (4114), select the color (Color 1 to Color 3) to set. horizontal direction Position of gradation border in Set the following parameters.
Page 214: Flex Shadow Settings
Rounding art edge corners In the <Flex Shadow Source> group, select the signal to use for the flex shadow. In the Art Edge menu (4114), press [Round Corner], turning it on. External: Generate using an input key signal. The art edge corners on the inner and outer sides are Internal: Generate using a full-size key signal.
Page 215 When the default Axis Loc setting is used Axis Loc V Axis Loc H Perspective Perspective H=–100 H=+100 Shadow skewed with Shadow size and Axis Loc set at the lower perspective adjusted with left corner of the picture default Axis Loc setting Perspective Perspective V=–100...
Page 216 Example 1: When Flex Shadow is enabled on both of Example 2: Flex Shadow is enabled on one channel only. two channels. Video Video Video Video Shadow No combine shadow is set. Shadow Shadow No combine shadow is set. Combine shadow is enabled. Density is set to 100.00.
Page 217: Wipe Crop Settings
Press [Pattern Select]. The Pattern Select menu (4116.1) appears. From the displayed patterns (standard wipe patterns 1 to 24 and 304), press any pattern to select it. You can adjust the size of the pattern using the [Size] In the DME >Edge >Flex Shadow menu (4115), press parameter.
Page 218 Set the following parameters. Parameter Adjustment Aspect Aspect ratio Parameter Adjustment H Multi Number of repetitions of pattern a) When a minus value is specified, the picture is extended in the vertical direction. When a plus value is specified, the picture is horizontally extended in the horizontal direction.
Page 219: Color Mix Settings
Ext Video: External video signal input from Ext In Parameter Adjustment When [Flat Color] is selected in step 1, set the Luminance Luminance following parameters. Saturation Saturation Parameter Adjustment Luminance Luminance Modifying the combination pattern Saturation Saturation For details about modifying patterns, see the following pages.
Page 220: Applying Special Effects (Effects On The Overall Signal)
Blur Settings Applying Special Effects (Effects on the Overall Applying the Blur effect Signal) Open the DME >Video Modify >Defocus/Blur menu (4121). Press [Blur], turning it on. Defocus Settings Set the following parameters. Applying the Defocus effect Parameter Adjustment Open the DME >Video Modify >Defocus/Blur menu Simultaneous horizontal blurring of (4121).
Page 221: Sepia Settings
Applying the Posterization/Solarization Sepia Settings effect Applying the Sepia effect Open the DME >Video Modify >Color Modify menu (4123). Open the DME >Video Modify >Color Modify menu Press [Poster/Solar], turning it on. (4123). Set the following parameters. Press [Sepia], turning it on. Set the following parameters.
Page 222: Mosaic Settings
In the <Sketch Mode> group, select the method for Parameter Adjustment applying outlines. Y Clip Luminance clip level Sketch: Apply touches like a sketch. Y Gain Luminance contrast intensity Edge Color Enhance the outlines. Y Offset Luminance offset level increment Draw: Apply touches like a line drawing.
Page 223: Metal Settings
Parameter Adjustment Metal Settings Simultaneously adjust the top and bottom resolution Applying the Metal effect Simultaneously adjust the resolution of all four sides Open the DME >Enhanced Video Modify >Metal Coring Minimum value of edge to menu (4172). emphasize Press [Metal], turning it on. a) 0.00 is the original input image, and 100.00 gives an image transformed by the Sketch effect.
Page 224: Glow Settings
Parameter Adjustment Parameter Adjustment Start Point where dimming starts (dim Luminance Luminance start point) Saturation Saturation Gain Degree of dimming Press [Flat Color] and set the parameters for the color To invert the highlight areas of the rear of the picture. Press [Glow Invert], turning it on.
Page 225: Freeze Settings
a) When a minus value is specified, the picture is extended in the vertical direction. When a plus value is specified, the picture is Image 3: State with [Effect Gp1] and [Effect Gp2] enabled extended in the horizontal direction. When selecting [Angle] in the <Rotation> group and slanting the pattern The border or Parameter Adjustment...
Page 226: Applying Special Effects (Nonlinear Effect Settings)
Note Applying Special Effects The freeze timing setting is not required when the (Nonlinear Effect following signal formats are being used. 1080P/50, 1080P/59.94, 1080PsF/23.98, 1080PsF/24, Settings) 1080PsF/25, 1080PsF/29.97, 720P/50, 720P/59.94 In the <Freeze> group, press [Time Strobe], turning it You can add a variety of effects that change the shape of the image as a whole as nonlinear effects.
Page 227 When [Size] is selected Modulation is not applied to Size. Parameter Adjustment 1 and 2 are same size. Amp H Amplitude of wave Freq H Frequency of wave Offset H Phase shift direction and offset of wave in horizontal direction Speed H Direction of travel and speed of wave...
Page 228: Mosaic Glass Settings
Set the following parameters. Set the following parameters. When [H&V] is selected in the <Mode> group When [H&V] is selected in the <Mode> group Parameter Adjustment Parameter Adjustment Random H Degree of randomness in Envelope H Smoothness of envelope in horizontal waveform modulation horizontal direction Random V...
Page 229: Ripple Settings
Applying the Twist effect Applying the Ripple effect In the Non Linear >Twist menu (4141.4), set the following In the <Mode> group of the Non Linear >Ripple menu parameters. (4141.5), select the ripple modulation mode. Parameter group [1/2] Radial: Points on radii of the same length from the Parameter Adjustment center of the ripples behave in the same way.
Page 230 To limit the direction in which modulation is Parameter Adjustment applied Freq A Frequency of ripple along Press [Plus Only], turning it on. circumference You can limit the direction in which modulation is applied Offset A Phase shift direction and offset of (the direction in which the image expands) to the plus ripple along circumference direction only.
Page 231: Rings Settings
Other settings Parameter Adjustment You can configure [Lock], [Form], [Random], and [Range Random Degree of jaggedness at block Envelope]. edges The operation is the same as [Lock], [Form], [Random], and [Range Envelope] in the Wave menu (4141.1). Broken Glass Settings For details, see “Wave Settings”...
Page 232: Blind Settings
Blind Settings Split Settings You can set the number of rotations by blocks, the You can set the degree to which the image is split, the split perspective, the width and position of blocks, the direction, positions, and other parameters. the center position, and other parameters.
Page 233: Mirror Settings
To set the position of the border between the Parameter group [1/2] original and reflection Parameter Adjustment Press [Position]. Transition Degree of transition in horizontal direction Set the following parameters. Random H Degree of randomness in distance moved by blocks in horizontal direction Skew H Degree of skew in horizontal direction Parameter Adjustment...
Page 234: Lens Settings
Applying the Kaleidoscope effect When [Circle], [Rectangle], [Star], or [Heart] is selected In the Non Linear >Kaleidoscope menu (4141.15), set the following parameters. Parameter Adjustment Magnify H Magnification ratio Parameter Adjustment Curve H Curvature Number Number of blocks Size H Size Phase Angle of partition reference point...
Page 235: Panorama Settings
Applying the Circle effect Parameter Adjustment In the Non Linear >Circle menu (4141.17), set the Offset Amount of turn following parameter. Angle Angle of turn Parameter Adjustment To set the input signal for the back page Radius Size of circle In the <Back Video>...
Page 236: Cylinder Settings
Explosion Settings Note If Roll is used on one channel when the signal format is You can set the pattern shape and aspect ratio, the center 1080P (for example, when the input is a title), parts of the position, the amount of movement by fragments, the back page other than the title appear as black.
Page 237: Swirl Settings
Applying the Melt effect Parameter Adjustment Center point in horizontal direction In the <Direction> group of the Non Linear >Melt menu (4141.27), select the melt method. Center point in vertical direction Up: Melting occurs upward. Down: Melting occurs downward. Swirl Settings To make transition settings, press [Transition] and set You can set the amount of swirl, the swirl region, the the following parameters.
Page 238: Character Trail Settings
Set the following parameters. Applying Special Effects Parameter Adjustment (Lighting and Recursive Density Degree to which image disappears Effects) Random Degree to which pixel positions become more randomized further from the center Lighting Settings Character Trail Settings You can specify the intensity and color of the light and the You can set the effect starting position, the degree of lighting pattern.
Page 239 Setting the color of the light in the Parameter Adjustment highlight area Total Brightness of whole image Ambient In the DME >Light/Trail >Lighting menu (4151), When [Preset] is selected press [Light Color]. Parameter Adjustment Set the following parameters. Light Intensity of light in highlight area Ambient Intensity of light in ambient area Parameter Adjustment...
Page 240: Trail Settings
Mat: Creates an effect like light striking paper, cloth, Press [Trail], turning it on. or another diffusively reflective surface. Set the following parameters. Set the following parameters. Parameter Adjustment Parameter Adjustment Decay Amount of afterimage displayed Intensity Intensity of diffuse light area Interval Freeze interval Offset...
Page 241 In the DME >Light/Trail >Trail menu (4152), press Parameter Adjustment [Dust], turning it on. Hue Speed Speed at which the hue changes Set the following parameters. Mix Color: Insert a mix color signal (see page 219) in the afterimage portion. Ext Video: Insert an external video signal input from Ext Parameter Adjustment...
Page 242: Motion Decay Settings
In the DME >Light/Trail >Motion Decay menu Motion Decay Settings (4153), press [Dust], turning it on. Set the following parameters. Note Enabling Motion Decay automatically disables Trail, Parameter Adjustment Keyframe Strobe, or Wind if it is set. Decay Dust Amount of the afterimage disappearing as stardust Blurring image motion Dust Soft...
Page 243: Wind Settings
Selecting the freeze timing Notes In the <KF Freeze Timing> group of the DME >Light/ • When you change the selection in the <Combine Trail >KF Strobe menu (4154), select the timing for Process> group, the afterimages which had been added freezing a keyframe strobe.
Page 244: Spotlighting Settings
page 214), Trail (see page 240), and Wind effects. If Parameter Adjustment [Mix Color] or [Ext Video] is selected for one of these Freq V Frequency of wave in vertical effects, the [Mix Color] or [Ext Video] for the other direction effects is disabled, and [Flat Color] is selected in its place.
Page 245 Fix: The test sphere does not move, even if the DME image moves. Spotlight Setting the light source Light source types The following type of spotlight light sources are available. Parallel: Parallel light source Image before movement Point: Point light source. As the light source is placed further away, the illuminated range becomes wider and the light becomes weaker.
Page 246 • Shape pattern selection The direction of the light is defined by longitude and latitude. Shape • Longitude: A direction (angle), expressed as a plus value for clockwise rotation in the plus direction with respect to the X axis of the input picture. •...
Page 247 To set a test sphere KF1 = 0.88 In the Spot Lighting menu (4156), press [Test Sphere], turning it on. KF2 = 0.12 A test sphere effect appears on the surface of the image. Test sphere Set the following parameter. KF2 = 1.12 Parameter Adjustment Light separation distance...
Page 248 To set a test sphere Parameter Adjustment In the Light 1 menu (4156.3), press [Test Sphere], Total Brightness of whole image Ambient turning it on. Intensity Intensity (brightness) of the light A test sphere effect appears on the surface of the source image.
Page 249 To rotate the ring Parameter Adjustment Size Shape size In the Light 1 menu (4156.3), press [Ring Speed], Deform Amount of shape deformation turning it on. Soft Softness of shape pattern When [Ring] is selected, the display of the 3rd Angle Angle of shape pattern rotation parameter changes.
Page 250: Applying Special Effects (Other Effects)
Parameter Adjustment Applying Special Effects Speed Speed at which the hue changes (Other Effects) Brilliancy Brilliance of surface struck by light a) At 100.00, the image beneath the light shines through. b) –12.00 is a 360° rotation every second in the counterclockwise Background Settings direction.
Page 251: Shaped Video Settings
Press [Separate Side], turning it on. About the relationship between shaped video output and effects Separate Sides is enabled. If the video and key signals When shaped video output is disabled, the video signal currently being output to the monitor are the front side, before key processing is output.
Page 252: Invert Settings
Fade: The key signal density changes according to depth Open the DME >Input/Output >Video/Key menu information. The video signal does not change. (4162). Key Density: The key signal density changes. The video signal does not change. Select the key source in the <Front Key> group for the front input signal and in the <Back Key>...
Page 253: Corner Pinning Settings
You can also select the number of pixels used in Parameter Adjustment interpolation processing. You can also select the method used to show the picture Mode Degree of change detection reduced or expanded. In the <Interpolation Mode> group, set the number of pixels to use in interpolation.
Page 254 Bottom Left: Bottom left corner Parameter Adjustment Bottom Right: Bottom right corner All: All four corners Density Image density Set the position of the corner selected in step 4. Adjusting the zoom You can enlarge the image around the corner being Parameter Adjustment adjusted, to allow fine positioning of the corner.
Page 255: Global Effects
Combination of channel 1 (Ch1) and channel 2 Global Effects (Ch2) Combiner Overview Global effects are special effects created by combining the images of successive channels. The Global Effect menu is used to add these effects. The following types of global effects are available. Effect Description/Image Combiner...
Page 256 If the Mix setting is set to 70, the proportion of the The Global Effect >Status menu (4200) appears. channels in the mixed portion in the previous illustration is You can check the channel combinations, output, and other as shown in the following table. settings.
Page 257 Parameter Adjustment Mix1 Degree of mixing of channels 1 and a) See page 256. Press [Combiner2 Mix], turning it on. Set the following parameter. Combiner1 Priority1: Ch1 Combiner1 Priority2: Ch2 Parameter Adjustment Combiner2 Priority1: Ch4 Combiner2 Priority2: Ch3 Mix2 Degree of mixing of channels 3 and a) See page 256.
Page 258: Brick Settings
For “Ch1+Ch2+Ch3+Ch4” You can adjust the height of the brick, the overlap between the three images, and the way to insert the side images. Parameter Adjustment Soft1 Softness of edges of channel 1 and Creating a Brick channel 2 crossed section Soft2 Softness of edges of channel 2 and Open the Global Effect >Ch1-Ch4 >Brick menu...
Page 259: Shadow Settings
Parameter Adjustment Combiner Button Right Position of right crop channel Ch1+ Ch2+ selection Bottom Position of bottom crop Shadow Shadow Shadow Shadow Shadow Rotation Angle of rotation, when rotated around the Z-axis in source space Ch1+Ch2 Valid Ch2+Ch3 Valid The parts of the image defined by Top, Left, Right, and Bottom are magnified or shrunk to fit into Side V or Ch3+Ch4 Valid...
Page 260 To combine the video images after applying a shadow Select Ch1+Ch2 and Ch3+Ch4 using the combiner, then in the Global Effect >Ch1-Ch4 >Shadow menu (4213), select [Ch1 Shadow] and [Ch3 Shadow]. To apply a shadow after combining video images Select Ch1+Ch2+Ch3+Ch4 using the combiner, then in the Global Effect >Ch1-Ch4 >Shadow menu (4213), select [Ch1+Ch2 Shadow].
Page 261: Chapter 11 External Devices
Take care when executing simultaneously with a For details about the devices that can be connected, switcher or DME keyframe effect, since the actions are consult your Sony representative. not executed in the reverse direction. • The following keyframe functions cannot be used.
Page 262: Control Of P-Bus Devices
File related functions Control of P-Bus Devices As effect data, you can save and recall, using the File menu. In this system, you can control P-Bus (Peripheral Bus II protocol) external devices through the 9-pin serial port of an SIU. P-Bus device control modes There are two modes of P-Bus device control, as follows.
Page 263: P-Bus Trigger
this list is saved as keyframe point data. In the the action set for the first keyframe, and when the [RUN] “Action” list on the right, select the action. button is pressed the first keyframe action is not executed. In this case, the Rewind Action setting is still valid. Select the ID (0 to 23) of the device you want to set.
Page 264: Control Of Gpi Devices
In the numeric keypad control block, press the [EFF] Control of GPI Devices button. The control block switches to effect operation mode, and the [EFF] button and [RCALL] button light In this system, you can control GPI devices through the amber.
Page 265 Select the trigger pulse output destination. button is pressed the first keyframe action is not executed. In this case, the Rewind Action setting is still valid. To select the GPI port on the rear panel of the SIU, select “2” (DCU). For details, see “Setting the first keyframe when rewind is executed”...
Page 266: Control Of Vtrs, Disk Recorders, And Extended Vtrs
Control of VTRs, Disk Recorders, and Extended VTRs In this system, for up to 12 VTRs, disk recorders or Extended VTRs connected to an SIU, you can carry out the following manual operations and timeline settings. • Controlling manually from the device control block (trackball).
Page 267 Button Operation FINE (Only available when video disk communications protocol is used) Enable fine adjustment through Z-ring Reverse Forward operation while the [SHTL] button or direction direction [JOG] button is pressed (fine mode). VAR (variable Enable playback or rewind at variable playback) speed.
Page 268: Displaying Vtr/Disk Recorder/Extended Vtr Information
Notes Operating When VTR is used When video disk status communications • Recording is not possible if the VTR or disk recorder is display protocol, Extended not set to Recorder. VTR, or Odetics • The disk recorder type must be specified to use the video protocol is used disk communications protocol (see page 424).
Page 269: Cueup & Play
Mode: Shows operation mode (Loop or Recue) set for the Select the target region to set using the region selection device. buttons. Device control block display For details about region selection, see “Region The current time, start point, and stop point can be viewed selection in the numeric keypad control block”...
Page 270 Press the [ENTER] button. Carry out any of the following operations as required. • To set the start point, press [Set] in the <Start TC> Automatically executing Cueup & Play group. • To set the stop point, press [Set] in the <Stop TC> By recalling a register in which you have saved setting data group.
Page 271: Vtr/Disk Recorder/Extended Vtr Timeline
• From pressing the [RUN] button to the time when the VTR/Disk Recorder/Extended VTR effect actually starts execution may take around one Timeline second. In order that pressing the [RUN] button after [REWIND] For a keyframe effect controlled from the control panel, makes the effect start execution as soon as possible, set the timeline allows you to set a VTR, disk recorder or cueing up of the file for operation as a rewind...
Page 272 Select the device. KF1 action Operating KF2 action setting status of file A setting To set the name of a file when using an Extended VTR Start Playback Cueup or disk recorder, recall the file using the Device Variable Speed Playing at Cueup >DDR/VTR >File List menu (5333).
Page 273: Disk Recorder/Extended Vtr File Operations
Set: Set the speed that is adjusted with the following Disk Recorder/Extended VTR File parameter. Operations Parameter Adjustment Material held on a disk recorder/Extended VTR is Variable Variable speed managed in units of files. You can recall a file to play it To set other devices, repeat steps 2 to 7.
Page 274 To sort the files in the list In the <Sort> group, select the sorting method. File Name: Sort in alphabetical order of file name. File No: Sort in ascending file number order (low t high). Update: Sort in file update date order (new t old). Notes •...
Page 275: Chapter 12 Keyframes
Keyframes Chapter M/E-1 >M/E-2 >M/E-3 >M/E-4 >M/E-5 >PGM/PST Regions >User1 >User2 >User3 >User4 >User5 >User6 >User7 >User8 >DME ch1>DME ch2 >DME ch3 >DME ch4 >Device1 >Device2 >Device3 >Device4 >Device5 >Device6 >Device7 >Device8 >Device9 >Device10 The term “region” refers to a functional block of the >Device11 >Device12 >P-Bus >GPI >Router >Macro system.
Page 276: Registers
Registers Keyframes A register is an area of memory in a device which holds a A keyframe is a function that loads the conditions of the keyframe, snapshot (see page 308), shotbox (see video at a point in time as data which can then be recalled page 320), macro (see page 326), and so on.
Page 277: Effect Attributes
Undo an edit operation: Undo the effect of the last Effect Attributes operation to insert, modify, delete, or paste a keyframe. An individual effect may also have attached special conditions relating to switcher or DME operation when the Duration modes effect is recalled.
Page 278: Paths
(see page 296). Changes in the effect duration caused by When you change the effect duration, the keyframe deleting a keyframe duration for each keyframe in the effect is • When the effect is stopped on a keyframe, a delete automatically recalculated proportionally.
Page 279 Switcher path settings Item Paths that can be set Carry out path settings in the Key Frame menu. Color Bkgd Overall path settings for color background items are made For each menu, the following settings are available. Color Bkgd simultaneously. M/E-1 to M/E-5, and P/P menus Color Bkgd 1 Paths for color background 1 Item...
Page 280 Item Paths that can be set Item Paths that can be set Skew Overall path settings for items Axis Loc Overall path settings for items relating to skew are made relating to image rotation axis are Skew All Axis All simultaneously.
Page 281: Effect Execution
DME Global Effect menu current time (the position at which the current effect is stopped) to the end point of the effect. However, if there is Item Paths that can be set a pause set on a keyframe, the execution range is up to that point.
Page 282 Path setting (see page 297) Set the type of interpolation used between successive keyframes. Executing effects (see page 299) This provides a smooth effect, based on the time and path settings. Saving effects (see page 300) Save a completed effect in a register.
Page 283: Displaying The Timeline Menu
Displaying the Timeline Menu By displaying the Key Frame >Time Line menu (6111), you can view keyframe effects on the timeline for each region, and the associated information. Interpreting the Timeline Menu The following are the main parts of the menu screen. g Keyframe status a Region name and register number...
Page 284: Timeline Menu Display Settings
In the Key Frame >Timeline Assign menu (6115), Timeline Menu Display Settings select the region. The Timeline menu shows a timeline for each region, but Press the [Display] button to set the display on or off. you can also restrict the regions to be shown. To disable the display, press [Display], turning it off.
Page 285: Recalling A Register
[MASTR]: Master timeline / master snapshot Recalling a Register You can select more than one region. The first selected button becomes the reference region, and is lit green. Subsequent selected buttons are lit amber. Use the numeric keypad control block to recall a register. Pressing one of the amber-lit region selection buttons, For each region there are 99 registers dedicated to while holding down [EFF] or [SNAPSHOT], turns the...
Page 286 To search for an empty register in the 100 range, press [1], Note [0], [0], [.] (period) in this order. After recalling the master timeline, you cannot undo the Similarly, to search for an empty register in the 200 range, recall.
Page 287: Specifying The Region And Edit Points
Specifying the Region and Edit Points Region Selection Recalling regions to edit (numeric keypad control block) Select the region in which the editing is applied by the effect consisting of keyframes, using the region selection buttons in the numeric keypad control block. Press a button on the left of the status area, to select the button you want to assign.
Page 288: Creating And Editing Keyframes
To set the edit points, use any of the following operations Creating and Editing with the memory recall buttons. • To move the edit point to the keyframe immediately after Keyframes the current time (the position at which the effect is currently stopped), press the [NEXT KF] button.
Page 289: Inserting Keyframes
To modify from the edit point to a particular Inserting Keyframes keyframe You can insert a keyframe in an existing effect. Press the [KF MCRO EDIT] button, then press the [EDIT ENBL] button, turning it on orange. Press the [KF MCRO EDIT] button, then press the [EDIT ENBL] button, turning it on orange.
Page 290: Deleting Keyframes
The display in the numeric keypad control block Modifying the keyframes by holding down the shows the current keyframe number and the indication [SHIFT] button and pressing the [MOD] button “TO.” The modified parameter values are taken as relative values, which modify all of the selected keyframes. Using the numeric keypad in the numeric keypad control block, carry out the following operations.
Page 291: Moving Keyframes
Press the [PASTE] button. Moving Keyframes This inserts the keyframe you have copied after the current keyframe. Press the [KF MCRO EDIT] button, then press the In constant duration mode, the copied keyframe [EDIT ENBL] button, turning it on orange. overwrites the edit point.
Page 292 “FM” (from) indicates the start point of the loop range, To modify the loop count, press [CLR] and enter the while “TO” indicates the end point. new loop count. With the numeric keypad buttons of the numeric Press the [ENTER] button. keypad control block, enter the number of the last keyframe in the loop range (end point).
Page 293: Undoing An Edit Operation
movement is reflected at both the transition start point and end point (see page 294). Before The operation is carried out according to DME wipe deletion patterns 1202, 1203, or 1204. Deletion Frame in-out V (Frame I/O V): A type of frame in-out mode, which is specified when creating a transition After effect in the vertical direction.
Page 294 Transition First transition Transition Transition First transition Transition start completion start completion point point Effect execution Effect execution Image created by interpolation Image created by interpolation Background A Background A Background B Background B At the first transition completion point, if you move the At the first transition completion point, if you move the image with the positioner, the transition appears as image with the positioner, the transition appears as...
Page 295 filled with the signal selected on the DME external video Transition First transition Transition bus. start completion For 3-channel mode brick, the part of the pattern image point shown in dark gray is filled with the signal selected on the DME external video bus, and the light gray portion is filled with the signal selected on the DME utility 1 bus.
Page 296: Time Settings
You can also use the [TRIM] button to enter a Time Settings difference value (see page 288). Press the [ENTER] button to confirm the entry. You can determine the execution time of an effect by Note setting either the keyframe durations or the effect duration (see page 277).
Page 297: Path Settings
You can also use the [TRIM] button to enter a Path Settings difference value (see page 288) Press the [ENTER] button to confirm the entry. The term “path” (see page 278) refers to the specification of how interpolation is carried out from one keyframe to the next.
Page 298 Parameter Adjustment Tens Spline interpolation tension Bias Spline interpolation bias Cont Spline interpolation continuity Changing the path type for Hue In the Key Frame >Path menu (6113), press [M/E-1]. The M/E-1 menu (6113.1) appears. Press the “Hue” path type indication for the [Key1] item that you want to change.
Page 299: Effect Execution
This recalls the effect saved in the register. Effect Execution Press the [RUN] button in the utility/shotbox control block. By using the [RUN] button in the utility/shotbox control The [RUN] button lights amber and the effect is block, you can replay the effect as a continuous sequence executed automatically.
Page 300: Saving Effects
When the [REV] button is lit: The effect is executed in Saving Effects the direction from the last keyframe to the first keyframe. When the [NORM/REV] button is lit: Each time the effect is executed, the direction reverses. When you recall an effect, the currently recalled effect is automatically saved in a register.
Page 301: Creating And Saving A Master
To undo the saving of an effect Creating and Saving a While the [STORE STATS] button is lit amber, press and hold the [STORE STATS] button and press the [UNDO] Master Timeline button. You can save region information (information on any regions, including the register numbers associated with the regions) referred to as a master timeline in a dedicated register.
Page 302: Creating And Saving A Master Timeline (Menu)
Checking the regions saved on a master Notes timeline • It is not possible to undo a master timeline save. For example in the course of changing a master timeline, • Saving the master timeline does not carry out a save of you can check which regions are saved in the register.
Page 303: Recalling And Executing A Master Timeline
To select all regions, press [ALL]. To select all Recalling and Executing a switcher-related regions (M/E, P/P, User), press [SWR ALL]. Master Timeline Press [Assign], turning it on. If the selected register is locked, a confirmation For details about recalling a master timeline in the message appears asking whether or not to cancel the numeric keypad control block, see “Recalling a Register operation.
Page 304: Editing Registers
Select from bank 0 to 9 (register number 1 to 99) for Editing Registers the effect. For details about bank selection, see “Bank and register selection in the Flexi Pad control block” (page 312). Using the Effect menu, you can carry out the following effect register operations.
Page 305: Effect Register Editing
To select multiple registers with the [Num] Press [OK]. parameter Specify the register number in the [Register] Select a register. parameter, and set the quantity in the [Num] To select all registers, press [ALL]. To select multiple parameter. registers, set the [Num] parameter (see page 305). The specified amount of registers is selected from the specified register number.
Page 306: Effect Register List View And Editing
The left side of the status area shows a list for the Enter a name of up to 8 characters in the keyboard register to be placed at the back when merged. The window, and press [Enter]. right side shows a list for the register to be placed at the front when merged.
Page 307 Copying data in effect registers This applies to all regions. In the Effect >Status menu (6200), select the copy source register. In the <Copy> group, press [From __]. Select the copy destination register. In the <Copy> group, press [To __]. Deleting data from effect registers This applies to all regions.
Page 308: Chapter 13 Snapshots
Snapshots Chapter Snapshot Attributes Overview An individual snapshot may also have attached special conditions relating to switcher or DME operation when the A snapshot is a function that saves the conditions snapshot is recalled. configured for applying an effect to an image as data in These conditions are called “attributes”...
Page 309: Snapshot Operations (Numeric Keypad Control Block)
Yes: Available, No: Not available Snapshot Operations Attributes Region (Numeric Keypad Control M/E-1, User1 to DME ch1 M/E-2, to ch4 Block) M/E-3, M/E-4, M/E-5, PGM/PST Cross-point hold Saving and Recalling Snapshots Key disable Effect dissolve AUTO TRANS button Auto transition Clip auto play EFF DISS button Display...
Page 310 M/E1 to M/E5, P/P, USER1 to USER8, The control block switches to snapshot operation DME1 to DME4, RTR, ALL mode, and the [SNAPSHOT] button and [RCALL] button light amber. For details about region selection, see “Region selection in the numeric keypad control block” Use the region selection buttons to select the target (page 285).
Page 311: Snapshot Operations (Flexi Pad Control Block)
• It is not possible to add temporary attributes to a Snapshot Operations master snapshot. (Flexi Pad Control Block) Press the [ENTER] button. The specified snapshot is recalled. When a master snapshot is recalled, the region In the Flexi Pad control block on each M/E bank and PGM/ selection buttons are lit according to the saved region PST banks, you can only carry out operations on snapshots information.
Page 312: Saving And Recalling Snapshots
In the M/E-1 bank Flexi Pad control block, press the Bank Register Bank Register [SNAPSHOT] button. number number number number Bank 8 80 to 89 Bank 21 210 to 219 This switches the memory recall section to snapshot Bank 9 90 to 99 Bank 22 220 to 229...
Page 313 This switches the memory recall section to snapshot This switches the memory recall section to snapshot operation mode. operation mode. The last recalled bank is displayed on the M/E-1 bank. The last recalled bank is displayed on the M/E-1 bank. Select the target bank for operation using the bank Select the target bank for operation using the bank selection buttons.
Page 314: Snapshot Operations (Menu)
In the <Attribute> group, select the attribute (see Snapshot Operations page 308) you want to add. Configure the attribute, as required. (Menu) To add the cross-point hold attribute Operations in the Snapshot menu Note You use the Snapshot menu to make snapshot settings. You can set whether or not to add key disable to cross- The Snapshot menu displays the status of each register, point hold in the Setup menu.
Page 315: Snapshot Status Display
To add the auto transition attribute • When the effect dissolve attribute is added Press [Auto Transition], turning it on. Displayed Attributes set To add clip auto play character codes Duration value The effect dissolve attribute is set, with the displayed duration. Note •...
Page 316: Snapshot Register Editing
Snapshot >Master Snapshot >Store menu For details, see “Effect Register List View and Editing” (page 306). Open the Snapshot >Master Snapshot >Store menu (6311). Register name display For the same number, the register name for the M/E-1 The status area shows the master snapshot register region takes precedence.
Page 317 As required, change the bank. Press [Bank Sel], and enter a bank number in the numeric keypad window. Press the button for the number or name you want to save. Adding attributes to a snapshot You can add attributes to a snapshot whose button is lit green in the M/E-1 >Misc >Snapshot menu (1177).
Page 318: Chapter 14 Utility/Shotbox
Utility/Shotbox Chapter Utility Overview Utility Execution A utility is a function that is used to assign a specific action You can execute utility functions using the menu panel, or a shortcut for a frequently used menu to a button, which utility/shotbox control block, or cross-point control block.
Page 319: Utility Execution (Utility/Shotbox Control Block)
• For actions that enable/disable a function, the Utility Execution (Utility/Shotbox selected button is lit orange, and the function is Control Block) enabled. To disable the function, press the button again. • For other actions, the function for the selected button is executed.
Page 320: Shotbox Overview
To execute an assigned action Shotbox Overview This section describes assignment of bank 1 to the 1st row/ 2nd row for utility/shotbox operation as an example. Press the delegation button [UTL/SB 1] on the cross- A shotbox is a function that is used to save any point pad.
Page 321: Shotbox Register Creation
For details about region selection, see “Region Shotbox Register selection in the numeric keypad control block” (page 285). Creation Enter the save destination shotbox register number using the numeric keypad buttons. You can create a shotbox register using the numeric For details about selecting a register, see “Register keypad control block or the menu.
Page 322: Shotbox Register Creation (Menu)
To check the snapshot region: Press the Press [Edit]. [SNAPSHOT] button, turning it on. The Edit menu (6411.1) appears. To check the effects region: Press the [EFF] button, You can also select the register in this menu using the turning it on. [Shotbox Reg] parameter.
Page 323: Shotbox Execution
When auto run is not set for the recalled register Shotbox Execution Simply recalling the register does not execute the effects. Press the [RUN] button in the utility/shotbox control block to execute the effects. You can execute a shotbox using the numeric keypad control block, Flexi Pad control block, utility/shotbox Shotbox Execution (Flexi Pad control block, or cross-point control block.
Page 324: Shotbox Execution (Utility/Shotbox Control Block)
If auto run is set, the effects are executed at the same The functions for the selected bank are assigned to the time they are recalled. memory recall buttons. The register name is displayed in white characters for When auto run is not set for the recalled register registers with a registered shotbox.
Page 325: Shotbox Register Editing
Shotbox Register Editing You can carry out the following editing on shotbox registers. • Lock: Write-protect the data contents of the register. • Copy: Copy data between registers. • Move: Move data between registers. • Swap: Swap the contents of two registers. •...
Page 326: Chapter 15 Macros
Macros Chapter Control block Event Macros Transition control block • Auto transition and cut in the transition execution section • Auto transition and key on/off in the independent key transition Overview execution section • Next transition selection A macro is a function that is used to store a sequence of •...
Page 327: Macro Creation And Editing
Macro AT with A/B Bus (Macro Auto Trans Event Control block Event with A/B Bus): When registering an auto transition Utility/shotbox control • Recalling functions assigned to macro event in the transition control block or block memory recall buttons transition control block (simple type), include the •...
Page 328: Macro Execution
Macro merging Take operation During macro editing, you can recall and copy another When a paused macro is restarted, this is referred to as a register to merge it with the macro being edited. “Take” operation. For example, while editing macro register 2 you can recall To execute a take operation, use the [TAKE] button in the register 1 and merge it as shown in the following figure.
Page 329: Macro Operations (Numeric Keypad Control Block And Utility/Shotbox Control Block)
Recalling a Macro Register and Macro Operations Executing a Macro (Numeric Keypad Control A macro operation is performed by recalling a macro Block and Utility/Shotbox register. Recalling an empty register allows you to carry out macro Control Block) editing operations. Recalling a register holding a macro executes the macro immediately.
Page 330: Macro Creation And Editing
• While executing a macro, the operation performed if memory recall buttons to the assignments for macro another macro is recalled from the numeric keypad editing, and the [EDIT ENBL] button turns on red. control block depends on a setting in the Setup menu. For details, see “Setting the Macro Execution Mode”...
Page 331 For details about selecting a register, see “Register memory recall buttons to the assignments for macro selection in the numeric keypad control block” editing, and the [EDIT ENBL] button turns on red. (page 285). Specify an edit point using buttons in the utility/ Press the [ENTER] button.
Page 332 Deleting a particular range of events Carry out the following operations using the buttons in the utility/shotbox control block. Specify an edit point (see page 331). • To insert the move target events after the edit point, press the [PASTE] button. Press the [FROM TO] button in the utility/shotbox •...
Page 333: Saving A Macro
When auto insert mode is enabled, the pause event is In the numeric keypad control block, press the registered automatically. [MCRO] button. When auto insert mode is disabled, press the [INS] button in the utility/shotbox control block to register Press the [STORE] button, turning it on. the pause events.
Page 334: Macro Operations (Flexi Pad Control Block)
This switches the memory recall section to macro Macro Operations (Flexi operation mode. The last recalled bank is displayed. Pad Control Block) Use the bank selection buttons to select the target bank for operation. Select from bank 0 to 25 (register number 1 to 250). DEL button For details about bank selection, see “Bank and UNDO button...
Page 335: Macro Creation And Editing
The selected bank and register number are displayed The selected bank and register number are displayed on the top right button in the memory recall section, on the top right button in the memory recall section, and the number of executed events and total number of and the number of the current event and total number events are displayed on the center button in the bottom of events are displayed on the center button in the...
Page 336: Saving A Macro
For details about bank selection, see “Bank and Press the [DEL] button in the memory recall section. register selection in the Flexi Pad control block” (page 312). Deleting all events You can delete all events within the selected macro While pressing the [MCRO] button, press the button register.
Page 337: Macro Operations (Cross-Point Control Block)
For details about bank selection, see “Bank and Macro Operations (Cross- register selection in the Flexi Pad control block” (page 312). Point Control Block) Holding down the [DEL] button, press the button of the register in which the macro you want to delete is saved.
Page 338: Macro Operations (Menu)
1) State with numeric keypad control block (see page 330), utility/ shotbox control block (see page 330), or Flexi Pad control block (see Macro Operations (Menu) page 335) switched to macro editing mode. In any of the following menus, select the same register recalled in step 1, and press [On Line Edit].
Page 339 e Macro register creation list On Line Edit menu When a macro is stored in the register, this shows a list of the macro events. Each macro event consists of the f ALL button following components, which you can check in the list. •...
Page 340: Offline Editing Of Macro Events
Online editing of macro events Note If not in macro editing mode , [Delete] is disabled and Note it is not possible to delete the selected event. It is not possible to save editing results using the On Line Edit menu. Operate the control panel to save the edited 1) While a macro is being executed on the control panel, when macro saving has been executed, or when the [EXIT] button in the Flexi Pad register.
Page 341 For details about event components, see “Macro File Note Editing Rules” (page 463). If the selected register is locked, [Off Line Edit] is disabled d Editing button group and it is not possible to display the Off Line Edit menu. This row of buttons shows the components of an event.
Page 342 For details about the items, see “Macro File Syntax” The selected event is deleted. (page 463). If a deleted Event statement is followed by a Continue statement, the Continue statement is converted to an Select the desired item from the macro editing Event statement.
Page 343: Macro Attachments
Control block Button Macro Attachments Transition Fader lever and buttons assigned with the control block following functions. • Next transition selection • Transition type selection A macro attachment is a function whereby a macro register • Auto transition, cut is assigned to a control panel button or a particular position •...
Page 344: Setting And Canceling A Macro Attachment
You can enable or disable macro attachments for each To set a macro attachment without changing switcher bank. cross-points When you set a macro attachment to a cross-point button, you can make the setting without changing the bus cross- points. You can make this setting in the Engineering Setup Setting and Canceling a Macro >Panel >Operation >Macro menu (7326.6) (see page 395).
Page 345: Displaying The Macro Attachment Settings
Press and hold the [PRE MACRO] button or [POST Press [All Clear]. MACRO] button in the cross-point pad, and press the [PRIOR SET] button or [LIMIT SET] button in the Check the message, then press [Yes]. control block containing the fader lever operated in step 2.
Page 346: Executing A Macro By Macro Attachment
• Reg: Assigned register numbers. button (or button assigned with the “Macro • Name: Names of macro registers. Attachment Enbl” command), turning it on. • Mode: Macro modes (Pre/Post/Only/---) If using the [MACRO ATTACH ENABLE] button on Above the list is shown the name of the block and macro the cross-point pad or a memory recall button in the attachment assigned button selected in the list.
Page 347: Menu Macros
Executing a macro assigned to a fader Menu Macros lever In the cross-point control block for the fader lever on which you want to execute the macro, press the The term “menu macro” refers to the function whereby a [MACRO ATTACH ENABLE] button in the cross- sequence of menu operations is saved as data in memory, point pad, turning it on orange.
Page 348 Recalling a menu macro register To move to the start of a menu macro event Press [Rewind]. Open the Macro >Menu Macro Register >Recall & Run menu (5431). Recalling a menu macro register from a macro register Menu macro recall and execution operations can be saved Interval between events currently set as events in a control panel macro, and then recalled.
Page 349: Creating And Editing A Menu Macro
Press the group name button. Create an event (carry out the menu operation you want to register as an event in the menu macro). Press the button to which the menu macro is assigned. For details about menus that can be registered, see To stop a menu macro during execution “Menu macro events”...
Page 350 The menu macro register is recalled, and menu macro Screen when the keyframe status is displayed editing mode is invoked. The keyframe status section appears as follows. Select the event you want to edit. • Menu macro register number • Menu macro register name •...
Page 351: Menu Macro Register Editing
Menu Macro Register Editing Macro Timeline In the Macro >Menu Macro Register menu, you can check the status and edit menu macro registers. You can automatically execute a sequence of macro recall/ For details about the status display, see “Effect Status execute actions by registering them on a timeline, in the Display”...
Page 352: Creating And Editing A Macro Timeline
Forcibly ending a macro timeline Creating and Editing a Macro • If the timeline has completed but a macro is still Timeline executing, press the [REWIND] or [RUN] button in the utility/shotbox control block to forcibly end the macro This section describes how to set actions, and add timeline.
Page 353 Alternatively, you can make settings in the Setup menu so that when the [REWIND] button is pressed, this executes the action set for the first keyframe, and when the [RUN] button is pressed the first keyframe action is not executed. In this case, the Rewind Action setting is still enabled.
Page 354: Chapter 16 Files
• Snapshot setting information If this occurs, save the data or load the data again. If the • Wipe snapshot setting information error message persists, contact a Sony service • DME wipe snapshot setting information representative. • Key snapshot setting information •...
Page 355: Operations On Individual Files
Operations on Individual Device selection area Region selection area Files You can save or load the contents of an individual file or register. Detailed File Information This section describes snapshot file information as an example. Open the File >Snapshot >Snapshot menu (7131). The status area shows the device status and a list of Detail display area files on the device.
Page 356: Saving Files
If NFS (Network File System) is enabled in the Setup Select the register to save and the destination file. menu, [Network] is added to the device for operations. You can select more than one register. To select all registers, press [ALL]. For details about NFS, see “Configuring the NFS Server”...
Page 357: Renaming Files
Press [t Copy]. You can also select a device and specify a directory in this menu (see page 355). The selected files are copied. If there is already data present in the destination Select the file to delete. location, a confirmation message appears. Select [Yes] to overwrite the data.
Page 358: Batch File Operations
For details about target data for operations, see Batch File Operations “Supported files” (page 354). Press [T Load]. You can process all files or registers in batch. Check the message, then press [Yes]. To clear region data before loading Saving Files in Batch Before pressing [T Load], press [CLR Before Load], turning it on.
Page 359: Frame Memory File Operations
Import image size Frame Memory File Images are placed with the upper left of the frame as the origin. When an image is smaller than the frame, the Operations remainder of the screen is filled with black. When it is larger, parts which extend beyond the frame are discarded.
Page 360: Directory Operations
• Deleting files Directory Operations • Offline editing of macro files • Deleting directories Open the File >Configure >Directory menu (7171). You can create a new directory within the local drive or removable drive, and carry out other operations, such as In the device selection area, select the target device for renaming and deleting.
Page 361: Copying Files Between Unit Ids
Copying Files Between Unit IDs Switcher and DME files on the local drive or removable drive are managed by unit ID (see page 362). Files with a different unit ID cannot be copied using ordinary file operations. To copy files, use the menu for copying files between different unit IDs.
Page 362: Chapter 17 System Setup
System Setup Chapter About system setup Settings Relating to the This configures the setup for the whole system. Here, the “whole system” refers to all devices connected Network on the switcher system LAN. Unit ID settings This section describes the configuration of devices When there are two switchers on the same network, the connected to the switcher system LAN.
Page 363: Settings Relating To System Configuration
Enter the server address using the keyboard window, Settings Relating to then press [Enter]. The NFS server address is displayed in the “NFS System Configuration Server Address” field. To register the setting as a power-on default, press [Define]. Selecting the Operation Mode Check the message, then press [Yes].
Page 364: Specifying The Dme Used On The Switcher
To set the selected control panel as the tally control Settings Relating to master panel, press [Tally Master], turning it on. If there are multiple control panels and switchers, the Signal Formats control panel on which [Tally Master] is enabled performs tally control for the whole system.
Page 365: Enabling Passage Of 59.94 (2×) Format Signals On An Aux Bus
A pop-up window appears. In the Engineering Setup >System >Format menu (7313), select the target device to set. Press the button for the signal format to set. In the <Ref Input Format> group, select one of the The status area shows the selected signal format. following.
Page 366: Power-On (Startup) State Selection
16:9: Set the screen aspect ratio to 16:9. Power-On (Startup) State 4:3: Set the screen aspect ratio to 4:3. Selection Press [Aspect Execute]. Check the message, then press [Yes]. This sets the initial state of each device when the system is powered on.
Page 367: Saving And Recalling Setup Data
When [Custom] is selected, in the <Setup> group or Saving and Recalling Setup Data <Initial Status> group, select one of the following. User: Set user-defined settings for the Setup or Initial Status settings. Local drive / removable drive Factory: Set factory default settings for the Setup or User setup data Initial Status settings.
Page 368: Reset And Initialization
Reset and Initialization Settings Relating to Installation and Devices You can reset or initialize memory on each device. • Reset: Reset to power-on state. You can install software and firmware for devices • All Clear: Clear the memory, and reset to factory default connected to the LAN.
Page 369: Configuring Settings To Use The Software
Config menu (7316), select the target device to factory). operate. For details about entering the install key, contact your Sony representative. Press [License]. To obtain an install key, you may be required to submit the unique device ID of the device you are using.
Page 370: Settings Relating To Device Management
After restarting, the licensed software is now available Settings Relating to for use. To cancel the license registration to disable Device Management functions Select the software (“Active” displayed in the “Condition” field) whose license you want to cancel in the License menu (7316.6), then press [Deactivate License] in the Setting the Date and Time License Management menu (7316.7).
Page 371: Setting A Removable Drive As The Primary Device
Connect a removable drive to the DEVICE connector of the menu panel. In the Engineering Setup >System >Maintenance menu (7317), select the removable drive. In the <USB Storage Device> group, press [Format]. Check the message, then press [Yes]. Setting a Removable Drive as the Primary Device This sets the removable drive as the primary device.
Page 372: Chapter 18 Control Panel Setup
When [Inhibit] is selected, snapshots on the to the front. The bank and module dependency is corresponding bank are not recalled. configured from the switcher control station. For details, consult your Sony service or sales representative. Assigning a Single M/E to Two M/E Banks In the <M/E Assign>...
Page 373: Linking Switcher Bus And Router Destinations
Press [Dual M/E Assign]. Parameter Adjustment The unshifted state is assigned as cross-points on the Link No Link number M/E bank with the selected bank number, and the Link Matrix Matrix number to link shifted state is assigned as cross-points on the M/E bank with the next consecutive bank number.
Page 374: Linking Transitions Between Keyers
Press [Link Source Set]. Linking the next transition selection buttons Repeat steps 2 and 3 as required to select the matrix You can add links for the next transition selection buttons sources to be linked to other cross-point buttons. in the transition control block to the transition link settings between keyers.
Page 375: Assigning A Region To The Region Selection Buttons In The Numeric Keypad Control Block
If you do not want to assign a key to a key delegation Assigning a Region to the Region button, select [No Assign]. Selection Buttons in the Numeric Keypad Control Block Inhibiting operation of the key fader control block You can assign regions to the region selection buttons in You can set to inhibit operations for each module in the the numeric keypad control block.
Page 376: Setting Transition Control Block Button Assignments
Setting the region selection buttons To return the assignment to the default Press [Default]. selected when the [ALL] button is pressed In the Engineering Setup >Panel >Config >10 Key Setting Independent Key Transition Region Assign menu (7321.7), press [All Select], turning it on.
Page 377: Setting Utility/Shotbox Control Block Button Assignments
To release the assignment In the <Area Select> group, select the target button to Select the target button to release, then press [Clear]. set. To return the assignment to the default Mode/Channel: Set assignments for the mode Press [Default]. selection buttons and channel selection buttons. Function: Set assignments for the operation buttons.
Page 378: Inhibiting Dme Channel Selection Operations
Note Cross-Point Settings In the AUX bus control block and other control blocks which are not included in M/E and P/P rows, the operations on the utility 2 bus and keys 1 to 8 are not inhibited (excluding the key fader control block). Creating Cross-Point Assign Tables In the Engineering Setup >Panel >Config menu You can create a “main”...
Page 379 [Video] and [Key] can also be selected at the same Select the target button number to set. time. [Video] and [Key] cannot be deselected at the same Select the pair signal to assign. time. One or the other is always selected. In the <Button Assign>...
Page 380 Hold: Functions as a shift button, and the shifted state To set sequential names for multiple signals of the cross-point buttons is enabled while the When multiple signals are selected and you specify a button is held down. number suffix for a signal name, all of the selected signals Lock: Functions as a shift button, and pressing the are automatically assigned names ending with sequential button toggles between the shifted and unshifted...
Page 381: Copying Cross-Point Assign Tables
a) If set to 255, the names are sent to all stations (“All” is displayed in Copying Cross-Point Assign Tables the status area). Press [Src Name Export]. You can copy the contents of a cross-point assign table to another cross-point assign table. The source names are exported to the station set in step Note Press [Dest Name Export].
Page 382: Aux Bus Control Block Settings
The Side Flags Button Assign menu (7322.10) AUX Bus Control Block appears. Settings Press [Side Flags Btn Assign], turning it on. Setting the AUX Bus Operation Mode Assigning a bus to an AUX delegation button You can assign a bus to the 1st row/2nd row delegation buttons of the AUX bus control block (AUX bus operation mode).
Page 383 Assigning a delegation button to a The Source Table Assign menu (7323.2) appears. destination In the <Source Table Select> group, select the target You can assign destinations to the 1st row/2nd row source table to set. delegation buttons of the AUX bus control block (router operation mode).
Page 384: Settings Relating To Button Assignment
In the Engineering Setup >Panel >Aux Assign >RTR Settings Relating to Mode Setting menu (7323.1), select the target destination button number to set. Button Assignment Press [SS Enable] to enable/disable the function. To enable, press [SS Enable], turning it on. When a The following functions can be assigned to the user snapshot of the router is recalled, the destination preference buttons on the menu panel, the memory recall...
Page 385 To enable display, press [Reg Name Display], turning it Parameter Adjustment Shotbox Shotbox register selection Using the [PREFS 9] to [PREFS 16] Press [Action Set]. settings When [Menu Shortcut] is selected in step 2, it is not There are sixteen user preference buttons that can be set necessary to press [Action Set].
Page 386 Command name Function Button state Lit amber M/Ex PVW M/E-x preview output Output on the edit Function assigned x = 1 to 5 preview bus M/Ex KPVW1 M/E-x key preview 1 output Output on the edit Function assigned x = 1 to 5 preview bus M/Ex KPVW2 M/E-x key preview 2 output...
Page 387: Assigning A Function To A Memory Recall Button In The Utility/Shotbox Control Block
When [Utility Command] is selected: Select a Assigning a Function to a Memory command to assign in the list on the right side of Recall Button in the Utility/Shotbox the status area. Control Block Parameter Adjustment Command Utility command selection In the Engineering Setup >Panel >Prefs/Utility menu GPI No GPI number...
Page 388 Command name Function Button state Lit orange Lit dark blue PP PVW ST P/P preview output safe title enable/ Enabled Disabled disable PP Clean ST P/P clean output safe title enable/ Enabled Disabled disable PP K-PVW ST P/P key preview output safe title Enabled Disabled enable/disable...
Page 389: Assigning Functions To 1St Row/2Nd Row Buttons Of The Cross-Point Control Block
Command name Function Button state Lit orange Lit dark blue Macro AT with A/B Bus Mode enable/disable for storing A/B Enabled Disabled bus cross-points when registering an auto transition macro event on the transition control block or transition control block (simple type) Macro TL with Region Mode enable disable for saving target Enabled...
Page 390 Perform the following operations, according to the shotbox register is assigned, the names specified in the selection in step 3. Shotbox menu are displayed on the display. When [Menu Shortcut] is selected: When the 1st In the Engineering Setup >Panel >Prefs/Utility >Xpt row/2nd row button on the cross-point control Module Assign menu (7324.2), select the target button block is blinking, display the shortcut menu.
Page 391: Settings Relating To Device Connections
Sharing disk recorder/Extended VTR file Settings Relating to lists You can share files when the same disk recorder/Extended Device Connections VTR is connected to more than one port. Note Setting the Control Mode for P-Bus Only ports assigned for the disk recorder or Extended VTR Devices are enabled.
Page 392: Settings Relating To Operation
Configuring Settings Relating to Settings Relating to Effects Operation Setting functions used in keyframe effect operations Setting the On-Air Tally In the Engineering Setup >Panel >Operation menu (7326), press [Effect Mode] to open the Effect Mode menu This sets the high tally state reflected on the control panel. (7326.2).
Page 393: Setting Source Names And Destination Names
In the <Rewind&1st KF> group of the Engineering Setup Setting Flexi Pad Control Block >Panel >Operation >Effect Mode menu (7326.2), select Button Display and Operation the target to set. GPI: GPI timeline P-Bus: P-Bus timeline In the Engineering Setup >Panel >Operation menu (7326), DDR/VTR: VTR/disk recorder/Extended VTR timeline press [Flexi Pad Mode] to open the Flexi Pad Mode menu Macro: Macro timeline...
Page 394: Setting The Operation Mode Of The [All] Button In The Transition Control Block
Setting the operation mode when the [AUTO Setting the [UTIL] button operation mode TRANS] button or [TAKE] button is pressed In the <Util Button> group, select one of the following. during an auto transition Hold: Enables utility bus mode only while the [UTIL] In the <Auto Trans/Take>...
Page 395: Setting The Macro Execution Mode
Setting the trackball and Z-ring sensitivity in fine Enable: Execute the other macro. mode To set a cross-point button with a macro In the <Trackball Fine Mode> group, select one of the attachment lit continuously following. Press [Attchd Btn Indication], turning it on. 1/2: Move at 1/2 speed When the [MACRO ATTACH ENABLE] button in the 1/4: Move at 1/4 speed...
Page 396: Setting Button And Indicator Status On The Cross-Point Control Block/Aux Bus Control Block
The left side of the status area shows the currently Setting Button and Indicator Status display page number and buttons, and the right side of on the Cross-Point Control Block/ the status area shows a list of assignable functions. AUX Bus Control Block In the <Bank Select>...
Page 397: Setting The Display Mode Of The Cross-Point Control Block/Aux Bus Control Block
The button numbers and video/key pair numbers of re- Copying entry buttons is fixed to the following. Press and hold the [XPTPAD COPY] button on the source cross-point pad, then press the [XPTPAD COPY] button Button name Button V/K pair V default K default on the destination cross-point pad.
Page 398: Setting Utility Bus Mode
Enter a name of up to 12 characters in the keyboard Settings Relating to window, and press [Enter]. Control Panel Note Management Lower case characters may be entered, but the entered characters are displayed as upper case characters on the buttons in the cross-point pad. To return the display mode settings to the Setting the Screen Saver defaults...
Page 399: Setting The State Of Buttons That Are Not Lit
Setting the State of Buttons that are Note Not Lit To enable this setting, the initial state of the control panel when powered on must be set to one of the following. • Set to Resume mode In the Engineering Setup >Panel >Maintenance menu •...
Page 400: Chapter 19 Switcher Setup
Switcher Setup Chapter In the <M/E Config> group, select the operation mode. Settings Relating to Standard: Standard mode Multi Program: Multi-program mode Switcher Configuration DSK: DSK mode (PGM/PST only) About the operation mode • Standard mode: Fix the output signal configuration for Adjusting the Reference Phase the maximum of four outputs (Out1 to 4) of the M/E and PGM/PST banks as follows.
Page 401 - Out2: Program output 2 Note - Out3: Key preview output 1 In 4K format DSK mode, key 3 and key 4 have the - Out4: Key preview output 2 same settings. Assigning the output of each bank in Setting the key preview configuration multi-program mode This configures Out2 to Out6 settings when [Multi In the Engineering Setup >Switcher >Config menu...
Page 402: Setting User Regions
M/E-2: Assign the physical PGM/PST as logical M/E- Setting User Regions M/E-3: Assign the physical PGM/PST as logical M/E- You can assign the following user regions to User1 to User8. M/E-4: Assign the physical PGM/PST as logical M/E- • Color background 1 and 2 •...
Page 403: Setting The Sub Key Mode
To set 4:3 video material to have side flags In the status area, select the target switcher bank to set. applied automatically You can make a setting so that when a signal with aspect In the <Sub Key Mode> group, select the sub key ratio set to 4:3 is selected in the cross-point control block, mode.
Page 404: Settings Relating To Signal Inputs
Setting the Illegal Color Limiter Settings Relating to This sets the illegal color limiter for the signal generated Signal Inputs by the switcher internal matte generator. To enable, in the Engineering Setup >Switcher >Input menu (7332), press [Matte Illeg Col Limit], turning it on. Configures settings for primary inputs 1 to 160.
Page 405: Setting The Active Area
Setting the format converter conversion Parameter Adjustment method Motion Motion detection sensitivity You can convert a 1080i input signal to a 3840×2160P Select (Level A) signal. Set the following items as the conversion method. a) 1: Mode with highest proportion converted from frames (still picture priority mode) •...
Page 406: Settings Relating To Signal Outputs
installed. Settings Relating to You can enable the format converter function if an XKS- 8460 Format Converter Board is installed. Signal Outputs For details about format converter output connectors, see “XVS-8000 Multi Format Switcher” (page 60). Configures settings for outputs 1 to 48. This also configure format converter (FC) outputs 1 to 16.
Page 407: Adjusting Video Clips
For output connectors not assigned, select [Inhibit]. • AUX1 to 48 and edit preview outputs • Program outputs of each M/E and PGM/PST bank Press [Set]. • Clean outputs of each M/E and PGM/PST bank Adjusting Video Clips Setting the Safe Title Area In the Engineering Setup >Switcher >Output menu Note (7333), press [Video Clip].
Page 408: Cropping A 4:3 Mode Image In Hd Format
2 in / 2 out: Set two groups (FC1 to FC4, FC5 to FC8) Cropping a 4:3 Mode Image in HD for inputs, and two groups (FC9 to FC12, FC13 to Format FC16) for outputs. 4 out: Set four groups for outputs. In HD format, this allows you to crop an image having a To clear the setting screen aspect ratio of 16:9 to an aspect ratio of 4:3 for...
Page 409: Configuring Multi Viewer
For format converter outputs not assigned, select There are two multi viewer systems (multi viewer 1 and [Inhibit]. multi viewer 2), and you can specify the screen layout and signal assignments for each system independently. Press [Set]. Notes Setting the conversion format •...
Page 410 You can select a screen layout from the following eight In the <Split Mode> group, set the screen layout. options. Split 4: Split the screen into 4 sub screens. Split 10: Split the screen into 10 sub screens. Split-by-4 screen Split 13: Split the screen into 13 sub screens.
Page 411: Setting The Active Area
4096×2160: Set to 4096×2160. Note The display position settings are common to all sub screens. Assigning a signal to a sub screen Note The following output signal settings are not reflected on the multi viewer screen. Video clips, safe titles, 4:3 crop, AUX bus color corrector In the Engineering Setup >Switcher >Output >Multi Viewer menu (7333.9), press [MV Source Assign].
Page 412: Settings Relating To Video Switching
To enable fade to black, press [PGM1] to [PGM4], turning Settings Relating to Video them on. Switching Note The PGM2 to PGM4 settings are enabled in multi program mode or DSK mode only. Selecting the Bank to Configure Setting a preset color mix In the Engineering Setup >Switcher >Transition menu (7334), select the target bank to set and then configure the In the Engineering Setup >Switcher >Transition menu...
Page 413: Settings Relating To Keys, Wipes, Frame Memory, And Color Correction
Setting the DME wipe edge softness Settings Relating to Keys, function You can display the input image filling the frame when Wipes, Frame Memory, executing a DME wipe by disabling the edge softness and Color Correction function. Notes • This setting is available only when the signal format is Setting the Video Process Memory 1080i/59.94 or 1080i/50.
Page 414: Selecting The Bank To Configure
Selecting the Bank to Configure Note This setting is enabled for the attributes of snapshots as Select the target bank to set, then configure the bank. well as the operation mode of the cross-point hold button. Parameter Adjustment Setting the operation mode when the Bank M/E or P/P target bank selection pattern limit is released...
Page 415: Settings Relating To Function Links
Setting a Link Table Settings Relating to Function Links In the Engineering Setup >Switcher >Link >Internal Bus Link menu (7336.1), press [Link Table Select]. The Link Table Select menu (7336.3) appears. Setting a Cross-Point Button Link Select the link source and link destination signals. This configures the bus link function that links together two buses within the switcher.
Page 416: Setting Key Transition Links
Select the M/E or PGM/PST link destination, then Settings Relating to press [M/E Set]. To also link operations other than transition Device Connections execution Press [Transition Only], turning it off. To release the link Assigning an AUX Bus to Ext In on a Select the link number and press [Clear].
Page 417: Chapter 20 Dme Setup
DME Setup Chapter Settings Relating to Signal Inputs Setting Initial Crop In the <Aspect> group of the Engineering Setup >DME >Input menu (7341), select the screen aspect ratio (16:9 or 4:3). In the DME1 <Crop> group, press [Initial Crop] and set the following parameters.
Page 418: Chapter 21 Dcu Setup
DCU Setup Chapter About DCU setup Parallel Input Settings The MKS-X7700 and MKS-X2700 system interface units can function as device control units (DCU) using the GPI input/output ports and 9-pin serial port on the rear panel. However, the system interface units (SIU) that can use the The SIU parallel input ports are assigned with the DCU function is limited to SIU1 and SIU2 only.
Page 419: Releasing A Gpi Input Port Assignment
Releasing a GPI Input Port GPI Input Settings Assignment In the <DCU Select> group of the Engineering Setup Configure the trigger type and other settings for each GPI >DCU >Input Config menu (7351), select the target to input. set (DCU1 or DCU2). If [GPI Input] in the <Parallel Input Assign>...
Page 420: Parallel Output Settings
Effect ? Recall, Effect ? Recall & Run, KF Run, KF Parallel Output Settings Stop, KF Rewind, Shotbox ? Recall, Macro Take, Macro ? Recall, No Action Aux ? O’ride Src ?? • When the trigger type is “Level” Output ports that are not used configuring tally can be System Format, System Aspect, Level Enable, Panel assigned as GPI output ports in the Engineering Setup Status, No Action...
Page 421: Gpi Output Settings
Parameter Adjustment GPI Output Settings To Port Last port number In the <Parallel Output Assign> group, press [No Configure the trigger type and other settings for each GPI Assign]. output. Configuring GPI Outputs In the Engineering Setup >DCU >GPI Output Assign menu (7354), select the target GPI output to set.
Page 422: Serial Port Settings
Select the action to set. Serial Port Settings Parameter Adjustment Action Action selection This sets the protocol (device type) to match the device Reg No Register number connected to a 9-pin serial port. You also select the control panel used for device operations. Press [Action Set].
Page 423: Configuring Detailed Settings For An External Device Connected To The Serial Port
In the <PNL Select> group, select the control panel Parameter Adjustment (PNL1, PNL2, PNL3) used for operation of the connected device. Delay Response field (number of fields) Press [Delay Set]. Clearing serial port settings Repeat steps 4 to 9 as required to set other commands. In the <DCU Select>...
Page 424 Player: Functioning as a player. Block Byte Item Recorder: Functioning as a recorder. BLOCK HI-BYTE (DEVICE TYPE) In the <Name Mode> group, select the file name LO-BYTE (DEVICE TYPE) character count mode. HI-BYTE (FRAME) (PREROLL TIME) Fixed 8 Character: Handle as 8-character file names. LO-BYTE (FRAME) (PREROLL Variable Length: Handle as variable-length file TIME)
Page 425 The idle state is a state wherein a previous file has Select the target item to set. been unloaded before a new file is loaded (that is, a 1. Maximum Open Delay: Maximum time required to state wherein no file has been loaded). open a file 9.
Page 426 Select the target item to set. 1. Maximum Open Delay: Maximum time required to open a file 2. Maximum Cueup Delay: Maximum time required to cue up a file 3. Play After Cueup Delay: Delay time from the cued- up state to begin playback 4.
Page 427: Chapter 22 Router Interface And Tally Setup
Router Interface and Tally Setup Chapter Set the following parameters. Router Interface Settings Parameter Adjustment Source Source start address In this system, the interface with a router (routing Destination Destination start address switcher) uses the S-Bus protocol. It is therefore necessary Level S-Bus level to assign inputs and outputs of the switcher and so on to S-...
Page 428: Tally Group Settings
Coupling external boxes Tally Group Settings By coupling a number of external boxes, the number of inputs can be increased. This section describes the coupling of external boxes 1 and 2 as an example. Using the S-Bus protocol, tally control is possible for groups 1 to 8.
Page 429: Wiring Settings
Parameter Adjustment Wiring Settings Destination Destination address (Address) Destination Destination level When configuring a system in which the switcher inputs (Level) and outputs are connected to a router, the connection Source Source address configuration (referred to as “wiring”) must be set S-Bus (Address) space (inputting physical connection information).
Page 430: Tally Generation Settings
The Modify menu (7364.2) appears. Tally Generation Settings Refer to steps 2 to 4 in “Configuring Tally Generation” (page 430) and modify the parameters. Specify the destination to be the reference for tally Press [Execute]. generation, and configure the settings. The settings used are common to both parallel and serial tallies.
Page 431: Tally Copy Settings
Deleting Tally Copy Tally Copy Settings In the Engineering Setup >Router/Tally >Tally Copy menu (7365), select the tally copy. You can copy the tally information for a particular source to a different source. Press [Delete]. The settings used are common to both parallel and serial tallies.
Page 432: Parallel Tally Settings
Parameter Adjustment Parallel Tally Settings Type Tally type a) 1: R1, 2: G1, 3: R2, 4: G2, 5: R3, 6: G3, 7: R4, 8: G4, 9: R5, 10: G5, Configure the parallel port on which to output tally 11: R6, 12: G6, 13: R7, 14: G7, 15: R8, 16: G8 (R stands for Red Tally, and G for Green Tally) information for each source and destination.
Page 433: Serial Tally Settings
Clearing Source Address Settings Serial Tally Settings To clear a source address setting for each bit In the Engineering Setup >Router/Tally >Serial Tally There are two serial tally ports in each system interface >Source Assign menu (7367.1), select the serial tally port unit.
Page 434: Appendix
Appendix Wipe Pattern List Interpreting the illustrations for patterns The black part of the pattern represents the old video, and the white part the new video, with the wipe taking place in the direction of the arrow. Wipe Pattern List Standard wipes Enhanced wipes Rotary wipes...
Page 435: Dme Wipe Pattern List
Mosaic wipes Random/diamond dust wipes DME Wipe Pattern List DME wipe patterns available in 1-channel mode Slide 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 Split 1011 1012 1013 Squeeze 1021 1022 1023 1024 1025 1026 1027 1028 1029 1030...
Page 436 1031 Door 1041 1042 1043 1044 1045 1046 1047 1048 2D trans 1051 1052 1053 1054 1055 1056 1057 1058 1061 1062 1063 1064 1068 3D trans 1071 1072 1074 1076 1077 1088 1091 1092 1093 1094 Flip tumble 1101 1102 1103 1104...
Page 437 1311 1312 1313 1315 1316 1317 1318 1341 1342 1343 1344 1345 Roll 1321 1322 1323 1324 1325 1326 1327 1328 1329 1330 1331 1332 1333 1335 1336 1337 1338 1346 1347 1348 1349 1350 Mirror 1355 1356 1357 1358 Sphere 1365 Character trail...
Page 438 Sparkle 1391 1393 1394 1396 1398 1399 Mosaic 1701 Defocus 1702 User programmable DME The illustrations for patterns 1901 to 1999 show an effect register number or register name. 1901 1999 DME wipe patterns available in 2-channel mode Slide 2601 2602 2603 2604...
Page 439 2744 2745 Roll 2721 2722 2723 2724 2725 2726 2727 2728 2729 2730 2731 2732 2733 2735 2736 2737 2738 2746 2747 2748 2749 2750 Brick 2801 2802 2803 2804 2811 2812 2813 2814 Frame in-out 2851 2852 2853 2854 2861 2862 2863...
Page 440: Resizer Dme Wipe Pattern List
Resizer DME Wipe Pattern List Slide 7001 7002 7003 7004 7005 7006 7007 7008 Squeeze 7021 7022 7023 7024 7025 7026 7027 7028 7029 7030 7031 Frame in-out 7201 7202 7203 7204 7205 7206 7207 7208 7221 7222 7223 7224...
Page 441: Menu Tree
Menu Tree This shows the configuration of each menu. • Functional units (VF button units) - M/E-1 to M/E-5 menus - PGM/PST menu Note - Color Bkgd menu Some menus and unsupported functions may not appear, • Parameter units depending on the system configuration. - Menus that display “Yes”...
Page 442 Menu (Page No.) Default Recall VF1: Key1 HF2: Edge (1112) VF2: Key2 Matte Adjust (1112.1) VF3: Key3 VF4: Key4 Mix Ptn Select (1112.2) Zabton Adjust (1112.3) VF1: Key5 VF2: Key6 Mix Ptn Select (1112.2) VF3: Key7 Pattern Select (1117.2) – VF4: Key8 Main Mask (1113) Matte Adjust (1112.1)
Page 443: Frame Memory Menu
Menu (Page No.) Default Recall VF6: DME Wipe HF1: 1ch (1161) – HF2: 2ch (1162) HF3: 3ch (1163) HF4: Edge/Direction (1164) Matte Adjust (1154.1) HF5: Modify (1165) Remove From Begin (1165.1) – HF7: DME Wipe Snapshot (1167) – Wipe Snapshot (1157) –...
Page 444: Color Bkgd Menu
Color Bkgd Menu Menu (Page No.) Default Recall VF1: Color Bkgd1 (2210) Mix Ptn Select (2210.1) VF2: Color Bkgd2 (2220) Mix Ptn Select (2220.1) a) Some parameters cannot be reset to default values using Default Recall. Aux Menu Menu (Page No.) Default Recall VF1: Aux Bus HF1: CCR (2311)
Page 445: Dme Menu
DME Menu Menu (Page No.) Default Recall Status (4100) – – VF1: Edge HF1: Border/Crop (4111) HF2: Beveled Edge (4112) HF3: Key Border (4113) HF4: Art Edge (4114) HF5: Flex Shadow (4115) HF6: Wipe Crop (4116) Pattern Select (4116.1) HF7: Color Mix (4117) Mix Pattern Select (4117.1) VF2: Video Modify HF1: Defocus/Blur (4121)
Page 446 Menu (Page No.) Default Recall VF4: Non Linear/Corner HF1: Non Linear (4141) Wave (4141.1) Mosaic Glass (4141.2) Flag (4141.3) Twist (4141.4) Ripple (4141.5) Rings (4141.7) Broken Glass (4141.8) Flying Bars (4141.9) Blind (4141.10) Split (4141.11) Split Slide (4141.12) Mirror (4141.13) Multi Mirror (4141.14) Kaleidoscope (4141.15) Lens (4141.16)
Page 447: Global Effect Menu
Menu (Page No.) Default Recall VF6: Input/Output HF1: Bkgd (4161) Color Mix (4117) HF2: Video/Key (4162) HF3: Process (4163) HF4: Graphic (4164) VF7: Enhanced Video HF1: Sketch (4171) Modify Mask (4127) HF2: Metal (4172) Mask (4127) HF3: Dim & Fade (4173) HF4: Glow (4174) Mask (4127) a) Some parameters cannot be reset to default values using Default Recall.
Page 448: Macro Menu
Macro Menu Menu (Page No.) Default Recall VF1: Register HF2: Lock (5412) – On Line Edit (7142.2) – Off Line Edit (7142.3) – HF3: Copy (5413) – HF6: Delete (5416) – On Line Edit (7142.2) – Off Line Edit (7142.3) –...
Page 449: Key Frame Menu
Key Frame Menu Menu (Page No.) Default Recall – HF1: Time Line (6111) – HF3: Path (6113) M/E-1 (6113.1) M/E-2 (6113.2) M/E-3 (6113.3) M/E-4 (6113.21) M/E-5 (6113.23) P/P (6113.4) M/E-1 Sub (6113.17) M/E-2 Sub (6113.18) M/E-3 Sub (6113.19) M/E-4 Sub (6113.22) M/E-5 Sub (6113.24) P/P Sub (6113.20) User1 (6113.5)
Page 450 Menu (Page No.) Default Recall VF1: Master Timeline HF1: Store (6211) – Edit (6211.1) – HF2: Lock (6212) – HF3: Copy (6213) – HF4: Move (6214) – HF5: Swap (6215) – HF6: Delete (6216) – HF7: Rename (6217) – VF2: Effect 1-99 HF1: Attribute (6221) –...
Page 451: Snapshot Menu
Snapshot Menu Menu (Page No.) Default Recall Status (6300) – – VF1: Master Snapshot HF1: Store (6311) – Edit (6311.1) – HF2: Lock (6312) – HF3: Copy (6313) – HF4: Move (6314) – HF5: Swap (6315) – HF6: Delete (6316) –...
Page 452: Shotbox Menu
Shotbox Menu Menu (Page No.) Default Recall VF1: Register HF1: Store/Recall (6411) – Edit (6411.1) – HF2: Lock (6412) – HF3: Copy (6413) – HF4: Move (6414) – HF5: Swap (6415) – HF6: Delete (6416) – HF7: Rename (6417) – File Menu Menu (Page No.) Default Recall...
Page 453: Engineering Setup Menu
Menu (Page No.) Default Recall VF4: Shotbox, Macro HF1: Shotbox (7141) – File Edit (7141.1) – HF2: Macro (7142) – File Edit (7142.1) – On Line Edit (7142.2) – Off Line Edit (7142.3) – HF3: Macro Attachment (7143) – File Edit (7143.1) –...
Page 454 Menu (Page No.) Default Recall VF2: Panel HF1: Config (7321) – Key Fader Assign (7321.1) – Fader Assign (7321.30) – 10 Key Region Assign (7321.7) – Link/Program Button (7321.8) – Key Trans Link (7321.2) – External Bus Link (7321.3) – Link Matrix Adjust (7321.4) –...
Page 455 Menu (Page No.) Default Recall VF2: Panel HF4: Prefs/Utility (7324) – Utility Module Assign (7324.1) – Trans Rate Mode Assign (7324.3) – Utility/Shotbox Module (7321.36) – Xpt Module Assign (7324.2) – HF5: Device Interface (7325) – Device Assign (7325.4) – HF6: Operation (7326) –...
Page 456 Menu (Page No.) Default Recall VF3: Switcher HF3: Output (7333) – Output Assign (7333.1) – Video Clip (7333.2) – V Blank/Through (7333.3) – Safe Title (7333.4) – 4:3 Crop (7333.5) – Multi Viewer (7333.9) – MV Source Assign (7333.10) – Active Area Size (7333.13) –...
Page 457: Diag Menu
Menu (Page No.) Default Recall VF5: DCU HF1: Input Config (7351) – HF2: GPI Input Assign (7352) – H/L Set (7352.1) – Device Interface (7325) – HF3: Output Config (7353) – HF4: GPI Output Assign (7354) – HF5: Serial Port Assign (7355) –...
Page 458: Menus Recalled By Pressing A Button Twice
Menus Recalled by Pressing a Button Twice For relevant buttons other than the top menu selection “XX” represents the last recalled page in each menu. buttons, pressing twice in rapid succession directly recalls a related menu page. The following table lists these buttons Note of each control block, together with the menus they recall.
Page 459 Flexi Pad control block Button Menu recalled by double-press See page WIPE M/E-1, 2, 3, 4, 5, PGM/PST >Wipe >Main Pattern page 131 DME WIPE M/E-1, 2, 3, 4, 5, PGM/PST >DME Wipe >XX page 148 SNAPSHOT Snapshot >Snapshot >XX page 314 MASTR EFF Effect >Master Timeline >Store...
Page 460 Key fader control block Button Menu recalled by double-press See page DME WIPE M/E-1, 2, 3, 4, 5, PGM/PST >Key1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 >Transition/ page 153 Video Process >DME Wipe Adjust >1ch Pattern Select K-SS STORE Snapshot >Key Snapshot >XX page 314 a) The menu recalled depends on keys assigned to the delegation buttons.
Page 461: 4K Format Restrictions
a) You can change the M/E banks that are to be disabled in the Engineering Setup >Switcher >Config >Logical M/E Assign menu (7331.5). 4K Format Restrictions Sub key restrictions In 4K format, key 3 and key 4 are called “sub keys,” and In 4K format, the following function and settings the following function and settings restrictions apply.
Page 462: Simple Connection Of The Mks-8080/8082 Aux Bus Remote Panel
In the Engineering Setup >Router/Tally >Router menu Simple Connection of the (7361), set the position in the XVS-8000 system S-Bus space. MKS-8080/8082 AUX Bus Select the setting from SWR1 and SWR2, and set each Remote Panel of Source, Destination, and Level to 1. Setting Status of the MKS-8080/8082 Procedure for Simple Connection in Simple Connection...
Page 463: Macro File Editing Rules
Word separator character Macro File Editing Rules Use “,” (comma). Ignored Spaces and tabs are ignored. There is no distinction When editing a macro file, observe the following rules. between lowercase and uppercase. If two or more separator characters appear consecutively, later ones are ignored.
Page 464: Saving And Loading A File
Example path: Saving and Loading a File Removable Drive\Sample\MACRO\CTRLCPU\ nnnnnnnn.PNL_rrrr.PMR For a newly created file, if you create a directory on a removable drive and move the file to the prescribed location, you can then load it in the >All, External File Errors menu.
Page 465: Symbols And Parameters
Event Symbol Using Continue Recall wipe snapshot WipeSnapshot Recall DME wipe snapshot DMEWipeSnapshot Recall shotbox Shotbox Recall master snapshot MasterSnapshot Recall master timeline MasterTimelineRecall Recall effect TimelineRecall Effect execution TimelineRun Rewind keyframe TimelineRewind Fast forward effect TimelineFF Effect execution direction selection (normal) TimelineDirectionNormal Effect execution direction selection (reverse) TimelineDirectionReverse Yes...
Page 466 Symbol Parameter name Arguments Description AuxXpt AuxBus? EditPreview, Target AUX bus Aux1 to Aux48, (a): DMEnVideo2nd= Bus for selecting FrameMemory1, background video signal of DMEn channel (n=1 FrameMemory2, to 4), DME1Video to DME4Video, (b): DMEnKey2nd= Bus for selecting DME1Key to DME4Key, background key signal of DMEn channel (n=1 to DME1Video2nd to DME4Video2nd (a),...
Page 467 Symbol Parameter name Arguments Description Device? 1 to 12, FrameMemory1Clip to Target device FrameMemory20Clip Timecode? Current (a), Start point timecode hh:mm:ss:ff hh=hours (00 to 23) For FrameMemory1Clip to FrameMemory20Clip, “hh” is fixed to “01.” mm=minutes (00 to 59) ss=seconds (00 to 59) ff=frames (00 to 29) (a): Mode in which the currently set timecode is used...
Page 468 Symbol Parameter name Arguments Description StartTc Device? 1 to 12, FrameMemory1Clip to Target device FrameMemory20Clip MasterSnapshot Register? 1 to 99 Target register number MasterTimelineRecall Register? 1 to 99 Target register number RouterXpt DestinationButton? 1 to 128 Router cross-point button Source? 1 to 1024 Router source number Level?
Page 469: Example Of File Contents
Symbol Parameter name Arguments Description UtilityButton UtilityModule? UserPrefs, Target control block UtilityBox Button? 1 to 480 Target button UtilityStatus? Status of function assigned to button Off, (a): Operates according to currently assigned Current (a) function FMLoop Device? FrameMemory1Clip to Target clip FrameMemory20Clip FMLoopMode? On (a),...
Page 470: Content Displayed In Macro Attachment List
Button (1) Button (2) Button (3) Content Displayed in Sub A Bus 1st Row XPT 1 Sub B Bus 1st Row Shift Macro Attachment List 2nd Row XPT 128 Sub KEY1 Bus 2nd Row Shift 3rd Row Sub KEY8 Bus 3rd Row Shift The “Button”...
Page 471: Aux Bus Control Block
Block Select: P/P, Block: P/P Trans AUX Bus Control Block Button (1) Button (2) Button (3) Block Select: Aux, Block: AUX-1, AUX-2 (blank) (nothing) KEY1 Button (1) Button (2) Button (3) SUPER MIX KEY8 PST COLOR MIX EDIT PVW XPT 1 WIPE AUX1 DME WIPE...
Page 472: Other Blocks
Block Select: Others, Block: Key Fader 1 to Key Button (1) Button (2) Button (3) Fader 4 P/P KEY1 XPT 1 V Shift Button (1) Button (2) Button (3) P/P KEY8 V 4th Row XPT 128 V 4th Row Shift KEY1 M/E-1 KEY1 M/E-1...
Page 473: Menu Operations Not Registered In A Menu Macro
Menu Operations Not Registered in a Menu Macro The menu operations not registered in a menu macro comprise some operations common to all menus and some operations inhibited in individual menus. Operations not registered in menu macros, common to all menus •...
Page 474: Data Saved By [Setup Define] And [Initial Status Define]
Data Saved by [Setup Define] and [Initial Status Define] This section lists the data saved in the Engineering Setup >System >Start Up menu (7314) by [Setup Define] and [Initial Status Define]. Data Saved by [Setup Define] Included in Panel Setup Menu Menu path Saved data...
Page 475: Data Saved By [Initial Status Define]
Menu number Menu path Saved data 7322.5 Engineering Setup >Panel >Xpt Assign >Main, V/K All data relating to Main, V/K Pair Assign menu Pair Assign 7322.6 Engineering Setup >Panel >Xpt Assign >Src Name/ All data relating to Src Name/Src Color menu Src Color 7326.2 Engineering Setup >Panel >Operation >Effect Mode...
Page 476 Menu number Menu path Saved data – – • The following data for each M/E Cross-points, transitions, Key1 to Key8 (including independent key transition settings), wipes, DME wipes, video process • Color background 1 and 2 • Frame memory • AUX bus 3213 Misc >Enable >Side Flags All data relating to Side Flags menu...
Page 477: Error Messages
Error Messages a No b Date/Time c Device Error messages appear in the following three formats. • Listed by the Error Status menu (7411) or Error Log d Status menu (7412) • Message box • Listed by the Error Information menu (9900) Error Messages Displayed in the Error Status/Error Log Menu When an error occurs, the word “ERROR”...
Page 478: Error Messages Appearing In A Message Box
e Clear button This deletes the selected error log item from the list. a No b Date/Time f Plural button Press [Plural] to enable selection of more than one log. To c Device cancel the selection, press once again to return to the d Status normal display.
Page 479 Icon Message Description Error This operation is canceled, because 6211.1: Effect >Master Timeline >Store >Edit the register is locked. 6311.1: Snapshot >Master Snapshot >Store >Edit Please change the register status to 6411.1: Shotbox >Register >Store/Recall >Edit be unlocked first. An attempt was made to assign to a locked register. Unlock the register before carrying out the assignment.
Page 480 Icon Message Description Frame Memory Move Cannot move while playing back or 2122: Frame Memory >File >Copy/Move recording is in progress. The file cannot be moved because the target file to overwrite in the move destination is being played back or is recording. The number of folder hierarchy has 2122: Frame Memory >File >Copy/Move exceeded the upper limit.
Page 481: Error Messages Shown In The Error Information Menu
Icon Message Description Internal Error: Local Drive (User Data) The user data partition of local drive is When starting up the menu system, an error was found on the local drive. damaged, and all data is lost. The Format the local drive using menu 7317 (Engineering Setup >System local drive needs to be reformatted.
Page 482: Maintenance
Do not use cleaning agents, solvents, or detergents. Vigorous rubbing may scratch the unit. Cleaning the cross-point pad, Flexi Pad control block, and utility/shotbox control block If you have any concerns about dust or other matter on the LCD buttons, contact your Sony service representative.
Page 483: Index
cross-point control block 22 mode 414 Index inhibit operation 23, 75 Cross-point indicators 24, 45, 75, 396 Buttons Cross-point pad brightness 398 AUX bus control block 45 cross-point 22, 44, 46 cross-point control block 24 Numerics delegation 25, 44, 46 setting 396 1st row 22, 44, 47 inhibit operation 23, 74...
Page 484 effect 196 Extended VTR 261, 266 key 113, 119 files 273 Global effects 255 override 34, 173 operation 266 Global space 191 setup 417 setting 425 status 176 timeline 271 supported devices 264 supported devices 191 External box 427 timeline 264 trace 35 External devices 261 GPI input...
Page 485 Input signal Key modify clear 115, 120 DME 224 setting 404, 417 Key snapshot operation buttons 36 key 101, 111 Installation 368 Key source 99 resizer 127 install key 369 DME 252 Master snapshot 308 Interpolation processing selection 103, 117 creating 311, 315 DME 252 Key type 99...
Page 486 Mouse Pause initial status 123 operation 57 keyframes 277 resizer DME wipe 144 setting 399 macro 328 resizer DME wipe patterns 440 Multi program 2 182 Payload ID 365 Resizer operation buttons 34 Multi-program mode 400 P-Bus Router Multi viewer 409 setting 391, 423 destination 177, 382 supported devices 262...
Page 487 setting 378 setting 376, 394 source color 380 Transition execution section 28, 30 Tally video 104, 378 Transition indicator 28, 30, 37, 84 copying 431 SIU 65 non-sync 89, 394 generation 430 connectors 66 Transition rate group 428 DCU function 418 display mode 392 on-air tally 392 power 65...
Page 488 Wipe 77, 131 copying 171 DME wipe 144 independent key 140 setting 131, 140 snapshot 142 Wipe direction selection buttons 27, Wipe modify clear 140 Wipe pattern key 99 Wipe patterns dust mix 133 list 434 modifier link 133 modifiers 134, 140 pattern mix 132 selection 131, 140 type 131...
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Sony XVS Series User Manual

Chapter 1 Overview

Introduction

Features

Main Functions

Chapter 2 Menus and Control Panel

Names and Functions of Parts of the Control Panel

Names and Functions of Parts of the Menu Screen

Basic Menu Operations

Power Supply and Connector Section

Chapter 3 Signal Selection and Transitions

Image Creation Operation Flow

Signal Selection

Transitions

Basic Operation for Transitions

Key Priority Settings

Transition Type Selection

Executing a Transition

Transition Preview

Independent Key Transitions

Fade-To-Black

Chapter 4 Keys

Overview

Key Setting Operations (Menu)

Key Adjustments (Menu)

Key Operations (Key Control Block)

Key Adjustments (Key Control Block)

Resizer

Key Snapshots

Chapter 5 Wipes

Overview

Basic Wipe Setting Operations

Basic Independent Key Transition Wipe Setting Operations

Wipe Snapshots

Chapter 6 DME Wipes

Overview

Basic DME Wipe Setting Operations

Basic Independent Key Transition DME Wipe Setting Operations

DME Wipe Snapshots

Creating User Programmable DME Patterns

Chapter 7 Frame Memory

Overview

Frame Memory Operations

Still Image Operations

Clip Operations

Clip Transitions

Editing Folders and Files

Chapter 8 Color Backgrounds, Copy and Swap, and Other Settings

Color Backgrounds

Copy and Swap

Misc Menu

Aux Menu

Status Menu

Router Menu

Video Process

Chapter 9 Special Functions

Side Flags

Multi Program 2

M/E Configuration Switching (M/E Split)

Chapter 10 Dmes

Overview

Three-Dimensional Transform Operations

Applying Special Effects (Common Operations)

Applying Special Effects (Edge Effects)

Applying Special Effects (Effects on the Overall Signal)

Applying Special Effects (Nonlinear Effect Settings)

Applying Special Effects (Lighting and Recursive Effects)

Applying Special Effects (Other Effects)

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