Using Current And Next Sources - Videonics MXPro User Manual

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The concept of CURRENT and NEXT sources is fundamental to MXPro operations. As
you go about creating productions, you always have a CURRENT and NEXT source.
Suppose you want to create a sequence of transitions from Kong's thoughtful gaze to footage
of a fighter plane contemplating take off and, finally, a shot of Stonehenge for a mystic
closing.
CURRENT
Source A
Procedure
To identify the CURRENT and NEXT sources:
1
Begin with the footage of Kong staring thoughtfully upward. Press CUT/A to
make this (Source A) the CURRENT source.
2 Press NEXT/B to make the fighter plane (Source B) the NEXT source.
3 Select a transition to use when switching from the CURRENT to NEXT source,
such as a right-to-left wipe.
Use the ARROW keys to highlight the transition in the Transitions Menu. See
"Selecting Transitions" beginning on page 56 for details.
4
Roll the CURRENT source to the spot where the transition should run, then press
PLAY.
Immediately upon completion of the transition, MXPro makes the CURRENT
source (Kong) the NEXT source, and makes the NEXT source (the fighter plane)
the CURRENT source.
You can use this automatic swapping of CURRENT to NEXT and vice versa to your advantage.
When you want to cut back and forth between only two sources, the automatic swapping
always selects the next source for you.
For this procedure, however, you need to make Stonehenge the NEXT source so
that when transitioning out of the fighter plane, Stonehenge comes on screen.
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Source B
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Source C