Setting Up A Transition; Running Transitions - Videonics MXPro DV User Manual

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See "Color Selector" on page 48 for more information.

Setting up a Transition

To set up a transition you need to select the sources you want to use and the transi-
tion you want to use when switching between them. Here's how to transition from
source A to source B using a horizontal wipe.
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Running Transitions

You can run transitions automatically or manually.
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Transitions
At the end of the wipe, B is on the OUTPUT monitor — it has become the CURRENT
source. The yellow highlight above the preview images has changed to reflect that.
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Furthermore, A is now the NEXT source and the green highlight has been changed to
A.
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Speed
Each time you press the button the color changes in the background color sam-
ple and at the Output. Continue pressing the button until you see a color you
like.
You can also define a border color and style to use at the edge of most transi-
tions and PIPs. Press
BORDER COLOR
sample shows you the new choice. Press
styles for the border.
Press / to set A as the CURRENT source. MXProDV shows a steadily glowing
CUT A
light below the button you press.
CUT
Press / to set B as the NEXT source (the one you want to see after the tran-
NEXT B
sition finishes running). The LED light above the button you press flashes to indi-
cate it is the NEXT source.
Use the keys to highlight the wipe transition in the transitions menu, as
ARROW
shown in the following example.
Use and
LEFT RIGHT ARROWS
to move the selection vertically: or, press 2 then
ARROWS
tion by number.
Selected Transition
The screen shows the desired effect—the horizontal wipe.
Press . MXProDV runs the transition at a pre-determined speed.
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MXProDV transitions between the two sources using the horizontal wipe transi-
tion. Both the Preview and Output screens show the results.
To wipe back and forth between sources A and B, press
To change the speed at which a transition runs, press the
Speed indicator under the transition icon changes.
and the color around the background color
BORDER STYLE
to move the selection horizontally. Use
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ETTING UP A RANSITION
to select from different
and
UP DOWN
to select the transi-
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repeatedly.
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button. The
SPEED
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