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ARROW
KEYS
The four arrow keys at the right side of the
TitleMaker 3000 keyboard, used to move the cur-
sor and highlights.
B A C K G R O U N D S
Solid color, patterns, or video used behind letters.
BNC
CONNECTOR
A type of connector with twist-locking capability,
used on some VCRs, video and RF equipment.
B O L D
Heavy characters, with a wider stroke or line width.
B O R D E R S
In TitleMaker 3000, lines and boxes that surround
text. Border lines can be in any color and in any
TitleMaker 3000 pattern.
C A M C O R D E R
Combination of camera and video tape recorder
in one device.
CHARACTER
GENERATOR
Device used to superimpose text onto a video
signal.
C H A R A C T E R I S T I C S
Attributes of a character or border or background,
such as color, pattern, boldness, outline, shadow.
C H A R A C T E R S
Letters, numbers, and symbols.
COMPOSITE
VIDEO
A video signal in which the luminance (black and
white), chrominance (color), blanking pulses, sync
pulses and color burst information has been com-
bined. NTSC, PAL, and SECAM are composite
video standards. RCA-style jacks are often used
for composite video signals.
C R A W L
An effect in which characters march onto the
screen in a single row, from right to left.
C U R S O R
Flashing object that appears in the Editing Screen
and shows where the next character will be typed.
C U T
Transition effect in which a page of titles appears
or disappears instantly.
D I G I T A L
A method of representing a signal using binary
numbers. The TitleMaker 3000 converts video sig-
nals into digital form and all video processing and
title generation is done digitally. Digital video pro-
vides advantages in reliability, accuracy, quality,
performance, and features.
C • Glossary
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VIDEONICS TITLEMAKER 3000
D U R A T I O N
Length of time a page of titles will be displayed.
Can be zero to just under ten minutes, in tenth of
a second increments; or can be set to infinite.
E D I T
See VIDEO EDITING.
EDIT
CONTROLLER
Device that controls one or two videotape ma-
chines to assist user in recording desirable scenes
from original tape and leaving unwanted footage
behind. Videonics Thumbs Up and Edit Suite are
examples. See VIDEO EDITING.
EDITING
SCREEN
In TitleMaker 3000, a display that shows the text
you have entered with its characteristics, page
divisions, and other features designed to assist in
creating titles. The Editing Screen contains the
cursor. See CURSOR, PAGE INDEX, PLAY
SCREEN.
E N H A N C E R
Device that allows user to modify video, improve
apparent sharpness, or reduce unwanted artifacts.
See VIDEO PROCESSOR.
F A D E
In TitleMaker 3000, a fade is a transition effect in
which the titles fade away to leave the back-
ground or vice-versa.
F O N T
The form and shape of a set of characters.
FULL-PAGE
SCROLL
See SCROLL.
G P I
A two wire control system where the contact be-
tween the two wires triggers an event.
G E N L O C K
Creation of a video signal that is synchronized to
a reference signal. Because the new signal is
synchronized, it can be superimposed on the origi-
nal signal, and effects, such as dissolves, can be
performed. Name comes from "GENerating a
LOCKed signal." TitleMaker 3000's titles are
genlocked to the video input.
H A L F - S C R O L L
See SLIDE.
H I G H L I G H T
On-screen indication that shows which of several
choices is selected.
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