Panasonic AV-SF500 Operating Instructions Manual page 14

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(2) Control area:
This area contains the following buttons, etc.
 Fader:
Execute a transition using the fader operation.
 WIPE pattern selection area (3x3) of background:
Select the wipe pattern. Pages can be changed with the BACK / FWD buttons.
 WIPE direction setting buttons (N/R, R):
Set the WIPE direction by selecting either N/R or R.
 Transition time of background:
Set the transition time. The following two setting methods are provided.
i) Text editing
Performing a mouse click or touch gesture displays the following numeric entry dialog
box directly below the transition time area. If you click the OK button after setting the
time, the setting is applied and the numeric entry dialog box will close. If you click the
Close button, the settings up to that point are canceled and the dialog box will close.
ii) Drag operation
Touching or clicking the transition time area and dragging up increases the time, while
dragging down decreases the time. The transition time will be displayed in red during
drag operations.
Double-clicking the transition time area restores the initial value (1 second).
 Transition type (MIX/WIPE) of background:
Select one of the transition types.
 AUTO button:
Execute the AUTO transition.
 CUT button:
Execute the CUT transition.
2) Key control area
Bus selection buttons KEY1 to KEY3 and DSK1 to DSK2: Select the KEY1 to KEY3 and
DSK1 to DSK3 buses in the same way as the bus selection buttons in the operation menu
area. Furthermore, the bus selection button display in the operation menu area is linked
according to the selected bus. The following information is displayed for the bus material of
each selected bus.
(1) When KEY1 to KEY3:
 Key type (LUM/LIN/CHR/FULL)
 Transition type (MIX/WIPE) (KEY1 only)
 Transition time
Set the transition time using the same method as the background transition time.
 Thumbnail and name of assigned material
(2) When DSK1 to DSK2:
 Key type (LUM/LIN/CHR/FULL)
 Transition time
Set the transition time using the same method as the background transition time.
 Thumbnail and name of assigned material
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