Specifications

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altogether. When set to anything besides “Best Quality”, the name of the cue
is shown in italics to indicate this.
◆ NOTE: The preview quality is ultimately constrained by the setting on the
Preview menu (see “Preview Quality” on page 135). The cue setting speci-
fies the maximum quality by which the cue will be previewed.
Blend Mode These options control how the image interacts with other images that it over-
laps on stage. They perform similar to those with the same name in applica-
tions such as Adobe Photoshop.
• Normal makes the top image completely cover the bottom image (unless it
has transparent areas or opacity applied).
• Add results in a very bright image, suitable for adding highlights to other
images. Black areas in the overlapping image have no effect.
• Multiply results in a darkened image. White areas in the overlapping
image have no effect.
• Screen is similar to Add, but softer and often produces a more pleasant
effect.
• Lighten keeps the lightest parts of the images.
• Darken keeps the darkest parts of the images
• Linear Burn is similar to the Multiple mode, but produces a more intense
result.
Masked by Layer Above Allows you to use one image or video as a mask for another one. The image
to be used as a mask must be placed on the layer immediately above the one
to be masked. If the mask image has an alpha channel, choose the “Alpha