User Manual

Transitions
Transitions are used to change the background video and
take keys on and off-air. A transition can include any
combinations of background and keyers for an ME. The
background and each keyer can be transitioned
independently and at the same time using the dedicated
KEY TRANS buttons.
Performing Transitions
What you can include in the transition, and the type of
transition you can perform, depend on the number of
media resources you have, and if you are performing a
background and keyer transition at the same time.
Keep the following in mind when performing
transitions:
• If any of the sources going on-air have an assigned
GPI output, the GPI output is triggered and the
switcher then waits the congured pre-delay interval
before performing the transition. If you perform a
transition with the fader handle, the GPI output is
triggered but the pre-delay interval is ignored.
• If any of the sources going on-air are assigned to a
video server, you can have the video server play when
the source is taken on-air by using the RlClip knob
to select On.
• If any of the sources going on-air are assigned to a
video server, the switcher waits for the congured
pre-delay interval before performing the transition.
If you perform a transition with the fader handle, the
pre-delay interval is ignored.
• If the fader is moved during an auto transition, control
of the transition is passed to the fader. You must
complete the transition with the fader. This allows
you to override any auto transition in progress with
the fader.
• A key only transition can be performed by pressing
the KEY TRANS button for the key you want to
transition.
• You can pause an auto transition by pressing the
AUTO TRANS button during the transition. Press
the button again to continue the transition.
• On a MiniME
™
, Background and key 2 only support
Dissolve and Cut transitions.
• There is no preview output for a MiniME
™
.
Understanding the Transition Menu
When you select a transition type button, the menu
system displays a number of options that allow you to
adjust how a transition is performed or appears. The
options that are available depend on the type of transition
that is selected.
Table 1: Transition Menu Items
DescriptionMenu Item
selects the amount of time (Transition Rate), in frames,
that an auto transition takes
Time
selects whether GPI outputs assigned to input sources
are triggered before a transition
RlClip
selects whether the dissolve is a standard dissolve or a
WhiteFlash transition.
DisTyp
selects the direction that the wipe is performed (forward
or reverse), as well as turns the Flip-Flop feature on or
off
Dirctn
selects the amount of time, in frames, that an auto
transition dissolve for the keyer takes
Key X
selects the pattern for the wipe transitionPattrn
selects the horizontal position for the wipe patternX Pos
selects the vertical position for the wipe patternY Pos
selects the aspect ratio for the wipe patternAspect
turns the border feature on and selects the size of the
border on the wipe pattern
Border
selects the amount of softness that is applied to the wipe
border
Soft
selects the color for the wipe border from a pre-set listLoad
adjusts the hue of the wipe border colorBHue
adjusts the saturation of the wipe border colorBSat
adjusts the luminance of the wipe border colorBLum
selects the rotation for the wipe patternRot
multiplies the wipe pattern horizontally (1-32)HMult
multiplies the wipe pattern vertically (1-32)VMult
selects an animation for a media transitionBrowse
used with the Value knob to adjust parameters for the
MediaWipe (Media-Store Attributes on page 46)
Attrib
selects how the Attrib adjustments are savedFunc
turns the Transition Limit feature on or offLimit
selects the pattern for the DVE transitionEffect
To Perform a Transition
All transitions, with the exception of cuts on the
background or key bus, have the same basic setup. To
perform a transition, you must select what sources you
want to transition on what buses, and how you want the
transition to appear.
1.
Select the ME, MiniME
™
, or MultiScreen that you
want to perform a transition on.
2.
Select the video sources you want to take on-air on
each bus.
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