Operator`s manual
3–10 • Basic Operation CrossOver 16 User Manual (v4.0)
cast on the foreground from a green-screen for 
example) as follows:
•Use the   Type knob to select Spill.
•Use the   Cntrl knob to select Clip.
•Use the   Value knob to adjust spill 
suppress clipping as follows:
› Increasing the clip value removes 
higher-saturated colors from spill suppress 
correction.
› Decreasing the clip value includes 
higher-saturated colors in spill suppress 
correction. If your foreground image 
contains bright-colored areas that are 
suffering from background spill, decrease 
the clip value to have it corrected.
•Use the   Cntrl knob to select Hue.
•Use the   Value knob to select the central, 
or base, color for spill suppress correction. If 
the color spill does not appear to be the same 
color as the background, use this control to 
adjust which hue is considered to be “spilled” 
into the foreground:
› Increasing the hue value moves 
counter-clockwise around the color wheel 
while selecting a base color.
› Decreasing the hue value moves clockwise 
around the color wheel while selecting a 
base color.
•Use the   Cntrl knob to select Reject.
•Use the   Value knob to include or reject 
adjacent hues to the base.
› Increasing the reject value increases the 
amount of adjacent hues that are included 
in spill correction.
› Decreasing the reject value decreases the 
amount of adjacent hues that are included 
in spill correction.
9. Adjust the Transition area as follows:
•Use the   Type knob to select Trans. The 
Transition area is the range of pixels that are 
left over (i.e. not in the Shadow or 
Translucency area). The Transition settings 
allows you to adjust the appearance of the 
Transition area.
•Use the Cntrl knob to select Gain.
•Use the Value knob to adjust the appearance 
of the Transition colors as follows:
› Increasing the Gain value makes the 
Transition area pixels more opaque.
› Decreasing the Gain value makes the 
Transition area pixels more transparent.
10. Adjust the Translucency area as follows:
•Use the   Type knob to select Trnslc. The 
Translucency settings allow you to adjust the 
appearance of clear items such as eye-glass 
lenses.
•Use the   Cntrl knob to select Gain.
•Use the   Value knob to adjust the 
appearance of the Translucent colors as 
fo
llows:
› Increasing the Gain value causes the 
translucent colors to appear more opaque.
› Decreasing the Gain value causes the 
translucent colors to appear more 
transparent.
•Use the   Cntrl knob to select Range.
•Use the   Value knob to adjust the range of 
the Translucent colors as follows:
› Increasing the Range value widens the 
Translucent area by including more hues 
from the Background range (the lower-end 
of the range is defined by the Shadow 
range you just set).
› Decreasing the Range value narrows the 
Translucent area by excluding hues.
DVE Key
The DVE Key allows you to apply digital video 
effects to an image. These effects include the 
following:
• Scale
•Crop
• Aspect Ratio 
• Position
• Border
To create a DVE Key:
1. Select the key you wish to use.
2. Press DVE to set the selected Key to a DVE 
Key.
3. If all DVE Key resources are assigned to other 
keys, or the transition area and the DVE share 
mode is set to FLOAT or ASK, you are 
prompted to steal the DVE resource to use on 
the new key. You can choose from the following:
DVE










