Specifications

Figure 3: Video Layering
Tip: You can select a MiniME
™
on an ME or different MiniME
™
to re-enter it. Up to two MiniME
™
re-entries, including an ME is
allowed.
ME Re-Entry
Re-entry is the term used to describe the process of
selecting another ME on an ME. For example, if you
select ME 1 on ME 2, ME 1 is said to be re-entered onto
ME 2. Re-entry takes the output of an ME and uses it as
the background or key on the other ME. If you select an
ME on the background bus, the ME becomes background
video source of the other ME. If you select an ME on a
Key Bus, the ME becomes the key source of the other
ME.
Keep the following in mind when working with
re-entries:
• You cannot re-enter ME 2 into ME 1.
• You cannot re-enter an ME, or the Clean Feed of
an ME, into itself.
To Re-Enter an ME
1.
Set up ME 1 with a background and a key.
Figure 4: ME 1
2.
Set up ME 2 with a key.
Figure 5: ME 2
3.
Select ME 1 as a source on the Background Bus
of ME 2. Notice that the output of ME 1 is now
being used as the background of ME 2.
Figure 6: ME 1 Re-entered onto ME 2
FlexiClean Clean Feed
FlexiClean
™
provides a second Program output that is
derived from a different location than the standard
program output. A frequent application is the recording
of shows for later airing without call-in phone numbers
inserted.
The clean feed output can come from before or between
the keyers.
Figure 7: Clean Feed Modes
Video Preview
Video preview allows you to use an additional monitor
to preview what the next shot is going to be. The preview
for an ME shows what is selected for the next transition
on that ME. This includes the keys and background video
sources that will be on-air after the next transition.
MultiViewer
Each MultiViewer generator allows you to view up to
16 video sources, in 29 different layouts, from a single
output BNC. Any video source on the switcher, including
ME 1 and ME 2 Program, Preview, and Media-Store
channels, can be assigned to any box on the MultiViewer
output. All boxes on the MultiViewer output include
mnemonic source names and red and green tallies.
If the switcher is operating in a standard-denition video
format, the MultiViewer can be set to output
high-denition. In HD output mode, the MultiViewer is
only available on specic output BNCs.
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