Barco S3 series, User Manual

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3. General
3.6 Presentation System overview
Advanced video processing
The Event Master processors are the most advanced video processing and presentation control systems on the market today. These
systems provide source selection, windowing, seamless switching, video effects and integrated control for professional presenta-
tions. The modular and scalable architecture of the Event Master processors allow to support a wide variety of show con
fi gurations.
A word about Layers
A layer is an image display element stacked on top of another or a background. Within the Event Master processor, each mixer
has two layers,
A and B, and one Background layer. For complete fl exibility, each layer can be assigned to either PIP or Key
functionality.
The Background layer has the lowest priority. Any input or inputs can be used as a background. This layer visually appears behind
all other PIPs and keys. The system can transition between two background sources.
PIP layer appears over backgrounds and under other layers of higher priority. PIP effects include mixes, smooth moves, resizing,
adjustable aspect ratio, borders and drop shadows.
Key layer also appears over backgrounds and under other layers of higher priority. Key effects include luminance keys, split keys
(key alpha or fi ll), invert keys and chroma keys (future release).
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A word about Destinations
Destination is a location where the user assigns the outputs.
We can consider three destination types:
• Single/Multiple Screen Destination (e.g. one or more projectors)
• AUX Destination (e.g. a monitor dedicated for camera adjustments)
There several rules that apply when de fi ning an Destination con fi guration. For details on destination setup procedures, please refer
to the chapter "Con fi guration Menu > Adjustment > Destination Con fi guration", page 126.
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