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Broadcast Pix
V3.0
4.3.1 Effects Styles and PixButtons
The Broadcast Pix Switcher has over 150 effects. Each effect has a unique
number, name and PixButton icon image. The PixButton icons are show the
effect style at a glance. The conventions used for these PixButtons are:
Black shows the foreground, while the background video is blank.
For example, in the horizontal wipe, the new foreground enters
from the left. (It can also be reversed, see section 4.3.5).
Types of Transition Effects
The Broadcast Pix Switcher supports many types of transitions each has its own
style PixButton icon. For example, if there was currently a picture of the sun
on-air (background), and you wish to transition to a person (foreground).
Foreground Background
Example
PixButton
1. Wipes
Both Images stay in place, and one
is wiped over the other
2. Pushes
One or both of the images are
moved, as being pushed off-air,
or pushed on-air
3. Squeeze
One or both of the images are
squeezed from their current
position to an edge.
4. Combos
The three above styles may be
combined. For example, Fx 6 squeezes
on the foreground, while pushing off the
background.
4.3.1