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Performing a Key
Setting up a key is covered in
KEY Menus - Setting up a Key on page 31
A key can be performed manually using the T-Bar or automatically using the AUTO button.
The AUTO button will activate a key at the speed that has been set in the auto transition times menu. - (
See
TIME Menus - Setting Auto Transition Times page 35
)
In the following examples the KEY-S (Source) is a matte imported to F-MEM and assigned to XPT 1, the
KEY-F (FILL) is a video source assigned to XPT 6, the live source is a video source assigned to XPT 7 and
the cued source is a video source assigned to XPT 5
Once you have set your KEY-S and KEY-F (see
KEY Menus - Setting up a Key
on page 31) you can
perform a key in two ways.
Press the KEY Button so that it is illuminated amber, the Mix or Wipe Button will also be illuminated
according to the effect you have selected
Pull the T-Bar towards you, or press the AUTO Button, and the KEY effect will appear. The KEY LED will be
illuminated red when the key is active. You will see that the live source has become the Key Background.
