NewTek TimeWarp TW-4, User Manual, Page: 63 / 126

Page | 55
69. Twist Select again, slowly, click by click – observe that the Transition Bin selections for
BKGD and DSK 1 first ‘sync up’, and then advance together.
70. Rotate the nearby Rate knob (just above the main Auto button), and keep an eye on the
Transition Duration time displays in the Live Desktop . Observe that the transition
duration for both delegates changes as you do so.
71. Now push the Rate knob a few times (as though it was a button). As you do so, watch
the Transition speed of both selected delegates in the user interface. The settings will
cycle through the presets (in the Speed menu) each time you press Rate .
72. In the user interface, click the Transition Options button (gear) for the BKGD layer to
open the settings panel for the currently selected transition.
73. Push the Select knob (as though it was a button). Doing so toggles the Normal/Reverse
state for this transition; you’ll be able to see this in the Transition Options panel you
opened .
74. At the top (furthest from you) center of the control surface, you’ll see SHIFT , CTRL and
ALT buttons, just to the left of the Record group .
Press
ALT and continue to hold it down, and the watch the Transition Options while you
push Select several times in succession. You should see the Ping Pong switch for the
current transition toggle on or off each time you push Select.
Note: Overlay Transitions, as used to hide or show the two DSK video layers, always Ping
Pong. Hence their options panels have no Normal, Reverse or Ping Pong switches.
MAIN CONTROLS
Having seen how local Transition controls work, let’s move on to their main counterparts.
75. If necessary, adjust the Live Desktop monitoring view to show the Preview monitor (next
to Program ).