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Buttons marked “NA” are not assigned.
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Buttons assigned to FX (Green), Gold, Blue and Red toggle the row’s membership in a color group.
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The M/E KEY row provides the ability to change the source for the KEY 1 layer only.
21.4.5
TRANSITION GROUP
The controls in this group (Figure 21-25) are analogous to
those in the eponymous group in user interface, performing
the same functions in much the same manner.
(In one deviation from the Live Desktop, switcher layer
positioning is provided by a single, shared set of Positioner
tools, discussed later.)
T
RANSITION
D
ELEGATE
As on the Live Desktop, active delegate buttons remain lit.
Multiple selections can be performed by pressing one or
more buttons at the same time. DELEGATE buttons
determine what video layers the main Take, Auto, and T-Bar
affect, and the scope of the Select and Rate knobs.
Hint: Use SHIFT with DSK 1 and DSK 2 to access DSK 3 and 4.
M/E | FTB
As a convenience, it is possible to re-purpose the entire TRANSITION control group to control M/Es rather
than main Switcher controls. To do this, press the M/E button at bottom right in this section.
While the M/E button is lit, the BKGD and DSK delegate buttons, along with other controls in the
TRANSITION group that correspond to existing M/E and M/E KEY layers and effects, are diverted to the
currently delegated M/Es. (Add SHIFT with DSK buttons to access M/E KEY layers 3 and 4.)
Note that when you hold down SHIFT while pressing this button, an FTB (Fade to Black) operation is
performed instead. (FTB has no dedicated transition controls; its fade in/out duration is derived from the
BKGD transition setting.)
Hint: When FTB is displayed on Program Out, it obscures all other Switcher activity.
T
RANSITION
B
IN
C
ONTROL
The control surface does not have Transition Bins for the different video layers as such, but can nevertheless
control the transition selection and attributes for delegated video layers.
S
ELECT
When a single layer, such as BKGD, is selected in the TRANSITION DELEGATE group on the control surface,
rotating the SELECT knob cycles the current transitions in the Transition Bin for that layer.
FIGURE 21-25