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Section 10.2 Switcher Transitions
FIGURE 57
As mentioned above, clicking a
Switcher
button performs the
Background layer
transition designated by
the
Transition mode
controls at right (Figure 57). This area shows two transition thumbnail icons.
The first, at left, is labeled
Cut
. When
Cut mode
is active, as indicated by a blue border around its icon,
AV-HLC100 immediately cuts to any source you click in the
Switcher
row. The second icon in the
Transition mode
control group represents a more elaborate transition. When this icon is selected (has a
blue border), the transition shown is applied when you make Switcher selections.
10.2.1 Presets
Roll the mouse pointer over this second icon and you will see a gear gadget overlaid on it. Click the gear
to open a
transition preset bin
that provides quick access to eight different effects (Figure 58).
FIGURE 58
You can click one of the preset icons to select it as the current
Transition mode
effect, and adjust its
speed using the controls below. Subsequently, clicking a
Switcher
button will use the transition you chose.
Note that the name of the effect in each of the eight preset slots is shown when the mouse is over its
icon. The first preset is permanently assigned to
Fade
, for convenience, but the others can each be
replaced by any of the hundreds of transition effects provided on AV-HLC100. To assign a different effect
to a preset slot, click the + sign that appears at upper right above the icon when the mouse pointer is
over it. This opens AV-HLC100’s Media Browser (the
Media Browser
is discussed in Section 11.1.3).
10.2.2 Duration
Transition durations are stored on a ‘per slot’ basis, using the
Slow
,
Medium
,
Fast
buttons at the bottom
of the preset bin, or using the numeric duration control at right. You can set the speed using this control’s
menu, or drag the mouse pointer left or right over the numeric display, or by direct keyboard entry into it.
