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Page 3: ...HAPTER 3 GRAPHICS MENU This chapter details the system s GRAPHICS menu describing the operation of LINES CURVES RECTANGLES CIRCLES ELLIPSES FILL and DEFINE GRID functions CHAPTER 4 EFFECTS MENU This c...

Page 4: ...SAVE functions CHAPTER 8 SETUP MENU This chapter covers the Full Page SETUP menu used for setting up the Harriet system and includes the configuration menus ARTIST VIDEO IN OUT SYSTEM and DISK This al...

Page 5: ...red to correct the interference DISCLAIMER Quantel Limited will not accept responsibility for any damage to equipment or property or personal injury howsoever caused where this is resultant upon the i...

Page 6: ...s been removed CONVENTIONS USED WARNINGS Indicate danger to life and limb if the indicated statements are ignored or the indicated procedures are not performed correctly I Cautions Indicate possible d...

Page 7: ...CONTENTS VOLUME 1 2055 57 008 B Quantel Operator s Manual vii...

Page 8: ...HARRIET viii Contents 05 93 2055 57 008 B I...

Page 9: ...RY PEN MOVEMENT 1 11 1 11 1 11 1 11 PALETTE BRUSH CANVAS __________ 1 13 Description _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 13 Using the Pressure Sensitive Pen _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 14 To Load a Colour 1 14 Chan...

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Page 11: ...___________ _ Copy __________________ _ Blur Smooth 2 5 2 5 2 5 2 5 2 6 2 6 2 6 2 7 2 7 2 7 2 7 Crisp _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2 7 Field 2 8 Restore 2 8 MAGNIFY 2 9 Description _ _ _ _ _...

Page 12: ...L Description _______________ _ Application _______________ _ Operation ________________ _ DrawSten Use Stencil Picsten Old New _ ___________ _ 2 13 2 13 2 13 2 14 2 14 2 16 2 17 xii Contents 05 93 20...

Page 13: ...3 9 Description _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3 9 Application _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3 9 Operation _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3 9 RECTANGLES 3 13 Description _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _...

Page 14: ..._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3 23 Description _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3 23 Application _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3 23 Operation _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3 23 The Use Grid Menu 3 26 GL...

Page 15: ..._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 4 7 COLOUR MAP 4 9 Description _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 4 9 Application _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 4 9 Operation _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 4 9 MOSAIC 4 11 Descr...

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Page 17: ...5 5 5 5 5 6 5 7 5 7 5 7 5 9 5 10 5 10 5 13 5 15 Description _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 5 15 Operation _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 5 15 Statistics Functions _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 5 20 Th...

Page 18: ...7 Application _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 5 37 Operation _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 5 38 GENERAL NOTES 5 41 Live Video _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 5 41 Re sizing Cutouts _ _ _ _ _ _ _...

Page 19: ..._ _ _ _ _ _ _ 6 8 CELL _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 6 9 Description _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 6 9 Making a Stack _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 6 10 Playing a Stack _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _...

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Page 23: ..._ _ _ 8 17 Operation _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 8 17 VIDEO IN _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 8 19 Description _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 8 19 Operation _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _...

Page 24: ...8 41 New Brushes Function 8 41 DISK 8 43 Description _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 8 43 Operation _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 8 43 Name Function 8 44 Initialise Disk Menu _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _...

Page 25: ...____ _ Description ______________ _ Operation ________________ _ Full Page Menu ______________ _ Name Net System User Fields ___________ _ Engineer ________________ _ I 2055 57 008 B Quantel Operator...

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Page 27: ...GLOSSARY OF TERMS APPENDIX A GLOSSARY 2055 57 008 B Quantel Operator s Manual A 3 xxvii...

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Page 29: ...ers ______________ _ Field Mode MOVING CUTOUTS IN REAL TIME Introduction Method Multi Layered Clip _____________ _ ANIMATION USING STATISTICS Introduction Method LIVE OVER LIVE B 3 B 3 B 3 B 4 B 5 B 5...

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Page 31: ...CHAPTER 1 BASIC OPERATION 2055 57 008 B Quantel Operator s Manual 1 1...

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Page 33: ...pabilities using the built in keyer Finally the finished piece is then transferred back to tape with frame accuracy Conventionally all this would require several VTRs a painting system a character gen...

Page 34: ...en and there are no fixed boxes marked on the tablet the functions being selected from a head up display on the monitor ii The intrinsic picture quality is extremely high The unique design of Harriet...

Page 35: ...1 Digital Harriet control _ Component analog video Digital video Harriet tablet RGB YUV Key 601 Digital The Ramcorder provides the random access store which is the heart of the machine The Painting Ef...

Page 36: ...l Hand Unit Goy stick box These in conjunction with a single video output for monitoring are all the controls necessary to drive the system When switched on the system displays a dark screen for about...

Page 37: ...g of major menu functions and the boxes to the right of this column displayed in lower case indicate functions within each of these menus when selected At the extreme right of the display is the STENC...

Page 38: ...s image processing facilities and includes mosaic overlay colour map and colour See chapter 4 for details PASTEUP The PASTEUP and 3D menus gives access to the system s cut and paste facilities as wel...

Page 39: ...the pen is not pressed down while moving towards the side otherwise one may unintentionally paint or pick up colour The pen simply has to be near enough to the surface to register proximity about 4 mm...

Page 40: ...cumstances disables the function These boxes are mainly for information but in some cases are used as short hand methods of repeating the last operation Indicate that the box value or title can be ent...

Page 41: ...is done by selecting the required value using the number keys then pressing RETURN to transfer the value to the parameter box Note that B on the keyboard selects the biggest value S selects the smalle...

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Page 43: ...r PALETTE PALETTE When familiarizing yourself with the system use the centre of the screen as a start position for the cursor always returning to the position after selecting a brush colour etc In thi...

Page 44: ...aining or waiting to accept colours This is your working palette The system is delivered with a basic palette containing shades of grey from black to white primary and colour bar colours From this pal...

Page 45: ...Colours may be placed in the paint pots by loading on the brush positioning the cursor on the desired box and preSSing down for a second or two This means that a palette may be constructed to suit spe...

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Page 47: ...essure itself will effect the scale of increase or decrease the heavier the pen pressure the larger the effect Paste Up Style Direction Control In some PASTE UP functions the numeric pad will be repla...

Page 48: ...c will display an orange line This line allows system to shuttle forward or backward through the VTR tape The length of the line controls the speed of the shuttle when the line is small the shuttle is...

Page 49: ...try Numeric values can also be entered using the keyboard This is done by selecting the required value using the number keys then pressing RETURN to transfer the value to the parameter box Note that B...

Page 50: ...yed immediately on the screen without having to switch menus Generally this makes for a better flow of work but in the case of using curved lines it is particularly advantageous not having to break th...

Page 51: ...nted Characters composed on the System 1 _ AAAAAAPE I OCZ OOOOCE J aaaaaace 1 OlbOOOO B 1 1 A 1 E E E E I I I I uuuu yyy 1 1 1 e e e e i i i i uuuu yyy v v v v V A V GC L N N R R S T W W Z v v v G c I...

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Page 53: ...it consists on 4 push buttons and a directional thumb switch Control Buttons Some functions are assigned to the hand unit These are as follows PAINTING RAMCORDER 1 Picture Grab Next 2 Cue Stack Sequen...

Page 54: ...previous number box on the menu When using the PASTEUP menu this will rotate an item clockwise Moving the thumb switch up increases the number in the selected box When using the PASTEUP menu this will...

Page 55: ...CHAPTER 2 PAINTING MENU 2055 57 008 B Quantel Operator s Manual 2 1...

Page 56: ...HARRIET 2 2 Painting Menu 05 93 _ u _ _ I 2055 57 008 B...

Page 57: ...l displays the RGB values for the colour currently under the cursor Tapping the space bar again or swiping off turns the numbers off With the numbers displayed if the cursor is moved to another colour...

Page 58: ...HARRIET 2 4 Painting Menu 05 93...

Page 59: ...ed and selected to the right of the palette area Paint This is the default and is automatically selected on power up Round in shape it deposits colour evenly over the range 0 1 00 depending on pen pre...

Page 60: ...x of the menu for example when working in the GRAPHICS menu it will prompt CHALK PAINT or 80 AIR Wash This can be used with any of the brushes with the difference that only the colour changes while le...

Page 61: ...The second tap defines the box which shows where copy will operate from and to Image content may then be copied from one part of the picture to another with any size or type of brush PAINT CHALK or AI...

Page 62: ...d in either of the two background picture stores to be selectively revealed through the current picture This popular facility is used both for creative effects and as a convenient means of temporarily...

Page 63: ...rectangle will appear on the screen Its size corresponds to the screen area and its position is controlled by the stylus Move the box to the desired spot to be displayed and tap down with the pen The...

Page 64: ...HARRIET 2 10 Painting Menu 05 93 20 5 57 008 B I...

Page 65: ...left of the stencil menu giving the relative position of the viewed section of the picture grey rectangle with respect to the complete picture The up arrow increases the size of the viewed part of the...

Page 66: ...is turned back on the magnification returns to the previously used setting Note that the brush size being used stays directly proportional to the size of the expanded picture therefore fine brushes s...

Page 67: ...cil medium is always displayed as semi transparent for ease of use and positioning of cutouts Application The stencil facility can be used in virtually all areas of the system and can be used in the f...

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Page 69: ...d stencils NEW or OLD It will only restore the selected NEW or OLD stencil not the picture This function when pressed shows the stencil as a high contrast black and white key This allow the effect of...

Page 70: ...oundary Both positive and negative stencils can be used together For example the execution of a map as a stencil the subsequent use ofthe stencil to colour the land mass and using the reversed stencil...

Page 71: ...the screen Press this to restore the saved pictures NEW or OLD It will only restore the selected NEW or OLD picture not the stencil Note that this box changes to RESTORE STEN when DRAW STEN is enabled...

Page 72: ...WIPEPIC therefore requires a second selection as the CONFIRM panel is thereby displayed Swiping the menu off and on again reverts to the original status if you wish to cancel the command More experien...

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Page 75: ...be drawn in any brush colour size and type The CURVES menu allows Flexi Curves to be generated using Bezier curves and tangents Note that this menu is only available if the Effects option is installed...

Page 76: ...s to be controlled in a regular mathematical manner Grids are defined within the GRAPHICS menu and their use is determined within the STENCIL menu Note that if all GRAPHICS functions are turned off th...

Page 77: ...y useful for using statistics to define the graphics In this type of operation the second pen press will tack the graphic except in the case of radial lines where the pen must be lifted out of proximi...

Page 78: ...n operating with the menu up any green box may be selected turning it pink and the numbers adjusted As set up in the Full Page ARTIST menu statistics may be displayed as either pixel counts with angle...

Page 79: ...ny place where a traditional ruler set square or T square would be used Operation Select a brush colour style and width Tapping down on the picture fixes one end of the line which may now be drawn out...

Page 80: ...out of proximity will break the connected line This constrains the drawing of lines whether separate or connected to the horizontal and vertical This allows lines to be drawn from a common origin Swi...

Page 81: ...olour style and width Tapping down on the picture fixes one node of the curve which may now be drawn out to any length in any direction Tap down again and another node will be fixed and the curve betw...

Page 82: ...selected the segments that make up the curve can be controlled by tangents and normals connected to the nodes of each curve segment The position of the tangenVnormal cross on the node controls the st...

Page 83: ...curves that have been previously stuck down Curve segments generated between nodes are normally closed that is the two open ends of the drawn curve are closed automatically by a curve segment joining...

Page 84: ...HARRIET I round i I 3 12 I I all from all nodes This rounds the curve segments emanating Graphics Menu 05 93 2055 57 008 B...

Page 85: ...aint or stencil to be applied to the picture Operation Select brush colour type and width Select RECTANGLES ensuring that none of the right hand functions is illuminated pink Press down now to tack do...

Page 86: ...sh preventing ringing on the edges The two boxes containing vertical and horizontal arrows allow the graduation of a colour or stencil both vertically and horizontally in a rectangle The level of grad...

Page 87: ...eme bottom right hand corner Press down As mentioned this facility can be used with the stencil and so any shape and its background can be graduated This controls all the facilities described above an...

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Page 89: ...he circle will be drawn as an open figure with the characteristics of the brush selected Press down in the picture area to determine the centre of the circle Movement of the pen draws out a circle cen...

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Page 91: ...lipse will be drawn as an open figure with the characteristics of the brush selected Press down in the picture area to determine the centre of the ellipse Movement of the pen draws out an ellipse cent...

Page 92: ...nded by the selected brush type This function allows ellipses to be drawn using two points to define the axes The first press ofthe pen establishes one point and as the pen is drawn out the ellipse ap...

Page 93: ...t behave as you expect or colour leaks through a gap you can abort at any time by pressing the pen The first way is for areas of solid colour bounded by a solid colour Select the FILL box swipe off th...

Page 94: ...leak One of the SAVE PICSTEN buffers should therefore be used to keep the original safe Note that if all GRAPHICS functions are turned off the pen can paint with the selected colour and brush and tha...

Page 95: ...ned Operation The DEFINE GRID function produces the display shown above and when the pen is applied a yellow rectangle will appear within the picture area The size of this rectangle corresponds to one...

Page 96: ...ire picture area This is used to set the grid size to that of a cell animation These green boxes define the number of divisions displayed as dots between the grid lines Press either box to activate pi...

Page 97: ...I Line positions can be edited by pressing i i insert when the cursor changes from a cross to a line to indicate that it is over a tab position To quit editing a tab select another tab or insert a ne...

Page 98: ...e only in the horizontal or vertical axes or to position a cut out to the left centre or right of the grid Press the relevant box to activate I save grid I restore grid 3 26 The SAVE GRID function all...

Page 99: ...elements using the glue points of the previously placed elements Operation When graphics are drawn with GLUE on then the glue points will be created as previously described the cursor will snap to gl...

Page 100: ...e GLUE function can be used with CURVES but only the defined points along the curve will be remembered when the curve is stuck down not the path of the curve The GLUE function can be used in PASTEUP i...

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Page 102: ...HARRIET i 4 2 Effects Menu 05 93 2055 57 008 B I...

Page 103: ...is produced using the luminance values of the picture itself and scaled by the two colour pots normally black and white which control the range of the stencil This menu allows the image to be reprodu...

Page 104: ...rces to be colour matched or allows the ambience lighting and colour of a scene to be changed This processes the whole picture using the current menu setup parameters This allows the various EFFECTS f...

Page 105: ...bsequently to apply all the techniques open to the designer that this implies including half tone values Operation An overlay is created by defining the area of the picture to be processed by pressing...

Page 106: ...transparent located beside the overlay function This is particularly useful if using a low contrast picture Note that the OVERLAY function can be interrupted by pushing the pen I do all This causes t...

Page 107: ...the vertical resolution of the picture so the FIELD brush in the PAINTING menu should be used if only selected areas need treatment Application The function is particularly useful if graphics items a...

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Page 109: ...lity uses the centre line of the palette as the colour map Dark areas of the picture will be assigned colours displayed on the LEFT hand side of the palette mixing area and light areas the RIGHT For e...

Page 110: ...nsuccessful attempts may be aborted by tapping down with the pen The CREATE PALETTE function can be used to select a portion of the picture for the Colour Map process and useful palettes can be saved...

Page 111: ...ed by pressing the MOSAIC box swiping off then using the box cursor I o _I v8ol I do all The Hnn and Vnn boxes refer to the size of the mosaic tiles or blocks in terms of horizontal and vertical divis...

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Page 113: ...is selected the picture can be processed directly using the DO ALL function which uses the current colour fettle setup This setup can be altered by selecting the SETUP ALL function Note that stencil c...

Page 114: ...J brightness 4 14 This function inverts the currently selected graphs making the picture into a negative When INVERT has been applied simply re select the function to return the picture to positive Th...

Page 115: ...hanges the contrast of the mid range values of the picture values greater than 1 0 lighten the picture values less than 1 0 darken it This function allows a colour cast to be removed or added to a pic...

Page 116: ...on of these and use the pen or numeric keypad to change them It is not possible to change the colour content of green or magenta independently of the others green is affected by combining CYAN and YEL...

Page 117: ...h on its own and disables the others By placing the pen above below the appropriate potion of the graph and pressing selective shades can be enhanced or subdued This box enables the B Y blue yellow gr...

Page 118: ...lay to the reduced resolution Note that in most cases it is not necessary to select TRYIT as DOlT performs an implicit de selection of TRYIT The DOlT function overwrites the current picture by its col...

Page 119: ...CHAPTER 5 PASTEUP MENU 1 2055 57 008 B Quantel Operator s Manual 5 1...

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Page 121: ...mply press the relevant box to de select the function and to display the default PASTEUP menu as above The30 option box adjacent to PASTEUP is available within the paste up facilities and is designed...

Page 122: ...HARRIET Select the required picture and define the cutout area using the CUT menu Once a cutout is defined it can be placed over a background picture using the PASTE and 3D menus Paste Up Menu 05 93...

Page 123: ...ious session or multiple cutouts have been generated then selecting the CUT box twice will return to the PASTEUP menu Select CUT and PICTURE Tap down on the picture and the cursor will change to a yel...

Page 124: ...ned any colour by brush selection in the palette I picture I J I all L ______________________ I stencil I Illuminate both boxes and one can then cut out pictorial elements defined by the stencil The s...

Page 125: ...sizes 35 85 and 160 which relate to specific numbers of lines on screen depending on the selected typeface Size 85 is loaded on the system as standard When another size of font is required it can simp...

Page 126: ...nction of the main keyboard pressing the CNTRL and DELETE keys together deletes the line only retaining the set up positions It is possible to select a combination of more than one typeface using the...

Page 127: ...ng RETURN The textline will split at the cursor position and the designated character and following characters will move to a new line below Note If using the hard keyboard for typing the RETURN key p...

Page 128: ...and co ordinate the pen to move the entire text block around the screen E ALIGNING TEXT LINES Below the TEXT menu box as illustrated the L C and R functions are displayed across the bottom line of the...

Page 129: ...enu keypad Note To re display the menu keypad simply de select the function that is currently highlighted size kern space etc Selecting LINE permits menu functions such as SIZE KERN YINC and SPACE des...

Page 130: ...aracter up and down the baseline flip t The FLIP fu nction inverts the character left to right I ______nJ rt BcLh r i and down De selection of the CHAR function removes the JUMP FLIP and TUMBLE functi...

Page 131: ...conjunction with the SHIFT and CNTRL functions on the keyboard This permits access to character and accents as shown in the following diagram Shift Unshift Accented Characters composed on the System 1...

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Page 133: ...ed down By pressing down the pen the cutout becomes semi transparent and can be positioned accurately over the image using the pen The size and angle of a cutout can be changed prior to assembly into...

Page 134: ...menu on will cause the cutout to rotate If this box is selected moving the pen in the image area with the menu on will re size the cutout If this box is selected moving the pen in the image area with...

Page 135: ...us for example three taps in the ROTATE90 panel will rotate the cutout through 270 degrees etc Selection of ORIGINAL resets size angle flip tumble and returns the cutout to its original position J The...

Page 136: ...the colour of the extrusion The green arrow box determines the direction in which the extrusion will lie Press the box and it will illuminate pink A selection of arrows appears to the far right of the...

Page 137: ...k The green arrow and number boxes can be applied as described in SOLID This allows a cutout or typeface to be embossed into the image On selection note the appearance of the green arrow box This allo...

Page 138: ...press the PASTEUP box and then swipe off to remove the menu The green data statistics bar is displayed at the bottom of the screen Movement of the cutout as previously described will cause the values...

Page 139: ...ut allows the cutout to be quickly stuck and repeated on the image each time the pen is pressed Percentage sets the ratio of cutout to background image SMUDGE cutout uses the cutout shape to smudge th...

Page 140: ...s tumbled mirror image top bottom Selection of this function will rotate the cutout through 90 degrees clockwise Thus for example three taps in the ROTATE90 panel will rotate the cutout through 270 de...

Page 141: ...ing projected back on to the 20 Television screen The Items are manipulated using 3D modelling equations processed by the system computer controlled by the user determined values for x y and z Applica...

Page 142: ...ossible 4 3 0 4 3 0 Viewing Screen Viewer 4 3 0 I style i 100 0 r I 5 24 4 3 0 This function allows the selection of the various decorative functions such as outline surround drop shadows embossed etc...

Page 143: ...stores all the parameters at once The AXIS box allows the on screen cursor to be re positioned relative to the cutout to enable off centre spins etc This uses the screen centre as the reference point...

Page 144: ...nction it is also possible to apply spin to the cutout in the same operation To do this the SPIN feature is used I i spin The SPIN box below the numeric boxes I enables spin set up to be active at the...

Page 145: ...is placed directly on the LETTER of the Space Track to select only the letter The X Y or Z character will highlight pink when selected and moving the pen will change the cutout position To apply a spi...

Page 146: ...boxes act in a positive direction This makes the OTR HALF and WHOLE boxes act in a negative direction This box rotates the cutout by a quarter around the selected axis with each press This causes a h...

Page 147: ...active at the same time the on screen cursor should be placed over specific areas of the Space Tracks To select a spin place the cursor on the ARM of the Space Track To select position ensure that th...

Page 148: ...lected the associated numeric boxes are displayed This enables the cutout to be sized in the x or y axes in an identical way to positioning or spin by use of the numeric boxes or from pen control i I...

Page 149: ..._ _ _ _ _ 1 selected corner pining operates as described previously and the x y z Space Tracks can be used to position the cutout and its pins I i spinxyz I With this combination _ _ _ _ _ 1 selected...

Page 150: ...moved rather than the corner If both PINS and EDGES boxes are selected re positioning of the edge is possible similar to pins The four arrow keys allow each corner to be selected including times when...

Page 151: ...or Frame 161 in the Background clip could be the end position for the effect with the cutout size position and spin setup to correspond with an open door With three keyframes setup as described above...

Page 152: ...Le the AUTO box is not selected an EDIT prompt will appear in this box after a parameter has been altered The creation of keyframes is controlled by the DEL and AUTO boxes If automatic edit of keyfra...

Page 153: ...nd clip although this number can be altered if desired It can also be used to set the keyframe effect to the desired frame by inserting the frame number in the first box When a background clip has be...

Page 154: ...d and there is no spin active on the selected keyframe these boxes will not appear This also means that pas and spin changes can be affected independently at a keyframe by these boxes The first keyfra...

Page 155: ...ll keyframe effect The ability to view the positions and moves of all the cutouts together at any pOint during the keyframe move allows the cutout relationships with each other and the background to b...

Page 156: ...a large number of cutouts on screen The factors that affect performance are the number of unique cutouts used on screen and their original size Operation Once there is more than one cutout on screen t...

Page 157: ...selected cutout to be moved to a different numeric layer with respect to the other cutouts on screen This is done by first highlighting then tapping the specific cutout using the pen selecting the la...

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Page 159: ...out the shape of that cutout may be either added to or removed from the stencil This allows one to change the size or rotation of a cutout prior to saving in the library Simply select the size and ang...

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Page 161: ...CHAPTER 6 ANIMATION MENU 2055 57 008 B Quantel Operator s Manual 6 1...

Page 162: ...HARRIET I I 6 2 Animation Menu 05 93 I...

Page 163: ...he menu system the number keys on the keyboard and using the buttons on the hand unit When a sequence of pen movements has been recorded it can then be replayed repeatedly as required Cell The CELL fu...

Page 164: ...ion of the system This is a solid state ramcorder providing real time record and replay of video with frame by frame access This function is designed primarily to provide rotoscoping retouching and fu...

Page 165: ...ll Application A sequence can be recorded then played back at different speeds with or without the menu being displayed on play back rewind and shuttle backwards and forwards through a sequence frame...

Page 166: ...quence so that when it is replayed and reaches these points the sequence will stop awaiting a cue from the hand unit button 2 Replays the sequence in a continuous loop determined by the value in the g...

Page 167: ...relative speed with respect to the fastest speed I I record I This determines the record and replay speed of the sequence r pl u l This function allows the recorded or loaded sequence to be replayed a...

Page 168: ...en BHUTILE 4 This will place the cursor at the start of the sequence Use the hand unit thumb switch to advance the cursor Right is for forward Left is for reverse Down left and down right are slower T...

Page 169: ...eing controlled by the stylus thus ones cartoon figure may be walked through for example a picture stencil and be recorded as above The larger the initial image orcell the fewer will fit on the screen...

Page 170: ...ck v Use the system to achieve the required progressive modification of each cell Note that PAINTING GRAPHICS PASTE UP STENCIL etc may all be used Regular changes in position size etc may be facilitat...

Page 171: ...of three ways SINGLE SHOT REVERSE LOOP 1 2 3 END initiated by tapping space bar on keyboard 1 2 3 2 1 2 3 etc 1 2 3 1 2 3 etc Select as necessary Illuminate the green FRAMES 25 pink by tapping down th...

Page 172: ...HARRIET 6 12 Animation Menu 05 93 2055 57 008 B...

Page 173: ...ither from a live input source or extracted from a VTR These 323 frames can be divided into a number of segments called clips each holding a proportion of the available frames Normally two clips each...

Page 174: ...s of the system s RAM store The orange shuttle bar can be drawn left and right by the pen to scroll through the clips held in the Ramcorder Pen pressure affects the response of the clip to pen movemen...

Page 175: ...e that appears above the clip bins is the clip bin shuttle bar and is used to move or shuttle through the frames in the clip bins The orange line that appears below the menu functions is known as the...

Page 176: ...This plays backward at normal speed from the currently shown frame to the first frame This plays backward one frame at a time from the currently shown frame This plays forward one frame at a time fro...

Page 177: ...R or manually This box swaps over the background and result clips This is particularly useful when performing multi layers on one clip The BUY box takes the frame as indicated in the numeric box next...

Page 178: ...resents the menu boxes AUTO SAVE and PREV as illustrated below I auto save 1 Th is works in conjunction with SELL to automatically save the frame to disk When performing complex rotoscoping this acts...

Page 179: ...can also be used when buying or selling images for painting re touching In addition when viewing the clips in the Ramcorder only the selected field 1 or 2 will be seen 2055 57 008 B Quantel Operator s...

Page 180: ...CUE WAIT PAUSE ALL and CLEAR ALL Setting up the clip containing PAUSE and CUE WAIT later described in Playout Control Boxes allows the sequence to be built and played live to air To replay the clip li...

Page 181: ...s described in clearing a pause Use the CLEAR and ALL boxes to delete ALLthe cue wait points at the same time from the Clip The use of the PAUSE box enables a pause or more than one pause to be insert...

Page 182: ...e menu is displayed the green numeric box will display the count down of the pause period and the field box will also increment as each frame is played The CLEAR box enables a specific pause period to...

Page 183: ...hen in reverse If REVERSE is selected this then plays reverse and then forward result to lib This transfers the result clip frame by frame field if the FIELD box is on to the selected write enabled di...

Page 184: ...verse I The two LOOP boxes loop the playing of the selected clip primarily for playout functions The REVERSE box plays out the clip in reverse The field order is also reversed thereby giving a smooth...

Page 185: ...ection of the LIBRARY TO BGND box activates a blue name title box followed by a green number box and these appear below the clip frame number boxes The name box entitled USING enables sequentially num...

Page 186: ...HARRIET I I 6 26 Animation Menu 05 93 2055 57 008 B 1...

Page 187: ...e in either direction by simply using the pen to draw out the orange shuttle bar in the required direction Pen pressure affects the response of the VTR to pen movement Light pressure provides small VT...

Page 188: ...ll be loaded A Result clip for example frame 162 to 322 can be inserted back in to this Timecode slot using the In Timecode 12 00 00 00 and the Out Timecode of 12 00 06 12 but only the tape frames 12...

Page 189: ...pied from or a new location I same as bgnd This will copy the timecode values from the BGND timecode boxes into the RESULT timecode boxes enabling the modified clip to be returned frame accurately to...

Page 190: ...Simply select the required number of frames and press the INC or DEC boxes in the numeric pad display The timecode scratch box will move forward or backward the selected number of frames and the VTR...

Page 191: ...CHAPTER 7 LIBRARY MENU 2055 57 008 B Quantel Operator s Manual 7 1...

Page 192: ...HARRIET 7 2 Library Menu 05 93 2055 57 O I...

Page 193: ...es cutouts stencils etc When entering information in any ofthe descriptive fields the following line editing commands are available from the keyboard CONTROL B Will place the text cursor at the beginn...

Page 194: ...ted to another system via a Shared User Bus Picturenet is a disk connected to the system via the Picturenet Exchangeable is a Magneto Optical disk The OWNER field allows any library entry to be found...

Page 195: ...es that may be stored in the library Application The combination ofFIND followed byNAMEand PICTURE STENCIL or CUTOUT allows the specified item type to be found by search key word The required name can...

Page 196: ...rated by a space will look for the corresponding words or characters both of which appear in a picture s title For example typing PRESIDENT AIRPORT would find President Arrives at Airport but would no...

Page 197: ...l shared disks to be used are enabled using the SHARED box in disk block ofthe Full Page menu disk block This box represents all of the disks that are only available as part of Picturenet These disk m...

Page 198: ...yfrms I r I 7 8 The GROUP box allows various combinations of files to be found e g pictures grids and cells of the same name SelectGROUP first then the other items that are required The ANY box allows...

Page 199: ...system s ANIMATION CELL menu and a library cell file if fetched will overwrite the one currently being used This allows text font files to be found Browsing a text font displays representative charact...

Page 200: ...e owned by a specific user If any owner information exists it does not restrict access to any files When a name is typed in the OWNER field it can be saved for future use by pressing the up arrow key...

Page 201: ...ering the from or to dates select the required numbers for the date from the numeric pad and then select the DASH key to place the date in the blue status box The calendar pad will automatically chang...

Page 202: ...ven date This is used to enter todays date in the selected box ALL is used to search all dates The CATS box can be used to find items with various filing categories besides a name Stored pictures can...

Page 203: ...ETE offers a CONFIRM or IGNORE function If a disk is write protected the prompt PROTECTED will be displayed Transfers archives the file and its title to any write enabled disk Thus files may be archiv...

Page 204: ...Cutout Stencil and Stack The DISK field shows the disk on which the entry is stored This information is automatically logged when the picture is recorded The OWNER field of the card shows the name of...

Page 205: ...the listed information into numerical order for the print out This function allows library items such as pictures and cutouts to be sent to specific number ranges of a predetermined area of Picturene...

Page 206: ...avoiding any numbers already in use This box is used when cutouts are being numbered for replay using the Paintbox Presenter panel or for use with Picturebox to define the way in which they will be re...

Page 207: ...5 31 on O Jul 1990 Picture 2 saved at 14 14 3000 05 Ju 1990 Picture 3 saved at 14 33 53 on 05 JuI 1990 News logo 1 NeNS logo 1 on background Sports News logo Cricket scoreboard Tennis Football Electio...

Page 208: ...n screen Index Card as shown below The pen can be used to select the required function directly from the index card If more than twelve entries are displayed selecting DOWN will move to the next twelv...

Page 209: ...the size of pictures and cutouts in lines and pixels This function enables images of non standard aspect for example an image created on Paintbox HD High Definition to be manipulated during transition...

Page 210: ...of the window The position of the selected picture can be altered using as follows I xpos This positions the selected l________ picture horizontally within the window Positive values move the picture...

Page 211: ...ing the KEEP function allows the marked entries in the current search buffer to be kept while discarding the others Selecting the LOSE function allows the marked entries in the current search buffer t...

Page 212: ...HARRIET I 7 22 Library Menu 05 93 2055 57 008 B I...

Page 213: ...UTOUT or KEYFRMS allows the specified item type to be saved The required name can be entered via the menu keypanel or the keyboard Save Name Press SAVE and the menu changes as shown above This display...

Page 214: ...IET All other features with the exception of text fonts see below are saved in the same way I stencil I cutout r I 7 24 Used to save stencils Used to save cutouts Library Menu 05 93 Used to save keyfr...

Page 215: ...al shared disk to be used is enabled using the SHARED box in disk block of the Full Page menu disk block This box represents all of the disks that are only available as part of Picturenet These disk m...

Page 216: ...ved with the same title e g pictures grids and cells If it is desired to save a group of features under the same title first ensure that the relevant items are present This allows picture files to be...

Page 217: ...u to be saved This allows Colour Curves created within the EFFECTS COLOUR FETTLE menu to be saved Note Whichever CUTOUT STENCIL etc was last in use will be the one placed in the library even if not di...

Page 218: ...Categories The CATS box can be used to save items with various filing categories besides a name Stored pictures can be given a second title or category This can be determined by the user to create a...

Page 219: ...CHAPTER 8 FULL PAGE MENU 2055 57 008 B Quantel Operator s Manual 8 1...

Page 220: ...HARRIET 8 2 Full Page Menu 05 93 2055 57 00 B l...

Page 221: ...ING displays the system s Full Page menu The menu is divided into two parts the top part provides the system s Identification Bar and the line below shows the system s Disk Status menus the bottom par...

Page 222: ...ndicates the current configuration and setup of the system s disks There a four types of disks recognised by the system these are local disks network disks shared disks and exchangable disks This blue...

Page 223: ...write enabling them This blue box represents all Exchangeable disks ie Magneto Optical disks that are connected to the system both locally and via Picturenet The actual Exchangeable disks to be used a...

Page 224: ...k and 4 will go to the 2Gbyte disk Individual disks can be write enabled to direct items to specific disks represented by this box being blue and the actual disk WRITE box being pink This box of the d...

Page 225: ...tup user personal preferences The CONFIGURE menu is used to configure the system s serial ports for use with various other equipment The OUT menu is used to configure the system s video outputs for us...

Page 226: ...es of averaging for improved picture quality and effects C With 1 set a new picture will be grabbed each time the pen is tapped down With 2 set an average of 2 frames with one frame gap in PAL is made...

Page 227: ...nction automatically selects DIGITAL B IN for the input locking reference This function allows pictures to be saved automatically on to disk without having to use the LIBRARY SAVE menus The pictures s...

Page 228: ...ects the linear key generated by the luminance component ofthe liP A data DIGITALA IN on mark 1 2 and 3 systems for use in live key operations i digital B I This function selects the linear key genera...

Page 229: ...frame to be stored continue this process until the required number of frames have been grabbed This function allows pictures saved on disk using the AUTO SAVE function to be recovered starting with pi...

Page 230: ...Press down in the picture and the area defined by the cursor is deposited in the palette forming a new one As it is possible to over write the standard primary colour boxes in the palette by dropping...

Page 231: ...the cursor displayed as you draw Note that when off the cursor will show when the pen is in proximity but disappears as soon as pressure is applied A large number of menu commands require the additio...

Page 232: ...displaying the horizontal and vertical picture co ordinates etc These functions determine the units of measurement used as part of the Statistics facilities This function sets the pen pressure at whi...

Page 233: ...lows Harriet s serial and video connections to the Ramcorder to be configured Selecting this function allows the directory information when the LIBRARYmenu is accessed to be routed to a printer or VOU...

Page 234: ...HARRIET 8 16 Full Page Menu 05 93 2055 57 008 B I...

Page 235: ...DIGITAL OUT A on mark 1 2 and 3 systems The boxes below this one determine whether picture cutout or key information is routed to the output This blue box indicates the CCIR 601 digital video output...

Page 236: ...the stencil of the cutout is routed to the analogue key output This routes the key stencil component of the picture currently held in the main store to the appropriate digital output This function app...

Page 237: ...rently displayed picture will be over written Operation The VIDEO IN menu is used to setup and align the input video The values in the green boxes can be adjusted by selecting the function then using...

Page 238: ...usted be adjusted This function allows the input key gain to be This function allows the input key black level to This function allows the input key phase to be adjusted with respect to the input vide...

Page 239: ...lt values are as follows Menu Variable 525 625 VIDEO IN pic phase 125 125 gain 103 103 black level 99 99 Lum gain 0 0 chr gain 0 0 R Y gain 0 0 B Y gain 0 0 INPUT KEY key delay 60 60 Gain 150 150 Blac...

Page 240: ...HARRIET 8 22 Full Page Menu 05 93 2055 57 008 d l...

Page 241: ...key i others i output ref This menu is used to setup the system s video monitor output This menu is used to setup and configure the system s RGB YUV analogue video outputs This menu is used to setup t...

Page 242: ...c VTR adjustments to be made This function allows the horizontal phase of the system s Monitor output to be adjusted with respect to the system s output locking reference signal This box when enabled...

Page 243: ...all output amplitude of the RGB YUV video to be adjusted gain adjustment as if a composite video signal This should be set to give a greenlY signal amplitude of 700mv 625 lines or 714mv 525 line while...

Page 244: ...ed colour bars and after the MASTER GAIN and UV GAIN have been adjusted The system will generate Quantel Standard colour bars for calibration purposes over writing any currently displayed picture Thes...

Page 245: ...700mv 625 lines or 714mv 525 lines level using digitally generated KEYBARS or using 100 stencil This function allows the amplitude of the analogue key output to be finely adjusted This should be setu...

Page 246: ...the system s outputs are to be keyed using a downstream keyer This function disables the system s internal keying mechanism so that double keying of cutouts and other graphics items does not occur Thi...

Page 247: ...ree run using the system s internal gen lock reference This mode is normally used for non studio installations where no locking reference is available Th e OUTPUT REF function takes the system s locki...

Page 248: ...TR play preroll to the number of seconds set in the box This should be set normally to 5 seconds depending on the type of VTR This function sets the VTR edit preroll to n seconds This should be set no...

Page 249: ...THERS VTRSETUP H phase master gain uv gain luma fine v r y fine u b y fine H phase g sync level master gain fine gain hph offset sync level front porch back porch digital hph Play preroll Edit preroll...

Page 250: ...HARRIET 8 32 Full Page Menu 05 93 2055 57 008...

Page 251: ...functions are available new software new fonts new brushes This menu allows new system operating software to be loaded from the Magneto Optical disk This menu allows newfonts to be loaded from Magneto...

Page 252: ...ing software boot file no 1 This function allows the system clock to be set The two further green numeric boxes are used to define hours and minutes When selected the numeric boxes showthe current tim...

Page 253: ...ons boxes 1 to 7 which are the Mainframe s internal hard disk If the Mainframe is powered up with a system software Magneto Optical disk in the drive the system will boot using this software If no sys...

Page 254: ...addre J t I C i dg SCSI ADDRESS box Note that the Disk Status Line at the top of the screen will now also show the SCSI address for the Magneto Optical disk i e 3 0 Using either the numeric keypad or...

Page 255: ...selected empty location i e UNBOOT 2 to copy the software from location 1 to location 2 This allows older versions of system software to be kept before a new one is loaded The boot location 1 is autom...

Page 256: ...r BOOTto start up the new software B TO BACKUP SOFTWARE The software held on the system disk can be backed up on to Magneto Optical disks for security The system is normally supplied with a backup cop...

Page 257: ...sed as follows 1 To enable system software options once they have been purchased 2 To extend a time limit on a Beta Site software or rental system 3 To enable the required fonts to be loaded from the...

Page 258: ...l disk a password must first be entered to enable the new font so To enter a password before loading new fonts refer to the New Password Function previously described and then continue the loading pro...

Page 259: ...plied with Optical disk and detailed in Volume 2 Chapter 1 v Select the required font size 0 for all 35 85 or 160 lines Note that each font size loaded takes up disk picture storage space vi Select th...

Page 260: ...HARRIET 8 42 Full Page Menu 05 93 2055 57 008 B...

Page 261: ...o Optical disk drives Operation From the DISK major menu the following function boxes are available name init drive Selecting the NAME box displays the keyboard menu which can now be used to enter the...

Page 262: ...umber of data source functions are displayed NTSC 14 3 NTSC 13 5 PAL CYPHER NO CORRECTION The system s index filing function allow fast searching of library entries For index filing to operate correct...

Page 263: ...nd other external picture disks This is the Cypher cutout format for the Bernoulli cartridges This is the Paintboxfloppy and RSD cartridge picture file format compatible with classic Paintboxes Note t...

Page 264: ...ester disk When the system is powered up or reset all drives connected to the system will be indicated in the disk status bar Un initialised disk which are powered up will be displayed as OFFLINE This...

Page 265: ...information contained on the filecard and whether the disk is local or shared During the indexing process the system must not be used and all access to the disk must be restricted Note that Magneto O...

Page 266: ...the disk block of the Full Page menu Note that prior consultation with Quantel is recommended before actioning the DEINDEXfunction B SHARED DISKS If an indexed shared disk is to be de indexed then al...

Page 267: ...CHAPTER 9 OPTIONS 2055 57 008 B Quantel Operator s Manual 9 1...

Page 268: ...HARRIET 9 2 Options 05 93 2055 57_0 8BUj...

Page 269: ...Picturenet or Picturebank system the Full Page menu provides a large number of additional facilities The information provided in this section is intended to give an operational overview of PictureneV...

Page 270: ...rity These levels are determined by owner login and password access Note that users without an allocated owner name are given default access only providing limited access and privileges which does not...

Page 271: ...re only accessible to the user of the Mainframe The actual local disks to be used are enabled by selecting the LOCAL box This blue box represents all of the disks connected via a Shared User Bus These...

Page 272: ...y are grey disabled they cannot be read and when they are blue in means that not all of the disks in the Full Page menu are read enabled This box represents the write status of all of the disks in the...

Page 273: ...NK This menu allows the local Picturemail operation of the system to be setup so that graphic items can be sent to and received from areas in the Picturenet Picturebank network 2055 57 008 B Quantel O...

Page 274: ...one is required This function which is only available if the owner has the own password privilege allows a user to change the password of an owner Selecting this function prompts the user to type the...

Page 275: ...c items can be sent to and received from areas in the Picturenet Picturebank network as displayed The blue boxes directly below the title block detail the station itself indicating the area number are...

Page 276: ...Picturenet I F The column of boxes headed by the area title details the type of station and any additional information Pressing these boxes will give the ethernet address for the station These boxes i...

Page 277: ...lected stops mail being sent by other stations When this box is selected the MAIL DISABLED box is shown next to the station in the NET menu This green box determines which specific area can send mail...

Page 278: ...r with system owner name or a user with the manage privilege and are global affecting all systems connected to Picturebank There are four types of field that can be configured as numeric textual date...

Page 279: ...APPENDIX A GLOSSARY 2055 57 0088 Quantel Operator s Manual A 1...

Page 280: ...HARRIET A 2 Glossary 05 93 20 5 57 008 B I...

Page 281: ...graphic items using Picturemail Harriet s Ramcorder is normally divided into two clips the Background Clip and the Result Clip The Background Clip is used to hold a clip before it is processed and st...

Page 282: ...u provides various special processes such as mosaic colour map overlay and field mode Field mode allows painting on either field 1 or field 2 and is used to remove flicker in any area of the picture c...

Page 283: ...a VTR The In Timecode and Out Timecode for the Insert Edit are setup using the system then the corresponding Result Clip can be inserted onto tape into this timecode slot See Stencil Keyframes are us...

Page 284: ...ystem provides the facility to draw lines freehand straight and connected This operation of system allows a live input picture passed to the output and stored as selected frames A Local Disk is a the...

Page 285: ...nd configuration to each station on the Picturebank network Default This owner provides the default access and privileges to any station user who has not been aSSigned an owner name This owner type on...

Page 286: ...ibrary user at one station can therefore transfer a picture or cutout onto the shared disk of another station and give it a picture number without user action at the receiving station This is a number...

Page 287: ...p and the Result Clip When a disk is Read Enabled pictures cutouts key stencils and stacks can be found using the system s Find or Search functions The system provides the facility to produce rectangl...

Page 288: ...while the colour content is unchanged A Shared Disk is a SCSI disk connected to the Shared User Bus and is accessible to any user on the bus Quantel s Shared User Bus provides the ideal system for in...

Page 289: ...By dragging the Stripey String the path of the Evolving Effect can be modified The system disk is the internal hard disk that holds the system s operating software In Harriet this disk is also used t...

Page 290: ...s the colour content of a picture to be washed over with a selected palette colour leaving the luminance content unchanged Wipe picture allows the picture area to be wiped with a colour deposited in t...

Page 291: ...HARRIET WORKED EXAMPLES 2055 57 008 8 Quantel Operator s Manual 8 1...

Page 292: ...HARRIET B 2 Worked Examples 05 93 2055 57 008 B I...

Page 293: ...oxes from frame 1 TO 50 as follows v At the start of the required clip select the IN timecode box this will place the IN timecode into the box Jog or play through the video or use CUE button 2 on the...

Page 294: ...ions for ways of playing the clip LOOP REVERSE REVERSE LOOP BOUNCE BOUNCE LOOP BOUNCE REVERSE LOOP Copying a Clip The following describes the operation of the copy function which copies a clip into a...

Page 295: ...selecting the IE on the shuttle bar iii Buy the frame by selecting the BUYfunction iv Enter the PAINTING menu and select the required brush type size colour and swipe off ready to paint v Paint a mar...

Page 296: ...for rotoscoping v Replay the clip starting from frame 51 and view your rotoscoped frames Adding Layers Having rotoscoped a number of frames and replayed them a second layer can be added Use the SWAP...

Page 297: ...BUY This brings the 1st field of frame 1 into view v When BUY was pressed the 1 and 2 field boxes toggled Toggle it back to read 1 for the 1st field This sets up the normal sequence for field rotosco...

Page 298: ...2nd field of frame 2 ix Repeat this routine and rotoscope upto frame 10 or so The rotoscoped clip can be viewed in the normal way Return to the beginning of the clip frame 1 and PLAY or jog forward f...

Page 299: ...i e re select the ANIMATlON box and then select the CONFIGURE box iv From this menu select LIVE VIDEO and then select the required video source i e the DIGITAL B option box for video from the Ramcorde...

Page 300: ...e beginning frame and this time place the cutout in the top left corner but without tapping down xii Start Harriet using the Cue Button button No 2 and move the cutout across the screen while the clip...

Page 301: ...t must be set in sequence mode to enable a sequence of pen movements to be recorded and replayed From the ANIMATION menu select the SEQUENCE box followed by LOOP iv Ensure the RAMCORDER box is selecte...

Page 302: ...he same x Tap down to stop the loop after 30 or so cycles and replay the animation in Harriet The use of SEQUENCE can be expanded to perform any frame or field animation Care should be taken that boxe...

Page 303: ...he cutout shape using stencil and the CUT ALL function Set up the required position using pas SPIN SIZE and STYLE If the Dynamic Collage option is fitted select the ONLY box to prevent the creation of...

Page 304: ...to set up a 3D effect for the video clip to follow Once again sequence is used to process the Clip Define in the Ramcorder the three clips to be used The Source Clip 1 100 as the video to be manipulat...

Page 305: ...stick the cutout over the background frame Select ANIMATION to return to the RAMCORDER then select SELL to sell the first processed frame to the Result Clip Select PASTEUP and select the FRAME number...

Page 306: ...HARRIET B 16 Worked Examples 05 93 2055 57 008 B...

Page 307: ...d Mode Fill Find Glue Grid Lines Magnify Mosaic Overlay Rectangles Save Sequence Stencil VTR Control Zoom Archive Areas 2055 57 008 B INDEX QuantelOperator s Manual 8 20 2 6 A 3 5 16 5 20 6 3 A 3 6 3...

Page 308: ...d Rec to Bgnd Background Clip Black Level Blur Bounce Box Colours Browse Brush Brushes 2 Airbrush Blur Chalk Copy Crisp Field Paint Restore Shade Smooth Smudge Wash Buy Index 05 93 8 13 8 13 8 13 8 14...

Page 309: ...Saturation Colour Map Configure Printer Ramcorder VTR Confirm On Copy Brush Copy to Result Bounce Loop Reverse Corner Pinning Create Palette Crisp Cue Wait 2055 57 008 B Quantel Operator s Manual A 3...

Page 310: ...Date Default Settings Video In Define Grid Cell Delete Draw Grid Insert Repeat Restore Grid Save Grid Square Tab Whole Picture Deindex Delete All 4 Index 05 93 A 4 8 13 3 9 3 11 3 10 3 11 3 11 3 11 3...

Page 311: ...ic Out Overlay Palette Brush Canvas Paste Up Pen Controls Picturebank Picturenet Ramcorder Rectangles Save Sequence Stencil System VTR Zoom Zoom Controls 2055 57 008 B Quantel Operator s Manual 5 23 6...

Page 312: ...H Disk Aspects Deindex Init Drive Name Reindex Do It Dynamic Collage Effects Ellipses Angle Solid Stick Tangential Emboss Expand Key I 6 8 9 Index 05 93 8 17 8 9 8 17 8 28 8 43 8 44 8 44 8 48 8 43 8 4...

Page 313: ...lip Floppy Free Run Front Porch Full Page Artist Configure Disk Live Key Live Video Out System Video In 2055 57 008 B Quantel Operator s Manual 2 8 6 18 8 11 4 7 A 4 A 4 3 21 A 4 3 10 3 14 7 5 7 13 7...

Page 314: ...x Filing Init Drive Initialise Disks Input Key Black Level Gain Key Delay Inputs Analogue Auto Fetch Auto Title Create Palette Digital A Digital B Field2 Dom Restore Palette Insert Insert Edits Instal...

Page 315: ...rd Keyboard Numeric Entry Sequence Control Special Characters Keyframe Effect Keyframe Marker Keyframes Auto Del Do It Lin From Lin Into Offset Stopped Try it 2055 57 008 B Quantel Operator s Manual 7...

Page 316: ...ue Auto Save Digital A Digital B Expand Key Live Video Auto Save Local Disk Lock All Locking Reference Free Run Output Ref Lose Lum Fine Lum Gain 10 Index 05 93 A 6 7 17 7 18 7 3 7 5 7 18 7 3 7 23 7 1...

Page 317: ...ave Prev 5 Mosaic Net Mail New Brushes New Fonts New Software Copy Next Number Add Clear Numeric Entry Using Keyboard Using Number Pad Using Pen 2055 57 008 B Quantel Operator s Manual 5 16 5 20 8 36...

Page 318: ...nify Menus Mosaic Out Overlay Paste Up Picturebank Picturenet Rectangles Stencil System Video In Zoom Original Other 12 Back Porch Digital HPH Front Porch Index 05 93 3 11 8 13 3 17 4 13 8 15 3 9 3 23...

Page 319: ...ey Key Out Output Key Pic Picture Stencil VTR Setup Out Timecode Outline Output Key Output Ref Overlay Owner 2055 57 008 B Quantel Operator s Manual 8 17 8 23 8 18 8 17 8 17 8 18 8 18 8 18 8 17 8 27 8...

Page 320: ...Entry To Draw Pic 14 Colour Bars G Sync Level H Phase Lum Fine Master Gain RGB YUV Syncs Syncs on Green U B Y Fine UVGain V R Y Fine Index 05 93 2c5 A 7 A 7 8 34 8 39 5 3 5 15 A 7 5 23 5 37 5 19 5 17...

Page 321: ...Bounce Loop Reverse Playout Control Bounce Clear Cue Wait Pause Reverse Playout Result Position Numbers Positional Grid Prev Print Alphabetically Full Numeric Printer Privileges 2055 57 008 B Quantel...

Page 322: ...e Restart Restore Restore Grid Restore Palette Restore Picture Result Copy to Result Playout Result Result to Lib Result Clip Result to Lib Result to VTR Reverse RGB yUV I 16 I Index 05 93 8 13 8 20 6...

Page 323: ...equence Fast Ins Cue Insert Cue Points Loop Making A Sequence On Cue Record Replay Show Menu Serial Number Shade Shadow Shared Disk Shared User Bus Smooth Smudge 2055 57 008 B Quantel Operator s Manua...

Page 324: ...c Level Syncs Syncs on Green Syncs on Key System Autoboot Clean Up Floppy Mag Opt New Brushes New Fonts New Software Password Reboot Restart Time System Disk System Manager 8 38 8 38 3 14 5 18 A 10 A...

Page 325: ...Noback Orig Pin Pos xyz Qtr Screen Size xy Spin xyz Stick Style Whole Time Timecode Timecode Slot Title Buffer Tumble 3 25 A 11 3 10 5 10 5 11 5 13 5 12 5 12 5 11 7 9 5 11 5 9 5 9 5 10 5 11 5 41 5 12...

Page 326: ...ut Default Settings VTR Background Make Clips Result Result to VTR Same as Bgnd VTR to Bgnd VTR Setup VTR to Bgnd Wash Wipe Pic Wipe Picture Write Protect Xpos Ypos Zoom 8 26 3 26 8 25 8 26 8 19 8 20...

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