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Video Operations
External key
This sets the key signal (the shape to be cut out) and the fill video
(the video to be composited) separately. With an external key, the
key signal is used to cut out the fill video and superimpose it on the
background video to create the composite.
Fill video source
Key source
Setting the DSK mode or key/fill video
1 .
Press the [MENU] button
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”DSK”
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select “DSK
MODE,” “KEY SOURCE,” or “FILL SOURCE,” and press
the [VALUE] knob.
2 .
Use the [VALUE] knob to change the setting as
shown below.
Menu item
Explanation
DSK MODE
EXTERNAL KEY
KEY SOURCE
Select the video to use as the key signal.
FILL SOURCE
Select the fill video source.
3 .
Press the [MENU] button to quit the menu.
Compositing using DSK
1 .
Output the background video.
At the PVW section of the monitor, check the video to be made
the background.
2 .
Press the DSK [PVW] button to turn on the preview
output (lit).
The DSK [PVW] button lights up in green, and a preview of
the composition results is displayed in the PVW section of the
monitor.
At this stage, the final output has not yet been changed.
3 .
Press the DSK [ON] button to turn on DSK
compositing (lit).
The DSK [ON] button lights up in red, and the composition results
is sent to final output.
4 .
To turn off DSK compositing, press the DSK [ON]
button once again.
MEMO
5
The fade time over which the DSK video appears or disappears
when you press the DSK [ON] button is specified by the setting
of the TRANSITION TIME menu item “DSK TIME.”
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By holding down the DSK [PVW] button and pressing the
[MENU] button, the DSK menu appears.
5
You can make DSK/PinP composition (p. 19) turn on/off in
tandem with the video transitions.
“Turning PinP/DSK composition on/off in tandem with
After step 2, use the [AUTO] and [CUT] buttons or operate the
video fader to switch the video. DSK composition turns on, and
the composited result that is previewed is sent to final output.
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If the DSK mode is set to “alpha key” (p. 27) or “external key”,
the same video that’s sent to the PGM bus is also sent to the
* This disables the AUX [1]–[8] button selection (the buttons
go dark).
Using an External Key
