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MultiScreen

All Carbonite switchers come standard with two
integrated MultiScreen generators. Each MultiScreen
can break a scene into up to four outputs that can be sent
to independent projectors or displays to make a unified
picture. Integrated edge blending allows you to
compensate for the overlap in projector outputs, or the
outside bezel of your display.

Each screen in the MultiScreen output uses a MiniME

™

to create the background and keys of the output. This
allows you to have two MultiScreen generators with two
screens each, or one MultiScreen generator with three or
four screens.

Key

MiniME 1

MiniME 3

MiniME 2

MultiScreen 1

Edge

Area

Edge

Area

Pattern and Matte/Wash Generators

A single pattern generator dedicated to wipes comes
standard, and is equipped with 10 classic wipes. Most
wipes can be rotated, bordered, multiplied, aspectized,
and repositioned.

Matte/Wash Generator

A matte generator and complex wash generator per ME,
capable of multi-color washes comes standard. Any one
of the color generators can be assigned to MATTE, or
wipe pattern edges. An additional simple color generator
is available for an Aux Bus.

Tally Outputs

The switcher has 34 assignable tally relays located in the
rack frame. Each tally can be assigned to any number of
combinations of input and output or bus.

CarboNET Support

The CarboNET PMC translator allows you to connect
the control panel to the frame over ethernet. The control
panel connects to the CarboNET over the standard serial
link and then the CarboNET connects to the frame over
ethernet.

Carbonite Operation Manual (v10.1) — Features •

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Summary of Contents for carbonite

Page 1: ...www rossvideo com Carbonite Carbonite eXtreme v10 1 OPERATION MANUAL ...

Page 2: ...At Ross our employees are a special group Our employees truly care about doing a great job and delivering a high quality customer experience every day This code of ethics hangs on the wall of all Ross Video locations to guide our behavior 1 We will always act in our customers best interest 2 We will do our best to understand our customers requirements 3 We will not ship crap 4 We will be great to ...

Page 3: ...ted at the customer site reasonable out of pocket charges will apply At the discretion of Ross and on a temporary loan basis plug in circuit boards or other replacement parts may be supplied free of charge while defective items undergo repair Return packing shipping and special handling costs are the responsibility of the customer Software upgrades for switchers may occur from time to time and are...

Page 4: ...e Setup Manual 4802DR 120 setup and configuration instructions for Carbonite Carbonite and Carbonite MultiMedia frames Carbonite eXtreme Setup Manual 4803DR 120 setup and configuration instructions for Carbonite eXtreme frames Carbonite QuickStart Poster 4802DR 200 setup information and specifications for the Carbonite Carbonite and Carbonite MultiMedia frames Carbonite eXtreme QuickStart Poster 4...

Page 5: ...32 overview of the operational interface when controlling an audio mixer from the switcher Video Server Control 4802DR 133 overview of the operational interface when controlling a video server from the switcher Configuration Guide 4802DR 100 product description and marketing codes for switchers and options CarboNET Installation 4805DR 100 installation instructions for the Carbonite PMC translator ...

Page 6: ...MultiViewer 18 ME Copy 18 To Copy an ME Using the Control Panel 19 To Copy an ME Using DashBoard 19 DashBoard 20 Connecting to the Switcher 20 To Manually Connect to Carbonite from DashBoard 20 Status 20 Configuration 20 Live Assist 20 PaneLINK 21 Custom Controls 21 MediaManager 21 ViewControl 22 ViewControl Overview 22 Custom Control Buttons 22 Bus Selection Buttons 22 Keyer Transition Buttons 22...

Page 7: ...et the Media Store Attribute 46 To Set the Aux Bus Attribute 46 To Set the Camera Shot Attribute 46 To Set the Roll GPO Attribute 46 To Set the Roll VTR Attribute 47 Switcher Sets 48 To Store a Set 48 To Load a Set 48 Media Store 49 Working With Media Store Animations 49 Working With Media Store Audio 49 Media Store Modes 49 To Set the Media Store Mode 49 Loading Stills or Animations 50 Media Stor...

Page 8: ...nd Carbonite eXtreme switchers Custom Controls This feature brings the power of macros to the switcher operator A series of button presses can be easily recorded and assigned to any custom control button Step through complex show openings as easily as pressing Custom Control buttons 1 2 then 3 Note The C10 does not support recording or running custom controls from the control panel Custom controls...

Page 9: ...n performed behind the animation to bring up the next shot when the animation ends UltraChrome The UltraChrome chroma keyers uses advanced video processing technology to provide exceptional blue spill reduction and clean edges even with difficult source material Glass smoke translucent materials and natural shadows are handled superbly Two floating Chroma Keys are available across both ME outputs ...

Page 10: ...w up to 16 video sources in 32 different layouts from a single output BNC Any video source on the switcher including ME 1 and ME 2 Program Preview and Media Store channels can be assigned to any box on the MultiViewer output All boxes on the MultiViewer output include mnemonic source names and red and green tallies Note If the switcher is operating in 3G video mode the number of video sources and ...

Page 11: ...single pattern generator dedicated to wipes comes standard and is equipped with 10 classic wipes Most wipes can be rotated bordered multiplied aspectized and repositioned Matte Wash Generator A matte generator and complex wash generator per ME capable of multi color washes comes standard Any one of the color generators can be assigned to MATTE or wipe pattern edges An additional simple color gener...

Page 12: ...ux bus follows the selected aux bus 8 Custom Control Bank Select Buttons These buttons are used to choose which custom control bank is selected The custom control bus follows the selected custom control bank 9 Video Source Buses These buses are broken into the Preset Program and Key Aux Custom Control buses The Preset bus is the bottom row of source buttons and selects the video source that will b...

Page 13: ...ories on the assigned ME and to select the various transition rates used on the switcher 18 Memory Store Recall Buttons These buttons are used to store or recall memories to one or more MEs at the same time On the C3S C3X control panels there are additional buttons for selecting specific MEs MiniME s or MultiScreens Carbonite Operation Manual v10 1 Control Panel Overview 13 ...

Page 14: ...ess HOME STORE on the C10 C1 You can also navigate up one level in a menu tree by pressing and holding NEXT and pressing UP RECALL on the C10 C1 Auto Follow Menus The switcher navigates to auto follow menus automatically when you select certain functions on the switcher For example when you press the KEY 1 SEL button the key adjustment menu is shown on the display Auto Follow functionality also ap...

Page 15: ...Pers C10 C1 Personality Pers DblPrs Speed Rate Editor MemBnk Sleep Trans Area NextBn Func2 GMUndo MEUndo Trans RemKey NextTr MAuto2 KAuto2 RlClip BGDDbl STATUS OPTION SYSTEM REF CONFIG RESET USER SAVE PERS LOAD Note The MemBnk option is only available on the C2S C2X C3S C3X control panel Save Load Carbonite Operation Manual v10 1 Menu System 15 ...

Page 16: ...l or stripping of the ancillary data Figure 6 Audio Flow Through the Switcher When you are performing a transition or keying the embedded audio is carried in the ancillary data of the background video signal The ancillary data from the background source is replaced with the ancillary data from the preset source and the ancillary data for keyed sources is stripped In the case of the MultiViewer you...

Page 17: ...o the Setup Guide that came with your switcher Video Layering How video is layered in the output of the switcher depends on how an ME is re entered onto the other and what keyers are on air for the ME If we assume that each ME has all keyers on air and that ME 1 is re entered into the ME 2 the layering will start with ME 1 Background and progress to ME 2 Keyer 4 Figure 7 Video Layering Tip You can...

Page 18: ...ou to view up to 16 video sources in 32 different layouts from a single output BNC Any video source on the switcher including ME 1 and ME 2 Program Preview and Media Store channels can be assigned to any box on the MultiViewer output All boxes on the MultiViewer output include mnemonic source names and red and green tallies If the switcher is operating in a standard definition video format the Mul...

Page 19: ...and hold the BKGD button on the transition area of the ME that you want to copy to This is the destination ME that you want to copy to 2 Press the BKGD button on the transition area of the ME you want to copy This is the source ME that you want to copy from To Copy an ME Using DashBoard 1 On the Live Assist node click on the ME Copy tab 2 Click a Source button to select the ME you want to copy 3 C...

Page 20: ...provides a read only overview of the state of a number of important switcher components and equipment The following items are available on the Status node Software Version the current version of the software running on the switcher Serial Number the serial number of the frame Video Mode the video format that the switcher is operating in Video Reference Source the source of video reference to the s...

Page 21: ...e PaneLINK button is located at the bottom right corner of the window Custom Controls The Custom Control node provides a graphics interface for recording editing and running custom controls MediaManager The MediaManager node allows you to connect to the MediaManager web interface from within DashBoard Tip You can either launch the MediaManager directly using the switcher IP address or you can acce...

Page 22: ...4 Custom Control Buttons Bus Selection Buttons The bus selection buttons allow you to select the different buses on different ME outputs of the switcher To select a source on a bus press the bus selection button and press the MultiViewer box for the source you want to select For example to select camera 1 on ME 2 Key 3 press M2 K3 and then press the box for the camera 1 source Figure 15 Bus Select...

Page 23: ...can remove the USB drive 1 Click the icon in the upper right corner of the window Figure 18 ViewControl Edit Button 2 Press the custom control button that you want to set up 3 Enter a name for the button in the Button Name field Tip You can change the name of a tab by selecting a button on the tab and then entering a new name in the Group Name field 4 Click the Bank button and select the number of...

Page 24: ...re is no preview output for a MiniME Understanding the Transition Menu When you select a transition type button the menu system displays a number of options that allow you to adjust how a transition is performed or appears The options that are available depend on the type of transition that is selected Table 2 Transition Menu Items Description Menu Item selects the amount of time Transition Rate i...

Page 25: ...air The pre delay countdown and the transition are aborted and the source is cut to air on the background bus Initiate a transition with the fader handle The pre delay countdown is aborted and the transition proceeds as you move the fader handle To Abort a Transition During the Pre Delay During the pre delay time you can abort the transition completely While the switcher is waiting for the pre del...

Page 26: ...y area for the ME you want to change the rate for use the keypad to enter the new rate and press Enter Tip If you have a C2S C2X C3S C3X control panel press KEY RATE in the Effects Memory area repeatedly to select the Keyer you want to set the rate for use the keypad to enter the new rate and press Enter 3 Use the Dirctn knob to select the direction that the wipe travels 4 Press the Dirctn knob to...

Page 27: ...he new rate and press Enter 3 Use the Dirctn knob to select the direction that the wipe travels 4 Press the Dirctn knob to select whether the wipe runs forward during the first transition and then reverse during the second FF or if it always goes in the same direction 5 Press NEXT 6 Use the Effect knob to select the DVE pattern you want to use You can also select most of the patterns by pressing o...

Page 28: ...cut frame Transition Limits The Transition Limit allows you to set the point in a transition where an auto transition stops When active the point in the transition where the auto transition will stop is indicated by a flashing segment on the transition progress bar next to the fader handle The auto transition proceeds to this point and stops The second auto transition starts from the transition li...

Page 29: ...set to GPO before you can manually trigger it 1 Press and hold the NEXT button While holding the Next button the mnemonic pattern buttons light for each GPI output that is currently triggered 2 Press the mnemonic pattern button for the GPI output you want to trigger The number of the GPI is shown on the mnemonics of the buttons The numbers on the pattern buttons on the C10 C1 correspond to the GPI...

Page 30: ... the patten Not all patterns can be rotated 9 Use the HMult knob to multiply the pattern horizontally 10 Use the VMult knob to multiply the pattern vertically Washes Washes are applied to matte generators selected on the background or key buses and allow you to apply a two color effect based on a selected pattern To Set Up a Wash A wash applies colors to a pattern selected for a matte The first co...

Page 31: ...come active when Border is set to greater than 0 1 Press NEXT 2 Use the Load knob to select the preset color you want to use 3 Press the Load knob to load the selected color If you want to use the preset color ignore the rest of this procedure 4 Press NEXT 5 Use the Hue knob to adjust the hue of your custom color 6 Use the Sat knob to adjust the saturation of your custom color 7 Use the Lum knob t...

Page 32: ...Invert Description Menu Item overrides the shaped setting for the key Mode selects the type of mask that is applied to the key Masks on page 39 Mask turns the force mask feature on or off To Pattern Mask a Key on page 39 M Frce turns the invert mask feature on or off To Pattern Mask a Key on page 39 M Inv adjusts the size of the mask or DVE key Size selects the pattern for the pattern mask Pattrn ...

Page 33: ...e The Clip Gain Make Linear and Key Invert functions are disabled in this mode Note The mode is reset to Normal when a different source is selected on the key bus the alpha is changed or a memory is recalled 10 Press NEXT 11 Use the Mask knob to apply a mask to the key Auto Select Keys An Auto Select key is a key in which two video signals are required to make the key The alpha is used to cut the ...

Page 34: ...nal image correction of the advanced mode is only applied in the advanced mode For example if you use the basic mode to set up the Chroma Key and then switch to the advanced mode the entire image may change as the image correctors provided by the advanced mode are applied at their default settings Chroma Key Basic Mode The following chroma key parameters can be adjusted in Basic Mode Background Ga...

Page 35: ...ed in the foreground 16 Use the Type knob to select Spill and use the Value knob to remove any color cast onto the foreground Increasing the range value causes more of the foreground colors to be corrected for background color spill Decreasing the range value causes fewer of the foreground colors to be corrected for background color spill 17 Press NEXT 18 Use the Mask knob to apply a mask to the k...

Page 36: ...g clockwise around the color wheel 11 Use the Cntrl knob to select Sat and use the Value knob to adjust the saturation range of the background color Increasing the saturation range value includes a wider range of saturation values to be included in the background Decreasing the saturation range value includes a narrower range of saturation values to be included in the background 12 Use the Type kn...

Page 37: ...e the Cntrl knob to select Clip and use the Value knob to adjust spill suppress clipping Increasing the clip value removes higher saturated colors from spill suppress correction Decreasing the clip value includes higher saturated colors in spill suppress correction If your foreground image contains bright colored areas that are suffering from background spill decrease the clip value to have it cor...

Page 38: ...ther element or be prevented from using the resources 1 Select the keyer that you want to set up a DVE key on Tip You can use the same procedure for a MiniME or MultiScreen 2 Select the video signal on the key bus that you want to use for the key 3 Press DVE 4 Use the X Pos Y Pos and Size knobs to position and size the key You can also use the positioner 5 Press NEXT 6 Use the Aspect knob to adjus...

Page 39: ... DVE Key 1 Select the keyer that you want to set up a DVE key border on Tip You can use the same procedure for a MiniME or MultiScreen 2 Select the video signal on the key bus that you want to use for the key 3 Press DVE 4 Use the Border knob to turn on the border and adjust the size of the border around the key 5 Use the Soft knob to adjust the softness of the border 6 Press NEXT 7 Select a defau...

Page 40: ...Use the M Inv knob to invert the masked area with the unmasked area On The portion of the key that was masked out is now visible and the portion that was visible is masked 6 Press NEXT 7 Use the X Pos and Y Pos knobs to position the mask You can also use the positioner 8 Use the Size knob to adjust the size of the mask region You can also twist the positioner 9 Press NEXT 10 Adjust the position of...

Page 41: ... to copy to 2 Press the KEY 1 SEL button This is the source keyer that you want to copy from Key Swap You can swap the entire contents of any two keyers in the same or different MEs The video source position and key type are all swapped between keyers This allows you to change the apparent key priority or layering of the keys in the video output For example key 3 appears over key 2 If you perform ...

Page 42: ...ress and hold STORE and select the source buttons on the key bus to select the ME MultiScreen or MiniME that you want to store the memory for 2 Use the numbers on the mnemonic buttons to select the bank and register you want to store the memory to Tip The C1 uses pattern buttons to select the bank and register For example press and then to select bank 4 register 9 The memory has been stored to the...

Page 43: ... select the bank and register you want to recall the memory from Tip The C1 uses pattern buttons to select the bank and register For example press and then to select bank 4 register 9 Tip Press the memory number button again to undo the last recall This can be turned off from the Personality menu To Recall a Memory on the Effects Memory Area Note This procedure applies to the C2S C2X C3S and C3X o...

Page 44: ...in frames Tip If you have a C2S C2X C3S C3X control panel press EFF RATE in the Effects Memory area for the ME you want to change the rate for use the keypad to enter the new rate and press Enter A value of 0 selects the duration stored in the memory Memory Attributes Memory Attributes allow you to specify what elements are recalled with a memory as well as adding effects to memory recalls These e...

Page 45: ...l next transition are settings are recalled default To Set the Run Auto Trans Attribute 1 Press RECALL NEXT 2 Use the Attrib knob to select RnAuto 3 Use the ME knob to select the ME MiniME or MultiScreen output that you want to set the attribute for 4 Use the Value knob to select whether a transition is performed after the memory is recalled Memory settings come from the memory being recalled NoRu...

Page 46: ... 1 Press RECALL NEXT 2 Use the Attrib knob to select Media 3 Use the Media knob to select the Media Store channel you want to set the attribute for 4 Use the Value knob to select whether Media Store image and settings for the selected channel are recalled Memory settings come from the memory being recalled NoRcl Media Store image and settings are not recalled default Recall Media Store image and s...

Page 47: ...Attrib knob to select RllVTR 3 Use the Value knob to select whether a play command is triggered when a source that is assigned to a video server is recalled Memory settings come from the memory being recalled NoRoll play command is not triggered Roll play command is triggered default Carbonite Operation Manual v10 1 Memory Functions 47 ...

Page 48: ...st wait 5 seconds for the switcher to recognise the USB drive 2 Press MENU SAVE 3 Use the Save knob to select the set 0 9 you want to store the switcher registers to 4 Press the knob to select the registers you want to store to the selected set If an is shown on the menu that register already exist in the set and will be overwritten ALL store all registers to the set Mems store only the memory reg...

Page 49: ...opped Shuttle speed is increased and decreased by turning the positioner more or less in each direction You can run or stop an animation by pressing the button on the top of the positioner Working With Media Store Audio Audio can be added to the playout of a Media Store channel either by loading the file directly or by naming the audio file the same as the animation or still you want it to play ou...

Page 50: ...tcher are available on the internal cache 1 If you are loading a file from USB insert your USB drive into the USB Port on the switcher You must wait 5 seconds for the switcher to recognise the USB drive If the files on your USB are new it takes about 2 seconds per file for the switcher to generate the thumbnail for the MediaManager Once all the thumbnails are generated they are displayed in the Me...

Page 51: ...applied to the image or animation directly regardless of the channels that the image or animation are loaded in If you adjust the attributes of the still in one channel these settings are applied to that image or animation in all other channels that the same image or animation is loaded into Understanding the Attributes Menu When you select a still or animation the menu system displays a number of...

Page 52: ...nter them when loading a still Lock setting are specific to the channel they are set on 1 Press the source button for the Media Store channel that you want to set the Place and Bank lock settings for 2 Press the Browse knob 3 Press NEXT 4 Use the Place knob to select USB or Internal 5 Press the Place knob to toggle the lock on or off Locked is shown with around the name 6 Use the Media knob to sel...

Page 53: ...ate the thumbnail for the MediaManager Once all the thumbnails are generated they are displayed in the MediaManager window Animation Controls The MediaManager interface allows you to manually control the play out of an animation Figure 24 Media Store Channel Animation Controls Table 5 Animation Controls Description Name Icon Play the animation loaded in the Media Store channel Play Turns Looping o...

Page 54: ...list Up and Down Delete the selected item from the playlist This does not Delete delete the item or clear the Media Store channel Clears the current playlist New Playlist Allows you to load save or delete a playlist on the Load or Save Playlist switcher If you delete a playlist that was loaded into a Media Store channel it does not clear that channel Expand or Collapse the playlist area for the Me...

Page 55: ...y between the user entering commands Recording Custom Controls When you create a custom control you record a series of button presses on the panel as well as special functions that are played back when you run the custom control Almost any action or setting can be stored in a custom control with the following exceptions Diagnostic Functions Confirmation Dialogs Panel Specific Functions To Record a...

Page 56: ...target custom control is not at a hold event the resume command will not start the target custom control Cancel Allows you to stop a particular custom control The specific custom control is set when the cancel is inserted CancelAll Allows you to stop all running custom controls State Allows you to embed the entire state of the switcher into a custom control A state in a custom control behaves just...

Page 57: ...rol starts to play immediately Editing Custom Controls After you have recorded a custom control you can go back and edit that custom control to add or remove events To Edit a Custom Control When editing a custom control you can delete and insert events at any point in the custom control or append events to the end Tip When editing a custom control press RUN EVENT to run the currently selected even...

Page 58: ... the switcher can be deleted to remove unused customs to free up space for new custom controls To Delete a Custom Control There is no undo for this delete function 1 Press MENU BANK 1 DELETE 2 Use the Bank knob to select the bank that the custom control you want to delete is stored on or select the bank button directly 3 Use the CC knob to select the custom control that you want to delete or selec...

Page 59: ...nk Refer to the instructions that came with SideShot for setup information Figure 26 SideShot Button Mapping The four buttons on the right side of the module select the active custom control bank and the remaining buttons trigger the custom control on the bank The mnemonic for the custom control is inverted if the custom control is running Carbonite Operation Manual v10 1 Custom Controls 59 ...

Page 60: ...t Aux 1 8 Use the Value knob to select whether the Aux bus is reset with a switcher reset or not NoRst the Aux bus is not reset Reset the Aux bus is reset with a switcher reset 9 Repeat this for the remaining Aux buses 10 Press NEXT NEXT NEXT 11 Press RState Save and Confrm To Load a Custom Reset Setting Tip Custom reset settings can also be set from the Memory RState tabs on the Live Assist node ...

Page 61: ...parameters including source selections are reset each AUX X and RESET Aux Buses Aux is reset individually X is the number of the aux bus the value for that knob is reset double press the knob for the value you want to reset Menu Items Carbonite Operation Manual v10 1 Switcher Soft Reset 61 ...

Page 62: ...color Similarly decreasing the gain for a specific color component progressively removes that color component from the output video signal Gamma Gamma corrections introduce non linear corrections to a video signal A gamma correction can be described as taking a point on the output versus input video signal line and pulling it perpendicularly away from the line The result is a Bezier curve between ...

Page 63: ... may be affected Clipping occurs if applied offsets cause output signal values to fall outside the allowable range Pre Delay A pre delay is a delay that is inserted into a transition between the triggering of a GPI output and performing the transition The length of the pre delay is usually the length of time your video server requires to start playing a clip or your character generator required to...

Page 64: ...57 Deleting 58 Editing 57 Insert Event 57 Naming 58 Paste 58 Recording 55 Run Event 57 Running 57 Setup 55 SideShot 59 Custom Controls continued Special Functions 55 56 Cancel 56 CancelAll 56 CutKey 56 GPO 56 Hold 56 IncKey 56 Loop 56 Pause 56 Resume 56 State 56 TrnKey 56 Cut Transitions 25 D DashBoard 20 21 Configuration 20 Connecting 20 Custom Controls 21 Live Assist 20 MediaManager 21 PaneLINK ...

Page 65: ...r 21 52 54 connection status 52 DashBoard 21 Eject 53 MediaManager continued Flip Flop 53 login 52 Looping 53 Menu Bar 52 Play 53 Playlist 54 Move Down 54 Move Up 54 Playlists 53 Re Cue 53 Media Manager 53 54 Playlist 53 54 Collapse 54 Delete 54 Expand 54 Load 54 New 54 Next 54 Previous 53 Save 54 MediaManager GUI 52 layouts See Perspectives Media Store 49 51 Animations 49 Audio 49 Capture 51 File...

Page 66: ...ave Custom Reset 60 Save Menus 15 Self Key 33 Serial Number 20 Server Control 8 Sets 48 Loading 48 Storing 48 Setup External Devices 8 Side Box See SideShot SideShot 59 Software Version 20 Sources 16 17 Layering 17 Re Entry 17 Selecting 16 Split Key 40 Split Keys 34 Status 20 Status Menus 14 Storing Memories 42 System Menus 14 T Temperature OK 20 Time See Transition Rate Timecode 20 Timing Windows...

Page 67: ...ideo Mode 20 Video Processing and Flow 16 Video Server Control 8 Video Sources 16 Selecting 16 ViewControl 22 23 Bus Selection Buttons 22 Button Setup 23 Custom Control Buttons 22 Keyer Transition Buttons 22 Transition Buttons 22 W Washes 30 Wipe Transitions 26 X XPression Control 8 Carbonite Operation Manual v10 1 Index 67 ...

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