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Contents
Acuity
®
Control Panel Overview..................12
Control Panel Modules..........................................................12
Custom Control Bus...............................................12
Source Buses..........................................................12
Fade to Black...........................................................13
Global Memory Module.........................................13
Keyers Module........................................................13
Memory Module.....................................................14
Menu Keypad Module...........................................15
Positioner Module..................................................15
Preview....................................................................16
Preview Overlay......................................................16
Transition Module..................................................17
Panel Rows..............................................................................17
Assigning a Panel Row to an ME..........................18
Assigning a Row to an Aux Bus............................18
Assigning a Key bus to a Keyer or Utility
Bus....................................................................18
Quick Presets..........................................................19
Menu System..................................................20
Using the Menu System........................................................20
Auto-Follow Menus................................................21
Menu Keypad Module...........................................21
Menu Number Shortcuts......................................21
Punchpad................................................................24
Positioner................................................................25
Color Picker.............................................................................25
Help Features.........................................................................25
Online Manuals......................................................25
Screen Captures.....................................................26
SoftPanel.................................................................................26
To Install SoftPanel................................................26
To Set Up SoftPanel...............................................26
To Uninstall SoftPanel...........................................27
Switcher Basics..............................................28
Video Sources.........................................................................28
Video Layering........................................................................28
ME Re-Entry............................................................28
Configurable Program Outputs
(MultiFeed)......................................................29
Switcher Reset and Shutdown..............................................29
To Shutdown the Switcher....................................29
To Restart the Switcher.........................................29
ME Reset (ALL+ALL)...............................................29
Default State...........................................................30
Remote Enables......................................................................30
To Turn On/Off a Remote Enable.........................30
Copy and Swap.......................................................................30
ME Copy...................................................................30
Bus Copy/Swap......................................................31
Relative Bus Copy...................................................31
Keyer Copy/Swap...................................................32
Transition........................................................33
Performing Transitions.........................................................33
Independent Key Transitions...............................33
To Perform a Transition........................................33
Split ME Functionality............................................34
Transition Rates......................................................................34
ME Rates..................................................................34
Key Rates.................................................................35
Fade to Black Rate..................................................35
Cuts..........................................................................................35
Dissolves.................................................................................35
Wipes.......................................................................................35
To Set Up a Wipe....................................................35
DVE Wipes...............................................................................36
To Set Up a DVE Transition...................................37
Fade to Black...........................................................................37
To Fade to Black.....................................................37
Preset Background................................................................37
To Perform a Preset Background
Transition.........................................................37
WhiteFlash..............................................................................38
To Set Up a WhiteFlash Transition.......................38
To Copy and Paste WhiteFlash Settings..............38
Transition Preview.................................................................38
To Perform a Transition Preview..........................38
Key Priority Transitions.........................................................38
To Perform a Key Priority Transition...................38
To Manually Set the Current Key
Priority..............................................................39
Transition Limits.....................................................................39
To Set a Transition Limit........................................39
To Use a Transition Limit.......................................39
Roll Clip....................................................................................39
Keying..............................................................41
Self Key....................................................................................41
To Set Up a Self Key...............................................41
Auto Select Key.......................................................................41
To Set Up an Auto Select Key................................41
UltraChrome 2 Chroma Key .................................................42
To Set Up a Chroma Key........................................42
UltraChrome Best Practices..................................44
Chroma Key Tips and Tricks..................................45
Preset Pattern Key.................................................................46
To Set Up a Preset Pattern Key.............................46
Key Modifiers..................................................47
DVE Keys (Fly Key)..................................................................47
To Set Up a 2D DVE Fly Key...................................47
To Set Up a 3D DVE Fly Key...................................48
To Apply a DVE Border to a DVE Key....................49
DVE Channel Management...................................................49
To Assign a Channel to a Keyer............................50
To Copy and Paste Channel Settings...................50
Split Keys.................................................................................50
To Set Up a Split Key..............................................50
Masks.......................................................................................51
To Set Up a Box Mask............................................51
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