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The DV Rack Components
watch your video on television. Use Underscan to see the entire recorded picture
which may be visible on video projectors, plasma screens, streaming video and
computer screens. You can also use the Grid feature to divide your screen into
thirds which can be helpful when determining framing and composition.
Using the Field Monitor Grid to frame your shot
1.
Click the
Menu
button.
2.
Click
Next Page
to view the second page of the Menu.
3.
Click
Grid Mode.
4.
Drag the cursor left or right to change the
Grid
Mode
from
Off
to
Tick
or
Line
.
5.
Click
Grid Scale
.
6.
Drag the cursor left or right to select the
Grid
Scale.
Drag to 33 to divide
your screen into thirds.
7.
Click the
Menu
button again to close the menu.
Using Underscan, Overscan and Letterbox to frame your shot
1.
Choose whether you’d like to view your video in Underscan or Overscan
mode.
• Click the
U. Scan
button to view the entire active picture area.
The entire active picture area displays your video as it will be shown
when it is played in a show like the ones that you create in
Visual Communicator, stream over the Internet or show on a projector.
• Click the
U. Scan
button again to turn it off and view your video in
Overscan. This is the smaller visible area that most viewers will see when
your video is displayed on a television set.
NOTE:
Some televisions are unable to display as much as 10% of your broadcasted
video. See “Overscan, Underscan and the Video Safe Area” on page 43 for more
information.
The Grid Tick Marks can help
you frame your shot
according to the Rule of
Thirds. See The Rule of
Thirds.
Click the
Safe
button to set
Safe Mode and use the
crosshairs to center your
picture within the Video Safe
area.