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CHAPTER 13

DVANCED

PERATIONS

This chapter discusses operations you might not use very often, but are quite
helpful when you need them. They include:

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Using Titles with MXProDV

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Using Color Bars

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Performing Roll Edits

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Operating in Live Environments

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Security Monitoring

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Using a GPI Device

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Calibrating the

T-BAR

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Resetting MXProDV to Factory Defaults

Summary of Contents for MXPro DV

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Page 2: ...ther rights which vary from state to state To obtain warranty service call or write Videonics Hel pLine for a Return Authorization RA number Please mark the RA number clearly on the outside of the pack age Include a copy of your sales receipt a brief descrip tion of the symptoms your name address phone number and any special shipping instructions Then deliver or ship the product postage or shippin...

Page 3: ...re Parminder Gillon Date 73 23 EEC 89 336 EEC EN60950 EN55022 Class A AN50082 1 Manufacturer s Name Manufacturer s Address Importer s Address Videonics GmbH Industriestrasse 2 90765 Furth Bay Germany Video Mixer MXPro DV MX 3000 PAL 1999 Campbell California USA March 25 1998 I the undersigned hereby declare that the equipment specified above conforms to the above directive s and standard s Videoni...

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Page 5: ...s 47 Active Source Highlights 48 Color Selector 48 Transitions Menu 49 Selected Transition 49 Using CURRENT and NEXT Sources 49 Selecting Sources 51 Using the Video Audio Selector 51 Swapping Sources 52 Simple Cuts 52 Swapping Between Two Sources 52 Working with Colors 53 Identifying Colors 53 Using Color Backgrounds 54 Changing Colors and Styles 54 Creating Custom Colors 54 Using Borders 55 Chang...

Page 6: ...tage 123 Preparing the Chromakey Footage 123 Performing the Chromakey 125 Fine Tuning Key Colors 125 Ending Chromakey 125 11 LEARN MODE Learned Environments 130 Learned Scripts 131 Using Learn Mode 132 Other Useful Information 133 Aborting a Playback Session 133 12 WORKING WITH AUDIO Audio Devices You Can Use 138 Ways You Can Control Audio 138 Controlling Audio Transitions 138 VIDEO AUDIO Selector...

Page 7: ...Dual TBC Mode 173 Vertical Interval Data 173 TBC Technical Information 174 C VIDEO QUALITY 175 Preview Image Quality 175 Video Scaling Artifacts 176 Freeze Quality 176 Upside Down Video 176 Video Processing Artifacts 177 D TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 179 E MXPRODV DIFFERENCES 181 DV Support Added 181 Default Routing Changed No Auto Detect 182 Setup Menu Differences 182 Route Menu Differences 183 Inde...

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Page 11: ...apter contains Brief descriptions of major MXProDV features Typical uses for the MXProDV How to contact Videonics An inventory of package contents Description of the contents of this User Guide Please take a few moments to read the material so you can take full advantage of all MXProDV benefits ...

Page 12: ...ture disruptions do not occur when switching between sources Picture in Picture PIPs PIP allows multiple pictures to share the screen in various configurations For example one source might take the entire back ground while another image appears inside a separate smaller window both sharing the screen at the same time You can use up to 16 images in a PIP configuration Effects Generator Use a variet...

Page 13: ...tput two channel or four channel DV audio CD Quality Audio With two channel output MXProDV s DV audio is 48 kHz 16 bit audio four channel audio is 32 kHz 12 bit audio Connectivity MXProDV provides multiple video audio outputs including one FireWire output two Y C Program outputs two composite Program outputs one composite Preview output two sets of stereo audio outputs and a Headphone out put Joys...

Page 14: ... effects such as picture freeze posteriza tion and mosaic give added life to productions You can use MXProDV with a titler to mix and superimpose titles Time base correction improves the picture especially when making multiple generation copies by removing the jitter common to most VCRs Live Video In live production setups MXProDV processes events as they occur Good coverage requires seeing the ev...

Page 15: ...he items shown below Check your package against the illustration POWER ADAPTER AND CORD USER GUIDE Product registration card and other information MXProDV If your package doesn t contain all of the items shown here contact the dealer where you purchased the MXProDV for the necessary replacements ...

Page 16: ...6 Input Effects How to use various effects with video input material Chapter 7 Functions Descriptions of and instructions for using MXProDV s built in functions Chapter 8 PIPs Instructions for using the picture in picture functions Chapter 9 Compose How to create composed images consisting of rectangles lines still images and or moving images Chapter 10 Chromakey Instructions for creating chromake...

Page 17: ...referencing the various buttons keys and other controls on the MXProDV keyboard they appear in uppercase boldface characters For example the keyboard contains the PLAY button and T BAR Appendix B Time Base Corrector Explains the time base corrector feature built into MXProDV Appendix C Video Quality Discusses issues concerning the level of quality in videos that is what to expect and what you can ...

Page 18: ...Outputs The terms Source Channel and Output appear extensively throughout this guide It s important to understand the differences between them A Source is a physical device such as a VCR that provides a video and or audio sig nal A Channel is an internal MXProDV video signal path The video and or audio signal originating from a source travels along one of the channels An Output displays or records...

Page 19: ...NFORMATION Corporate Headquarters 1370 Dell Avenue Campbell CA 95008 Main Phone Number 408 866 8300 Main Fax Number 408 866 4859 Product Information 800 338 3348 Information via E Mail info videonics com Technical Support North America 408 370 9963 Technical Support via E Mail N A helpline videonics com Internet World Wide Web http www videonics com International Offices Contact Videonics for your...

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Page 23: ...quipment you can probably get started quickly using these instructions If you are upgrading from the Videonics MXPro or MX 1 see Appendix E MXProDV Differences for helpful information in setting up your MXProDV Skim the instructions in this chapter If you have any questions about any of the steps turn to Chapter 3 Installing MXProDV and follow the detailed instructions for setting up your equipmen...

Page 24: ...s to be connected to the DVIN1 and DVIN2 input jacks and S Video Y C devices to be connected to the IN 1 and IN 2 input jacks If you connect a different assortment of input devices you must tell MXProDV this fact See Route beginning on page 92 after com pleting the following steps Connect an output device to the OUT jacks on the MXProDV rear panel This is the device where you record the program Pr...

Page 25: ...ProDV The Preview Screen MXProDV displays small previews of the sources you have attached The images are scaled down both in size and frame rate and therefore don t play as smoothly as they would in a single source video monitor image This does not affect the quality of the video going to the output it is always highest quality The PREVIEW screen contains the elements you need to run transitions C...

Page 26: ...e A tells you it is the currently active input Press CUT B The light below the B button begins flashing indicating B is both the CURRENT and NEXT source and the Output monitor displays the signal from whatever device is plugged into the inputs labeled IN 2 The yellow highlight above pre view image B tells you it is the currently active input If you have anything plugged into IN 3 or IN 4 press CUT...

Page 27: ...t above the button you press flashes to indi cate it is the NEXT source Use the ARROW keys to highlight the wipe transition in the transitions menu as shown in the following example Use LEFT and RIGHT ARROWS to move the selection horizontally Use UP and DOWN ARROWS to move the selection vertically or press 2 then OK to select the transi tion by number The screen shows the desired effect the horizo...

Page 28: ...gain A solid color screen can be used as if it were a separate source Press the NEXT COLOR button and run any transition or press CUT COLOR Choosing Transitions The Preview screen contains the Transitions Menu This menu contains icons and other information for all MXProDV transitions A blue highlight indicates the transi tion selected for the next transition Select Transitions in the following way...

Page 29: ... in the other categories You can tailor the content of the USER category to your specific needs and preferences See User Transitions Category on page 65 and Changing User Transitions Menu beginning on page 66 for detailed information See Chapter 5 Transitions to learn more about using transitions Other Features Refer to the rest of this User Guide to learn about the many additional MXProDV fea tur...

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Page 33: ...g Sources and Output Understanding Preview and Program monitors Understanding the MXProDV connectors Identifying Cables and Adapters you might need Installation examples Installing a Microphone If you have experience with the Videonics MXPro or MX 1 see Appendix E MXProDV Differences for information that will be helpful setting up your equipment ...

Page 34: ...26 SOURCES AND OUTPUT Source and Output refer to the way you use devices with MXProDV 00 00 COMPOSITE SOURCES DV SOURCES MXProDV 00 00 Y C SOURCES 00 00 00 00 COMPOSITE OUTPUT DV OUTPUT Y C OUTPUTS Program Preview Out Output 00 00 ...

Page 35: ...io inputs can be 2 channel or 4 channel 32 kHz audio or 2 channel 48 kHz audio 32 kHZ audio may be called 12 bit audio in your camcorder VCR documentation 48 kHz audio may be called 16 bit audio 44 1 kHz audio cannot be used Output An output is a device on which you record and or broadcast a signal The signal might contain video audio or both This signal is often a mix of signals com ing into MXPr...

Page 36: ...not attempt to connect any other type of monitor to the PREVIEW OUT jack on the MXProDV rear panel Program Monitor The Program monitor shows the production exactly as recorded on the output device or displayed in a live video environment The Program monitor shows the program complete with transitions and other effects You normally connect the Program monitor to the output device The Program monito...

Page 37: ...N Connect Digital Video sources to these connectors Both the audio and video signal are sent through these connections AUDIO IN Connect audio devices to these connectors Each set of connectors has L Left and R Right jacks for stereo input See Audio Connectors on page 32 MXProDV provides six output connectors one Preview one Digital Video two composite and two S Video PREVIEW OUT Connect a composit...

Page 38: ...OL GPI IN OUT MXPRODV REAR PANEL POWER OUT Y C S Video AUDIO OUT Left and Right VIDEO IN Y C S Video VIDEO IN Composite AUDIO IN Left and Right PREVIEW OUT Composite OUT Composite CONTROL GPI Please take a few moments to familiarize yourself with the connections on the MXProDV Rear Panel before you begin setting up your equipment VIDEO OUT Digital Headphones Video Audio Digital AUDIO IN ...

Page 39: ...D ADAPTERS To connect video devices to MXProDV you need specific types of cables You might also need one or more adapters depending on your equipment Look closely at the jacks on the MXProDV rear panel and note that they accept RCA Composite S Video or Digital Video DV cables Power Adapter Plug Male Plug Male Socket Female Plug Transformer Power Cord WARNING USE ONLY THE POWER CORD AND TRANSFORMER...

Page 40: ...dio Connectors To connect a stereophonic audio device to MXProDV you need two separate audio cables one for the left channel and one for the right To connect a monaural audio device you need a Y adapter cable like the one shown at the left Connect the single end of the adapter to the line input or output on the device Connect the two remaining ends to the left and right channel inputs or outputs o...

Page 41: ...d or a Pro gram monitor A second monitor Preview is used to display preview images of all input sources The Preview monitor also displays the on screen controls you use to operate MXProDV Correlating Inputs to MXProDV Jacks As stated above MXProDV designates your input sources as A B C and D However as you learned earlier you can connect up to ten different devices to use an input sources On the M...

Page 42: ...have to change the default routing For more information see Route beginning on page 92 Using Headphones To use headphones connect them to the Headphone jack H PHONE which is located on the rear panel The jack accepts standard stereo headphones with a miniature plug If your headphones have a large plug you need an adapter to switch it to a miniature plug VCR Selector Switches Many VCRs have an inpu...

Page 43: ... jack labeled 1 you ll most likely connect the audio to the AUDIO IN jack also labeled 1 However this is not a requirement You might use non corresponding jacks for example you might connect the video from one source to VIDEO IN 1 but connect the audio from the same source to AUDIO IN 2 if you want to control the audio and video separately Remember DV devices carry the audio and video signal as we...

Page 44: ...IN 2 on the MXProDV rear panel 3 Connect a Composite type monitor to the PREVIEW OUT jack on the rear panel 4 Connect a DV recording VCR to the DV OUT jack on the rear panel 5 Connect an Output Monitor to the recording VCR so you can see the signal being recorded 6 OPTIONAL Connect an audio source CD player tape deck or microphone to AUDIO IN 4 on the MXProDV rear panel 7 Connect the power cord an...

Page 45: ...ION 37 POWER 1 3 1 1 1 2 3 4 2 L R L R L1 R1 L2 R2 3 2 4 2 4 VIDEO IN Y C VIDEO IN DV IN AUDIO IN H PHONE PREVIEW OUT DV OUT OUT Y C VIDEO OUT AUDIO OUT CONTROL GPI IN OUT POST PRODUCTION CONFIGURATION 1 2 3 4 6 7 TEAC Program Monitor Preview Monitor 5 ...

Page 46: ...o the PREVIEW OUT jack on the rear panel 5 OPTIONAL Connect a GPI trigger device to the GPI CONTROL on the MXProDV rear panel 6 OPTIONAL Connect a character generator such as a Videonics TitleMaker or Pow erScript to the OUT Y C jack on the rear panel With this configuration you can superimpose titles from the character generator atop the output signal 7 Optional Connect a recording VCR to the OUT...

Page 47: ...N 39 POWER 1 3 1 1 1 2 3 4 2 L R L R L1 R1 L2 R2 3 2 4 2 4 VIDEO IN Y C VIDEO IN DV IN AUDIO IN H PHONE PREVIEW OUT DV OUT OUT Y C VIDEO OUT AUDIO OUT CONTROL GPI IN OUT LIVE BROADCAST CONFIGURATION 1 2 3 4 7 8 5 9 TEAC Program Monitor Preview Monitor 6 ...

Page 48: ...ox 2 Plug the 1 4 inch to RCA cable into the 1 4 inch unbalanced output on the Direct Box 3 Attach the RCA Y adapter to the 1 4 inch to RCA cable 4 Plug the two male ends of the RCA Y Adapter into the Channel 4 R and L audio inputs on the MXProDV rear panel Connecting to this channel allows you to use the microphone as a background source if desired To control the volume of the microphone use the ...

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Page 51: ...MXProDV operations including Starting and stopping MXProDV Using the MXProDV keyboard Using the Preview screen Using CURRENT and NEXT sources Selecting Sources Using the VIDEO AUDIO selector Cutting Between Sources Working with Color Using Backgrounds Using Borders ...

Page 52: ...o instruct MXProDV to play the transition The CURRENT source becomes the new NEXT source and the old NEXT source becomes the new CURRENT source See Using CURRENT and NEXT Sources beginning on page 49 Use the COLOR buttons to cre ate solid colored backgrounds and other effects See Working with Colors begin ning on page 53 4 Video Audio Selector Determines whether VIDEO AUDIO or both VIDEO and AUDIO...

Page 53: ...B W NEG FLIP SPEED REVERSE BORDER COLOR PLAY BG COLOR NEXT CUT EDGES USER BASIC TRAILING SHAPES COLOR D C B A COLOR D C B A 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 COMPOSE LEARN DISPLAY FREEZE AUDIO MIX PIPs SETUP ROUTE SHIFT DEMO BORDER STYLE CHROMAKEY COLOR CORRECT POSTERIZE STROBE 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 7 9 10 11 14 12 13 MXPRODV KEYBOARD ...

Page 54: ... want to use in the Transitions menu 14 Input Effects Buttons Provides access to effects you can apply to input sources The light below the INPUT EFFECTS button glows when MXProDV is in Input Effects mode See Chapter 6 Input Effects for more information USING THE PREVIEW SCREEN The Preview Screen is your control center for MXProDV operations This section describes individual items on the Preview s...

Page 55: ...ays full screen image of the NEXT input source Transi tions menu not displayed Current SHIFT 5 Displays full screen image of the CURRENT input source Transitions menu not displayed See Display beginning on page 87 for more information Unless stated otherwise this guide assumes you are using the Standard preview Input Source Previews A small preview image from each input source appears in a separat...

Page 56: ...ich pair is being played In addition to the highlights described above indicator lights between the CUT and NEXT buttons indicate the currently selected video sources Brief descriptions of the Transitions Menu Highlights and Indicators follow For more detailed information see Chapter 5 Transitions Color Selector The Color Selector shows current choices for background color border color and border ...

Page 57: ...e menu MXProDV highlights it in blue It also shows the current speed and direction for the transition In this example speed is 5 and the direction is forward as indicated by the arrow You can change the speed at which a transition runs and you can also change the direction in which it runs See Adjusting Transitions beginning on page 70 USING CURRENT AND NEXT SOURCES The concept of CURRENT and NEXT...

Page 58: ...etween only two sources the automatic swapping always selects the next source for you For this procedure however you need to make Stonehenge the NEXT source so that when transitioning out of the fighter plane Stonehenge comes on screen 5 Press NEXT C to select Stonehenge as the NEXT input source 6 Select a transition to use this time to switch from CURRENT to NEXT source such as a slow dissolve Th...

Page 59: ... the T BAR to transition to the NEXT source USING THE VIDEO AUDIO SELECTOR The VIDEO AUDIO selector controls which parts of the input signal get used from any given source You can set the VIDEO AUDIO selector to any of three positions VIDEO only AUDIO only or both Press the button as required to turn on the Video Audio or both lights VIDEO Video changes audio does not Video light only is illuminat...

Page 60: ...MXProDV displays the currently selected background color on the output Set the background color to the color you want before pressing CUT COLOR See Working with Colors beginning on page 53 for further instructions When you perform a cut the Preview screen shows the cut then holds the picture for a moment so you can see the result on both the Preview and Program monitors You don t have to wait for ...

Page 61: ...0 zero to 9 The follow ing table defines these colors and their code numbers The maximum number of colors in the MXProDV palette is ten You can change nine of the ten colors You cannot change color 0 black Identifying Colors The Color Selector appears in the upper right cor ner of the Preview screen It indicates colors selected for the background and borders as well as border style The inner most ...

Page 62: ...to the colored background Changing Colors and Styles Use the BG COLOR BORDER COLOR and BORDER STYLE buttons to change colors and styles In each case press the button repeatedly to cycle through all of the available options for that particular setting If you already know the color number of the color you want to assign 1 Press and hold either BG COLOR or BORDER COLOR depending on which you want to ...

Page 63: ...color after manipulating the JOYSTICK and T BAR press SHIFT 0 zero to revert back to the original color MXProDV restores the original color and exits from Learn Color mode the VIDEO AUDIO lights cease blink ing USING BORDERS Borders have many uses such as providing a distinct separation between two sources while running a transition You can also use borders to frame images in a picture in picture ...

Page 64: ...hown in the preceding table 2 Select the shape or edge to which you want to add a border or shadow by selecting an appropriate transition TIP Try using transitions 300 305 for edges and 554 562 for shapes 3 Move the T BAR to its mid point 4 Press LEARN BORDER STYLE to cycle between soft edge color border or drop shadow TIP Make note of the border style number you are changing for future reference ...

Page 65: ...W Decrease Softness LEARN DOWN ARROW Color Border Increase border thickness LEARN RIGHT ARROW Decrease border thickness LEARN LEFT ARROW Increase border softness LEARN UP ARROW Decrease border softness LEARN DOWN ARROW Drop Shadowa a Drop Shadows created for edges do not translate well to shapes and vice versa Therefore you should specify one set of drop shadow styles for shapes and another for ed...

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Page 69: ...roDV transitions range from simple cuts dissolves and wipes to sophisti cated zooms fly ins and flips You can change the speed either manually or automatically at which transitions run and run them in reverse Combine these features for many different variations In this chapter you ll learn about Basic transition concepts what is a transition and how to use it Transition Categories and Menus Select...

Page 70: ...sition travels These letter indicators have no relationship to the A B C and D letters used to differentiate between MXProDV channels The following basic steps explain how to run a transition with MXProDV Each step is described in more detail later in this chapter To run a transition 1 Display the CURRENT source on the output screen For example press CUT A to make A the current source 2 Select the...

Page 71: ...Y or use the T BAR to proceed You can select the CURRENT source the NEXT source and the transition in any order and change them as many times as necessary before actually running the tran sition At the completion of the transition the CURRENT and NEXT sources swap places that is CURRENT becomes NEXT and NEXT becomes CURRENT At this point you can do one of the following Leave the CURRENT and NEXT s...

Page 72: ...d always appear in the same place NOTE The Transitions Menu does not appear when you work with the Full Current or Next Preview screen See Display beginning on page 87 for more information Use the ARROW keys to navigate the Transitions Menu If the category contains more transitions than can appear in the menu at one time use the UP and DOWN ARROW keys to scroll through them You can scroll through ...

Page 73: ... 168 for samples Shapes Transitions Category These transitions occur as a wipe in the shape of a geometric object such as a heart a five pointed star and so forth Transitions are color coded red See page 169 User Transitions Category It s unlikely you ll use all of the available transitions but it is likely that you ll have a limited set you use most of the time With this in mind MXProDV makes it ...

Page 74: ...category Refer to Appendix A Transitions List for a list of valid numbers and their associated transitions 2 If necessary press DISPLAY to set the Preview screen to Standard or Two Channel mode In the other Preview modes Full Current or Next MXProDV does not display the Transitions Menu See Display beginning on page 87 3 Press the USER Transition Category button to display the menu on the Preview ...

Page 75: ...ust the NEXT source Setting the CURRENT Source In many cases you don t need to select the CURRENT source because the ending source from the previous transition automatically becomes the new CURRENT source see the diagram on page 63 However if you want to change the CURRENT source press the corresponding CUT button For example pressing CUT D makes D the CURRENT source and the Program monitor immedi...

Page 76: ... Preview screen Entering a transition number and pressing OK replaces the current transition with the one you select Using the Transitions Menu The Transitions menu appears just below the preview images on the Preview screen when you set the Preview to Standard or Two Channel mode see Display begin ning on page 87 for more information about Preview modes 1 4 7 2 5 8 0 3 6 9 OK Preview Screen Numer...

Page 77: ...ighlighting the transition you want press OK Using Transition Numbers Every transition has a number assigned for reference and identification The number appears in the Transitions Menu just below each transition icon To select a transition using transition numbers 1 Enter the transition number on the keyboard 2 Press OK To immediately play back the transition press PLAY rather than OK Refer to App...

Page 78: ...ncreases the speed by one unit Press SHIFT SPEED to decrease the speed by one unit MXProDV changes the Transition Speed indicator below the transition icon to the currently selected value You can change the speed any time either prior to running the transition or while it runs which allows you to make adjustments on the fly TIP To directly set the speed to a specific value press and hold the SPEED...

Page 79: ... the screen to the top NOTE Mosaic dissolve and trailing transitions work in only one direction at all times including when you press FREEZE before running the transition You cannot run Trailing type transitions in a reverse direction If you select a Trailing type transition then move the T BAR from its up position to the down position MXProDV performs a simple dissolve transition 160 Using Auto R...

Page 80: ... Automatically To run a transition automatically at a predetermined speed È Press PLAY You can pause an automatic transition by pressing PLAY again Each time you press the button the transition alternately stops and starts until you finally allow it to fin ish Although the transition pauses the video continues to play NOTE Compare this procedure with FREEZE function see Freeze beginning on page 97...

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Page 83: ...LOR NEG POSTERIZE CHROMAKEY FLIP FLIP MOSAIC STROBE You can use Input Effects in the following ways Apply input effects to any source Combine many different input effects to create entirely new effects Apply input effects to some none or all sources in any combination You cannot use Input Effects With trailing transitions With multi PIPs In compose mode On the key source in a chromakey ...

Page 84: ...PUT EFFECTS button MXProDV selects the first item in the menu B W NOTE The menu does not contain an icon or settings for the chromakey option When you press the CHROMAKEY button MXProDV takes you directly to the chromakey screen See Chapter 10 Chromakey for details 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B W B W POSTERIZE FLIP MOSIAC COLOR COLOR FLIP STROBE NEGATIVE CORRECT NEGATIVE VERTICAL HORIZONTAL MXProDV does NOT...

Page 85: ...T ARROW keys Moves cursor or highlight between the different Input Effects Numeric Keypad Directly sets the parameter value for the highlighted effect INPUT EFFECTS or OK Exits from Input Effects mode EFFECTS buttons Moves the cursor directly to that effect for example press POSTERIZE to highlight that effect press MOSAIC to highlight that effect and so on If the selected effect matches the curren...

Page 86: ...ated with it a parameter value In some cases the value can be either 0 zero or 1 In others it can range from 0 to 7 or 0 to 9 The Color Correction option also works a little differently see Color Correct on page 80 NOTE Although the chromakey button is included in the Input Effects group it is not an input effect To apply a parameter value 1 Press INPUT EFFECTS or one of the input effects buttons ...

Page 87: ...ange any color values in the image Parameter Values Zero or one 0 Off 1 On TIP To create a black and white negative effect also turn on the B W effect POSTERIZE Reduces picture s continuous tones to fewer levels Creates a painted look Parameter Values Zero through nine Zero turns off the effect High values produce an extreme paint effect low values create a subtle effect FLIP HORIZONTAL Flips pict...

Page 88: ...ects menu or press INPUT EFFECTS then use the ARROW keys to highlight the Color Correct icon 2 Press the NEXT button that corresponds to the source you want to correct For exam ple to apply color correction to channel C press NEXT C 3 Turn on the Color Correct option That is either press 1 on the keyboard or press COLOR CORRECT so the parameter value equals 1 4 Move the JOYSTICK or T BAR and MXPro...

Page 89: ...perimposed over the bridge See Chapter 10 Chromakey for complete details FLIP VERTICAL Flips picture top to bottom Parameter Values Zero or one 0 Off 1 On STROBE Slows down the picture s video frame rate Motion appears halting or jerky like that produced by a strobe light MXProDV automatically dis ables all strobe settings during transitions Parameter Values Zero through nine Zero turns off the ef...

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Page 93: ...ou access to MXProDV s built in functions The function button group contains eight but tons but gives you access to more than eight functions DISPLAY SHIFT DEMO SETUP ROUTE LEARN COMPOSE PIPs AUDIO MIX FREEZE These buttons give you access to several different built in functions ...

Page 94: ...B press CUT A to make it the CURRENT source then press NEXT B to make it the NEXT source 2 Press SHIFT DEMO or SHIFT DISPLAY to start the demo running 3 To exit from the demo press any key Running a Locked Demo You can run the demo in locked mode which prevents it being stopped by pressing any key on the keyboard This might be useful for running the demo in a kiosk a trade show or anyplace where s...

Page 95: ...t transitions from which you can choose Two Channel press SHIFT 2 Displays preview images for the CURRENT and NEXT sources Preview images increase in size but the Transitions Menu shows only 20 transitions Full press SHIFT 3 Divides preview screen into four sections Each section shows a preview image of the currently active input sources The Transitions Menu is not available Next press SHIFT 4 Dis...

Page 96: ...FT 2 Full SHIFT 3 Current SHIFT 5 Next SHIFT 4 For all examples on this page assume source A is CURRENT and source B is NEXT Input sources C and D show up only when using Standard or Full options Flashing white border indicates CURRENT source unless that source is the COLOR channel DISPLAY CONFIGURATIONS Use the shortcut keys or press DISPLAY to cycle through the display options ...

Page 97: ...ETUP 1 0 1 0 1 DV Force Field Freeze Black GPI Out Mode 2 channel 4 channel Audio Output Level NTSC only Comb Filter Table 9 Setup Menu Navigation Keys TO DO THIS FUNCTION ENTER NOTES Select a menu option LEFT or RIGHT ARROW Wraps through all options Enter specific option value NUMBER keys If value entered is not valid MXProDV sets to nearest valid value Restore setup values to factory defaults SH...

Page 98: ...erator such as the Videonics TitleMaker CAUTION CAUTION MXProDV also accepts values 2 through 4 for this option However using any of these values might cause your equipment to malfunction and should not be used See Using a GPI Device beginning on page 152 for relevant information Comb Filter This option can be used in some cases to affect the quality of the video coming from an input source Normal...

Page 99: ...Hz and 44 1 kHz DV audio can NOT be used If used the audio will be muted or distorted Route Menu The Audio 2 section of the Route menu is enabled This is where you select the audio to be routed to chan nels 3 and 4 pair 2 The Audio 2 section of the Route menu is disabled since channels 3 and 4 are not used Audio Mixer The volume sliders are seg mented Left segment adjusts volume for channels 1 2 r...

Page 100: ...any of your audio video inputs to any audio video channel and you can route any audio input to the color and back ground audio channels Defaults MXProDV ships from the factory with the following defaults see the illustration on page 93 DV IN 1 s video and audio channels 1 and 2 are routed to channel A DV IN 2 s video and audio channels 1 and 2 are routed to channel B Video IN Y C 3 s video and ana...

Page 101: ...XT COLOR or SHIFT NEXT COLOR for Background Audio The cur rently selected channel is highlighted 3 Select the Video you want to display for this channel Use the UP ARROW DOWN ARROW keys to move to the Video row then use the LEFT ARROW RIGHT ARROW keys to select a video source a The first two choices are the DV sources DV IN1 and 2 b The remaining choices are the composite V and Y C S sources attac...

Page 102: ...p menu you can select L1 R1 L1 R1 L2 R2 L2 R2 or L1 R1 L2 R2 as the source for the audio In this last case L1 and L2 are combined on the left output of audio pair 1 and R1 and R2 are combined on the right output e If 2 channel Audio Output is selected in the Setup menu you can select L1 R1 or L1 R1 only f Select MUTE if you do not want audio routed to this channel 5 Select the Audio 2 source If 2 ...

Page 103: ... use the LEFT ARROW RIGHT ARROW keys to select DV IN 1 R1 L1 5 Select the Audio 2 source If 2 channel Audio Output is selected in the Setup menu you cannot access Audio 2 because it is used to select the audio source for channels 3 4 If 4 channel audio is available use the UP ARROW DOWN ARROW keys to move to the Audio 2 row then use the LEFT ARROW RIGHT ARROW keys to select MUTE Routing Audio Thro...

Page 104: ...rn Mode for complete information COMPOSE Use Compose to create screen images made up of several differ ent graphic elements For example a composed screen might show two still images polar bears and Kong placed atop solid colored rectangles and a solid colored background With a char acter generator such as the Videonics Title Maker you can also add text elements to composed screens See Chapter 9 Co...

Page 105: ... to change the default setting Major Freeze Functions MXPro provides three major freeze functions Freeze Current Freeze Next and Freeze During Transitions Freeze Current Freezes the image on the Program Output device To freeze the video on the current source press FREEZE To unfreeze the video on the current source press FREEZE again or press the CUT but ton that corresponds to the current source F...

Page 106: ...urce MXPro freezes the Current source on the Program monitor and the Next source on the Preview monitor continues moving even though there is only one source 4 Enter 1 PLAY to run a simple dissolve transition The frozen image dissolves to moving video 5 Press NEXT A to release the freeze on the Next source If you want repeat steps 3 through 5 to freeze and dissolve back and forth The following ste...

Page 107: ...o select the sec ond still image 8 Press any NEXT button to release the freeze on the NEXT source and select a new source to freeze 9 Enter SHIFT FREEZE to freeze the NEXT image 10 Enter 1 PLAY to dissolve to the NEXT image To transition to other still images repeat steps 8 through 10 Freeze and Transitions The preceding examples used the dissolve transition to move between frozen images You can u...

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Page 111: ...his is single PIP With multi PIP up to sixteen images can appear on the screen at the same time All PIP images consist of a tile the video image and a mask the window or shape through which the tile shows Single PIP and multi PIP work in slightly different ways as you ll learn in this chapter Multi PIP Single PIP With MXProDV you can easily produce single and multiple Picture in Picture displays ...

Page 112: ...nd shape of the tile and its mask Create a border around the tile Reposition resize and otherwise change the mask without changing its corre sponding tile To create and apply a single PIP 1 Assume the background image originates on input source A Press CUT A to make source A the CURRENT source It serves as the background tile If you want instead to make the background a solid color press CUT COLOR...

Page 113: ...and its mask Use the T BAR to manually zoom the image while maintaining cor rect aspect ratio UP ARROW Increases the height of the foreground tile and its mask DOWN ARROW Decreases the height of the foreground tile and its mask RIGHT ARROW Increase the width of the foreground tile and its mask LEFT ARROW Decrease the width of the foreground tile and its mask SHIFT 0 zero Restore PIP tile to defaul...

Page 114: ...e effect see Freeze on page 97 to the background and or foreground tile Press FREEZE while in PIPs mode to freeze the background Press FREEZE again to release the freeze effect Press SHIFT FREEZE while in PIPs mode to freeze the foreground tile Press SHIFT FREEZE again to release the freeze effect When you exit PIPs mode MXProDV removes the freeze effect from the foreground source 0 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 ...

Page 115: ...the tiles fill the entire screen so there is no background The following procedure explains when to specify which configuration you want to use To create a multi PIP image such as the one shown above 1 Assume the image of Kong originates on input source A Press CUT A to make source A the CURRENT source It serves as the primary input If you want instead to make the background a solid color press CU...

Page 116: ... keys to move the flashing border to a tile where you want to display the secondary input source or press SHIFT ARROW KEY to move to the beginning or end of a row or column 6 Press NEXT C Channel C in this example carries the video of the graphic word Kong That image appears in the tile you selected in the preceding step 7 Repeat the two preceding steps for any other tile or tiles you want to carr...

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Page 119: ...set up the composed screen the way you want it you must immediately record or display it on the output device If you move on to other functions without recording or display ing the composed screen it is lost and cannot be recovered MXProDV provides a limited set of drawing tools in compose mode to help you create backgrounds and tiles Compositions consist of individual tiles placed on the screen A...

Page 120: ...age of a mountain range You can use still images moving video a solid color background or color bars Create a solid color tile This rectangle serves as a background for the next element and separates it from the main background image Create the next tile which is a moving video of two polar bears jousting Create another solid colored tile You might eventually Create one last solid color tile but m...

Page 121: ...ideo Tiles A tile can contain video originating from any of the MXProDV input sources The tile can be a rectangle of any size MXProDV scales the incoming video to fit within the tile it does not crop the image Having more than one moving video source in a composition such as a moving video background and one or more moving video tiles normally reduces the overall frame rate incrementally That is t...

Page 122: ...This flashing rectangle is called the Compose Cursor Use the JOYSTICK to move the Compose cursor where you want it on the screen You can also use the ARROW keys to make fine adjustments Sizing Tiles You can make foreground tiles any size you want from covering the entire screen to a thin horizontal or vertical line Always establish the size of the tile before filling it with a solid color moving v...

Page 123: ... the time you enter compose mode automatically becomes the background for the composition a Solid Color Background Use the BG COLOR button to select the color you want Then press CUT COLOR or use a transition to make COLOR the CURRENT source b Moving Video Sequence Use the appropriate CUT button to make the desired input source the CURRENT one For example to use a moving video sequence from source...

Page 124: ...color Press OK when the tile color is the one you want b Moving Video Sequence Press the appropriate NEXT button to select source A B C or D If the dimensions of the tile and video do not match the video appears distorted c Frozen Image Fill the moving video tile with the image you want then press FREEZE 6 Repeat steps 3 through 5 until your composition is complete 7 Use the PLAY button or T BAR t...

Page 125: ...MODE 117 EXITING FROM COMPOSE MODE Remember if you do not record your composed image to the output device before exiting Compose mode your composed image will be lost and cannot be recovered To exit from Compose mode press COMPOSE ...

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Page 129: ...tion of the input sources to achieve the desired effect Keep the following points in mind Using Chromakey you can combine two completely separate images to create a composite image that might be impossible to create any other way One source has a solid colored background such as a blue screen The other source can be any video image The chromakey effect replaces the solid colored background in the ...

Page 130: ... spoiling the illusion This chapter explains how to prepare footage for use with the chromakey feature Of course screen images appear in grayscale in this book The Background footage shows traffic moving along a freeway or highway The Keyed footage specially prepared shows our intrepid hero flying against a solid colored background The Chromakey footage is the result of combining the background fo...

Page 131: ...also produce varying shades The key to successful chro makeys is to reduce as much as possible the colors in the background The use of lighting filters umbrellas lighting stands and similar tools can make a tremendous difference in the quality of the chromakey as well as the amount of post production work you must do to produce the exact illusion you want Several test shots were made then lighting...

Page 132: ...aced by the background source a If you need to include other colors in the keyed out area repeat steps 6 and 7 You can repeat the steps as many times as necessary to key out the entire back ground b To remove the last keyed color change enter SHIFT 0 zero c To remove all keyed colors enter SHIFT CHROMAKEY d To fine tune the keyed color use SHIFT ARROW KEY If you aren t able to successfully isolate...

Page 133: ...ore pressing CHROMAKEY MXProDV ignores effects applied to the NEXT source during chromakey Fine Tuning Key Colors You can fine tune the chroma key effect so that more or less of the keyed footage gets keyed You can separately adjust the range of colors and video brightness that get keyed To adjust the brightness range enter SHIFT UP ARROW to increase the range of brightness values that get keyed r...

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Page 137: ...n mode include Create a Learned Environment Place MXProDV in Learn mode Create the production complete with transitions freezes input effects and so forth MXProDV records each action to a Learned Script Instruct MXProDV to replay the Learned Script WARNING MXProDV saves Learned Environments in memory so they are available even when you turn the unit off then back on again On the other hand MXProDV...

Page 138: ...IX FREEZE REVERSE SPEED BG COLOR BORDER COLOR BORDER STYLE B W B W NEG POSTERIZE FLIP MOSAIX COLOR CORRECT COLOR NEG FLIP STROBE LEARNED SCRIPT LEARNED ENVIRONMENT 1 INPUT EFFECTS DISPLAY SETUP ROUTE AUDIO MIX FREEZE REVERSE SPEED BG COLOR BORDER COLOR BORDER STYLE B W B W NEG POSTERIZE FLIP MOSAIX COLOR CORRECT COLOR NEG FLIP STROBE LEARNED SCRIPT LEARNED ENVIRONMENT 1 INPUT EFFECTS DISPLAY SETUP...

Page 139: ...ot exceed 250 If you attempt to exceed this number MXProDV simply stops recording steps when it reaches capacity You can replay all steps learned up to that point MXProDV does not retain Learned Scripts when you turn the unit off but it does retain the Learned Environment Therefore if you create a Learned Script within a Learned Environment then turn off MXProDV the Learned Environment is retained...

Page 140: ...e 3 Enter production steps Create the production in the same way you would even if you weren t using Learn mode 4 Press LEARN again to disengage Learn Mode Learn mode disengages automatically if you exceed 250 total steps the maximum allowed in all combined Learned Scripts 5 Play back the Learned Script a Enter SHIFT LEARN LEARNED SCRIPT on the keyboard where LEARNED SCRIPT is the number of the Le...

Page 141: ... or transition to Compose screens Use Chroma Key Use the Demo Use PIPs MXProDV memorizes a manual transition such as when using the T BAR as an auto matic transition at the currently set speed that is it is remembered as if you had used the PLAY button rather than the T BAR MXProDV erases a Learned Script when You turn off MXProDV MXProDV loses power such as a power failure You overwrite an existi...

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Page 145: ...or disallow transitions to affect audio Automatically or manually fade the sound between sources and more Before using audio sources make sure they are properly connected to the MXProDV See Chapter 3 Installing MXProDV for instructions You might also have to visit the Route menu to set up the audio devices correctly See Route beginning on page 92 for more information and instructions ...

Page 146: ... gives you the ability to control audio and video separately The two com ponents for managing audio transitions are the VIDEO AUDIO selector on the key board and the top of the Preview screen VIDEO AUDIO Selector Small lights appear above and below the VIDEO AUDIO selector labeled VIDEO and AUDIO The lights tell you whether the next transition will affect the video the audio or both By pressing th...

Page 147: ...cates you can monitor this particular audio through the MXProDV headphone jack located on the rear of the unit WAYS TO USE AUDIO You can manage audio in several different ways during video transitions This section explains some of the more useful methods Audio Accompanies Video When you transition from one source to another you might want the native audio that is the sound recorded on the original...

Page 148: ...e you taped a musical concert using two cameras The first camera focuses on the musicians and picks up the audio The second camera focuses around the audience to get the reactions of different listeners You want to mix together the footage from both cameras but have only the audio from the first camera play through all transitions To use continuous audio 1 Set up the CURRENT and NEXT sources and c...

Page 149: ...slider is divided into two halves The left half controls the volume for Audio 1 channels 1 2 the right half controls the volume for Audio 2 channels 3 4 A middle position lets you adjust both Audio 1 and Audio 2 simultaneously Background Mixer Use this slider to control the mix between the current audio source and the background audio If the slider is all the way down there is no mix 100 of the au...

Page 150: ...ending on how you set things up the CURRENT source transitions to the NEXT source and the background music plays uninterrupted between them The audio from the CURRENT and NEXT sources normally follows the video transitions for example if you set up a dissolve transition audio from the CURRENT source fades away then the audio from the NEXT source fades in Table 14 Selecting Mixer Channels TO USE TH...

Page 151: ... amount of delay in video fields to be applied to each source The maximum delay is five fields Selecting Automatic Adjustments To select automatic adjustments use the LEFT ARROW RIGHT ARROW keys to select the audio source IN1 IN2 IN3 or IN4 then press UP ARROW to select automatic adjust ments The Auto indicator will be highlighted when auto is selected The default selection is Auto The adjustment ...

Page 152: ...up to five fields with this parameter To make a change to the audio delay value use the LEFT ARROW RIGHT ARROW keys to select the source then type the number of fields of delay you want to use from zero to five USING HEADPHONES You might find headphones helpful for monitoring audio input signals You can plug a set of headphones directly into the MXProDV by connecting them to the head phone jack lo...

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Page 155: ...ight not use very often but are quite helpful when you need them They include Using Titles with MXProDV Using Color Bars Performing Roll Edits Operating in Live Environments Security Monitoring Using a GPI Device Calibrating the T BAR Resetting MXProDV to Factory Defaults ...

Page 156: ...3 Press PLAY on the TitleMaker and the next title page appears superimposed over the MXProDV output At this point you can run a transition and the title continues to superimpose while the transition runs You can also use other TitleMaker features such as tinted backgrounds patterns scroll and crawl Because MXProDV s TBC Time Base Corrector creates a stable time base TitleMaker can lock to it secur...

Page 157: ... effect transitions to the next scene Example You are producing a murder mystery The door opens and the villain sneaks into the room Slowly he moves toward the camera then you press FREEZE to freeze the killer s menacing glare Next you pause the recorder and set up MXProDV to perform a dissolve Then you find the next scene and start it playing a bit before the scene starts There s the victim it s ...

Page 158: ... VCR A You know it ends soon so you start VCR B and pause it at a point 5 seconds before its action starts When VCR A is 5 seconds from its end you release VCR B and let it roll At this point both VCR A and B are rolling At the desired moment you perform the transition from VCR A to VCR B Another method of A B roll editing involves the use of working copies You copy the original footage to new tap...

Page 159: ...8 Press PLAY to transition from solid black to Channel C TIP Use a wipe or dissolve to and from a solid colored background to indicate passage in time a change in mood or a change in scenery For example a red background might indicate anger or frustration light green might indicate an open forest tranquility and dark green a rain forest somber and cool Transitions to Modified Sources Use MXProDV s...

Page 160: ...PI output A GPI device is especially useful when you are positioned some distance away from MXProDV but still want to be able to control its operation A GPI pulse causes MXProDV to behave exactly as if the play button were pressed Normally it starts a transition you previously set up If you are playing back a Learned sequence see Chapter 11 Learn Mode it triggers the next event in the sequence An ...

Page 161: ...the PVC pipe the nut and washer and the other end cap B 5 Solder the two wires at the knotted end to the two poles on the switch A 6 Slip the switch into the end cap and secure it using the nut and washer 7 Solder the other ends of the cable to the plug F 8 Connect to the tip G and the base H of the plug Don t connect anything to the middle section of the plug 9 Push the end caps in place 10 After...

Page 162: ...earned Scripts beginning on page 131 CALIBRATING THE T BAR If you suspect that the T BAR is not functioning properly it might need re calibration A symptom of an incorrectly cal ibrated T BAR might be that transitions do not run correctly from start to finish in each direction To re calibrate the T BAR 1 Turn MXProDV off 2 Press and hold SHIFT INPUT EFFECTS while turning the unit back on 3 Wait 10...

Page 163: ...XProDV and changing its various settings the unit stores your settings in its memory called NVRAM You can reset all settings to their fac tory defaults To reset MXProDV to its factory defaults 1 Power down the unit using the Power switch 2 Press down and hold the SHIFT and SETUP buttons 3 Turn on MXProDV s Power switch 4 After the unit powers up and you see the Preview screen release all buttons ...

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Page 167: ...l the window H V Horizontal Vertical These refer to the direction in which the transi tion moves For example a V wipe is a horizontal line that moves vertically up or down the screen When the effect runs in the forward non reversed direc tion vertical transitions move down the screen and horizontal transitions move from left to right unless otherwise indicated CW CCW ClockWise and CounterClockWise...

Page 168: ...101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 ...

Page 169: ...n motion Exp B 1 Dissolve 16 Comp A to 1 2 roll R to B Exp 2 H Wipe 17 Slide in slice B from L at T Wipe slice to full 3 V Wipe 18 V Comp A to Ctr slice H collapse slice to Ctr point 4 H Curtain Wipe B from Ctr to full 19 Butterfly from T L random proportion 5 V Curtain Exp B from Ctr to full 20 Ctr Exp B with 2 flips 6 H Slide A Exp B 21 Ctr Comp A swing back out B 7 H Slide A Slide B 22 Bounce o...

Page 170: ...om BRC 46 H Wipe B from R Ctr 151 Diagonal Exp B from BRC 47 H Exp B from R Ctr 152 Diagonal Comp B to BRC Exp 48 H Exp B from R Ctr Comp A to L Ctr 153 Diag Exp B from BRC Comp A to TLC 49 H Exp B from R Ctr Slide A to L 154 153 with overlap 50 H Slide Wipe B from R Ctr Slide A to L 155 Diagonal Slide B from BRC Slide A to TLC 51 H Slide Wipe B from L Ctr Slide A to R 156 Diag Slide B from BRC Co...

Page 171: ...mp to Ctr line 172 Ctr Wipe B with Slide from L 68 H Comp line to L edge Exp to full screen 173 Ctr Wipe B with Slide from R 69 H Comp line to R edge Exp to full screen 174 Ctr Wipe B with Slide from B 70 V Wipe 175 Ctr Wipe B with Slide from T 71 V Comp A Wipe B 176 Ctr Wipe B with Slide from B L 72 V Slide A Wipe B 177 Ctr Wipe B with Slide from B R 73 V Wipe A Exp B 178 Ctr Wipe B with Slide fr...

Page 172: ...pe A to 1 8 screen CCW spiral reveal 95 V Comp A to Ctr line H Exp B from line 200 Comp A to T CW spiral out to T 96 V Slide A out T edge Slide B in from T 201 Comp A to T CCW spiral out to T 97 V Slide A out B edge Slide B in from B 202 Comp A to B CW spiral out to B 98 V Comp A to T edge Exp B from edge 203 Comp A to B CCW spiral out to B 99 V Comp A to B edge Exp B from edge 204 Comp A to L CW ...

Page 173: ...at T Exp to full 220 Zoom in on A zoom away from B 116 Slide in slice B from L at B Wipe slice to full 221 Mosaic Zoom 117 Comp in slice B from L at B Exp to full 222 Ctr Comp A swing back out B 118 Slide in Ctr slice B from T Wipe slice to full 223 Ctr Comp A swing back out T 119 Slide in Ctr slice B from B Wipe slice to full 224 Ctr Comp A Ctr Exp B 120 Diagonal Wipe B from TLC 225 Ctr Comp Diss...

Page 174: ...art to finish dissolve 131 Diagonal Exp B from TRC 236 Checkerboard w shrinking checkers 132 Diagonal Comp B to TRC Exp 237 Luminance Key 1 133 Diag Exp B from TRC Comp A to BLC 238 Luminance Key 2 134 133 with overlap 239 A wanders out 135 Diagonal Slide B from TRC Slide A to BLC Table 16 Descriptions of Basic Transitions continued DESCRIPTION DESCRIPTION ...

Page 175: ...t but using the same six edges as the preceding group and so forth Table 17 Edge Transitions Horizontal Wipes 300 301 302 303 304 305 Horizontal Compress A Wipe B 306 307 308 309 310 311 Horizontal Slide A Wipe B 312 313 314 315 316 317 Horizontal Wipe A Expand B 318 319 320 321 322 323 Horizontal Compress A Expand B 324 325 326 327 328 329 Horizontal Slide A Expand B 330 331 332 333 334 335 Horiz...

Page 176: ...perimeter 419 A twirls in from edges 405 Rectangle around screen perimeter 420 Rectangle circles in from TLC 406 Rectangle circles in from L middle 421 Rectangle circles out from center 407 Rectangle circles in from R middle 422 Rectangle circles out from center 408 Rectangle circles in from L middle 423 Rectangle circles out from center 409 Rectangle circles in from R middle 424 A circles out fro...

Page 177: ...pe slice to full 500 501 502 503 504 505 506 507 508 Slide in Ctr slice B from T Wipe slice to full 509 510 511 512 513 514 515 516 517 Diagonal Slide Dissolve A to TRC 518 519 520 521 522 523 524 525 526 Diagonal Wipe B from BLC 527 528 529 530 531 532 533 534 535 Ctr Expand Dissolve B 536 537 538 539 540 541 542 543 544 Diagonal Expand Dissolve B from BLC 545 546 547 548 549 550 551 552 553 Ctr ...

Page 178: ...16 screen CCW spiral reveal 581 582 583 584 585 586 587 588 589 Random Sizes Flips B fills screen at end 590 591 592 593 594 595 596 597 598 Random Wipes B Ctr wipe to full screen 599 600 601 602 603 604 605 606 607 A wanders out 608 609 610 611 612 613 614 615 616 Horizontal Curtain Expand B from Ctr to full 617 618 619 620 621 622 623 624 625 Table 19 Shape Transitions continued ...

Page 179: ... to 1 2 screen slice Slide to R slide under Ctr line 644 645 646 647 648 649 650 651 652 Horizontal Compress A R to 1 2 screen slice Slide to L Compress to Ctr line 653 654 655 656 657 658 659 660 661 Horizontal Compress line to L edge Expand to full screen 662 663 664 665 666 667 668 669 670 Horizontal wipe 671 672 673 674 675 676 677 678 679 Horizontal Compress A Wipe B 680 681 682 683 684 685 6...

Page 180: ...piled from the other categories You can tailor the User category to your particular needs see Changing User Transitions Menu beginning on page 66 Horizontal Wipe A Expand B 689 690 691 692 693 694 695 696 697 Horizontal Compress A to L edge Expand B from edge 698 699 700 701 702 703 704 705 706 Table 19 Shape Transitions continued ...

Page 181: ...ake one the CURRENT source and make another the NEXT source 2 Press DISPLAY so that the Preview screen shows the NEXT source See Display beginning on page 87 for instructions The CURRENT source appears on the Output monitor So the two sources each appear on separate monitors and both have the benefit of time base correction While operating in Dual TBC Mode MXProDV can perform cut transitions as it...

Page 182: ...orizontal and vertical intervals MXProDV provides a dual field TBC to correct two sources at the same time Because all transitions and effects use only two of the four sources at any given time the dual field TBC can correct the time base of the entire output signal transitions and all The output sync of the TBC is independent of all inputs There is no way to syn chronize it with an external sync ...

Page 183: ...ed setup options Depending on the type of devices attached you might occasionally see lines along the sides of the preview images This is especially noticeable when using cue or review search with a VCR or camcorder attached to an input jack using poor quality video tapes experiencing bad reception and so forth In such cases you might be able to improve video quality using one or more of the follo...

Page 184: ... freeze either a frame or a field see Force Field Freeze on page 90 Freeze Field captures one field half a video frame and duplicates it to make the two fields that comprise a frame This eliminates flashing caused when an object occupies a different position in the two captured fields or when an object is so small it appear in only one field MXProDV s Field Freeze eliminates flashing artifacts but...

Page 185: ...lines might shift to the right black lines might enter the picture area from the left edge of the screen white flashes might appear the video image might be shredded or you might see video tearing When these types of artifacts occur reduce or remove the processing to bring the sig nal back to normal VCR s and camcorders often have controls that can disable extra processing If your VCR or camcorder...

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Page 187: ...241mm x 76mm Weight 4 lbs 1 8 kg Ambient Temperature 32 104 F 0 40 C Ambient Humidity Less than 90 ANALOG INPUTS Video 4 x S video Y C Y 1 Vp p C 0 30 Vp p 75 ohm 4 pin mini DIN connectors 4 x composite 1 0 Vp p 75 ohm RCA connectors Audio 4 x 2 L and R RCA connectors 50 k ohms GPI Mini jack ANALOG OUTPUTS Video PREVIEW MAIN 1 0 Vp p 75 ohm PREVIEW 1x RCA MAIN 2x RCA Connectors and 2x S Video MAIN...

Page 188: ...Digital Conversion 13 5 MHZ 4 2 2 10 bit quantization Y C 8 bit quantitization composite Gain Unity S N Ratio Greater than 60 dB Y C Greater than 56 dB composite Horizontal Resolution 480 TV lines General Compatible with all NTSC video sources and tape formats PAL version available Meets long haul video broadcast specs including CCIR 601 sampling and RS 170A AUDIO PERFORMANCE Digital 2 channel Sam...

Page 189: ...or 4 2 0 sampling PAL and a 5 1 compression High end broadcast DV devices such as Digital S and DVCPRO50 use a different sampling usually 4 2 2 and compression usually 3 3 1 these cannot be used with MXProDV With MXProDV your DV data can be mixed with your analog data Y C and composite video and analog audio in almost any combination and you can output your data in both DV and analog format DV aud...

Page 190: ...power is cycled Setup Menu Differences MX 1 Setup functions are found on the MXProDV Route screen The MXProDV Setup menu corresponds to the MX 1 Advanced Setup screen For MXPro users there is only one difference in Setup 2 channel Audio Output Parameter Added This parameter determines whether audio output will be 4 channel two stereo pairs or 2 channel one stereo pair The default is 4 channel The ...

Page 191: ...els A B C and D 3 Select an audio source for the channel Audio 1 4 If 4 channel audio output select a second audio source for the channel Audio 2 See Route on page 92 for more information Background Audio You can use any of the audio inputs as a source for background audio In the Route menu above press SHIFT NEXT COLOR to access Background audio Next use the LEFT RIGHT ARROW keys to select the Aud...

Page 192: ...en Use this screen to adjust the volume of your audio sources and output adjust the mix level between back ground and main audio and adjust the headphone audio volume It also provides level meters for monitoring the audio For information on using the Mixer screen see Using the Audio Mixer on page 141 ...

Page 193: ...nformation Cut Speed Using two DV and two analog inputs cut speed is almost instantaneous 1 2 frames In configurations with more than two analog inputs you can minimize cut delay by selecting Display Next or Display Current for the preview screen dis play mode Headphone Location The headphone jack was moved to the rear panel near the middle Headphone Toggle To toggle the headphone between the CURR...

Page 194: ... category The ARROW keys move you only within the current category To get to a different one press a different Transition Category button see page 64 Take Bar Operations MXProDV s T BAR provides added control over transitions Swing the T BAR from bottom to top and the transition plays in a forward direction Swing the T BAR from top to bottom and it plays in reverse See Operating the T BAR on page ...

Page 195: ...tage 123 COLOR 51 52 background 54 color 53 background 48 54 bars COMPOSE 115 display 148 border 48 changing 54 custom 54 identify current 53 numbers 53 54 selector 48 53 56 color background 18 COLOR CORRECT 80 COLOR NEG 81 Comb Filter 90 Comb Filter Added 182 COMPOSE 44 96 111 background 112 solid color 115 basic steps 112 color bars 115 create 115 lines 113 still image tiles 113 115 tiles 113 cu...

Page 196: ...EY 124 color correction 80 COMPOSE 114 116 custom color 55 K keyed footage 122 L LEARN 44 129 abort 133 basic steps 129 COMPOSE 116 custom color 55 environments 130 INPUT EFFECTS light 132 locked demo 86 maximum steps 131 steps 131 using 132 live environment 152 M manual transitions 72 mask PIPs 106 microphone 32 monaural audio 32 MOSAIC 80 Multi PIP configurations 107 create 107 MX 1 65 186 N NEX...

Page 197: ...le 104 background 104 foreground 104 change 105 Time Base Corrector 173 titler 148 TRAILING 44 trailing transitions 65 168 transformer 31 transition adjust 70 audio 138 auto reverse 71 basic category 65 category basic 65 defined 64 edges 65 shapes 65 trailing 65 user 65 66 category button 44 64 color highlight 69 direction change 70 effect 20 highlight 49 menu 49 64 68 87 using 68 number 68 define...

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