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Quick Start

This chapter contains brief instructions for setting up MXPro with basic equipment.
The instructions do not go into detail. If you feel comfortable connecting video and
audio equipment, you can probably get started quickly using these instructions.

If you are upgrading from the Videonics MX-1, see Appendix E,

Information for MX-1

Users

, for helpful information in setting up your MXPro.

Skim the instructions in this chapter. If you have any questions about any of the steps,
turn to Chapter 3,

Installing MXPro

, and follow the detailed instructions for setting up

your equipment.

Summary of Contents for MXPro

Page 1: ...MXPro User Guide...

Page 2: ...amages so the above limitations or exclu sions may not apply to you This warranty gives you specific legal rights You may also have other rights which vary from state to state To obtain warranty servi...

Page 3: ...3 23 EEC 89 336 EEC Standards to which conformity is declared EN60950 EN55022 Class A EN50082 1 Place Campbell California USA Date March 25 1998 Manufacturer s Name Videonics Manufacturer s Address 13...

Page 4: ...Notes...

Page 5: ...eyboard 32 Using the Preview Screen 35 Changing the Display Configuration 35 Input Source Previews 36 Active Source Highlights 36 Color Selector 37 Transitions Menu 37 Selected Transition 37 Using CUR...

Page 6: ...Basic Composition Steps 94 Backgrounds 94 Foreground Tiles 95 Creating Color Tiles and Lines 95 Creating Moving Video Tiles 95 Creating Still Image Tiles 95 Manipulating Tiles 96 Positioning Tiles 96...

Page 7: ...PI Trigger 127 Using a GPI Trigger Device 128 Calibrating the T BAR 128 Resetting MXPro Factory Defaults 129 APPENDIXES BACK MATTER A Transitions List Basic Transitions 132 Edge Transitions 137 Traili...

Page 8: ...s Mode Key Combinations 65 Table 8 Main Mode Input Effects Key Combinations 65 Table 9 Setup Menu Navigation Keys 75 Table 10 Manipulating PIPs Tiles 89 Table 11 Manipulating PIPs Mask 90 Table 12 Mul...

Page 9: ...er contains Brief descriptions of major MXPro features Typical uses for the MXPro How to contact Videonics An inventory of package contents Description of the contents of this User Guide Please take a...

Page 10: ...even when the input sources are not stable Chroma Key Keying replaces parts of one picture with another based on their color Here the solid background behind Kong keys out and subsequently gets replac...

Page 11: ...l effects such as picture freeze posterization and zooms give added life to productions You can use MXPro with a titler to mix and superimpose titles Time Base Correction improves the picture especial...

Page 12: ...AGE CONTENTS The MXPro package contains the items shown below Check your package against the illustration If anything is missing contact the dealer where you purchased MXPro for the necessary replacem...

Page 13: ...using MXPro transitions Also see Appendix A Transitions List Chapter 6 Input Effects How to use various effects with video input material Chapter 7 Functions Descriptions of and instructions for usin...

Page 14: ...ng your equipment Appendix A Transitions List Complete list of transitions available with MXPro along with their assigned code numbers and descriptions Appendix B Time Base Corrector Explains the time...

Page 15: ...ress and hold down the SHIFT button press the PIPs button then release both Sources Channels and Outputs The terms Source Channel and Output appear extensively throughout this guide It s important to...

Page 16: ...ts Department Contact Information 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...

Page 17: ...ment you can probably get started quickly using these instructions If you are upgrading from the Videonics MX 1 see Appendix E Information for MX 1 Users for helpful information in setting up your MXP...

Page 18: ...AUDIO IN jacks to the OUT jacks on the MXPro rear panel This is the device where you record the program Connect a television or monitor to the recording VCR according to their instruc tions Having thi...

Page 19: ...currently playing on the Output monitor MXPro highlights the CURRENT source in Yellow just above the preview images NEXT Source The signal that will play on the Output monitor after the transition run...

Page 20: ...ress NEXT X where X is the channel to which you want to route Then repeat the preceding step Press ROUTE again to exit from the Route screen Running the Demo The Demo gives you a quick look at some of...

Page 21: ...lid Color Backgrounds Press CUT COLOR MXPro highlights the speaker headphone or color block above the channel indica tor but does not show the channel letter The Output monitor shows a solid color scr...

Page 22: ...e transition by number The screen shows The CURRENT source A the NEXT source B and the desired effect the horizontal wipe Running Transitions You can run transitions automatically or manually Automati...

Page 23: ...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 informat...

Page 24: ...lly contains a default set of transitions each of which also exists in the other categories You can tailor the content of the USER category to your specific needs and preferences You ll learn more abo...

Page 25: ...urces and Output Understanding Preview and Program monitors Understanding the MXPro connectors Identifying Cables and Adapters you might need Installation Examples Installing a Microphone If you are u...

Page 26: ...ovides a video signal audio sig nal or both You use MXPro to combine and optionally animate these signals Output An output is a device on which you record and or broadcast a signal The signal might co...

Page 27: ...ing on page 35 CAUTION The Preview monitor must be a Composite device Do not attempt to connect any other type of monitor to the PREVIEW OUT jack on the MXPro rear panel Program Monitor The Program mo...

Page 28: ...ackage to connect the unit to an electrical outlet VIDEO IN Y C Connect S Video sources to these connectors VIDEO IN Connect Composite sources to these connectors AUDIO IN Connect audio devices to the...

Page 29: ...OL GPI VIDEO IN POWER AUDIO IN PREVIEW OUT DIGITAL VIDEO IN FUTURE UPGRADE 1 2 1 2 3 4 1 L R L R L R L R 2 3 4 3 4 MXPro Rear Panel POWER OUT Y C S Video AUDIO OUT Left and Right VIDEO IN Y C S Video...

Page 30: ...mage your equipment and void your warranty Procedure To connect the power cord and transformer 1 Connect the Female Plug on the Power Cord into the Male Socket on the Trans former 2 Connect the Male P...

Page 31: ...e right type of fitting for the jack you intend to use WARNING When making connections always connect the OUT from one device to the IN on the other device NEVER connect OUT to OUT or IN to IN Microph...

Page 32: ...n nector Left or Right you used See Route beginning on page 77 INSTALLATION EXAMPLES This section shows examples of two common MXPro configurations but does not describe every possibility Before proce...

Page 33: ...near the power switch The jack accepts standard stereo headphones with a miniature plug however output is monaural a mix of right and left chan nels not stereo If your headphones have a large plug yo...

Page 34: ...REVIEW OUT jack on the rear panel 5 OPTIONAL Connect a GPI trigger device to the GPI CONTROL on the MXPro rear panel 6 OPTIONAL Connect a Character Generator CG to the OUT Y C jack on the rear panel W...

Page 35: ...uration VIDEO IN Y C OUT Y C OUT AUDIO OUT CONTROL GPI VIDEO IN POWER AUDIO IN PREVIEW OUT DIGITAL VIDEO IN FUTURE UPGRADE 1 2 1 2 3 4 1 L R L R L R L R 2 3 4 3 4 Live Broadcast Configuration 1 2 3 4...

Page 36: ...MXPro rear panel 4 Connect a Composite type monitor to the PREVIEW OUT jack on the rear panel 5 OPTIONAL Connect a Character Generator CG to the OUT Y C jack on the rear panel With this configuration...

Page 37: ...guration VIDEO IN Y C OUT Y C OUT AUDIO OUT CONTROL GPI VIDEO IN POWER AUDIO IN PREVIEW OUT DIGITAL VIDEO IN FUTURE UPGRADE 1 2 1 2 3 4 1 L R L R L R L R 2 3 4 3 4 Post Production Configuration 1 2 3...

Page 38: ...cable A female RCA to dual male RCA Y Adapter Procedure To connect a microphone 1 Using the microphone cable connect it to the XLR balanced input on the Direct Box 2 Plug the 1 4 inch to RCA cable int...

Page 39: ...Pro operations including Starting and stopping MXPro Using the MXPro keyboard Using the Preview screen Using CURRENT and NEXT sources Selecting Sources Using the VIDEO AUDIO selector Cutting Between S...

Page 40: ...u want to change to the NEXT source press PLAY or use the T BAR to instruct MXPro to play the transition The CURRENT source becomes the new NEXT source and the old NEXT source becomes the new CURRENT...

Page 41: ...VERSE 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 M X P r o DIGITAL VIDEO MIXER TBC COMPOSE LEARN DISPLAY FREEZE AUDIO MIX P I...

Page 42: ...ou want to use setting a precise speed for a transition and so forth 11 OK Button Generally used to indicate to MXPro that you have completed some operation and want the unit to prepare for or perform...

Page 43: ...to play them This becomes more evi dent when you display multiple moving images because MXPro must do even more work to handle all of the images simultaneously What you see on the Preview screen is n...

Page 44: ...B C and D There is also a fifth built in source the mixer s own background color generator All tran sitions start with one source called the CURRENT source and end with another called the NEXT source...

Page 45: ...rmation Use the ARROW keys to navigate through the transitions in the current menu If a cat egory contains more transitions than can appear in the Transitions Menu at one time continue pressing DOWN A...

Page 46: ...tion to use when switching from the CURRENT to NEXT source such as a right to left wipe Use the ARROW keys to highlight the transition in the Transitions Menu See Selecting Transitions beginning on pa...

Page 47: ...rce you need to know how to select sources for each Use the CUT and NEXT buttons on the MXPro keyboard to select sources Use the CUT buttons to select the CURRENT source The four buttons labeled A B C...

Page 48: ...y the video from the VCR and combine it with the audio from an audio tape containing the voice over material Procedure To do this type of mixing 1 Connect the VCR to one of the MXPro inputs on the rea...

Page 49: ...ppear you can switch to a different source whenever you want Swapping Between Two Sources To switch back and forth between two sources for example A to B to A to B and so on use the PLAY button to aut...

Page 50: ...change Black a You cannot modify Black color code 0 Identifying Colors The Color Selector appears in the upper right cor ner of the Preview screen It indicates colors selected for the background and...

Page 51: ...he color you want appears in the Color Selector 2 To immediately cut to the colored background press CUT COLOR To transition into the colored background press NEXT COLOR then press PLAY or use the T B...

Page 52: ...ER COLOR depending on which one you want to change These key combinations activate Learn Color mode MXPro blinks the VIDEO AUDIO selector lights to indicate you are in the proper mode 3 Use the JOYSTI...

Page 53: ...P modes Procedure To specify border color Repeatedly press BORDER COLOR to cycle through the available colors The Color Selector shows the current color Press BORDER STYLE 0 zero to immediately turn o...

Page 54: ...ect the shape or edge to which you want to add a border or shadow by select ing an appropriate transition Tip Try using transitions 300 305 for edges and 554 562 for shapes 3 Move the T BAR to its mid...

Page 55: ...s for Changing Border Attributes Function Key Combination Toggle through Soft Edges Color Border and Drop Shadow LEARN BORDER STYLE Soft Edges Increase Softness LEARN UP ARROW Decrease Softness LEARN...

Page 56: ...Notes...

Page 57: ...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...

Page 58: ...sition travels These letter indicators have no relationship to the A B C and D letters used to differentiate between MXPro channels The following basic steps explain how to run a transition with MXPro...

Page 59: ...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 transition At the...

Page 60: ...and 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 73 for more information Use the A...

Page 61: ...ategory leave a trail of images on the screen as a change occurs The trailing images go away once the transition finishes Transitions in this cat egory are color coded Yellow See page 138 for samples...

Page 62: ...s to other transitions You can change as many transitions in the USER menu as you want Procedure To change a transition in the User menu 1 Decide which transition you want to add to the USER category...

Page 63: ...gh it were just 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 ne...

Page 64: ...the 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 i...

Page 65: ...K 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 Procedure To select a tran...

Page 66: ...speed factor This also applies to transition direction Changing Transition Speed Transition speed values can range from 0 slowest to 9 fastest Procedure To change the transition s speed Press SPEED E...

Page 67: ...ntil you press REVERSE again Reverse has no effect on a simple Cut or Dissolve transition because reversing those tran sitions produces no visible result MXPro changes the Transition Direction indicat...

Page 68: ...set to run from left to right it automatically alternates between left to right and right to left each time it runs Procedure To invoke the Auto Reverse feature Enter SHIFT REVERSE With Auto Reverse a...

Page 69: ...ons Automatically Procedure To run a transition automatically at a predetermined speed Press PLAY You can pause an automatic transition by pressing PLAY again Each time you press the button the transi...

Page 70: ...Notes...

Page 71: ...fects by combining Input Effects INPUT EFFECTS B W COLOR CORRECT B W NEG COLOR NEG POSTERIZE CHROMA KEY FLIP FLIP MOSAIC STROBE You can use Input Effects in the following ways Apply input effects to a...

Page 72: ...menu When you press the INPUT EFFECTS button MXPro selects the first item in the menu B W Note The menu does not contain an icon or settings for the Chroma Key option When you press the CHROMA KEY but...

Page 73: ...on Result ARROW KEYS Moves cursor or highlight between the different Input Effects Numeric Keypad Directly sets the parameter value for the highlighted effect INPUT EFFECTS Exits from Input Effects mo...

Page 74: ...input effect has associated with it a parame ter value In some cases the value can be either 0 zero or 1 In others it can range from 0 to 9 The Color Correction option also works a little differently...

Page 75: ...ge any color values in the image Parameter Values Zero or one 0 Off 1 On Note To create a black and white negative effect also turn on the B W effect POSTERIZE Reduces picture s continuous tones to fe...

Page 76: ...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 example to apply color corre...

Page 77: ...ng image 3 is Kong superimposed over the bridge See Chapter 10 Chroma Key for complete details FLIP VERTICAL Flips picture top to bottom Parameter Values Zero or one 0 Off 1 On STROBE Slows down the p...

Page 78: ...Notes...

Page 79: ...ttons which give you access to MXPro s built in functions The function button group contains eight buttons but gives you access to more than eight functions MUTE Route Menu Setup Menu DISPLAY SHIFT DE...

Page 80: ...n 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 Tip If you see a transition you like while the demo runs i...

Page 81: ...nt transitions from which you can choose TWO CHANNEL Displays preview images only for the CURRENT and NEXT sources Preview images increase in size but Transitions Menu shows only 20 transitions FULL D...

Page 82: ...LL SHIFT 3 CURRENT SHIFT 5 NEXT SHIFT 4 Note 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 Flashi...

Page 83: ...mple to set options for channel C press NEXT C MXPro high lights that channel on the Setup screen then set the options as you want 1 0 1 1 Force Field Freeze Black GPI Out Mode Comb Filter Level NTSC...

Page 84: ...nt based on an action from the MXPro Set the value to 0 zero to use MXPro with an edit con troller such as the Videonics Edit Suite or Video ToolKit Set the value to 1 to enable GPI output to trigger...

Page 85: ...nnector Source Input 3 s video and stereo audio are assigned to channel C with the video signal routed through the S Video connector The audio inputs for Input 3 have a special feature You can split t...

Page 86: ...rce is a Composite device rather than S Video you need to notify MXPro of this fact Procedure To reconfigure Route settings 1 Turn on both source devices and the Preview monitor Start the source devic...

Page 87: ...channel 5 Press LEFT ARROW to highlight the V Composite Video option in the IN 1 diagram MUTE MXPro highlights the cur rently selected NEXT chan nel in this case channel B To select a different chann...

Page 88: ...route the input VCR through channels A B and C The procedure is the same as above just assign whatever effect you want to channel C then cut or use any transition to display the effect And of course y...

Page 89: ...To route audio through the color channel 1 Press NEXT COLOR to select the color channel 2 Make the proper settings for the appropriate IN options 1 2 3 or 4 for the audio source you want to use the sa...

Page 90: ...further information COMPOSE Use Compose to create screen images made up of several different graphic elements For example a composed screen might show two still images polar bears in passion ate embr...

Page 91: ...e 76 to learn how 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 i...

Page 92: ...urrent source 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 di...

Page 93: ...as the Current source You now have a black screen on the Program monitor 4 Press NEXT A to set Channel A as the Next source 5 Enter SHIFT 4 to set the Preview monitor to Preview Next mode You re now...

Page 94: ...sition MXPro can perform a Trailing type transition FROM a frozen source to a moving source However it loses the freeze once the transition finishes MXPro cannot compress frozen images If you select a...

Page 95: ...the background or foreground or make either one a solid color You can create Single PIP configurations where two images appear on the screen at the same time You can also create Multi PIP configuratio...

Page 96: ...wise change the mask without changing its corre sponding tile Procedure 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 CUR...

Page 97: ...normally distorts the image it contains T BAR Dynamically resizes foreground tile and its mask Use the T BAR to manually zoom the image while maintaining correct aspect ratio UP ARROW Increases the he...

Page 98: ...ee Freeze on page 83 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...

Page 99: ...in the remaining eight tiles in a 16 tile configuration You can choose from 9 different multi PIP configurations by pressing the number keys shown in the following table When using configurations 1 t...

Page 100: ...want to use See Table 12 Multi PIP Screen Configurations at the begin ning of this section MXPro displays the configuration on the Preview screen 5 Use the ARROW keys to move the flashing border to a...

Page 101: ...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 displaying the composed screen it is lo...

Page 102: ...er Creating a Composed Image you must establish the background before entering Compose mode 1 2 3 4 5 Select the background This example uses a still image of a mountain range You can use still images...

Page 103: ...ideo Tiles A tile can contain video originating from any of the MXPro input sources The tile can be a rectangle of any size MXPro scales the incoming video to fit within the tile it does not crop the...

Page 104: ...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 Y...

Page 105: ...rases whatever it overlaps Reducing the size of a still or moving video image normally introduces minor pixel artifacts thus reducing quality Once you place or stamp a foreground tile into place you c...

Page 106: ...o sequence from source C as the background press CUT C c Still Image Use the appropriate CUT button to make the desired input source the CURRENT one For example to use a frame from source B as the bac...

Page 107: ...s 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...

Page 108: ...ser Guide EXITING FROM COMPOSE MODE Remember if you do not record your composed image to the output device before exit ing Compose mode your composed image will be lost and cannot be recovered To exit...

Page 109: ...eate a composite image Using Chroma Key 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 backg...

Page 110: ...rcuitry might not be able to handle the different values thereby spoiling the illusion This chapter explains how to prepare footage for use with the Chroma Key feature Of course screen images appear i...

Page 111: ...imize glare and shadows during filming Light bouncing off an area produces different shades of the background color Likewise shadows also produce varying shades The key to successful Chroma Keys is to...

Page 112: ...cify the area in which the other video source is going to play 7 Press OK Those areas in the picture that match the color under the cursor get replaced by the background source a If you need to includ...

Page 113: ...before pressing CHROMA KEY MXPro ignores effects applied to the NEXT source during Chroma Key Fine Tuning Key Colors You can fine tune the chroma key effect so that more or less of the keyed footage g...

Page 114: ...Notes...

Page 115: ...Create a Learned Environment Place MXPro in Learn mode Create the production complete with transitions freezes input effects and so forth MXPro records each action to a Learned Script Instruct MXPro...

Page 116: ...O 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 ROU...

Page 117: ...because you can create 8 Learned Environments you can also create 8 Learned Scripts The total number of actions or steps in all of the combined Learned Scripts cannot exceed 250 If you attempt to exce...

Page 118: ...n speed one more unit step three 4 Press SPEED once more to increase transition speed another unit step four 5 Enter 55 to designate that transition steps five and six It requires two steps to enter t...

Page 119: ...ere learned script is the number of the Learned Environment and Learned Script you want to play back Remember the Learned Environment Learned Script numbers can range from 1 through 8 inclusive b Pres...

Page 120: ...eate or transition to Compose screens Use Chroma Key Use the Demo Use PIPs MXPro memorizes a manual transition such as when using the T BAR as an auto matic transition at the currently set speed that...

Page 121: ...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 MXPro See Chapter 3 Installing MXPro for instr...

Page 122: ...to control audio and video separately The two compo nents for managing audio transitions are the VIDEO AUDIO selector on the key board and the top of the Preview screen VIDEO AUDIO Selector Small lig...

Page 123: ...er icon inside the highlight indicates that the current audio is on channel A MXPro highlights the NEXT video source in green below the window The speaker icon in this location means after you run the...

Page 124: ...e up then hear the door to the house open Procedure To have audio accompany video and follow the same transition 1 Set up the CURRENT and NEXT sources and choose a transition 2 Press VIDEO AUDIO until...

Page 125: ...audio 1 Set up the CURRENT and NEXT sources and choose a transition Assume the tape from the first camera is on channel A and the tape from the second on channel B Press CUT A to make it the CURRENT s...

Page 126: ...tructions Background Music This control works in conjunction with Input 4 to provide constant audio from a source whether it be music narrative or whatever That is if you con nect an audio source to c...

Page 127: ...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 audi...

Page 128: ...ource without disturbing the audio going to the output device Procedure To monitor the audio on the NEXT source Press SHIFT AUDIO MIX Each time you press SHIFT AUDIO MIX you toggle between the audio o...

Page 129: ...t not use very often but are quite helpful when you need them They include Using Titles with MXPro Using Color Bars Performing Roll Edits Operating in Live Environments Security Monitoring Using a GPI...

Page 130: ...ess PLAY on the TitleMaker and the next title page appears superimposed over the MXPro output At this point you can run a transition and the title continues to superimpose while the transition runs Yo...

Page 131: ...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 kille...

Page 132: ...ion accordingly Example Scene 1 is playing on 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...

Page 133: ...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 examp...

Page 134: ...o The GPI device can trigger an event from an external source such as a push button switch or an edit controller with GPI output A GPI device is especially useful when you are positioned some distance...

Page 135: ...rip the end of each wire 3 Tie a single knot D about 8 inches from the end of the wire 4 Slide the wire through the PVC pipe the nut and washer and the other end cap B 5 Solder the two wires at the kn...

Page 136: ...ipts beginning on page 109 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 calibrated T BAR might be that trans...

Page 137: ...and changing its various settings the unit stores your settings in its memory called NVRAM You can reset all settings to their factory defaults Procedure To reset MXPro to its factory defaults 1 Power...

Page 138: ...Notes...

Page 139: ...window H V Horizontal Vertical These refer to the direction in which the transition moves For example a V wipe is a horizontal line that moves vertically up or down the screen When the effect runs in...

Page 140: ...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...

Page 141: ...l 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 off edges Wipe 8 V Comp A Exp B 23 Bounce in from T 9 V Slide A Slide B 24 Comp A to T CW spi...

Page 142: ...m T Ctr 60 H Wipe 1 4 slice B H Wipe 1 2 slice B H wipe B to R 165 Exp Dissolve B from B Ctr 61 H Wipe 1 2 slice B V Wipe 1 2 slice B H wipe B to R 166 Diagonal Exp Dissolve B from TRC 62 H Comp A L t...

Page 143: ...94 V Comp A to Ctr line Exp B from line 199 Ctr Wipe 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...

Page 144: ...Ctr Exp B 120 Diagonal Wipe B from TLC 225 Ctr Comp Dissolve A Ctr Exp Dissolve B 121 Diagonal Exp B from TLC 226 H Comp A to Ctr slice V Comp slice to Ctr 122 Diagonal Comp B to TLC Exp 227 V Comp A...

Page 145: ...ut using the same six edges as the pre ceding group and so forth Table 16 Edge Transitions Horizontal Wipes 300 301 302 303 304 305 Horizontal Compress A Wipe B 306 307 308 309 310 311 Horizontal Slid...

Page 146: ...en 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 Rectang...

Page 147: ...slice B from R Ctr Wipe 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 5...

Page 148: ...ff edges Wipe 572 573 574 575 576 577 578 579 580 Ctr Wipe A to 1 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 5...

Page 149: ...lide slice R 635 636 637 638 639 640 641 642 643 Horizontal Compress A L 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 s...

Page 150: ...ontal Compress A Wipe B 680 681 682 683 684 685 686 687 688 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 70...

Page 151: ...s DEFAULT USER TRANSITIONS The User Transitions category contains a default set of transitions compiled from the other categories You can tailor the User category to your particular needs see Changing...

Page 152: ...Notes...

Page 153: ...use the MXPro TBC as a dedicated two channel device to induce time base correction on two separate channels Set up your equipment as follows 1 Set up the video devices normally that is make one the C...

Page 154: ...ime base TBC TECHNICAL INFORMATION The following information might be useful to video technicians MXPro s TBC has no control options MXPro always applies TBC to the entire sig nal including the horizo...

Page 155: ...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 cam...

Page 156: ...a frame or a field see Force Field Freeze on page 76 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 w...

Page 157: ...ines 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 shred ded or you might see video tearing Whe...

Page 158: ...Notes...

Page 159: ...y standards Dimensions 16 6 x 9 5 x 3 422mm x 241mm x 76mm Weight 4 lbs 1 8 kg Ambient Temperature 32 104 F 0 40 C Ambient Humidity Less than 90 INPUTS Video 4 x S video Y C Y 1 Vp p C 0 30 Vp p 75 oh...

Page 160: ...ncluding CCIR 601 sampling and RS 170A Digital Conversion 13 5 MHz 4 2 2 10 bit quantization Y C 8 bit quantization composite Time Base Meets RS 170A standard Compatibility Compatible with all NTSC vi...

Page 161: ...y new features and expands the capability of some MX 1 operations You won t be able to enjoy the full benefits of the new features without reading the other chapters in this User Guide MXPro Defaults...

Page 162: ...r on page 76 Frame Field Freeze Added See Force Field Freeze on page 76 and Freeze on page 83 Frame Rate Lock and Noise Filter Removed Headphone Control Moved Con trols for adjusting headphones are no...

Page 163: ...erent Transition Category button see page 52 Take Bar Operations MXPro s Take Bar provides added control over transitions by running it in the direction indicated by the transition direction setting S...

Page 164: ...Notes...

Page 165: ...r also called a VCR or VTR Digital Still Camera A recording device for taking photographs and storing the information in digital form The device is similar to a 35mm reflex lens camera that uses tradi...

Page 166: ...signals to improve signal quality Also see Composite Video SECAM The standard video signal used in France Eastern Europe and parts of Asia and Africa Also see NTSC and PAL SMPTE Society of Motion Pict...

Page 167: ...122 CHROMA KEY 102 background 102 cancelling selections 104 cursor 104 defined 101 ending 105 fine tune 105 perform 105 preparation 102 background 102 final footage 103 keyed footage 103 COLOR 39 41 b...

Page 168: ...CORRECT 68 COLOR NEG 69 COMPOSE 98 FLIP Horizontal 67 FLIP Vertical 69 key combinations 65 LEARN 110 menu 64 MOSAIC 68 parameter values 66 PIPS 88 single 90 POSTERIZE 67 STROBE 69 using 63 input selec...

Page 169: ...ternate between 41 defined 18 highlights 50 select 39 selector 32 swap 41 51 SPEED 14 LEARN 110 transition 58 STANDARD preview 54 56 73 starting MXPro 32 stereophonic audio 24 stopping MXPro 32 STROBE...

Page 170: ...Notes...

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