Crystal Vision
Key Signals
9 Key Signals
All the keys in Safire 3 combine to form a single key which is used to cut a hole in
the BG picture. The keys combine as a logical ‘OR’ such that high level (white)
areas take priority. All keys can be individually inverted from VisionWeb or
VisionPanel.
The following is a pictorial description of key polarities for common Safire 3 key
operations. The
White
(high level key) is the part of the key signal that will show
the FG picture and
Black
(low level key) the BG picture.
Chroma key
Generated by Safire 3 to cut a hole in the BG signal. The white areas will show
the selected FG source, usually the suppressed or keyed FG picture:
Self Key
To cut a caption derived from the FG signal into the BG and fill with same FG
video, matte or black:
Safire 3 User Manual R1.3
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24 March 2017