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Chapter 4 Applications
4.1 Placing a logo on the video using the lumakey function
The SE-500MU allows the user to place a logo on the video using the lumakey function. First of all,
create a 1920x1080 (16:9) logo against a black or white background on a laptop. Once the logo is
created, please follow the steps outlined as follows to insert the logo layer.
Note: If the logo is dark, choose a white background; if the logo consists primarily of bright colors,
choose a black background.
1.
Connect the laptop to one of the switcher’s
HDMI Input Ports
, HDMI Input 2 for example.
2.
Click the
MENU
button on the Software Interface to open the
Setting
window.
3.
Click the
Lumakey
tab and on the menu that opens, set the “
Lumakey Source
” to
Input 2
.
4.
In this example, the logo is against a black background so
Black
Mode
is chosen.
5.
Set the “
Cleanup Level
” to 10 if the background is in total black.
6.
“
Transparency
” is set to 64 if an opaque logo is desired.
Opaque
logo can be created by setting
the “
Transparency
” parameter to 64.
Semi-transparency
effect can be generated by setting
the “
Transparency
” parameter to a value between 0 and 64.
7.
Exit the menu after the Logo is properly configured.
8.
Click the
Luma Key PGM
button to place the logo on the Program screen or the
Luma Key
PVW
button to place the logo on the Preview screen.
