3
Configure an Effect
Select and configure an effect to accompany the switch. To configure an effect, press one of the following
EFFECTS
buttons (
).
•
CUT
— This effect does not need to be configured. When used, the image instantly swaps between the preview output and the
program output without any effect.
•
DISSOLVE
— The previous program output fades out while the image from the preview output fades into the program output
using the user-defined duration. To configure:
1.
Select the
DISSOLVE
button to go to the
Effect
Duration
submenu.
2.
Rotate the
ADJUST
knobs to select the length of time for the image to dissolve. Choose from
0.1
to
5.0
seconds
(
0.1
second increments, default =
0.5
seconds).
•
WIPE
— The image in the preview output “unrolls” over the top of the program output using the user-defined duration and
sub-effect. To configure:
1.
Select the
WIPE
button to go to the
Wipe
Direction
submenu.
2.
Rotate the
ADJUST
knobs to select the wipe effect. Available options are:
Soft
Up
,
Soft
Down
,
Soft
Right
,
Soft
Left
,
Hard
Up
,
Hard
Down
,
Hard
Right
, or
Hard
Left
.
3.
Select the
NEXT
button to go to the
Effect
Duration
submenu.
4.
Rotate the
ADJUST
knobs to select the length of time for the image to unroll. Choose from
0.1
to
5.0
seconds
(
0.1
second increments, default =
0.5
seconds).
•
PIP
— The image in the preview output appears in the program output as a picture-in-picture window using a dissolve effect
and the user-defined effect duration.
To recall a PIP preset:
1.
Select the
PIP
button to go to the
Recall
PIP
Preset
submenu.
2.
Rotate the
ADJUST
knobs to select a preset (1 through 16) with the image and window size and position preconfigured.
3.
Select the
NEXT
button to recall the selected preset.
•
VIDEO
KEY
— Video on the preview bus can be keyed to appear over the existing video on the program bus, using an RGB
key, a luminosity level key, or a transparency effect. To configure:
1.
Select the
VIDEO
KEY
button to go to the
Video
Key
Effect
submenu.
2.
Rotate the
ADJUST
knobs to select the key effect . Available options are:
Transparency
,
RGB
, or
Level
.
3.
Select the
NEXT
button to go to the
Video
Key
Effect
submenu and the option previously chosen.
4.
Rotate the
ADJUST
knobs to adjust the setting. Available options are:
Transparency
,
Level
Key
, or
Color
Key
.
NOTE:
Effect
Duration
setting affects all effects and is not set individually for each effect.
Switch the Preview Output to the Program Output
NOTE:
Select the switch effect and duration using the
Effects
Configuration
menu.
1.
For an effect to accompany the switch, press one of the
EFFECTS
buttons (see
on page 2).
•
CUT
•
DISSOLVE
•
WIPE
•
PIP
•
VIDEO
KEY
2.
Press the
TAKE
) to execute the selected effect.
•
If
CUT
,
DISSOLVE
or
WIPE
is selected, the preview output switches to the
program output with the effect selected.
•
If
PIP
is selected, the preview output appears on top of the program output as a
PIP window, with the dissolve effect and user-defined effect duration.
•
If
VIDEO
KEY
is selected, the preview output appears on top of the program
output, using a cut transition.
NOTE:
The
PIP
and
VIDEO
KEY
buttons blink when the effect is live on the
program output.
3.
For
PIP
and
VIDEO
KEY
effects only, press the
TAKE
button a second time to
remove the preview content from the program output.
NOTE:
No other effect can be selected while
PIP
or
VIDEO
KEY
is active on
the program output.
For more details on using
EFFECTS
buttons, see the
ISS 608 User Guide
, available at
.
Soft Right
Soft Left
Soft Up
Soft Down
Hard Right
Hard Left
Hard Up
Hard Down