Sony MVS8000 Switch User Manual


 
261Names and Functions of Parts of the Control Panel
Chapter 2 Menus and Control Panel
a Next transition selection buttons
Press these buttons, turning them on, to
determine what the next transition will
apply to.
BKGD: Next transition changes the
background.
KEY1 to KEY4 (DSK1 to DSK4 in the
PGM/PST bank): Press this button,
turning it on, to make the next
transition insert or remove the
corresponding key (keys 1 to 4). If a
key is currently inserted it will be
removed, and vice versa.
In the PGM/PST bank, this inserts or
removes downstream keys 1 to 4.
KEY PRIOR (priority): When this button
is lit, the setting of the key priority after
the next transition is enabled. The key
priority after the next transition appears
in the key status display.
ALL: Pressing this button turns on a
preselected set of the [BKGD], [KEY1]
to [KEY4], and [KEY PRIOR] buttons.
Make this setting in a Setup menu.
b Transition type selection buttons
You can assign these buttons in setup to any
transition type (see “Overall Control Panel
Settings (Config Menu)” in Chapter 16
(Volume 2)).
Press one of these buttons, turning it on, to
determine the type of the next transition.
When multi-program mode is selected in
the Setup menu (see “Settings for Switcher
Configuration (Config Menu)” in Chapter
16 (Volume 2)), two or more of the
following buttons may light.
MIX: In a background transition, the new
video fades in as the current video
fades out. During the transition, the
overall signal level is maintained at
100%.
In a key transition, the key fades in (for
insertion) or out (for removal).
NAM (non-additive mix): The current and
new video signals are compared, and
the signal with the higher luminance
level is given priority in the output.
The current video is maintained at
100% output for the first half of the
transition as the new video increases
progressively to 100%, then the current
video is progressively reduced from
100% to zero in the second half while
the new video is maintained at 100%.
SUPER MIX: The current video is
maintained at 100% output for the first
half of the transition as the new video is
mixed while increasing progressively
to 100%. The current video is then
progressively reduced from 100% to
zero in the second half while the new
video is maintained at 100%.
PST (preset) COLOR MIX: In the first
transition, the current video is replaced
by the color matte in a mix (dissolve),
then in the second transition the color
matte is replaced by the new video also
in a mix (dissolve).
In place of a color matte, you can select
any signal on the utility 2 bus.
WIPE: The current video is replaced by the
new video, using the wipe pattern
selected in the Wipe menu.
DME: A wipe type of transition is carried
out, using the DME effect selected in
the DME Wipe menu.
FM1&2ClIP, FM3&4ClIP, FM5&6ClIP,
FM7&8ClIP: A recorded clip is
played back together with the
transition. At this point, you can also
carry out a transition (wipe or mix
(dissolve)) simultaneously together
with the clip.
c Transition execution section
Transition indicator: This comprises
multiple LEDs, which show the
progress of the transition.
Fader lever: Move this to carry out a
manual transition. Pressing the [KF]