User manual SONY DFS-500P VIDEO SWITCHER

[. . . ] This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense. You are cautioned that any changes or modifications not expressly approved in this manual could void your authority to operate this equipment. The shielded interface cable recommended in this manual must be used with this equipment in order to comply with the limits for a digital device pursuant to Subpart B of Part 15 of FCC Rules. [. . . ] To use two chroma key channels, set both title 1 and title 2 in the TITLE section of the menu control section. To select the foreground image used for the second chroma key channel, press the FRGD 2 button in the delegation section, turning it on, then with one of the AUXILIARY buttons select the desired video signal. To use a normal effect for a title key In this case, use one of the buttons in column 1 of the TITLE section to recall the title 1 setting menu (T1LUM, T1CRK, or T1MSK), and make the settings. 3-36 Chapter 3 Basic Operation Auto chroma keying To combine the background image and foreground image by auto chroma keying, use the following procedure. 4 1 TITLE 2 EDITOR LUM LUM DSK EDGE LUM TRAIL SHADOW 6 USER PGM SNAP SHOT STATUS EDIT GPI CRK CRK BORDER BEVELD EDGE INITIAL EDIT LEARN 5, 7 LOCATION SET UP MASK MASK MASK SOFT RECALL SHIFT CCR LIGHTING MATTES BORDER PATTERN ADJ PAGE F1 F2 F3 F4 EFFECT DSK FTB F5 HOLD INPUT PATTERN NUMBER TRANS RATE 3 DSK PVW SET SET CCR 1 2 1 2 AUXILIARY TITLE 1 TITLE 2 SOURCE SOURCE DSK FILL SUPER BG FRGD 2 MEMORY FRAME FREEZ MIX EFFECT N/R REV DIRECT DIRECT RECALL PATTERN LAST X BLACK 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 MEMORY BACKGROUND BLACK INT VIDEO TITLE 7 4 8 5 2 DOWN UP 9 6 3 INS FADE TO BLACK 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 MEMORY INT VIDEO DEL P IN P CUT 1 FOREGROUND BLACK DSK RST ENTER 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 MEMORY INT VIDEO AUTO TRANS 0 PATTERN/KEY PAD Chapter 3 Basic Operation Select the background image with the BACKGROUND bus buttons. If a preview monitor is connected, the selected foreground image appears in the preview monitor. 3 Select the effect pattern, and press the TITLE button in the effect transition section, turning it on. Note Depending on the effect pattern, it may not be possible to use chroma keying. Check the "TITLE" column of the table in the section "Effect Pattern Variant Forms and Decorations" (page A-22), and select a pattern for which this shows a check mark ( ). When the TITLE button lights, the N/R button also automatically lights, indicating that the system is in N/R (normal/reverse) mode. While the TITLE button is lit, it is not possible to switch out of N/R mode. (continued) Chapter 3 Basic Operation 3-37 Inserting Characters and Graphics (1) -- Title Key 4 In the TITLE section of the menu control section, press the CRK button, turning it on. The following example appears when the CRK button in column 1 is lit. T1CRK 1/3 PAGE Clip 0-100 F1 Gain 0-100 F2 Hue 0-99 F3 Angle 0-100 F4 F5 AUTO 5 Press the F5(AUTO) button. In the program monitor screen, the foreground image appears with a white box cursor. Cursor Chapter 3 Basic Operation Foreground image The menu changes to the auto chroma key menu (T1ACR). T1ACR 1/1 PAGE Pos H ­100-100 F1 Pos V ­100-100 F2 Size 0-100 F3 ­ ­ AUTO CANCEL F4 CRK ­ ­ START F5 6 Turn the following knobs to adjust the cursor, to select the background color which is used as the reference color for chroma keying. Cursor adjustment Move horizontally. Notes Control knob F1(Pos H) F2(Pos V) F3(SIZE) · You can also adjust the cursor using the joystick and Z-knob in the LOCATION section. · If you press a button which is not related to auto chroma key operations, this automatically ends the auto chroma key mode. Use the following procedure. 1 In the TITLE section of the menu control section, press the CRK button, turning it on, to display page 2 of the chroma key menu. The following example appears when the CRK button in column 1 is lit. T1CRK 2/3 PAGE COLCAN ON F1 Sat 0-100 F2 Hue 0-99 F3 FILL VIDEO F4 Densty 0-100 F5 Chapter 3 Basic Operation 2 Watching the composite image on the program monitor, turn the F5(Densty) knob, to adjust the transparency of the inserted image. Chapter 3 Basic Operation 3-43 Inserting Characters and Graphics (1) -- Title Key Masking Part of a Title Key You can apply a rectangular mask, to eliminate unwanted parts of the key. This operation is common to luminance and chroma keys. 2 USER PGM SNAP SHOT 1 TITLE 2 EDITOR LUM LUM DSK EDGE STATUS EDIT LUM TRAIL SHADOW 1 GPI CRK CRK BORDER BEVELD EDGE INITIAL EDIT LEARN SET UP MASK MASK MASK SOFT RECALL SHIFT CCR LIGHTING MATTES BORDER PATTERN ADJ PAGE F1 F2 F3 F4 EFFECT DSK FTB F5 HOLD INPUT PATTERN NUMBER LOCATION TRANS RATE SET SET CCR AUXILIARY TITLE 1 TITLE 2 SOURCE SOURCE DSK FILL SUPER BG FRGD 2 MEMORY FRAME FREEZ MIX EFFECT N/R REV DIRECT DIRECT RECALL PATTERN DSK PVW LAST X BLACK 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 MEMORY BACKGROUND BLACK INT VIDEO TITLE 7 4 8 5 2 DOWN UP 9 6 3 INS FADE TO BLACK 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 MEMORY INT VIDEO DEL P IN P CUT 1 FOREGROUND BLACK DSK RST ENTER 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 MEMORY INT VIDEO AUTO TRANS 0 Chapter 3 Basic Operation PATTERN/KEY PAD 1 In the TITLE section of the menu control section, press one of the MASK buttons, turning it on. The following example appears when the MASK button in column 1 is lit. T1MSK 1/1 PAGE Left ­400-400 F1 Right ­400-400 F2 Top ­300-300 F3 Bottom ­300-300 F4 INVERT OFF F5 2 Turn the F1(Left), F2(Right), F3(Top), and F4(Bottom) knobs to set the mask region. Removing the mask Press the MASK button lit in step 1, turning it off. To invert the mask In the mask menu, press the F5(INVERT) button, setting it to "ON". 3-44 Chapter 3 Basic Operation Inserting Characters and Graphics (2) -- Downstream Key As its name implies, the downstream key (often abbreviated as DSK) is a key which is added downstream the title keying stages, to the alreadyformed composite image made up of the background and foreground images. Background image Foreground image Key source signal Chapter 3 Basic Operation Program output Note that if a preview monitor is connected, you can use it to preview the downstream key on the composite image by pressing the DSK PVW button in the fade-to-black/downstream key section. Chapter 3 Basic Operation 3-45 Inserting Characters and Graphics (2) -- Downstream Key Procedure To insert a downstream key, use the following procedure. For details of key source and key fill signal connections, see the section "Key Signal Connections" (page 6-3). 2 1 TITLE 2 EDITOR LUM LUM DSK EDGE LUM TRAIL SHADOW 3 4 USER PGM SNAP SHOT STATUS EDIT GPI CRK CRK BORDER BEVELD EDGE INITIAL EDIT LEARN SET UP MASK MASK MASK SOFT RECALL SHIFT CCR LIGHTING MATTES BORDER PATTERN ADJ PAGE F1 F2 F3 F4 EFFECT DSK FTB HOLD INPUT PATTERN NUMBER LOCATION TRANS RATE SET SET 1 DSK PVW CCR AUXILIARY TITLE 1 TITLE 2 SOURCE SOURCE DSK FILL SUPER BG FRGD 2 MEMORY FRAME FREEZ MIX EFFECT N/R REV DIRECT DIRECT RECALL PATTERN LAST X BLACK 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 MEMORY BACKGROUND BLACK INT VIDEO TITLE 7 4 8 5 2 DOWN UP 9 6 3 INS FADE TO BLACK Chapter 3 Basic Operation 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 MEMORY INT VIDEO DEL P IN P CUT 1 FOREGROUND BLACK DSK RST ENTER 5 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 MEMORY INT VIDEO AUTO TRANS 0 PATTERN/KEY PAD 1 2 First create the image into which the downstream key is to be inserted. 1) In the DSK section of the menu control section, press the LUM button and display page 2 of the downstream key (DSK) menu. DSK 2/2 PAGE SOURCE EXT F1 2) Press the F1(Source) button, and select the signal to be used as the key signal. EXT: Use the signal input to the DSK KEY IN connector (external key mode). SELF: Use the signal specified as "DSK FILL" in the delegation section (self-keying mode). 3-46 Chapter 3 Basic Operation 3 Select the downstream key fill signal. 1) Press the PAGE button, and switch to page 1 of the downstream key menu. DSK 1/2 PAGE Clip 0-100 F1 Gain 0-100 F2 INVERT OFF F3 FILL VIDEO F4 Densty 0-100 F5 2) Press the F4(FILL) button, to select the signal used as the key fill signal. VIDEO: Use the signal specified as "DSK FILL" in the delegation section. When you select this, press the DSK FILL button in the delegation section, turning it on, then select the desired bus with the AUXILIARY buttons. [. . . ] Red and pink have the same hue, but different saturations. Appendixes A-66 Appendixes Key clip In luminance keys, to specify a reference luminance level. The part of the signal above the reference level is used as the key source signal. Key fill A signal used to fill the hole cut with the key source signal. Key frame User program effect data which defines the effect at a specific point. [. . . ]