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We will discuss the powerful Comp system a bit later (Section 9.9 ), but we’ll mention it in passing here to
highlight the Apply with Comp switch provided in the Position control group. At the lowest level, Comps can
be thought of as presets that store complete Switcher or M/E setups.
By default, the settings stored in a Comp include the Position , Crop and visibility state for each DSK or KEY
layer. Disable the Apply with Comp feature if you want to exclude a given DSK/KEY channel from Comp
control, handling it manually instead.
Hint: You might find this useful, for example, to ensure that a station ID ‘bug’ shown over output is n ot
accidentally removed by application of a Comp.
U SE S OURCE T RACKER
We discussed the video Tracker back in
Section 8.1.4). The Use Source Tracker
feature lets you assign motion data output
from the
Tracker for any video source to
modify the position of the current DSK or
KEY layer by selecting it in this menu.
Position settings enabled above in the DSK/KEY tab continue in force but will be
applied relative to Tracker output. (For example, X and Y Position settings entered in the upper part of the
panel result in an offset from the co-ordinates supplied by the Tracker .)
B ORDERS , E DGES AND SHADOWS
FIGURE 108
The Borders, Edges and Shadows group also provides each DSK , KEY and M/E layer with three quick access
Border preset slots (Figure 108).
Hint: Since these are per-layer Position effects and can be controlled – even animated – by Comps, you can use
the Borders feature to create custom multi-box compositions in M/Es.
FIGURE 107