FOCUS Enhancements Bridge/Router MX-4DV - Manual (Page 97)

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To create a composition:
1 Create or choose the background, foreground, gradient, or still frame jpeg image on the Route
screen. Do this before entering Compose mode because the CURRENT source at the time you
enter compose mode automatically becomes the background for the composition.
a Solid Color Background – Use the BG COLOR button to select the color you want. Then
press CUT / BACKGROUND or use a transition to make BACKGROUND the CURRENT
source.
b Moving Video Sequence – Use the appropriate CUT button to make the desired input
source the CURRENT one. For example, to use a moving video sequence from source C
as the background, press
CUT / C .
c Still Image – Use the appropriate CUT button to make the desired input source the CUR-
RENT one. For example, to use a frame from source B as the background, press CUT / B .
When the frame you want to use as the still image appears on the Preview screen, press
FREEZE to create the still image.
d Color Bars – Press SHIFT + NEXT / BACKGROUND while in Compose mode to display color
bars in the background.
e Input Effects – Apply any Input Effects you want to the background source before enter-
ing Compose mode.
f Gradient or Jpeg – Use the Route menu to choose a gradient or jpeg and then route it to a
source. Next press the
CUT key associated with that source to make the gradient or jpeg
the background.
2 Press COMPOSE to enter Compose mode.
A full screen image of the CURRENT source (the one on the Output) replaces the Preview
screen. The Compose Cursor appears on the Preview screen.
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To use color bars as the background, enter SHIFT + NEXT / BACKGROUND now – before creating
foreground tiles.
3 Use the JOYSTICK or ARROW KEYS to position the Compose Cursor where you want it on the
screen.
4 Size the Compose Cursor to the size you want for the foreground tile.
You can do the two preceding steps in either order.
5 Press one of the NEXT buttons to fill the tile with whatever color or image you want.
a Solid Color Background – Press NEXT / BACKGROUND to fill the tile with the currently
selected color.
To specify a different color from the one currently selected, press
BG COLOR until the
color you want fills the tile.
To create a custom color for the tile, press
LEARN + BG COLOR , then use the JOYSTICK and
T - BAR to create a new color. Press OK when the tile color is the one you want.
b Moving Video Sequence – Press the appropriate NEXT button to select source A, B, C, or
D. If the dimensions of the tile and video do not match, the video appears distorted.
c Frozen Image – Fill the moving video tile with the image you want, then press FREEZE .