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Grass Valley Imagestore 750 v.2.0.1 User Manual

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Imagestore 750 User Manual

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Imagestore 750 has four keying layers. The Intuition has up to 16 (virtual)
keying layers. The Imagestore keying layer parameter in the Imagestore
automation command protocol is represented by a single ASCII character in
hexadecimal:

0x0

DSK1

0x1

DSK2

0x2

DSK3

0x3

DSK4

The character range has been extended from 0x0 to 0xF to address more than
four keying layers. This means that automation vendors can now support the
greater number of keying layers on offer.

If Intuition is being controlled directly via automation then the full 16 layers
are available. If it is connected and controlled via an Imagestore then only 12
layers are available.

For example, if an Imagestore 750 receives a command to load a graphic into
layer 0x4, it will forward this command onto the Intuition to load the graphic
into the first Intuition keying layer. To do this the Imagestore 750 subtracts 4
from the layer value before relaying the command. Note that layer 0 in the
intuition is the first layer. To illustrate this further:

Imagestore Layer Number

Intuition Layer Number

0x0 (DSK1)

0x1 (DSK2)

0x2 (DSK3)

0x3 (DSK4)

0x4

0x0

0x5

0x1

0x6

0x2

0x7

0x3

0x8

0x4

0x9

0x5

0xA

0x6