Grass Valley iTX Desktop v.2.6 - Manual (Page 8)

Set an automatic duration to make a secondary event start and finish at the same time as its
primary event ................................................................................................................................. 97
Setting the regional channel for a regional event.................................................................. 98
About regional channels ................................................................................................................ 98
Set the regional channel for a regional event ................................................................................ 99
Video and audio transitions for primary events .................................................................. 100
Add a transition at the start of a primary event .......................................................................... 100
Creating a picture-in-picture effect ..................................................................................... 101
Picture-in-picture formats ............................................................................................................ 102
Mix and zoom options for a picture-in-picture effect .................................................................. 102
About the picture-in-picture format dialog.................................................................................. 103
Set the size and position of the items in a picture-in-picture effect ............................................ 103
Adjust the background audio level for a picture-in-picture effect ............................................... 104
Add a background image to a picture-in-picture effect ............................................................... 104
Change the format stored in a preset-format button .................................................................. 105
Set a mix transition into, and out of, a picture-in-picture effect ................................................. 105
Set a zoom action into, and out of, a picture-in-picture effect .................................................... 105
Transitions and vision effects for secondary events ............................................................ 106
Setting transitions and vision effects for logo events .................................................................. 106
Set a transition for a logo event ................................................................................................... 106
Set a wipe, slide or squeeze effect for a logo event..................................................................... 107
Using the Event Editor features for sequences .................................................................... 108
Restricting the use of a sequence to a defined period ................................................................ 108
Prevent iTX starting a sequence before the start of a break window .......................................... 109
Set iTX to skip a sequence that it does not start by the end of a break window ......................... 109
Apply a standard set of transitions to the events in a sequence ................................................. 110
Prevent iTX switching a pass-through channel back to its live source before a sequence has played
out for a specified duration .......................................................................................................... 111
Prevent iTX continuing to play out events in a sequence after a specified duration ................... 111
Inserting an SCTE 104 message to trigger the insertion of local advertising ............................... 111
Changing volume levels for voiceover events ...................................................................... 112
Set volume levels for a voiceover event and its primary event ................................................... 112
Set the duration of the audio ramps at the start and end of a voiceover event ......................... 112
Replacing a video clip, live asset or logo in a schedule event .............................................. 113
Replace the video clip or live asset in one or more events .......................................................... 113
Selecting a videotape machine to play out a VTR event ...................................................... 114
Select a videotape machine for playout ....................................................................................... 114
Setting up the recording of sequences and live events ....................................................... 115
About the different recording modes .......................................................................................... 116
About channel default settings .................................................................................................... 116
Use the Event Editor to quickly mark an event for recording ...................................................... 117
Use the Schedule Grid to quickly mark an event for recording ................................................... 117
Use the Event Editor to specify settings for the recording of an event ....................................... 117
Use the Schedule Grid to specify settings for the recording of an event ..................................... 118
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