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Grass Valley Media Conversion User Manual

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Animation Builder

Media Conversion Software

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Miranda Technologies Ltd

Key Polarity

Normal

white is keyed image/black is transparent

Inverted

black is keyed image/white is transparent (that is,
inverse of normal)

Key Source

Separate Key

uses image alpha/key channel (only available if
image has key channel)

Luminance Key

uses image-luma signal to generate key

No Key

uses full screen of white as key (unless cropped)

Keying Mode

Full Key

standard keying mode

Linear Key

used to overcome problems with keyed edges
(especially when using self keying)

CGT Numbers

Clip

range 0 – 1023 (default is 64) (anything below the
displayed value is transparent)

Gain

range 0 – 1023 (default is 940) (anything above
the displayed value is fully keyed on)

Clip and gain values can be changed by dragging the line on the graph at the
top of the screen.

Transparency/Opacity

512 is completely opaque/0 is completely
transparent

The transparency/opacity of an image can be changed by moving/sliding the
pointer in the Opacity box.