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.