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Changing the border color – Grass Valley NewsEdit XT v.5.5 User Manual

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Chapter 8

Adding Transitions to Your Sequences

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Digital News Production

You adjust the border width and softness using the dials on the Transition Tool.

The best way to adjust a dial is:

• Click on the dial you want to adjust and move it to the right to increase the

value or to the left to decrease the value.

You can see the size and softness change in the Viewing Window.

You can also adjust the parameters by typing a value in the box below the dial
or clicking the up and down spinners beside the value box.

To reset a dial to 0, double-click the dial.

Changing the Border Color

You can also change the color of the wipe border to match a specific color
scheme for your news station or to provide more visual contrast in a clip. The
default color for a border is white.

To change the color of a border:

1. Click the

Change Color

button on the Transition Tool.

The Color window appears.

2. Click on the new border color and click

OK

.

The box beside the Change Color button displays the new border color.

NOTE: Border color is only visible if the Border Width is set to a
value greater than zero.