beautypg.com

Main transition controls, Transition elements – Grass Valley Zodiak v.6.0 Mar 15 2006 User Manual

Page 112

background image

112

Zodiak — User Manual

Section 3 — Control Surface Description

Main Transition Controls

The transition controls are used to select the signal elements that will be
involved in the transition (background or keys), define the type of transi-
tion, and perform the transition.

Transition Elements

The

Key 1 – 4

and

Bkgd

buttons select the elements that will change during

the next transition. Pressing these buttons does not change the current
output of the M/E, but prepares the M/E for a change (the next transition).

Pressing one transition element button automatically turns off the others in
this group. More than one transition element can be selected by holding
down one button while pressing another in the group. Elements not
selected remain in their current state when the transition is performed. For
example, if

Key 1

is on and is not selected as part of the next transition, it will

remain on during and after the transition.

The

Bkgd

button selects a change in the background buses. The result will

be a transition from the current source on the A (or PGM) bus to the source
selected on the B (or PST) bus. After the transition, the buses will flip flop,
so the A bus always remains the on-air bus. The A bus selection remains
the background source if this button is not selected as part of the next tran-
sition.

The

Key 1-4

buttons selects the keyers that will be involved in the next tran-

sition. The keys currently visible on the output that M/E are identified by
the

On

indicator lights below each button. Note that a key may be on but not

visible (for example, half way through a preset black transition).

The

Key Prior

button selects a change in the key priority. The layering order

(stack) of the keys will transition from the current stack to a new stack spec-
ified by the operator. The new key priority stack is defined using the

Key

Prior

button in the Keyers subpanel or via a menu (see Key Prior Button

on

page 120

).

The

Dsk Link

button is present on 3-M/E systems only. It allows one or more

selected downstream keyers to be linked to M/E 1, M/E 2 or M/E 3. When
linked, that downstream keyer will dissolve in or out along with that
M/E’s transition. Starting with Release 4.0 the downstream key link
feature is not saved as part of an E-MEM effect. To use it with effects, acti-
vate the

Dsk Link

Main panel button before recalling the effect.

Transition Types

The

Mix

,

Wipe

, and

User Tran

transition type buttons select what type of tran-

sition will be used on the elements selected above for the next transition.
Pressing these buttons does not change the appearance of the current
output of the M/E. Only one transition type can be selected at a time.

The

Mix

button selects a mix as the next transition.