Grass Valley Zodiak v.6.0 Mar 15 2006 User Manual
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Glossary
Register
A place to store an effect.
Saturation
The degree of purity of a color. Adding
white to a color reduces its degree of satura-
tion.
Self Key
A key effect in which a single video signal
serves as both the key cut and key fill.
Sequence
On the Zodiak system, a feature allowing a
series of E-MEMs to be recalled in a specific
order with a single command.
Serial Digital Video
Passing video data bits in serial form (one bit
after another), along a single wire. Standard
Definition serial digital video (SMPTE 259M)
operates at 270 M Bits/sec. (2 x 13.5 MHz x
10 bits).
Serial Interface
An interface which allows the switcher to be
controlled remotely by a computer editor or
other serial controller. Data is passed serially
between the editor and the switcher at select-
able baud (transmission) rates.
Serializer
A device that converts parallel digital infor-
mation to serial.
Soft Border
A wipe pattern border which is mixed on the
edges to give a soft effect.
Soft Edge
A pattern edge between two video signals in
which the signals are mixed for a soft effect.
Source
1) An external device providing video. A
source may provide only one video signal, or
it may provide two signals (key fill and key
cut).
2) The video signal(s) from a source, along
with the source definition information asso-
ciated with that source. See
Source Definition
A definition of the video signals making up
a source, the device type and name of source,
and the default processing and other param-
eters to be used for that source. The Zodiak
system is based on source selection, rather
than choosing crosspoints.
Source Memory
A feature where the last keying and video
processing settings for a source are retained
and re-imposed when that source is re-se-
lected. Default source memory values can be
set for each source on each bus.
SPOP (Single Press Open)
Automatically opening a related menu when
a control panel button is pressed. On the Zo-
diak system, buttons supporting SPOP are
labeled with a graphical indicator.
Stack
See
.
Still Store
A device that captures, saves, and outputs a
still video image. On the Zodiak system the
the SuperStore option is a still store with ad-
ditional capabilities, including animation.
Suite
One or more control surfaces configured for
use on the same project.