Roland XS-42H Matrix Switcher 4 x 2 HDMI - Manual (Page 6)

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Basic Operation
Compositing Video
Up to four screens of the video inputs can be composited as layers and output.
1.
Press the [INPUT] button to make it light green.
Lit green
Now you can use the SCENE SELECT buttons to
select the video that’s assigned to each layer.
5 This is a shortcut for Composition menu 0 “Layer 1”
–“Layer 4” 0 “Source.”
2.
Use the SCENE SELECT buttons to select the
video that’s assigned to each layer.
Select a layer 1–4.
The selected button is lit yellow.
Select video.
The selected button is lit red.
[6]–[9] buttons: INPUT HDMI 1–4
[10] button:
Still image
5 For details on how to load a still image, refer to
“Reference Manual” (PDF).
3.
Long-press the [MENU] button 0
“Composition” 0 “Layer 1”–“Layer 4” 0 adjust
each of the Window items.
For each layer, adjust the position and size of the
video.
Hiding the layers
1.
Long-press the [MENU] button 0
“Composition” 0 “Layer 1”–“Layer 4” 0 set
“Layer” to “Disabled.”
MEMO
5 The order in which layers are overlaid is fixed.
Layer 4
Layer 3
Layer 2
Layer 1
5 The video that’s assigned to layer 1 can also be key-
composited.
5 The screen pattern setting is automatically registered
in the currently-selected scene (p. 7).
5 The same video is output from the OUTPUT HDMI 1
and 2 connectors.
VP-42H only