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STUDIO NEWS

Digital System User Manual

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PVTV STUDIO NEWS User Manual G4.02

Table of Contents

Contacting ParkerVision.......................................... 1

Key Features .......................................................... 2

About this Manual ................................................. 3

Starting PVTV STUDIO NEWS ................................. 4

Digital Control GUI - Right Monitor ........................ 5

Video Switcher Overview .......................................6

Camera Preset Hotkeys .......................................... 7

Using the Vinten Camera with PVTV STUDIO NEWS9

Audio Mixer Overview ...........................................10

Audio Equalizer and Auxiliary Output Overview ..... 11

Assigning Audio Groups ........................................ 12

Assigning Audio Presets..........................................13

Setting Audio Cross-fades ...................................... 14

Broadcast Tools Audio Matrix ................................ 15

Broadcast Tools Audio Matrix ................................ 16

VTR Control Interface Overview .............................17

Using VTRs in PVTV STUDIO NEWS ........................ 18

Setting Up VTR Play Segments ............................... 19

VR Control Interface Overview ...............................20

Setting Up VR File Segments ................................. 21

Using VRs in PVTV STUDIO NEWS .......................... 22

Audio Server Interface Overview.............................23

Setting Up Audio Files in PVTV STUDIO NEWS ........ 24

DVE Interface Overview ......................................... 25

Transitions Overview...............................................26

DVE Setup Dialog Box Overview ............................. 27

Process Effects Setup Dialog Overview.................... 27

DVE Sequencer Dialog Box Overview ......................29

Building a DVE Wipe/Fade Hotkey ..........................30

Building a Fixed Position DVE Hotkey ......................31

Building a DVE Sequencer Hotkey...........................32

Deleting and Editing Preset Hotkeys........................ 37

Taking a Transition..................................................38

Digital Video Effects................................................39

Process Effects ........................................................49

Digital Transition Macro GUI - Left Monitor............57

Macro Controls .......................................................58

Transition Macro Interface Overview.......................59

Saving a Transition Macro .......................................60

Saving Timeline Information ....................................61

Creating a Transition Macro....................................62

Setting Macro Properties.........................................63

Adding and Deleting Time ......................................64

Playing, Cueing, Pausing and Stopping a Macro.....65

Using Autoplay .......................................................66

Inserting a .MAC File into a Queue .........................67

Macro Command Property Pages............................68

Character Generator/ Still Store ..............................71

Creating a Character Generator Preset....................72

Creating a Late Breaking News Preset Button .........73

SCRIPT Viewer Overview .........................................74

...PVTV Rundown Converter....................................75

Appendix A - Operational Rules..............................A-1

Appendix B - Troubleshooting ................................ B-1

Appendix C - Warranty Information........................C-1

Index....................................................................... i

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Contacting ParkerVision

ParkerVision Headquarters

ParkerVision, Inc. 8493 Baymeadows Way Jacksonville, Florida 32256 USA

Sales

Hours: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.EST Monday - Friday Phone: (800) 532-8034 Fax: (904) 733-3587 Web Address: http:\\www.parkervision.com E-mail: sales@parkervision.com

Customer Support

Before contacting Customer Support, consult the manuals and online help system in the PVTV STUDIO NEWS software. If unable to solve the problem, Customer Support can be reached in several ways:

E-mail Help

Ask questions and receive answers via the Internet. Send inquiry and E-mail address to:

support@parkervision.com

Telephone

Hours: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.EST Monday - Friday Phone: (800) 532-8034

When calling, be near the PVTV STUDIO NEWS system with documentation at hand. Be prepared to provide:

1. Product serial number used for registration.

2. Product version number.

3. Exact wording of any error message that appears on the screen.

4. What happened and what task was being performed when the problem occurred.

5. What was done to try and fix the problem.

Authorized Reseller

For information on how to contact a ParkerVision Authorized Reseller, Please call the ParkerVision Sales Department. Technical Support is provided for registered users only. Please include the product serial number on all correspondence.

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Key Features

PVTV STUDIO NEWS enables one person to control all facets of video production from a single appli-

cation. PVTV STUDIO NEWS can be used in a live video setting or create a pre-production file using hotkeys and Transition Macros. PVTV STUDIO NEWS Consists of the following elements:

Audio Interface

Controls up to 16 input, 2 output and 5 auxiliary pre-fade channels. You can adjust the volume, balance, and fade setting directly from the interface.

Video Switcher

Enables transition between up to 27 inputs linked to video devices including cameras, VTRs and character generators. Additionally, it also supplies internally generated signals such as matte, pattern and black. The switcher houses the Program, Preview, AUX 1 and AUX 2 busses.

Dual Monitor Display

The PVTV STUDIO NEWS

Graphical User Interface (GUI)

is displayed on two monitors placed side-by-side. This allows easy access to all of the controls.

VTR Controller

Has all standard VTR controls, allowing for control of play segments, playing, recording, pausing and stopping of video and audio, and jog/shuttle functionality. PVTV STUDIO NEWS provides real-time status and control of all VTRs and Video Recorder Servers that supply Sony Betacam Protocol.

Camera

Controls pan/tilt and CCU functionality of ParkerVision’s CameraMan® cameras. The

programmable camera hotkeys allow for quick storing and recalling of autoTRACK views and location presets.

Late Breaking News

Late Breaking News hotkeys give the power to go live with late breaking news at a moment’s notice. The system provides hotkeys that can be programmed for simple and/or complex events. Once set, just press one button to take video, audio, VTR scripts, and graphics instantly.

SCRIPT Viewer

Use SCRIPT Viewer to create, run and preview a script for video production. Scripts and CG graphics can also be pulled directly from a news server into the SCRIPT Viewer system. The script is shown on an LCD display attached at the top on a CameraMan® robotic camera.

Transition Macros

Transition Macro technology allows for orchestration of complex real-time or script-controlled video segments that can be played with the touch of a single button.

A Transition Macro consists of automated video segments created from video events such as camera presets, and audio commands or digital video effects. These events are set up as Macro Commands on the Transition Macro Timeline, and

saved as a file that can be edited, resaved, and replayed at any time.

Digital Video Effects (DVE)

PVTV STUDIO NEWS allows for the creation of transitions from wipe or fade effects that transpose video images from different input devices. Transitions can include DVE and process effects that give full control over picture position, shape, luminance, and motion. The system provides hundreds of 2D and 3-D effects for the power to produce more exciting newscasts.

Character Generator (CG)

Controls protocol-compatible character generators and graphics on the monitor. With daisy-chaining, PVTV STUDIO NEWS controls up to 25 character generators, four of which can be used with key signals. 12 presets can be assigned per character generator for instant recall.

General Purpose Input/Output (GPI/GPO)

The GPI/GPO feature controls eight input and eight output connections. These connections allow for the sending and receiving of triggers to external devices with a contact closure.

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About this Manual

This manual serves as a reference to the features and functions of the PVTV STUDIO NEWS system. Use this manual in conjunction with the following ParkerVision product manuals:

• CameraMan® General Pan/Tilt installation and Operations Manual (1CCD or 3CCD)

• SCRIPT Viewer News Installation and Operations Manual

• SHOT Director Installation and Operations Manual

Icons Used in this Manual

The following icons are used to identify important information and reference material:

Highlights important instructions in the operation and maintenance of PVTV

STUDIO NEWS.

Points out tips or noteworthy suggestions in the operation, use and maintenance of

PVTV STUDIO NEWS.

Refers to the General Pan/Tilt Camera Installation and Operations manual.

Refers to the SCRIPT Viewer News Installation and Operations Manual that came with

PVTV SCRIPT Viewer News.

Refers to the SHOT Director Installation and Operations Manual that came with

CameraMan SHOT Director.

Document Conventions

The following conventions are designed to make it quick and easy to find and understand information:

• Button names and options are printed in bold type. Example: Select the Audio Preset 1 and click the Set button.

• Menu names appear in all-caps and bold type. Example: Select Audio Setup from the SETUP menu.

• Dialog box names begin with uppercase letters. Example: The Audio Setup dialog box appears.

• Keys to be pressed appear in all-caps and bold type. Example: Press ENTER.

• Key combinations that should be pressed appear in bold type. Example: Press CTRL + B.

• Text to be typed appears in bold. Example: Type Audio in the box provided.

Software Notification PVTV STUDIO NEWS comes with all of the software and hardware required to run the system. Installa-

tion of any non-ParkerVision software could dramatically affect system operation and will void the product warranty. Contact Customer Support before installing anything.

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Starting PVTV STUDIO NEWS

Before starting the PVTV STUDIO NEWS software, make sure that the audio amplifier is turned

off. During initialization, audio gain is set to a maximum on the program outputs. If the amplifier is left on during this initialization period, input signals will sound loudly through the speakers for several seconds.

To Turn the power ON:

1. Turn OFF all equipment in the console.

2. Turn ON the two UPS units.

3. Turn ON the power distribution strips.

4. One at a time (with the exception of the

audio amp), turn ON the non-STUDIO devices, making sure that they all power up.

5. Turn ON the PVTV STUDIO NEWS GUI moni-

tors.

6. ON the PVTV STUDIO NEWS module enclo-

sures. Each module enclosure’s ON/OFF switch is located on the right-front of the enclosure.

7. If applicable. after STUDIO initialization, turn

on the audio amp.

If the system displays error dialog boxes of

any kind, go to Appendix C, Troubleshooting, to resolve the problems. Once the system properly initializes, return to this section to continue setup and testing.

What to Expect at Power Up

At power up, the following will be seen:

• The Windows NT® initialization screens.

• A dialog box requesting that CTRL+ALT+DEL be pressed simultaneously to log into the system.

• The Log-on Information dialog box asking for a password. Press ENTER.

PVTV STUDIO NEWS arrives from the fac-

tory with no assigned password. Refer to the Windows NT® manual included with the system to add a password.

• The two monitors should now display a stan-

dard Windows NT screen and taskbar. Several icons will align the far left side of the left monitor.

To Start the Application

1. From the desktop, double-click the PVTV STU-

DIO NEWS icon, or:

• Select Programs from the Start menu.

• Select PVTV STUDIO NEWS from the

programs submenu.

• Click PVTV STUDIO NEWS to open.

2. The PVTV STUDIO NEWS splash screen indi-

cates that the software is loading. It will take approximately 30 seconds for the software to initialize and for both monitors to display the controls.

3. Once PVTV STUDIO NEWS fully loads, the

interface appears. At this point during the installation process, the initial setting up and testing of the system’s functionality is performed. Refer to the PVTV STUDIO NEWS Installation Manual if more information on setting up STUDIO NEWS is needed.

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Preview Channel Select

Digital Control GUI - Right Monitor

4-Bus Switcher

•Program

•Preview

•AUX 1

•AUX 2

Camera Preset Hotkeys

Audio Presets

Audio Controls

The Digital Control GUI (Right Monitor) is used to set camera and DVE hotkeys, to control audio channels, VTR and VR commands (and audio servers), and switch between video devices that are connected to PVTV STUDIO NEWS.

DVE Hotkeys

DVE Effects

VTR Controls

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Video Switcher Overview

The Video Switcher toggles between inputs that are connected to video devices including cameras, VTRs, VRs, character generators, or the internally generated matte/pattern or black screens.

There are four busses on the PVTV STUDIO NEWS Video Switcher:

1. The Program Bus selects the input for the program output and background video.

2. The Preview Bus selects the input for the preview output.

3. The AUX 1 Bus selects the input for DVE channel 1.

4. The AUX 2 Bus selects the input for DSK or DVE channel 2.

To select an input, click the desired icon on the appropriate bus of the

switcher. When clicked, the selected icon will illuminate.

Use AUX 1 and

AUX 2 to layer a

DVE on top of a

program back-

ground source.

To change the descriptive label for any switcher

input, double-click on the label below the desired

icon, enter the new description, and select OK.

There are thirty input icons for each of the four video switcher busses. The first three icons on each of the four busses are fixed. The remaining 27 icons can be assigned to cameras, VRs,

VTRs, etc. or any combination there of.

Program outputs are linked to devices that will display the current image. Preview outputs are set to display the next image before it is used.

PVW

PVWPVW

DVE

PVW

The Preview Channel Select buttons found in the lower-left corner of the video switcher, allow the user to select the type of output seen on the Preview Channel. If the DVE button is selected, the DVE will appear on the Preview Channel before it is taken to the Program Channel. If PVW is selected, the standard preview selection will be seen on the Preview Channel before it is taken to the Program Channel.

When the DVE Preview Channel Select button is chosen, only the DVE output is shown on the Preview Channel, not the Composite image that will appear on the Program Channel

when executed.

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Camera Preset Hotkeys

Camera Preset Hotkeys provide quick recall for preset camera position and autoTRACK™ views.

Each CameraMan® camera can store up to 125 presets in memory through use of the SHOT Director™. A total of 28 presets can be assigned to the 28 hotkeys in the Preset Hotkeys window (shown below). Once assigned, these 28 preset hotkeys can recall camera locations and automatic camera tracking settings.

To assign a hotkey:

3.Toggle the Preset button ON to

recall camera locations OR toggle the

TrackView button ON to recall

autoTRACK presets, including tracking

window and frame offset specifications.

2.Select the desired Preset Hotkey

button. When selected the button

will illuminate. The Preset Setup

dialog box will appear.

1.Select the Hotkey Config. Button.

5.Select the preset number

that corresponds to the preset in the specified camera. This is the preset that will be stored in

the selected hotkey.

6.Type a name describing the

4.Select the camera

that contains the preset

to be linked to a hotkey.

7. Select OK.

preset. This name will appear

on the selected preset hotkey

button.

Select Preview after selecting a preset number to view the preset and make sure it is the one desired before linking it to a hotkey.

The look of the PRESET HOTKEY SETUP dialog box will vary depending on the type of camera being controlled by STUDIO. Possible camera types include CameraMan, Vinten and/or Radamec.

The Radamec BCP (Basic Control Panel) stores up to 12 presets. The Radamec SCP (Shot Control Panel) stores up to 600 presets.

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Camera Preset Hotkeys cont’d.

After linking camera locations (presets) or autoTRACK™ settings to the hotkeys, they can quickly be recalled by selecting the desired hotkey button in the Preset Hotkeys window.

To recall a preset hotkey:

1.Select the desired Preset Hotkey button in

the Preset Hotkeys window. The camera

automatically recalls and moves to the preset

position or setup assigned to the selected hotkey.

Pan Rt.

To recall any of the 125 presets available for each camera, use the

SHOT Director or use the Preset Number drop-down list found in the Preset Setup dialog box. To get to the Preset Setup dialog box, first select the Hotkey Config button and then select a hotkey.

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Using the Vinten Camera with PVTV STUDIO NEWS

The following instructions describe how to create a camera preset hotkey using the Vinten system. The Preset Hotkey GUI and Preset Hotkey Setup dialog box are slightly different from those

associated with CameraMan.

2. Select the desired Preset Hotkey

button. when selected, the button will

illuminate. The Vinten Preset setup

dialog box will appear.

Pressing the V Stop button during

operation, stops operation of ALL

Vinten cameras attached to STUDIO.

1. Select the Hotkey

Config. button.

3. Select the appropri-

ate STUDIO-connected

Vinten camera contain-

ing the desired macro.

Once selected, the

VINTEN button in the

top portion of the dialog

box will automatically

be toggled.

4. In the description box, type

in the name of the macro.

5. Select OK.

The look of the PRESET HOTKEY SETUP dialog box will vary depending on the type of camera being controlled by STUDIO. Possible camera types include CameraMan, Vinten and/or Radamec.

The macro requested in the Preset must be loaded on the Vinten System, otherwise nothing will happen.

Preview can be selected before selecting OK to make sure the right macro has been chosen.

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Audio Mixer Overview

The Audio Mixer window allows the control of 16 input, 2 program output, and 5 AUX pre-fade

channels. Input channels 1-8 are displayed on the Audio Mixer Window, but the view can be switched to display channels 9-16. The illustration below defines the controls found in the Audio Mixer Window.

Defining the Audio Controls:

Use the Set button

to set the preset (see

page 13).

Use the Preset

buttons (1-4) to

save and recall audio settings.

Use the Group

buttons (A-D) to

assign faders to a

group. Once

grouped, they will

operate together.

Use the Fade up/down

arrows to auto-fade the selected channel upward or downward according to the

duration setting.

Use the Limit arrows

to set

the maximum fade

up/down level

desired.

Use the EQ/AUX button to

access the EQ/AUX Volume

Setup dialog

Use the Cross Fade

up/down arrows to use the selected channel/

group as the pri-

mary channel/group

in the cross fade.

Use the Fade Duration button to set the num-

ber of frames to fade

per second. 30=1 sec-

ond.

Use the Channel

Balance slider to con-

trol the level of left/

right channel input to

the program output.

The VU Meter

indicates the signal

level of each channel.

Use the Mixer Channel

Switch to toggle

between channels 1-8

and 9-16

Use the Cross Fade

Setup assigned

group buttons for

cross fading.

Use the Fader

Link to link/

unlink

the output

volume faders.

Use the Fader

slider to adjust

volume levels.

Audio Channel

Label Description.

If the Broadcast Tools Audio Matrix is installed, an additional button will appear in the upper-right corner of the PROGRAM OUTPUT section of the Audio Mixer. See page 15 for more information

on Broadcast Tools Audio Matrix.

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Audio Equalizer and Auxiliary Output Overview

Each PVTV STUDIO NEWS Audio channel has a three-band equalizer to adjust low, medium and high frequency ranges. The settings in this window are stored and recalled with the preset infor-

mation for each channel.

Specifies which Audio Mixer channel’s

EQ/AUX levels are being controlled.

The Frequency Adjust slider

adjusts the center frequency

of the three audio filters on

the specified channel.

The Gain Adjust slider

adjusts the boost or cut of

the three audio filters on the

specified channel.

The Bandwidth Adjust slider

adjusts the width of the

three audio filters on the

specified channel.

The Default Switch resets all

EQ and AUX faders to factory default values (shown above).

The EQ/Flat button turns

the equalizer effects on/off.

When the EQ is turned OFF,

the button will say FLAT.

The Auxiliary Output Fader slider

adjusts the volume of the specified

auxiliary output channel. Auxiliary

Output 1 completely controls the

output volume for the specified

channel.

Table 1: Key Frequency

Ranges

Voice Warmth 100Hz - 250

Voice Clarity 2kHz - 4kHz

Low-mid Mud 200Hz -

Midrange Honk

Bass Power 50Hz - 100Hz

Treble Air 10kHz - 16kHz

The frequency, gain and bandwidth values indicate the slider position are represented in numeric form in the windows next to the corresponding slider.

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400Hz

800Hz -

1.5kHz

Assigning Audio Groups

Channel groups set identical parameters for two or more channels. This allows for simultaneous parameter changes for multiple channels.

To create a channel group:

2.Select the desired group letter (A-D) on the window of the

channel to be included in the group. The button color will

change to indicate that the channel has been included in the group.

1.Determine which of the 16 audio input

channels are to be included in each group.

Repeat step 2 for each of the channels in the group. Repeat all steps for the other groups.

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Assigning Audio Presets

Preset buttons allow for quick saving and recalling of audio parameters. each channel has four preset buttons.

To assign an audio preset:

4. Select a Preset

number (1-4). all speci-

fied audio parameters

are now saved to the

selected preset number.

button to access the

EQ/AUX EQ

and set levels as

desired.

Select CLOSE.

3.Select SET.

1.Set all desired audio parameters for the channel

(volume, balance, min./max fade levels, channel groups)

by manipulating the controls in the desired channel’s

window.

2.Select the EQ/AUX

To label an audio channel, double-click on the channel description label located at the bottom of the desired channel window, and type the name in the text box that appears. Select OK.

To recall a preset, select the desired Preset button number, and the channel will reflect all saved audio parameters for that preset.

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Setting Audio Cross-fades

Cross-fade buttons are used to fade the volume between channel groups. Audio groups must be established before setting up cross-fades.

To set up an audio cross-fade:

4. Select the cross-fade

up or down arrow to per-

form the cross-fade.

1. Deter-

mine which

groups are

to be used

for the

cross-fade.

3. Select the groups

to cross-fade from and

to.

2. Enter the fade time, which is the

number of frames to fade per second.

The default is 30 frames/second.

Setting Audio Fades

3. Select the fade

up/down arrow to

adjust the volume

up or down.

1. Set the fade min./

max.

levels by sliding the

corresponding arrow to

the desired level.

2. Set the fade time in the

number of frames/second.

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Broadcast Tools Audio Matrix

If Broadcast Tools is connected to STUDIO and configured to a control port, an indicator icon will appear in the upper-right corner of the PROGRAM OUTPUT section of the Audio Mixer. When selected, this icon allows access to the Audio Matrix dialog box.

When this Broadcast

tools switch is

selected, the Audio

Matrix dialog box

(below) is opened.

Click here to access the Audio Matrix dialog box.

The Broadcast Tools switch will only appear on the Audio Mixer if Broadcast Tools is connected to STUDIO.

The Audio Matrix dialog box allows direct control over the matrix including the ability ot adjust amtrix options. Defining channel mappings or channel names can only be done by accessing the

Audio Matrix dialog boxthrough selection of the Broadcast Tools switch on the Audio Mixer.

Select MATRIX SETUP to define channel mappings or channel names.

Channels can be toggled on or off by clicking on the matrix

Select APPLY CHANGES to immediately display changes made to the matrix.

To ‘MAP’ an output channel to a STUDIO audio channel, click on it, then select the correct channel from the drop down list.

To ‘NAME’ an input channel click on it, then enter the new name in the EDIT box. This name will appear under the specified audio channel on the GUI.

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Broadcast Tools Audio Matrix

As the matrix selections change, the audio channel names will vary to reflect those changes.

1. EMPTY – No channel selected.

2. Name – the name given the channel in Matrix Setup.

3. (+) – Name preceded by a plus sign means that more than one channel is selected

Note: To help prevent confusion, do not name any of your matrix channels “Empty”

Selecting the ADVANCED option on the Audio Control Property Page (below), which is accessed by double-clicking a macro command on the timeline (see the section entitled, “Macro Command Property Pages”), also opens the Audio Matrix dialog box. However, when the Audio Matrix is accessed this way, channels can only be toggled ON/OFF. No channel mapping or naming can be done from this area.

Click here to define the Audio Matrix for the macro.

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VTR Control Interface Overview

The VTR (Video Tape Recorder) is the area of the Digital Control GUI where all STUDIO-connected VRs and VTRs are controlled. The VTR can play and record videos, playback preset segments, and

scan and shuttle videos.

Machine Control Interface

Rewind

Eject

VTR Play Segments

Set Preset Button

Play

Pause

Fast-forward

Shuttle Knob

VTR Setup Button

Stop

Record

Time Code Box

Search Button

When the VTR Setup Button (in the lower-right corner of the VTR Control Interface) is selected, the VTR Setup dialog box opens. VTR settings can be adjusted from this dialog box.

To play back a video:

1. Select a STUDIO-

connected VTR to

control.

3. Select the STOP

button to stop playback.

2. Select the PLAY

button to begin playback.

Use the shuttle knob (by dragging the mouse to the left to rewind or to the right to fast-forward) to scan a video and locate a particular frame. This can be done while viewing the video on the

monitor.

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To search for a specific time code:

Using VTRs in PVTV STUDIO NEWS

Hours 0-23

Minutes 0-59

Seconds 0-59

Frames 0-29

1. Enter the desired

video time code in the time

code box.

2. Click the search button

to fast-forward or rewind to

the specified time code.

The Machine Control Interface allows STUDIO to control up to twelve external devices (VTRs, VRs, etc.).

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Setting Up VTR Play Segments

The VTR Interface provides 8 play segment buttons for each STUDIO-connected VTR.

1. Select a blank Play Segment

Preset button.

2. Click the Set Pre-

set button. The Play seg-

ment Setup dialog box

3. Enter a start-time time

code that corresponds with

the desired play segment.

Use the VTR controls to locate the begin-

ning time code. Once found, click the arrow next to the Start-Time box. Then use the VTR controls to locate the ending time code, and click the arrow next to the Stop-time box. The codes will be entered into the Start/Stop Time boxes.

4. Enter a stop-time timecode

that corresponds with the

desired play segment.

6. Select OK.

Leave the Duration blank and it will calculate automatically, or enter a duration, leaving the stop-time blank, and the stop-time will be calculated automatically.

To edit or review a saved play segment, select the desired Play Segment Preset button, click the Set Preset button, clear or edit existing properties, and select

OK to save changes or Cancel to discard changes.

5. Enter the name to appear

on the Play Segment Preset

button.

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VR Control Interface Overview

The VR (Virtual Recorder) is the area of the Digital Control GUI where all STUDIO-connected VRs and Video Servers are controlled. The VR can play and record video segments, playback saved file

segments, and control jog, scan or shuttle segments.

Machine Control Interface

Reverse

Play

Pause

Forward Jog

Record

Time Code Box

When selected, two

frames are skipped at the

beginning of each

minute, except for every

tenth minute, so that the

frame value for time

codes matches that for

real time.

To play back a segment:

2. Select the PLAY but-

ton to begin playback.

Rewind

Create a new file

ADD a file to the list

Reverse Jog

Play

Shuttle/Scan Slider

Fast-for-

ward

Segment File List

Stop

Search Button

1. Select a STUDIO-

connected VR to con-

trol.

3. Select the STOP

button to stop playback.

Use the shuttle/scan slider (by dragging the mouse to the left to rewind or to the right to fast-forward) to scan a segment and locate a particular frame. This can be done while viewing the seg-

ment on the monitor.

Reverse jog and Forward Jog, rewind/fast-forward the segment 1 frame at a time. Reverse Play plays the segment in reverse mode while maintaining normal playback speed.

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Setting Up VR File Segments

To add a file to the segment list and play it back:

1. Select the ADD button on

the VR Control Interface. The

Segment File List dialog box

appears.

2. Select and double-click the

video file(s) to be added to the

segment list (below).

Automatically

lists segment

files found on

the server.

Deletes a file from

the segment list.

Highlights the next file in the segment

list.

Deletes the selected

file from the

STUDIO data base.

3. Select DONE

when finished.

User interaction is required to decide which

files will be included in the Video Segment

Files list. When many files are contained on

the server, the synchronization process can be

tedious.

5. Select the play

button.

4. Double-click the

file to be played.

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To search for a specific time code:

Using VRs in PVTV STUDIO NEWS

Hours 0-23

Minutes 0-59

Seconds 0-59

Frames 0-29

1. Enter the desired

segment time code in the

time code box.

2. Click the search button

to fast-forward or rewind to

the specified time code.

The VR search function will only search the loaded segment file.

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Audio Server Interface Overview

The Audio Server is the area of the Digital Control GUI where all STUDIO- connected audio servers are controlled. The Audio Server can play and record audio files, playback previously saved files,

and rewind, fast-forward and continuously play audio files.

Machine Control

Interface

Used to drag and drop audio macros onto the

Transition Macro Timeline.

Automatically

selects and plays

the audio file.

ADDS a file to

the list

Deletes a file

from the list

Loads the next

file in the list. If

the AUTO PLAY

box is selected,

the NEXT but-

ton will load and

play the next file.

Selected file

ID #

Rewind

Pause

Play

Fast-for-

ward

Audio file list

Record

Stop

PVTV STUDIO NEWS currently supports Digicart and Sony Mini-Disk audio servers.

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Setting Up Audio Files in PVTV STUDIO NEWS

To add a file to the Audio File List and play it back:

1. Select a STUDIO-

connected audio

server on the Machine

Control Interface.

2. Select Add List.

The Audio Server Cut

List dialog box opens.

3. Double-click the

audio file(s) to be added

to the audio file list.

Lists audio files found

on the server.

4. Select OK when

finished.

6. Select the play

button.

5. Double-click the

file to be played.

Digicart may contain multiple file directories. Each of these may contain various files. To select a different directory, use the drop-down menu on the lower portion of the Audio Server Cut List

dialog box.

An audio file can also be played by first checking the play box on the left and then the select button.

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DVE Interface Overview

The PVTV STUDIO NEWS Digital Video Effects (DVE) system creates transitions from wipe and

fade effects. These effects transpose video images from different input devices (character generators and still stores, etc.). Transitions include DVE and Process Effects, which give full control over picture position, shape, luminance, chromakey, luma/DSK key and motion.

Deletes settings

from the selected

preset button.

Opens the dialog box to

build a transition.

Resets the external

DSKs (2-4) to none.

Select a DVE Preset hotkey to

store or recall an effect.

Indicator telling which

keyed source is on the

program channel.

Tells which keyer is cur-

rently active on the pro-

gram channel.

The DVE Feed-

back LED indi-

cates whether

the DVE layer is

turned on or

off.

Select a wipe/fade or

sequence transition from the Transition

List to display the

transition’s setup box.

Tells which keyer is currently active on the pre-

view channel.

The DSK Feed-

back LED indi-

cates whether the DSK layer is turned ON/OFF.

The Take Bar

is controlled

Downstream of Program and Preview. Selects the

source to fill DSK 4.

Displays the setup dia-

log box for modifica-

tion and editing of

the selected

transition.

Indicates which

transition is

selected.

with the

mouse

Use for

auto-takes.

Take Duration is

registered in

frames, with 30

frames = 1 second.

Three types of dialog boxes are used in succession to refine and characterize transitions:

1. Transition Setup dialog box: appears when a transition is selected from the transition list on the main DVE interface. Use this to set properties of the transition.

2. DVE Setup dialog box: Appears when a DVE effect is selected from the DVE list on the Transition Setup dialog box. Use this to set the DVE properties.

3. Process Effects dialog box: Appears when a process effect is selected from the process effects list on DVE setup dialog box. Use this to set the properties of a process effect.

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Transitions Overview

Video transitions are created from a wipe, fade or sequence effect that transposes two video

images from two different external devices, such as cameras or VTRs. A transition can include additional effects such as DVE and Process effects. After selecting a transition from the Transition List on the DVE interface, the following Transition Setup dialog box appears.

To open the DVE

Select Back-

ground to

change the

background

with the transi-

tion.

Select DVE ON

to turn on the

DVE layer with

the transition.

Select DSK ON

to layer with the

transition.

Toggle to select

the layer to be

on top.

Adjust the slider controls to

personal specifications.

Toggle to select

a one or two-

sided DVE.

Setup dialog box,

select the desired DVE

effect from the DVE

Select to close

and cancel.

Resets settings

to what

appeared when

the dialog box

was first opened.

Resets dialog

box settings to

system defaults.

Select OK when

finished.

There are four main types of transitions:

1. Wipe: Switches from one picture to another by moving a geometrical form (circle, line, arrow)

through the screen.

2. Fade: Dissolves a full picture to a black screen (Fade-out), or a black screen to a full picture (Fade-

in). a Cross-fade involves two pictures, one that fades in while the other fades out.

3. Mix: A Wipe or Fade combined with a DVE image. Process Effects are used to define and charac-

terize the DVE content.

4. Cut: One image is switched to another instantaneously.

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DVE Setup Dialog Box Overview

A dialog box similar to the one below appears when a DVE is selected from the DVE List on the

Transition Setup dialog box.

Select a Process Effect to change

the content or position of the

DVE image.

Select to close

and cancel.

Resets settings

Scroll/toggle to define size and

shape of the

Page Turn.

Adjust the slider controls to

personal specifications.

Toggle to define

how light will be

seen on the page

turn.

to what

appeared when

the dialog box

was first opened.

Resets dialog

box settings to

system defaults.

Select OK when

finished.

The available options on this dialog box change depending on which DVE is selected from List on the Transition Setup dialog box.

Process Effects Setup Dialog Overview

The Process Effects dialog box appears when the Process Effects Menu is selected from the DVE Setup dialog box. After selecting the desired process effect, a corresponding dialog box will

appear.

Select the Process

effect to be used. This

will open another dia-

This additive feature

shows all Process

effects that are cur-

rently turned ON.

Select the appro-

priate time to

clear process

effects.

log box.

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DVE Sequencer Dialog Box Overview

A sequence links multiple DVE images to produce continual motion effects. For example, two or

more DVE images set at different coordinate points produce a sequence that moves the image across the screen from one point to another. If different DVE images or shapes are used, such as a page turn or warp effect, the sequence transforms the images from one shape to the next.

Automatically displays

The Key Frame Icon indicates that

a sequence is being built. It appears after settings are defined in the Sequence Setup dialog box.

the first available cache memory slot where the

sequence will be stored.

There are a total of 24

slots.

Sequencer

Timeline

The Cancel command closes without saving current

Sequencer Timeline.

OK closes and saves

current Sequencer

Timeline settings.

The Key Frame Setup but-

ton displays the DVE

Clears DVE Sequencer

Timeline.

The ADD but-

ton adds a keyframe to the Sequencer Timeline

based on current settings in the Sequence

Setup dialog box.

setup dialog box.

The DELETE button

deletes the current

key frame from the

Sequencer Timeline.

Opens the Sequence Setup dialog box for

the selected Key

Frame.

sequence

into current

cache slot of

the DVE.

Stop

Load

The Loop Control, Count and slider functions found at the bottom of the DVE Sequencer box are nonfunctional at this time.

Cue

Saves current

sequence to

the DVE.

Reverse

Play

Deletes a

folder

Deletes a

file.

Loads a

sequence

saved on the com-

puter.

Saves a

sequence to

the computer.

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Building a DVE Wipe/Fade Hotkey

1. Select a blank

hotkey. When

selected, the key

will illuminate.

3. Select the + (plus) key to

add that transition to the hotkey. This will open the Transi-

tion Setup dialog box.

5. Adjust the faders to obtain

2. Select a Wipe/

Fade transition

from the transition

list.

desired effect.

4. Select Back-

ground to change

the background

with the transition.

6. Select OK. The

DVE Hotkey will

save settings.

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Building a Fixed Position DVE Hotkey

1. Select a blank

hotkey. When

selected, the key

will illuminate.

3. Select the + (plus) key to

add that transition to the hotkey. This will open the Transi-

tion Setup dialog box.

2. Select the

Fade transition

from the transition

list.

5. Double-click the desired DVE

Effect (example: Warp). The DVE

Setup dialog box appears.

4. Select DVE ON.

6. Select the

desired effects

and attributes for

the DVE.

7. Use the sliders to manipulate the position of the DVE, in

this case, Warp.

8. Select OK. The DVE

Hotkey will save settings.

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Building a DVE Sequencer Hotkey

1. Select a blank

hotkey. When

selected, the key

will illuminate.

3. Select the + (plus) key to

add that transition to the hotkey. This will open the Transi-

tion Setup dialog box.

2. Select the

Fade transition

from the transition

list.

5. Select the key to signal the building

of the sequence, and open the Wipe/Fade

dialog box.

4. Select the number for the sequence.

24 sequences can be saved in memory.

The DVE Sequencer displays the first avail-

able slot when opened.

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6. Select DVE ON.

Building of DVE Sequencer Hotkey cont’d.

7. Double-click the desired DVE

Effect (example: Warp). The DVE

Setup dialog box appears.

8. Click on Process effects and then

select the option to Clear all Process

Effects.

9. Use the Position and Radius OR Angle sliders to

set the first position of the Page Turn. For the first

position, normally the sliders are left defaulted.

10. Select the + (plus) sign

on the DVE Sequencer. This

will open the Sequence Setup

dialog box.

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Building a DVE Sequencer Hotkey cont’d.

Although the other controls in

this dialog box can be

adjusted, they are normally left

at their default settings.

11. Choose the interpola-

tion, or type of key frame tran-

sition.

12. Select OK. The Sequence

Setup dialog box will close and a

key frame will be added to the DVE

Sequencer Timeline.

13. If the other dialog boxes

have been closed, select the key

again to signal the building of

the sequence, and open the

Wipe/Fade dialog box.

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Building a DVE Sequencer Hotkey cont’d.

14. Use the Position and Radius and/or Angle sliders to set

the second position of the Page Turn. For the second position,

normally the position slider is pushed all of the way up.

15. Select the + (plus)

sign on the DVE Sequencer. This will open the Sequence

Setup dialog box.

16. Choose the interpo-

lation, or type of key frame

transition.

17. Select OK. The Sequence

Setup dialog box will close and a key

frame will be added to the DVE

Sequencer Timeline.

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Building a DVE Sequencer Hotkey cont’d.

18. Select OK on the

Page Turn dialog box.

20. Select OK on the

DVE Sequencer dialog box.

All dialog boxes must be closed in succession, with the last one opened being the first one closed.

Once all dialog boxes have been closed, the selected hotkey will reflect the sequence that was just created and stored.

19. Select OK on the

Wipe/Fade dialog box.

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To delete a transition:

Deleting and Editing Preset Hotkeys

1. Select the

desired hotkey.

When selected, the

key will illuminate.

To edit a transition:

1. Select the preset

hotkey to be edited.

2. Select the - (minus) key. This will

delete the saved settings assigned to

the selected hotkey.

2. Select the magnifier

to display the Setup dia-

log box.

To access the DVE previously selected with the transition, double-click the DVE highlighted in the DVE list box. To switch to another DVE, double-click on the

desired DVE. A message box confirming the change will be displayed.

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1. Select the transi-

tion to take (play).

Taking a Transition

2. Set the transition speed

by entering the number of

frames per second (30

frames = 1 second).

3. To manually take the

transition, drag the take bar

downward. To auto-take the

transition, click the Take but-

ton.

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Digital Video Effects

Corner Pin

Corner Pin allows for the movement of each corner of the image independently and along the specified axis.

Turns the image along the X-

or Y-axis starting at the top-

right corner.

Turns the image along the X-

or Y-axis starting at the top-

left corner.

Twists the image hori-

zontally (X-Twist) or

vertically (Y-Twist).

Drop Shadow

The Drop Shadow Effect creates a basic flat file with a shadow. The Drop Shadow can only be seen if the DVE is sized appropriately.

Turns the image along the X-

or Y-axis starting at the bot-

tom-left corner.

Turns the image along the X-

or Y-axis starting at the bot-

tom-right corner.

Determines the sharpness of

the twist of the image as it

moves the midpoint along the

axis.

Cancel

Undo

Load

Defaults

Moves the shadow

along the X- or Y-

Determines the pat-

tern of the interior

shadow.

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Determines the size

of the shadow.

axis.

Determines the color of the shadow based

on a scale of 0-255.

Uses the black and white por-

tion of the video signal to

determine brightness.

Controls how

much of a given

hue is applied.

Controls the level

of transparency of

the shadow.

Cancel

Undo

Load

Defaults

DSK Linear Keyer

Determines the

pattern of the interior of the

key signal.

When INVERT is

toggled, it

inverts or

reverses the DSK

key signal.

Linear Mode uses

the DSK signal with

normal f unctiona lity.

In sliced mode, the

key is altered.

Toggle to get the syncs

for the key from the key

signal. Toggle DSK

Video to get the syncs

for the key from the

video signal.

When on, Freeze

Flag freezes the

current picture,

when off, the

current picture

passes as normal.

Increases the key

signal by 1.85% at

Modifies the key

source picture. All

four sides can be

modified.

entire frozen frame or

input.

Digital Video Effects

Adjusts contrast between back-

ground and key source, scales

the amplitude of the key signal

and adjusts position of the key

source.

Cancel

Undo

Load

Defaults

Displays either the

only the first field of

the frozen frame.

Dual Channel

Dual Channel simultaneously displays two independently controlled images (tiles).

Rotates the angle of the tile horizontally,

vertically, or along the line of sight.

Moves the tile horizontally, verti-

cally, or along the line of sight.

Scales the image horizontally,

vertically, or in both directions.

Prop-

erty

changes

are

applied

to the

selected

tile.

Select which tile will be

the top layer.

Determines the texture of the

edges of the selected tile.

Rotates the tile around the horizontal or

vertical axis, or the line of sight.

Determines the rate at which the

tile rotates horizontally, verti-

cally, or along the line of sight.

Cancel

Undo

Load

Defaults

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Digital Video Effects

DVE Wipe

Select the direction that the video source will be wiped off the

page.

Determines whether the diag-

onal wipes are at 45 degrees (square) or pass through the

corners of the screen (Screen).

Adjusts the width

of the existing

border.

Controls the actual

progression

through the effect.

Uses the black and

white portion of the

video signal to deter-

mine brightness.

Determines the color

of the wipe on a scale

from 0-255.

Controls how much

of a given hue is

applied.

Cancel

Undo

Load

Defaults

External Chroma Keyer

The External Chroma Keyer and External DSK Keyer (next page) are external to the system and allow for multiple layers of keys. They are only functional with use of the Leitch DSK 6801 and

6803.

Selects

which keyer is being controlled (1-3).

Determines the amount of light

admitted allowing the object

behind to be seen.

Determines the steep-

ness of the keyer.

Lists all video inputs

available in STUDIO.

Determines the bright-

ness and color depth to be rejected by the

keyer.

Sets the angle around

the specified Hue for which the key will be

generated.

Cancel

Undo

Load

Defaults

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External DSK Keyer

Determines the clipping

point of the keyer.

Digital Video Effects

Determines the steep-

ness of the keyer.

Determines the amount of

light admitted allowing the

object behind to be seen.

Cancel

Selects

which keyer is being controlled (1-3).

Fragment

Controls the actual progression

through the effect. At 0%, the tile

is completely together, at 100%, it

Determines

where on the

screen the

fragment will

begin.

Determines

how many

squares/strips

the fragment

will be frag-

mented into.

Moves the fragment in

the specified direction

which is determined by

the Corner/Strip selec-

tion.

is completely fragmented.

Sets the frag-

ment shape.

Determines the texture of the edges of

Rotates the

fragment on

the X-axis.

Rotates the

fragment on

the Y-axis.

the fragment.

which the fragment is

Rotates the

fragment on

the Z-axis.

Undo

Load

Defaults

Sets the angle at

separated from the

main tile.

Increases the frag-

mented-image size.

Cancel

Undo

Load

Defaults

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Multitile

Digital Video Effects

Duplicates the tile horizontally

(infinite X), vertically (infinite Y),

both (infinite XY), or both, but

independently (Video Wall).

Select the number of repeats, which

corresponds to the repeat type.

Page Turn

Adjusts the amount of

Determines the tex-

ture of the edges of

the tile.

Converges the tiles by tilting the image (Clip), or

inverts the tiles, creating a multitile effect (Warp).

space between tiles

horizontally (X) and/or

vertically (Y).

Cancel

Undo

Load

Defaults

The Page turn Effect is a 2-D deformation that simulates a turning paper page or scroll, providing the illusion of a 3-D effect. It can be manipulated and rotated, although extreme angles can spoil

the 3-D illusion.

Determines how the page is split.

Sets the type

of Pa ge Turn to

be like a page

of a book

(Page Turn) or

like a cylinder

(Page Roll).

Sets the angle of the distortion (roll or turn) rela-

tive to the main image.

Sets the curvature at the bend

of the page turn.

Moves the image.

Sets the lighting on the page

for a more realistic look.

Sets modulation/

wave of the Page

Turn.

Determines how far off the screen the Page turn will

be carried.

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Cancel

Undo

Load

Defaults

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Pond Ripple

The Pond Ripple creates a rotating ripple effect.

Sets the crest position for

the ripple function.

Sets the amount of

ripple applied.

Sets the number of

cycles for the rotation

effect.

Sets the rotation

Inverts the

image.

Sets the ripple

speed.

Digital Video Effects

speed.

Moves the ripples along

the horizontal line.

Moves the ripples along

the vertical line.

Cancel

Undo

Load

Defaults

Sets the shape of the ripple

waves.

Push On/Push Off

The Push On/Push Off Effect slides the entire image to the right, left, top, or bottom, depending on the property type that has been selected. A slide can be used to make one image push

another image off the screen.

Sets the spacing

Performs the actual

push effect.

Determines the

direction in which

the image will be

pushed.

between the two

pictures.

Cancel

Undo

Load

Defaults

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Quad Split

The Quad Split Effect splits the image into four fragments.

Adjusts the amount of space

horizontally or vertically

between tiles.

Activates the

actual Quad-Split

Effect.

Digital Video Effects

Moves the split-line horizontally

from the middle to the right of the

image, or vertically from the mid-

dle to the top of the image.

Sets the amount of over-

lap horizontally of verti-

cally between tiles.

Determines the appearance of the

overlap.

Determines

on which side

the reflection

will appear.

Controls whether the tile size stays

fixed or becomes variable.

Ripples

The Ripples Effect creates a rotating wave that can be manipulated.

Sets the crest position for

Sets the number

of cycles for the

rotation effect.

Sets the amount

of ripple applied.

the ripple function.

Sets the rip-

ple speed

Cancel

Undo

Load

Defaults

Sets the distortion

relative to the main

image.

Sets the rotation

speed.

Cancel

Undo

Load

Defaults

Determines where the ripples are

located on the image (Position), or how

the ripples move (Density).

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Digital Video Effects

Shear

Creates a clipping motion by sliding two images past each other in opposite directions.

Sets the amount that

the sides of the images

move in opposition.

Sets the amount of

clipping.

Sets the speed at which the

effect distorts the image.

Sets the degrees

at which the

effect distorts the

angle.

Sets the horizontal or vertical

center position of the Shear

Effect.

Cancel

Undo

Load

Defaults

Slab

The Slab Effect generates a solid “block” effect by placing a second picture at right angles along the edge of the main picture. The edge-tile can only be seen if the picture is scaled down.

Sets the amount of

Determines the tex-

ture of the edges

of the fragment.

Turns (rotates)

the edge-image

(slab) vertically

or horizontally.

Selects whether

the axis will be

at the center of

the main image

(Front Face) or

the edge image

(Between Face).

Determines to which

edge the edge-image

will be added.

Determines the layering effect of the two pictures.

space between the

two images.

Adjusts the width of

the duplicate picture.

Selects how the edge picture will

be reduced to the required

width.

Determines which part

of the second picture

the clipped-edge picture

is taken from.

Cancel

Undo

Load

Defaults

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Digital Video Effects

Warp

Warp Effects are 2-D deformations that distort the source image horizontally (X-axis) or vertically (Y-axis) into a variety of shapes. They can be adjusted to model 3-D solids.

Determines to

what degree

the image will

be warped.

Determines the number of

repeats of the warp shape.

Adjusts the degree of distortion

that is applied.

Selects between 8 types

of deformation.

Adjusts the cycle length of the

warp shape.

Controls the speed of the warp

shape distortion.

Adjusts the position of the pic-

ture around the warp shape.

Controls

the speed

of the spin.

Deter-

mines the

direction

the

warped

image

will

move.

Determines the

direction the pic-

ture will be

moved around the

warped shape.

XY Ripples

XY Ripples allows the tile to be rippled in two directions at once. Although all parameters can differ for each axis, it is recommended that they match for best results. The rippling effect is set by

position only, not quantity of ripples.

Determines the direction the light bar will run across

the shape.

Adjusts the position of the

warp along the picture either

horizontally or vertically.

Sets the amount of space between the warped image and

the source image.

Cancel

Undo

Load

Defaults

Sets the amount

of ripple applied.

Sets the number

of ripples.

Sets the modulation type

(shape) for each axis.

Sets the position of the crest

of the ripple function.

Sets the ripple speed.

Cancel

Undo

Load

Defaults

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Process Effects

Borders

A process Effect changes the content or position of the DVE image. The Border function applies a border to the image.

Sets the color and bright-

ness of the front of the

wipe border.

Sets the color and brightness of

the back of the wipe border.

This can only be seen if the

image is rotated to show the

backside.

Adjusts the width of each side of

the border, either indepen-

dently or together (Master).

Adjusts the transpar-

ency of the border.

Softens the edges of

the border.

Cancel

Undo

Load

Defaults

Activates the border so it

can be adjusted.

Crop

Crop allows for clipping the edges of the DVE image.

Determines how much of each side of

the image will be clipped. Can set indi-

vidually or together (Master).

Cancel

Undo

Load

Defaults

Crop is global. If one channel of a double channel is cropped, both channels will crop equally.

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Process Effects

DSK Luma Chroma

The DSK Luma/Chroma Keyer allows the keyer to take the DSK signal and analyze the content (Luma) or color (Chroma) of it. It then performs a self-key according to the specifications set with

the controls below.

Controls the steepness of the slope of the chroma from the

edges to the middle.

Determines the percentage along the

hue axis (Saturation strength) below which the signal is treated as fully in

front or above which the signal is

treated as fully in back.

Determines the brightness

and saturation of the color

that is to be rejected by the

keyer (background)

Sets the angle around the

specified Hue for which the

key will be generated (Key)

and the Chroma part of the

signal will be suppressed.

Cancel

Undo

Controls whether

the keyer can be

adjusted.

Determines which

Controls the

mode of the

Chroma Keyer.

aspect the keyer

will analyze.

Load

Defaults

Adjusts the clipping point

(Lift) and the steepness

(Gain) of the keying action.

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Process Effects

DVE Luma Chroma

The DVE Luma/Chroma Keyer allows the keyer to take the DVE signal and analyze the content (Luma) or color (Chroma) of it. It then performs a self-key according to the specifications set with

the controls below.

Determines the brightness

and saturation of the color

that is to be rejected by the

keyer (background).

Sets the angle around the specified Hue for which the key will be generated (Key)

and the Chroma part of the

signal will be suppressed.

Controls the steepness of the slope of the chroma from the

edges to the middle.

Determines the percentage along the

hue axis (Saturation strength) below which the signal is treated as fully in

front or above which the signal is

treated as fully in back.

Cancel

Undo

Load

Defaults

Controls

whether the

keyer can be

adjusted.

Controls the mode of the

Chroma Keyer.

Determines which

aspect the keyer

will analyze.

Adjusts the clipping point

(Lift) and the steepness

(Gain) of the keying action.

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Process Effects

DVE Position and Scale

Moves the

DVE frame

along the

selected axis.

False Color

Allows the picture to be emptied of its original color so that they can be replaced by specified colors based on the picture’s original luminance signal. There a four “colors” that can be adapted:

black, lower, upper, and white.

Adjusts

the zoom.

Rotates the

DVE frame

around the

selected axis.

Stretches and compresses

the image along the selected

axis.

Moves the center of the selected axis.

Creates a 3-D

illusion.

Cancel

Undo

Load

Defaults

Adjust existing color within the fields of black

(Color 1), lower (Color 2), upper (Color 3), and

white (Color 4).

Cancel

Undo

Load

Defaults

Cancels use of the False Color function (OFF),

replaces lower and upper colors only (2 Color),

replaces lower and upper colors only but within

legal limits (2 Color Legal), or replaces all levels of

colors (4 Color).

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Process Effects

Lighting

The Lighting Effect provides a highlight to the manipulated picture which enhances the 3-D illusion.

Controls if

the Lighting

function is

on or off

and what

form it take

when on.

Determines where the light

shines on the image along

the specified axis.

Controls whether the lighting

takes the form of a bar or spot.

Determines

the thickness

of the light.

Controls the

transparency

of the light.

Sets the per-

spective of the

light bar.

Determines the color

and brightness of the

light source.

Cancel

Undo

Load

Defaults

Pixellation

Pixellation breaks down the picture into a

matrix of variable-sized, regular squares or rectangles. The effect can be applied separately to both horizontal and vertical axes.

Sets the desired pixellation

(Mosaic) effect to each axis

individually.

Cancel

Undo

Load

Default

Reflections

The Reflections Effect allows for an entire image to be mirrored.

Cancel

Undo

Load

Defaults

Determines which way the

video source will be mir-

rored.

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Process Effects

Solarize/Posterize

Solarize/Posterize produces either luminance contouring (Solarize), which can produce an outline effect, or it produces a pastel effect (Posterize) by reducing chroma quantization.

Sets the transition from one

solarization level to another.

Sets the transition from one

posterization level to another.

Determines

whether the

effect will be

reversed for Luma (Solarize) and/or Chroma

(Posterize).

Strobe

Sets solarization

levels.

Determines the length

of time the source

video will stay live.

Sets posterization

levels.

Cancel

Undo

Load

Defaults

Determines the length

of time the source

video is frozen.

Cancel

Permits or

cancels use

of the

effect.

Undo

Load

Defaults

Determines whether the

whole frame is frozen,

or just one field.

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Process Effects

Trails

A Trail is a copy of the foreground source (DVE) which follows, or appears behind the DVE. The Sparkle is a function used to add a randomly keyed pattern into the trail. Special layering config-

urations also allow for the production of motion blur and shadow effects.

Sets the amount of sparkle that the

key part of the trail will be sparkled.

Sets the speed of deterioration

Controls the horizon-

tal (X) or vertical (Y)

gap between each picture in the trail.

of the video source as the spar-

kle becomes more prevalent.

Controls the interval at which

the DVE is dropped revealing

the trail.

Determines the

color and bright-

ness of the trail.

Cancel

Undo

Load

Defaults

Controls the amount

of content that is

turned into a trail.

YUV Lift and Gain

YUV Lift and Gain adjusts the brightness and color (contrast) of the DVE image. It allows for individual adjustment of the Y (luminance), U (blue color difference), and V (red color difference).

Controls available functionality of the

Trails function, by turning on/off dif-

ferent characteristics of it.

Adjusts the contrast

(Gain) of the signal.

Adjusts the brightness

(Lift) of the signal.

Adds the illusion of fro-

zen movement to the

trail.

Cancel

Undo

Load

Defaults

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Digital Transition Macro GUI - Left Monitor

miniViewer

(SCRIPT Viewer

Preview Win-

dow)

Character

Generator

Presets

Tool Bar

Menu Bar

Transition Macro

Commands

Timeline Ruler

Transition Macro

Timeline

Error Log Window

Late Breaking News Hotkeys

SCRIPT Viewer Controls

The Digital Transition Macro GUI (right monitor) is used to create and run Transition Macros, view and manipulate scripts running in SCRIPT Viewer, create Late Breaking News Hotkeys.

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Macro Controls

To control a Transition Macro, use the buttons in the Macro control Window of the transition Macro Interface.

new Queue

Inserts (loads) a

Macro file into the

current Queue.

Deletes (removes)

the selected Macro

file from the cur-

rent Queue.

Creates a

file (.QUE).

Opens a

saved

Queue file.

Queue list

box.

Saves a

Queue

file.

The Play Step plays the current

Macro.

The Cue Macro takes the Macro to the beginning of the timeline.

The Pause button pauses the

Macro. An icon will appear on the

button when Macro is running.

The Stop Macro button stops

the running of the Macro.

The Play Queue command plays

the.MAC files in the order they

appear in the Queue box.

The Auto Play command automat-

ically plays a Macro or Queue

when the system receives a GPI.

Timeline Jump

jumps to a speci-

fied time on the

timeline.

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Transition Macro Interface Overview

Transition Macros are events used to create an automated video production. These events

include: camera presets, audio, character generators, scripts, VTR/VR events, and Digital Video effects. To create a Transition Macro, these events are set up as macro commands and then the user drags and drops them onto the Transition Macro Timeline.

Zoom: Increases the zoom-factor (+), or decreases the zoom factor (-).

Note: Allows for labeling sections of the Macro segments. Marks: Step, User and GPI indicator marks.

DVE: Places a DVE icon on the timeline.*

Audio: Places an Audio icon on the timeline.*

SCRIPT Viewer: Places a SCRIPT Viewer icon on the timeline.*

CG: Places a Character Generator page on the timeline.*

Timeline Ruler: Displays the run time.

Camera: Places a camera icon on the timeline.*

VTR/VR: Places a VTR/VR icon on the timeline.*

GPO: Places a GPO on the timeline.

Transition Macro Commands

(listed to the left) are dragged

and dropped onto this, the Tran-

sition Macro Timeline.

* None of the icons will have functionality until configured by the user through the corresponding

property pages. These are reached by double-clicking the appropriate icon. To avoid using property pages, camera, VTR/VR, audio server, DVE, and audio presets setup by the user on the Digital Control GUI (right monitor), can be right-clicked, dragged and dropped onto the Transition Macro Timeline.

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Saving a Transition Macro

When saving information in PVTV STUDIO NEWS, there are three file extensions that can be used. There are 7 other file-types that are automatically generated by STUDIO. The three that can be

used for saving information are .MAC, .QUE, and .TME.

.MAC Files

Every time a Transition

Macro file is saved (.MAC), PVTV STUDIO NEWS simultaneously creates and saves additional files. Though these files have the same file name, they have different extensions. For one Transition Macro file, there can be up to eight files created. When copying a .MAC file from one location to another, possibly for backup, all eight files need to be copied in order for the Macro to run correctly. For this reason, it is recommended that all transition macro information be saved in its own folder to avoid accidental separation of files.

These are the other file extensions that are automatically created when a .MAC file is saved. Some or all maybe applicable:

1. .AUD - Saves audio infor-

mation

2. .CG - Saves Character Gen-

erator information.

3. .DVB - Saves video effect

information.

4. .SEQ - Saves sequence

information.

5. .PRE - Saves camera loca-

tion and configuration information.

6. .VPS - Saves VTR informa-

tion.

7. .LBN - Saves Late Breaking

News keys.

.QUE Files

Since Transition Macros are

limited to two hours in length per file, Queue files are created to allow Transition Macro to be played consecutively to create an extended video production. .QUE files store a list of Macros. When a Queue file is opened, the list of Transition Macros appears in order in the Queue list. The first Macro loads onto the Timeline. Once that Macro is finished, the next Macro loads automatically.

ParkerVision recommends

that once a Transition Macro is created, it is saved as a template. These templates can then be used again to develop similar video productions quickly and efficiently.

.TME Files

Transition Macro Elements

files are created to allow more flexibility with Transition Macros. .TME saves only the timeline information, which is limited to certain properties and/or button numbers. .TME files are not specific to one Transition Macro; they can be used with many. This means that the functionality of the imported .TME will be determined by the Transition Macro to which it is imported. Unlike the .MAC files, .TME files do not maintain any of the specific effect information. Therefore no additional files are automatically generated.

Timeline information can

be imported to the beginning of a current timeline by selecting Import “.TME” File under the file menu on the main menu. After selecting the desired .TME, click OPEN and the timeline information from the file appears at the beginning of the current timeline. To import the information to a specified place on the timeline, place the mouse on the desired location, and right-click. Select the Import “TME” File option and follow the above directions.

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Saving Timeline Information

After setting up a Transition Macro, timeline information can be saved by:

1. Select File from the main

menu.

2. Select Export.TME

File. This opens a Save as

dialog box. Select a name

and directory and select

SAVE.

Specific Macro controls on the timeline can be saved by holding down the left mouse key and dragging a box around the desired controls, then saving those as a file.

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Creating a Transition Macro

1. Click the

NEW button on

the toolbar.

3. After dragging all necessary macro

commands, select SAVE and follow the

specified directions.

2. Holding down the left mouse button,

drag and drop desired commands onto the

Transition Macro Timeline.

When the NEW button on the toolbar is selected, only the timeline is cleared and replaced with a new screen. All other settings on the GUIs remain the same.

The Macro properties are set using the property pages which are accessed after dragging the Macro Commands onto the timeline, by using presets as the Macro Commands, or by importing

.TMEs.

If working with presets, it is possible to click, drag and drop preset macro controls from the speci-

fied areas on the right control GUI. To do so, set all preset properties as described earlier in this manual, right-click on the desired preset button and drag it onto the timeline. Once on the timeline, properties can be viewed/edited by double-clicking the desired preset Macro Command. The property page will appear.

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Setting Macro Properties

If preferred, Macro Commands can be assigned properties after dragging them onto the timeline. Even if presets are used to create Macro Commands, the properties can be edited by double-click-

ing the actual Macro Command once it is on the timeline.

2. Double-click the Macro

Command. the corresponding

property page will appear.

1. Left-click the

appropriate Macro

Command and drag it

on to the timeline.

3. Set the proper-

ties, and select OK. The

properties will stay

linked to the selected

Macro Command.

Make sure that there are 10 frames between Camera Preset macro commands on the timeline.

To view the current settings of any Macro Command, rest the cursor/

arrow on the desired icon, and the setting information for the particular Macro Command will appear.

Each Macro Command has its own property page. these property pages can also be used to set start and stop times. Property pages are accessed by double-clicking the Macro Command or Pre-

set Macro Command.

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To add time to or delete time from the timeline:

Adding and Deleting Time

1. Double-click the area

on the timeline where time

needs to be added or deleted.

A vertical-line marker and the

Transition Macro Edit Menu

dialog box appear.

2. Click and drag the vertical line marker to the left to delete, or to the right to add the desired

amount of time. Once it is positioned properly, there will be two vertical lines. Double-click between the two vertical lines to add or delete time. The existing Macro Commands will shift, maintaining the original properties, to add or remove space for the time that has been added or deleted.

Time Added

Time Deleted

Time can also be added or deleted by filling in the requested information in the Transition Macro Edit Menu dialog box that appears after double-clicking the place on the timeline where time is to

be added or deleted.

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Playing, Cueing, Pausing and Stopping a Macro

To play a Macro, click the play step button. The

Macro will stop at each step mark and wait for the

Play Step button to be selected again.

Pressing the Cue Macro button resets the Macro to the beginning of the timeline. This can be pressed

at any point during playback.

When the Macro is running, it is possible to pause it by selecting the Pause button. When the Macro is running, a “pause” symbol can be found on this

button. To start again after pausing, press the Play

Step button.

Press the Stop Macro button to stop play. the

Transition Macro stops and remains in that position

on the timeline.

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Using Autoplay

PVTV STUDIO NEWS can automatically play a Transition Macro or a Queue when it receives a General Purpose Input (GPI) signal or with SCRIPT Viewer if the script loaded has a Transition

Macro.

1. Select the Auotplay button. The

Auto Play Command Setup dialog

box appears.

2. Select the GPI number that cor-

responds to the GPI device set up in

STUDIO, or select SCRIPT Viewer.

3. Select Step Command to manually play

the Transition Macro with the Play Step com-

mand, or select PLAY QUEUE to automatically

play the Transition Macro.

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Inserting a .MAC File into a Queue

After creating the Macro files needed for the queue:

1. Click the Insert Macro button.

The Macro Files dialog box appears.

To play a queue, select the Play Queue button. the first .MAC file in the list will play.

When finished, the second will

load and automatically play.

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2. Locate and select the

desired .MAC file in the list.

3. Click OPEN to insert

the .MAC file and close the

Macro Files dialog box.

Repeat these steps for each

.MAC file desired.

Macro Command Property Pages

The following pages illustrate Macro Command property pages that appear when a Macro Com-

mand (that is already on the timeline) is double-clicked. These dialog boxes are NOT necessary to run a Transition Macro if the presets are used However, property pages allow for setting of the same properties as do the presets. These property page dialogs are useful for editing and viewing Macro properties as well.

1. The Step Mark (green) is a pause mark for the Transition macro. When it is reached, play stops until reinitiated.

2. The User Mark (red) allows several events to occur at the same point on the timeline. its functionality is similar to that of a “snap-to” feature found in many applications.

3. The GPI Mark (blue) signifies communication with a GPI device that can create a contact closure. The Transition Macro will be paused until it receives a return GPI signal from the device.

The DVE prop-

erty page allows

for setting of

duration, chan-

nel sources, and

DVE fill-types.

The Audio Control Property Page allows for setting up of

audio groups, cross-fades, as well as control of duration

and audio channel selection. If broadcat Tools is installed,

an additional button will appear on this property page. See

the section entitled “Broadcast tools Audio Matrix.”

Start Time refers to when the desired action begins. The default for this is the insertion point of

the Macro Command on the timeline. It can be manipulated on the property page of the particular Macro Command. Stop Time is when the action ends. The default for this is one-second after the start time.

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Macro Command Property Pages cont’d.

The Audio Server Control Property Page allows for selection of track (Sony Minidisk), manipulation of start/stop time and selection of functionality to be

Selecting a track that is not in use on the

inserted disk will result in the track not load-

ing, and/or the previously selected, or first track, being selected and prepared to play.

The SCRIPT Viewer Control Property Page allows for selection of script, manipulation of font type

and size of that script and selection of functional-

ity to be carried out by that script.

carried out by that track.

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The Character Generator Control Property Page

allows for CG page selection, and assignment of

when the selected page is to appear.

Macro Command Property Pages cont’d.

The Camera Control

Property Page requires

assignment of a preset.

The VTR Control

Property Page

allows VTR selec-

tion, and VTR com-

mand assignment.

The GPO Control

Property Page

requires a connected

GPO device number

and permission for enabling that GPO.

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Character Generator/ Still Store

PVTV STUDIO NEWS allows for 12 preset buttons to be assigned per Character Generator. An

unlimited number of pages can be programmed from the transition Macro Timeline. Character Generators display characters on the monitor. The characters, referred to as pages, are saved as presets on the Character Generator Interface (below).

Use the CG Number

control to switch

between Character

Preset buttons.

Generators (1-25).

Use Read Next

Back to view

the previous

page in the

buffer. Works

with Maxine

and Chyron

Infinite.

Use Read

Back to go

backward

through the

pages. Used

with Maxine

and PcCodi.

Preset

Setup is

used to set

up a CG

preset.

Use Read For-

ward to go for-

ward through

the pages.

Works with

Maxine and

PcCodi.

Use Read

Next Forward

to view the

next page in

the buffer. Works with Maxine and

Chyron Infinit.

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2. Select a preset

button.

Creating a Character Generator Preset

1. Choose the

device with which to

communicate.

3. Select the Preset Setup button. the Char-

acter Generator Setup dialog box opens.

4. Enter the address where

the desired page is stored.

5. Enter the name that will

appear on the preset button.

6. Select if the fonts needed

for the CG page are to be auto-

matically loaded.

the page. Select Read Next to

8. Select OK.

Once the CG page is stored, if the hotkey is selected, the CG page plays immediately.

7. Select the read to load

load the page into the Read

Next buffer.

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Creating a Late Breaking News Preset Button

The Late Breaking News Interface allows for the setup of 16 late breaking news presets. This fea-

ture is extremely beneficial if adding several pre-defined Macro Command events is needed. This urgency could be caused by a breaking story or an emergency warning. Multiple Transition Macro Commands can be assigned to each of the 16 presets. Various sets of Macro Commands can be assigned and saved with the transition Macro.

Once an existing Transition Macro is opened, or a new Transition Macro is created, a Late Breaking News Preset Button can be created:

1. Left-click the mouse and

drag it from t he top-left corner to

the bottom right corner of the

desired group of Macro Com-

mands to be assigned to a preset

button. When finished, release

the mouse button. The box will

disappear, but the surface tex-

ture of the grouped Macro Com-

mands will appear hatched.

3. On the sub-menu,

2. Right-click

inside where the box

was. A menu appears. Select Late Breaking News from

the menu. A sub-

menu appears.

Once created, Late Breaking News Presets can be inserted into the Transition Macro. Any Macro

Commands that exist on the timeline at the insertion point or later, are moved forward the exact amount of time contained in the preset. To insert a Late Breaking News Preset in a Transition Macro, right-click and drag the desired preset to the time line OR left-click and the preset will drop where the cursor rests.

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click the number of the

Late Breaking News button

that is to store the Macro-

Command group (typically, start with the first available, in this case, News Break 1).

A description dialog box

appears. type in the name

that is to appear on the

preset button. Repeat

steps as necessary.

SCRIPT Viewer Overview

SCRIPT Viewer is an interactive Teleprompter system. Speed and format of a script can be controlled very quickly. The SCRIPT Viewer Interface in PVTV STUDIO NEWS allows for adjustments

to the appearance of the scripts.

For information on operating the SCRIPT Viewer News Teleprompter system, please refer to the SCRIPT Viewer News Installation and Operations Manual.

Toggles between all caps

and lowercase.

Loads a

SCRIPT

Viewer file

(.rtf).

Loads the

next file in

the

SCRIPTlist.

Aligns

text left.

Loads only

the speci-

Aligns

text

center.

fied file.

Increases or

decreases

script-scroll

speed.

Specifies

the script number to be loaded.

Decreases

increases

font size.

Clears the

buffer.

Moves the carats

higher or lower on

the screen.

Cues the

script to

the begin-

ning.

Plays the

script.

Scrolls

back-

wards.

Tempo-

rarily

stops the

script

from

scrolling.

Pauses between scripts are disabled with the run command.

The miniViewer is the small window on the Transition Macro GUI (left monitor) that displays the current script on SCRIPT Viewer. The miniViewer changes are temporary and are not saved with

the script.

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Understanding and Using the PVTV Rundown Converter

PVTV supports news commands (TME Associations). These are automation directives embedded into news items on AvStar, Ap NewsCenter, and ENPS news systems. Directors map pre-tested TME files to news commands using the PVTV user interface. Once mapped to TME macros, writers and directors embed TME Associations within the actual news items residing on the station's news automation system. During processing, PVTV retrieves and parses the rundown from the news system, then automatically creates a show on the PVTV timeline. The director then has the ability to refine the show that has been created while being free of the time involved in recreating segments that are standard from show to show.

News Server Manager

The News Server Manager dialog box is used to build a description of an entire news server. Once the description is built, Rundown Converter uses the description to populate the navigation tree view.

Users can set a root path for the server to save time and system resources. The root path name must be a valid path on the server or the news server manager will not be able to create the server description. The description will start at the specified root path.

To open the News Server Manager dialog box, click on the SETUP menu on the toolbar above the timeline. Select Rundown

Server Setup from the drop-down list.

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Understanding and Using the PVTV Rundown Converter

Rundown Command Setup

News commands are monikers or acronyms users can embed inside scripts on the news server. Users map 'news commands' to their corresponding TME files by using the Rundown Command Setup dialog box. When the the rundown converter encounters news commands in a script, it expands the news commands into TME segments on the timeline. This screen also allows users to set the number of frames inserted between each TME during the conversion process.

To open the Rundown Command Setup dialog box, click on the SETUP menu on the toolbar above the timeline. Select Rundown Setup from the drop-down list.

Camera presets must be staggered by at least 10 frames.

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Understanding and Using the PVTV Rundown Converter

Rundown Converter

In order to use the Rundown Converter, the user must first build a news server description through the News Server Manager.

The user navigates the news server using the navigation tree view on the left-hand side of the dialog. This is done by right-clicking on the directory in the navigation tree and then selecting REFRESH DIRECTORY from the drop-down list. Root directories can also be set and restored using this right-click operation. When the user refreshes any directory on the tree view, an up-to-date description of that directory is pulled down locally to the system and merged with the existing description of the server. This way the portions of the news server that the user navigates the most will be the most up-to-date.

The desired rundown can be selected in the navigation tree view on the left side of the Rundown Converter dialog box. Once selected, the rundown path will be displayed on the upper-right side of the dialog box and the Import Rundown button will become activated. When the Import Rundown button is selected, the rundown is parsed and a Transition Macro is constructed by STUDIO. TME Associations embedded in the scripts within the rundown are parsed and expand into TMEs on the STUDIO timeline.

Feedback on the work being done in the background by Rundown Converter is visible in the output window on the bottom right of the Rundown Converter dialog box. Many different error condtions from network issues to news command syntax errors can appear in the output window, items are color-coded, red text indicates an error.

To open the Rundown Converter dialog box, click on the FILE menu on the toolbar above the timeline. Select Rundown

Converter from the drop-down list.

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Understanding and Using the PVTV Rundown Converter

What Gets Imported

After news items are imported into the PVTV timeline, page number and slugs of the associated items in the rundown are displayed on the timeline by way of a label. The label marks the segment and allows the director to determine which segment corresponds to which news item in the rundown. Additional parameters can be coded into the news command for advanced automation of the mapped TMEs. Currently, PVTV supports StillStore page number and timecodes as TME Association parameters. Syntax for TME Associations and their parameters differ according to which news system is in use. Generally, AP and Avstar use columns on the rundown and ENPS uses the "Insert" dialog within the scripts. The following pages describe the processes used by each news automation sytem.

If User Marks are utilized at the beginning and end of TMEs, they can be automatically aligned through activation of the User Mark Insertion function. Once User Mark Insertion is activated, and a Rundown is imported by activating Rundown Converter, the User mark at the end of the first TME imported will be directly aligned with the first User mark of the next TME and so forth, throughout the entire show.

To activate the User Mark Insertion function, click on the SETUP menu on the toolbar above the timeline. Toggle User mark Insertion on the drop-down list.

Timecodes

Downstream processing by PVTV will fill the applicable TME timecode properties on the timeline with the supplied timecodes in chronological order. If the number of timecodes embedded in the TME Asosociation exceeds the number of timecode properties in the TME, the trailing timecode values are ignored. Visa versa, the trailing timecode properties retain their value as saved in the TME, assuming the director intends to edit these values later on in production.

VR file IDs can be inserted in the time code field as well.

StillStore Page Numbers

Downstream processing by PVTV will fill the applicable TME stillstore page number properties on the timeline with the supplied page numbers in chronological order. If the number of page numbers embedded in the TME Association exceeds the number of page number properties in the TME, the trailing page number values are ignored. Visa versa, the trailing page number properties retain their value as saved in the TME, assuming the director intends to edit these values later on in production.

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Understanding and Using the PVTV Rundown Converter

AvStar News and the Rundown Converter

AvStar news commands and parameters are stored as field values in AvStar forms.

The system administrator must configure the AvStar system before this field will appear on any AvStar form.

TME

A writer or director embeds news commands in stories by entering the news command name in the tme field or column for the associated story. Multiple news commands can be embedded into a story by comma-delimiting the news commands:

VO/SOT,SOT,OTS etc...

Timecode

The order of the commands is maintained throughout processing by PVTV. Timecodes are entered in the Timecode field and are also comma-delimited. Multiple TMEs can be supported by separating the timecodes with the "Vertical Bar" '|':

00:15:15.00|00:18:13.00,00:01:03.02|00:15:14.00 etc...

This example shows that 00:15:15.00 is the first timecode parameter for the first

TME. The 00:18:13.00 and 00:01:03.02 are the first and second parameters for the second TME. The 00:15:14.00 is the first parameter for the third TME.

StillStore

StillStore page numbers are entered in the StillStore field and are also comma-delimited. Multiple TMEs can be supported by separating the StillStore page numbers with the "Vertical Bar" '|':

1000|1001,1002|1003 etc...

This example shows that 1000 is the first StillStore parameter for the first TME.

The 1001 and 1002 are the first and second parameters for the second TME. The 1003 is the first parameter for the third TME.

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Understanding and Using the PVTV Rundown Converter

AvStar News Setup

The system administrator must configure the Avstar system to support the Rundown Converter. The tme, timecode and stillstore fields must be added to the directors’ rundown form.

From the SYSTEM.FORMS.R.RUNDOWN tree control double click on the rundown form.

Right click in the fields window and select Insert Field

Add the tme field. Note: the current field type must be tme exactly. Use the edit box portion of the drop down combo box to enter the field name. The tme type will not be listed prior to its addition.

Add the timecode field Note: the current field type must be timecode exactly. Use the edit box portion of the drop down combo box to enter the field name. The timecode type will not be listed prior to its addition.

Add the stillstore field Note: the current field type must be stillstore exactly. Use the edit box portion of the drop down combo box to enter the field name. The stillstore type will not be listed prior to its addition.

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Understanding and Using the PVTV Rundown Converter

Ap NewsCenter and the Rundown Converter

AP NewsCenter news commands and parameters are stored as a field values in AvStar forms.

The Effects, Tape and SS columns must be surrendered for use by PVTV STUDIO NEWS.

TME

A writer or director embeds news commands in stories by entering the news command name in the Effects column for the associated story. Multiple news commands can be embedded into a story by comma-delimiting the news commands:

VO/SOT,SOT,OTS etc...

TimeCode

The order of the commands is maintained throughout processing by PVTV. Timecodes are entered in the Tape column and are also comma-delimited. Multiple TMEs can be supported by separating the timecodes with the "Vertical Bar" '|':

00:15:15.00|00:18:13.00,00:01:03.02|00:15:14.00 etc...

This example shows that 00:15:15.00 is the first timecode parameter for the first

TME. The 00:18:13.00 and 00:01:03.02 are the first and second parameters for the second TME. The 00:15:14.00 is the first parameter for the third TME. Note: VR file Ids can be inserted in the time code field as well.

StillStore

StillStore page numbers are entered in the SS column and are also comma-delimited. Multiple TMEs can be supported by separating the StillStore page numbers with the "Vertical Bar" '|':

1000|1001,1002|1003 etc...

This example shows that 1000 is the first StillStore parameter for the first TME.

The 1001 and 1002 are the first and second parameters for the second TME. The 1003 is the first parameter for the third TME

Spaces can be used in TME Association names when working with AP NewsCenter.

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Understanding and Using the PVTV Rundown Converter

ENPS and the Rundown Converter

Writers or directors can embed news commands directly into Enps stories by right clicking on the body of an open story in the ENPS GUI and selecting 'Insert'. The following dialog box appears and should be filled out as shown here.

Select the Other radio button and type TME in the next field. The news command name is entered in the Name field.

TimeCode

The order of the commands is maintained throughout processing by PVTV. Timecodes are entered as an optional keyword (TC) parameter following the news command name:

TC=00.15.15.00, 00.18.13.00

This example shows that 00.15.15.00 and 00.18.13.00 are the first and second param-

eters for the TME. NOTE: although ENPS will accept a ':' (colon) in the timecode, users should use a '.' (period) instead. When ENPS edits an existing inserted TME, it will truncate the data at the colon. Note: VR file Ids can be inserted in the time code field as well.

Multiple TMEs can be supported by entering multiple "INSERT" commands in the script.

StillStore

StillStore page numbers are entered as an optional keyword (SS) parameter following the news command name:

SS=1001,1002

This example shows that 1001 and 1002 are the first and second parameters for the

TME.

Multiple TMEs can be supported by entering multiple "INSERT" commands in the script.

Spaces can not be used in TME Association names when working with ENPS.

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Appendix A - Operational Rules

5-Frame Rule

• Always place at least 5 frames between DVE objects on the Transition Macro timeline.

• Bus prep occurs 5 frames before a DVE begins. If a DVE is placed closer than 5 frames to another DVE, bus prep for the second DVE will begin before the first DVE is finished.

Exception #1. DVE objects with the same bus

settings can be placed closer together on the timeline.

Search/Play Rule

• On the Transition Macro timeline, place enough time between a VTR Search and a VTR Play command to give the VTR adequate time to locate the tape segment specifed in the Search command.

• To provide this time, either place enough physical space between objects on the timeline, or place a Step Mark between the objects.

Audio Cross-fade Rule

• If an audio cross-fade that has a command on the timeline that references the fade destination instead of the source, the command will invert the cross-fade.

Example . A Cross-fade down from A to B is set

up. (A is the source, B is the destination). Then an audio command that references B is placed on the timeline, the result will be a cross-fade up from B to A.

Audio Recall Rule

When a Transition Macro (.MAC) file is opened, each audio channel automatically "defaluts" to its Preset 1.

Preroll Rule

The following rule applies to both audio and DVE commands on the Transition Macro Timeline:

• Generally it is best to place 1-5 frames (depending upon the decks) before an audio/ DVE command on the Transition Macro timeline. This allows the deck enough time to start rolling before engaging the audio/DVE.

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Appendix B - Troubleshooting

If problems occur while setting up STUDIO NEWS hardware or software, use the following troubleshooting steps for assistance. If unable to resolve the problem, contact ParkerVision Customer Support at 1-800-532-8034.

Problem System will not boot up.

1. Verify that the RAID III backup is powered ON and displaying the message, "JETSTOR II LVD - RAID READY" on its LCD display.

2. Verify that power is supplied to both module enclosures.

3. Verify that both module enclosure power switches are ON and illuminated.

4. Make sure the system is not prompting you for input.

5. Turn off both enclosures, release the lock, pull the modules out 1 inch at a time, and replace them.

Problem STUDIO NEWS software will not start.

1. Make sure Windows NT is up and running and giving access to the START menu.

2. Double-click the STUDIO NEWS icon. STUDIO NEWS takes approximately 20 seconds to load.

3. Allow the software to load fully before issuing any further commands.

Problem There are errors upon startup of STUDIO NEWS software.

1. Note the type of error.

2. Control port initialization error - verify the connection of the serial-controlled devices. Make sure these devices are ON during startup of the STUDIO NEWS software.

3. Audio driver failure - make sure the cables are running from the CPU module to the Standard Audio module and then to the Expanded Audio module are properly and securely connected. Make sure these Audio modules are seated firmly in their slots within the module enclosure.

4. Inter-rack control and cables: Check the other inter-rack control connects and cables. These cables must be installed properly for the system to function properly.

5. Connections and cables: If you find a definite problem with a connection or cable, you must shut down STUDIO NEWS software,

and then restart it after making the connection.

Problem Video switcher bus (es) does not switch inputs.

1. Check the Matte, Pattern, Black buttons. If the image on the program monitor changes to match these buttons, you can rule out the DVE (Video Output Module) as the cause of the switching failure.

2. If there is an image on the program monitor, try switching video on the AUX 1 or AUX 2 buss. If this works, make sure that the DVE and DSK are disabled, then try the program buss again. If this fails, try pulling out the Video Input Module and placing it back in its slot. Powering down the system is

required.

3. If no image is displayed, verify that you have video signals entering the Video Input Module.

4. Verify the input configuration of the matrix switcher.

5. Shut down Windows NT and restart the system. turn off both enclosures, wait 10 seconds, and turn both back on.

Problem The image on the Preview output is green.

1. This is normally caused by an improper setup of the preview channel that corresponds to your preview monitor’s input. You can configure STUDIO NEW’s preview output to be either RGB or composite video. To do this, select VIDEO INPUTS in the SETUP menu.

Problem Matte, Black, and Pattern buttons do not result in these effects on the output video monitor.

1. Check the inter-module control cables.

2. Exit and restart STUDIO NEWS software.

3. Recheck the input configuration of the matrix switcher.

4. Remove the access panel on the front of the Video Output Module to observe the LEDs

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that indicate the power supply operation, DVE operation, and Sync lock.

Problem STUDIO NEWS cannot be locked to an external sync.

1. Verify that the external sync line is connected to the Reference Loop on the Video Out Module, and that the DIP switch settings under the Video Output Module’s front access panel are set in proper external sync positions.

Problem Machine controls are inoperable.

1. If you still control some devices, check the connections of the devices that are not working. Make sure the correct connectors on the Serial Control module are used.

2. Have someone click the machine controls of the device that is not functioning while you check the LED on that control port of the Serial Control Module. the LED should flash as they click the controls. If an LED is flashing on a port to which you are not connected, you maybe connected to the wrong port.

3. Verify that the control ports in the SETUP Menu show the proper settings for the device connected.

Problem SCRIPT Viewer and STUDIO NEWS do not appear to be communicating.

1. Make sure the LAN cable is connected properly from the SCRIPT Viewer PC’s LAN connector labeled NETWORK 1 to INPUT 1 on STUDIO NEWS’s CPU module.

2. Check IP address of each machine by doubleclicking the miniViewer windows. the remote machine address of each machine should match the local machine address of the other.

Problem The Chroma Keyer is not giving good results when in FULL mode.

1. If the foreground object(s) has a black border, the Luma value is probably too high. If the object has a grey border, the Luma value is probably too low.

2. Background color spilling onto the foreground source means that the Chroma Angle is too low. This control generally is set to a high value around 80-100.

3. Grey edges to the foreground object mean that the Suppress Level is too high.

4. If the edges seem very hard, try increasing the Black Key level control.

5. The background breaking through into dark areas of the foreground source probably means the Fore Key is too low.

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Appendix C - Warranty Information

ParkerVision 90-day Limited Warranty

• ParkerVision warrants the end-user that this product will be free from defects in material and/or workmanship for a 90-day period commencing the date of delivery, except where expressly noted.

• Proof of Purchase: You are required to retain ParkerVision’s authorized Dealer’s Dated Bill of Sale as evidence of the date of purchase and to establish warranty eligibility.

• ParkerVision will correct all defects in material or workmanship, or any failure of the system to perform to specifications during the warranty period, at no charge for parts and labor.

• In the event of a defect in material or workmanship or failure of the system to perform to specifications, the original purchaser must

notify ParkerVision in writing before the warranty period has expired.

• If damage occurs in the shipment from the ParkerVision factory, you must notify ParkerVision within 5 working days of receipt of the product in order to make a claim.

• ParkerVision is not obligated at any time to provide the purchaser with a substitute unit.

• The warranty is not extended due to purchasing new products and/or upgrading your original product.

• The warranty is non-transferable.

• Purchaser’s failure to make a claim as provided above or continued use of the product shall constitute an unqualified acceptance of such product and waiver by purchaser of all claims.

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Index

Numerics

5-Frame Rule A-1

Ap NewsCenter and the Rundown Converter 81 Assign a hotkey 7 Assigning Audio Groups 12 Assigning Audio Presets 13 Audio Controls 5 Audio Cross-fade Rule A-1 Audio Equalizer 11 Audio Mixer 10 Audio Presets 5 Audio Recall Rule A-1 Audio Server Interface 23 Authorized Reseller 1 Autoplay 66 Auxiliary Output 11 AvStar News and the Rundown Converter 79 AvStar News Setup 80

Broadcast Tools Audio Matrix 15, 16 Building a DVE Sequencer Hotkey 32, 33-36 Building a DVE Wipe/Fade Hotkey 30 Building a Fixed Position DVE Hotkey 31

Camera Preset Hotkeys 5, 7, 8

Recall a preset hotkey 55 Character Generator 71 Contacting ParkerVision

ParkerVision Headquarters 1 Contacting ParkerVision 1

Customer Support 1

E-mail Help 1

ParkerVision Headquarters 1

Sales 1 Create a channel group 12 Creating a Character Generator Preset 72 Creating a Late Breaking News Preset 73 Creating a Transition Macro 62

Adding and Deleting Time 64

Cueing a Macro 65

Defining the Audio Controls 10 Deleting and Editing Preset Hotkeys 37 Digital Control GUI 5 Digital Transition Macro GUI 57 Digital Video Effects 5, 36, 39–48

Corner Pin 39 Drop Shadow 39 DSK Linear Keyer 39 Dual Channel 39 DVE Wipe 41 External Chroma Keyer 41 External DSK Keyer 42 Fragment 42 Multitile 43 Page Turn 43 Pond Ripple 45 Push On/Off 45 Quad Split 46 Ripples 46 Shear 47 Slab 47 Warp 48

XY Ripples 48 Document Conventions 3 DVE Interface 25 DVE Sequencer Dialog Box 29 DVE Setup Dialog Box 27

ENPS and the Rundown Converter 82

Key Features 2

Late Breaking News Hotkeys 57

Macro Controls 58 miniViewer 57

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Pausing a Macro 65 Play back a video 17 Playing a Macro 65 Preroll Rule 1 Preview Channel Select buttons 6 Process Effects 49-55

Borders 49 Crop 49 DSK Luma Chroma 50 DVE Luma Chroma 51 DVE Position and Scale 52 False Color 52 Lighting 53 Pixellation 53 Reflections 53 Solarize/Posterize 54 Strobe 54 Trails 55

YUV Lift and Gain 55 Process Effects Setup Dialog 27 Property Pages

Audio Control 68

Camera Control 70

Character Generator Control 69

DVE Control 68

GPO 70

SCRIPT Viewer Control 69

User/Step Mark 68

VTR Control 70

Queues

Inserting a .MAC 67

Radamec 7 Rundown Converter 75

News Server Manager 75

Rundown Command Setup 76

Saving a Transition Macro 60

.MAC Files 60 .QUE Files 60

.TME Files 60 Saving Timeline Information 61 SCRIPT Viewer 74 SCRIPT Viewer Controls 57 Search/Play Rule 1 Setting Audio Cross-fades 14 Setting Audio Fades 14 Setting Macro Properties 63 Setting Up Audio Files 24 Software Notification 3 Starting PVTV STUDIO NEWS 4 Stopping a Macro 65

Taking a Transition 38 Timeline Ruler 57 Transition Macro Controls 57 Transition Macro Interface 59 Transition Macro Timeline 57 Transition Setup dialog box 25 Transitions 26

Using VRs 22 Using VTRs 18

Video Switcher 6 Vinten Camera 9 VR Control Interface 20 VR File Segments 21

Add a file 55 VTR Control Interface 17 VTR Controls 5 VTR Play Segments 19

Warranty 1

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Literature Part Number

Revision B

Ref# LPMCSNUS

SR G4.02

L1002401

Grass Valley PVTV NEWS User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

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