Sony BZDM-7020 User Manual

Operation Software

BZDM-7020

User’s Guide

Digital Multi Effects

DME-7000

1st Edition Software Version 1.00 and Later

[English]

NOTICE TO USERS

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Overview

Chapter 2 Location and Function of Parts

Chapter 3 ThreeDimensional Transformation

(Continued)

System Introduction ................................................................. 1-2

System Configuration...................................................... 1-2

Features ........................................................................... 1-3

Starting Up and Powering Off......................................... 1-5

Examples of DME-7000 Effects............................................... 1-6

Three-Dimensional Transformations .............................. 1-6

Background and Edge Effects ......................................... 1-7

Freeze and Afterimage Effects........................................ 1-7

Overall Image Effects ..................................................... 1-8

Video Signal Effects ....................................................... 1-9

Nonlinear Effects .......................................................... 1-10

Control Panel ............................................................................ 2-2

Transformation Operation Section......................................... 2-3

Key Frame Operation Section ................................................. 2-6

Channel Selection Section...................................................... 2-10

Menu Operation Section ........................................................ 2-12

Numeric Keypad Section ....................................................... 2-14

Transformation Basics ............................................................. 3-2

Basic Procedure............................................................... 3-2

Source Coordinate Frame and Target Coordinate

Frame....................................................................... 3-3

Three-Dimensional Coordinates ..................................... 3-4

Trackball and Z-Ring Control ......................................... 3-6

Moving the Image ..................................................................... 3-8

Moving in the Source Coordinate Frame ........................ 3-8

Moving in the Target Coordinate Frame....................... 3-10

Rotating the Image ................................................................. 3-12

Rotating in the Source Coordinate Frame ..................... 3-12

Rotating in the Target Coordinate Frame...................... 3-14

Moving the Axes of Rotation ................................................. 3-16

Moving the Axes of Rotation in the Source Coordinate

Frame..................................................................... 3-16

Moving the Axes of Rotation in the Target Coordinate

Frame..................................................................... 3-18

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Chapter 3 ThreeDimensional Transformation (Continued)

Chapter 4 Menu Operations

Magnifying or Shrinking the Image ..................................... 3-20

Magnifying or Shrinking in the Source Coordinate

Frame..................................................................... 3-20

Magnifying or Shrinking in the Target Coordinate

Frame..................................................................... 3-21

Changing the Skew, Aspect Ratio or Perspective

of the Image..................................................................... 3-22

Changing the Skew or Aspect Ratio of the Image ........ 3-22

Changing the Perspective of the Image......................... 3-25

Setting the Number of Rotations (Spin Function) ............... 3-27

DME-7000 Menu Tree ............................................................. 4-2

Menu Display and Basic Operations....................................... 4-5

Menu Display .................................................................. 4-5

Basic Menu Screen Operations ....................................... 4-6

Initial Screen ............................................................................. 4-9

Example Screen............................................................... 4-9

Basic Operations in the Initial Screen ............................. 4-9

Top Menu Screens .................................................................. 4-10

Example Screen............................................................. 4-10

Basic Operations in a Top Menu................................... 4-11

Parameter Setting Screens..................................................... 4-12

Example Screen............................................................. 4-12

Basic Operations in a Parameter Setting Screen ........... 4-13

Chapter 5 Special Effects Operations

(Continued)

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Quick Enabler........................................................................... 5-4

QUICK ENABLER Settings – 1..................................... 5-4

Auto Cube Function ................................................................. 5-6

Creating, Moving, and Rotating a Cube.......................... 5-6

Creating, Moving, and Rotating a Slab ........................... 5-9

Background and Edge Effects ............................................... 5-12

Effect Selection – 10 ..................................................... 5-12

BKGD (Background) Settings – 11 .............................. 5-13

BORDER Settings – 12................................................. 5-15

CROP Settings – 13 ...................................................... 5-18

DROP SHADOW Settings – 14.................................... 5-20

KEY BORDER Settings – 15 ....................................... 5-26

Chapter 5 Special Effects Operations (Continued)

(Continued)

WIPE CROP Settings – 16............................................ 5-29

COLOR MIX Settings – 17........................................... 5-38

Freeze and Afterimage Effects .............................................. 5-43

Effect Selection – 20 ..................................................... 5-43

INPUT FREEZE Settings – 21 ..................................... 5-44

MOTION DECAY Settings – 22 .................................. 5-46

TRAIL Settings – 23 ..................................................... 5-52

WIND Settings – 24 ...................................................... 5-54

KF (Key Frame) STROBE Settings – 25 ...................... 5-56

MULTI FREEZE Settings – 26..................................... 5-58

Overall Image Effects............................................................. 5-60

Effect Selection – 30 ..................................................... 5-60

MULTI MOVE Settings – 31 ....................................... 5-61

DEFOCUS Settings – 32............................................... 5-62

BLUR Settings – 33 ...................................................... 5-64

DIM & FADE Settings – 34.......................................... 5-66

GLOW Settings – 35 ..................................................... 5-67

BRICK Settings – 36..................................................... 5-69

COMBINER Settings – 37............................................ 5-74

Video Signal Effects................................................................ 5-79

Effect Selection – 40 ..................................................... 5-79

POSTER & NEGA (Negative) Settings – 41................ 5-80

SEPIA & MONO (Monochrome) Settings – 42 ........... 5-81

CONTRAST Settings – 43............................................ 5-82

MOSAIC Settings – 44 ................................................. 5-84

MASK Settings – 45 ..................................................... 5-85

Nonlinear Effects .................................................................... 5-87

Effect Selection – 100 ................................................... 5-87

WAVE Settings – 101 ................................................... 5-90

MOSAIC GLASS Settings – 102.................................. 5-95

FLAG Settings – 103 .................................................... 5-95

RIPPLE Settings – 104.................................................. 5-96

RINGS Settings – 105 ................................................... 5-98

BROKEN GLASS Settings – 106................................. 5-99

FLYING BARS Settings – 107................................... 5-100

SPLIT Settings – 108 .................................................. 5-101

SPLIT SLIDE Settings – 109 ...................................... 5-102

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Chapter 5 Special Effects Operations (Continued)

Chapter 6 Input/Output Signal Operations

CHARACTER TRAIL Settings – 110 ........................ 5-104

MIRROR Settings – 111 ............................................. 5-106

LENS Settings – 112 ................................................... 5-107

CIRCLE Settings – 113............................................... 5-108

PANORAMA Settings – 114 ...................................... 5-109

PAGETURN Settings – 120........................................ 5-110

ROLL Settings – 121 .................................................. 5-113

CYLINDER Settings – 122......................................... 5-114

SPHERE Settings – 123 .............................................. 5-116

Graphics Display .................................................................. 5-117

Effect Selection – 200 ................................................. 5-117

GRAPHIC SETUP Settings – 201 .............................. 5-118

GRAPHIC CONTROL Settings – 202 ....................... 5-120

Lighting ................................................................................. 5-123

Effect Selection – 300 ................................................. 5-124

LIGHTING Settings – 301.......................................... 5-125

SPOTLIGHTING Settings – 302 ................................ 5-129

TARGET LIGHTING Settings – 303 ......................... 5-137

Selecting Input/Output Operations – 50................................. 6-2

Top Menu Display When Not Using a Source

Selector.................................................................... 6-2

Top Menu Display When Using a Source Selector ........ 6-3

Video Signal and Key Signal Settings (When Not

Using a Source Selector) – 51 to 54 ................................. 6-4

Front Video Settings – 51 ............................................... 6-4

Front Key Settings – 52................................................... 6-6

Back Video Settings – 53 ................................................ 6-8

Back Key Settings – 54 ................................................... 6-8

Video Signal and Key Signal Settings (When Using

a Source Selector) – 51 ..................................................... 6-9

Inverting the Input Signal – 55.............................................. 6-11

Interpolation Settings – 56..................................................... 6-12

External Video Input and Output Settings – 57 .................. 6-14

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Chapter 7 Key Frame Effects

Overview.................................................................................... 7-2

Key Frames and Effects .................................................. 7-2

Basic Procedure............................................................... 7-3

Registers and Channels ............................................................ 7-4

Accessing Registers ........................................................ 7-4

Channel Selection............................................................ 7-6

Generating and Editing Key Frames...................................... 7-7

Creating New Key Frames .............................................. 7-7

Parameter Settings Which Can Be Included in

Key Frames ............................................................. 7-8

Editing Key Frames......................................................... 7-9

Time Settings ................................................................ 7-16

Path Settings............................................................................ 7-18

Selecting Settings – 60 .................................................. 7-18

Basic Operations for Path Settings – 61 to 68............... 7-20

Spline Curve Settings .................................................... 7-22

Executing Effects .................................................................... 7-27

Saving Effects.......................................................................... 7-28

Effect Run Mode Settings – 71 .............................................. 7-29

Chapter 8 Effect Utilities

Effect Utility Selection – 70...................................................... 8-2

Changing Register Names – 73....................................... 8-9

Channel-to-Channel Register Copy – 74 ...................... 8-11

Snapshots................................................................................. 8-13

Overview ....................................................................... 8-13

Snapshot Operations – 75.............................................. 8-14

Changing Snapshot Names – 76 ................................... 8-17

Disk Utilities ............................................................................ 8-18

Overview ....................................................................... 8-18

Floppy Disk Operations – 77 ........................................ 8-19

Color Mattes – 78.................................................................... 8-29

Memory Recall........................................................................ 8-32

Memory Recall Selection – 500 .................................... 8-32

Memory Recall Panel Operations – 501 ....................... 8-33

Memory Recall Setup Operations – 502 ....................... 8-35

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Chapter 9 Status Displays

Chapter 10 Setup Operations

Selecting Status Displays – 600................................................ 9-2

Three-Dimensional Transformation Status

Display – 601 ..................................................................... 9-3

Key Frame Three-Dimensional Transformation

Parameter Display – 602 .................................................. 9-4

Mouse-Driven Three-Dimensional Transformation

Operations – 606 ............................................................... 9-6

Key Frame Effect Timeline Status Display – 610 .................. 9-8

Selecting Setup Items – 700 ................................................... 10-2

Top Menu Display......................................................... 10-2

Channel Number Assignments – 701.................................... 10-5

Settings Related to Operation – 702...................................... 10-7

Adjusting the Trackball and Z-Ring – 703 ........................ 10-10

Setting Up the GPI Inputs – 704 ......................................... 10-13

FREZE Button Settings – 705 ............................................. 10-15

Screen Saver Setting – 706................................................... 10-17

Settings Related to Operation 2 – 707................................. 10-18

Source Selector Settings – 711 ............................................. 10-19

Input Signal Settings – 712 .................................................. 10-23

Automatic Key Selection Settings – 713 ............................. 10-27

Initial Cropping Frame Settings – 714 ............................... 10-29

Output Signal Settings – 715 ............................................... 10-30

Signal Processing Settings – 716.......................................... 10-32

Signal Processing Settings 2 – 717....................................... 10-35

System Settings – 721 ........................................................... 10-36

System Configuration Screen – 722 .................................... 10-38

Displaying the Software Version – 723 ............................... 10-39

Software Installation ............................................................ 10-40

Operation Software ..................................................... 10-40

Installing the Software in the Control Panel ............... 10-41

Installing the Software in the Processor – 724............ 10-42

Settings for the DME LINK™ Function – 725 .................. 10-44

Spare Port Settings – 726 ..................................................... 10-45

Combiner Settings – 727 ...................................................... 10-46

Table of Contents

Appendixes

List of Wipe/Mix Patterns....................................................... A-2

Drop Shadows: Dependence on Option Boards,

Effect Type and Shadow Mode....................................... A-3

Index ........................................................................................... I-1

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Overview

System Introduction ................................................................. 1-2

System Configuration ......................................................... 1-2

Features............................................................................... 1-3

Starting Up and Powering Off ............................................ 1-5

Examples of DME-7000 Effects............................................... 1-6

Three-Dimensional Transformations.................................. 1-6

Background and Edge Effects ............................................ 1-7

Freeze and Afterimage Effects ........................................... 1-7

Overall Image Effects ......................................................... 1-8

Video Signal Effects ........................................................... 1-9

Nonlinear Effects .............................................................. 1-10

System Introduction

The DME-7000 is a video multieffects unit which can process the input from digital video switchers and similar equipment to achieve a variety of sophisticated effects with no loss in picture quality.

System Configuration

The following table lists the principal units used when operating a DME-7000 system, and the terms used to refer to them in this manual.

Formal name of unit or software Term used in this manual

DME-7000 Digital Multi Effects Processor BKDM-3010 Control Panel Control panel CPD-15SF8 (or other) Data Display

Unit BZDM-7020 Operation Software Software

Menu monitor Main monitor

Menu monitor

1-2

3.5-inch floppy disk

a) Not supplied as standard.

Chapter 1 Overview

Mouse

Principal units in a DME-7000 system

ProcessorControl panel

Features

The following are some of the principal features of the DME-7000 system.

Three-dimensional image transformations

The system offers a range of three-dimensional processes both with respect to the source coordinates (that is, the input video space) and the target coordinates (that is, the video space of the output), including shifting, rotation, and zoom functions. Smooth and accurate manipulation is provided by the x-y trackball and Zring.

Special effects functions

The following are some of the special effects you can apply to a video image:

• Background coloring and edge effects

• Freeze and strobo effects, using recursive memory functions, and after-image effects

• Overall image effects (“multi move,” and defocusing, for example)

• Video and key signal transformations (negative image, mosaic effects, etc.)

• Various non-linear effects (waves, page turns, and so forth)

Key frame effects

Picture positions and special effects can be saved as key frames. By building a series of key frames for appropriate points on the time axis, it is possible to create and save an effect, for which the system automatically provides the interpolation between each successive pair of key frames.

Simultaneous display of two menus

The menu monitor allows two whole menus to appear at the same time. This makes it possible to display two channels together, or to watch status settings in one menu while carrying out operations in another.

Chapter 1 Overview

1-3

System Introduction

Quick menu access

The menus are arranged in a shallow hierarchy, with each group of logically associated menus accessible from a single top-menu button. Most on/off functions and parameter settings can be made from a menu within one layer of top menu. Each menu also has a page number, which makes it possible to access any menu directly from menus in the other menu groups by entering its page number from the numeric keypad.

Editor interfaces

It is possible to use an editing control unit such as the BVE-2000 or BVE-9100 connected to either the Sony 9-pin remote interface or the GPI interface, for execution of key frame and other effects.

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Chapter 1 Overview

Starting Up and Powering Off

Starting up

Powering on the processor and menu monitor starts the system, and the initial screen (see page 4-9) appears on the menu monitor. The system is now ready for control panel and menu operations.

Start-up state

It is possible to save function on/off settings and parameter values in nonvolatile memory, and arrange to recall these settings automatically when the system is started. If no such setting is made, the system starts up with the factory default settings.

For details see “OPERATION menu” on page 10-7.

Powering off

You can power off the system regardless of the current display on the menu monitor.

Note

Do not power the unit off during any of the following operations.

• While a floppy disk is being accessed (see “Floppy Disk

Operations – 77” on page 8-19)

This may cause files on the floppy disk, or backup copies of data in the processor (contents of effect registers or snapshot registers) to be corrupted.

• During installation of the software (see “Installing the Software

in the Processor – 724” on page 10-42)

• While writing setup data (see “Settings Related to Operation – 702” on page 10-7)

The data being written may be corrupted. If you power the unit off inadvertently, restart the system with the factory default settings, then make the required settings or restore the settings by loading again from the floppy disk.

Chapter 1 Overview

1-5

Examples of DME-7000 Effects

This section illustrates some of the effects which the DME-7000 can produce, using photographs. It also refers to the page numbers (in parentheses) on which the corresponding procedures are described.

Three-Dimensional T ransformations

÷÷

Displacement in 3-D space (page 3-8)

1-6

÷÷

Rotation in 3-D space (page 3-12)

÷÷

Perspective deformation (page 3-25)

Chapter 1 Overview

Background and Edge Effects

BORDER effect (page 5-15) CROP effect (page 5-18)

DROP SHADOW effect

(page 5-20)

Freeze and Afterimage Effects

MOTION DECAY effect TRAIL effect (page 5-52)

(page 5-46)

WIND (page 5-54)

Chapter 1 Overview

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Examples of DME-7000 Effects

Overall Image Effects

MULTI MOVE effect (page 5-61) DEFOCUS effect (page 5-62)

FADE effect (page 5-66) GLOW (page 5-67)

1-8

BRICK (page 5-69)

Chapter 1 Overview

Video Signal Effects

MOSAIC effect (page 5-84)

NEGA effect (page 5-80)

Chapter 1 Overview

1-9

Examples of DME-3000 Effects

Nonlinear Effects

WAVE effect (page 5-90) FLAG effect (page 5-95)

RIPPLE effect (page 5-96) RINGS effect (page 5-98)

1-10

BROKEN GLASS effect FLYING BARS effect

(page 5-99) (page 5-100)

SPLIT effect (page 5-101) CHARACTER TRAIL effect

(page 5-104)

Chapter 1 Overview

MIRROR effect (page 5-106) LENS effect (page 5-107)

CIRCLE effect (page 5-108) PANORAMA effect (page 5-109)

PAGETURN effect (page 5-110) CYLINDER effect (page 5-114)

SPHERE effect (page 5-116)

Chapter 1 Overview

1-11

Chapter 2 Location and Function of Parts

Control Panel ............................................................................ 2-2

Transformation Operation Section......................................... 2-3

Key Frame Operation Section ................................................. 2-6

Channel Selection Section ...................................................... 2-10

Menu Operation Section ........................................................ 2-12

Numeric Keypad Section ....................................................... 2-14

Control Panel

The control panel is divided into a number of blocks, as shown in the following figure. A page number in parenthesis after a block name indicates the page on which a more detailed description starts.

Channel selection section

(page 2-10)

SWITCH

WINDW

GLBL CH1 CH2

RECAL

EDIT

EFF

ENABL

RUN REW REVS

CNST

DUR

EFF

PREVKFNEXT

SHIFT

STORE

CLR

WORK

EFF

BUFF

STP

UNDEL

UNDO

MOD

DEL

MOD

ALL

BEFR

INSRT

GOTO

Key frame operation section

(page 2-6)

Menu operation section

(page 2-12)

F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 EXIT

CH3 CH4

RUN

CURSR

CTRL

TRGTSRCE

ASP

LOC

SKEW

SIZE

XYZ

PERS

AXIS

ORTHG

ROT

LOC

XYZ

VELO

CTR

HOLD

BKGD EDGE

100

MON–

LINEAR

SEL/FINE

Transformation

operation

FREZE RECUR

GRAPH

PIX

VIDEO

MOD

200

300

LIGHT

EFF

PATH

OUT

CTRL

400 500

600

SHOT

STATS

BOX

KNOB

LEFT

–

Numeric keypad

section (page 2-14)

section (page 2-3)

LAST

EFF

UTLTY

700

FREZE

SET/

DIAG

KNOB

PAGE

CTR

RIGHT

9 +/–

CLR

TRIM

ENTER

•

2-2

Control panel blocks

Chapter 2 Location and Function of Parts

Transformation Operation Section

The transformation operation section is used for three-dimensional image

manipulation and cursor movement on menu screens.

1 Function allocation section

2 Trackball

RUN

CURSR

CTRL

TRGTSRCE

ASP

LOC

SKEW

SIZE

XYZ

PERS

AXIS

ORTHG

ROT

LOC

XYZ

VELO

CTR

HOLD

SEL/FINE

3 Z-ring

4 SEL/FINE button 5 Transformation mode selection section

Transformation Operation Section

1 Function allocation section

Press any one of these buttons, turning it on, to allocate the trackball 2 and Z-ring 3 as follows.

RUN CTRL (control) button:

Allocates the trackball and Z-ring to

CURSR (cursor) button: Allocates the

trackball to cursor movement on the menu screens.

This also allocates the Z-ring to adjust the parameter at the cursor position.

effect execution.

SRCE (source) button: Allocates the

trackball and Z-ring to transformation operation in the source coordinate frame, that is, the coordinates based on the video image itself.

TRGT (target) button: Allocates the

trackball and Z-ring to transformation

2 Trackball

Depending on the state of the buttons in the function allocation section 1, trackball operation can be allocated to effect execution, x- and y-axis movement in transformation operations, or cursor

movement on the menu screens. operation in the target coordinate frame, that is, the coordinates based on the output video space on the main

.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

monitor.

1) The rate of movement of image or cursor can be varied in the TRACK BALL menu (page 10-10).

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2-3

Transformation Operation Section

3 Z-ring

Depending on the state of the buttons in the function allocation section 1, Z-ring operation can be allocated to effect execution, z-axis movement in transformation operations, or to adjustment of the parameter at the cursor position.

controls the skew of the image, and the Z-ring controls the aspect ratio. When the TRGT button is lit, the trackball and Z-ring vary the perspective of the image.

When the SRCE button is lit, pressing this button while holding down the SHIFT button in the key frame operation section displays the X, Y,

4 SEL/FINE (select/fine) button

The function of this button depends on the selection made in the function allocation section, as follows.

• When the CURSR button is lit, the SEL/

FINE button selects the item at the cursor position, or toggles a function on or off. When the cursor is indicating a parameter value, pressing the SEL/FINE button enables parameter input from the numeric keypad.

• When the RUN CTRL, SRCE or TRGT

button is lit, holding down the SEL/FINE button changes the effect of the trackball or Z-ring to a fine adjustment.

and RATE parameters in the threedimensional parameter display section of the menu screen. You can then change the image sizes in the xand y-directions separately by using the trackball, and adjust the aspect ratio using the Z-ring

LOC (location) SIZE button: The Z-

ring changes the size of the image, and the trackball moves the image in the x- and y-directions.

LOC (location) XYZ button: The

trackball moves the image in the xand y-directions and the Z-ring moves the image in the z-direction.

ORTHG (orthogonal) button: When

5 Transformation mode selection section

When either of the SRCE and TRGT buttons in the function allocation section 1 is lit, the buttons in this section determine the nature of the transformation carried out in the corresponding set of coordinates.

ASP/SKEW/PERS (aspect/skew/

perspective) button: When the

this button is lit, the image moves only in the one of the x- and ydirections in which the trackball is moved more. In other words, this button can be used for movement in the x- or y-direction only. When this button is off, the movement of the image directly reflects the movement of the trackball.

SRCE button is lit, the trackball

1) In this manual, the operation of pressing the SEL/ FINE button with the cursor on a particular item is referred to as “clicking” on that item. Equally, if the mouse is used to place the cursor on an item, pressing and releasing a mouse button once is also referred to as “cklicking” on the item.

2) The rate of fineness or the function of the buttons can be varied in the TRACK BALL menu (page 10-10).

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AXIS LOC (location) button: When

this button is lit, the axis of rotation of the image is moved, in the x- and y-directions by the trackball, and in the z-direction by the Z-ring.

ROT (rotation) button: The trackball

rotates the image about the x- and yaxes, and the Z-ring about the z-

axis. Pressing this button while holding down the SHIFT button in the key frame operation section changes the three-dimensional parameter display section of the menu screen to the TRGT SPIN display or SRCE SPIN display according to the setting of the function allocation section. This enables you to use the spin function.

X, Y, Z buttons: Use these buttons to

restrict the axes affected by movement of the trackball and Z-ring. Additionally, when one of these buttons is lit, the numeric keypad can be used to input coordinate data for that axis.

CTR (center) button: Pressing this

button changes the current data values for the trackball or Z-ring positions to closest system-specified values (i.e. provides a detent function). Immediately pressing this button once more reverts to the system default values .

VELO (velocity) HOLD button: If you

hold down this button, then move the trackball or Z-ring, the movement continue when you release the trackball or Z-ring as long as you hold down the button.

1) Using the spin function (page 3-27) in place of the ROT button enables you to specify the number of rotations when creating an effect.

2) The rate of movement can be varied in the TRACK BALL menu (page 10-8).

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2-5

Key Frame Operation Section

The key frame operation section is used for creating, editing and executing key frame effects.

1 Effect store and recall section

8 Floppy disk drive

2 KF EDIT ENABL button

3 Effect execution section

4 Duration setting section

5 SHIFT button

EDIT

ENABL

RUN REW REVS

CNST

DUR

SHIFT

6 Key frame shift section

Key frame operation section

1 Effect store and recall section

RECAL EFF (recall effect) button:

Pressing this button then entering a register number recalls the effect stored in that register. Entering a period “.” in place of the number selects the next vacant register after the currently recalled register. Pressing this button then entering 0 returns to the state before recalling the current effect, that is, to the state before carrying out the edit.

RECAL

EFF

KF DUR EFF

PREVKFNEXT

STP

CLR

WORK

BUFF

UNDEL UNDO

STORE

EFF

7 Key frame editing

MOD

DEL

ALL

GOTO

MOD

BEFR

INSRT

section

STORE EFF (effect) button: Pressing

this button then entering a register number saves a key frame effect in the corresponding register. Again, entering a period “.” in place of the number selects the next vacant register after the currently recalled register.

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2 KF (key frame) EDIT ENABL (enable) button

When this button is lit, the system is in edit mode; that is, key frames can be created and edited. During effect execution, however, creating and editing is inhibited, regardless of the state of this button. When this button is off, the BEFR/INSRT, MOD, DEL, UNDEL/UNDO, MOD ALL and KF/DUR EFF buttons are disabled.

3 Effect execution section

RUN button: Pressing this button

executes a key frame effect from the current position to the last key frame. Pressing the button while the effect is being executed pauses the effect, and pressing it a third time resumes execution. If the current position is the last key frame, the system returns to the initial key frame and executes the whole effect. While the effect is being executed, this button lights green.

REW (rewind) button: This rewinds

the currently recalled effect to the initial key frame, unless the REVS button is lit, in which case it winds forward to the last key frame.

REVS (reverse) button: When this

button is lit, you can execute the effect in the reverse direction, using the RUN button.

STP (stop) NEXT KF (key frame)

button: When this button is lit,

pressing the RUN button executes the effect from the current position to the next key frame.

4 Duration setting section

CNST DUR (constant duration)

button: When this button is lit,

inserting a key frame or deleting a key frame does not change the total duration of the effect. Also, inserting or deleting a key frame does not change the position on the time axis of any other key frames.

KF/DUR EFF(key frame/effect

duration) button: Press this button

on its own to enter the total effect duration from the numeric keypad. Press this button while holding down the SHIFT button 5 to enter a key frame duration from the numeric keypad.

5 SHIFT button

Holding down this button while pressing one of the buttons with two function indications written on it (for example UNDEL and UNDO) carries out the upper function (for example UNDEL).

Chapter 2 Location and Function of Parts

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Key Frame Operation Section

6 Key frame shift section

PREV KF (previous key frame)

button: Moves to the key frame

immediately before the position at which the effect is currently stopped.

NEXT KF (next key frame) button:

Moves to the key frame immediately after the position at which the effect is currently stopped.

TC/GO TO KF (time code/go to key

frame) button: Press this button on

its own to move to a key frame whose number you enter from the numeric keypad. Press this button while holding down the SHIFT button 5 to move to a position specified by entering a time code from the numeric keypad.

7 Key frame editing section

CLR (clear) WORK BUFF (buffer)

button: Pressing this button once

clears only the three-dimensional transformation parameters held in the working key frame buffer. Pressing it immediately a second time clears the remainder of the information held in the working key frame buffer, and returns it to the initial state. You can make the initial state in the setup menu (see page 10-7). The working key frame buffer is an area of memory which holds the instantaneous state of the effect. While the effect is positioned on a key frame, this corresponds to the contents of the key frame, and while the effect is between key frames, to a result of interpolation.

Pressing this button while holding down the SHIFT button in the key frame operation section resets all parameter values in the active window displayed on the menu screen to their default values.

UNDEL/UNDO (undelete/undo)

button: Pressing this button on its

own returns the working key frame buffer to the state before it was last overwritten. To remove a key frame inserted with the BEFR/INS button, for example, press this button before carrying out any other operation. This button affects operations with the BEFR/INS, DEL, MOD, KF / DUR EFF buttons. Pressing this button while holding down the SHIFT button 5 inserts the last deleted key frame at the position where the effect is currently stopped.

DEL (delete) button: This deletes the

current key frame. If the effect is currently stopped between two key frames, this deletes the immediately previous key frame.

MOD (modify) ALL button: When

amending, deleting or copying key frames, you can specify the range of key frames to which the operation applies.

For details of how to specify the range of key frames to which the operation applies, see page 7-12.

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