Encore Presentation System • User’s Guide • Rev 04 321
7. Operations
Working with Layers
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Encore provides two different modes with which you can transition PIPs and Keys:
Split Mode
Mix Mode

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With the Split button lit, a mixer’s two layers operate independently. You can manipulate
and transition the following combinations of effects on a single mixer:
One or two PIPs
One or two Keys
One PIP and one Key

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With the Split button off, a mixer’s two layers are ganged together, and two sub-modes
determine the mixer’s function:
With Mix Source enabled, both mixer layers are perfectly co-located after every
transition. Layers A and B are exactly the same vertical size — in exactly the
same position — with exactly the same border and shadow.
This mode is ideal for transitioning images inside a static PIP. Even though two
identical PIPs are used, they visually appear as one, provided that they are both
the same aspect ratio.
With Swap enabled, both mixer layers can be located independently, with different
positions, sizes, borders and shadows. Layers A and B can be positioned and
sized as desired — but only one can be on screen at a time.
The Toggl e mode can be used with both Mix Source and Swap modes, without
restriction. When enabled, sources toggle back and forth with each transition.
~With Toggl e on, perform a transition and select a different source in
Preview. Once the first source transitions off Program, it “flip-flops” to
Preview. Subsequent transitions alternate between sources. Another
new source can also be selected in Preview, and as long as Toggle is
on, the last two selected sources will alternate.
Split
Note Mix Source and Swap modes are mutually exclusive.
Mix
Source
Note In this mode, two PIPs will be the same vertical size, but may
differ in horizontal size, for example, if one layer is 4:3 and the
other layer is 16:9.
Swap
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