FOCUS Enhancements MX-4DV manual Preview Screen

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•Connect the MX-4 DV power supply to the power supply jack on the rear panel.

•Connect the MX-4 DV’s power cord to a suitable outlet.

•Turn on all devices (the MX-4 DV power switch is located on the right end of the unit) and let the tapes roll.

For more detailed information about setting up your equipment, refer to Chapter 3, Installing the MX-4 DV.

The Preview Screen

You should see a Preview screen similar to this on your Preview monitor.

NOTE

NEXT Source

CURRENT Source

Previews

Transitions Menu

The MX-4 DV provides a small preview screen in the user interface with the sources you have attached. The images are scaled down in size, therefore, don’t play as smoothly as they would in a single-source video monitor image. This does not affect the quality of the video going to the output

—it is always highest quality. In addition you will be able to view beforehand your source images before running your transitions. Take advantage of the ability to adjust the Brightness, Color Saturation, Contrast and Hue while viewing it on your preview screens. Refer to the video adjustment menu section in Chapter 4 for these adjustments.

The PREVIEW screen contains the elements you need to run transitions:

CURRENT Source — The signal currently playing on your Output monitor. The MX-4 DV highlights the CURRENT source in yellow (just above the preview images).

NEXT Source — The signal that will play on the Output monitor after the transition runs. The MX-4 DV highlights the NEXT source in green.

Transitions Menu — Rows and columns of icons representing some of the transitions avail- able. The MX-4 DV highlights the currently selected transition in blue. The icons also show the speed and direction for the selected transition.

Near the upper-right corner of the Preview screen is the color channel. The swatch uses numbers to indicate the current background color, border color, and border style.

For more detailed information about controlling the content of the Preview screen, see “Using the Preview Screen” beginning on page 35.