Basic Copy and Swap Operations
Copy and Swap Menu Operations
There are two ways of carrying out a copy operation: by using the menus or by a simple button operation. Swap operations, and operations on DME data can only be done with a menu operation.
Accessing the Copy/Swap menu
In the menu operation section top menu selection buttons, press the [Copy/ Swap] button, then press VF1 ‘Copy/Swap.’ The Copy/Swap menu appears. Here a copy/swap operation on wipe data is described by way of example, using the Copy/Swap >Wipe menu, but the same general procedure applies to all of the following menus.
•M/E: Copying and swapping M/E data
•Key: Copying and swapping key data
•Wipe: Copying and swapping wipe data
•DME Wipe: Copying and swapping DME wipe data
•Matte: Copying and swapping matte data
•Color: Copying and swapping color data
•DME: Copying and swapping data by DME channels
•Format Converter: Copying format converter data (for
For details, see “Settings Relating to Signal Inputs (Input Menu)” in Chapter 16 (Volume 2).
For an overview of the concepts involved, see “Copy and Swap” (page 98). For details of color corrector copy and swap, see Chapter 19 “Color Corrector” (Volume 2).
Copying and swapping wipe data
As an example, to copy or swap wipe data, use the following procedure.
1 In the Copy/Swap menu, select HF3 ‘Wipe.’
The Copy/Swap >Wipe menu appears.
The status area shows lists for the copy/swap source on the left, and the copy/swap destination on the right.
2 In the <Data Select> group, select either of the following.
Wipe: The operation applies to wipes in the transition control block.
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