DSK (downstream) key

Basic downstream key operations

The basic procedure for downstream keying is as follows.

Select the image to be impated.

Select a graphics file from the INT source selection menu.

Press the DSK button to insert the key.

Inserting a downstream key

In order to use a downstream key for text or graphics, it must first be imported onto the internal hard disk of this unit. You can use the alpha channel of a graphics file in targa format as the key source, which allows high-quality downstream keying.

For details on importing a graphics file, see “Importing Graphics Files” (page 175).

1 Press INT in the NEXT selection buttons.

The INT source selection menu appears.

2 Use the jog roller to select a graphics file displayed in the lower part of the INT source selection menu, and confirm.

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Color Bar

 

 

 

 

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Text Typing Tool

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Graphics files

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The selected graphics file appears in the “INT” source viewer.

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