Operations 3 Chapter

Checking the Results of Combining Videos (Effect Preview)

You can preview and adjust the results of executing picture-in-pictures and keying in the PVW viewer before program output.

You can set the PVW viewer to not be hidden while the menu is displayed when you are making adjustments. For details, see “Giving Priority to Displaying the PVW Viewer” (page 90).

Note

Press the PVW button to switch to PVW mode (in which the PVW viewer is used for effect preview).

Basic operation for previewing in the PVW viewer

The basic procedure for previewing in the PVW viewer is as follows.

For picture-in-picture

Select a picture-in-picture from [Video Effect] of the top menu.

For keying

Press the KEY button (the NEXT selection buttons switch to keying video selection).

Select the key video with a NEXT selection button.

Press the PVW button (switch to PVW mode).

Carry out the transition (switch to program output).

For picture-in-picture

1 Perform Steps 1 to 5 of “Basic picture-in-picture operations” (page 74).

2 Press the PVW button.

The PVW button lights orange and a preview of the results of combining videos is displayed in the PVW viewer.

Check and adjust the results of combining videos and perform the following operation to execute program output.

For details on making picture-in-picture adjustments, see “Adjusting the

Picture-in-Picture (PinP)” (page 75).

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