Operations DME 11 Chapter

For an illustrative figure and other information, see “DME Special Effects” in Chapter 1 (Volume 1).

Notes

The trail effect can be applied to two channels at the same time.

Turning Trail on when Motion Decay or Keyframe Strobe is on turns it off automatically.

Applying the Trail effect

Use the following procedure.

1 In the DME menu, select VF5 ‘Light/Trail’ and HF2 ‘Trail.’

The Trail menu appears.

2 Press [Trail], turning it on.

The Trail effect is enabled. You can adjust the parameters with the knobs.

3 Set the parameters.

Knob

Parameter

Adjustment

Setting values

 

 

 

 

1

Decay

Degree to which the trail is left

0.00 to 100.00 a)

2

Interval

Freeze interval

1 to 255 (frames)

 

 

 

 

3

Live

Proportion of the interval

0.00 to 100.00

 

 

between two successive freeze

 

 

 

images for which the video is

 

 

 

run

 

 

 

 

 

a) 0.00 is no trail. At 100.00, the trail does not disappear.

4 To erase the trail, press [Trail Eraser], turning it on.

Switching the priority between the current image and trail superimposed

In the <Priority> group, select the method of superimposition.

Over: Current image is on top.

Under: Trail is on top.

Selecting the source to create a trail

In the <Trail Source> group, select the source to create a trail.

Freeze Video: Use freeze images of the input video as source of the trail.

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