DFS-700/700P

Chapter 2 Location and Function of

Parts and Controls

Control Panel

5 PATTERN/KEY PAD buttons

Changing labels

 

 

These function as shown in the following table,

You can change the labels on the buttons, using the

according to the selected mode.

 

supplied labels.

 

 

 

 

 

For details of how to change the labels, see page A-63.

 

 

Functions of the PATTERN/KEY PAD buttons

 

 

Button

 

 

 

Mode

 

 

 

DIRECT

PATTERN

TRANS

USER PGM

SNAP SHOT

DIRECT RECALL

 

PATTERN

 

 

 

 

 

0 to 9

Select the

Set the pattern

Set the

Specify a

Recall one of

 

pattern shown

number.

transition time.

 

snapshot

snapshots 0 to 9.

 

on the button.a)

 

 

 

number.

 

LAST X/INS

Add a key

Return to the

Return to the state

 

 

 

 

frame.

state before

before recalling a

 

 

 

 

 

recalling a

snapshot. (Press

 

 

 

 

 

snapshot.

LAST X while

 

 

 

 

 

(Press LAST X

holding down the

 

 

 

 

 

while holding

ENTER button.)

 

 

 

 

 

down the

 

 

 

 

 

 

ENTER button.)

 

DEL

Delete the last

Delete the last

Delete a key

Delete the last

 

 

character

character

frame.

character

 

 

 

entered.

entered.

 

entered.

 

P IN P/RST

Select the

Reset the input

Reset the input

Initialize the

Reset the input

 

pattern shown

value.

value.

parameters.

value.

 

 

on the button.a)

 

 

 

 

 

UP

Increment the

Increment the

Increment the

Increment the

Increment the

Increment the

 

pattern number.

pattern number.

transition time

key frame

snapshot

snapshot number.

 

 

 

by one frame.

number.

number.

 

DOWN

Decrement the

Decrement the

Decrement the

Decrement the

Decrement the

Decrement the

 

pattern number.

pattern number.

transition time

key frame

snapshot

snapshot number.

 

 

 

by one frame.

number.

number.

 

ENTER

Confirm the

Confirm the

Change the key

Confirm the

Return to the state

 

 

input value.

input value.

frame.

input value.

before recalling a

 

 

 

 

 

 

snapshot. (Press

 

 

 

 

 

 

LAST X while

holding down the ENTER button.)

3DSK (downstream keyer) button Press this button, turning it on, to insert the downstream key set by the DSK section buttons in the menu control section into the program output video. By pressing the SET button in the effect transition section, you can set the downstream key transition time.

6EDITOR and GPI buttons

1 EDITOR button

EDITOR

2GPI button

GPI

1EDITOR button

Press this button, turning it on, to accept control from an external editor connected to the EDITOR connector on the rear panel of the processor unit.

Press this button once again to turn it off; control is no longer accepted from the external editor.

2GPI button

Press this button, turning it on, to accept GPI signals input to the GPI/T 1 and 2 connectors on the rear panel of the processor unit.

Press this button once again to turn it off; GPI signals are no longer accepted.

2 DSK section

1 TITLE 2

DSK

EDGE

 

 

LUM

LUM

LUM

TRAIL

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHADOW

 

1 TITLE section

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CRK

CRK

BORDER

BEVELD

3 EDGE

 

 

 

 

 

EDGE

section

6 SET UP

 

 

 

 

 

 

button

SET UP

MASK

MASK

MASK

SOFT

 

5 SHIFT

 

 

button

SHIFT

CCR LIGHTING MATTES BORDER

 

4 CCR, LIGHTING, and MATTES buttons

1TITLE section

The title key function allows you to superimpose characters or graphics by cutting out part of the foreground video with a key source signal, and applying the effect to the background video.

There are two ways of using the key source signal: as a luminance key depending only on image intensity, or as a chroma key, based on a particular color.

Using the buttons in columns 1 and 2 of the TITLE section, you can insert two title keys (TITLE 2 requires the optional BKDF-711 board to be installed). To insert a title key, press the TITLE button in the effect transition section.

The TITLE 1 and TITLE 2 buttons include the following.

CRK (chroma key) button: Press this to use a chroma key to cut out the image. When pressed,

Chapter 2 Location and Function of Parts and Controls

–: Not used

a) For the pattern allocation, see pages 3-18 to 3-20.

5Fade-to-black and DSK section

1 DSK PVW button

DSK PVW

FADE

2 FADE TO BLACK button TO

BLACK

3 DSK button

DSK

1DSK PVW (downstream keyer preview) button When this button is pressed, turning it on, the program output video is output from the preview output connectors with the downstream key inserted.

2FADE TO BLACK button

Press this button, turning it on, to change the entire program output video to a preset color (factory default: black). To set the color, press the MATTES button in the menu control section, and display the setting menu in the effect control section ((F1) SELECT-FTB).

By pressing the SET button in the effect transition section, you can set the fade-to-black transition time.

7Menu control section

For various effect settings, you press a particular button in the menu control section, to display a setting menu in the effect control section. Some buttons toggle on and off when pressed: in this case the corresponding effect is disabled when the button is off.

Displaying the menu for a button already lit Hold down the SHIFT button and press the button again. This leaves the button lit (and the effect enabled), while bringing up the menu in the effect control section. For the LUM and CRK buttons in the TITLE section, it is not necessary to hold down the SHIFT button.

this button lights, and portions of the foreground image of the designated color are cut out as the key source signal. When this button is lit, the LUM button is off.

You can carry out chroma keying simply, using the auto chroma key function.

LUM (luminance) button: Press this to use a luminance key to cut out the image. When pressed, this button lights, and portions of the foreground image are cut out based on the luminance level. When this button is lit, the CRK button is off.

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