Sony BKDF- 702, DFS-700P, BKDF-712 Inserting Characters and Graphics 1 Title Key, Necessary

DFS-700/700P

Inserting Characters and Graphics (1) — Title Key

Procedure

To insert text and graphics in a background image by means of a luminance key, use the following procedure.

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4 In the TITLE section of the menu control section, press a LUM button, turning it on.

The luminance key menu appears in the menu display. In the following example, the LUM button in column 1 is lit.

T1LUM	Clip	Gain	INVERT	FILL	Densty
1/1	0-100	0-100	OFF	VIDEO	0-100
PAGE	F1	F2	F3	F4	F5

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1 TITLE 2

DSK

EDGE

EDITOR

LUM

LUM

LUM

TRAIL

SHADOW

GPI

CRK

CRK

BORDER

BEVELD

EDGE

INITIAL

SET UP

MASK

MASK

MASK

SOFT

SHIFT

CCR

LIGHTING MATTES

BORDER

PATTERN

PAGE

F1

F2

F3

F4

F5

ADJ

EFFECT

TRANS RATE

DSK

FTB

SET

CCR

TITLE 1

TITLE 2

DSK

SUPER BG FRGD 2

MEMORY

FRAME

FREEZ

MIX

EFFECT

AUXILIARY

SOURCE

SOURCE

FILL

BLACK

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

MEMORY

INT

TITLE

BACKGROUND

VIDEO

BLACK

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

MEMORY

INT

CUT

VIDEO

FOREGROUND

BLACK

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

MEMORY

INT

AUTO

VIDEO

TRANS

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USER PGM	SNAP SHOT
STATUS EDIT
EDIT	LEARN
	RECALL				3
	HOLD		LOCATION
	INPUT
PATTERN NUMBER
				SET
	N/R	REV	DIRECT	DIRECT	DSK PVW
			RECALL PATTERN
				LAST X	FADE
	7	8	9		TO
				INS	BLACK
	4	5	6	DEL
				P IN P	DSK
	1	2	3	RST

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PATTERN/KEY PAD

5 Either press the CUT button in the effect transition section, or move the fader lever.

A composite of the foreground and background images appears in the program monitor.

At this point, though, (before adjustment), either of the background image or foreground image may not be visible.

When the foreground image consists of dark lettering on a light background

In the luminance key menu, press the F3(INVERT) button, turning it on, then continue to step 6.

6 Watching the composite image on the program monitor, use the F1(Clip) knob and F2(Gain) knob to adjust the clip and gain as

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1 With the BACKGROUND bus buttons, select the background image.

The selected background image appears on the program monitor.

2 With the FOREGROUND bus buttons, select the foreground image.

If a preview monitor is connected, the selected foreground image appears in the preview monitor.

3 Select the effect pattern, and press the TITLE button in the effect transition section, turning it on.

Note

Depending on the effect pattern, it may not be possible to use a luminance key. If such a pattern is selected, the TITLE button does not light. Check the “TITLE” column of the table in the section “Effect Pattern Variant Forms and Decorations” (page A-22), and select a pattern for which this shows a check mark (√).

When the TITLE button lights, the N/R button also automatically lights, indicating that the system is in N/R (normal/reverse) mode. While the TITLE button is lit, it is not possible to switch out of N/R mode.

necessary.

To switch between the composite image and the background image

Press the CUT button. This toggles between the composite image and the background image.

To fill the inserted text or image with a color matte (using a color matte as key fill)

You can use the same color as a border or the same color as an effect.

•To use the same color as a border, in the luminance key menu, press the F4(FILL) button to select “BDRMAT”.

•To use the same color as an effect, in the luminance key menu, press the F4(FILL) button to select “EFFMAT”.

To change the color of color mattes, see the section “Adjusting Color Mattes” (page 3-57).

To return from a color matte key fill to the foreground image, press the F4(FILL) button to select “VIDEO”.

Creating a composite image with a semi-transparent foreground image

Watching the composite image on the program monitor, turn the F5(Densty) knob, to adjust the transparency of the foreground image.

To remove the luminance key

Press the TITLE button in the effect transition section, turning it off.

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