Chapter 3

Basic Operation

DME Switcher Introduction

This section selects two of the many effects provided by the DFS-700/ 700P as examples, and describes the basic flow of operations to use them. It also describes the demonstration function, which automatically executes one hundred sample effects.

Sequence of Operations

The flow charts below show the general sequence of operations when using a DME switcher.

Basic operations (to be

Advanced operations (to be

always carried out)

carried out as required)

Select the background image (see page 3-13)

Select the foreground image (see page 3-13)

Select the effect

(see pages 3-23 and 24)

Inserting characters and graphics (1)

•Luminance key (see page 3-33)

•Chroma key (see page 3-36)

•Modifying the boundary (see page 3-26)

•Changing the position and size (see page 3-29)

•Modifying the pattern (see page 3-31)

Set up the transition (see page 3-51)

Reversing the direction of the effect (see page 3-52)

Execute the effect (see page 3-54)

Inserting characters and graphics (2)

• Downstream key (see page 3-45)

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