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

 

 

 

 

 

 

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F1

F2

F3

F4

F5

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 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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