Swap and Copy 9 Chapter

Basic Copy and Swap Operations

Copy and Swap

You can carry out copy and swap operations by using the menus.

Accessing the Copy/Swap menu

In the menu operation section top menu selection buttons, press the [Copy/ Swap] button.

Here a copy/swap operation on wipe data is described by way of example, using the Copy/Swap>Wipe menu, but the same general procedure applies to all of the following menus.

M/E: Copying and swapping M/E data

Key: Copying and swapping key data

Wipe: Copying and swapping wipe data

DME Wipe: Copying and swapping DME wipe data

Matte: Copying and swapping matte data

Color: Copying and swapping color data

DME: Copying and swapping data by DME channels

For an overview of the concepts involved, see “Copy and Swap” (page 66).

Copying and swapping wipe data

As an example, to copy or swap wipe data, use the following procedure.

1 In the Copy/Swap menu, select HF2 ‘Wipe.’

The Copy/Swap>Wipe menu appears.

The status area shows lists for the copy/swap source on the left, and the copy/swap destination on the right.

2 In the <Data Select> group, select any of the following.

Wipe: The operation applies to wipes in the transition control block.

Key Wipe: The operation applies to wipes in the independent key transition control block.

3 Using any of the following methods, select the data to be copied or swapped.

• Press directly on the list appearing in the status area.

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