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Manipulating Windows
Using a Control Panel
Window shape and position can also be manipulated using the DaVinci control panel.
AllWindows controls are located on the T-bar panel, except for the ADJ WINDOW button
abovethe fourth trackball of the Center panel.
To enable, mask, or disable a window:
1 Press WNDWS on the T-bar panel. The Window palette should appear.
2 Press the soft key that corresponds to the type of window you want to turn on, CPW
(Circular Power window), LPW (Linear Power window), PPW (Polygonal Power window),
or PCW (PowerCurve window). The appropriate window controls should appear with an
orange highlight.
3 Press the MATTE/MASK soft key to toggle among turning the window on, turning Mask
on, and turning the window off.
To reposition a window using the Pan and Tilt knobs:
1 Press the unlabeled soft key at the bottom-right of the T-bar panel to toggle between
the current knob mappings on the T-bar panel, and the PAN and TILT mappings.
2 Use the Pan and Tilt knobs to adjust the window’s position.
To reposition a window using the fourth trackball:
1 If necessary, press WNDWS on the T-bar panel to open the Window palette.
2 Press ADJ WNDW, above the fourth trackball on the Center panel.
3 Use the fourth trackball to reposition the window.
4 When you’re finished, press ADJ WNDW again to exit adjust window mode.
To alter a window’s Zoom, Aspect, or Rotation:
Use the ZOOM, ASPECT, and ROTATE knobs on the T-bar panel.
To alter a window’s softness, do one of the following:
For Circular and Linear windows: use the SOFTNESS knob on the T-bar panel.
For Polygonal and PowerCurve windows: press the unlabeled soft key at the bottom-
right of the T-bar panel to toggle between the current knob mappings, and the PAN,
TILT, INSIDE SOFT, and OUTSIDE SOFT knob mappings.
To invert a window:
Press the INVERT soft key on the T-bar panel.
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