Specifications

CXPS Manual Edition 1.08 Operation 77
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D ISSOLVE AND F ORCE E FFECTS 10
This chapter provides instructions for using two of the CXPS’ special video effects-
dissolve and force.
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ABOUT DISSOLVE AND FORCE
Overview
The CXPS video dissolve feature creates a transition in which one output’s video fades into-
and is gradually replaced by- the video of another. The dissolve rate may be adjusted,
allowing for very gradual dissolves as well as transitions so immediate that they act as a
video cut rather than a dissolve transition.
The CXPS video force feature fades one output’s video only partially into the video of
another. The visibility of the first output’s video through the second can be adjusted to suit
your needs. See Figure 21 on page 82 for an example of the Force effect.
Using the dissolve and force features, the user is able to dissolve or force from window to
window or from output to output. A user may also dissolve or force from a window to its
background- the windowing display screen. This will fade a window away, revealing the
portion of the background that it had previously concealed.
The dissolve and force effects can be controlled using RS-232/Telnet commands.
CXPS Dissolve and Force Capabilities
The CXPS dissolve and force commands may only be used to dissolve or force between
channels on the same card, as illustrated in Figure 20. For example, you may only dissolve
from output channel 5 to other outputs on card B, channels 6, 7, and 8.
The SDO (Simultaneous Dissolve Outputs) command may be used to dissolve between
multiple pairs of channels simultaneously. There is still a restriction that channels in a
dissolve pair must be on the same card. However, the pairs of channels can be on different
NOTE: This chapter is applicable to CXPS firmware version 4.00 and above.