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CrossOver 6 / 12 User Manual (v4.0) Basic Operation • 3–11
To create a DVE Key:
1. Select the key you wish to use.
2. If you are not using Key 1, press DVE to set
the selected Key to a DVE Key.
3. If all DVE Key resources are assigned to other
keys, or the transition area and the DVE share
mode is set to FLOAT or ASK, you are
prompted to steal the DVE resource to use on
the new key. You can choose from the following:
•Press the Confrm knob to steal the DVE
resource for the new key. The old DVE Key is
taken off-air and converted to an Auto-Select
Key.
•Press the Cancel knob to cancel the new
DVE Key and leave the resource with the key
it is currently assigned to.
4. Select the desired source on the Key/Aux bus.
5. Use the XPos, YPos, and Size
knobs to control the position and size of the
source image.
For More Information on...
• selecting Keys, refer to the section “Selecting
Keys” on page 3-4.
• DVE Resource sharing, refer to the section
“Resource Sharing” on page 2-11.
• modifying DVE Key appearance, refer to the
section “Modifying DVE Keys” on page 4-4.
• taking a key on-air, refer to the section “Key
Transitions” on page 3-4.
Freezing a DVE Key
You can freeze the video and appearance of a DVE
Key. When a DVE Key is frozen, the DVE attribute
menus are disabled and you can not move the DVE
Key or adjust DVE attributes.
Selecting a new input source for a frozen DVE Key,
the DVE freeze is turned off.
To freeze a DVE Key:
1. Prepare a DVE Key and configure it as desired.
2. Select the DVE Key you wish to freeze.
3. Press NEXT until Freeze is displayed.
4. Press the Freeze knob to freeze or un-freeze
the DVE Key.
Mattes
A Matte is a solid color signal that is generated by
the switcher and can be adjusted for hue, saturation,
and luminance. It can also be adjusted for position,
size, aspect, border, and softness.
For More Information on...
• setting hue, saturation, and luminance, refer to the
section “Selecting Colors” on page 1-6.
Using a Matte
Mattes can be a solid color or a wash. A wash fills
the matte with one of the 10 wipe patterns.
Selecting a Matte Color
You can use two methods to select a matte color:
• Specify hue, saturation, and luminosity
• Load a preset color
To select a matte color by specifying hue,
saturation, and luminosity:
1. Press and hold SHIFT.
2. Press BLACK/MATTE to display the
Matte menu.
3. Use the corresponding knob to adjust the
Hue (Hue1), Saturation (Sat1), and Luminance
(Lum1) to the desired effect.
Note:
• Mattes may also be selected on the Aux bus. Use
the MATTE button on the desired Aux bus to
select a matte color for that bus.
For More Information on...
• accessing an Aux bus, refer to the section “Aux
Buses” on page 4-5.
To select a matte color by loading a preset:
1. Press and hold SHIFT.
2. Press BLACK/MATTE to display the
Matte menu.
3. Press NEXT.
4. Use the Load knob to select the preset color
you wish to use.
5. Press the Load knob to load the preset color.
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