Ultimatte-9 Operations Manual
March 1, 2000
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Most of the other adjustments that may be set at this time are to help create a more aesthetically pleasing
composite by adding certain types of special effects, such as color balancing or matching, and
background defocusing.
Step 6: Set the BG Defocus Controls
(if necessary)
A) Press the MENUS “
BG
” hard button on the left side of the remote panel.
B) Press the “
BG DEFOCUS
” soft button above the display panel.
C) Press the “
DEFOCUS ENABLE
” soft button below the display panel.
D) Position your talent and/or camera to the point where you would like the background defocusing to
begin.
E) Verify that the “
BG Defocus
” knob is set to “0”. Defocusing will begin when the foreground subject is
this size in the frame.
F) Press the “
SET MIN
” soft button below the display panel.
G) Position your talent and/or camera to the point where you would like the greatest amount of
defocusing to occur.
H) Adjust the “
BG Defocus
” knob to the greatest amount of defocus you would like to see.
I) Press the “
SET MAX
” soft button below the display panel.
J) Adjust the “
Defocus Transition Rate
” knob to set the abruptness/smoothness of the starting and
stopping of defocus.
K) Press the “
DEFOCUS TRACKING
” soft button below the display panel to automatically track the
amount of defocus based on the parameters previously set and proportional to the size of the
foreground subject in the frame.