GRASS VALLEY KARRERA, User Manual

Page 1: ...KARRERA VIDEO PRODUCTION CENTER User Manual Software Version 4 0 071880500 MARCH 2012 ...

Page 2: ...ISO 9001 2008 Scope The design manufacture and support of video and audio hardware and software products and related systems This Certificate is valid until June 14 2012 This Certificate is valid as of December 23 2010 Certified for the first time June 14 2000 H Pierre Sallé President KEMA Registered Quality The method of operation for quality certification is defined in the KEMA General Terms And...

Page 3: ...KARRERA VIDEO PRODUCTION CENTER User Manual Software Version 4 0 071880500 MARCH 2012 ...

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Page 5: ...Button Mapping 23 Source Button Mapping 26 Local Panel Source Button Mapping 27 Remote Aux Panel Source Button Mapping 27 Aux Bus Delegation Button Mapping 29 Map Remote Aux Panel Delegation Buttons 29 Source Colors 29 Assign Source Colors 30 Assign User Colors 31 Source Patching 33 Source Naming Background Information 33 Engineering Names Eng IDs and Logical IDs 33 Alternative Source Names 33 Mul...

Page 6: ...9 Source Rules File Operations 50 Save Source Rules Files 50 Load Source Rules Files 50 Eng Setup Operations 51 Section 3 Video Mix Effects 53 Introduction 53 MEs and Keyers 53 Chroma Key Operating Notes 54 Auto Setup 54 Manual Chroma Key Adjustments 56 Access Keyer Menu and Delegate Keyer 57 Primary Suppression 57 Key Controls 59 Secondary Color Suppression 60 Extra Chroma Key Controls 62 Backgro...

Page 7: ...ne 97 Splits Mirrors Modifiers Pane 98 Defocus Menu 99 Defocus Pane 99 NAM Matte Pane 100 Lighting Menu 100 Shadow Control Pane 101 Light Type Pane 101 Light Control Pane 102 Lighting Path Controls 103 Lighting with Page Turn Roll Effects 103 Lighting and Post Transform Space 103 Output Recursive Menu 104 Output Recursive Presets 104 Output Recursive Modes 105 eDPM Operations 111 eDPM and Effects ...

Page 8: ...Macros 132 Introduction 132 Macro Recording 132 Macro Playback 133 Macro Attachments 134 Macro Control Button Group 134 Macro Button Function Summary 136 Macro Menus 136 Using Macros 137 Accessing Shifted Macros 137 Recording a Macro with the Control Panel 137 Recording a Macro with the Menu Panel 137 Panel Name 138 Inserting a Delay 139 Playing Back a Macro Register 139 Attaching a Macro to a Pan...

Page 9: ...ration 159 Operation 159 Timecode Entry 160 Multiple Events on the Same Keyframe 160 Device Control with the Menu Panel 161 Loading Clips 161 Clip Directory AMP Protocol 162 Timeline Event Information and Work Buffer Values 162 Examples 163 Router Interface Operation 170 Introduction 170 Features 172 Menu Panel Router Interface Operation 172 Router Control of Aux Busses 174 Operation 175 R MEM 176...

Page 10: ...98 Favorites Mode 199 Quick Tabs 201 Data Pads and Touch Buttons 201 Menu Top Line 202 Menu Category Selection 202 Delegation Group 204 Parameter Control Area 204 Numeric Keypad 204 Alphanumeric Keypad 205 Scrolling Lists 205 Menu and Panel Interactions 206 Transitions 208 Manual Transitions 208 To Perform a Lever Arm Transition 209 To Perform an Auto Transition 209 Mix Through Video Transition 21...

Page 11: ... MEM Transition 232 To Prevent Elements from Transitioning in E MEMs 232 Return to Normal Technique 232 Source Holds in Effects 233 To Set a Source Hold in a New Effect 233 To Set a Source Hold in an Existing Effect 234 Reusing Effects 235 E MEM and Macro Interaction 236 Macros in an E MEM 236 E MEM Prefs Macro Sublevel Assignment 236 Preventing Assigned Macros from Running 237 To Add a Macro to a...

Page 12: ...ocal E MEM Area Register Save to Disk 274 ME Copy 274 Split MEs and E MEM Control 274 Partition Boundary 275 Split ME E MEM Level Assignments 275 ME Partitions Menu 275 Split Layered Mode 277 Split Layered Mode Menu Controls 277 Corner Pinning 279 Corner Pinning and Cropping 280 Corner Pinning Menu 281 Copy Swap 285 Copy Swap Menus 285 Copy Swap ME Menu 287 Copy Swap Wipes Menu 287 Copy Swap Matte...

Page 13: ...mmit Solo Software Version 327 ClipStore as an External Device 328 Karrera Control Panel Operation 329 ClipStore Menu Operations 329 Clip Replay 329 Recording Clips 334 Editing Clips 337 File Operations 350 Backup Restore 351 Device Control 351 Glossary 353 Index 361 ...

Page 14: ...14 KARRERA User Manual Contents ...

Page 15: ...r basic knowledge of the system The Karrera Installation Service Manual contains information about installing configuring and maintaining the system The Karrera Release Notes contain information about new features and system enhancements for a specific software version and also includes software installation procedures Always check the release notes for your current system software before you begi...

Page 16: ...16 KARRERA User Manual Preface ...

Page 17: ... includes cut mix transitions and six linear luminance keyers Up to 48 inputs and 24 outputs in the compact frame and up to 96 inputs and 48 outputs in the standard frame Up to 16 floating internal DPM channels four per ME available on any full function keyer Plus four powerful expansion DPMs available in the standard frame Up to 30 keyers six per ME Keys 1 through 4 on full MEs have two pages of ...

Page 18: ...ies configuration of ME resources with parallel back ground and keyer paths Transition Chaining ensures left eye and right eye content is automatically switched in parallel with all the resources of Karrera s MEs Fully interoperable with the Encore Jupiter and SMS 7000 routing control systems LDK series cameras using LDK Connect Gateway and with the K2 media server family Supports Ethernet and ser...

Page 19: ...on The Karrera Menu application software provided with every Karrera system can be run on a standard PC This software accesses all the function ality of a Karrera system permitting mouse and keyboard control from a laptop or remote control from any location on the network 8623266_06_Krr Karrera 8 RU Video Processor Frame Karrera 4 RU Video Processor Frame Optional Touch Screen Karrera Menu Panel w...

Page 20: ...s Figure 4 Figure 4 Menu Panel with Articulated Arm The Menu Panel has a standard VESA 75 hole pattern and M4 threads compatible with this and many other mounting devices The Menu Panel also has four USB ports two on the right side edge of the panel and two on the back for keyboard and mouse wired or wireless are supported A fanless PC running Windows OS is available which mounts behind the Menu P...

Page 21: ...on provides a software license that enables the interface and includes a customized PC keyboard The license activates an unlimited number of KSP applications associated with a video processor frame Additional customized PC keyboards are also available for purchase Karrera System Examples Basic Single Suite System A basic Karrera system consists of a Control Panel a Karrera Menu appli cation runnin...

Page 22: ...e Optional Touch Screen Karrera Menu Panel with with Fanless PC and Articulated Arm 8808_02 Karrera 3 ME 35 Control Panel Suite 1 Karrera 2 ME 25 Control Panel Shared Karrera 8 RU Video Processor Frame Karrera Menu on PC Customer Supplied PC KSP 1 ME Soft Panel Option Customer Supplied PC Suite 2 ...

Page 23: ...rrera Installation Service Manual This section will provide you with information about setups and prefer ences for basic Karrera operations For more advanced setups and opera tion see Advanced Operations on page 217 Button Mapping Button mapping assigns video sources to source selection buttons Source Button mapping Button mapping is also used to assign Aux buses to del egation buttons Aux Delegat...

Page 24: ...tons 1 28 Source 1 28 Source 29 56 Button 29 32 M1 A M4 A M1 C M4 C Button 33 34 Shift Shift Shift Shift Button 35 Delegate Delegate Table 2 3 ME 35 Factory Configured Source to Button Mapping 3rd Level Panel Button 35 3rd Buttons 1 28 Source 57 84 Button 29 32 M1 B M4 B Button 33 34 Shift Shift Button 35 Delegate Table 3 3 ME 35 Factory Configured Source to Button Mapping 4th Level Panel Button 3...

Page 25: ...n above Table 4 2 ME 25 Factory Configured Source to Button Mapping 1st and 2nd Levels Panel Button 25 1st Unshifted 2nd Button 1 18 Source 1 18 Source 19 36 Buttons 19 22 M1 A M4 A M1 C M4 C Button 23 24 Shift Shift Shift Shift Button 25 Delegate Delegate Table 5 2 ME 25 Factory Configured Source to Button Mapping 3rd Level Panel Button 25 3rd Button 1 18 Source 37 54 Buttons 19 22 M1 B M4 B Butt...

Page 26: ... indi vidual bank mapping can be advantageous For example on a show with a large number of sources you can place all the DDR and VTR sources on one bank all the cameras on another bank etc and then have direct access to any desired source If you use this feature source names should be defined for all sources on all banks so the different sources can be identified The Button Mapping menu is accesse...

Page 27: ...ral pane and touch the bank source button to be mapped in the center pane 3 Scroll the Sources list on the right and touch the desired Karrera source in the right pane As the mappings change the names of the different sources will appear on the source name displays on the Control Panel 4 Repeat Step 2 and Step 3 until all the bank buttons have been mapped Remote Aux Panel Source Button Mapping Not...

Page 28: ...ltiple Remote Aux Panels are selected changing a button s mapping applies that individual button s mapping to all the selected Remote Aux Panels 3 Use the same button mapping procedure page 27 to map the source buttons on the Aux panel Select the Aux source button in the central pane then select the Karrera source in the right pane Note Button mapping settings for Remote Aux Panels assigned to a C...

Page 29: ...x Bus Delegation Button Mapping Menu 1 In the Panel Delegation pane choose the Remote Aux Panel to configure Only one Remote Aux Panel can be selected at a time 2 In the Logical Aux Buses pane select the Aux Bus delegation button you wish to map Note Button mapping settings for Remote Aux Panels are saved to the Eng Setup configuration file Source Colors The Control Panel sources can be changed fr...

Page 30: ... source use Multi Select button for multiple selections 3 Select the desired color in the System Colors pane 4 Selecting the Invert button displays dark text over a colored background in the Source Select Area display OLEDs default is colored text over dark background Bus Delegate and Shift Button Source Colors Source Colors can be configured for Bus Delegate and Shift buttons in the User Setups P...

Page 31: ...lors Menu Bus Delegate and Shift Button Configuration Assign User Colors The User Color buttons allow you to create custom colors for sources Figure 13 You can change the button color for one source or several using the Multi Select button for each button 1 5 ...

Page 32: ...Colors button User 1 User 5 3 Adjust the User Color using the Red Blue Green data pads Figure 11 right 4 Select the Logical ID of the desired source use Multi Select button for multiple selections For User defined colors see the User Color pane located below the User Colors buttons when adjusting color with the data pads or soft knobs User defined colors can be saved as part of a Show file ...

Page 33: ...t are patched or routed Engineering names are entered in the Eng Setup Source Definition menu as described above Engineering source IDs are numeric only and are avail able on data pads and scroll knobs for quick selection The Karrera system also has logical IDs that can be used for source patching as explained later Alternative Source Names Alternative names can be assigned to sources for the conv...

Page 34: ... including menus Engineering names will be truncated to the character limits of the display starting with the first character For alternative names entered in the User Setups Suite Prefs Source Patch menu Figure 14 the following rules apply For the three editable columns Panel Name OLED Name and Menu Name if any of the three are left blank for that source the first name to the left appears in that...

Page 35: ... The Karrera system provides a way to map engineering source IDs to logical IDs using the Source Patch feature By default this mapping is one to one but this feature can be used to quickly set up production elements for use in a different facility For example a show s effects DDR clips and taped material may have been built in one production truck with one set of devices but the next show is sched...

Page 36: ...ity or truck and then use those effects on a different Karrera system at another facility that has different Engineering source configura tions Building a Source Patch table prior to effects creation simplifies the migration of effects between facilities Plan out the sources you will use for a show even ones that may not exist on the system where you are creating the effects Build a list of Logica...

Page 37: ...igure 15 Figure 15 Source Patch Menu 2 Select the Logical ID of the source you wish to change by either Touching the Logical ID data pad far right of menu and entering the Logical ID number Scrolling through the Source Names list scrolling list left side of menu with the scroll bar This scrolls the list without changing the current selection When the desired source appears on the menu touch its Lo...

Page 38: ...utton pane Figure 15 See Using Source Patching for Effects Portability on page 36 Default Keyframe Default Keyframe settings are applied when an empty register is recalled and when the CWB Clear Working Buffer button is pressed in the Master E MEM area EMEM Edit CWB button of the Control Panel SPOP clears the working buffer of enabled levels to Default Keyframe however it does not clear the source...

Page 39: ...te 2 Press the Learn button in the Default Keyframe pane Pressing the Set button overwrites the Default Keyframe with factory defaults Note Save your current Suite Prefs which includes the Default Keyframe settings before resetting to factory defaults File Operations The Karrera system has a file browser You can browse through folders on the local Karrera menu hard disk the Karrera Video Processor...

Page 40: ...d type and in reverse alphabetical order Create new folders Copy Paste and Delete files Rename files and folders and Select multiple files Introduction Karrera system files are saved to the location that has been navigated to with the browser creating copies of the information currently in use by the Karrera system Files are copied from one location to another without affecting the current operati...

Page 41: ...ame System Storage and the Menu Panel hard drive Remote Storage Local and network drives mapped on the Menu Panel s Windows system are also accessible Remote Storage Standard Windows functionality automatically maps all local drives during startup Mapping network drives to a drive letter using the Windows Explorer allows them to appear at the top of the File Operation menus on that menu system Fil...

Page 42: ...ve and a USB Memory Stick for backup clearly label each perhaps including the date and store them in a safe place Utilities Pane Operation Each File Ops menu category has a Utilities Pane with buttons to perform Copy Paste Delete and Create Folder operations and a Multi Select toggle button Copy Pasting Files 1 Navigate to the directory containing the file to be copied using the Top Directory Up D...

Page 43: ... the file icon s to highlight it 3 Touch the Delete button Create Folder 1 Touch the Create Folder button 2 Enter the folder name in the pop up keyboard 3 Touch Enter Rename Files 1 Navigate to the directory containing the file to be renamed using the Top Directory Up Directory and Open Selected or double click on the file icon buttons 2 Touch the file icon to highlight it only one file can be ren...

Page 44: ...h file types and choose a range of registers that will be included in the Show file The Select All toggle button selects or deselects all the available file types Touching on a file type button selects or deselects that individual type of file for saving loading Touching the data pads just to the left of the file type buttons allows you to enter a range of registers of that type to include in the ...

Page 45: ...pane operate the same as the Create Show except the Load button replaces the Create button Specify the file types and ranges of files you wish to load then touch the Load button Turning on the Clear and Replace button removes all files and replaces them so you can limit what is loaded to what is in the Show file and not a cumu lative load overwrite Update Show Touching the Update Show button bring...

Page 46: ...ow contains appropriate files before you load a Show espe cially if the system is currently on air or the Show contains Eng Setup files Choose Load can be used to inspect the Show and select files before loading All Files Operations The File Operations All Files menu is used for managing Karrera system file storage The menu is accessed from File Ops All Files Figure 18 Figure 18 File Operations Me...

Page 47: ...ranularity pane right Access the Load Granularity pane by touching the Panel Prefs or Suite Prefs mode button Figure 19 Figure 19 User Setups Menu The User Setups menu is similar to the File Operations All Files menu with a file display pane on the left and some of the same navigation and action buttons in the center Save Panel Prefs or Suite Prefs Files 1 Touch the Panel Prefs or Suite Prefs butt...

Page 48: ...l MEM E MEM Macros Cues e DPM and Router MEM File Ops These menus all function similarly and are used to save and load their cor responding register files Each menu is accessed by touching File Ops then the menu category Panel MEM E MEM Macros Cues e DPM or Router MEM Note The key difference in the above menus are the number of registers for example the E MEM menu has 1000 register files while the...

Page 49: ... in the Register data pad right for example 1 5 10 12 or c Touch the Select Reg s button then select register files in the file display panel touch Multi Select button for multiple selections 3 Touch Save The register or range of registers will be saved to the target directory Load Register Files Registers are loaded by using the same methods as above but by touching the Load button Loading to a D...

Page 50: ... menus with a file display pane on the left and some of the same navigation and action buttons in the center Save Source Rules Files 1 Select the file s to be saved choose the Multi Select button for multiple files 2 Touch Save Load Source Rules Files 1 Select the file s to be saved choose the Multi Select button for multiple files 2 Touch Load ...

Page 51: ...cessed by touching File Ops Eng Setups Figure 20 CAUTION The Load button immediately replaces information the Karrera system is cur rently using with the selected file information When configuration files are loaded significant changes to Karrera system operation are possible Refer to the Karrera Installation Service Manual for more information about Eng Setup operations Figure 20 Eng Setup Save L...

Page 52: ...52 KARRERA User Manual Section 2 User Setups and Preferences ...

Page 53: ...ignals Keyers are used to insert part of one picture into another to create a com posite picture Keying involves three signals background key cut used to specify where to cut a hole in the background and key fill used to fill the hole in the background The fill can be an incoming video signal or it can be an internally generated matte A separate key cut input signal is not necessarily required for...

Page 54: ...ession Selectivity and Chroma to defaults Calculates Clip Low and sets Clip Hi to default Sets all the secondary suppression values to duplicate the primary sup pression values but turns secondary suppression off Changes Opacity temporarily to 100 to permit an accurate backing color sample and then returns it to its original setting Sets Key Position and Size values to default 0 Two different Auto...

Page 55: ... Off 6 Press the Auto Setup button in the Multi Function area Preview for that ME will now display the chroma key source with a superimposed cursor The cursor actually represents a box of 16 x 16 pixels 7 Use the joystick to position the cursor on the backing color Select a darker area if one exists to optimize the backing color suppression 8 Press the button on top of the joystick The chroma key ...

Page 56: ...th coarser values better able to handle set variations 2 If this chroma key is acceptable you are done If you are still not satisfied you can fine tune the chroma key using manual adjustments Manual Chroma Key Adjustments If the Auto Setup of the hue fails to provide a suitable chroma key addi tional controls are available in the Keyer menu for fine tuning the key Chroma key manual set up consists...

Page 57: ...the easiest to set Auto Setup should take care of this but manual adjustments can be made if desired If primary suppression is set wrong however it will be impossible to achieve a good chroma key with the other controls Primary Suppression should be set while looking at the foreground Ideally the backing color will appear as a small dot on the vector scope and a per fectly flat line on the wavefor...

Page 58: ...e center You want to center it exactly so no chroma exists in the backing area 100 chroma sup pression is the correct setting for all chroma keys At this point you will probably see a line through the center of the vector scope With increased selectivity this line will become an arc Luma suppression adjustments may be necessary if shading is visible in the backing area with FG Only selected or if ...

Page 59: ...sent in the transition between trans parent and opaque The correct setting is with Clip Hi and Clip Lo set to just barely achieve opacity and transparency respectively 1 Touch the stage 2 Key Controls data pad to activate these controls You can now manually adjust keyer clipping controls 2 Select Show Key in the Keyer menu Figure 23 and look at the ME preview output on a picture and waveform monit...

Page 60: ...king color This may improve the key so that Reshape is not needed Reshape helps with backing color suppression at the expense of a harder looking key with more noticeable edge artifacts A drawback of Reshape is loss of detail in the keyed edge For example smoke and hair in the foreground will probably be lost 1 Touch the Reshape button to activate this feature 2 Set primary Luma suppression to 0 3...

Page 61: ...re 24 Figure 24 Sec Suppress Controls 2 Adjust secondary suppression Hue and Selectivity so that the translucent area is affected but opaque areas of the foreground are not The final hue will lie somewhere between the backing color primary suppression hue and the uncorrupted foreground color When making this adjustment it is helpful to turn the secondary Chroma Suppression to maximum and the secon...

Page 62: ...le and Chroma suppression may require repeating these adjustments 5 Increase secondary Luma suppression to balance lightness of the translucent and opaque areas 6 Repeat secondary suppression Angle Chroma suppression and Luma suppression for best results Extra Chroma Key Controls Additional chroma key controls are available by touching the stage 4 Extra data pad Figure 25 Coring fringe and shadow ...

Page 63: ...hadow and adjusts how much shadow is added to the background Background Mattes Background matte generators create colors and washes These can be used for example as the backgrounds for keys Background mattes cannot use the wipe pattern generators available to keyer and wipe mattes and cannot use Utility video as a wipe source Instead background mattes employ a simple dedicated wipe generator that ...

Page 64: ... Touch the Wash Color data pad to delegate the soft knobs on the right to adjust Wash Hue Wash Saturation and Wash Brightness of the wash fill color Because all background matte parameters are keyframeable you can build effects with constantly changing backgrounds using multiple keyframes Split Key Sometimes you may wish to use the key cut signal of one source with the key fill or video signal of ...

Page 65: ...es of any key cut signals Note Split Key will be shown in the Multi Function area display Keyer Priority Video switchers with only two keyers per ME use a simple key over key under mechanism to control the stacking of the keys Only one key can be located over the other The Karrera system has six keyers per ME so more complex stacking is possible Keys can be placed between other keys using key prio...

Page 66: ...key priority order changes immediately as a cut To Transition Between Different Keyer Priorities Key priority transitions use a Current priority stack and a Next priority stack The transition occurs between the two stacks 1 Press the Key Prior Transition Element button in the Transition area button row under status display far left function button 2 If not already set up turn on the desired keys a...

Page 67: ...then using the Top Move Up Move Down and Bottom buttons Figure 28 The new stack will be visible on the preview monitor Figure 28 Keyer Priority Menu Next Stack Selected 7 Select the type of transition using the Mix Wipe 1 or Wipe 2 buttons in the Transition area If you selected a wipe go to the Wipes menu by double pressing one of the Wipe buttons and then select the pattern and any modifiers to b...

Page 68: ...e within the keyer In the Keyer Key Store menu Figure 29 each Store has two frames Frame Store 1 and Frame Store 2 Each can Grab Store and Use a still image for a key source So in addition to Live video you have up to two fill cut images that can be interchanged on any full keyer source The fill and cut from Live and Frame Store 1 and Frame Store 2 pages can be used in any combination for example ...

Page 69: ...ther the Grab V K 1 or Grab V K 2 button located below each Frame Store page or you can touch a Grab button for any of the four Video Cutout Frame Stores Figure 29 Once you have grabbed fill and key images in Key Store you can use them for the selected key source 1 Touch the full keyer with which you want to use Key Store Figure 29 left 2 Touch either the Use Live V K Use FS 1 V K or Use FS2 V K t...

Page 70: ...his case P2 to select the base wipe pattern again touch the Wipe Pattern button as in Step 2 4 Touch the Mix data pad located below the Pattern tab Additional control buttons will appear at the bottom of the menu 5 Delegate that ME for preview in the System Bar 6 Press the Trans PVW button in the Transition area and move the lever arm part way This will display the P1 pattern on preview 7 Touch th...

Page 71: ...n the case of eDPM and must be enabled in the Eng Setup Install Options menu when purchased iDPMs can be activated and controlled in the Menu Panel and the Multi Function area Most but not all of the functions are common Multi Function Area iDPM Delegation The Multi Function area in the Karrera Control Panel can be delegated to activate and control iDPM Channels The Multi Function Area can be del ...

Page 72: ...red keyers Key 1 Key 4 for which you want to turn on iDPMs in the Keyer Mode menu and then press the iDPM On button in the Multi Function area or turn on the iDPM for each full ME keyer in the iDPM Transform menu Parameter Controls When any of the Multi Function area positioning parameter buttons are pressed the data pads in the menu and the joystick are delegated for control of that parameter eDP...

Page 73: ...econdary Global Channels iDPM Keyer delegations can only be made in the menu Note The Sec Glob button will only be available if the ME has been split Transform Menu Note Controls for the standard Shadow and Glow features are available without iDPM options in the Borderline menu see Borderline Menu on page 85 An iDPM activated in a keyer can be controlled with the Transform menu The Transform menu ...

Page 74: ...l a Global Channel see Global Channel Assignments The keyer data pads themselves indicate whether Crop is enabled Global Assignment is on and if the Key Signal is off Global Channel Assignments The Primary Global and Secondary Global Channels are assigned in the iDPM Transform menu however the Secondary Global channel requires configuration in the ME Mode menu see Secondary Global Channel on page ...

Page 75: ...e sub sequent buttons are outlined in blue when touched Some functions Crop Reverse Skew Aspect and Post Transform are inactive for these Global Channels so they are grayed out Global Channel assignment information will appear in the ME Keyer data pad PRI Glb SEC Glb Figure 32 Transform Menu Primary Global Assignment Any transform type is applied across all keyers when they are assigned as global ...

Page 76: ...endently around their own axis simultaneously Figure 33 But if however you wanted all three to spin around one global axis you could apply a Global channel to each of the three keyers for that ME select those keyers and apply a Spin transform All three keyers would spin around the global axis Figure 33 lower graphic Figure 33 Spin Transform Y Z X Independant Axis Rotation 8623267_24 Y Z X Y Z X Y ...

Page 77: ...l keyers on PGM and ME 3 execute the same transform Figure 34 Transform Menu Multiple ME Global Channel Control Secondary Global Channel By splitting the ME into Primary and Secondary partitions you can assign keyers in the Secondary Partition to global control just as with the Primary Partition This allows you to create very complex effects on both outputs including making keys on the Primary Par...

Page 78: ...e Split button in the pane second from the left 4 Select and touch the keys you wish to assign to the Secondary Global Channel in the Secondary Assign pane 5 Repeat Steps 2 4 for each ME you wish to split and assign keyers to the Secondary Partition 6 Touch iDPM Transform to go to the Transform menu 7 Activate the keyers assigned to the Secondary Partition by touching the assigned ME keyer button ...

Page 79: ...n page 77 automatically translates the delegated channel to the visible face of the shape as it is rotated in space Keyer Partition Visibility Keyers assigned to the Secondary Partition output can be made visible on the Primary Partition output and vice versa by touching the Key buttons in the Primary Keyers Visible on Primary Secondary Partition panes Assigned key buttons can also be turned on an...

Page 80: ...es the soft knobs on the right side of the Menu Panel to control specific parame ters of that transform and delegates the Path Control pane to that trans form The transform controls are organized on the menu according to Source and Target space capabilities The Locate Locate Axis Target Rotate and Spin transforms can be assigned to work in either source or target space with the touch buttons at th...

Page 81: ...n and hold each keyframe s values with the Path Hold touch button Note Use the Path controls in the E MEM Timeline menu to affect all iDPM trans form and effect modifiers Path controls in the iDPM menus are only used to adjust path parameters of individual values of a transform or effect modifiers To specify a path for a transform select the category of transform with the data pads at the lower ar...

Page 82: ...borders are added outside of normal blanking This means that when a border is added it does not crop into the original image so a border can be added to a full sized image and it will not be visible until the image size is slightly reduced The following controls are provided from the menu for each DPM Width and softness for border top bottom left and right side can be controlled independently or a...

Page 83: ...ear Linear or Curve data pads in the Border menu pane Figure 37 a If Curve is selected the Tension Continuity and Bias can be adjusted using the soft knobs or pop up keypads 5 Touch the Width or Softness data pads and use the Size or Softness soft knobs or pop up keypads to adjust those values Figure 37 Border Color Adjust the border color by touching the Border Color Adjust data pad the color val...

Page 84: ...touch the Square Border or Round Border button to enable Borders Figure 38 Figure 38 DPM Border Menu Separate Edges 3 Touch the Separate Edges button to enable the function 4 Touch the Width or Softness data pad to select it 5 Use the Border Size Softness Top Right All Left or Bottom soft knobs or pop up keypads to adjust the edges independently of the others Note The Border Size All Softness All ...

Page 85: ...ls The Shadow feature is turned on with the Shadow On button in the lower left pane When turned on soft knob controls become available on the right Different soft knob controls appear depending on which data pad has been selected in that pane The current parameter names and values are dis played on each data pad When Shadow is selected soft knobs for X Offset Y Offset Size and Opacity are availabl...

Page 86: ...ontrols for shadow edge softness are available Top Bottom Left and Right The total softness of the shadow edges will be the softness of the shadow edge combined with any softness of the primary image When Separate Crop is selected the edges of the shadow can be given crop values different from the primary image Touching the Crop Edge data pad delegates the soft knobs to control shadow edge croppin...

Page 87: ...ane is activated knob controls for Glow Width Aspect Opacity and Softness are available Note The Glow Softness parameter value is shared with Shadow Softness Adjusting either Glow or Shadow Softness will affect both Glow and Shadow Softness Glow Color When the Glow Color pane is activated knob controls for matte Hue Satura tion and Brightness become available An approximation of the color of the m...

Page 88: ...des each of which has its own set of menu panes and related soft knob controls To access the Kurl menu touch iDPM Kurl Figure 42 The Kurl modes are Position Size Modulation Page Turn Roll Ripple Slits and Sphere An iDPM can apply only one set of Kurl mode parameters at a time If you wish to use more than one mode of Kurl effects simultaneously on the same video for example size modulation of an ef...

Page 89: ...ation controls Figure 42 Figure 42 Kurl Menu Position Modulation Modulation Pane In the Modulation pane you select the wave train axis Horizontal or Vertical for which the rest of the menu controls will apply The following Soft knob controls appear on the right for the selected axis Amplitude defines the modulation amplitude the height of the pattern waves Frequency defines the modulation frequenc...

Page 90: ...ize Mod or no modulation at all with the Mod Off button in the Modulation Mode pane When the Vertical axis is selected you can choose to have that axis modulation values match the horizontal values with the Track Horiz button When Size Mod is selected in the Modulation Mode pane the Size Mod Center data pad in the Modulation pane is active When this data pad is selected soft knob controls for H Po...

Page 91: ... Turn Roll Mode Page Turn is a transition effect with the video being mapped to an original plane a cylinder and a final plane parallel to the original plane Page Roll maps the video to an original plane and a cylinder Page Turn and Roll are parallel projections to the target screen with no perspective Touch the Page Turn Roll Kurl Mode button to access the Page Turn and Roll controls Figure 45 No...

Page 92: ...rpness of the curl Angle defines the orientation of the page turn cylinder with respect to the source X and Y axes and specifies the direction of the turn Offset positions the page turn cylinder with respect to the source plane and when interpolated between keyframes causes the page to turn The offset would typically change from one edge or corner of the source raster to the opposite edge or corne...

Page 93: ... or both ways using the labeled buttons Horiz Split Vertical Split Selecting the Split Axis Position data pad brings up Horizontal and Vertical soft knobs that control the location of the split Ripple Mode Ripple is an effect in which the source video mapped to a plane is effec tively distorted into and out of the target screen by a train of concentric waves This is a parallel projection to the ta...

Page 94: ...center of the ripple V Position controls the vertical position of the center of the ripple Aspect stretches the ripple horizontally or vertically H V Angle adjusts the angle of the ripple horizontally and vertically Slits Mode Slits is an effect in which the source video is split into a number of parallel slits The width of the slits may be uniform or random and an angle may be specified An offset...

Page 95: ...key frame and an off the screen offset for the ending keyframe of Slits defines the number of slits Phase determines the starting point or phase of the modulation to occur at the center point Random defines the degree of randomization of slit width Angle defines the angle of the slits with respect to the source X and Y axes Sphere Mode Sphere is an effect in which the source video is mapped to the...

Page 96: ...ad is selected in the Sphere pane the fol lowing soft knob controls are available Horizontal Position controls where the image is mapped onto the sphere by moving the image horizontally on the sphere s surface Horizontal Wrap controls how much of the image is mapped onto the sphere by compressing or stretching the image horizontally Vertical Position controls where the image is mapped onto the sph...

Page 97: ...uch the Splits On button in the Splits Enable pane bottom right to bring up the Splits controls When the Splits button in the Splits data pad is selected the following soft knob controls are available Values are displayed in screen units Horizontal Center controls the horizontal position of the split Vertical Center controls the vertical position of the split Horizontal Separation controls the amo...

Page 98: ...le image controls The mirror buttons replicate the side of a picture about the axis location to the opposite side Mirror orientation is based on the picture s source space It is possible to simultaneously reflect multiple sides by turning on the Mirror Top Mirror Right Mirror Left and Mirror Bottom buttons The original picture for that side is always reflected A side that has been mirrored to the ...

Page 99: ...d image is compared to the original image on a pixel by pixel basis and the lighter higher luminance pixel of the two is used in the final image Defocus NAM can be used to simulate a fog filter type effect Defocus NAM The defocused image is compared to the original image on a pixel by pixel basis and the darker lower luminance pixel of the two is used in the final image When the Defocus pane is ac...

Page 100: ...ored light sources positional in 3D space for each delegated keyer Each light source can be a Point Bar or Plane The apparent reflection of the light source simulates the physics of incident light falling on a surface including specular effects and light falloff due to distance and geometry The lighting parameters interact with one another permitting the creation of subtle effects and are keyframe...

Page 101: ...bient lighting and the amount of shadow falloff for the light sources Soft knobs for Hue degrees and Sat Bright and Shadow percentage are available when the data pad has been selected Light Type Pane The four tabs Light 1 4 in the Light Type pane delegate the menu to a par ticular light source The Light Type pane is used to turn on or off the delegated light source and provides various other contr...

Page 102: ... control of softness of the edge of the light 100 creates maximum softness 0 gives a hard edge At extremely small values some aliasing artifacts may appear Gloss provides soft knob control of how much light is scattered as it is reflected off the surface of the picture At 100 the lighting acts like it is reflecting off of a mirror At 0 the light acts like it is reflecting off of a frosted piece of...

Page 103: ...old button is also provided Lighting with Page Turn Roll Effects To use Lighting with Page Turn Roll you need to use one keyer for the Front side of the Page Turn and another keyer for the Back side The same effect then needs to be loaded on both keyers with one having only the Front selected in the Page Turn menu and the other having only the Back selected The keyer priority will also need to be ...

Page 104: ...sociated with the chosen control using the soft knobs or pop up keypads The menu is accessed by touching iDPM Output Recursive Figure 53 Figure 53 Output Recursive Menu Output Recursive Presets The Output Recursive system has a set of presets that can be selected to simplify creating effects with Output Recursive Rain Wind Smoke Fire Paint and Erase effect buttons are provided the Fire button has ...

Page 105: ... particles that resemble wind Smoke provides a dark grey disintegrating trail that resembles smoke Fire provides a red disintegrating flame effect Paint allows you to apply or paint the current image anywhere on the display using the joystick Erase allows you to erase the current effect using the joystick Output Recursive Modes Touch any of the four modes in the Output Recursive Mode pane to creat...

Page 106: ...ange the frozen image at each keyframe Force Strobe When an effect passes over or stops on a keyframe a single strobe event is triggered While the effect sits on a keyframe with keyframe strobe on no additional events are triggered The history of the prior single event is discarded and a single strobe is triggered again ON accumulates a field frame of video within the Output Recursive loop OFF No ...

Page 107: ...by a new single strobe It resets that loop by creating a new frozen image at each keyframe that has the Keyframe Reset button on OFF does not change the frozen image at each keyframe Force Strobe button When an effect passes over or stops on a keyframe a single strobe event is triggered While the effect sits on a keyframe with keyframe strobe on no additional events are triggered The history of th...

Page 108: ...ode button is selected as the Strobe Type ON A keyframe triggers a reset followed by a new single strobe It resets that loop by creating a new frozen image at each keyframe that has the Keyframe Reset button on OFF does not change the frozen image at each keyframe Force Strobe button When an effect passes over or stops on a keyframe a single strobe event is triggered While the effect sits on a key...

Page 109: ...utput Recursive to fade away evenly over time Note Additive effect with Star Decay Star Decay causes random pixels of the frozen image in the Output Recursive to fade away over time Note Additive effect with Picture Decay Strobe Timing Period defines the number of frames in a Strobe Cycle Period is only available when Time is selected as the Strobe Type On Time sets the percentage of the period th...

Page 110: ... prior single event is discarded and a single strobe is triggered again ON accumulates a field frame of video within the Output Recursive loop OFF No action is taken Mode buttons Over places the image over the remnant or montage Under places the image under the remnant Erase erases the image and remnant Show Picture Parameter ON default displays the live video image in addition to the still mon ta...

Page 111: ...eDPM transforms perhaps a graphic and a clock and assign those transformed sources to Keyers 5 and 6 Map the ME to a PGM PST source select button and have a composite of six DVEs on one source to take to air then Assign the ME source to one of the four keyers on PGM PST and key the composite of DPMs or Apply an additional transform to the composite with a PGM PST iDPM on any of the first four keye...

Page 112: ...e eDPM Inserting keyframes in the Master E MEM s eDPM sub level timeline creates a key frame which is a proxy to drive the eDPM s timeline When running an eDPM timeline from the Master E MEM timeline pauses on the eDPM side are ignored Start delays on the Master Switcher side are executed before eDPM timeline eDPM Partitioning The eDPM partition boundary is a sub level in the eDPM Primary partitio...

Page 113: ...imeline menu so the eDPM Master E MEM partition can be enabled disabled eDPM Definable Sub levels The Master E MEM eDPM sub levels eDPM Pri and eDPM Sec can be configured as Definable controlled or Not Assigned in the User Setups Suite Prefs E MEM Prefs eDPM menu see Define E MEM on page 242 for information about defining assigning E MEM sub levels The example in Figure 56 shows the two defined eD...

Page 114: ...ng definable sub Levels allows for the recall of eDPM effects from Local E MEM For example effects created for ME 1 can have the eDPM definable sub levels and will then run eDPM effects Assigning Sources Assigning sources for eDPM transform is done in the eDPM Mode Source Ops eDPM menu eDPM Definable Sub levels ...

Page 115: ...ce you wish to assign to the eDPM channel from the Sources scrolling list Figure 57 right side of menu Note If you touch an eDPM Fill button first then a source the Cut and Fill signal for that channel will be the same Touch the Cut button to assign a different source for the Cut button split key 3 Repeat Steps 1 and 2 for up to four input sources for each eDPM channel Button Mapping eDPMs to an M...

Page 116: ...switcher for normal operations eDPM Mode Menus Touching the eDPM Mode button bottom left changes the menu to the eDPM Mode Figure 58 Figure 58 eDPM Mode Menus eDPM Effects Menus The eDPM Transform menu is identical to the iDPM Transform menu Transform Menu on page 73 in all ways except the ME Keyer selection matrix upper left pane is replaced with the four channels of the eDPM Figure 58 however th...

Page 117: ... on page 104 eDPM Category Menus The eDPM Mode category menus for the Karrera eDPM option operate independently from the Switcher Mode there is access to eDPM menus in the Switcher Mode for convenience File Ops Menu The eDPM File Ops menu allows you to create folders and save load and manage the 1000 eDPM register files and all files To access the eDPM File Ops menu touch File Ops and either the e...

Page 118: ...re identical to that of the Switcher Mode Basic E MEM Operations on page 127 including the advanced Partial Keyframing and Define E MEM features E MEM Time line Operation on page 217 Note Define E MEM for eDPM partitions are enabled in the E MEM Prefs ME Par tition menu To access the eDPM Timeline Edit menu touch E MEM Timeline Timeline Edit Figure 60 ...

Page 119: ...e Editing insert modify keyframes etc can only be performed in the eDPM Mode menus You can only view the eDPM timelines in the Switcher Mode Source Ops Menu The eDPM Source Ops menu provides Source Holds Source Holds in Effects on page 233 and Near and Far side source selection for eDPM Channels 1 4 using the scrolling list with Lock button at the right of the menu ...

Page 120: ...olled by the eDPM Secondary E MEM system eDPM channels can be made visible on both Primary and Secondary partitions The Primary Partition is made up of outputs eDA and eDB and the Sec ondary Partition consists of outputs eDC and eDD The four eDPM channel assignments default to the Primary Partition however any eDPM channel can be assigned to the Secondary Partition using the Secondary Assign pane ...

Page 121: ...to iDPMs see Global Channel Assignments on page 74 Keyer Menu The Keyer menu controls for eDPM function identically to those in the Switcher Mode but for eDPM Channel Keys 1 4 eDPM Menu See eDPM Effects Menus on page 116 Wipes Menu The eDPM Wipes menu controls function identically to those in the Switcher Mode Transitions on page 208 for eDPM Channel Key Wipes 1 4 ...

Page 122: ...f and MatchDef are E MEMable see E MEM Control of SetDef MatchDef on page 245 Note SetDef and MatchDef may be configured as part of engineering setup using the Eng Setup SetDef MatchDef menu If SetDef or MatchDef has been con figured as part of engineering setup this takes precedence over the TD being able to change these settings and these items are grayed out in the Source Ops SetDef MatchDef me...

Page 123: ...sen from the labeled buttons in the right pane 720p 1080i Std Def 4 3 Std Def 16 9 This format is applied to both paired outputs Controls for Scale Letterbox Pillarbox H Center Cut and V Center Cut are displayed depending on the format selected Scale Scales the image to fill the full raster of the screen If mismatched formats are involved the image may distort and appear wider or nar rower that it...

Page 124: ... The currently operating Karrera video standard is shown in the System Video Format status display on the upper right portion of the menu Auto Line Rate Enable When on the Karrera system detects the input video format and automatically chooses the appropriate line rate for the selected input One frame of video is required for detection If the incoming video signal format changes one incorrect fram...

Page 125: ... 720p 1080i SDi Controls for Scale Sync Letterbox Pillarbox H Center Cut and V Center Cut are displayed depending on the format selected These controls are identical to those used for SetDef The Sync Scale button behaves the same as the SetDef Scale button but also employs frame sync circuitry Crop and Matte controls are also available which operate the same as for SetDef see page 123 ...

Page 126: ...126 KARRERA User Manual Section 3 Video Mix Effects ...

Page 127: ...ct is learned into an effect register and can then be recalled at a later time with a single button press Effects can be edited after they have been learned and effect data can also be saved to and loaded from disk The Karrera system has 1000 E MEM registers organized into Pages and Banks There are ten pages of ten banks with 100 E MEM registers each that can be learned and recalled from the menu ...

Page 128: ...tors before the number For example a time of 30 fields one half second on 60 hz systems is entered by typing 30 Enter CAUTION Pressing the button first resets the effect duration to the Natural duration You can actually enter any combination of seconds frames and fields The Karrera system will do the conversion and display the result in seconds frame field format Decimal values for other non time ...

Page 129: ...ister 1 Press the EMEM Edit button in the Master E MEM area 2 Press the Put button the Put menu is displayed 3 Enter the target register number for the E MEM you wish to put the current register s E MEM Timeline information and press Enter Note Pressing the Put button then the Dot button will put the current register into the next available register Get Allows you to copy the E MEM Timeline inform...

Page 130: ...utton for the desired page 0 100 900 alternatively you can use the Bk0 4 Bk3 7 buttons on the right 3 Press the Bank button 4 Press the button of the desired bank 5 Press the keypad button of the desired E MEM register Alternatively you can perform the Bank then Page selections then press the desired register button Clearing Registers When you build an effect you may want to start with an empty re...

Page 131: ...page bank and register keypad buttons of the desired registers in the order you wish them to run Delay time can be added at each register by pressing Rate and entering a time value 3 Press Enter To Play a Sequence of Registers 1 Press Seq 2 Press the page bank and register keypad button of the starting register To Break a Sequence 1 Press Lrn Seq 2 Press the page bank and register keypad button of...

Page 132: ...different sources to allow rapid and reliable variations on the E MEM effect that was originally recalled A macro can contain several steps Macros are executed as quickly as pos sible in the order the steps are recorded It is also possible to insert delays in a macro sequence during recording to accommodate external devices or allow for completion of internal system events Macros add enormous powe...

Page 133: ...int of use active during the macro recording For example recording a macro that turns on Matte Fill on ME 1 Keyer 1 will affect ME 1 Keyer 1 when it is played back regardless of what keyer the Control Panel happens to be delegated to when the macro is played Macros record triggers not the result of a trigger For example a macro con taining a Key Mix transition when run will trigger the key transit...

Page 134: ...stitutes the macro for the button s normal action Any combination of Pre Post or Replace Attach macros can be associated with the same button This makes it possible to have a single button press play three separate macros though this is not a typical sce nario Note Macro attachments to buttons without colors do not appear to flash when Pre Post Attached macros are attached To verify that a macro i...

Page 135: ...BLK Key 1 Key 2 Key 3 Key 4 Key 5 Key 6 Key 1 Trans ns Key 2 Trans ns Key 3 Trans ns Key 4 Trans ns Key 5 Trans ns Key 6 Trans ns Cut Cut Auto Auto Wipe ipe 1 Wipe ipe 2 User er 1 User er 2 Key Prior Mix Trans ns PVW Pst BLK Key 1 Key 2 Key 3 Key 4 Key 5 Key 6 Key 1 Trans ns Key 2 Trans ns Key 3 Trans ns Key 4 Trans ns Key 5 Trans ns Key 6 Trans ns Cut Cut Auto Auto Wipe ipe 1 Wipe ipe 2 User er 1...

Page 136: ...ach button activates a mode that low tally blinks Control Panel buttons that have macros attached The Delete button activates macro Delete mode When delete mode is on pressing a macro button deletes the macro associated with that button When macro mode is on pressing the Replace button activates attach mode You then select the macro register of the desired pre defined macro and press the button to...

Page 137: ...row Shifted macros can also be defined and accessed from the Menu Panel by selecting Macros Catalog Recording a Macro with the Control Panel 1 Turn on Macro record mode by pressing the Record button 2 Press the macro row button of the desired macro register Use the Shift button to access shifted macro registers 3 Perform the steps you wish recorded into the macro in the order they are to be perfor...

Page 138: ...ed using the Control Panel and or the menus 5 Touch the Stop button to end the macro recording You can name the macro either before you record it or after by touching the name data pad for that macro register to bring up a keypad Panel Name The Panel Name column is provided in the Macro Catalog menu s Macro List pane refer to Figure 66 for entering a Panel Name four char acters maximum Karrera dis...

Page 139: ...ng a Macro to a Panel Button Using the Control Panel Pre Attach a Macro 1 Delegate the bus rows to Macro by pressing the Macro button see Figure 65 on page 135 2 Press and hold down the macro button to be attached 3 Press the keyer row button to which the macro will be attached if Show Attach is on the panel button will flash until Show is turned off Post Attach a Macro 1 Delegate the bus rows to ...

Page 140: ...o to You can either touch the physical panel button while Show Attach mode is active which will scroll to and blink that button on the Macros Attach menu or you can use the menu to select the panel section and then scroll the Macro Attachments list to display the desired button 3 Touch the Pre Replace or Post parameter touch button upper right 4 Touch the menu button for the macro register to be a...

Page 141: ...ove all macros go to the Macros Attach menu and select Remove All Macros button warning will appear to confirm remove all Appending to a Macro with the Control Panel 1 Turn on Macro append mode by double pressing the Record button 2 Press the macro register button on the delegated keyer row of an existing macro to which you wish to append additional steps 3 Perform the additional steps using the C...

Page 142: ...the File Operations pane 3 Navigate to the folder System Storage or Remote Storage tab into which you wish to save the Macro files left pane You can create a new folder if you wish 4 Select All Enter Reg s or the Select Reg s buttons enter or select a range for the latter two 5 Touch the Save button Note Only the macro registers themselves are saved with this procedure not any macro attachments Lo...

Page 143: ...s in a Macro The state of the Effects Dis and SEQ buttons are sent as part of each E MEM recall command When recording E MEM recalls to a Macro make sure these states are correct when you build the Macro For example if you want the E MEM effect to automatically run as a Sequence make sure that button is on when the E MEM recall is recorded into the Macro Certain E MEM commands that directly affect...

Page 144: ...us Another example is to prevent feedback when selecting a studio wide shot Many modern sets include monitors and these will typically be fed from an aux bus of the switcher with program output selected When the wide shot camera is selected on PGM PST A bus the camera might pick up the monitor wall and generate video feedback This can be prevented by asso ciating all source selections on PGM PST A...

Page 145: ...eft and the Table Setup menu Figure 68 right Use the Bus Links menu to link enable disable break and choose the source table for bus links Standard Table All Sources 1 to 1 is the default Source Table Figure 68 Multiple Bus Links Selected Controller bus and Linked bus buttons turn blue when selected in the Current Link pane In the example in Figure 68 the Linked bus button PGM U2 is the selected b...

Page 146: ... can be configured and applied to every bus link This frees up resources and allows a faster more efficient way of applying the same source substitutions to multiple bus links Also you are able to create named relationships between the source table and the bus links to which they are assigned The Standard Table All Sources 1 to 1 Source Table is the default One of the other 15 configurable Source ...

Page 147: ...Table 15 Engineering ID has been con figured with source substitutions using the Source Tables menu and given the Source Table Name Home Team This Source Table can now be easily identified and assigned to one or many bus links in the Bus Links Links Setup menu Figure 68 Figure 70 Source Tables To add rename a source table name Give a source table a descriptive Source Table Name or rename a source ...

Page 148: ...ce changes to reflect your selection 5 Repeat the first two steps for all source substitutions The Source Table will be updated with substitutions and Source Table Name in the Links Setup menu Source Table list Storing Copying Source Table Substitutions to another Source table Source Table configurations from one source table can be stored copied to another using the Store button To store source t...

Page 149: ...e 1 In the Links Setup menu touch the Controlling Bus data pad 2 Touch the ME Aux eDPM menu tab 3 Touch the desired bus or eDPM input 4 Touch the Linked Bus data pad and repeat Steps 1 3 The Link Setup menu displays the newly linked busses in the Current Link pane The link is enabled and the Standard Source Table is selected as the default Source Tables are grayed out You can disable or break the ...

Page 150: ...us linking is divided into two categories Parallel Links and Cascading Links Touching the Controlling Bus or Linked Bus data pads in the Bus Links Links Setup menu displays the Bus Picker pop up menu for each from which to choose busses for the link Figure 71 Figure 71 Bus Picker Pop up ...

Page 151: ...Controlling Bus selection menu is displayed 2 Touch the ME busses Aux Busses or eDPM Inputs tab and touch the desired bus The menu closes and returns to the Bus Links menu The selected bus is displayed in the Controlling Bus data pad in the example in Figure 72 the selected bus is PGM A 3 Touch the Linked Bus data pad in the Table Setup pane the Linked Bus selection menu is displayed 4 Touch the M...

Page 152: ... A has a linked bus B which in turn acts as the controlling bus for another linked bus C and so on Changing a source on the controlling bus A will cause a change on both linked busses B and C In the example in Figure 73 Controller PGM A controls Linked Aux 1 Linked Aux 1 is the controller for Linked Aux 2 and Linked Aux 2 is the controller for Linked Aux 3 Button Color Definitions The following ap...

Page 153: ...in the example in Figure 73 the selected bus is PGM A 3 Touch the Linked Bus data pad in the Table Setup pane the Linked Bus selection menu is displayed 4 Touch the ME busses Aux Busses or eDPM Inputs tab and touch the desired bus The menu closes and returns to the Bus Links menu The selected bus is displayed in the Linked Bus data pad 5 Touch the Controlling Bus data pad again in the Table Setup ...

Page 154: ...t from the Controlling bus to the Linked bus provided all links are not inhibited see below Link Enable is keyframeable Other controls on this menu can be used to manage bus links Bus Hold Inhibits Links This control affects the behavior of the Control Panel Hold button for all Linked buses When Bus Hold Inhibits Links is On and the Hold button on a Linked bus is also On that Linked bus will ignor...

Page 155: ...r external DPMs When a bus pair is involved in bus linking the following rules apply Key cut selections on video fill key cut bus pairs does not affect the key cut source on a linked bus split key cut selections don t link The fill A side of the Controlling bus is always sent to the fill A side of the Linked bus If the Controlling bus is in video video mode the B side selection will be sent to the...

Page 156: ...156 KARRERA User Manual Section 4 Switcher Control ...

Page 157: ...vide device control operations from the Karrera system Device Control Groups on the Control Panel Menu Panel Karrera Menu on a PC and The Switcher Soft Panel KSP Device Control Operations Control Groups Device control from the Device Control Groups one for a 2 ME Karrera system and two for a 3 ME which consists of a 16 character Status Display displays the current clip and Play Cue Load Next Clip ...

Page 158: ... to its in point Next Clip Previous Clip Causes the previous or next clip name in the frame maintained clip stack list per device to be brought into the Status Display window E MEM Control of External Devices Introduction E MEM effects can be used to Load cue play and stop DDR clips and Cue play and stop tapes in VTRs E MEM device control is good for recalling the same clips repeatedly and for int...

Page 159: ...ed to be configured as external devices in Eng Setup E MEM control for external devices is by default assigned to the Misc 16 EXT DEV level This can be changed in the User Setups Suite Prefs E MEM Prefs menu Operation E MEM device control is accomplished by Associating an external device with an E MEM enable group button factory default is Misc 16 EXT Enabling the E MEM button for that enable grou...

Page 160: ...l values will enter the smaller value For example typing in 5 enters five frames 00 00 00 05 Typing in 5 enters five seconds 00 00 05 00 Typing in 5 4 enters five seconds and four frames 00 00 05 04 Typing in 5 4 3 2 enters five hours four min utes three seconds and two frames 05 04 03 02 You can enter timecode values without dot separators Simply enter the exact value Leading zeros are ignored Fo...

Page 161: ...Speed Mark and Jog Forward Back con trols are available in the larger control pane on the left Loading Clips External devices are controlled using various protocols BVW Odetics AMP These protocols have different capabilities and specific models of external devices may support only specific protocols The exact clip loading procedures if available will vary depending on the device model and pro toco...

Page 162: ...ncomplete re enabling the device will fetch the entire folder and clip list Note Do not create file or folder names that have the pound character along with either the dash or underscore _ character and avoid blank spaces for example use DeadEnd not Dead End This can inhibit clip access Note A maximum of 20 folders is recommended along with a maximum of 20 clips per folder Figure 76 Folder and Cli...

Page 163: ...ining external device events This prevents those same events from being duplicated when the next keyframe is inserted Examples Preparation for Control 1 Turn on the EXT DEV button in the E MEM Timeline Recall Run menu or whichever button your machine control device has been associated with and press the EMEM Edit button in the Master E MEM area Note Devices can be assigned to any level including 1...

Page 164: ...ternal Device Enables Menu 3 Go to the Timeline Events menu Figure 78 touch the Clear All Events button This ensures only that device s events will be specified in the keyframe To Load Cue Play and Stop a Clip 1 Follow the Preparation for Control procedure above ...

Page 165: ...t want to play the clip from its starting point either cue the device to the desired location or enter the timecode value man ually 5 Set up the Control Panel to the desired state making sure the DDR source is not selected on the PGM PST A bus 6 Learn this state to an E MEM register as the first keyframe of the effect 7 Go to a point later in your effect giving sufficient time for the clip to load...

Page 166: ...d run the register The clip will load and cue be taken on air play automatically be taken off air and then stop To Play a Video and Key Pair of Sources in Sync 1 Follow the Preparation for Control procedure on page 163 2 Besides EXT DEV or whichever button your machine control device has been associated with make sure PGM PST level is also enabled in the Master E MEM area 3 In the Timeline Events ...

Page 167: ...e 3 Touch the Load button on the right If the correct clip is not displayed touch the data pad and select the clip from the list 4 Set up the Control Panel to the desired state making sure the DDR source is not selected on the PGM PST A bus DDRs cannot cue and buffer instantaneously so should not be placed on air immediately when the effect is recalled 5 Learn this state to an E MEM register 6 Tou...

Page 168: ...ter button on to build the rest of the Event List 5 If you need to re arrange the order of the clips in the Event List use the list editing buttons Move Up Move Down etc Remember to first select the clip in the Event List where you wish the re arrangement to occur before you use these buttons 6 When the Event List is complete it can be used for your production without saving it The list will only ...

Page 169: ...g list to allow selecting and de selecting ganged devices for that primary device The Gang Enabled button in this pane activates or deactivates the gangs that have been established between the devices With a primary device selected in the left pane the remaining devices avail able for ganging are displayed as active buttons in the right pane Devices not available for ganging are grayed out and ina...

Page 170: ... clip for play back When that clip finishes the next one in the list loads normally Clips in an event list can be reordered quickly The Move Up and Move Down buttons allow a story to be selected and moved to a new loca tion in the list For example if the next two stories need to be exchanged in playout order selecting the next story loads it so it can be played immediately then while that story is...

Page 171: ...th all router levels selected Router control panels can also protect router destinations from being changed by other control panels A protected router destination cannot be changed by a different control panel but may be changed by the panel that set the protection Protections help prevent inappropriate router source changes The Karrera system can be considered a type of router control panel and s...

Page 172: ...Protect All and On Air R MEM control Menu Panel Router Interface Operation The Router Control menu provides a way to directly change router sources from the Menu Panel The Router Select menu is reached by pressing the R MEM Menu Panel button then touching the Router Control category selec tion button Figure 81 Note Router interface operation becomes available after the Karrera system and the exter...

Page 173: ...ng this data pad opens an alphanumeric keypad into which you can enter the name of the desired router source The Router Source list will then scroll to and select that router source changing that source s output signal If an exact match is not found for the name entered no change will occur Protection The Router Protection pane middle provides protection controls These controls are used to send co...

Page 174: ...sys tems including standalone Prelude Control Panels to control Aux bus source selections All switcher Aux buses can be configured to appear on the Router Control System Aux buses that are not enabled for router control are seen as being protected by the switcher to the Router Control System In other words an Aux bus current status source selection is displayed but it cannot be controlled by the R...

Page 175: ...the Output Type 2 Touch a Aux 1 46 data pad in the Logical Aux Bus pane to designate it for router control 3 Touch the Router Control selector button highlights green when selected Repeat Steps 1 3 for each Aux Bus you wish to control by router The router must have the switcher sources defined and the 46 Aux Busses defined as destinations with four levels each see the documentation that came with ...

Page 176: ...ecalled and enacted quickly R MEM operation is similar to E MEM in that information is learned into a register for later recall Each R MEM register holds a router source name for one or more switcher sources R MEM allows selectively enabling router destinations for control and has Auto Recall both similar to E MEMs selection of enable groups R MEM can be assigned to an E MEM enable group if desire...

Page 177: ...tatus Switcher sources configured as routed Karrera sources also appear in the left pane There is a Mode pane in the center and an R mem pane on the right listing the R MEM registers available the full register number is dis played on each register button R MEM Auto Recall The R MEM Auto Recall mode acts similar to the E MEM Auto Recall An R MEM Auto Recall automatically changes only the switcher ...

Page 178: ...you are saving to a different bank If the desired bank is already selected you can touch just the Register button To Recall an R MEM Register 1 Make sure the Preview mode button is not selected 2 Turn the Auto Recall button on or off to control how the register is recalled 3 Touch the Bank and Register buttons for the desired register Touch the bank button first if you are recalling from a differe...

Page 179: ...e Control and Auto Recall R MEM also provides an additional level of control R MEM has its own set of enables that control which Karrera sources router destinations are affected by a recall operation This aspect of R MEM is like the enable groups used for Master E MEM The Auto Recall button on the R MEM menu controls R MEM recalls similar to the control the Auto Recall button in the Control Panel ...

Page 180: ...ur otherwise Using E MEM Auto Recall can help control when groups are enabled Learning R MEMs on the Control Panel When R MEM has been assigned to an E MEM Enable button Misc 1 Misc 8 learns can be performed from the Control Panel as well as the R MEM menu Note The Learn operation you will use erases any existing information in all the enabled levels of the current E MEM register 1 In the Master E...

Page 181: ...ill also be updated Changing R MEM on an Existing E MEM Register 1 In the Master E MEM area recall the E MEM register you wish to change 2 In the Master E MEM area select the Enable button to which R MEM has been assigned 3 Setup the desired R MEM state a Go to the R MEM Router Control menu accessed via Router Control and select the router source to be used with each switcher source b Go to the R ...

Page 182: ... register from disk does not affect the current work buffer If an effect is loaded in the work buffer and that register number containing different settings is loaded from disk the reg ister will need to be recalled before any changes in state occur Empty R MEM Keyframes If the R MEM enable button is on when keyframes on other levels are inserted into the effect R MEM keyframes containing effectiv...

Page 183: ...o Turn color bars on off to quickly identify which source is associated with a camera Control a subset of camera settings Auto Iris enable disable Auto Black level trigger ND Neutral Density Filter settings and Load a Scene File with a single button push or recall a Scene File with an E MEM Note The Camera sub level is assigned to an E MEM level in the Menu Panel Ethernet Tally allows you to Tally...

Page 184: ... camera as the associ ated source Auto Iris Enable disable camera s Auto Iris Auto Black Triggers a reset of camera s black level ND Neutral Density Filter Changes the neutral density filter wheel set ting Use back and forward arrow buttons Figure 85 to scroll through and enable 1 4 1 16 1 64 filter wheel settings or CLR to clear the filter wheel setting Ethernet Tally Operations When installed an...

Page 185: ...you to recall scene files 1 2 3 or 4 to all selected cameras in the Camera Source list Simply select a camera source or sources and touch a Scene File Fast Recall 1 4 button Figure 86 Scene File in E MEM The Camera level button in the User Setups E MEM Prefs menu can be used to assign camera sub levels to levels and are defin able and recalled as part of an E MEM E MEMs can be used for example so ...

Page 186: ...cted camera s button data 4 Go to the Cameras E MEM Prefs level by touching User Setups Suite Prefs E MEM Prefs Cameras 5 Touch the level to which you wish to assign the Camera s sub level 6 Touch Done 7 Build an E MEM recalling the level with the camera sub level assigned The enabled Scene File will be recalled for the selected cameras ...

Page 187: ...stalled during the standard Karrera Menu Application installation procedure The Newton menu Figure 89 on page 189 is available on all Karrera systems running 1 5 2 or newer soft ware However a Newton system must be available on the Karrera net work and configuration steps will be required before this menu becomes functional Selecting the NetConfig installation option from the Karrera Installer pro...

Page 188: ...rera Installer program to install these configuration tools During this process the NetConfig network con figuration application and a Newton Configurator plug in are installed The tool is accessed by launching NetConfig and touching the Newton tab on the top menu bar Figure 88 Figure 88 NetConfig Newton Configurator Plug in The Configurator tool is used to define the functionality of Newton con t...

Page 189: ...ctly from the Karrera system Refer to the separate Newton Instruction Manual and NetConfig Instruction Manual for specific information about how to configure the Newton con trols These manuals are available for download from the Grass Valley web site External Device Newton Menu Description Once configured module parameters can be adjusted on the Karrera Newton menu which is accessed by touching De...

Page 190: ...currently selected setup 1 5 is displayed in this pane Additional information for the currently selected channel is displayed below If multiple modules are daisy chained together in a Newton channel the information displayed will be for the module with a parameter assigned to the top knob Newton Controls On the right side of the menu the active control functions are identified Direct knob control ...

Page 191: ...ource Selection Transition and individual E MEM control Master E MEM Multi Function and System Bar areas are added to com plete the control surface functionality The basic Karrera system is operated using button knob and lever controls on the Control Panel and Aux panels touch screen and knob controls on the Menu Panel keyboard on a touch screen optional for KSP Text and number entry is also possi...

Page 192: ...isplayed in Delegation mode in the Local E MEM area If the Control Panel has fewer than three Stripes then only MEs for those Stripes present will be shown Automatic Delegation With the Auto Deleg button toggled on in the Multi Function area when an operator activates any object on a Stripe the Multi Function area will auto matically delegate to control the specific object involved For example sel...

Page 193: ...of automatic delegation where a specific menu is displayed on the Menu Panel when a panel button is pressed twice in rapid succession A menu can contain controls that do not exist on the Control Panel DPOP makes these additional menu controls readily available If further delegation exists within the menu for example to a specific keyer that delegation occurs as well If the menu is already open a s...

Page 194: ... are indicated with two triangles on the lower right of the button legend Table 10 SPOP Buttons SPOP Button Area Menu Displayed K1 K6 Source Select All Keyer A MEs Source Ops menu Video Proc and RGB Color Correct ME menu B U1 U2 K1 K6 Transition All Keyer ME 1 4 PGM Multi Function All ME K1 6 All Keyer All Buttons Control Panel Macros Attach ...

Page 195: ...The touch screen is sensitive to a single pressure location only so only one touch surface control can be adjusted at a time Menu Selection Various Karrera system operating menus are selected using the menu buttons at the bottom of the Menu Panel touch screen When a menu is accessed it is initially displayed in the state it was in when last used Soft Knobs Soft Knob Label Soft Knob Data Pad 862326...

Page 196: ...tem is involved Backgrounds vary for each menu type Green for User Red for Engineering Light Brown for e DPM optional A representative menu screen Keyer Mode menu is shown in Figure 91 and Figure 92 For clarity the menu screen examples are divided into two areas Navigation and Content and Messaging Figure 91 Keyer Mode Navigation Menu Example Menu Touch Buttons Menu Category Touch Buttons Quick Li...

Page 197: ...ample Selected Delegation Data Pad Soft Knob Label and Data Pad Selected Mode Touch Button Selected Parameter Touch Button Mode Selection Touch Button Group Operations Status Notification Area Pattern Data Pad Additional Function Touch Buttons Delegation Group of Data Pads 6 x 5 30 ...

Page 198: ...Touch Button Menu Icon Touch Buttons History Mode Touch Button When the History mode touch button is selected up to 45 previously visited menus can be quickly accessed by clicking on the represen tative menu Icon The scrolling menu icon window can be cleared by selecting the Clear History touch button Figure 93 left History menu icon buttons appear light brown and black until selected then change ...

Page 199: ...rites menu icon buttons appear light green and black until selected then change to blue Use the Left and Right arrows Figure 94 bottom left to navigate through Favorites pages To create a Favorites list perform the following steps Figure 94 left 1 Choose a Favorites page 1 10 using the Left and Right soft touch button arrows 2 Navigate to the menu to be added to the list 3 Select a grayed out or e...

Page 200: ... so you can return to the last menu of your choosing Figure 95 Favorites Last Menu Icon To create a Last Menu icon button and assign a menu 1 Touch the Learn button 2 Touch the History button 3 Touch the target menu button for example E MEM Timeline Timeline Edit 4 Touch a favorite button on any page 1 10 The button changes to the Last Menu icon ...

Page 201: ...m Click in another menu where the tab was or on the tab again to close it In the example in Figure 96 the E MEM Timeline T Line menu Quick Tab has been selected Figure 96 Menu Quick Tabs Example Data Pads and Touch Buttons The Karrera system menus make extensive use of data pads Data pads are active areas on the screen that display a summary of the status of an object and when touched bring up add...

Page 202: ...t blue to indicate the state of that parameter Preset Pattern Figure 92 Menu Top Line The top line is identical in all the Karrera system menus Figure 92 The left portion of the top line has three Quick Tabs see Quick Tabs on page 201 The center portion of the top line displays operations status messages and The right portion of the top line is an operator notification area where messages generate...

Page 203: ...KARRERA User Manual 203 Menu Panel Overview Figure 97 Configuration Menu Tab Example Sub category Touch Button Menu Tabs ...

Page 204: ...ad of the selected object is colored light blue Parameter Control Area In the Keyer menu example Figure 92 on page 197 a Parameter Control area contains function selection touch buttons and soft knob pads for the selected operating mode Function selection touch buttons either toggle on and off or are part of an interlocked group The soft knob pads on the right allow individual parameter adjustment...

Page 205: ...lling Lists Figure 100 Scrolling List When multiple items are available for selec tion scrolling lists are used Figure 100 On most menus touching the up and down tri angle buttons scrolls the list up or down one item When the top or bottom of the list is reached that button goes gray Touching the green area above or below the white handle scrolls the list up or down one group of items You can also...

Page 206: ...e associations for items arranged near each other on the lists Figure 101 Paired Scroll Lists with Lock On Menu and Panel Interactions The Control Panel and Menu Panel operate as a single control surface and so these components interact with one another Many controls on the Control Panel are duplicated on the Menu Panel screens For example a keyer can be set to use a Chroma key with a Control Pane...

Page 207: ...her panel Once the change occurs both panels will be updated to reflect the status of the object Both panels do not need to be delegated to the same object to enact a change however Suppose the Control Panel is delegated to control ME 1 Key 1 while the Menu Panel is delegated to ME 2 Key 2 Changes made on the Menu Panel will affect only ME 2 Key 2 and changes made on the Control Panel will affect ...

Page 208: ... keyers will transition from on air to off air or vice versa Back ground transitions will occur between the A and B buses with a flip flop at the end of transition ensuring the A bus is always on air and the B bus is off air when a transition is not in progress Any element not selected in the next transition element group retains its current state Combinations of ele ments can be included in the s...

Page 209: ... new key priority in the Keyer Priority menu 4 If desired select a transition modifier Trans PVW or Preset Black Perform 5 Move the transition lever arm The picture will transition only the elements selected Other elements will remain unchanged To Perform an Auto Transition Setup 1 Setup for an Auto Transition is the same as a lever arm transition see page 209 with the following added step 2 Speci...

Page 210: ...ight pane 4 Set the Brightness to 100 and the Saturation to 0 with either the soft knobs or the popup keypad to create a white matte The matte will appear in the Base Color box 5 Go to the ME UserTrans menu 6 Select the User Trans Mix Through Matte 1 6 button 7 In the ME UserTrans menu touch the Full Screen button under Intermediate Video Appears to create a full raster effect 8 Change the Initial...

Page 211: ...irst half of a NAM transition the original picture retains its original intensity while the next picture mixes to full intensity Brighter areas in the new picture replace any corresponding darker areas of the pre vious picture During the second half of a NAM transition the previous picture mixes out of the darker areas of the new picture FAM transitions also first fade a new picture to full intens...

Page 212: ...lti Func tion area high tally for the selected ME low tally if not selected If the ME is not available to the suite no button color is present Transitions Using E MEM Transitions can also be built into E MEMs See E MEM Transitions on page 229 Aux Bus Transitions You can perform Aux bus transitions and mix or wipe between sources on an Aux bus Karrera allows you to use one or more ME partitions to ...

Page 213: ... to lock the selected mix or wipe as the transition type for the selected aux bus repeats when a source is taken on that aux bus By turning on the Trans Lock button the transition will continue to mix or wipe until it is deselected With the Trans Lock button off a mix or wipe will only transition once and then reset to a cut cut is the default setting for an aux bus ...

Page 214: ...to make all wipe parameters the same because the dynamic assignment of ME partitions will not guarantee that an allocated partition will supply the transition resource for a specific aux bus Allocating Resources and Setting up the Transition Note The DoubleTake option is required for Aux bus transitions Aux bus transitions use the allocated resources only during the transition Any Aux bus can then...

Page 215: ...ss the Aux Transition Rate parameter button enter a transition rate in the pop up keypad and press Enter 5 Select an Aux bus in the Source Ops Aux Buses menu 6 Press the Mix or Wipe button 7 Press the Trans Lock button if you wish the mix wipe transition to remain selected Note If locking transitions ON with the Trans Lock button you must perform at least one transition from the menu to initiate t...

Page 216: ...216 KARRERA User Manual Section 6 Switching Basics ...

Page 217: ...ration The key frame duration is calculated by the Karrera system time to the next key frame and is not actually contained in the keyframe data This permits added flexibility during effect editing Inserting on a Keyframe With Insert After When the edit cursor is on a keyframe pressing Insert After inserts a new keyframe after the current one The insert occurs after the duration of the keyframe the...

Page 218: ... 222 Note that keyframes are renumbered after the insert In the example what was keyframe 1 becomes keyframe 2 Figure 109 Figure 109 Insert Before Using Insert After or Insert Before on a Keyframe In an existing effect an Insert After at the keyframe 2 location would seem to be the same as an Insert Before at the keyframe 3 location but this is usually not true The work buffer material inserted in...

Page 219: ...nd Insert Before buttons perform the same opera tion when you insert on the path Figure 110 Insert on Path Note that after inserting on the path the preceding keyframe s duration is shortened and the new keyframe s duration extends to the next keyframe When keyframes are inserted on the path the overall effect duration does not change When an empty register is recalled no keyframes exist yet for t...

Page 220: ... add it 5 Press GoTm 3 Enter set up the last keyframe and add it The effect will now exactly match the recorded material Using E MEM you can run the effect and the recording simultaneously see E MEM Control of External Devices on page 158 Deleting a Keyframe In the menu when the edit cursor is on a keyframe pressing Delete removes that keyframe from the effect The Delete button is inactive when th...

Page 221: ...ons will be displayed on the Master E MEM readout When the cursor is moved from keyframe to keyframe the value will change to reflect the duration of the keyframe where the cursor is located When the cursor is moved between keyframes the duration shown is the distance from the current time to the next numbered Master Timeline key frame The time value displayed is used by default when a new keyfram...

Page 222: ...uration Specified Modifying an Existing Keyframe Duration The duration of an existing keyframe can also be modified For example the following procedure was used for Figure 113 1 Move the cursor to the keyframe whose duration you wish to modify You cannot modify a keyframe duration when the cursor is on the path In this case the keyframe duration is 15 frames 2 Press the KF Duration button to displ...

Page 223: ... effect longer or shorter with a single com mand Each keyframe duration in the effect will be increased or decreased proportionately to match the new forced duration Editing Effect Duration with the Control Panel 1 Select the effect whose duration you wish to change 2 Touch the Ef Dur button on the Master E MEM area 3 Type a new duration in Seconds Frames Field format and touch Enter Entering a si...

Page 224: ...ntering only a restores the natural duration of the effect 4 The new Forced Duration F Forced DUR 8 00 of the event is showing at the right end of the white Duration box at the top of the Timeline View pane Editing Effect Durations of Individual Levels You can apply Forced Duration to individual levels by selecting only those levels for modification In the example shown in Figure 115 the first thr...

Page 225: ... for editing Keyframes on levels not delegated for editing are unaffected Modify All operations only affect parameters that have been modified in the work buffer from the values of the current position of the time cursor Typically this position is the current keyframe but it could be the interpo lated state on the path between keyframes If the cursor is on the path the Modify All function will als...

Page 226: ...menu Mode changes are always absolute Turning a function on turns it on for all affected keyframes and does not toggle on functions off To perform a Modify All operation 1 Delegate for editing the levels in the effect you wish to be affected by the modifications 2 Move the time cursor to the location in the effect you wish to use as a baseline for the operation 3 Change the desired parameters by p...

Page 227: ...utton then Auto Recall top left hard button on the Master E MEM area Examples are pre sented below To change the enable groups associated with Auto Recall Press Auto Recall so it is on select the desired Master E MEM area Enable buttons for the desired groups of levels then press Lrn Auto Recall To set or change the Effect Dissolve rate Press Lrn Diss Rate in the Master E MEM display in the Master...

Page 228: ...tten during the running of an effect 5 Run the effect to see your changes General Curve Tips Although adjusting the Curve path type Tension Continuity and Bias con trols can feel like a guessing game here are some general tips to help you build desired effects in a timely manner Tension in the minus direction up to 1 0 creates bigger looser curves Continuity at 1 0 is the same as S Linear motion C...

Page 229: ... values to 0 0 Controlling Smooth Path Windup Effects with a curved transform path may move back slightly in the oppo site direction when the move begins or ends This windup is a character istic of Curve path control which is the factory default path type applied to new effect keyframes Curve requires three keyframes for proper interpo lation so values for the previous or next keyframe affects the...

Page 230: ... the currently selected sources whether a background transition will occur A keyer transition will occur only when the Key 1 6 background transi tion element s for the keyers involved are selected on the initial key frame AND a keyer changes its on off state at the following keyframe If Effects Dissolve is on when an effect is recalled transitions will occur between the previous switcher state and...

Page 231: ...heck its operation The transitions will occur as programmed 11 After the effect runs properly you can go back and modify keyframes with Source Holds where needed If unwanted background cuts occur go to the keyframe where the cut occurs identify the source selected on the A bus go to the previous key frame select that same source on the B bus and then press Modify KF to prop erly setup that source ...

Page 232: ...tion occurs at all at a keyframe any changes will be cuts you can select only the next transition button for a keyer and make sure its state does not change in the next keyframe A change of state in a keyer is required for a transition to occur when the effect runs The transition rules have one subtile limitation The next transition element buttons are an interlocked group All these buttons cannot...

Page 233: ...beginning and ending of every effect works well with the normal state You also may wish to apply a Source Hold to the first keyframe to ensure the last source selected remains unchanged going into the effect Source Holds in Effects During E MEM recalls and effect runs sources can be programmed to change Sometimes this is not desired as an effect may be designed to run on the currently selected sou...

Page 234: ...will not change when the effect is recalled then turn it off to enable source changes during the running of the remainder of the effect To Set a Source Hold in an Existing Effect 1 Locate the cursor on a keyframe in the effect where you wish to add a Source Hold 2 Select the buses you wish to hold by touching their labeled buttons on the Source Holds menu so their green indicators illuminate 3 Pre...

Page 235: ...r If the effect was built to expect the replay VTR on Logical source 12 then logical source 12 must be patched to source 27 in the other truck Once all the re patching is completed effects saved from the first truck will call up the correct sources E MEM Prefs control which E MEM levels will control specific components of the switcher For example if Image Store Channel 2 is assigned to the IS A gr...

Page 236: ...ifferent ways An E MEM can be programmed to execute one or more macros or a macro can be created that recalls one or more E MEMs With care operating both control mechanisms together can be extremely powerful However improper use can create infinite loops or other undesirable behavior It is especially important that your Karrera system be loaded with the correct E MEMs and Macros and is operating i...

Page 237: ...ning in an effect make sure the Macro sublevel is assigned to a separate level and then enable or disable that level to turn all the E MEM macros on or off To Add a Macro to an E MEM The Macro Catalog menu is used to add a macro register number and its Enabled state to an E MEM effect You can control a macro from this menu including append record delete or insert a delay in seconds or frames ...

Page 238: ... using the Macro Catalog buttons The menu is accessed via Macros Catalog Figure 119 Figure 119 Macro Catalog Menu 1 Touch the Macro No data pad in the Macro in E MEM pane to open the Macro selection menu Figure 120 Figure 120 Macro in E MEM Selection Menu ...

Page 239: ...control independent sub level timelines on a keyframe by keyframe basis in an effect A partial key frame is created when any sub level is excluded i e temporarily disabled for a level in a timeline whether the keyframe is inserted or edited Partial Keyframing can include definable sub levels as available resources using the Define E MEM feature which is discussed later in this section Note Partial...

Page 240: ...ced Operations 2 Go to the E MEM Timeline Timeline Edit menu and touch the Show Sub Levels button to the left of the level you wish to edit Figure 121 The Enables menu is displayed for that level Figure 121 Timeline Edit Menu Show Sub Levels ...

Page 241: ...abled the Lrn button in the Local and Master E MEM area will be colored Cyan light blue to reflect a partial key frame is present in the timeline of the effect the default is white Pressing and holding the cyan Lrn button while pressing a register button forces any Partial Keyframes to be part of that E MEM If the cyan Lrn button is not held when a register button is pressed any Partial Keyframes ...

Page 242: ...EM Assigned to a E MEM MISC Level Under typical E MEM control Definable Define which level will own a sub level on an effect by effect basis With Karrera sub levels which are set to be defined can be enabled in any level The ten E MEM Preferences levels sub levels can be made as definable in the User Setups Suite Prefs E MEM Prefs menu To make E MEM sub levels definable to other levels 1 Select an...

Page 243: ...y they are not available to ME 1 Primary To enable definable sub levels Figure 124 1 Go to the E MEM Timeline Timeline Edit menu 2 Touch the Show Timelines button 3 Touch the Show Sub Levels button corresponding to the level you wish to define sub levels 4 Touch the Enable button corresponding with the sub level you wish to enable 5 Learn the effect a For a new register press and hold the cyan lig...

Page 244: ...t of the effect Defined sub levels are appended below the assigned levels if present see Figure 124 Aux 1 Aux 2 Aux 3 and Aux 4 have been appended Figure 124 E MEM Timeline Menu Define E MEM Sub levels Moving Currently Defined Sub levels CAUTION Moving a defined sub level to another level while On Air will result in a loss of that resource Defined sub levels can be taken by other levels To prevent...

Page 245: ...chDef parameters can be learned and recalled using E MEM An E MEM learned with the SetDef and or MatchDef sub levels assigned means that the parameters set in the Source Ops SetDef MatchDef menu will be recalled as part of that E MEM Figure 126 For more infor mation about E MEM control see Basic E MEM Operations on page 127 SetDef and MatchDef are E MEMable but not keyframeable therefore each will...

Page 246: ...246 KARRERA User Manual Section 7 Advanced Operations Figure 126 Source Ops SetDef MatchDef Menu ...

Page 247: ...KARRERA User Manual 247 E MEM Timeline Operation SetDef and MatchDef sub levels are selected from the User Setups Suite Prefs E MEM Prefs menu Figure 127 Figure 127 E MEM Prefs Menu ...

Page 248: ...rameters set and an E MEM learned in Suite 1 will only recall the parameters set in Suite 1 1 To assign the SetDef sub level touch the SetDef Level button Figure 127 the SetDef sub level menu is displayed Figure 128 SetDef sub level Menu 2 Touch the desired level to assign the SetDef sub level or the Definable or Not Assigned buttons 3 Touch the Done button when finished ...

Page 249: ...atchDef menu E MEM control of MatchDef is limited to Suite 1 only 1 To assign the MatchDef sub level touch the MatchDef Level button Figure 127 the MatchDef sub level menu is displayed Figure 129 MatchDef Sub level Menu 2 Touch the desired level to assign the MatchDef sub level or the Definable or Not Assigned buttons Touch the Done button when finished ...

Page 250: ...linear key in the Key Mode pane of the Eng Setup Source Definition menu Figure 130 Figure 130 Eng Setup Source Definition Menu However there are instances when manual control is useful A source s key is not properly defined and you wish to correct the shape by overriding the key type or You wish to key an artistic effect by changing the video to the incor rect video shaping Additive Keyer Operatio...

Page 251: ...he Keyer Mode menu Figure 131 Figure 131 Keyer Mode Menu Additive Key Note Selecting or re selecting any Keyer Mode button Fixed Linear Adj Linear or Luma Key will reset the shape type to Auto i e as defined in the Source Definition menu 1 Touch the desired Key 2 In the Keyer Mode pane touch the Fixed Linear Adj Linear or Luma Key buttons if not already selected 3 Touch the Additive Key button to ...

Page 252: ...itive mode is very useful for keying over credits and other text because it brightens and increases transparency When Additive Key mode is On the Super Add button is displayed Figure 132 and defaults to Off Touch the Super Add button to turn it On Off The Super Add button is also returned to Auto state by selecting or re selecting a Keyer Mode button Figure 132 Keyer Mode Menu Additive Key Super A...

Page 253: ...stalled automatically in the Grass Valley directory during the software installation see the Karrera Release Notes for a standalone PC In order to run the Frame Simulator properly the line rate will have to be configured once as it affects all transition time line and macro pause durations and the main exe file will need to be running simultaneously with the Menu on PC Using a correctly configured...

Page 254: ...keypad and press Enter Note The Node Name LocalHost with the IP 127 0 0 1 for Suite1 Surface A has been auto entered into the Eng Setup Node Settings Control Surfaces menu At this time you may want to load a real Show file if the macros you will be editing creating affect sources or other variables Macros can now be edited created and saved offline from a PC Macro Catalog Menu The Panel Name colum...

Page 255: ... Name data pad next to the desired macro register enter the name in the pop up keyboard and touch Enter Note If there is no Panel Name entered the Macro menu in the Local E MEM area will display the macro register number it does not display the OLED name Macro Edit Menus The Macro Edit Create button pane with the Edit button has been added to the Macros Catalog menu refer to Figure 134 ...

Page 256: ... Value Component value set by the macro Macro Editing With Macro Editor you do not have to re create complex macros that you want to use for other parts of the switcher You can copy a macro from one register to another and then edit the macro lines to fit your needs There are two levels of macro editing editing or organizing macro lines and editing a macro line itself When reorganizing macro lines...

Page 257: ...y into tiers Each selected tier has a number of groups Each group contains a set of compo nents which share the same set of locations So when editing it is essential to select a group which contains the locations and components you wish the macro to act on Note Touching the Edit Line button does not open the Component Edit menu for all lines for example with an Insert Delay line the Enter Delay di...

Page 258: ...Edit Value button the Enter Value dialog is displayed Figure 137 Edit Component Value Menu Enter Value Dialog Example 2 Touch the Value data pad enter the new value in the pop up numeric keypad and touch Enter Some components allow you to choose from a list of values Figure 138 Figure 138 Edit Component Value Menu Enter Value from List Dialog Example The dialog closes and the new value is displaye...

Page 259: ...ing Organizing Using Buttons The Macro Editing buttons are in the Macro Line Edit menu Figure 139 Figure 139 Macro Line Edit Menu Using the Macro Edit buttons you can edit or reorganize the macro lines Delete Line Deletes the selected line Move Up Down Moves the selected line up down Duplicate Line Duplicates the selected line Insert New Line Inserts a new line after the selected line opens the Co...

Page 260: ...acro Editor however it may not be practical It is recommended that you learn about Tiers Groups and component locations using existing macros first To create a new macro 1 Touch an empty macro register in the Macros Catalog menu 2 Touch the Insert New Line button in the Macro Line Edit menu Figure 139 the Component Edit menu is displayed Figure 136 3 Choose the Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3 if necessary le...

Page 261: ...tion on and off together see Key Chaining on page 262 Background Chaining Links background next transition elements across different MEs Primary to Primary partitions and Secondary to Secondary partitions Two chains are available per suite see Background Transition Chaining on page 266 Partition Sync Links Primary and Secondary partitions within the same ME see Partition Sync Mode on page 267 Thes...

Page 262: ...be equal in command priority Key Chaining is part of the Karrera configuration and saved as part of File Ops Suite Prefs A layer of load granularity Key Chaining button has been added to this menu Keyers are controlled from the Transition area on the Karrera Control Panel They can be cut on off or transitioned on off using the dedicated Key Cut and Auto buttons Key chaining allows for a single but...

Page 263: ...part of one chain The Release ME Keys and Release All Keys buttons are provided to help manage Key Chain configuration Using Key Cut Auto Buttons Pressing any of the K1 Cut K6 Cut or K1 Auto K6 Auto buttons in the Transition area of an ME with those keyers as part of a chain will result in the fol lowing Chained keyers on the same or different MEs all transition simultane ously The transition rate...

Page 264: ...dicate they are in the chain The keys which do not flash are the initiators When the Lever Arm is moved or the Auto button is pressed the keys transition together If a selection is made for a keyer in the primary partition and the chained controlled key is in the secondary partition the controlled keyers will tran sition simultaneously with the keys in the primary partition irrespective of the del...

Page 265: ...ctions will be erased and the keyers in the chain selected These keyers will flash to indicate that they are in the chain The key which is not flashing is the initiator You can also use the Cut Auto keys as described in Using Key Cut Auto Buttons on page 263 If a Cut button is pressed on the initiating ME then all the MEs with chained keyers cut If an Auto button is pressed then simi larly all MEs...

Page 266: ...s the primary or controlling ME This is important for example when you are coupling MEs backgrounds keyers buses etc for a multiple feed or 3D broadcast it will be much more effective to switch the show from the primary ME with the secondary ME s following The Primary ME s Bkgd Transition button in the Transition area once pressed will be high tally while chained Bkgd Transition buttons will flash...

Page 267: ...the ME s Primary and Secondary partition The Pri button high tallies red and the Sec button high tallies green to indicate this mode Without using Partition Sync there is no way to lock the Pri Sec mode on so if you have a Program Clean Feed set up on Primary and Sec ondary partitions for re entry and you forget to turn the Pri Sec mode on for that ME upon transition the secondary partition would ...

Page 268: ...it to the chain 2 Touch ME 2 to assign it as the secondary or controlled ME 3 To synchronize the background transitions touch the Sync Pri Sec button for the controlling ME in this example ME 1 4 Touch the Key Chains selector button to access the Key Chaining menu 5 Touch one of the 15 Key Chain data pads and Chain ME 1 Key 1 to ME 2 Key 2 by touching those buttons in the Key Chaining pane 6 Repea...

Page 269: ...two par titions Primary and Secondary by enabling Split Mode on that ME Each Split Mode ME partition can be assigned resources keyers and wipe gen erators of that ME Each partition can be setup and controlled from the Control Panel using the Pri and Sec delegation buttons and each partition has its own E MEM sub level permitting precise independent control of ME partition effects A powerful aspect...

Page 270: ... the show that par tition of the ME is taken on air The Control Panel ME 1 controls can be del egated to the Primary partition and be used for other effects which can be set up recalled and run independently from the Secondary partition used for the shot clock see page 276 for setup information for this scenario Split Mode can also be used for other purposes For example complex com posites could b...

Page 271: ...m Out columns on the menu are re arranged when Split mode is selected to show the A and B Primary outputs on the left and the C and D Secondary outputs on the right The Secondary Assign pane is used to assign Keyers to the Secondary par tition Assignments made here affect what elements are learned and recalled by the E MEM levels see Split MEs and E MEM Control on page 274 Touching an item so its ...

Page 272: ...the Secondary partition the alternate buses for that ME are reversed Keyer 3 and Keyer 4 sources are selected on the keyer buses and Util 1 and Util 2 sources are selected on the background buses by default Holding down the delegation buttons allows source selection on the other Keyer 1 Keyer 2 Bkgd A and Bkgd B buses This works well for the typical situation where an ME is split into equal partit...

Page 273: ...is associated with the secondary partition the Keyer On oval indicator is split in two and a secondary indicator is displayed near the bottom in the Transition area s OLED for the selected element Figure 147 Figure 147 Split ME Mode Transition Area Possible Out of Sync Transition Lever Arm If a split ME is delegated to a different partition when a transition is in progress an out of sync condition...

Page 274: ...E partition sub level can be assigned to other levels It s recom mended that if having an ME level control its own partitioning is desired then the Primary ME level should be used If the ME partition sub level is assigned to an ME Secondary level there is a potential for that level to be disabled and the partition sub level with it Split Local E MEM Area Register Save to Disk When effect registers...

Page 275: ...Secondary partitions See Partition Boundary Control on page 276 Split ME E MEM Level Assignments When an ME is split essentially two separate E MEM systems are created The primary partition is always associated with its own E MEM level The secondary partition is part of the PART Level and becomes enabled when the ME is placed into Split Mode These settings affect how each split ME s Local E MEM ar...

Page 276: ...e split from the Control Panel by recalling a Secondary par tition unless the ME is already split You will need to go to the ME Mode menu and manually turn on Split mode to activate Secondary partition recalls from the Control Panel You will also need to manually turn Split mode off from the menu to restore all the resources to the Primary par tition If the partition boundary is assigned to the Pr...

Page 277: ...mposite up to six keys together to create a single video key pair These two signals to be routed in parallel to provide a much cleaner key than would normally be possible This key pair can be re entered into the switcher on another keyer to create more key layers on a different ME This compositing of keys can be done on either or both of the primary and sec ondary outputs Split Layered mode can be...

Page 278: ...RERA User Manual Section 7 Advanced Operations sets the Primary partition to Layered mode Likewise selecting the Sec ondary button sets the Secondary partition to Layered mode Figure 149 ME Mode Split Layered ...

Page 279: ...lane and is not bent along the Z axis Corner Pinning does not change the loca tion of the axis of rotation or spin of the source image Figure 150 Figure 150 Corner Pinned Object Corner Adjust Limits Corner Pinning works for convex quadrilaterals but not for concave quadrilaterals A convex quadrilateral is defined as a four sided shape with all angles less than 180 degrees Figure 151 all vertices p...

Page 280: ...e source video to display in the corner pinned area For example your source video could contain two people but you may want to fly the image of only one person Figure 152 In this case you could build an effect turn on Corner Pinning use crop mode and leave the corners at the defaults If you now move the crops maintaining the original aspect ratio 4x3 or 16x9 you can position these crops so that on...

Page 281: ...Pinning Corner Pinning Menu The Corner Pinning menu Figure 153 is available in both the SWR Switcher iDPM Corner Pinning and the eDPM option mode eDPM Corner Pinning The menus function identically Figure 153 iDPM Corner Pinning Menu ...

Page 282: ...tire shot clock Using Pan and Scan you can move the camera content to be shown correctly without moving the edges of the box Note Crop enables disables and crop edge parameter changes are global For example if crops are enabled in the iDPM Transform menu and the top crop edge parameter was changed the effect would be mirrored in the Corner Pinning menu and vice versa in the iDPM Corner Pinning men...

Page 283: ... Adjust area of the Corner Adjust Crop Adjust pane Adjusting the iDPM with the Corner Pinning All button enabled acts similar to a zoom Use the Corner All soft knob to adjust the size of the key in this case to the approximate size of the shot clock 9 Turn off All Corner Adjust 10 Touch the View Thru Enable button to turn it on This will set the opacity of the video in the key to 50 so you can see...

Page 284: ...can re center the image shot clock in the example using the Pan and Scan crop buttons You Pan the crop move the crop sideways which simultaneously trims the value of the Left Crop and Right Crop or Scan the crop move the crop up and down which simultaneously trims the Top Crop and Bottom Crop values Figure 156 Figure 156 Crop Pan and Scan 1 Touch the Crop Edge data pad 2 Touch the Pan or Scan butt...

Page 285: ...h preference When an ME copy or swap is performed all the ME settings are transferred This includes the current source selections and all keyer settings Copy Swap Menus The Copy Swap menus are used for copying setups from one part of the system to another For example if a chroma key was set up on ME 1 but the operator needs the key while ME 1 is in use he can copy the keyer s setup to ME 2 and pla...

Page 286: ...286 KARRERA User Manual Section 7 Advanced Operations Figure 157 Copy Swap Menu ...

Page 287: ...Swap Wipes Menu Wipe parameters can be copied from one wipe to another This can be done on the same ME or eDPM or from one ME or eDPM to another Transition or complex wipes can be copied to Transition Wipes and Keyer Wipes can be copied to keyer wipes directly Transition Wipes can be copied to Keyer wipes and vice versa Mattes can be included or excluded when copying wipes ...

Page 288: ...ure 159 Copy Swap Wipes Menu Wipe Generator Buttons in the To Pane When one of the P1 P2 S1 or S2 Wipe Generator buttons is selected in the To pane Figure 160 and Copy is touched the Primary Wipe or Keyer Wipe selected in the To pane will have that complex generator copied to it For example if ME 2 Pri Wipe 1 is selected in the To pane and P2 is touched ...

Page 289: ...r Secondary Sec Wipe 1 or Sec Wipe 2 wipe button in the From panel 2 Turn on or off the Mattes button On highlights green 3 Touch an ME and Primary Wipe button in the To pane 4 Touch the Copy button To copy a Key wipe to a Key wipe 1 Touch the ME and Key Wipe Key 1 Key 4 button in the From panel 2 Turn on or off the Mattes button On highlights green 3 Touch an ME and Key Wipe button in the To pane...

Page 290: ...Sec Wipe 2 wipe button in the From panel 2 Turn on or off the Mattes button On highlights green 3 Touch an ME and Key Wipe Key 1 Key 4 button in the To pane and if desired choose a Preset Pattern Inhibit Mask or Force Mask button to copy parameters from to 4 Touch the Copy button Copying from a Key Wipe to a Transition Wipe works the same however Keyer wipe values will be copied to the Transition ...

Page 291: ...enu Some combinations of ME level Key level and matte generator level do not exist For example in Figure 161 the destination matte is ME 1 s Trans Wipe Pst Ptn Border and Fill are grayed out because they only apply to keyer mattes Similarly if Bkgd 1 had been chosen no further delegation would be needed so all of the keyer related selections would be grayed out ...

Page 292: ...bles the copying and swapping of entire keyers including the mapping of key cutter and key fill sources It is a direct copy of what is currently in the chosen From keyer including key type key split condition and all parameters describing the key s behavior Wipes Mattes and iDPM resources can be included excluded using the buttons in the Include section of the Operations pane Figure 162 ...

Page 293: ...ction point of use of the keyer and its input The Source is automatically updated to the working buffer s setting for the selected ME eDPM and keyer The user can choose to copy all the sources by touching the All Sources button Figure 163 When selected the words All Sources appear in the Source text box When All Sources is chosen in the From pane All Sources is automatically put into the To pane H...

Page 294: ...fault to the setting in the working buffer Since the working buffer will only have a single keying type selected then the default key type configuration displayed on this menu will always be a single keyer level on However the user may turn on additional key types and override the default In the To pane there is a Default button If this button is selected the From key selectors and source selector...

Page 295: ...nu Figure 165 is accessed by touching Copy Swap Macro Note The functionality of this menu is duplicated in the Macros Macro Ops menu for convenience Figure 165 Copy Swap Macro Menu Macro register information can be moved from one register to another with this menu by selecting the registers in the From and To scrolling panes then touching the Copy or Swap buttons in the Macro Operations pane Figur...

Page 296: ...gure 166 Copy Swap Timeline Complete E MEM timelines containing multiple keyframes can be copied from one ME to another ME or the eDPM and vice versa All sub level information can be included using the Include All Sublevels button Figure 166 or with this button off sub levels can be excluded from being copied by touching the sub level s enable button Figure 167 ...

Page 297: ...n the Enter Source Register pop up keypad 2 Touch the To Effect Number data pad and enter the effect register number you want to copy to in the Enter Destination Register pop up keypad 3 With the Include All Sublevels button off touch the Keyer 3 Keyer 4 iDPM 3 and iDPM 4 sub level buttons to turn them on alternatively you can turn on Include All sub levels and individually touch each sub level to...

Page 298: ...n be selected and loaded from the Karrera Menu or Control Panel using the DCM Device Control area or the System Bar File Format Locally images are stored as a KIF Karrera Image Format file which is compatible with the Kayenne Image Format Setup Information For Engineering Setup information see the Karrera Installation and Service Manual Image Store Input Aux Delegate Mapping Delegate Image Store i...

Page 299: ... Store Operations Menu Panel From the Image Store menu you can perform the following with still images Capture and playback File operations and Backup and restore Image Store QuickTabs There are two Quick Tabs top left in the Image Store menus Figure 169 Src Ops Source Operations Shortcut to the Source Ops menu that allows you to map a source to an Image Store channel and to configure Image Store ...

Page 300: ...touching the List View button in the Playback and Capture Still menus The following information is shown Thumbnail in thumbnail view Image ID number Image description Not in the current standard No thumbnail Length and Video V Video and Key VK Capturing a Still from Input Video Image Store uses the Grab function to capture a still in RAM and the Keep function to load that still into cache A grabbe...

Page 301: ...nnels can output both video and key A key only capture means adding a key to an existing video To capture stills perform the following 1 Setup the input sources on the Local Aux area see Image Store Input Aux Delegate Mapping on page 298 2 Go to the Capture Still menu by touching Image Store Replay Record Still menu tab Figure 170 Capture Still Menu 3 Select an Image Store channel by touching it 1...

Page 302: ...Advanced Operations 4 Touch the Input Source data pad and touch the input source for the selected channel Figure 170 Figure 171 Input Source Button Menu 5 Touch the Show E E button The Show E E button becomes the Grab button Figure 172 ...

Page 303: ...ed image is displayed in the selected output the Grab button returns to Show E E You can repeatedly touch the Show E E Grab buttons until the desired still is captured 7 With Show E E enabled touch the Keep button Figure 172 to place the captured image in cache 8 A keypad is displayed with a Name button Figure 173 ...

Page 304: ...uch Enter again in the keypad The captured image will be placed in cache and displayed in the scrolling image list in the Still menu Modifying Adding Image Descriptions Image descriptions can be modified or added by touching the Change Description button top of scrolling image list and entering the name in the pop up keyboard The name will appear in the image s icon when Enter is pressed Capturing...

Page 305: ...annel 1 or Channel 2 7 Touch the Video Key Pair button Channel 2 becomes the key and is now paired with the Channel 1 video creating the Video Key pair Figure 174 Capturing V K Image Pair 8 Capture the still as described in Capturing a Still from Input Video on page 300 Marrying Two Videos as a Video Key Pair Two existing video images can be Married using the Marry button in the Capture Still menu...

Page 306: ...it 5 Touch an image in the scrolling box to select it as the key for the pair 6 Press the Capture Still button 7 Touch the Video Key Pair button to highlight it The Marry button is now available Figure 174 8 Touch the Marry button Figure 175 Capture Still Menu Marry Button Note The Marry function cannot be undone The combined image is permanently video key The two images become a video key pair Th...

Page 307: ... 176 Married Image Key Signal only Capture In addition to capturing a video or video key Karrera can be configured to capture a key only signal This setting is in the Src Ops Quick Tab menu Figure 177 Also available in the Source Ops Image Store menu ...

Page 308: ...l list touch to select the desired source for the key Any change to Image Store channels in this way will be reflected in the Image Store Replay Record Stills menu tab 5 Press the Capture Still button 6 Verify that the channel defined as Video Not Key is selected 7 Capture the key signal for that channel see Capturing a Still from Input Video on page 300 or pair and capture the key signal with an ...

Page 309: ... Ops Quick Tab menu Figure 178 using the Split Key button see Split Key on page 64 for more information Figure 178 Src Ops Quick Tab Menu Split Key button Image Playback Image playback is performed in the Image Store Replay Record Stills menu tab Figure 179 Images can be loaded into Preset and then switched to Program or loaded directly to Program Images can also be cropped positioned and loaded a...

Page 310: ...ng ways With the Auto Load button turned on touch a channel to select it then touch an image in the scrolling list With the Auto Load button off touch a Image Store channel to select it then touch the Scroll Image List soft knob button data pad to display the Enter an Image ID to go to keypad Figure 180 enter an image number and then touch Enter ...

Page 311: ... keypad and touch Enter to load the image ID to an output for example typing 123 3 then touching Enter loads Image ID 123 on output channel 3 Images in output can be paired by selecting the odd or even image 1 2 3 4 5 6 and touching the Video Key Pair button located at the top right of the menu Figure 179 On Air tally is represented by a red border around the image in Program right side of menu ot...

Page 312: ... in the Playback menu 1 Touch to select the image you wish to crop 2 Touch the Crop data pad Figure 182 to display the Crop menu Soft knob data pads are provided to adjust crop parameters right side of menu and aperture type and confirm buttons to choose and enable which type of aperture will be used for the crop Figure 182 ...

Page 313: ...roduction Aperture is the default Figure 182 4 Use the soft knobs or soft knob data pads to adjust the crop settings touching a soft knob data pad displays a keypad Figure 182 5 Touch the Confirm Crop button to perform the crop function Figure 182 Positioning Images The position of images can be changed in the Position menu Figure 183 ...

Page 314: ...ust the image position 4 Touch the Confirm Position button to complete the change in position and close the Position menu Figure 183 Freeze Mode Freeze Mode can be set to Frame Field 1 or Field 2 using the Frame Field 1 or Field 2 buttons This is very useful if you need to eliminate motion flicker or artifacts from an image To set the Freeze Mode Figure 184 1 Touch an image from the scrolling list...

Page 315: ...KARRERA User Manual 315 Image Store Stills Figure 184 Freeze Mode Button ...

Page 316: ... for supported formats is automatic Image selection in the Library menu employs a dual pane Image Browser The left hand pane is the source From and the right hand pane is the des tination To The Cache pane has a grey background color to distinguish it from the Disk Folders pane green The Image Store Library menu displays directories with file icons and cached images in list form Cached images are ...

Page 317: ...n Allows you to swap images between Image Store IDs for example if you have an effect that recalls ID 0022 but you d like a different image to be recalled during certain shows and you do not want to replace the image you can swap images between the IDs 1 Touch the From Cache tab left 2 Touch the To Cache tab right 3 Touch the Swap button in the Image Operations pane 4 Touch the From data pad in th...

Page 318: ...he Range area 7 Enter a new range of image IDs in the Start ID Number End ID Number pop up keypads 8 Touch the Execute button Return to the Cache Ops Playback menu to see the moved images Directory to Directory and File to Directory File Transfers At the top of the directory structure folders can be copied and pasted cre ated deleted and renamed in the From and To Disk Folders panes using the Util...

Page 319: ...tore cache Shared Image Folder on a Networked PC You can transfer image files of a supported format from a networked PC to the Image Store Cache however if you cannot access the cache from the remote Karrera menu due to network security complete the following steps Alternatively you can transfer image files to cache using a USB Memory Stick see Directory to Cache File Transfers on page 319 CAUTION...

Page 320: ...he Windows Firewall is Off if not turn it off and click on OK 6 Click on OK in the Sharing tab Set Local Security Settings 1 From the Start menu navigate to Settings Control Panels using the pull down menus 2 Double click on the Administrative Tools icon 3 Double click on Local Security Policy 4 Double click on Security Options 5 Double click on Network access Let Everyone permissions apply to ano...

Page 321: ...ol Change and Read check boxes to select them and give everyone full control 8 Click on OK 9 Click on the Security tab and give full control to all groups and users including Everyone if Everyone is not present add it and give full control 10 Click on OK 11 Select the Customize tab and set the Use this folder type as a template pull down tab to Pictures best for many files and click OK Adding a PC...

Page 322: ...lypso Still Image Conversion Stills created by a Kalypso Video Production Center can be converted for use on a Karrera system Kalypso files are converted by copying them to the Karrera Image Cache or to another directory on the Karrera system using the Karrera Image Store Library menu Once converted they are available for immediate use on air and can be copied or backed up using the Karrera system...

Page 323: ...to Karrera use cannot be reconverted back Retain the original Kalypso Still Store files if they are still needed on that system Note Kalypso NTSC Still Store images contain 486 lines while the Karrera Image Store supports 487 lines A Karrera system will display one black line at the bottom of the image raster of converted Kalypso NTSC stills Conversion Procedure Kalypso still images are converted ...

Page 324: ...ition to special characters in their names or the process will fail Manual Backup To manually backup the Image Store Cache locally Figure 187 1 Touch the Local Backup Path data pad 2 Touch to select a target folder by navigating to an existing folder in the navigation pane left or by creating a new target folder a Navigate to the desired directory in the navigation pane b Touch the Create Folder b...

Page 325: ...n can be touched 2 Touch the Scheduled Backup Time data pad 3 Either by touching the Hours Minutes data pads and entering values in the pop up keypads or using the soft knobs on the Menu Panel enter a time of day 4 The default is AM unless you touch the PM toggle button to turn it on highlights green shows am pm in the Scheduled Backup Time data pad at the end of the time 5 Touch the Scheduled Bac...

Page 326: ...m the System Bar on the Control Panel System Bar Control Image Store Channel images can be selected and loaded from the System Bar area Figure 189 Figure 189 System Bar area Image Store Device Control 1 Press and hold down a source select button that has an Image Store Channel attached 2 Press the PREV and NEXT buttons together in the desired Device Control Group alternatively you can press and ho...

Page 327: ...ade to the ClipStore using App Center they will be overwritten by the switcher the next time it sends a con figuration to the ClipStore Note To change the Summit IP address see the Karrera Installation Service Manual This highly integrated solution provides several powerful features including Fast access to clips and folders Large storage capacity Non volatile memory no loss of images due to power...

Page 328: ...external devices in the Device Enables scrolling list Figure 190 in the Devices Enables menu and other Devices menus External Device 1 will now be in the 5th position in the Device Enables list Figure 190 Enable Disable buttons in the Devices menu do not function for ClipStore Note For a two channel K2 Solo only ClipStores 1 and 2 are reserved and External Device 1 will be in the 3rd position Clip...

Page 329: ...rols provided from the server are avail able ClipStore motion controls can be learned as part of an E MEM ClipStore Menu Operations Clip Replay The ClipStore output channels appear in the same columnar style as in the Stills menu Figure 191 Also like the Stills menu the selected output channel will be outlined in blue or red if on air Note ClipStore channel represents a permanent Video Key pair Cl...

Page 330: ... if the Cancel button is touched the folder will still be changed but it will not result in a clip load Figure 192 Folders Clips Menu Selection Menu Clip Selection Clips can be selected in three ways in the menu Touching a clip in the scrolling clip list Figure 191 Touching the Scroll Image List data pad Figure 191 and entering the Image ID for the clip ascending numeric value in the current folde...

Page 331: ...aded clip in the selected channel Figure 193 Current Thumbnail Viewer Note When a ClipStore channel is selected and a clip is loaded that clip will be highlighted in blue in the scrolling clip list Figure 191 and the list will automatically scroll to display the selected clip Clip Search You can search for clips using the Search Clip button Figure 191 Touching the button displays the Search Clip k...

Page 332: ...rt button is on You can loop a clip by touching the Loop button highlights green or mute the audio of each channel individually with the Audio Mute button Figure 194 Other controls include Figure 194 Timecode data pad Touch the Timecode data pad to enter a timecode Mark In Mark Out buttons and data pads Touch the Mark In Mark Out buttons to set the mark in mark out to the current clip position tou...

Page 333: ... default to MISC 1 4 To create an E MEM trigger touch the KF Trigs button in the Image Store Clips menu Figure 195 The motion control buttons become jeweled toggle buttons and Loop Enable Loop Disable and Cue buttons are displayed Figure 195 When a Loop Enable Loop Disable Cue or motion control button is touched that operation will be learned by E MEM Timecode Data Pad Clip Start Reverse Stop Play...

Page 334: ... the Record mode button must be selected highlighted light blue Figure 196 A Record Time Remaining indicator in HH MM SS format is provided in ClipStore as a reminder to maintain enough storage space for recording or adding clips The indicator located in the Image Store Replay Record menu bottom left of the Clips scrolling window displays the available storage remaining in the ClipStore Summit Sol...

Page 335: ...splay recording controls and parameters in readiness for recording Figure 197 The Play device control button is replaced by a Record button Clips can be overwritten by entering an existing clip name into the pop up keyboard or by touching the Cancel button in the pop up keyboard and touching a clip or folder then clip in the Folders Clips menu Figure 192 Once either operation is completed you are ...

Page 336: ...ed for the ClipStore output the Video and Key buttons will always be on These elements are also very useful for editing when you want to build or join clips see Editing Clips on page 337 To set a record time touch the Record Time button and a pop up keypad will appear to enter the desired value Touch Enter when finished To record a clip 1 Touch to select the ClipStore channel for recording 2 Touch...

Page 337: ...t Cut Editing allows you to edit a clip in the following ways Rename Clips use the Rename button Mark a thumbnail see Cut Edit on page 337 Trim and remove from the head of the clip to the Mark In point Trim and Remove on page 339 Trim and remove from Mark Out point to the end of the clip Trim and Remove on page 339 Make sub clips including splitting one clip into two from the current clip Make Sub...

Page 338: ...tion 7 Advanced Operations Figure 198 Cut Edit Mode Mark a thumbnail The Cut Edit menu displays the currently loaded clip in the thumbnail view If you wish to change the clip touch the Change Clip button before editing Figure 199 ...

Page 339: ...ch the Mark Thumbnail button or 3 Touch the Mark Thumbnail data pad and enter the mark point in the pop up Mark Thumbnail Point keypad Figure 199 and touch Enter 4 Touch the Mark Thumbnail button Figure 199 The new thumbnail replaces the old in all views Trim and Remove Material can be removed from the head of a clip to a mark in point and from a mark out point to the end of a clip Both operations...

Page 340: ...to the end of the clip so the frame at the mark point will not be part of the new sub clip Make Sub clips from the Current Clip A sub clip can be created from the current clip with mark in and mark out values or without and the clip length will be the same as the original or split into two sub clips 1 To enter the mark in mark out points either jog shuttle or play to the desired frame and touch th...

Page 341: ...clip pop up keyboard for the default _a is appended to the clip name 5 Touch Enter 6 Enter a name or accept the default name for the second sub clip in the Name Second sub clip pop up keyboard for the default _b is appended to the clip name 7 Touch Enter The two new sub clips are created Cut Editing while Recording A key advantage to using a ClipStore server is you can record and replay simultaneo...

Page 342: ... Make Sub clips from the Current Clip on page 340 A currently recording clip can also be loaded into another channel of Clip Store From the other channel sub clips can be made from any part of the recording without interrupting the record Build Editing Build Editing Figure 201 allows you to take elements from one long clip or from multiple clips and make a sub clip including Video and Audio audio ...

Page 343: ...sition of the Audio Key track in relation to the Video track s current timecode position Figure 202 The Audio Key track s timecode can be offset in relation to the video track timecode by changing the Hold Sync Mark Point using the Hold Sync data pad pop up keypad or the Audio Key Offset soft knobs In this way the Audio Key tracks can be synchronized with the Video track Different Hold Sync Points...

Page 344: ... elements become part of the new sub clip These procedures can also be used to make a composite clip of elements on one long clip for example if both Video and Key track are recorded on one clip the clip can be loaded as the Video track and then as the Key track syn chronized and then a sub clip made of the composite elements As with other ClipStore editing operations if you enter the name of an e...

Page 345: ...where you want a mark in point for the Video track by either playing jogging to the mark while viewing the clip on a monitor and touching the Mark In button Figure 203 or if you know the timecode touch the Mark In data pad and enter the timecode into the pop up keypad and touch Enter 4 Determine the mark out point for the Video track and enter it as described for Mark In Mark a Thumbnail 1 Jog shu...

Page 346: ...then use the Cut Edit to make multiple sub clips Adding a New Audio Element with Build Edit If you require audio before or after video a video track for example of black is needed so a mark can be made this can be added with Join Edit see Join Edit on page 349 In this case use the Video and Key of the loaded Video track but add replace the Audio track and make a sub clip The Use Key From Video but...

Page 347: ...button and touch the desired clip WAV file with the desired Audio track 8 Synchronize the Audio track in relation to the current video track timecode position if needed using the Hold Sync data pad or the Audio Offset soft knob see page 343 for more about Hold Sync With the Video Thumbnail Viewer selected you can test the composite elements using the motion control buttons Make the Sub clip 1 Touc...

Page 348: ...mecode touch the Mark In data pad and enter the timecode into the pop up keypad and touch Enter 4 Determine the mark out point for the Video track and enter it as described for Mark In 5 Synchronize the Key track in relation to the current video track timecode position if needed using the Hold Sync data pad or the Key Offset soft knob see page 343 for more about Hold Sync With the Video Thumbnail ...

Page 349: ...the Change Clip button for the first clip top thumbnail and touch the desired clip 2 Touch the Change Clip button for the second clip bottom thumbnail to be appended to the tail end of the first and touch the desired clip 3 Mark a thumbnail if desired optional a Determine where you want to mark thumbnail and touch the Mark Thumbnail data pad or b Enter the mark thumbnail point in the pop up keypad...

Page 350: ...ocations from the Karrera Menu Panel ClipStore Server Image folder on the Karrera Menu Panel USB Storage Devices seen as Removable Disks and External USB Disk Drives seen as Hard Disk Drives USB storage devices can be inserted into the USB ports on both the Clip Store server and on the Karrera Menu Panel Memory Sticks will be seen as Removable Disks and will be displayed in the From Disk Folders a...

Page 351: ... with an external USB disk drive you will need to create a shared folder in the device in Windows 1 Insert the USB connector for the external USB drive in the Menu Panel 2 Minimize the Karrera menu 3 Open My Computer from the Desktop 4 Open the disk drive from the Hard Disk Drives list 5 Create a new folder using the File menu name the folder for example Karrera Clips 6 Right Click on the folder a...

Page 352: ...352 KARRERA User Manual Section 7 Advanced Operations ...

Page 353: ...of the placement of each side of the box Chroma The depth or saturation of color Chroma hue and luminance make up the three char acteristics of television color Chroma Key A video key effect in which one video signal is inserted in place of areas of a particular color in another video signal Blue and green are the chroma key colors most frequently used Clean Feed A final output of the switcher tha...

Page 354: ...bs joystick can affect more than one function The operator can choose an alterna tive function by delegating the panel controls to that function typically by pressing or holding down a panel button Deserializer A device that converts serial digital informa tion to parallel Dissolve See Mix DPOP Double Press Open Pressing a control panel button twice rapidly to open a related menu On the Karrera sy...

Page 355: ...ground and key fill video will be mixed together at the key edge areas Low gain 1 or unity generally results in a linear key General Purpose Interface GPI An interface that allows limited remote con trol of some of a device s functions House Sync Sync generated within a facility that is used as a reference for generating and or timing other signals Hue The location of a color on the color spectrum...

Page 356: ...r ally has a gain of 1 or unity Look Ahead Preview Video that shows the result of the currently setup next transition Looping Loop Through An input that includes two connectors One connector accepts the input signal and the other connector is used as an output for con necting the input signal to another piece of equipment On Karrera only the analog ref erence input is loop though Luminance The bri...

Page 357: ...me Preset Bus A row of source buttons used to select the source that will be output by that ME during the next background transition Also called the B bus Preset Pattern A key effect in which a wipe pattern that has been preset to a desired size and location is used to cut the key hole The characteristics of the pattern are set using pattern controls Preview A video signal that is viewed before it...

Page 358: ...video signal s from a source along with the source definition information asso ciated with that source See Source Definition Source Definition A definition of the video signals making up a source the device type and name of source and the default processing and other param eters to be used for that source The Karrera system is based on source selection rather than choosing crosspoints Source Memor...

Page 359: ...h er is on air Terminate Termination To complete a circuit by connecting a resis tive load to it Transition A change from one picture to another Cut mix and wipe are transitions User Preference A collection of control surface configuration settings available to a user that allows cus tomizing of the working environment Vertical Interval The portion of the video signal that occurs between the end o...

Page 360: ...360 KARRERA User Manual Glossary ...

Page 361: ...er control 174 aux bus transitions mix and wipe transitions 215 Aux Deleg Mapping menu 29 aux delegate mapping image store 298 B break sequence 131 bus linking cascading bus linking procedure 153 link management 154 linking busses one to one procedure 149 multiple bus linking procedure 150 operation 154 parallel bus linking procedure 151 restrictions 154 source substitution tables 146 configuratio...

Page 362: ...dure 340 mark thumbnail procedure 338 trim and remove explained 339 clip loading procedure 331 clip playback explained 332 E MEM clip replay control 333 recording clip procedure 334 clipping procedure chroma key 59 constant duration affect on delete 220 Control Panel source colors 29 control surface definition 19 examples 19 overview 191 conversion format 123 copy files procedure 42 Copy Swap menu...

Page 363: ...h Menu panel 224 effect duration feature 223 E MEM 127 building background transition 230 building keyer transition 231 changing R MEM on register 181 changing transition length 232 clip store clip replay 333 containing a macro 236 control of ext device 158 control of MatchDef 245 control of R MEM 179 control of SetDef 245 ext device auto start play procedure 167 ext device play procedure 164 ext ...

Page 364: ... H Center Cut controls MatchDef 125 SetDef 123 history mode 198 hold sync 342 I iDPM assigning partitions to keyers 79 global channel 74 menu control 73 Multi Function area control 71 option information 71 image store adding a PC as a node 321 aux delegate mapping 298 backup and restore description 324 manual backup 324 restore 326 scheduled backup 325 capturing stills grab 300 keep 300 key signal...

Page 365: ...er delegation button 192 keyer priority how to 65 keyframe changing duration of new 222 deleting 220 editing duration 221 insert after on a keyframe 217 insert before on a keyframe 218 insert on path 219 inserting 217 modify all 225 modify all procedure 226 modifying duration 222 showing duration 221 keyframe duration changing new keyframe 222 editing 221 modifying 222 restoring default to keypad ...

Page 366: ...to Line Rate Enable button 124 Crop button 125 H Center Cut controls 125 letterbox controls 125 Matte button 125 pillarbox controls 125 scale controls 125 Sync Scale button 125 V Center Cut controls 125 MatchDef E MEM Pref sub level assignment 249 MatchDef input conversion 124 Matte button MatchDef 125 SetDef 123 ME explained and illustrated 53 keyer delegation buttons 192 secondary assign 271 spl...

Page 367: ...urce selection via Karrera 189 newton accellerate knobs 190 channel 190 delegation pvw bus 190 input selection 190 setup name 190 setup selector 190 Newton Configurator plug in installation 187 newton configurator plug in 188 Newton menu description 189 newton modular control 187 Non Additive Mix NAM explained and illustrated 211 numeric keypad on Menu Panel 204 O OLED name 33 online documentation...

Page 368: ...me duration to keypad 223 reusing effects 235 R MEM Auto Recall 177 auto recall 179 changing on E MEM register 181 controlled by E MEM 179 disk storage 179 E MEM prefs assignment 180 empty keyframes 182 enable control 179 features 176 general description 176 learn 180 learning a register 178 load register 182 preview 177 recall register 178 R MEM menu 177 router control of aux busses explained 174...

Page 369: ...l 29 Source Holds menu 233 source memory file load procedure 48 save procedure 47 49 source name alternative 33 background information 33 display hierarchy 34 engineering 33 menu 33 multiple suites 34 OLED 33 panel 33 source name display setting color 30 source names 33 source patch feature 35 source patching 37 for effects portability 36 Source Select area source colors 29 source to button mappin...

Page 370: ...g E MEM keyer 231 changing length in E MEM 232 E MEM 229 E MEM rules 230 Full Additive Mix FAM 211 manual 208 mix through video 210 Non Additive Mix NAM 211 performing auto transition 209 performing with lever arm 209 preventing in E MEM 232 return to normal 232 transition chaining explained 261 U Update Show button 45 V V Center Cut controls MatchDef 125 SetDef 123 Video Processor Frame general d...