MacroSystem Bogart SE Ver.4 User manual - Manual (Page 37)

37 Bogart SE 4 User manual
a) Countdown
This function creates a countdown effect . For each second, it
shows a number counting backwards . The properties of the
counter can be modified . You can change the font and style
used . The background picture for the countdown can also be
changed . If you want to show a background picture instead
of a color or pattern, set the alpha channel value to 0% . This
makes the selection completely translucent and allows you to
select a background picture . The current project’s scene bin
will be shown, allowing you to select a suitable image from the
available scenes . If the background scene is shorter than the
countdown, the scene will repeat . If it is longer, only the neces-
sary part will be shown .
b) Color bars
This scene creates a striped test image according to the stan-
dard IRE 100 (for PAL) or IRE 92 .5 (for NTSC) with changeable
duration . In professional usage, it is normal to have a colorbar
test image several seconds before each video project .
c) Color
This option creates a one-color scene that is mainly used as
background for titling . Selecting the option “Color” opens the
color box so that you may select a color .
d) Ksebara
The ‘Ksebara’ function allows you to convert Video DVDs that
have been created with Arabesk back into a video scene . Click
on ‘Import’ and then on ‘Display contents’ .in the selection
window .
The menu will allow you to select films from the Video DVD
(you can select multiple entries) . Press OK or ‘All’ and wait until
the import has finished . This can take a few minutes . For each
film, a separate scene will be created . The scenes are added
to the scene bin of the current project .
Note: Please remember that the scene will most likely display
compression artefacts compared to the original footage. DVDs
are compressed with MPEG II. The sound of the DVD must
also conform to the norm (PCM of MPEG Layer I/II). Audio in
Dolby Digital AC3 will not be imported.
e) Pattern
After you select this button, you see the “Select pattern” but-
ton to the right . Click on this button to open a screen in which
you can select a pattern . The special effect called “Pattern”
applies the aspect ratio of the used pictures and patterns to
the 16:9 format (in PAL and HD) . Activate the function “Enable
distortion” to stop this correction .
f) Black
This mode creates black video that can be used as a back-
ground for titles or combined with the transition effect Cross-
fade for fading into and out of a video .
Below the selection list you find the “Preview” button . On the
right-hand side, you will be able to set the scene length to a
maximum of 1 minute . To make quick settings possible, we
have put frequently used scene lengths below, for direct ac-
cess . Clicking on OK brings you back to the editing menu . The
scene, named after the effect, is now available . Clicking on the
button “Full size” (if your system is provided with this button)
brings up another menu that again displays the effect options
in the area to the right . In the left area you see the “Frame”
slider under the effect name . With this slider you can set the
point in time in the new scene you wish to see .
Below, you can see the button ‘Display’ . In the case of these
effects, it does not hold any further options . The function is re-
quired for other effects options . You can also shrink the panel
by pressing the button above . With “OK” the settings for the
effect options in this menu are accepted and you are returned
to the “New scene” window . With “Cancel” you exit the “Single
image” menu without having made any changes . The arrow
button serves to move the single-image menu to the top edge
of the screen .
Next to the ‘Full size’ preview, you’ll find a loop preview option .
This plays a small preview of the scene with all current set-
tings . You can directly change options and see the result in the
animated preview .
The selection button displayed below the “Preview” button of-
fers three settings . The function “All” shows all possible “New
scenes”, which can be found in the system . “Default” shows
the scenes, which are integrated in the system and “Optional”
shows only the scenes, which have been installed afterwards .
(20) In the “Special” menu you find various special effects and
all image processing effects .
Listing of all image processing effects under this item has a
special reason: multi-layering . If you want to edit a scene with
several image processing effects then you must first activate
the scene in the scene bin . Then select the image processing
effect from the list in the “Special” menu, (not in the image
processing effects screen) . The image processing effects
listed in the “Special” menu are not applied to a scene in the
storyboard . Instead, a copy is made of the active scene in the
scene bin . The copy incorporates the effect, and its name is
supplemented with SP, SP 2, etc . You can repeat this proce-
dure at will . (see also section 4 .10 Image Processing effects,
item (12)) The list is separated into two sections, the first of
which is also divided . The top section contains the effects you
already used, if the option has been activated in the extended
settings . This is the favorites list . It contains the last 10 used
effects . You can use this list for faster access to these effects .
Below the line, you can see the regular effect list .
Some of the special effects (the ones listed in the upper part,
or later in the middle part of the list) can be applied to record-