MacroSystem Bogart SE Ver.4 User manual - Manual (Page 53)

53 Bogart SE 4 User manual
(9) After you have inserted a scene the scene length is dis-
played in this button (and thus the maximum length of the
effect) . Click this button so that the “Specify Range” menu
opens and you are given four selection options . You can let
the effect run “1 sec at beginning”, “1 sec at end”, over the
“complete scene”, or over a specifiable “Range” . Choosing the
function “Range” opens a Trim menu, similar to “Trim” from
the “Edit” menu, in which you can set the applicable range
for the effect . The effect will begin at the In point (first frame
of the scene), and end at the Out point (the last frame) . Some
segments of the storyboard cannot be selected . The reason
is that other effects are already defined . Overlapping between
image processing effects and titling is not possible . You can
also choose between the “Trim” and “Position” functions here
as well . Please refer to the notes for “Insert” (chapter 4 .7, item
(13)) . When you have set the range of your choice, return to
the “Image Processing” menu (click on the right button) . If you
have extended the effect to other scenes, then you will also
see the effect symbol in these scenes . (By choosing the option
“complete scene” you can remove the selected effect from the
other scenes .) The range that you just set is displayed in this
button .
(10) Clicking on the “Preview” button opens a small screen in
which the video plus the effect runs . In this way you can judge
and perhaps make corrections (for color, intensity, time, etc .)
to the effect before creating it . The running time of the preview
will correspond approximately to the time of the calculated
effect .
The duration of the preview is approximately that of the final
version . The preview may be a little “jittery” because it does
not work at the normal frame rate . This will not occur in the
created effect . A preview does not require any hard-drive
space .
(11) After you have inserted an Image Processing effect and
perhaps specified its range, you can click on “Full Size” (if
your system is provided with this function) to bring up an ad-
ditional menu . In the background you see the middle frame of
the entire segment for the inserted image processing effect (if
the effect is applied on the entire scene, then you will see the
middle frame of the video scene) . The video image is superim-
posed by an operating panel in which you can see the effect
options (if available) on the right side . The button “Display”
below allows you to select from different display modes, which
can help you to check an effect more precisely . Depending
on the selected effect, it may be useful to change the display
mode . “Original” (shows the just selected new scene) . “Com-
pare” halves the image, with the right screen half showing your
new scene and the left any scene that you can choose using
the “Choose scene” button (below) from the scene bin . The
compare function can therefore be used to adapt the color
tone of your scene to an already present scene .
“O+E centre”, unlike “Orig . + Effect”, always compares the
centre part of a scene, on the left the original and on the right
together with the effect . This comparison type is suitable for
effects that appear mostly in the centre of an image .
The “O+E small” display type shows you the complete origi-
nal scene compared to the effect . Both scenes are smaller
previews . However, remember you can’t see fine details in this
fashion, as opposed to larger effect previews . It can be very
useful for image processing effects, comparing the original
and the effect scene with each other . “C centre” has a preview
style comparable to “Compare”, but in this case, the centre
part of the scene is focussed on, as the most important part of
the scene is often found in the centre . For example, if you want
to apply an image processing effect such as Color Correction
in order to adapt that scene’s color tone to other scenes, a
comparison in full size is a good solution .
“C small” = If however, you are fine working with a smaller
preview, you can switch it to small . This simply allows you to
compare the scene with the effect as a whole, yet in smaller
preview screens .
Tip: It is recommended to switch back and forth between the
different modes while working on the effects. This way, you can
experience the scene in its completeness.
Above the function “Display” you see the “Frame” slider with
which you can set the point in time of the long-term effect that
you want to view . You can use this button to specify the point
in time of the transition effect you want to see .
In this way you can observe the applied effect at any point in
time of the scene . The button does not have to be confirmed .
You can scroll slowly through this part of the scene and view it
at the same time . Of course, you can change the effect options
as you wish and thus have the possibility of directly comparing
various colors and directions . The effect options can be set
directly in this window, while watching a real-time preview . The
selection of the sliders does not have to be confirmed .
In the top left corner of the menu you will find a button with
which you can play a small preview . This will give you the abil-
ity to see the effect of your settings, which you have had so far
to assess in a single image, in a real-time preview .
The settings made in this menu are confirmed with “OK” and
you are returned to the Edit menu . With “Cancel” you leave
the “Full Size” menu without saving any changes . The arrow
buttons serve to move the single-image menu to the top edge
of the screen .
(12) When you click on the “Create” button a screen appears
in which the course of the effect can be seen as it is created .
After the creation is completed, the symbol’s outline is blue .
When you calculate an effect Bogart SE reads all individual
images from the scene in question and applies the effect to
it . The result is stored on the hard drive . This procedure takes