MacroSystem MagicLights - Manual (Page 6)

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4. The Transition effects
4.1 Additive Fade
This effect fades from once scene into the next
and the brightness values of the overlapping
image content are added together. This creates a
different kind of fade compared to the standard
“Crossfade” effect that comes with the system.
There are no options that can be adjusted for
this effect.
4.2 Lumafade
This effect lets you to crossfade the brightness
of a scene. You can first choose whether the
light or the dark values should be faded in. After-
wards, the remaining image content is faded in
from the intermediate color shades. The color
values of either the first or second scene are
used as the basis of calculations.
The following effects options can be set:
(1) Reference scene: This is where you set which
scene should serve as the basis of calculations.
(2) Direction: This button allows you to select
whether you want to crossfade from bright to
dark or from dark to bright.
(3) Transition: This is were you can set the
intensity of the transition (0% = strong, 100% =
gentle)
4.3 VLight2 Beam through
This effect is great if you want to overlay a scene
with text or an image using a scissor-cut effect
and then enhance this object using light reflec-
tions.
The light shines through the object and the light
rays take on the color of the respective image
pixels. So, for instance, blue text will create
blue-tinged rays of light and a red text produces
red-tinged light. Black is simply ignored and
should be used for parts of the picture that you
do not want influenced by the effect. This effect
is therefore particularly stunning if you use a
multi-colored object or colored title against a
black background.
The following effects options can be selected:
(1) Position: Clicking on this button will open a
window containing three buttons.
Under “Motions”, you can choose whether you
want the imaginary light source to move from
the starting to the final position while the effect
is running (“Move”) or whether it should stay in
one position (“Still”)
Under “Start Position” you can define the start-
ing position of the light source, and you can set
the final position under “Stop Position”.
(2) Effect: Clicking on this button opens a win-
dow containing five settings options:
The “Beam Range” button is used for setting the
length of this distance. At a setting of 100%, the
light ray reaches as far as the edge of the visible
image area.
“Beam Density” defines the intensity of the light
ray. The greater the value, the denser the rays
appear to be. Overlaid light rays tend towards
a white shade of color. At an intensity of 0%, no
rays are displayed.
You can use the “Object Fade ” button to make
the object in the right-hand scene be displayed
more transparently. The larger the value the
more transparent it will appear (0% = full color
saturation, 100% = no object and no light rays
are visible).
You can vary the intensity of the light rays using
the “Fade” button.
The “Fall Off” button can be used to select
whether the light rays should grow radially
weaker the longer they get and therefore appear
more diffused (“On”) or whether the rays should
only be affected by the Beam Range setting
(“Off”).
(3) Archive: Here you have the option to save or
load the effects settings.
4.4 VLight3 Beam around
Like the “VLight2 through” effect, this effect is
great if you want to overlay a scene with text
or an image using a scissor-cut effect and then
enhance the object with light reflections. You
should choose objects with a black background
since black is ignored by the effect. A light is
positioned behind the object and, depending
on the setting, the light rays are refracted at the
edges of the object. This gives the impression of
light and shadow.
The three effects options “Position”, “Effect”
and “Archive” have the same functions as de-
scribed for the “VLight2 Beam through” effect.
In addition, the “Effect” option also includes
the “Ambient Light” setting that can be used to