Grass Valley Kayenne K-Frame v.7.0 User Manual

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KAYENNE K-FRAME — User Manual

Section 4 — Video Mix/Effects

The smaller the difference between

Clip Hi

and

Clip Lo

, the higher the keyer

gain. High gain amplifies noise present 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 45

) and look at the ME

preview output on a picture and waveform monitor.

Figure 45. Key Controls

3.

Adjust

Clip Hi

so that all areas of the foreground objects are white. If

Clip Hi

is set too low (too far clockwise), much of the translucent areas

will be forced to be fully opaque, hardening the key and darkening the
transition area between background and foreground.

4.

Clip Low

can be set accurately with Auto Setup. Adjust

Clip Low

so that all

areas of the backing color are black. If

Clip Lo

is set too high (too far

counter-clockwise), translucent areas will be forced fully translucent,
hardening the key.

Note

When adjusting clip levels, remember that areas on the edge of the fore-
ground subject should show as shades of gray. Gray indicates areas of trans-
lucency, which is desirable in chroma keying.

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