Compositing a caption or image (luminance key), Y (p. 39), Compositing using dsk – Roland VR-120HD Direct Streaming AV Mixer User Manual

Page 39: Modifying the caption or image, Video composition operations

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Video Composition Operations

Compositing a Caption or Image (Luminance Key)

Here’s how you can cut out text or image by turning its black or white portion transparent, and then superimpose it on the background video.

Black or white

Background video

DSK video source

Compositing using DSK

This shows how to composite an image using “DSK 1”.
The steps are the same when using “DSK 2”.

1 .

Press the DSK 1 [SETUP] button to turn on (lit).

The DSK setup screen appears.

2 .

Touch the setup screen to make the following settings.

Parameter

Explanation

DSK Mode

Self Key

DSK Type

Luminance-White Key
(Makes white portions transparent according to

brightness.)
Luminance-Black Key
(Makes black portions transparent according to

brightness.)

3 .

Press a VIDEO SWITCHER [1]–[8] button to select the DSK

video source.

Magenta: DSK video source
White:

Video input available

Unlit:

Video input unavailable

* When selecting a video that is not assigned to Input 1–8, set this in

“DSK Source” on the setup screen.

MEMO

You can also directly touch the multi-view, input-view or still-view

screens to select a video signal.

4 .

Press the DSK 1 [PVW] button to turn on the preview output

(lit).

A preview of the composition results is displayed in the PVW section

of the multi-view.
At this stage, the final output has not yet been changed.

5 .

Touch the setup screen to adjust the intensity of the effect.

Parameter

Explanation

DSK Settings

DSK Level

Adjusts the degree of extraction (transparency) for

the key.

DSK Gain

Adjusts the degree of edge blur (semi-transmissive

region) for the key.

Time

Adjusts the fade-in/out time for the DSK video source.

* For details on the parameters, refer to “6: DSK” (p. 108).

6 .

Press the DSK 1 [PGM] button to turn on DSK compositing (lit).

The composition results is sent to final output.

7 .

To turn off DSK compositing, press the DSK 1 [PGM] button

once again.

Turning DSK/PinP composition on/off in tandem

with video transitions

You can make DSK/PinP composition turn on/off in tandem with the

video transitions.
From the [MENU] button

Ó

“System”, set “Effects Transition Sync” to “ON”.

After step 4, use the [AUTO] and [CUT] buttons to switch the video. DSK

composition turns on, and the composited result that is previewed is sent

to final output.

Modifying the caption or image

You can fill-in the superimposed caption or image, or add an edge to it.
Configure the following parameters on the DSK setup screen.

Parameter

Explanation

Fill Settings

Fill Type

If this is set to “Matte”, the superimposed caption or

video is filled in with the color specified in “Matte

Color”.

Matte Color

Edge Settings

Edge Type

Specifies the type of edge.

Edge Color

Specifies the color of the edge.

Edge Width

Specifies the width of the edge.

* This setting is in common with chroma key (“Compositing a Subject

and Background (Chroma Key)” (p. 40)).

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