Compositing a subject and background (chroma key), Y (p . 37), Compositing using dsk – Roland VR-6HD Direct Streaming AV Mixer User Manual

Page 37: Video composition operations

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Video Composition Operations

Compositing a Subject and Background (Chroma Key)

Here’s how you can cut out a video by turning its blue or green portion

transparent, and then superimpose it on the background video. This lets

you composite a subject that’s photographed against a blue background

or green background.

Compositing using DSK

1 .

Press the PANEL [SETUP] button.

2 .

Touch <DSK>.

The DSK setup screen appears.

3 .

Touch the setup screen to make the following settings.

Parameter

Explanation

MODE

SELF KEY

TYPE

CHROMA

CHROMA (page 2)

COLOR

Specify either “GREEN” or “BLUE” as the key color.

4 .

Touch <DSK SOURCE> to select a DSK video source.

5 .

Press the DSK [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.

6 .

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

Parameter

Explanation

DSK

LEVEL

Adjusts the degree of extraction (transparency) for

the key.

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 parameter, refer to “4: PinP/DSK” (p. 123).

7 .

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

The composition results is sent to final output.

8 .

To turn off DSK compositing, press the DSK [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.

1 .

After setting “PANEL OPERATION” to “PGM/PST” from the

[MENU] button

Ó

“SYSTEM”

Ó

, set “EFFECTS TRANSITION

SYNC” to “ON”.

2 .

After step 5, 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.

Blue or green

Background video

DSK video source

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