Document Outline

• Contents
• Preface
  • Welcome to the Model 3000
    • Organization of This Manual
  • How to use this manual
  • Conventions used in this manual
    • Button and Panel Knob References
    • Menu References
    • Soft Button and Soft Knob References
• System Overview
  • Introduction
  • General Description
  • Standard Features
  • Optional Features
  • Physical Description
    • Signal Processor Frame
    • Power Supplies
    • Control Panel
  • Video and Key Inputs and Outputs
    • Inputs
    • Outputs
  • Functional Description
    • Overview
    • Video Processing
  • Description of Options
    • Dual Chroma Keyer
    • Borderline® Key Edge Generation
    • Secondary Wipe Generator
    • Safe Title/Action Area Generator
    • Mix/Effects Clean Feed
    • Frame Store
    • Effects Send
    • Tally Output
    • Tally Expansion
    • Remote Auxiliary Bus Control Panels
    • Chroma Key Auto Setup
• Startup & Configuration
  • Introduction
  • Powering Up
    • Boot-Up
    • System Status
  • Software Setup
    • The Configuration Menu
  • Setting System Parameters
    • Setting the System Clock
  • Configuring Inputs
    • Setting Input Digital Resolution
    • Configuring External Key Sync
    • Configuring Key Setup
    • Mapping Crosspoints
    • Formatting Chroma Key Inputs
    • Assigning GPI Inputs
  • Configuring Outputs
    • Setting Switcher Output Timing
    • Setting Output Digital Resolution
  • Configuring External Interfaces
    • Setting Editor Port Parameters
    • Configuring a DPM
      • Video Connection (Aux Buses and Return Inputs)
      • DPM Capabilities (Fixed and Pooled)
      • Control Connections
      • Configuring the DPM Interface
      • For Kaleidoscope
      • For a DPM-700
      • For DVEous:
      • For Other Non-Poolable DPMs
    • Mapping DPM Aux Buses
    • Mapping DPM Inputs
    • Mapping DPM Returns
    • Mapping Kaleidoscope Source Buttons
    • Configuring the Peripheral Interface
    • Assigning Peripheral Triggers
    • Configuring GPI Outputs
  • Formatting Aux Buses
  • Setting User Preferences
    • Setting Shift Lock Operation
      • To Shift Lock a Bus
      • To Unshift Lock a Bus
    • Setting Keyer Preferences
    • Setting Preview Preferences
    • Setting Beeper Preferences
  • Setting User-Defined System Defaults
  • Operating Notes
    • Field Dominance Selection
      • Use of Field Dominance
    • Using the Mask Draw Feature
      • Mask Draw Setup
    • Operating the Model 3000 With a DPM-700
      • To Enable the Model 3000
    • Operating the Model 3000 With Kaleidoscope
      • To Enable the Model 3000
      • To Enable Kaleidoscope
    • Remote Aux Panel Joystick Override
      • Joystick Override Programming
• Switcher Concepts
  • Clear Working Buffer
    • CWB Modes of Operation
  • Auto Delegation
  • Crosspoint Bus
  • Transitions
    • Cut Transition
    • Mix Transition
    • Wipe Transition
  • Keys
    • Luminance Key
    • Linear Key
    • Preset Pattern Key
  • Shaped and Unshaped Video
    • Input Shaped and Unshaped Video
    • Output Shaped and Unshaped Video
  • Super Black
  • Chroma Key
  • Coring
  • Layering
  • E-MEM Effects Memory
    • Effects and Keyframes
    • Enables and Delegates
      • Enables and Delegates Button Tallies
  • Keyframing / Timelines / Effects Editing
    • Effects Editing Definitions
    • Timeline Menu
  • Manipulating Video Images
  • Effects Send (Option)
  • Frame Store (Option)
• Switcher Operations
  • About this Section
  • Starting Conditions
    • Switcher Hardware Setup
    • Clearing the Switcher
  • Transitions - Mix/Effects Bus Operations
    • Background Cut
    • Background Mix
  • Wipe Operations
    • Background Wipe
      • Pattern Mixing
      • Learning User Wipes
    • Fade to Black
    • Setting Transition Rates
    • Background and Matte Generator Operations
      • Matte Selection
      • Super Black
  • Luminance and Linear Keying Operations
    • Key Transition
  • Preset Pattern Keying Operations
  • Layered Mode Operations
  • Chroma Keying Operations
    • Auto Chroma Keying Procedure
      • Auto Setup
      • Basic Manual Adjustment
      • Optimization Adjustments
  • E-MEM (Effects Memory) Operations
    • New Operational Mode Available – Version 5.1 and later
      • Normal Mode
      • Learn A Register
      • Recall A Register
    • 300 Style Mode – 3-M/E Switchers Only
    • Operational Defaults in Either Mode
    • Setup
    • Basic E-MEM Operations
      • Enabling E-MEM Register Levels
      • Learn Enables
      • Storing an Effect
      • Recalling an Effect
      • Learning Effects Dissolve Transitions
      • E-MEM Learn Sequence Operations
    • Undo Function
  • Keyframe Operations
    • Setup
    • Basic Editing
      • Learn Keyframes
    • Advanced Keyframe Editing
      • Version 5.2 and later software changes
      • Working With Keyframe Timelines
      • Setting and Adjusting Start Times
      • Zoom and Pan Timeline Effects
      • Cut, Copy, and Paste Keyframes
      • Effects Editing with Get and Put
      • Constant Duration Mode
      • Using Path Types To Change An Effect
  • Effects Send Operations (Option)
    • Setup
    • Effects Send Looping Mode
    • Effects Send Non-Looping Mode
  • Frame Store Operations (Option)
    • Setup
    • Output Routing
    • Still Image Storage
      • Building A Recursive Effect
      • Video and Key
      • Mask Store
    • Freeze Mode
    • Frame Store Field Modes
      • Field 1 / Field 2
      • 2 Field / 4 Field
    • Grab Mode
    • Dropshadow Mode
    • Repositioning
    • Mosaics
    • Pseudo Color
    • Filter
    • Crop
  • Floppy Disk Drive Operations
    • Format Diskettes
    • Creating Directories and Files
      • Store and Name An E-MEM File
      • Store and Name A Configuration File
      • Viewing (Listing) Files and Directories
      • Deleting Files and Directories
• Appendix A — ShapedandUnshapedVideo
  • Introduction
  • What are Shaped and Unshaped Video?
  • Input Shaped and Unshaped Video
    • Configuring the Input
  • Examples of Operation With Shaped and Unshaped Fill Video
    • Correct Input Configuration
      • Correct Operation With Shaped Fill Video
      • Correct Operation With Unshaped Fill Video
    • Incorrect Input Configuration
      • Incorrect Operation With Shaped Fill Video
      • Incorrect Operation With Unshaped Fill Video
  • Output Shaped and Unshaped Video
    • For the Model 3000:
    • For the Model 4000 or Model 2200:
  • Installation Considerations
• Appendix B — Keyframe Facts
  • Keyframe Timelines
    • Master Timeline
  • Enables and Delegates
  • Keyframe Path Control
    • Tension, Continuity, and Bias Controls
      • Path Vectors
      • Tension Control
      • Continuity Control
      • Bias Control
• Appendix C — Super Black
  • Definition of Super Black
  • Objective
  • Limitations
  • Usage
  • Using the Super Black Output
    • Generating Super Black
      • First Method
      • Second Method
    • Reconstructing the Signal
• Glossary
• Index