MacroSystem Bogart SE Ver.4 User manual - Manual (Page 50)

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nation, it is also possible to insert effects with a predetermined
repetition (e .g . 20x Page turn) .
• In the positioning menu of an effect (e.g. rectangle fade), a
grid can also be activated, to make it easier to set the posi-
tion of a scene . Positioning by means of a raster is especially
useful when a multi-layer effect has to be created, taking into
account other existing transitions .
(17) Loop mode for the preview: The menus “New” and
“Special” of the scene bin in the edit menu now have a new
button: The Loop mode . You will find the same function in the
effect menus . This button opens a small menu that allows you
to select an effect for the active scene . At the same time, the
scene will be played with the effect parameters so that you can
directly see any implications of the changes you make to the
parameters . Once the end of the scene is reached, the scene
will restart and continue playing in loop mode . As soon as you
make any changes of the effect parameters, play-back will be
stopped and the scene will play from the start again . You can
work fast using the Loop mode . In addition, any effect changes
that are only visible if the scene is in motion, can be changed
here more comfortably than in the single frame preview, where
your changes are applied to a still image .
The transition effects in detail
The following transition effects belong to the basic package on
the program’s CD/DVD .
1. 3D Mosaic: The first scene is divided into small squares, the
number of which you can set in the effect options under “Num-
ber of Squares” (between 1 and 15) . The squares “fly” out of
the picture and reveal the second scene .
2. 3D stripes: The second scene is pushed into the picture in
the “Direction” you choose (from top to bottom, or from bot-
tom to top) with from 2 to 30 stripes (“Number of stripes”) .
3. Bars: The new picture either pushes (“Type” “Push”) the old
with from 2 to 200 “Bars” out of view or superimposes itself
(“Type” “Inset”) . Under “Direction” you have a choice of six .
Two are interlocked (come from two sides) . Recommended
duration: 0 .5 to 2 seconds .
4. Picture in picture: This is not really a true transition effect .
But Bogart SE handles it as an effect because it affects two
scenes simultaneously . The first of the two scenes fills the
entire screen in the background . The second scene is inset on
it as a reduced image . The position of the small image can be
set in the effect options with the button “Location” . The but-
tons “Shadow” and “Frame” are used to set a value from 0-50 .
The frame color can be set with the color box through the
button “Frame Color” . Avoid using very strong colors, because
this can lead to jaggedness in the upper-right and lower-right
corners . For the picture-in-picture effect audio is not cross-
faded, as is the case with all other effects, but instead only
the audio of the first scene (background video) is used . You
can change this default setting by using audio mixing . Recom-
mended duration: at least 5 seconds .
5. Blue box: With this effect you can remove undesirable
elements from a foreground scene and place the remaining
motif on another background . (This is also commonly called a
“chroma-key” effect) You are probably familiar with this effect,
it is used by weather forecasters on television . The speaker
actually stands in front of a blue wall and is projected onto the
weather map . The background scene can be any motif . The
foreground scene, located in the storyboard directly after the
background scene, should show an object (thing or person)
in front of a single-colored (blue is very suitable) background .
You can choose any color, but avoid using pale colors, black,
or white . With “Color Choice” you can set the largest possible
box that defines the color range of the foreground scene to
be masked . In case the (blue) surface of the foreground scene
(because of illumination) is not completely single-colored, then
you can use “Color span” to set the range in percent that the
color may deviate from the selected box (“Color choice”) . If
you click “Include area”, the foreground scene appears, but
with the help of a box you select here the portion of the back-
ground scene to be used for this effect . If you want to see your
object in front of the entire background, set the box to be as
large as possible .
The “Exclude Area” button specifies the portion of the back-
ground that should remain in a single color . If you don’t want
to use this portion in your video footage, then make the box
smaller and move it out of the picture . Keep in mind before cal-
culating to adjust the running time of the effect to the duration
of both scenes by using the button “x s” . Ideally, both scenes
will be the same length .
6. Double exposure: This effect is the classical double expo-
sure as it has been used in film for the last hundred years, and
leads to a very atmospheric picture transition . In essence, it
is an extended fade . With “Mode” you can choose between
“Crossfade” (normal usage) and “Fade In/Out” (recommended
for inserts) . The “Fade time” (sum of fade-in and fade-out)
can be set for up to 12 seconds . Under “Mix” you can set the
proportion of the scenes involved up to 100% . If the control for
the mix proportion is set to 0%, then the first scene is shown
in full . For 100% you see only the second scene . With 50%
both scenes are shown with the same intensity . This is suitable
for normal transitions . Don’t forget to specify the duration of
the effect with the corresponding buttons . You will usually use
the “x s” button to set the duration to the maximum so that
the transition takes effect throughout the entire double scene .
For this case you should trim both scenes to the same length
beforehand .
7. Color fade: With this effect the first scene fades into a speci-
fiable color and from there fades into the second scene . Such