MacroSystem Bogart SE Ver.2 User manual - Manual (Page 14)

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Clicking on the "Pick color” button (11) opens the first frame of the
scene that is selected in the scene bin (in the case of the “New”
menu) or in the storyboard (in the case of the Effects menus) . There
is a toolbar in the foreground containing several buttons:
If you have opened the color box from an effects menu, you
can first of all use the top left selection button to specify
whether the scene (“Effect”) that is currently selected in the
storyboard or another freely selectable scene (“Choose")
should be displayed .
Clicking on “Choose Scene” opens the scene bin and you can
specify a scene from which you want to capture the color . If
the upper selection button was previously set to “Effect” it
will automatically switch to “Choose” after you select another
scene . You can then use the selection button to jump easily
back and forth between the two scenes .
(By activating the color box in the transition effect menu,
you can use the two „Left scene“ and „Right scene“ buttons
allowing you to switch back and forth between the respective
scenes .)
You can use the slider control or separate buttons at the
bottom to roll through the selected scene frame-by-frame . (In
the case of image-processing effects, you also have the option
of rolling through the entire length of the effect, i .e . through
several scenes .)
The “Position” and “Size” buttons allow you to adjust further
settings for the color capture function . The smaller the little
selection box is, the more precisely you can specify the color .
In the little “Color” box, you can view the color over which the
box is currently placed . If there are several colors contained
within the area of the selection box, an average color value is
taken .
After you click on “Ok” you will see that your selection is
applied to the color window of the color box . If you click on
“Cancel”, you will close the menu without applying any set-
tings changes .
You can use the Archive function (8) to save the colors you
specify for later use (see „Archive function“) .
When you have finished making all the settings you want, click
on "Ok" to confirm and to exit the color box .
Note: If you are not using a professional video system (e.g.
Betacom SP), avoid using high saturation values. Otherwise
"color drain" or "jaggedness" might occur that is only visible
after recording out to tape. A simultaneous reduction of color
saturation and brightness results in a similar color with a better
recording quality for VHS, SVHS and DV.
Tip: If you would also like to use a color in titling that has
already been used for an effect (e.g. picture-in-picture), archive
the effect color, change to Titling and reload the color. You can
access archived colors from all projects!
The symbols for direct menu change
Most of the Bogart SE screens are represented by symbols .
You will find these symbols on small buttons at many places
and they serve to directly switch from one menu to another . It
is always possible to return to the Main menu and go from the-
re to the individual menus, but the experienced user will save
time by using the symbols to access menus directly . You will
become used to the symbols while doing some editing . Instant
memorization of their uses is not necessary .
Wave form and audio scrubbing
The menus Insert, Range, Split, and Trim (video and audio)
contain a loudspeaker symbol in the operating panel (on some
editors, only if the Pro Pack has been activated) . When this
symbol is active (blue) a small box containing the Audio Wave
Form is displayed at the other side of the operating panel .
The wave form graphically displays the volume over time . The
height of the curve represents loudness (the higher, the louder)
and the width is a measure of time .
In the wave form you see a vertical, black position marker indi-
cating your current picture position . This position marker is also
shown when you scroll through the scene or the audio segment .
The Audio Wave Form is automatically played when one of the
buttons "In", "Out", "Split Position", "
I  ", or "  I " is clicked
and the trackball is held motionless for approximately 0 .5
seconds .
A movable, vertical white-hatch bar indicates the actual play-
back position .
When trimming the beginning of a scene (In) the black position
marker can be seen to the left on the curve . When trimming the
end of a scene (Out), it can be seen to the right .
As you scroll through the scene you hear the corresponding
audio . Depending on the scrolling speed you hear the audio
faster or slower (often referred to as "scrub audio”) .
The wave form has two different display forms . When scrolling
through the scene you see a detailed wave form or a segment
of the wave form . As soon as you receive a preview of the last
second the wave form for the entire playback time is shown .
If you don't need the wave form then you can make it go away
by clicking on the loudspeaker symbol so that it reverts to the
original colour and the frame disappears . To bring back the
wave form simply click on the symbol again .
i-buttons:
The Transition effects, Image Processing Effects, and Titling
screens all have an "i" button . This is a button for obtaining
information but it currently works only for some of the effects .
If you have selected supplementary or bonus effects and click
on this button, a Product information menu opens and gives
you an explanation or summary instructions for the selected
effect . This button is inactive for those effects for which no
information is provided .
The "i” button is also present in the Install product menu in the