Sony MVS-8000 User manual

Multi Format Switcher System MVS-8000/8000SF System (With CCP-8000 Series)
Multi Format
Switcher System
MVS-8000/8000SF System
(With CCP-8000 Series Center Control Panel)
User’s Guide [English]
Volume 2
2nd Edition (Revised 1)
3-206-017-12 (1)
User’s Guide
Volume 2
2nd Edition (Revised 1)
[ English ]

MVS-8000/8000SF System
(With CCP-8000 Series Center Control Panel)
User’s Guide
Multi Format Switcher System
Volume 2 [English]
2nd Edition (Revised 1)
Software Version 7.20 and Later

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Table of Contents
Chapter 11 DME Operations
Three-Dimensional Transformation Operations.......................................15
Basic Operations....................................................................................15
Three-Dimensional Parameter Display .................................................19
Entering Three-Dimensional Parameter Values....................................20
Graphics Display ...................................................................................21
Canceling Virtual Images......................................................................23
DME Special Effect Operations ..................................................................24
Border Settings ......................................................................................24
Crop Settings .........................................................................................28
Beveled Edge Settings...........................................................................31
Key Border Settings ..............................................................................33
Art Edge Settings...................................................................................34
Flex Shadow Settings ............................................................................44
Wipe Crop Settings ...............................................................................51
Color Mix Settings ................................................................................56
Defocus Settings....................................................................................58
Blur Settings ..........................................................................................60
Multi Move Settings..............................................................................62
Sepia Settings ........................................................................................64
Mono Settings........................................................................................65
Posterization and Solarization Settings .................................................66
Nega Settings.........................................................................................66
Contrast Settings....................................................................................67
Mosaic Settings .....................................................................................68
Sketch Settings ......................................................................................69
Metal Settings........................................................................................72
Dim and Fade Settings ..........................................................................73
Glow Settings ........................................................................................74
Mask Settings ........................................................................................76
Freeze Settings ......................................................................................79
Nonlinear Effect Settings ......................................................................81
Lighting Settings .................................................................................110
Trail Settings .......................................................................................115

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Motion Decay Settings ........................................................................119
Keyframe Strobe Settings....................................................................121
Wind Settings ......................................................................................123
Spotlighting Settings ...........................................................................126
Background Settings............................................................................136
Separate Sides Settings........................................................................137
Shaped Video Settings.........................................................................138
Invert Settings......................................................................................140
Key Density Settings ...........................................................................141
Key Source Selection ..........................................................................141
Interpolation Settings ..........................................................................142
Global Effect Operations ...........................................................................145
Combiner Settings ...............................................................................145
Brick Settings ......................................................................................150
Shadow Settings ..................................................................................154
Chapter 12 External Devices
Control of External Devices.......................................................................158
Control of P-Bus Devices ...........................................................................159
Creating and Editing the P-Bus Timeline............................................159
P-Bus Trigger ......................................................................................162
Control of GPI Devices ..............................................................................163
GPI Timeline Creation and Editing.....................................................163
Control of VTRs, Extended VTRs, and Disk Recorders ........................166
Controlling the Tape/Disk Transport ..................................................166
Checking VTR/Disk Recorder/Extended VTR Information ...............171
Cueup & Play ......................................................................................172
VTR/Disk Recorder/Extended VTR Timeline ....................................180
Disk Recorder/Extended VTR File Operations...................................186
Chapter 13 Keyframe Effects
Sequence of Keyframe Operations............................................................193
Displaying the Timeline Menu ..................................................................194
Interpreting the Timeline Menu ..........................................................194
Settings in the Timeline Menu ............................................................196
Recalling a Register....................................................................................198
Specifying the Region and Edit Points......................................................203
Selecting the Region in Which Editing Applies..................................203
Setting the Edit Points .........................................................................205

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Creating and Editing Keyframes ..............................................................207
Creation ...............................................................................................207
Insertion...............................................................................................208
Modification ........................................................................................208
Deletion ...............................................................................................212
Movement............................................................................................213
Copying ...............................................................................................214
Pause....................................................................................................214
Keyframe Loop (Repeated Execution of a Specified Range) .............215
Undoing an Edit Operation..................................................................218
Duration Mode Setting ........................................................................218
Transition Mode Settings for User Programmable DME....................219
Time Settings...............................................................................................220
Setting the Keyframe Duration............................................................220
Setting the Effect Duration..................................................................221
Setting the Delay .................................................................................222
Path Setting .................................................................................................223
Basic Procedure for Path Settings .......................................................223
Executing Effects ........................................................................................227
Executing Effects in the Keyframe Control Block..............................227
Setting the Run Mode..........................................................................228
Executing an Effect in the Flexi Pad Control Block ...........................229
Saving Effects..............................................................................................231
Creating and Saving a Master Timeline...................................................233
Creating and Saving a Master Timeline Using the Buttons in the Numeric
Keypad Control Block .............................................................233
Creating and Saving a Master Timeline With the Menu.....................235
Register Operations in the Menus.............................................................238
Effect Attribute Settings......................................................................238
Effect Status Display ...........................................................................239
Effect Register Editing ........................................................................239
Displaying a List of Effect Registers for Editing ................................244
Chapter 14 Snapshots
Snapshot Operations From the Numeric Keypad Control Block ..........248
Saving and Recalling Snapshots..........................................................248
Snapshot Operations in the Flexi Pad Control Block .............................254
Banks and Registers ............................................................................254
Saving and Recalling Snapshots..........................................................256

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Snapshot Operations in the Menus ...........................................................260
Selecting a Region or Reference Region in a Menu............................260
Setting Snapshot Attributes.................................................................260
Snapshot Status Display ......................................................................263
Setting Key Snapshot Attributes .........................................................265
Creating and Saving a Master Snapshot..............................................265
Snapshot Register Editing ...................................................................266
Displaying a List of Snapshot Registers for Editing ...........................267
Operations in the Misc >Snapshot menu.............................................267
Chapter 15 Utility/Shotbox
Utility Execution .........................................................................................272
Executing a Utility With the User Preference Buttons (Menu Control
Block).......................................................................................272
Executing a Utility in the Utility/Shotbox Control Block...................273
Executing Utilities With the Cross-Point Buttons in the Key 2 Row .274
Shotbox Register Creation.........................................................................276
Creating a Shotbox Register in the Numeric Keypad Control Block..276
Creating a Shotbox Register Using the Menus ...................................278
Shotbox Execution ......................................................................................281
Shotbox Execution From the Numeric Keypad Control Block...........281
Shotbox Execution in the Flexi Pad Control Block ............................282
Shotbox Execution in the Utility/Shotbox Control Block...................284
Executing a Shot Box Function With the Key 2 Row Cross-Point Buttons
285
Shotbox Register Editing ...........................................................................286
Chapter 16 Engineering Setup
Setup for the Whole System.......................................................................289
Network Settings (Network Config Menu) .........................................289
System Settings (System Config Menu) .............................................290
Setting the Signal Format (Format Menu) ..........................................293
Setting the Screen Aspect Ratio (Format Menu).................................296
Selecting the State After Powering On (Start Up Menu) ....................297
Reset and Initialization (Initialize Menu)............................................299
Installation and Device Setup (Install/Unit Config Menu) .................299
System Maintenance (Maintenance Menu).........................................315
Setup Relating to Operations From the Control Panel...........................321
Overall Control Panel Settings (Config Menu)...................................321

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Cross-Point Settings (Xpt Assign Menu) ............................................342
Auxiliary Bus Control Block Settings (Aux Assign Menu)................351
Setting Button Assignments (Prefs/Utility Menu) ..............................356
Interfacing With External Devices (Device Interface Menu)..............367
Operation Settings (Operation Menu) .................................................374
Screen Saver and Other Settings (Maintenance Menu).......................381
Setup Relating to Switcher Processor.......................................................384
Settings for Switcher Configuration (Config Menu)...........................384
Signal Input Settings (Input Menu) .....................................................390
Signal Output Settings (Output Menu)................................................398
Settings Relating to Video Switching (Transition Menu) ...................404
Settings Relating to Keys, Wipes, Frame Memory and Color Correction
(Key/Wipe/FM/CCR Menu) ....................................................407
Settings Relating to Function Links (Link Menu)...............................410
Interfacing With External Devices (Device Interface Menu)..............417
Setup Relating to DME ..............................................................................426
Settings Relating to Signal Inputs (Input Menu).................................426
Settings Relating to Signal Outputs (Output Menu) ...........................428
Interfacing With External Devices (Device Interface Menu)..............429
Setup Relating to DCU...............................................................................433
Settings Relating to Parallel Inputs (Input Config Menu)...................433
GPI Input Setting (GPI Input Assign Menu).......................................434
Parallel Output Settings (Output Config Menu)..................................438
GPI Output Setting (GPI Output Assign Menu) .................................439
Serial Port Settings (Serial Port Assign Menu) ...................................441
Setup Relating to Router Interface and Tally..........................................451
Router Interface Settings (Router Menu) ............................................451
Tally Group Settings (Group Tally Menu)..........................................454
Wiring Settings (Wiring Menu) ..........................................................454
Tally Generation Settings (Tally Enable Menu) .................................456
Tally Copy Settings (Tally Copy Menu).............................................458
Parallel Tally Settings (Parallel Tally Menu)......................................459
Serial Tally Settings (Serial Tally Menu)............................................461
Simple Connection of the MKS-8080/8082 AUX Bus Remote Panel.....463
Procedure for Simple Connection .......................................................463
Setting Status of the MKS-8080/8082 in Simple Connection.............464
Chapter 17 Files
Operations on Individual Files ..................................................................466

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Displaying the Individual File Operation Menus ................................466
Viewing Detailed File Information .....................................................466
Selecting Regions ................................................................................468
Selecting a Device for Operations.......................................................468
Saving Files .........................................................................................469
Loading Files.......................................................................................470
Copying Files ......................................................................................472
Renaming Files....................................................................................473
Deleting Files ......................................................................................475
Converting Between Frame Memory Clips and Extended Clips ........476
File Batch Operations.................................................................................479
Displaying the Batch Operation Menu................................................479
Batch Saving Files...............................................................................479
Batch Loading Files.............................................................................480
Batch Copying Files ............................................................................481
Importing and Exporting Files..................................................................482
Displaying the Import/Export Menu ...................................................482
Importing Frame Memory Data ..........................................................482
Exporting Frame Memory Data ..........................................................483
Directory Operations..................................................................................485
Displaying the Directory Menu...........................................................485
Creating a New Directory....................................................................485
Renaming a Directory .........................................................................486
Deleting a Directory ............................................................................486
Copying Files Between Different Unit IDs ...............................................487
Saving Files Recalled by Autoload............................................................489
Chapter 18 Macros
Macro Operations in the Numeric Keypad Control Block and the Key-
frame Control Block .......................................................................492
Recalling a Macro Register and Executing a Macro ...........................494
Creating and Editing a Macro .............................................................495
Saving a Macro....................................................................................502
Macro Operations in the Standard Type Flexi Pad Control Block .......503
Recalling a Macro Register and Executing a Macro ...........................504
Creating and Saving a Macro ..............................................................507
Macro Operations in the Simple Type Flexi Pad Control Block ...........511
Recalling a Macro Register and Executing a Macro ...........................512
Creating and Editing a Macro .............................................................513

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Saving a Macro....................................................................................516
Macro Editing Using Menus......................................................................517
Macro Register Editing .......................................................................517
Online Editing of Macro Events..........................................................517
Offline Editing of Macro Events .........................................................523
Macro Attachment Assigning....................................................................529
Setting and Canceling a Macro Attachment........................................529
Displaying the Macro Attachment List ...............................................533
Executing a Macro by Macro Attachment...........................................534
Menu Macros ..............................................................................................536
Recalling a Menu Macro Register and Executing a Menu Macro ......536
Recalling a Menu Macro Register.......................................................536
Menu Macro Creation and Editing......................................................538
Menu Macro Register Editing .............................................................544
Macro Timeline...........................................................................................546
Creating and editing a macro timeline ................................................546
Chapter 19 Color Corrector
Preparations................................................................................................550
Overall Color Corrector Operations ........................................................553
Enabling Color Corrector ....................................................................553
Copy and Swap Operations .................................................................553
Color Corrector Functions ........................................................................555
Input Video Processing Operations.....................................................555
Primary Color Correction Operations .................................................555
Secondary Color Correction Operations .............................................559
RGB Clip Operations ..........................................................................559
Luminance Processing Operations ......................................................560
Spot Color Adjustment........................................................................562
Output Video Processing Operations ..................................................564
YUV Clip Operations..........................................................................565
Chapter 20 DIAGNOSIS
Checking the Communications Status......................................................568
Communications Status Display .........................................................568
Appendix (Volume 2)
SpotLighting................................................................................................573
Texture Patterns...................................................................................573