Sony MVS-8000SF User manual

MVS-8000/8000SF System
(With CCP-9000 Series Center Control Panel)
User’s Guide
Multi Format Switcher System
Volume 1 [English]
2nd Edition (Revised 1)
Software Version 9.00 and Later

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Functions Newly Supported in Version 9.00
The functions newly supported in the MVS-8000 system version 9.00 are as
follows.
Functions relating to operability
Functions relating to the switcher
Classification Functions supported Menu No. See page
Vol.1 Vol.2 Vol.3
Control panel Setting the sensitivity for the search
dial in jog mode
7326.10 83 689,
690
1050
Inhibiting DME channel selection in
the device control block (trackball/
joystick)
7321.27 77 – 1004
Transitions Setting the status display mode when
the [Auto Trans] or [Take] button is
pressed in a module
7326.4 86 – 1048
Keys Menu selection of key fill and key
source
1111.3 179 – –
Multi Program 2 Inhibiting key and utility 2 bus
operations for each of main and sub
7321.18 416 – 1003
Files Locking file recall operations 7317.2, 7111 to
7171
– 880 981
Utility/shotbox Displaying register names in the
Command and Action columns of the
Prefs/Utility menu
7324
7324.1
7324.2
– – 1025
Classification Functions supported Menu No. See page
Vol.1 Vol.2 Vol.3
DME wipe Simultaneously setting crop values
for pairs of opposite sides or all four
sides
1116.3
1165
287 – –

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Functions relating to setup
Frame memory Formatting an external hard disk with
15 partitions
2561 350 – –
Append mode for external hard disk
backup and restore
2562 352 – –
Managing images using a DDR/VTR 7153, 2564,
2565, 2521
354 – –
Searching by file name using the
menu Find button
2511, 2521 314 – –
Trimming a clip 2522 333 – –
PNG file support 7162 – 877 –
Macros Setting the event execution interval
for a menu macro
7144.2, 5431 – 864 –
Assigning a menu macro in the
Shortcut menu
0023.1 – 862 –
Selecting the behavior when the
same button is pressed twice during
macro execution
7326.6 – – 1052
Continuously lighting a cross-point
button with a macro attachment set
7326.6 – – 1052
Additional actions for a macro
timeline
5441 – 872 –
Multi Program 2 M/E and link operations for sub 7336.6 – – 1095
3D support Image processing in 3D mode 4216, 7313,
7322.5, 7331.10,
7331.12
431 – –
Registers Now 250 registers for P-Bus, Macro,
and Device
6262 to 6267 – 716,
820
–
Classification Functions supported Menu No. See page
Vol.1 Vol.2 Vol.3
System Frame delay mode using the format
converter board
7332, 7313 – – 950
Classification Functions supported Menu No. See page
Vol.1 Vol.2 Vol.3

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Functions relating to DME
Functions relating to external devices
Classification Functions supported Menu No. See page
Vol.1 Vol.2 Vol.3
Special effects Corner pinning 4142 – 611 –
Increased parameter range for split
and split slide
4141.11
4141.12
– 596,
597
–
Classification Functions supported Menu No. See page
Vol.1 Vol.2 Vol.3
Network Using the NFS server 7311 – – 939
Disk recorder
(VDCP)
Drop frame mode, and loop, recue
settings
7355.4 – – 1140
Simple VDCP protocol 7355.6 – – 1133
GPI Additional Keep Break and Keep
Make actions for GPI OUT
7325.3
7354
– – 1040,
1131
Setting the operation mode when
AUX bus override is selected as the
GPI input action
7325 – – 1043

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Table of Contents
Volume 1
Chapter 1 MVS-8000 Functions
Introduction ..................................................................................................28
Features of the MVS-8000 Multi Format Switcher System......................31
Basic Video Processing.................................................................................33
Transitions .............................................................................................33
Keys.......................................................................................................37
Wipes.....................................................................................................38
DME Wipes...........................................................................................39
Frame Memory ......................................................................................39
Color Backgrounds................................................................................39
Copy and Swap......................................................................................40
Video Process ........................................................................................40
Color Corrector......................................................................................40
Side Flags ..............................................................................................41
Multi Program 2 ....................................................................................41
Simple P/P Software..............................................................................42
Dual Link Support .................................................................................42
3D Support ............................................................................................43
Creation of Special Effects and Management of Data and Operations...44
Digital Multi Effects (DME) .................................................................44
External Devices....................................................................................45
Keyframes .............................................................................................45
Snapshots...............................................................................................46
Utility.....................................................................................................47
Shotbox..................................................................................................47
Macros ...................................................................................................47
Files .......................................................................................................48
Setup ..............................................................................................................49
Chapter 2 Menus and Control Panel
Names and Functions of Parts of the Control Panel .................................52
Example Control Panel Configuration ..................................................52

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Cross-Point Control Block ....................................................................55
Transition Control Block.......................................................................56
Device Control Block (Joystick) ...........................................................61
Keyframe Control Block .......................................................................62
Numeric Keypad Control Block............................................................65
Auxiliary Bus Control Block.................................................................68
Menu Control Block..............................................................................69
Memory Card/USB Adaptor Block.......................................................70
“Memory Stick”/USB Connections Block ............................................71
Key Control Block (MKS-8035 Key Control Module, Option) ...........73
Device Control Block (MKS-8031TB Trackball Module, Option) ......77
Device Control Block (MKS-8036A Search Dial Module, Option) .....80
Utility/Shotbox Control Block (MKS-8033 Utility/Shotbox Module,
Option) .......................................................................................84
Downstream Key Control Block (MKS-8032 DSK Fader Module,
Option) .......................................................................................85
Basic Menu Operations................................................................................87
Menu Organization................................................................................87
About the Top Menu List ......................................................................87
Accessing Menus...................................................................................88
Displaying a Menu ................................................................................92
Interpreting the Menu Screen ................................................................93
Menu Operations ...................................................................................95
Switching Between the Main Menu Site and Subsidiary Menu Site ..107
Shortcut Menu .....................................................................................107
Chapter 3 Signal Selection and Transitions
Video Processing Flow ...............................................................................112
Signal Selection ...........................................................................................114
Basics of Signal Selection ...................................................................114
Bus Selection.......................................................................................115
Signal Assignment and Selection ........................................................116
Signal Name Display...........................................................................120
Transitions...................................................................................................122
Selecting the Next Transition ..............................................................122
Transition Types..................................................................................122
Procedure for Basic Transition Operation...............................................125
Key Priority Setting....................................................................................128
Setting the Key Priority in the Transition Control Block....................128

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Setting the Key Priority by a Menu Operation....................................130
Display of the Key Output Status and Key Priority ............................132
Selecting the Transition Type by a Menu Operation ..............................133
Super Mix Settings .....................................................................................134
Color Matte Settings...................................................................................135
Executing a Transition ...............................................................................138
Transition Indicator Function..............................................................138
Setting the Transition Rate..................................................................139
Pattern Limit........................................................................................141
Executing an Auto Transition..............................................................144
Executing a Transition With the Fader Lever (Manual Transition)....146
Combinations of Auto and Manual Transitions ..................................146
Non-Sync State....................................................................................146
Fader Lever Operation in Bus Fixed Mode.........................................147
Transition Preview .....................................................................................150
Independent Key Transitions ....................................................................152
Basic Independent Key Transition Operations....................................155
Setting the Independent Key Transition Type by a Menu Operation..156
Setting the Independent Key Transition Rate......................................156
Chapter 4 Keys
Overview......................................................................................................160
Key Types............................................................................................160
Key Modifiers......................................................................................162
Key Memory........................................................................................165
Key Default .........................................................................................166
Key Setting Operations Using Menus.......................................................167
Key Setting Menus ..............................................................................167
Key Type Setting.................................................................................168
Chroma Key Composition...................................................................170
Chroma Key Adjustments ...................................................................171
Selecting Key Fill and Key Source .....................................................177
Key Edge Modifications......................................................................182
Masks...................................................................................................189
Applying a DME Effect to a Key........................................................192
Specifying the Key Output Destination...............................................193
Key Modify Clear................................................................................194
Blink Function.....................................................................................194
Video Processing.................................................................................195

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Key Setting Operations With the Cross-Point Control Block................197
Applying a DME Effect to a Key........................................................197
Key Setting Operations With the Key Control Block .............................199
Operations in the Key Control Block ..................................................199
Key Edge Modifications......................................................................203
Masks...................................................................................................207
Applying a DME Effect to a Key........................................................208
Other Key Setting Operations .............................................................209
Resizer .........................................................................................................211
Two-Dimensional Transformations of Keys.......................................211
Resizer Interpolation Settings .............................................................215
Resizer Crop/Border Settings..............................................................216
Applying Resizer Effects.....................................................................219
Key Snapshots.............................................................................................225
Key Snapshot Operations ....................................................................225
Chapter 5 Wipes
Overview......................................................................................................228
Types of Wipe Pattern.........................................................................228
Basic Procedure for Wipe Settings ...........................................................229
Wipe Settings Menu ............................................................................229
Wipe Pattern Selection ........................................................................229
Pattern Mix ..........................................................................................231
Setting Wipe Modifiers .......................................................................236
Wipe Modify Clear..............................................................................253
Wipe Settings for Independent Key Transitions .....................................254
Basic Procedure for Independent Key Transition Wipe Settings........254
Setting Independent Key Transition Wipe Modifiers .........................255
Wipe Snapshots...........................................................................................259
Wipe Snapshot Operations With the Menus .......................................259
Chapter 6 DME Wipes
Overview......................................................................................................262
Types of DME Wipe Pattern ...............................................................262
DME Wipe Pattern Variation and Modifiers.......................................270
Relation Between DME Wipes and Other Effects ..............................272
Basic Procedure for DME Wipe Settings .................................................274
DME Wipe Settings Menu ..................................................................274
DME Wipe Pattern Selection ..............................................................274

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Setting DME Wipe Modifiers .............................................................277
DME Wipe Modify Clear....................................................................284
DME Wipe Settings for Independent Key Transitions ...........................285
Basic Procedure for Independent Key Transition DME Wipe Settings
..................................................................................................285
Setting Independent Key Transition DME Wipe Modifiers................286
Resizer DME Wipe Setting ........................................................................289
DME Wipe Snapshots ................................................................................291
DME Snapshot Operations With the Menus .......................................291
Creating User Programmable DME Patterns .........................................292
User Programmable DME Transition Mode .......................................292
Chapter 7 Frame Memory
Overview......................................................................................................298
Still Image Operations ...............................................................................302
Preparations .........................................................................................302
Interpreting the Frame Memory Menu................................................303
Selecting an Input Image.....................................................................307
Selecting Outputs and Target Frame Memory ....................................307
Capturing and Saving an Input Image.................................................308
Recalling Still Images .........................................................................312
Inverting the Field Polarity of a Saved Still Image (Field Invert Function)
..................................................................................................314
Image Processing.................................................................................315
Image Output.......................................................................................320
Continuously Capturing Still Images (Record)...................................321
Recalling a Continuous Sequence of Still Images (Animation)..........323
Frame Memory Clip Function ..................................................................327
Frame Memory Clip Operations...............................................................329
Preparations for Operation ..................................................................329
Recalling Clips ....................................................................................329
Clip Playback ......................................................................................331
Clip Creation .......................................................................................335
Creating and Handling Frame Memory Folders..................................337
Clip Output ..........................................................................................338
Recording and Playback of Ancillary Data.........................................339
Clip Transition Operations........................................................................341
Image Data Management...........................................................................344
Pair File Processing .............................................................................344

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Moving Files........................................................................................345
Deleting Files ......................................................................................346
Renaming Files....................................................................................347
File Backups ........................................................................................348
Restoring Files.....................................................................................348
External Hard Disk Drive Access .............................................................349
Hard Disk Formatting..........................................................................350
Saving Files .........................................................................................351
Recalling Files.....................................................................................352
Managing Images Using a DDR/VTR.......................................................354
Using a DDR/VTR for High-speed Backup and Restoring.................354
Extracting Images from Video Tape ...................................................356
Chapter 8 Color Backgrounds, Copy and Swap, and Other Settings
Color Background ......................................................................................360
Color Background Settings Menu .......................................................360
Basic Color Background Setting Operations.......................................360
Copy and Swap ...........................................................................................364
Copy and Swap Operations .......................................................................368
Copy and Swap Menu Operations.......................................................368
Copy by Button Operation ..................................................................369
Misc Menu Operations...............................................................................370
Port Settings for Control From an External Device ............................370
Editing Keyboard Settings...................................................................371
Safe Title Settings ...............................................................................372
Displaying a List of Transition Rates and Changing the Settings.......373
AUX Menu Operations ..............................................................................375
AUX Bus Settings ...............................................................................375
Status Menu ................................................................................................376
Router Control Menu Operations.............................................................377
Checking the List of Inputs for Each Destination ...............................377
Switching the Source for Each Destination.........................................378
Video Process ..............................................................................................379
Video Process Adjustments of a Primary Input Signal .......................379
Video Process Adjustments on a Particular Bus .................................379
Video Process Memory .......................................................................380
Video Process Settings................................................................................381

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Chapter 9 Color Corrector
Preparations................................................................................................384
Overall Color Corrector Operations ........................................................386
Enabling Color Corrector ....................................................................386
Copy and Swap Operations .................................................................386
Color Corrector Functions ........................................................................388
Input Video Processing Operations.....................................................388
Primary Color Correction Operations .................................................389
Secondary Color Correction Operations .............................................393
RGB Clip Operations ..........................................................................394
Luminance Processing Operations ......................................................394
Spot Color Adjustment........................................................................397
Output Video Processing Operations ..................................................400
YUV Clip Operations..........................................................................401
Chapter 10 Special Functions
Side Flags.....................................................................................................404
Overview .............................................................................................404
Side Flag Settings................................................................................404
Wipe Action on Images With Side Flags ............................................406
DME Wipe Action for an Image With Side Flags ..............................407
Multi Program 2 .........................................................................................409
Overview .............................................................................................409
Sequence of Operations in Multi Program 2 .......................................410
Basic Operations (Required) ...............................................................411
Examples of Operations in the Multi Program 2 Mode (When Sharing a
Switcher Bank).........................................................................415
Optional Operations ............................................................................416
Functions Added in Multi Program 2 Mode .......................................419
Differences Between Multi Program 2 Mode and Standard Mode .....420
Restrictions on Using Multi Program 2 Mode ....................................422
Simple P/P Software ...................................................................................424
Overview .............................................................................................424
Restrictions on Use..............................................................................424
Dual Link Support......................................................................................428
3D Support ..................................................................................................431
Overview .............................................................................................431
Preparations .........................................................................................432
Restrictions in 3D Mode......................................................................438

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Video Creation in 3D Mode ................................................................438
Appendix (Volume 1)
Wipe Pattern List .......................................................................................442
Standard Wipes....................................................................................442
Enhanced Wipes ..................................................................................443
Rotary Wipes.......................................................................................444
Mosaic Wipes ......................................................................................445
Random/Diamond Dust Wipes............................................................447
DME Wipe Pattern List .............................................................................448
DME Wipe Patterns Available in One-Channel Mode .......................448
DME Wipe Patterns Available in Two-Channel Mode.......................456
DME Wipe Patterns Available in Three-Channel Mode.....................461
Resizer DME Wipe Pattern List ...............................................................462
Menu Tree ...................................................................................................464
Recalling Menus..................................................................................464
M/E-1 to M/E-3 Menus .......................................................................464
PGM/PST Menu ..................................................................................467
Frame Memory Menu..........................................................................469
Color Bkgd Menu................................................................................470
AUX Menu ..........................................................................................470
CCR Menu...........................................................................................471
Copy/Swap Menu ................................................................................472
Misc Menu...........................................................................................472
Status Menu.........................................................................................473
DME Menu..........................................................................................474
Global Effect Menu .............................................................................475
Device Menu .......................................................................................475
Macro Menu ........................................................................................476
Key Frame Menu.................................................................................477
Effect Menu.........................................................................................478
Snapshot Menu ....................................................................................479
Shotbox Menu .....................................................................................480
File Menu ............................................................................................481
Engineering Setup Menu .....................................................................482
Diagnostic Menu .................................................................................486

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Volume 2
Chapter 11 DME Operations
DME.............................................................................................................492
Three-Dimensional Transformations...................................................493
Transformation Operation Modes .......................................................499
Graphics Display .................................................................................503
Three-Dimensional Parameter Display ...............................................505
Three-Dimensional Transformation Operations.....................................506
Basic Operations..................................................................................506
Three-Dimensional Parameter Display ...............................................511
Entering Three-Dimensional Parameter Values..................................513
Graphics Display Operation ................................................................514
Canceling Virtual Images....................................................................516
DME Special Effect Operations ................................................................517
Special Effects.....................................................................................517
Operations Common to All DME Special Effects ..............................531
Border Settings ....................................................................................532
Crop Settings .......................................................................................534
Beveled Edge Settings.........................................................................536
Key Border Settings ............................................................................538
Art Edge Settings.................................................................................539
Flex Shadow Settings ..........................................................................547
Wipe Crop Settings .............................................................................554
Color Mix Settings ..............................................................................558
Defocus Settings..................................................................................560
Blur Settings ........................................................................................563
Multi Move Settings............................................................................565
Sepia Settings ......................................................................................566
Mono Settings......................................................................................567
Posterization and Solarization Settings ...............................................567
Nega Settings.......................................................................................568
Contrast Settings..................................................................................569
Mosaic Settings ...................................................................................570
Sketch Settings ....................................................................................570
Metal Settings......................................................................................573
Dim and Fade Settings ........................................................................574
Glow Settings ......................................................................................575

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Mask Settings ......................................................................................577
Freeze Settings ....................................................................................579
Nonlinear Effect Settings ....................................................................581
Corner Pinning Settings.......................................................................611
Lighting Settings .................................................................................614
Trail Settings .......................................................................................619
Motion Decay Settings ........................................................................623
Keyframe Strobe Settings....................................................................625
Wind Settings ......................................................................................627
Spotlighting Settings ...........................................................................629
Background Settings............................................................................647
Separate Sides Settings........................................................................648
Shaped Video Settings.........................................................................648
Invert Settings......................................................................................650
Key Density Settings ...........................................................................651
Key Source Selection ..........................................................................651
Interpolation Settings ..........................................................................652
Global Effect Operations ...........................................................................656
Combiner Settings ...............................................................................657
Brick Settings ......................................................................................665
Shadow Settings ..................................................................................669
Chapter 12 External Devices
Control of External Devices.......................................................................674
Shared Functions for External Device Control ...................................675
Control of P-Bus Devices ...........................................................................677
Creating and Editing the P-Bus Timeline............................................677
P-Bus Trigger ......................................................................................680
Control of GPI Devices ..............................................................................682
GPI Timeline Creation and Editing.....................................................682
Control of VTRs, Extended VTRs, and Disk Recorders ........................686
Manual Operation................................................................................687
Controlling the Tape/Disk Transport ..................................................687
Checking VTR/Disk Recorder/Extended VTR Information ...............693
Cueup & Play ......................................................................................694
VTR/Disk Recorder/Extended VTR Timeline ....................................702
Disk Recorder/Extended VTR File Operations...................................709

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Chapter 13 Keyframe Effects
Regions.........................................................................................................714
Registers ......................................................................................................716
Keyframes ...................................................................................................718
Effects..................................................................................................718
Saving and Recalling Effects ..............................................................718
Effect Attributes ..................................................................................718
Effect Editing ......................................................................................719
Time Settings.......................................................................................720
Paths ....................................................................................................724
Effect Execution ..................................................................................730
Master Timelines.................................................................................730
Sequence of Keyframe Operations......................................................730
Displaying the Timeline Menu ..................................................................732
Interpreting the Timeline Menu ..........................................................732
Settings in the Timeline Menu ............................................................734
Recalling a Register....................................................................................736
Specifying the Region and Edit Points......................................................739
Selecting the Region in Which Editing Applies..................................739
Setting the Edit Points .........................................................................741
Creating and Editing Keyframes ..............................................................743
Creation ...............................................................................................743
Insertion...............................................................................................744
Modification ........................................................................................744
Deletion ...............................................................................................748
Movement............................................................................................749
Copying ...............................................................................................750
Pause....................................................................................................750
Keyframe Loop (Repeated Execution of a Specified Range) .............751
Undoing an Edit Operation..................................................................754
Duration Mode Setting ........................................................................754
Transition Mode Settings for User Programmable DME....................755
Time Settings...............................................................................................756
Setting the Keyframe Duration............................................................756
Setting the Effect Duration..................................................................757
Setting the Delay .................................................................................758
Path Setting .................................................................................................759
Basic Procedure for Path Settings .......................................................759
Executing Effects ........................................................................................763

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Executing Effects in the Keyframe Control Block..............................763
Setting the Run Mode..........................................................................764
Saving Effects..............................................................................................766
Creating and Saving a Master Timeline...................................................768
Creating and Saving a Master Timeline Using the Buttons in the Numeric
Keypad Control Block .............................................................768
Creating and Saving a Master Timeline With the Menu.....................770
Register Operations in the Menus.............................................................773
Effect Attribute Settings......................................................................773
Effect Status Display ...........................................................................774
Effect Register Editing ........................................................................774
Displaying a List of Effect Registers for Editing ................................779
Chapter 14 Snapshots
Overview......................................................................................................784
Snapshot Types....................................................................................784
Snapshot Attributes .............................................................................785
Snapshot Operations From the Numeric Keypad Control Block ..........787
Saving and Recalling Snapshots..........................................................787
Snapshot Operations in the Menus ...........................................................792
Selecting a Region or Reference Region in a Menu............................792
Setting Snapshot Attributes.................................................................792
Snapshot Status Display ......................................................................795
Setting Key Snapshot Attributes .........................................................797
Creating and Saving a Master Snapshot..............................................797
Snapshot Register Editing ...................................................................798
Displaying a List of Snapshot Registers for Editing ...........................798
Operations in the Misc >Snapshot Menu ............................................799
Chapter 15 Utility/Shotbox
Utility Execution .........................................................................................804
Executing a Utility With the User Preference Buttons (Menu Control
Block).......................................................................................804
Executing a Utility in the Utility/Shotbox Control Block (MKS-8033
Utility/Shotbox Module, Option).............................................805
Shotbox ........................................................................................................807
Shotbox Register Creation.........................................................................808
Creating a Shotbox Register in the Numeric Keypad Control Block..808
Creating a Shotbox Register Using the Menus ...................................810

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Shotbox Execution ......................................................................................813
Shotbox Execution From the Numeric Keypad Control Block...........813
Shotbox Execution in the Utility/Shotbox Control Block (MKS-8033
Utility/Shotbox Module, Option).............................................815
Shotbox Register Editing ...........................................................................817
Chapter 16 Macros
Macros .........................................................................................................820
Overview .............................................................................................820
Macro Creation and Editing ................................................................821
Macro Execution .................................................................................824
Macro Operations in the Numeric Keypad Control Block and the
Keyframe Control Block.................................................................826
Recalling a Macro Register and Executing a Macro...........................828
Creating and Editing a Macro .............................................................829
Saving a Macro....................................................................................836
Macro Editing Using Menus......................................................................837
Macro Register Editing .......................................................................837
Online Editing of Macro Events..........................................................837
Offline Editing of Macro Events .........................................................843
Macro Attachment Assigning....................................................................849
Setting and Canceling a Macro Attachment........................................851
Displaying the Macro Attachment List ...............................................854
Executing a Macro by Macro Attachment...........................................855
Menu Macros ..............................................................................................858
Recalling a Menu Macro Register and Executing a Menu Macro ......859
Menu Macro Creation and Editing......................................................863
Menu Macro Register Editing .............................................................868
Macro Timeline...........................................................................................870
Creating and Editing a Macro Timeline ..............................................872
Chapter 17 Files
Overview of File Operations......................................................................876
Operations on Individual Files ..................................................................881
Displaying the Individual File Operation Menus ................................881
Viewing Detailed File Information .....................................................881
Selecting Regions ................................................................................883
Selecting a Device for Operations.......................................................883
Saving Files .........................................................................................884

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Loading Files.......................................................................................886
Copying Files ......................................................................................887
Renaming Files....................................................................................888
Deleting Files ......................................................................................890
Converting Between Frame Memory Clips and Extended Clips ........891
Saving the list of frame memory files to hard disk or memory card...893
File Batch Operations.................................................................................895
Displaying the Batch Operation Menu................................................895
Batch Saving Files...............................................................................895
Batch Loading Files.............................................................................896
Batch Copying Files ............................................................................897
Importing and Exporting Files..................................................................898
Displaying the Import/Export Menu ...................................................898
Importing Frame Memory Data ..........................................................898
Exporting Frame Memory Data ..........................................................899
Directory Operations..................................................................................901
Displaying the Directory Menu...........................................................901
Creating a New Directory....................................................................901
Renaming a Directory .........................................................................902
Deleting a Directory ............................................................................902
Copying Files Between Different Unit IDs ...............................................903
Saving Files Recalled by Autoload............................................................905
Appendix (Volume 2)
SpotLighting................................................................................................908
Texture Patterns...................................................................................908
Shape Patterns .....................................................................................909
Functional Differences With Models of DME..........................................910
Macro File Editing Rules ...........................................................................913
Macro File Syntax ...............................................................................913
Syntax of Event and Continue Statements ..........................................914
File Name ............................................................................................915
Saving and Recalling a File.................................................................915
Errors ...................................................................................................916
Correspondence Between Events and Symbols ..................................916
Symbols and Parameters .....................................................................917
Example of File Contents ....................................................................924
About the Macro Attachment List Display ..............................................925
M/E and PGM/PST Banks ..................................................................925

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Other Blocks........................................................................................930
Menu Operations Not Recorded in a Menu Macro.................................931
Volume 3
Chapter 18 System Setup (System)
Setup for the Whole System.......................................................................938
Network Settings (Network Config Menu)...............................................939
Making the Network Settings..............................................................939
System Settings (System Config Menu)....................................................941
Selecting the System Operation Mode ................................................941
Specifying the Switcher Controlled by the Control Panel ..................942
Specifying the DME Connected to the Switcher.................................943
Enabling the FM Data Port of the Switcher ........................................943
Setting the Signal Format (Format Menu)...............................................945
Setting the Signal Format ....................................................................945
Switching the Input Reference Signal for HD System........................947
Setting Conversion Formats ................................................................947
Setting the Screen Aspect Ratio (Format Menu).....................................951
Selecting the State After Powering On (Start Up Menu)........................952
Saving and Recalling Setup Data ........................................................953
Selecting the State at Start-up .............................................................954
Saving User-Defined Settings .............................................................955
Setting Automatic Loading of Register Data at Power On (Autoload
Function) ..................................................................................955
Reset and Initialization (Initialize Menu).................................................957
Installation and Device Setup (Install/Unit Config Menu) .....................958
Installing Software ..............................................................................958
Making Settings Required to Use the Software ..................................960
Adding User Texture Patterns .............................................................963
Switching the Color Correction Function ...........................................971
Inverting the Field Polarity of Frame Memory Images on the System
Level.........................................................................................972
Allowing MVS-8000A/MVS-8000G Files To Be Used on the MVS-
8000..........................................................................................973
Saving a Frame Memory Clip With Ancillary Data............................973
System Maintenance (Maintenance Menu)..............................................975
Setting the Date and Time ...................................................................975