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KARRERA K-FRAME
VIDEO PRODUCTION CENTER
User Manual
Software V
ersion 7.0
071887604
JUL
Y 2014
2
Table of Contents
Default Chapter
3
User Manual
3
Table of Contents
5
Preface
15
About this Manual
15
Standard Documentation Set
15
Other Documentation
15
Section 1 - Introduction
17
Overview
17
Features
17
K-Frame Video Processor
18
K-Frame Control Surfaces
19
Karrera
19
Touch Screen Menu Panel Option
20
Soft Panel (KSP) Option
21
Menu Application
21
K-Frame System Examples
22
Basic Single Suite Karrera Panel System
22
Multiple Suites and Control Surfaces
22
Supported Control Protocols
23
Section 2 - Setting Panel Preferences
25
Control Panel Source Select Button Mapping
25
The Button Mapping Menu
26
Default Control Panel Source Select Button Mapping
29
Setting Control Panel Source Select Button Mapping Preferences
30
Assigning Colors to Control Panel Source Select Buttons
31
Assigning User-Defined Colors
32
Mapping Remote aux Panel Source Select Buttons on the Control Panel
33
Mapping Remote aux Panel Delegation Buttons
34
Section 3 - Setting Suite Preferences
35
Source Patching
35
Engineering Names, Eng Ids, and Logical Ids
36
Alternative Source Names
36
Multiple Suites and Source Names
37
Source Name Display Hierarchy
37
Source Patching and Effects Portability
38
Patching Engineering and Fixed Sources to Logical Ids
39
Enable Source Correction on any Source (Globally)
40
Patching a Key Input from One Source to a Different Source Using Patch Key
41
Default Keyframe
42
Learning a Default Keyframe
43
Preview Prefs
44
Safe Area
44
Crosshair
45
About ME Viewer
45
About Multiviewer Preferences
46
Set Multiviewer Layout Preferences
47
File Operations
48
Features
49
Introduction
49
File Storage Organization
49
GV Switcher Drive Access
49
Managing Files Using the Utilities Pane Buttons in the File Ops Menus
50
Copy/Pasting Files
51
Creating a Folder
52
Deleting Files
52
Renaming Files
52
GV Switcher File Type Extensions
53
Show Files
53
Show File Buttons
53
Creating a Show File
55
Loading a Show File
56
Updating a Show File
57
All File Type and Directory Management
59
Saving Panel Prefs and Suite Prefs Files
60
Loading Panel Prefs and Suite Prefs Files
61
Saving Source Tables
62
Loading Source Tables
63
Register Files
63
Saving Register Files
64
Loading Register Files
66
Loading to a Different Set of Registers
67
Saving Source Rules Files
68
Loading Source Rules Files
69
Saving Eng Setup Files
70
Loading Eng Setup Files
71
File Translation from Kayenne
72
About K-Frame and Kayenne Show Files
72
Loading a Kayenne Show into a K-Frame
72
Importing Kalypso Image Store File Types into K-Frame
75
Section 4 - Video MIX/Effects
77
Mes and Keyers
77
Chroma Key
77
Chroma Key Auto Setup
78
Manual Chroma Key Adjustments
78
Access Keyer Menu and Delegate Keyer
79
Primary Suppression
79
Extra Chroma Key Controls
81
Setting up a Chroma Key
82
Using Auto Setup
82
Reshaping a Chroma Key Using Auto Setup
83
Adjusting Chroma Key Controls
83
Reshaping Chroma Key
85
Applying Chroma Key Secondary Color Suppression
85
Generating Background Mattes
87
Splitting a Key
88
Setting Keyer Priority
90
Transitioning between Different Keyer Priorities
91
Key Store
92
Grabbing a Key Store Image
94
Setting a Pattern MIX
95
About Source Memory
96
Learning Source Memory for a Keyer
97
Deleting Source Memory from a Keyer
98
Acquiring Dpms
99
Acquire an ME Resource for Edpm
99
Release/Acquire DPM Resources between Edpms/Idpms
100
Enable/Delegate DPM Channels
101
Enable an Idpm on a Keyer at the Control Panel
101
Delegate Edpm Channels at the Control Panel
101
Enable a 2D DPM on a Keyer at the Control Panel
102
Enable Dpms from the Menu
102
About Dpms
103
About 2D DPM
103
DPM Source and Target Space Explained
103
Tally and DPM
104
DPM Transform Menu
104
Enable DPM Transforms in the Menu
105
DPM Global Channel Assignments
105
Key off Control
107
Easy Cube Control
108
Keyer Partition Visibility
108
Transform Controls
109
Crop Controls
109
Reverse Controls
109
Path Controls
109
Clear Transforms
110
Border Menu
110
Idpm Borderline Menu
111
Shadow Controls
111
Idpm Shadow Crop Controls
112
Glow Pane Controls
112
Glow Color
113
Glow Path Control Pane
113
Idpm Film Look Menu
114
Idpm Kurl Menu
114
Kurl Position/Size Modulation Mode
115
Modulation Pane
116
Mod Type Pane
117
Pattern Pane
117
Page Turn/Roll Mode
118
Page Turn Pane
119
Show Sides Pane
120
Ripple Mode
121
Slits Mode
123
Sphere Mode
124
Idpm Splits Mirrors Menu
125
Splits Pane
125
Splits & Mirrors Modifiers Pane
126
Idpm Defocus Menu
127
Defocus Pane
127
NAM Matte Pane
128
Idpm Lighting Menu
128
Shadow Control Pane
129
Light Type Pane
129
Light Type
130
Light Control Pane
130
Lighting Path Controls
131
Lighting with Page Turn/Roll Effects
131
Lighting and Post Transform Space
131
Output Recursive Menu
131
Output Recursive Presets
132
Output Recursive Modes
133
Motion Decay Mode
134
Freeze Mode
134
Montage Mode
135
DPM Global Channel Control over Multiple Mes
139
Set up a DPM Secondary Global Channel
140
Adjust Idpm/2D DPM Border Edges
141
Idpm/2D DPM Border Color
142
Adjust Idpm/2D DPM Border Edges
142
About Edpms
144
Edpm and Effects
144
Edpm Partitioning
145
Edpm Definable Sub-Levels
146
Assign Sources
146
Button Mapping Edpms to an ME
147
Edpm Mode Menus
148
Edpm 2DPM Menu
149
Enabling Edpm 2D Dpms
149
Edpm Effects Menus
149
Edpm Category Menus
150
File Ops Menu
150
E-MEM & Timeline Menu
151
Source Ops Menu
152
Picture Menu
153
Section 5 - Switcher Control
155
Basic E-MEM Operations
155
Time Value Entry
155
Learning E-MEM Registers from the Control Panel
156
Learn a Register in the Current Bank
156
Learn a Register to a Different Bank
156
Copying E-MEM Timeline Information with Get and Put
157
Recalling E-MEM Registers from the Control Panel
157
Clearing E-MEM Registers
158
Running an E-MEM Effect and Auto Run
159
Learning E-MEM Sequences
159
Macros
160
Introduction
160
Macro Recording
160
Macro Playback
161
Macro Attachments
162
Macro Control Button Group
162
Macro Button Function Summary
164
Macro Menus
164
Accessing Shifted Macros
165
Performing Macro Operations from the Control Panel
165
Recording Macros
165
Inserting a Macro Delay
165
Playing Back a Macro Register
165
Pre-Attaching a Macro
166
Post-Attaching a Macro
166
Attaching Multiple Macros to the same Button
166
Removing a Macro Attachment
167
Appending to a Macro
167
Performing Macro Operations from the Menu
167
Recording a Macro
167
Enter a Macro Panel Name
168
Attaching a Macro
169
Playing an Attached Macro
170
Appending to a Macro
170
Appending a Macro to Another Macro
170
Saving Macro Registers
170
Loading Macro Registers
171
Macros for Multiple Copies or Swaps
171
Macros and E-Mems
171
E-MEM Recalls in a Macro
171
About Macros, Suites, and Surfaces
172
GPI Macros
172
Bus Linking
172
Bus Linking Examples
173
Bus Linking Menu
173
Bus Linking Source Substitution Tables
175
Linked Source Buttons
175
Configuring a Source Table with Source Substitutions
176
Storing (Copying) Source Table Substitutions to Another Source Table
177
Changing Source Tables for a Bus Link
177
Source Table File Operations
178
Linking Busses One-To-One
178
Creating Parallel Bus Links
179
Creating Cascading Bus Links
180
Bus Linking Rules and Restrictions
182
Bus Linking Management
182
Section 6 - Device Control
185
Device Control
185
Karrera Control Groups
185
E-MEM Control of External Devices
186
Configuration
187
Operation
187
Timecode Entry
188
Multiple Events on the same Keyframe
188
Device Control with the Menu
189
Clip Loading
189
Clip Directory (AMP Protocol)
190
Timeline Event Information and Work Buffer Values
190
Operating an External Device from the GV Switcher
191
Preparing the External Device for Control
191
Controlling an External Device (Example)
192
Controlling an External Device Using Timeline Events and E-MEM
193
Playing a Video and Key Pair of Sources in Sync from an External Device
194
Loading a Clip to Play on Air Later with Auto Start
195
Building an Event List
196
Ganging External Devices with Karrera
196
Router Interface Operation
198
Introduction
198
Features
200
Menu Panel Router Interface Operation
200
Router Control of aux Buses
202
Controlling aux Bus Source Selections from a Router
203
R-Mem
204
Introduction
204
Features
204
R-MEM Menu Operation
205
E-MEM Control of R-MEM
207
Introduction
207
E-MEM Prefs Assignment
208
Learning R-Mems on the Control Panel
208
Changing R-MEM on an Existing E-MEM Register
209
Empty R-MEM Keyframes
210
Loading R-MEM Registers
210
Camera Control with Ethernet Camera Tally
211
Camera Operations
211
Source Ops
211
Newton Modular Control
215
Introduction
215
Installation on GV Switcher
215
Newton Controls Configuration
216
External Device Newton Menu Description
217
Delegation Pvw Bus
218
Input Selection
218
Newton Channel Information
218
Newton Controls
218
Setup Selector
218
Section 7 - Switching Basics
219
About Switching
219
Control Panel Delegation
219
ME Delegation
220
Automatic Delegation
220
Multiple Keyer Delegations
220
Karrera Control Panel DPOP and SPOP Menu Delegation
221
Menu Panel Overview
223
Touch Screen
223
Menu Selection
223
Soft Knobs
223
Menu Screen Organization and Components
224
History Mode
227
Favorites Mode
228
Creating a Last Menu Assignment in Favorites Mode
229
Quick Tabs
229
Data Pads and Touch Buttons
230
Menu Top Line
231
Menu Category Selection
231
Delegation Group
232
Parameter Control Area
232
Numeric Keypad
233
Alphanumeric Keypad
234
Scrolling Lists
234
Menu and Panel Interactions
235
Transitions
236
Manual Transitions
236
Setting up a Lever Arm Transition
237
Performing a Lever Arm Transition
237
Performing an Auto Transition
238
Performing a MIX through Video Transition
238
NAM and FAM Mixed Transitions
239
Transitions from the Master Keyer Transition Area
240
Transitions Using E-MEM
241
Aux Bus Transitions
241
Trans Lock Button
242
Setting Wipe Transition Parameters
243
Allocating Resources and Setting up the Transition
243
Performing aux Bus Transitions
244
Section 8 - Advanced Operations
245
Effect Editing with E-MEM & Timeline
245
Insert a Keyframe
245
Insert on a Keyframe with Insert after
245
Insert on a Keyframe with Insert before
246
Insert after or Insert before on a Keyframe
247
Insert on the Path
247
Building an Effect by Inserting a Keyframe on the Path
248
Delete a Keyframe
248
Keyframe Durations
249
Changing the Duration of a New Keyframe
250
Modifying an Existing Keyframe Duration
250
Restoring KF Duration Default to the Keypad
251
Effect Duration Editing
251
Editing Effect Duration with the Control Panel
251
Editing Effect Duration with the Menu Panel
252
Editing Effect Durations of Individual Levels
252
E-MEM Modify All Operations
253
Performing a Modify All Operation
254
E-MEM Learn Auto Recall
255
Changing the Enable Groups Associated with Auto Recall
255
Setting the Effect Dissolve Rate
255
Changing Path Control Values in an Effect
255
General Curve Tips
256
About Cutting and Pasting Path Values
257
About Controlling Smooth Path Windup
257
E-MEM Transitions
258
E-MEM Transition Rules
258
Building Background E-MEM Transitions
258
Building Keyer E-MEM Transitions
259
Changing the Length of an E-MEM Transition
260
About Preventing Elements from Transitioning in E-Mems
260
Return to Normal Technique
261
Source Holds in Effects
261
Setting a Source Hold in a New Effect
261
Setting a Source Hold in an Existing Effect
262
Reusing Effects
263
E-MEM and Macro Interaction
264
Macros in an E-MEM
264
E-MEM Prefs Macro Sublevel Assignment
264
Preventing Assigned Macros from Running
265
Adding a Macro to an E-MEM
265
Partial Keyframing
267
Excluding Sub-Levels in a Level
268
Rules and Options for Excluding Sublevels
269
Define E-MEM
270
Making E-MEM Sub-Levels Definable to Other Levels
270
About Moving Currently Defined Sub-Levels
272
About Additive Keyers
274
Using Additive Keyer from the Menu
274
Super Additive
275
Using Additive Keyer from the Control Panel
276
About the Macro Editor
277
About the Macro Editor Columns and Rows
278
About Macro Line Editing
278
Build a New Macro with Macro Builder
279
Edit Macro Builder Created Macros
281
Insert a Macro Delay
283
Creating a New Complex Macro
284
About Editing Complex Macros
284
Edit Values
285
About the Frame Simulator and Macro Editing/Building
287
Set the Line Rate for the Frame Simulator
287
Offline Macro Editing with the Frame Simulator
288
Configure the Frame Simulator
288
Configuring the GV Switcher Menu
289
Transition Chaining
290
Key Chaining
291
Creating Chains
291
Using Key Cut/Auto Buttons
292
Key Chaining on a Single ME
293
Key Chaining Across Mes
294
Background Transition Chaining
295
Partition Sync Mode
296
Partition Sync Locks Primary/Secondary Mode on
297
Operations
297
Creating Primary and Secondary Mes (Dual Feed)
297
Multiple Feed
298
Including Source Substitutions
298
File Ops
299
ME Split Mode Operation
299
ME Split Mode
301
Control Panel ME Partition Delegation
302
ME Partition Preview
302
Source Selection
302
Possible out of Sync Transition Lever Arm
303
Transition Area
303
Local E-MEM Area
304
Master E-MEM Area
304
ME Copy
304
Split Local E-MEM Area Register Save to Disk
304
Partition Boundary
305
Split ME E-MEM Level Assignments
305
Split Mes and E-MEM Control
305
ME Partitions Menu
306
Partition Boundary Control
306
Split Layered Mode
308
Split Layered Mode Menu Controls
308
Corner Pinning
310
Corner Pinning and Cropping
311
Corner Pinning Menu
312
Create a Corner Pinning Effect (Example)
313
Copy/Swap
316
Copy Swap Menus
316
Copy Swap ME Menu
318
Copy Swap Wipes Menu
318
Copy Swap Mattes Menu
321
Copy Swap Keyer Menu
322
Copy Swap Macro Menu
322
Copy Swap Timeline Menu
323
About the Image Store Options
326
Image Store Images Menus
326
Image Store Memory
326
Image Store Quick Tabs
327
About Image Store Stills
328
Local Still File Format
328
Imported Still File Formats
329
Modifying/Adding Image Descriptions
329
Operating the Menu Panel
329
Configure Image Store Resources
329
Release/Acquire Image Store Memory for Suites
330
Map Image Store Input Delegates
331
Capture a Still from Input Video
332
Create a Split Key for a Still Store Still
335
Create an Image Store Still with Another Video (Not Key)
336
Load a Still
337
Still Playback from the Menu
337
Modify a Still
338
Set Freeze Mode
339
System Bar Control
340
About the Image Store Movies Option
341
Image Store Movie File Formats Supported
341
Image Store Movie Storage Capacity
342
Recording Image Store Movies Longer than Maximum Lengths
342
About Image Store Movies Feature Configuration
343
About Movie Playback with the Menu Application
343
License the Image Store Option
343
Movie Cueing and Playback Controls
343
Prerequisites
343
Movie Playback with the System Bar
344
Movie Replay with E-MEM (KF Trigs)
344
Create an E-MEM Trigger
346
Load a Movie
346
Create an E-MEM Trigger Cue
347
Record a Movie
348
Name a Movie
351
Select a Thumbnail
351
Trim a Movie
351
Split an Image Store Movie
353
Join Image Store Movies and Stills
354
About Still Sequenced Movies
355
Creating a Still Sequenced Movie
355
About Image Store Library
357
Conversion Requirements for Transferring External Image Files
359
Image Store Movie File Formats Supported
359
Image Store Still File Formats Supported
359
Importing Kalypso File Types
360
Transfer Files
361
Backup & Restore
362
Create an Images Directory and Configure It for Sharing XP
365
Device Control from the System Bar
365
Create an Images Directory and Configure It for Sharing Windows 7
367
Set Network and Sharing Settings
367
Clipstore
368
Summit/Solo Software Version
368
Clipstore as an External Device
369
Karrera Control Panel Operation
369
Clip Replay
370
Clipstore Menu Operations
370
Recording Clips
375
Editing Clips
377
File Operations
390
Device Control
391
Glossary
393
Index
401
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Brand
GRASS VALLEY
Model
KARRERA K-FRAME
Category
Recording Equipment
Language
English
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