Ross Acuity User Manual

• Shape — select the shape of the magnication
area.
• Aspect Ratio — adjust the aspect ratio of the
magnied area.
• Magnification — adjust the amount of
magnication used.
5. Press Effect and use the Background, Edge
Effect, and Angle knobs to apply additional effects
to the magnied area.
• Background — select whether the key video
outside of the effect area is shown (Show) or is
hidden (Hide).
• Edge Effects — select whether a border is
applied to the edges of the effect (On) or not
(Off).
• Angle — adjust the angle of the magnied area.
To Apply the Melt 3D DVE Warp
The Melt 3D DVE Warp creates an effect that makes the
video appear to melt.
1. Navigate to the DVE menus for the DVE key you
want to apply a 3D DVE Warp to and press DVE
Menu > Warp.
Tip: At the top of the menu it states how many 3D DVE
Warp resources are available.
2. Press Melt.
3. Press Melt and use the Type, Direction, and
Amplitude knobs to set up the effect.
• Type — select the melt effect you want to use.
• Direction — select the direction for the melt to
progress in.
• Amplitude — adjust the size of the peaks in
the effect.
4. Press Modulation and use the Frequency, Peak,
and Lateral Dist. knobs to adjust the modulation
of the effect.
• Frequency — adjust the number of melting
waves in the effect.
• Peak — adjust the size of the melting waves in
the effect.
• Lateral Dist. — adjust the size of the key video
based on the type of melt effect.
5. Press Curve and use the Slope and Phase knobs
to adjust the trailing edge of the effect.
• Slope — adjust the angle of the melt effect.
• Phase — adjust the position of the waves across
the trailing edge of the melt effect.
To Apply the Obscure 3D DVE Warp
The Obscure 3D DVE Warp creates a pixelation effect
bound in an oval or rectangle that is positioned over the
video.
1. Navigate to the DVE menus for the DVE key you
want to apply a 3D DVE Warp to and press DVE
Menu > Warp.
Tip: At the top of the menu it states how many 3D DVE
Warp resources are available.
2. Press Obscure.
3. Press Pixelation and use the X, Y, and Overall
knobs to adjust the size of the pixels used in the
effect.
• X — adjust the size of the pixels horizontally.
• Y — adjust the size of the pixels vertically.
• Overall — adjust the size of the pixels
horizontally and vertically at the same time.
4. Press Position and use the Center (X), Center
(Y), and Size knobs to adjust the position and size
of the obscure effect.
• Center (X) — adjust the position of the effect
horizontally.
• Center (Y) — adjust the position of the effect
vertically.
• Size — adjust the size of the effect.
5. Press Shape and use the Aspect and Shape knobs
to adjust the shape of the effect.
• Aspect — adjust the aspect ratio of the obscure
effect.
• Shape — select the shape of the obscure effect.
6. Press Effects and use the Background, Edge
Effect, and Angle knobs to adjust the appearance
of the effect.
• Background — select whether the key video
outside of the effect area is shown (Show) or is
hidden (Hide).
• Edge Effects — select whether a border is
applied to the edges of the effect (On) or not
(Off).
• Angle — adjust the angle of the obscure area.
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Ross Acuity Specifications

General

Redundancy	Yes, including redundant power supply and control
Video Inputs	SDI, IP (optional)
Video Outputs	SDI, IP (optional)
Keyers	4 per M/E
Frame Synchronizers	On all inputs
Control Protocol Support	RossTalk
Control Surface Compatibility	Acuity
Video Format Support	4K UHD
ME Count	Up to 8 ME
Mix/Effects	8 M/E