Switcher Resources
The switcher has a number of resources that it must share
across keyers or MEs. How these resources are shared,
and what happens when a resource is needed by another
keyer or ME can be set to ask if you want to steal the
resource from another keyer or ME, oat the resources
across all keyer and MEs, or lock the resources to a
particular keyer or ME.
Switcher Resources
Note: Memory Recall Mode cannot be set to MemAI or Memory
to be able to set the resource sharing.
1.
Press MENU > SYSTEM > Rsrc Mode.
2.
Use the Resrc knob to select the resource that
you want to assign.
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CRKEYX — UltraChrome chroma keys
•
DVEX — DVE channels
3.
Use the Mode knob to select how the resource
is assigned.
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MX:KX — assign to specic ME keyer
•
MMX:KX — assign to specic MiniME
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keyer
•
MX:TR — assign to specic ME transition
area
•
MMX:TR — assign to specic MiniME
™
transition area
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FLOAT — oat across all ME/MiniME
™
outputs and keyers (you are prompted to take
resources if a resource is already in use by
another on-air key)
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ASK — oat across all ME/MiniME
™
outputs and keyers (you are prompted to take
the resource if a resource is already in use by
another on-air, or off-air key)
If a chroma key resource is being taken from a
keyer, the key type is changed to Auto Select
and it is cut off-air.
4.
Press the Mode knob.
5.
Press the Confrm knob to accept the new
resource settings.
DVE Resource Capture
Capturing a DVE resource for a new key or transition
takes the DVE resources from the following sources in
order of availability:
1.
Transition Area — if a DVE transition is not in
progress
2.
Off-Air DVE key — highest number resource is
taken rst
3.
On-Air DVE key — current DVE Key is converted
to an Auto-Select key and taken off-air
4.
Transition Area — if a DVE transition is in
progress, the transition is converted to a dissolve
Chroma Key Resource Capture
Capturing a Chroma Key resource for a new key causes
the following to occur:
• The current Chroma Key is converted to an
Auto-Select Key
• If the current Chroma Key is on-air, it is taken
off-air
38 • Switcher Resources — Carbonite Setup Manual (v10.0)