Ross Vision - Washes and Mattes; Creating Washes

Vision Operator’s Manual (v12.0 MD) Wipes, Patterns, Washes, and Mattes • Ops 6–11
Washes and Mattes
A Background Generator allows you to fill a border, color background, or preset pattern with
wash video effects. Wash video effects include generated noise, SuperBlack, a pattern, matte
color, a wash, or video.
There are no Background Generators on the PGM/PST MLE of the half MLE switchers.
You can apply a wash or matte in the following ways:
• WIPE — Select the WIPE button on the Transition Module to apply the wash to a
border on a wipe. Press Border Matte on the Pattern Parameters Menu 1-2.
• COLOR BKGD X — Select the crosspoint button mapped to Color Background 1 or 2
to apply the wash to either of these sources.
• MATTE FILL — Select the MATTE FILL button on the Effects Keyers Module to
apply a Matte Fill key to the selected keyer.
• PST PATT — Select the PST PATT button on the Effects Keyers Module to apply a
wash to a pattern. Press Border Matte on the Pattern Parameters Menu 1-2.
Creating Washes
To fill a border, color background or a pattern with a wash, you must first set up the border, or
preset pattern that you want to apply the wash to, and then apply the wash. A wash is a gradient
effect where one color is progressively replaced with another. In a typical wash, one color will
start at one end, and the other color at the other end of the screen.
Use the following procedure to create a wash:
1. Press Wash 1 or Wash 2 on the Mattes Selection Menu to select the wash that you
want to use. Two washes are provided per MLE.
2. Press Modify Wash on the Mattes Selection Menu.
Wash 1 — Modify Wash Menu
3. Create a Pattern wash as follows:
• Press BKGD Type on the Modify Wash Menu.
•Use the Type knob on the Modify Wash Menu to select Pattern.
• Press Pattern Selection on the Modify Wash Menu. Use these menus to select
and set up the pattern you want to use. Refer to the section “Pattern Parameters”
on page Ops 6-5 for more information on this menu.
• Proceed to Step (7.) to apply the color wash effect.