Chapter 11  DME Operations
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DME Special Effect Operations
(a) The output video signal is affected by the key signal 
The output video signal is affected by the key signal when the following effects 
are selected. To prevent the signal from being affected, set the DME key source 
to Int Key, or choose an appropriate input key signal. 
Page Turn, Roll, Cylinder, Sphere, Spotlighting, global effects (Combiner, 
Brick, Shadow) 
(b) When key processing is done, a different image may appear in 
the parts which are removed
The following states result, depending on the selected effect. 
Removal with the key can be checked by turning the background on. 
Border, Beveled Edge: Added also to the outer side of the cropped video 
signal. 
Trail, Keyframe Strobe: The key signal level of the afterimage portion varies 
with adjustments of the knob (Decay), but the afterimage portion of the 
video signal does not disappear until Trail Eraser (KF Strobe Eraser) is 
turned on or the effect is turned off. 
Lighting: The Lighting effect is applied to the whole picture.
Spotlighting: If BKGD or Both is selected in the <Area Select> group, light 
strikes the entire background.
(c) No change in the output video signal for effects which are 
applied to key signals only 
The following states result, depending on the selected effect. 
Removal with the key can be checked by turning the background on. 
Crop: The Copy effect is applied to the key signal only. The video signal does 
not change.
Edge Soft: The Edge Soft effect is applied to the key signal only. The video 
signal does not change. 
Shadow, Flex Shadow, Combine Shadow: The key signal density changes. 
The video signal does not change. 
Fade: The key signal density changes according to depth data. The video 
signal does not change. 
Key Density: The key signal density changes. The video signal does not 
change.
Invert Settings
Inverts the input video signal and/or key signal horizontally or vertically. You 
can make separate settings for the front and back.