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Guide to starting quickly.
Lists other resources for understanding.
How to get additional product information.
Connecting the mixer and required equipment.
Activates a demonstration of transitions and effects.
Overview of how inputs, outputs, and monitors connect.
Items required for setting up the video mixer.
Explains labels on input and output jacks.
Guide to connecting power, monitors, and outputs.
Where to place processors for input or output signals.
How to connect and use a titler with the mixer.
Basic audio control and mixing capabilities of the mixer.
Using external edit controllers with the mixer.
Explains the factory default input/output configurations.
How the mixer automatically detects and configures inputs.
Changing input assignments using the Setup screen.
Navigating and using the mixer's setup menu.
Accessing and adjusting advanced mixer settings.
How to activate and use the built-in demo mode.
Understanding the functions of the PREVIEW monitor display.
Identifying and selecting active and upcoming video sources.
Understanding symbols for transition effects, speed, and color.
How transitions appear on the PREVIEW and OUTPUT monitors.
Changing the information shown on the PREVIEW monitor.
How to set up and execute a video transition between sources.
Identifying CURRENT and NEXT sources via lights and highlights.
How to manually change the active video source.
Selecting the video source that will follow the transition.
Selecting transition effects using numbers, arrows, or buttons.
Performing transitions automatically or manually.
Using the PLAY button for automatic transition execution.
Adjusting the speed of automatic transitions.
Using the T-bar for manual control of transitions.
How sources are swapped after a transition.
Steps to initiate the next transition after one completes.
Changing the direction of transition effects.
Understanding automatic versus manual direction changes for effects.
Connecting and routing audio sources to mixer inputs.
Using the AUDIO/VIDEO button to manage audio and video transitions.
Selecting audio inputs using the mixer controls.
How sound sources are indicated on the PREVIEW screen.
Methods for managing audio during video mixing.
How to set and use a solid color as a background.
Selecting colors for borders and backgrounds.
Activating or deactivating borders for transitions.
Setting custom colors for backgrounds and borders.
Applying and configuring various effects to video inputs.
Methods for previewing input effects on the output.
Using the freeze function for stop-motion effects.
Definition and common examples of chroma keying.
Notes on chroma key being an advanced, professional feature.
A simulated example of a chroma key effect.
Guidelines for preparing video for successful chroma key.
Tips for optimizing lighting and background for chroma key.
Using background color to tint a video picture.
Adjusting video image width for a slimming or widening effect.
Replacing parts of a picture based on brightness levels.
Using specific effects numbers for luminance keying.
Defining Picture-In-Picture as combining two images on one screen.
Examples of how PIP can be used in video production.
Steps to set up foreground and background sources for PIP.
Selecting sources that will form the background and inset images.
Activating the PIP mode on the mixer.
Adjusting the position and dimensions of the PIP window.
How freeze and input effects interact with PIP.
Adding colored borders to frame the PIP window.
Performing cuts or dissolves to view the PIP image.
Defining Compose as creating elaborate composite screens.
Incorporating lines and rectangles into a composite image.
Placing frozen frames as elements in a composition.
Using color bars as a background in Compose mode.
Rules and limitations for creating video compositions.
Selecting the background source for a composition.
Placing and resizing elements within a composed screen.
Adding elements like solid colors, lines, or video to the composition.
Adding borders to elements within a composition.
Creating holes to reveal the background within a composition.
Understanding the LEARN mode for recording and replaying actions.
Important points and limitations regarding learned sequences.
Steps to record a sequence of transitions and actions.
Executing a recorded sequence of operations.
Methods for stopping the playback of a learned sequence.
Replacing or erasing learned sequences.
Understanding how steps are counted and stored in sequences.
Note that TBC operation is automatic for most users.
Definition of a Time Base Corrector and its purpose.
Information on the built-in TBC's continuous operation.
Using the mixer as a two-channel Time Base Corrector.
Adjusting the frame rate lock option for the TBC.
Explaining the function and impact of frame rate locking.
Steps to enable or disable the frame rate lock feature.
How vertical interval data interacts with TBC and transitions.
Using the mixer for live video productions with multiple cameras.
Combining footage that is not time-dependent or is loosely timed.
Using two cameras and synchronizing tapes for editing.
Editing techniques using a single video source.
Basic scene cutting between sources.
Using freeze frames for transitions in single-source editing.
Using solid colors as transitions between scenes.
Using input effects to create modified versions of sources for transitions.
Editing scenes from multiple sources using A/B roll.
Connecting and using a title generator with the mixer.
Understanding the quality and limitations of preview images.
Problems arising from reducing video image size.
Artifacts caused by slide and compress effects.
Explaining the "field freeze" function and its quality impact.
Effects of flipping video images on resolution and frame rate.
Problems caused by external video processing circuits.
Key features of the digital video mixer.
List of available video and audio effects.
Information on background and border color generation.
Other functionalities like LEARN mode and preview display.
Power, dimensions, weight, and environmental specs.
Details of the mixer's video and audio input connectors.
Details of the mixer's video and audio output connectors.
Video signal standards and performance specifications.
Audio signal frequency response and S/N ratio.
Definition of A/A roll editing technique.
Definition of editing from multiple sources using a mixer.
Definition of audio in video production context.
Process of replacing colors in one video signal with another.
Combining images, colors, lines for on-screen compositions.
Process of capturing and holding a still video image.
Replacing parts of a picture based on brightness levels.
Device rectifying video sync pulse problems.
Definitions and abbreviations used in the manual.
List of the 30 most commonly used transition effects.
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