PAGE 22 VIDEONICS TITLEMAKER 3000
TitleMaker 3000 is equipped with a CONTROL input. As explained in
Chapter 21, “Editing, Presentations, and Other Applications,” this allows you
to set up pages of titles, with pre-defined durations and effects, and have an
external controllertrigger each new page asthe production is assembled. Edit
controllers such as Videonics Thumbs Up or Edit Suite are equipped with a
GPI output that will trigger TitleMaker 3000.
Warning: Alwaysturn off power beforeplugging anything into the GPI
jack.
GPI Cable
A special cable is required. You can buy a Thumbs Up or Edit Suite-to-
TitleMaker GPI trigger cable from Videonics (part number CBLA-0041-01) or
you canbuy or make yourown. The cable has astereo male 3.5 mmmini-plug
at each end and three wires connect each terminal of one plug to the corre-
sponding terminal of the other.
For other controllers, you will have to make your own cable using a stereo
male 3.5 mm mini-plug at one end. Wire the “tip” and “base” (not the middle
“ring”) to the two wires of your GPI trigger source.
You can also wire a push-button switch to the GPI input to remotely trig-
ger titles, as described in Chapter 21.
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