Inserting Titles; Preparing Titles; Viewing Title Composites - Sony AWS-750 Operating Instructions Manual

Inserting Titles

You can insert titles onto the program video using one of
the following three methods.
• Insert a title created on this unit
• Insert a still image title created using a separate tool
• Insert an external signal
Depending on the material used for the title, the title will
be inserted as follows.
• Insert a still image that includes an alpha channel
The area determined by the alpha channel will be
displayed as the title.
Background video
+
Title with alpha
channel
TITLE
Tip
When inserting still images that do not include alpha
channels, clip, gain, and density adjustments are
required.
For details on the clip, gain, and density settings, see
"To adjust the appearance of composites" (page 45).
• Insert an external signal
Insert a signal from a computer that is connected via
SDI or HDMI interface, for example. The portions of
the image with high brightness will be displayed as the
title.
Background video
+
Title
TITLE
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Inserting Titles
Composite result
,
TITLE
Composite result
,
TITLE
Tip
To produce a desired image, clip, gain, and density
adjustments are required.
For details on the clip, gain, and density settings, see
"To adjust the appearance of composites" (page 45).

Preparing Titles

Prepare the materials for titles, and add them to the [Title]
list for options.
Prepare title materials using the following methods based
on their intended purpose.
• When inserting titles created on this unit
Create titles using the Titler.
For details on creation, see "Creating Titles (Titler)"
(page 82).
• When inserting still image titles created using a
separate tool
Create a title file that includes an alpha channel using
another tool beforehand, and then import that file to the
unit's internal storage.
For details, see "Importing Files" (page 88).
• When using external input signals
For details on using external input signals, see
"[Input]" (page 97).
Creating [Title] lists
Create lists by adding title materials to the [Title 1] and
[Title 2] lists.
For details on creation, see "Creating Lists" (page 39).

Viewing Title Composites

You can view the appearance of a title that is inserted onto
a video in the [NEXT] viewer.
This section describes the procedure for the [Title 1] list
as an example.
1
In the [Input] list, select the background video on
which you want to insert the title, and display it in the
[NEXT] viewer.
2
Display the [Title 1] list.
3
Select the title you want to insert, and adjust its
appearance.