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Fairlight CVI User Manual

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  • Page 1: User Manual

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  • Page 2 The CVI is a digital live image processor and graphics genera tor with paintbox facilities. These two main cha racteristics are i n terrelated, so that you can combine live video and pain ted images in a multitude of ways;...
  • Page 3 Notice to CVI Distributors " Several CVI users have reported a problem with the Title Library using Revision software. Apparently, the machine can bomb out after an extended title edit library save session, leaving the contents of the in total c aos.
  • Page 5 Contact your dealer for more information. I t also contains the details of the RS232C Computer I nterface of the CVI. It describes the i nstructions and the signals that the CVI uses for Remote Control and Data Storage.

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    Concept u a l mod e l ...•.....•....•..Funct ion a l overview ........... Conn e c t i n g the CVI •......•••.••••.•..••••..CVI external con n e c t ions .......•..•..Options and adj u s tme n t s ...........

  • Page 7: Console Controls

    CONSOLE CONTROLS The console controls consist of Graphics pad Slider controls � � 1- € "'v � <:� � � ... � � � � � � v � � � "' �'l' � � ... v o � ", ... Push buttons ---...

  • Page 8: Slider Con T Rois

    'thick n ess' of colour, but its actual effect depends on the se lection made in the COLOUR TYPE menu (or COLOUR I ZE TYPE menu for colourizin g). CVI D ES C R IPTION...
  • Page 9 Timing controls : These two sliders control the rate at which e v e n ts occur i n the CVI. i) RATE ONE: This controls the rate of change of random colour a n d colou rizing functions. (COLOUR CONTROL and COLOURIZE CONT R OL menus).

  • Page 10: Push Buttons

    E n ables a stencil (matte or key) to be d r a w n on the stencil p l a ne, w i th stylus a n d GRAPHICS PAD, provided that the DRAW o r DRA W LOCK buttons are a l s o on. CVI DESCRIPTION...
  • Page 11 Use i n conju nction with the DRAW LOCK button. See Section PAINT MENUS under PAINT METHOD. This button doubles as a MENU or PRESET selector when previous i n MENU mode or PRESET select mode. You may thus step through the PRESETS. backwards CVI DESCRIPTION...
  • Page 12 CVI to a neutral condition. The STOP button w i l l haIt the following processes: Colour Wipes, S tencil Wi pes, S e t u p selections a n d some Paint Methods.

  • Page 13: Graphics Pad

    GRAPHICS PAD detects the posi tion of a stylus (supplied 'pen') or fingernail on the surface. This position is used by the CVI for several functions: It allows easy selection of options in the men us, a n d allows the drawing of images and 'stencils' on the screen.
  • Page 14 Choose any item in the menu b y pressin g the respective n u m bered but t o n on the CVI control console. A white square will a p p e a r a r o u n d the item n u mber t h a t you have selected i n the menu.
  • Page 15 The PAINT MENUS or VIDEO MENUS selections will be displa yed, which list the menus by n a me in both categories. The n u mber of the currently displa yed menu is high-lighted by thick w a l l box. PAINT CVI DESCRIPTION...
  • Page 16 Spatter paint type t o use on that image: i) Press MENU b u tton. If this is the first time you ha ve used the menus since powering o n t h e CVI, the following PAINT MEN U will appear: ii) To select PAINT TYPE move...
  • Page 17 DISPLAY CONTROL Menu). If the internal stencil is initially clear (that is, at every pixel on the screen) then the CVI will display the still image from the field store across the whole screen. If you start to turn the stencil...
  • Page 18 4). When the DRAW STENCIL button is pressed the areas where the stencil i s turned w i ll be i lluminated. This allows you t o see the shape of the stencil area before you use i t or as you draw it. CVI DESCRIPTION...
  • Page 19 One of the notable things about the CVI is the use of PRESETS. What are these beasts? We ll, a PRESET is something like a 'snapshot' of the CVI at a particula r insta nt. A PRESET contains in formation about the position of the ten SLIDER controls, the sixteen PUSH BUTTONS, and most of the MENU settings.
  • Page 20 When a sequence is recorded, the CVI will remember i t until it is changed, o r a new sequence is recorded. The CVI w i l l even remember i t after the power i s swi tched off. If, however, y o u...
  • Page 21 THE C U RSO R H ow to use it When operating the CVI, one of the most frequently used con trols is the cursor. It is a versatile tool that i s used for a v a rie ty of different operational functions. As a result i t differs in appearance for each of t hese.

  • Page 22: Concept U A L Mod E L

    CO N C E PTUAL MODE L The CVI i s capable o f generating visual effects ranging from simple pain ted images to complex, t h ree-d i mensional PAINT and VIDEO combina tions. Within the CVI there are effectively four planes of in formation.

  • Page 23: Funct Ion A L Overview

    FUNCTION AL O VE R VIEW The following block dia rams show the main aspects of the CVI. For simplicity, functions and their destinations are shown o n l y on the most general level as a n overview of system operation. NOTE: All layout diagrams h ave areas of overlap, e n h a ncing system capabil ities.
  • Page 24 CONTROL VIDEO COMPUTER COLOURIZE CHROMA KEY FREEZE CONTROL AUDIO etc etc MENU PRESETS SELECTION Stencil Layout VIDEO CHROMA VIDEO VIDEO MEMORY To Monitor DRAWING STENCIL PLANE INVERT STENCIL MENU SELECTION STENCIL STENCIL ON/OFF STENCIL SOURCE STENCIL WIPE CVI DESCRIPTIO N...

  • Page 25: Connect I N G The Cv I

    PAL phase on the CVI composite video o u t p u t is n o t l o c k e d to the i n p u t PAL p h a s e o n CVI-03P R e v 4 a nd R e v 4 A PAL v i deo boards.

  • Page 26: External Connections

    Digital Digital cascade cascade cas cade in cascade External Subcarrier in suiJcarrier Microphone Audio in or line Camera Remote trigger or switch in other switch RS232C Expansion port por t Communica tions Optional to external expansion computers modules CVI DESCRIPTION...
  • Page 27 CONNECT I N G T H E CVI NTSC T h e r e are a number of option s w i tches a n d adjustments availabl e. � B R I G H T These can be accessed by unclipping...

  • Page 28: Tu Rn I Ng On T H E Cv I

    . I f you w i s h to keep a still i mage f o r later work, t h e CVI m a y be l e f t o n as p o w e r consumption is only 40 wat ts.
  • Page 29 GEN-LOCK VIDEO OUT - VIDEO IN LOOP VIDEO OUT VIDEO OUT VIDEO 2 IN VCR or VTR Professional Video Camera DO D DLlDLJ D D D D D � _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ CVI DESCRIPTION...
  • Page 30 CO N F I G U RAT I O N D I AG RAMS Low- band live stud io use Composite Mon i tor Professional Video Camera VIDEO O U T - VIDEO IN VIDEO OUT VCR or VTR 00 0 EJOLJEJ EJ EJ LJ EJ EJ ----" ""- CY I DESCRIPTION...
  • Page 31 All screen images in this manual were taken using this configuration. Better results may be obtained using a film recorder where available, but ensure that the recorder handles at 4096 colours, and that it is compatible with standard RGB or least composite video. CVI DESCRIPTION...

  • Page 33: Con Fi G U Rati On Diag Rams

    CON FI G U RATI ON DIAG RAMS Possible configuration for VCR o r post- production facility using composite video SYNCS T i m e B a s e T i m e B a s e Co r r e c t o r Co r r e c t o r SYNCS Video Mixer...
  • Page 34 RED O U T - RED IN G REEN OUT - G REEN IN ..BLUE OUT - BLUE IN VIDEO OUT SYNC OUT - SYNC IN D D DOO tJ D D D D CVI D E S C RIPTION...
  • Page 35 Possible on f i n for la rger scale live p e o r s t u d i o u s e � <: i0oi VIDEO OUT VIDEO t:;j � RD E OUT - RED " G REEN OUT - G REEN CCU CAMERA CABLE i0oi "'r:I...
  • Page 36 CON F I GURATI O N DIAG RAM S Exa mple of live configuration u sing two CVI ' s allowing cascade operation a n d live mixing between effects VIDEO 1 IN C o m p o s i t e...
  • Page 37 A variable delay line is recommended. A delay of one field is also present for some effects. Compensating for this is not recommended, as the field delay is not preset in all effects. CVI DESCRIPTION...
  • Page 38 [JDLlLl O O O O [J O O D O O LJ O OOOO LI LI D C V I The CVI may be used without video inputs. I n this mode, only the PAINT facilities are available. CVI DESCRIPTIO N...
  • Page 39 CO N F I G U RAT I O N D I AG RA M S U se with domestic video equipment e [ m D O D C C C Domestic Video Camera VID EO AERIAL VID EO OUT - VID EO IN VID EO 1 IN RF OUT ���.
  • Page 40 TV S e t AERIAL VID E O INPUT VID EO 1 IN VID E O OUT RF O UT V C R V T R D DDotJtJtl[]Db . . " � ," � " C V I CVI DESCRIPTION...
  • Page 41 T h i s section is designed to take y o u quickly th rough some of the CVI PAI NT faciliti es. It is in tended to introduce the range of possi bili ties that the CVI offers i n the PAINT mode. For a...
  • Page 42 Beh i n d this i s a live image from camera (if you have con nected a video camera). Move the following sliders: HORIZONTAL PAN, VERTICAL PAN, STRETCH and ZOOM. See how the Fairlight logo moves and changes i n shape. These are the move ment controls.
  • Page 43 PRESET. There are 1 00 factory PRESETS stored in the CVI and a list of them a p pears a t the end of this section. Drawing now will produce random coloured car sha pes. Rate of randomness is set by the RATE 1 slider.
  • Page 44 PA I N T E X E RC I S E S Press STOP button The MENU will be replaced by the previous drawn image and any new drawing will be with the new Brush shape To clear all drawing press PRESET then STOP. This re-selects the current PRESET, in this case Select PRESET...
  • Page 45 PAI NT E X E R C I S ES i) Position cursor to the point where you want the straight line to start. Lift the stylus. This is the starting point. Press the stylus on the GRAPHICS PAD again. A thin pulsating line will join the two points.
  • Page 46 Another possi bility is to copy o n e stencilled area to a d i f ferent part of the screen. The CVI will allow live video to be seen through a stencilled area surrounded by still i mage. Also, ch roma­...
  • Page 47 PAI N T E X E R C I S ES iv) N o t ice how your drawing remains intact. This is because i t is drawn both into the stencil plane and the field store. The stencil protects your drawing from the Colour wipe. Press the WIPE COLOUR button again for another wipe.
  • Page 48 - key. The CVI can be used to es tablish c h ro m a - k e y leve ls...
  • Page 49 * music controlled colours, colo uri zing, strobing * i n stant PRESET switching between combin ations of effects * cascading of two o r more CVI's for mul tiplying effects * SEQUENCER for controlled effects switching * c o n trol by another compu ter Please rea d the text closely and follow the instructions.
  • Page 50 V I D E O E X E RC I S ES A n extensive range of colourizings can be used on live images. Select any PRESET n u mber between and move the HUE, SATURATION and V ALUE slid ers. Press the COLOURIZE button repeatedly to switch between normal and colourized image.
  • Page 51 (the grid texture) and live a n a log v ideo between the grid. A n a log video is totally unaffected by the CVI, however stencils can be put in front of it. Go to Video Men u DISPLAY CONTROL.
  • Page 52 V I D EO E X E R C I S ES N OTE: The following video effects require a blue c h romakey background to the camera model. Also the chromakey levels must be set correctly. See the Chroma key Setup Suggestions a t the start of this Section.
  • Page 53 2 1 ) See the beginning of this section for suggestions on physical setup of chroma-key. Select PRESET 99 for setting u p CVI i n ternal chroma-key levels. Normal setup of sliders is HUE around mid-posi tion, SATURATION around 1 / 3 from top, and V ALUE around mid-position.
  • Page 54 GRAPHICS PAD uses a flat paint, opaque colour, and a medium round brush. Change the H.S.V. sliders to alter colour. Both the logo and the orange CVI lettering are on the stencil plane and the field store. Press USE STENCIL button to either display or not display the stencilled painted areas.
  • Page 55 P R E S ETS P R ES ET 02: T I T L E ON L IVE V I D EO Title is written to stencil and field store over live image. Of course, a title must be present i n the TITLE EDIT Menu - Paint Menu Use the cursor and GRAPHICS PAD to position the title on the screen.
  • Page 56 PR E S E TS P R ES ET 07: COpy Copies of a stencilled area can b e made. The stencil ma y be composed of unconnected a reas, and be as complex as required. Stencilled a rea is highlighted a s being brighter than background. Area pointed to by from=>...
  • Page 57 P R E S ET S P R E S ET R ECTA N G L E S . H UE-SAT. Rectangles are drawn with a large rectangular Brush shape using the Hue-Sat paint type. Video input is seen if FREEZE b u t ton pressed.
  • Page 58 PR ES ETS P RESET 1 6 : R U B BE R BAN D I NG Li nes c a n be d r a w n , connected together such t h a t t h e e n d of o ne line joins u p wi th the sta r t of next line.
  • Page 59 P R ES E TS P R ES ET 2 1 : ZOOM U P - RAN DOM CO LO U R This PRESET i s a precursor to PRESET 22. Random colours are generated while zooming up. I f FREEZE button is pressed, then ZOOM slider is moved right down to smallest size, shrinking recta ngles can be seen.
  • Page 60 PR E S E TS NOTE: Presets 2 5 t o 29 a r e colouriza tions. P R ES ET 25: CO LOU R I Z E - S P ECT R U M Colourizes the live image with the Spectrum selection. Move H.S.V.
  • Page 61 PRES ETS P R ES ET 3 1 : HO R I ZONTA L M I R R O R H O R IZONTAL PAN slider controls axis o f reflection. Image frozen, zoomed, stretched, colourized, etc. P R ES ET 3 2 : V E RTI CA L M I RROR S a me as PRESET 3 1 except VERTICAL PAN slider controls a x is of reflection.
  • Page 62 P R E S E TS P R ES ET 38: STROB E This strobes the live i mage a t a rate determined by t h e RATE 2 slider. Freeze the i mage permanently by pressing t h e FRE EZE button.
  • Page 63 P R E S E TS P R ES ET 44: PA RTIAL C O L O U R I Z E - G R I D Grid lines over live video. Wherever the grid occurs, the live i m a ge is colourized to the negative. Move ZOOM and STRETCH for d i fferent effects.
  • Page 64 PR ES E TS P R E S ET 50: H O L E - D RAW N ST E N C I L Live video is seen through w h e rever you d raw. INVERT STENCIL flips images. Press WIPE STEN CIL to start again. P R E S ET 5 1 : SLOW F R EEZE A N D D I S I NTEG RAT E Live d i g i t a l image freezes slowly i n to a disintegra ted ima ge.
  • Page 65 P R ES ETS P R ES ET 5 7 : U N D ER-OVER CATC H - U P Background is updated with live video at a rate determined by the RATE 2 slider. Live image must move for effect to be seen. Drawing puts background (which follows live image) to foreground with live image sliced in between.
  • Page 66 PR E S E TS P R ES ET 62 : T RA I L - S L I D E , Z O O M This i s a precursor for PRESET 6 3 . Grabs images a s i n PRESETS 6 0 and 6 1 b u t a u tomatically.
  • Page 67 PR ES E TS P R ES ET 68: OV E R LA P M I R ROR - N EGATIVE C O LO U R I Z E to P RESET 64, but colourized. S i m i l a r P R ES ET 69: D O P P E L GAN G E R Live a n a log image is keyed over shifted live digital i ma ge.
  • Page 68 N OTE: Presets 76 t o 80 a r e the p resets used t o duplicate the scene on the CVI demonstration video tape with the ballerina dancing between frozen images of herself and a blue and white checkered background.
  • Page 69 PRESE TS P R ES ET 79: U N D E R -OV ER BAC KG R O U N D W I P E S tenc il i mage slides i n front o f live image and a background colou r wipe down the screen occu rs.
  • Page 70 PR ES E TS P R ES ET 84: I NT E R N A L KEY - V I D EO A N D 2 Area drawn on stencil plane defines w h a t is VIDEO a n d w h a t is V I D E O 2.
  • Page 71 P R ES ETS P R ES ET 90: D O U B L E EXPOS U R E A v i d e o mix between VIDEO 1 (analog path) and VIDEO 2 1 only. ( d i g i t a l p a th). Press INVERT STENCIL to display VIDEO P R E S ET 91 : W I P E A C R O S S , 1 TO 2 1 (digital) to...
  • Page 72 P R ES ET 97: C O L O U R BARS A l l ows correct colo u r a l ignment of v i d eo moni tor a n d CVI. P R ES ET 9 8 :...
  • Page 73 Q U I C K S E L ECTI O N P R E S E TS E � c h PRESET has a number and a short description. A more c o m plete description of the cha racteristics of each preset is given S e c tion - PRESETS.
  • Page 74 Q U I C K S E LECT I O N PR ES ETS SLAPSTICK PARTIAL COLOURIZE - CHECKERBOARD PARTIAL COLOURI ZE - DIAGONALS 4 9 : HOLE - DRAWN STENCIL SLOW FREEZE A N D DISINTEGRATE 5 1 : SLIDE STILL IMAGE COLOUR BACKGROUND 5 3 :...
  • Page 75 - k e y . T h e CVI can be used to e s t a b l ish ch r o m a - k e y l e vels b y u s i n g PR ESET See Sec t i o n 3 - SETUP Men u .
  • Page 76 * control by another computer Please read the text closely and follow the instructions. Whe n the CVI is first switched on, the Fairlight logo a ppears on the stencil plane with live video behind it. Press the WIPE STENCIL button. This should leave just live analog video.
  • Page 77 V I D E O EXERCI S ES A n extensive range of c a n be used on live i mages. urizillgs Select any P RESET number between and move the HUE, SATURATION and VALUE sliders. Press the COLO URIZE button repeatedly to switch between normal and colo u r i zed ima ge.
  • Page 78 This is a mixture of live digital colourized video in the stencil a rea (the grid texture) and live a n alog video between the grid. Analog video is totally u n affected by the CVI, however stencils can be put i n front of it. Go to Video Men u DISPLAY CONTROL.
  • Page 79 V I D EO E X E R C I S E S N OTE: The following video effects require a blue chromakey background to the camera model. Also the chromakey levels must be set correctly. See the Chromakey Setup Su ggestions at the start of this Section. 1 4) Select PRESET 55.
  • Page 80 See the begi nning of this section for suggestions on physical setup of chroma-key. Select PRESET for setting up CVI i n terna l chroma-key levels. Normal setup of sliders is HUE a r o u n d mid-position, SATURATION around 1 /3 from top, and V ALUE a round mid-position.
  • Page 81 GRAPHICS PAD uses a flat paint, opaque colour, and a med i u m round brush. Change the H.S.V. sliders to a l ter colour. Both the logo and t h e orange CVI lettering are on the stencil plane and the field store.
  • Page 82 P R E S ETS P R ES ET 02: T I T L E O N L IVE V I DEO Title is written to stencil a n d field store over live image. O f course, a title must b e present in t h e TITLE EDIT Menu - Paint Menu Use the cursor and GRAPHICS PAD to position the title on the screen.
  • Page 83 P R E S E TS P R ES ET 07: COpy Copies of a stencilled a r e a can b e made. The stencil m a y be composed of unconnected a reas, a nd be as complex as required. Stencil led a rea is highlighted as being brighter than background.
  • Page 84 P R E S ETS 1 1 : P R E S ET R ECTA N G L ES , H U E-SAT. Rectangles are drawn with a large rectangular Brush shape using the Hue-Sat paint type. Video input is seen i f FREEZE button pressed.
  • Page 85 PR ES ETS P R ES ET 16: R U B B E R BA N D I N G L i nes c a n be drawn, connected toge ther such th a t the end of one l i n e joins u p with the sta r t of next l i ne. This P R ESET forms the basis of the graph l i nes.
  • Page 86 PR E S E T S P R E S ET 2 1 : ZOO M U P - RA N DO M COL O U R This PRESET is a precursor to PRESET 22. colours R a n d o m are generated while zooming up.
  • Page 87 PR ES E TS N OTE: Presets 25 t o 29 a r e colo u r i za tions. P R ESET 25: COL O U R I Z E - S P ECT R U M Colourizes the live image w i t h the Spectrum selection. Move H.S.V.
  • Page 88 PRES ETS P R ES ET 31 : H O R I Z O N TA L M I R R O R H O R I ZONTAL PAN slider controls axis o f reflection. Image ma y be frozen, zoomed, stretched, colourized, etc. P R ES ET 32: V E RT I CA L M I R R O R S a m e a s PRESET 3 1 except VERTICAL PAN slider controls...
  • Page 89 PR E S E TS P R ES ET 3 8 : STRO B E This strobes the li v e image a t a rate d etermined by the RATE slider. Freeze the image perma nently by pressing t h e FREEZE button.
  • Page 90 P R E S E TS P R ES ET 44: P ARTIAL C O L O U R I Z E - G R I D Grid lines over live video. Wherever the grid occurs, the l i v e i ma g e is colourized t o the negative.
  • Page 91 PR ES E TS P R ES ET 50: H O L E - D RAW N STEN C I L Live video is se' e n through wherever you draw. INVERT STENCIL flips i m a ges. Press WIPE STENCIL to start a ga in. P R E S ET 5 1 : S L O W F R EEZE A N D D I S I NTEG RATE Live d i g i t a l image freezes slowly into a disintegra ted ima ge.
  • Page 92 P R ES ETS P R ES ET 57: U N D ER- OVER CATC H - U P Background is updated with live video at a rate determined b y the RATE 2 slider. L i v e image m u s t move f o r effect to be seen. D r a w i n g puts background (which follows live ima ge) to foreground with live image sliced in between.
  • Page 93 PR ES E TS P R ES ET 62 : T RA I L - S L I D E . Z O O M This i s a precursor for PRESET 63. Gra bs images a s i n PRESETS 60 a n d 6 1 b u t a u toma tically.
  • Page 94 PR ES ETS P R ES ET 68: OVE R LA P M I R ROR - N EGATIVE C O L O U R I Z E S i m i l a r to PRESET 64, but colo uri zed. P R ES ET 69: D O P P EL G A N G E R Live a n a log image...
  • Page 95 N OT E : Presets 7 6 t o 8 0 are the presets used t o duplicate the scene on the CVI demonstration video tape with the ballerina dancing between frozen images of herself and a blue and white checkered background.
  • Page 96 PR ES E TS P R ES ET 79: U N D E R - OVER BAC KG R O U N D W I P E Stencil image slides i n front of l i v e image a n d a background co l o u r w i pe down the screen occu rs.
  • Page 97 PR ES E TS P R ES ET 84: I NT E R NAL KEY - V I D EO A N D 2 Area drawn on stencil p l a n e defines what is VIDEO what is VIDEO 2. Initially, V I DEO 1 is displa yed as analog video. Now draw on the GRAPHICS PAD.
  • Page 98 PRES ETS P R E S ET 90: D O U B L E EX POS U R E vi deo mix between VIDEO (analog path) and VIDEO 2 ( d i g i t a l path). Press INVERT STENCIL to display VIDEO only.
  • Page 99 P R ES ET 97: CO LO U R BARS Allows correct colour alignment o f video monitor a n d CVI. P R ES ET 98 : C H RO M A K EY S ET U P , V I D EO 2 Set up correct chroma key levels for VIDEO 2 input.
  • Page 100 I .J .!:. . . r � ' -:.- ..J _ _ _ Drawing on live video Title o n live v ideo Instant wipe to colour r-ec' .. n 9 I e � Rectangles. H u e- Sat.
  • Page 101 Cut and Paste Rectangles w i th pain t crawl Circl es, m o ttled Under/Over, colou rized Zoom ou t, c o l o u r rectangles BOiling backg round...
  • Page 102 Slow scan ac ross Quad mir ror...
  • Page 104 Under/over catch Push to freeze Under/over stencil...
  • Page 106 Under/over texture wipe...
  • Page 108 Q U I C K S E L E CT I O N P R E S E TS Each PRESET has a .number and a short description. A more complete description of the characteristics of each preset is given i n Section 2 - PRESETS.
  • Page 109 Q U I C K S E L E CT I O N P R E S ETS SLAPSTICK PAR TIAL COLOURIZE - CHECKERBOARD PARTIAL COLOURIZE - DIAGONALS HOLE - DRAWN STENCIL 5 1 : SLOW FREEZE A N D DISINTEGRATE SLIDE STILL IMAGE COLOUR BACKGROUND PIXELA TE FLIP...
  • Page 110 VI DEO MEN U ,..PAI NT MEN U .............

  • Page 112: Paint Menu

    PAI N T M E N U Colour Type : Selects the i n which the colour you draw w i p e with affects the colour already on the screen. 6) Symmetry: Selects a symmetry which is used for drawing, o n b o t h s t e n c i l and field stores.
  • Page 113 PAI N T M ET H O D M E N U This menu controls the w a y in which the moveme n t o f the stylus on the GRAPHICS PAD res u l t s i n li nes or forms o n the screen.
  • Page 114 PAI NT M E T H O D M E N U How it is done PA I N T M ET H O D 0) D raw: a) Select Draw from PAINT METHOD A line follows the stylus around menu.
  • Page 115 PAI NT M ET H O D M E N U H ow it is PAI NT M ETH O D done: R u b b e r B a n d 2 ) Ru bber Band : Select from P A I N T Provides a n accura te METHOD m e n u .

  • Page 116: Pai Ntm Et H O D M E N U

    PAI NT M ET H O D M E N U PAI N T M ET H O D How it is done: 4) Ellipse: For drawing ellipses o n the a ) Select Ellipse from PAINT METHOD s c r e e n - the ell ipse is drawn with Brush menu.
  • Page 118 PAI NT M ET H O D M E N U PA I N T M ET H O D H ow it is done: F i l l : a ) Select F i l l from PAINT METHOD Fill a n a rea of the image.
  • Page 119 PAI N T M ET H O D M E N U H ow it is done f) Move the tip of the c u rsor to a point w i t h i n the area to be copied (either stencil O n o r stencil Off ).
  • Page 120 BRUSH SHAPE M E N U '_ .- 54 predefined This menu allows you to select from a choice of B r u s h s h a p es. As well, you may create your own Brush sha p e, o r use a n y of the Texture shapes f r o m t h e TEXTURE m e n u ( P a i n t Men u 3 ) as a brush.
  • Page 121 B R U S H S H APE s e l e c t a predefined B r u s h shape ... selected Brush shape a p p e a r s h e r e m o v e c u r s o r t o a n y o f t h e s e s h a p e s a n d l i f t s t y l u s F u r t h e r Brush shapes are selec ted i n the following way •...
  • Page 122 B R U S H S H A P E F u r t h e r f u nctions o f t h e BRUSH SHAPE menu are . • . move curso r move cursor move cursor here to e d i t here to edit here to jump to shape...
  • Page 123 B R U S H S HAPE n e w Brush shape h a s been b u i l t u p . To r e t u r n to m e n u , pre vious move cursor t o or press O R A W b u t t o n...

  • Page 124: Pai Nt Typ E M E N U

    COLOUR TYPES are still active, wh ich can further modify the colour that Hue-sat selects. The F A I R L I GHT logo that appears when the CVI is first switched on an example of the Hue-sat paint type.

  • Page 125: Te X T U R E M E N

    T E XTU R E M E N U The TEXTURE m e nu allows you to select from a choice of 54 Textu res. As well, you may cre a t e your own Textu re, or use a ny of the Brush shapes from the BRUSH SHAPE menu ( Pa i n t Me nu a s a Texture.
  • Page 126 T EXTU R E M E N U s e l e c t a predefined Te x t u r e T e x t u r e appears here selected move c ursor to any of t h ese p a t t e r n s a n d l i f t stylus F u r t h e r T e x t u res are selected i n the following way •...
  • Page 127 Further f u n c t i o n s of the TEXTURE m e n u a re ... move c u r s o r m o v e c u rsor move c u rsor h e r e to j u m p to here to edit h e r e to e d i t B R US H S H A P E...

  • Page 129: Co L O U R C O N T R O

    CO LO U R C ONT RO L M E NU The COLOUR CONTROL menu determines w h a t controls the colour t h a t y o u draw w i t h or use for Colour wipes. 0) H ue, Sat .
  • Page 130 USE STENCIL is on. B eeper Off/On: If this selection is On, the CVI's inbuilt BEEPER will sound to sign ify that a function is complete or that a cue point has been reached in the Sequencer.

  • Page 131: Co Lo U R Typ E M E N U

    CO LO U R TYP E M E N U This menu defi nes the way t h a t the colour you d r a w w i t h a f fects o r combines with the colour on the screen. T h i s i s like specifyi n g whether paint is to be O p a q u e o r Transl u c e n t , except that this menu allows a n extra r a n ge of options beyond those encountered i n traditional med i a .
  • Page 133 CO LO U R TYPE M E N U 4) Range: Line drawing on screen specifies the max i m u m brightness possible, f o r example: a) If drawing with the H.S.V. and COLOUR DEPTH sliders on bright red (all three H.S.V. a t top) only the component of the colour that was already on screen would remain after...

  • Page 134: Sy M M E T R Y M E N

    SYM M ETRY M E N U This menu enables you to specify symmetries for use with the d r a w i n g facilities. These symmetries are generated as the line is drawn to the screen. Every point drawn will simultaneously a ppear in the selected rotations or reflections.
  • Page 135 SYM M ET RY M EN U 2) Vertical: Reflection i n a horizontal 'mirror', creating two images as one is drawn. 3) F lip: Reversal around the vertical centre li ne. Note t h a t the original l i n e pos i t i o n is not d r a w n , o n l y the 'reflected' l i ne. This can make i t a l i t tle confusing to d r a w wi th.
  • Page 136 SYM M ETRY M E N U D iago n a l : Reflection i n both sc reen d i agonals, giving fou r ima ges, with a diagonal skew. '" '" '" ' ", " 6) Kaleidosco p e : A combina tion of cross a n d dia gon al symmetries, giving a total of eight copies of each drawn poin t.
  • Page 137 SYM M ETRY M E N U 8) S pin: 1 8 0 degree rotation around the c u rrent screen centre, g i v i n g two images. - 27 PAINT MENU...

  • Page 138: Co Lo U R W I Pes

    CO LO U R W I PES Colour wipes are processes that affect t h e contents o f t h e field store. Pressing the WIPE COLO UR button when �n image is displayed on the screen will activate the selected colour wipe function.
  • Page 139 CO LOU R ', W I PES , C O L O U R W I P E H ow it is done: 1 ) Colour: Clears t h e e n t i r e screen a ) S e l e c t i n C O L O U R WIPES C o l o u r i n s t a n t l y to the colou r s p e c i f i e d b y the...
  • Page 140 C O LO U R W I PES C O L O U R W I P E H ow it is done: 3 ) Wipe+: Wipes the screen from left to a) Select Wi pe+in COLOUR WIPES right. The COlour i s controlled by the H.S.V. menu.
  • Page 141 COLOU R W I PES C O L O U R W I P E H ow it is d o n e : C o l o u r T u n n e l : Provides a a ) S e l e c t i n t h e COLOUR C o l o u r T u n n e l c o n t i n u a l l y c h a n g i n g backgro u n d t h a t...

  • Page 142: Sten C I L W I Pes

    STEN C I L W I PES S t e n c i l w ipes a l ter what is on t h e s t e nc i l plane. The stencil plane is an internal digital control image (equivalent to a 'key' or 'matte' in some applications) with multiple uses.
  • Page 143 ST E NC I L W I PES S T E N C I L W I P E � How it is done: Clear: Insta n tl y c l e a r s t h e stencil p l a n e a ) S e l e c t i n STE N C I L WIPES menu.

  • Page 145: Di S P L A Y C O N T Ro L M E N

    ST E N C I L W I P E S S T E N C I L W I P E H ow it is done: 7 ) D isintegrate: This selection clears a ) Select D i s i n tegrate in STENCIL t he stencil i n the display a rea, then w r i tes WIPES menu.
  • Page 146 TITLE E D IT M E N U This menu allows titling, with up to lines of text, with both "QWER TY" upper and lower case. It features a alpha-numeric keyboard layout on screen. Other features of TITLE EDIT include five chara cter sizes, character underline, two types of d rop shadow, background a n d background with d rop shadow.
  • Page 147 TITLE E D IT M E N U Some other func tions are: inserts a space in the text. S P A C E B A R deletes the last cha racter R U B O U T (including carriage returns). returns to the start of the next line.
  • Page 148 TITLE E D IT M E N U T I T L E E D I T H ow it i s d o n e: a) Create the text u s i n g the T I T L E E D I T menu.
  • Page 149 T I T L E E D IT M E N U T h i s example u se s everythi ng. The sequence for crea t i n g it was ... S e l e c t SIZE 1 "...
  • Page 150 RGB (Red-Gree n-Blue) i n p u ts and o u t p u ts. We also recommend the use of a chroma key b l u e backdrop i n the studio, as many CVI effects req u ire it. (See Section - CONNECTING THE CVI.

  • Page 151: Stencil Source

    8) Save and Reca ll: Controls t h e d i g i tal storage a n d retrieval of picture and CVI setup information onto video tape or video cassette. 9) Setup: A l lows the setup of chroma key parameters as well as external monitors.

  • Page 152: Stencils - What A R E They?

    MEN U D I S P LAY C O N TRO L Th e video image you see o n the mon i tor screen m a y be d i v i d ed i n t o a reas t h a t are either stencilled o r not stencilled. Wh e n a p a r t o f the image is stenc i l led, i t may be trea ted d i f f e r e n t l y to a non­...
  • Page 153 D igital live d igital Path. This may be colourized by the CVI. The is the field store store in which all painti ng, freezing, zooming, etc. take place.
  • Page 154 These suggestions are by no means the only ways in which you may use the DISPLAY CONTROL selections. The factory PRESETS of the CVI give some further examples. The table on the right gives the precise...
  • Page 155 Field Store image will be displayed. A 50% mix between the Field Store and the live video from the Analog Path i s displayed. The cascaded output from a nother CVI is displa yed. Cascade I f FREEZE i s then the frozen Field Store i m a ge will be displayed.
  • Page 157 D I S PLAY CO NTRO L M E N U Stencil O N Stencil O F F Dis play Selection F unction Function Displa y Displa y U p d a t e U p date Colour: Stencil O f f areas of the field Store Colo u r .
  • Page 160 This selects a stenc i l from t h e i n t e r n a l chroma key mec h a n i s m of t h e CVI. T h i s means tha t t h e stencil is not f i xed.
  • Page 161 This section o f the menu sel ects which o f the two video i n p uts w i l l be used in the two main video signal paths of the CVI. digitizes video i n p u t. Therefore, this path D i g i t a l path may be used to colourize, store, pixela te, etc., the live image.

  • Page 162: S C R E E N C O N T R O L M E N

    SC R E E N CO NTRO L M E N U This menu defines movements and basic changes on the screen, including Mirrors, Wipes, Pan:Pen, S l i d e and Glide functions. I n this menu you are able to make more than one selection at a time, enabling a n y combinations o f the eigh t SCREEN CONTROL functi ons.
  • Page 163 SC R E E N CO NTRO L M E N U 2) H orizontal Wipe: This enables a h orizontal wipe between the field store image and a live d i g i ta l i mage. The wipe position is controlled by the HORIZONTAL PAN slider.
  • Page 164 S C R E E N CO N T R O L M E N U 7) Slide: This selection allows continuous, never-ending smooth panning of the field store image. When Slide is selected the function of the PAN sliders cha nges from controlling the position of the ima ge to controlling the rate of movement...
  • Page 165 This menu determines how the FREEZE control w i l l operate. I t w o r k s i n conjunction w i t h the DISPLAY CONTROL menu selections a n d the stencil. I f the FREEZE button i s Off, the D i g i ta l path signal w i l l u p d a te certa i n a reas of the field store d e fi ned by the stenci l a n d the OISPLA Y CONTROL selection.

  • Page 166: F R E E Z E Co N T R O L M E N U

    This ena bles the freeze function to be controlled by the remote switch input. This is a socket on the back panel of the CVI that can be connected to any switch that will short the input to ground. For example, a normal video camera trigger switch or a manual switching mechanism may be w i red up for external control.

  • Page 167: C O L O U R I Z E C O N T R O L M E N

    CO LO U R I Z E CO N TRO L M E N U This determines what is controlling the colours that are used for colourizing. It i s a simi l a r menu to t h e COLOUR CONTROL menu (Paint Men u 4), except that instead of control l i n g t h e colour for t h e paint functions, it controls t h e colou rize function for d igital images.
  • Page 168 CO LO U R I Z E TYPE M E N U This menu defi nes how the colours of the di gitized or drawn areas will look on the screen. Wi thin the 4096 colours of the CVI, any colour may be 'mapped' or cha nged to any other colour.
  • Page 169 CO LO U R I Z E TY P E M ENU As there are over 1 ,000,000 colourizi ngs available through the use of the COLOURIZE TYPES, i t is not possible to provide explicit descriptions of w h a t they look l ike. Rather, a brief descri p tion of how the colour speci fied with the H UE, SATURATION and VALUE colour controls in teracts with the image colours is provided.
  • Page 170 CO LO U R I Z E TY PE M E N U S o la rize : This colourize type creates perhaps the most dramatic and bea u tiful, as well as va ried, colouri zings. Amongst the colourizings available are s u btle e f fects remin iscen t of oil on water, bizarre posteriza tions, nega ti ves of a n y combina tion of the three primari es (RGB) while reta i n i n g t h e othe rs posi tive, and a wide range of effects similar to p h o togra phic solarization.

  • Page 171: P R E S E T S C O N T R O L M E N

    P R E S ETS CO NTRO L M E N U The PRESETS CONTROL m e n u a l lows t h e se t u p a n d modi fiea tion o f t h e CVI's 1 00 Prese ts. A 'PRESET' i s copy of the positions of the 1 0 SLIDER CONTROLS, the 1 6 PUSH BUTTONS, a n d most of the MENUS.
  • Page 172 PR ES ETS CO N TRO L M E N U This 'freezes' the current USER PR ESET to the state of the CVI. A l l the current menu selec tions, s l ider positions and b u t t o n . ­...
  • Page 173 PR E S ETS CO NTRO L M E N U P R ES ETS CONTRO L H ow it is done Reset: This selection allows you to a ) Selecting Return w i l l resu l t in n o rega in the factory or ROM PRESETS.
  • Page 175 P R E S ETS CO N T RO L M E N U P R ES ETS C O N T R O L H ow it is done 2) Copy R O M Preset: This one is T h e p rocedure for copying i s exactly the very similar to Copy USER preset except same a s for Copy USER p reset.
  • Page 176 P R ES ETS CO N T R O L M E N U 3) Controls view: This selection a l l o ws you to see t h e values 16 PUSH­ of t h e 10 SLIDER controls a n d t h e con d i t i o n s of the c u r r e n t BUTTONS t h a t are stored in the P R ESET.
  • Page 177 PR E S ETS CO NTRO L M E N U M O D E T h e l o w e r s e c t i o n o f t h e P R E S ET S C O N T R O L m e n u c o n t a i n s t h i s P R E S E T MO DE s e l e c t i o n .

  • Page 178: Seq U E N C E R M E N U

    CVI, where they may be edited to precise times and posi tions, a n d then replayed. Events may be timed down to one video f i e ld t i me.
  • Page 179 SAVE & RECALL. The first event to be recorded is always the current PRESET. This ensures t h a t the CVI w i l l always begin a sequence i n a known state. I f this is not wanted, the first step ca n b e removed using the Edit function.
  • Page 180 S EQ U E N C E R M E N U Play: A previously recorded seque nce may be played back using Play. The actions in the sequence are pla yed with exactly the same timing and positioning with which they were recorded. These times and positions may be al tered using the Edit function.
  • Page 181 S E Q U E N C E R M E N U Ed it : When the Edit box is touched, the menu will change to the SEQUENCER E IT menu, shown below. This menu displays ten S equencer program steps, starting a t the current one. The d a ta conce r n i n g ti mes and positions for a step are displayed i n one program line, and may be modified to a djust the sequencer progra m as required.
  • Page 182 S EQ U E N C E R M E N U De leting lines If you find tha t you have recorded some progr a m lines tha t you did not i n tend, they ca n be dele ted. To do th is: i) Loca te the line in the Sequencer Ed i t menu, and move the cursor to light up the box a ro u n d i ts l i n e nu mber.
  • Page 183 S EQ U E N C E R M E N U The first n u mber is the line n u m b e r (000 to 999). The n u mber a fter the words i n dicates the pos i t i o n to which the slider was moved (000 to 255) o r the PRESET number (00 to 99).
  • Page 184 S E Q U E N C E R M E N U Method instructions as fast as possible u n t i l an instruction w i t h a time entry is reached. The Sequencer will then wait for that time to arrive before proceed ing.

  • Page 185: Sav E A N D R Ecall M E N U

    Beta, or 3/4" U-Ma tic, I ", or others, provided t h a t it can record and repla y a video signal. The CVI can not control your v i deo cassette or t a pe recorder, so some manual intervention is req u i r e d . Specifically, you must fast...
  • Page 186 After 3 1 /2 m i n u tes, the CVI will beep a t you to indicate t h e end of t h e sa v i n g process.
  • Page 187 Recall i f you think you may need i t later. c) Output from the VCR now goes strai g ht throu g h the CVI analog path to the monitor. Rewind or fast forward the VCR to locate the identification and picture you saved previously with the Save function.
  • Page 188 R e c a l l tape, without actually a l tering d a t a a l r e a d y s tored i n t h e CVI. A message on the screen i n d ica tes t h e res I t of test.

  • Page 189: Error Messages

    P RESETS data, SE UENCER data, or both, have been corrupted. If the error occurred in the PRESETS data, the USER PRESETS of the CVI will be reset to the factory PRESETS. If the error occurred in the SE...
  • Page 190 2) Poor tape or recorder quality (See REASON 5) above Turn the CVI off. 3) PAL/NTSC link at position E l l on digital Try swa pping the link. board is set wrongl y. If Recall still fails, swap the link back.

  • Page 191: Se T U P M E N

    This menu contains various functions useful for setting up the CVI with external equipme n t. I f a selection o ther than Off is made in this menu, then w h e n you return to your i ma ge, (press...
  • Page 194 Q U I C K S E LECTI ON PAINT M E N U �...
  • Page 195 Q U I C K S E L ECTI O N VI D E O M E N U O T T l C' K � F. T , F. C' T T O N V T n F. O M R N T T...
  • Page 196 Q U I C K S E LECTI O N VI D EO M E N U...
  • Page 197 RS232C Port ControI..........Rev.7 Software Update ..
  • Page 198 Manual. It has been made available to customers to assist i n setting u p a n d o perating a n RS232C computer l i n k w i th the CVI. This documentation will be released at a later date in fully typeset format a s a n u pdate t o the User Manual.
  • Page 199 SETUP. I t con trols the data rate and character format for the RS232C serial communications link of the CVI. To use this feature of the CVI you must have a computer or keyboard capable of communicating in the RS232C format. Technica l details are given at the end of this section.
  • Page 200 0 to 2 5 5 , as a letter or symbol, or simply as a comb i n a t i o n of bits. I n the CVI computer...
  • Page 201 The CVI communica tes exclusively i n ASCII codes. Every byte received or transmi tted by the CVI must be interpreted as an ASCII character. The table of ASCII chara cters is given a t the end of this section.
  • Page 202 R S 2 3 2 C PO RT CO NTRO L H exadecimal Notation Hexadecimal notation, often known simply as 'hex', is a method o f writing down the value o f a byte of data. Hex is useful as it is cumbersome to write the eight I 's a n d O's i n binary notation, and conversion to decimal is not straigh tforward.

  • Page 203: Baud Rate

    RS232C PO RT C O N T R O L Baud rate The r a te a t which the bits within a byt e are s e n t is known as the Baud rate. The transmi t t i n g a n d recei v i n g d e v ices must be set to use the same baud ra te, o t h e r w ise the recei ver w i l l n o t be able to u nd e r s t a n d w h a t is transmitted.
  • Page 204 Ma n y devices will use o n l y two of the four handshake lines, one input and one output. The CVI uses the RTS a n d CTS lines for ha ndshaking. To set u p ha ndshaking between you r computer a n d the CVI you will first have to find out which li nes are used by your compu ter.
  • Page 205 Summary of how the CV I uses RS232C A l l bytes s e n t t o o r from t h e CVI are i n terpre ted ASCII characters. All comma nds and nu mbers (decimal and hexadecimal) are sent as ASCII characters.
  • Page 206 2 5-pin female D-mini connector, wired as shown below. The Power Su pply lines a t t h e CVI RS232C Port may be used t o supply a limited a mount of power (as shown below) to a keyboard, provided t h a t no other power supply is connected.
  • Page 207 + 1 2V (pin 1 8), otherw ise the CVI will not transmit. T h e Power Supply lines a t the CVI RS232C Port must n o t be connected to the host computer, with the exception of (Ground/Earth) w hich must be con nected.
  • Page 208 R S 2 3 2 C PO RT CO NTRO L Command And Data Formats T h e RS232C control system of t h e CVI requires t h e host computer or the keyboard to send a command to the CVI. This will cause the CVI to perform the function specified in the command.
  • Page 209 R S 2 3 2 C PO RT CO NTRO L Button presses No para meters are required. Each command is equiva lent to pressing the button concerned. Commands: - colourize WS - wipe stencil DC - draw colour US - use stencil DS - draw stencil - invert stencil - stop...
  • Page 210 Load Sequencer Command: L S T h e CVI w i l l receive characters as Sequencer d a t a . The data (two ASCII characters per byte) w i l l be wri tten to the Sequencer data a rea, where they are interpreted as Sequencer instructions.

  • Page 211: Save Preset

    Presets. the Sequencer program and the image. The only remedy is then to turn the CVI off then o n again. and then to Reset A l l Presets. The CVI does check for out-of-range Preset da ta. Verify the reliability...
  • Page 212 "Z". "Z" i ndica tes that the pixel should not be wri tten to the field store or to the stencil plane. This allows irregula rly shaped ima ges to be loaded t o the CVI. The pixel colour data is "don't care" after "Z".
  • Page 213 CVI. However, w e c a n g i v e details of the...
  • Page 214 R S 2 3 2 C PO RT CO NTRO L W i t h t h e se f u n c t i o n s t h e r e s h o u l d b e f e w p r o b l e m s w i t h t r a n s l a t i n g t h e e x a m p l e s g i v e n b e l o w i n t o a w o r k i n g c o m p u t e r p r o g r a m .
  • Page 215 RTS line is high. If your computer is not able to keep u p with the transmission rate of the CVI (Le. d a ta gets lost) try a slower baud rate or use the program given in Example 4 to implement handshaking.
  • Page 216 R S 2 3 2 C PO RT CO NTRO L Exa mple 4 T h i s p r o g r a m s e n d s a c o m m a n d s t r i n g t o t h e C V I a n d r e c e i v e s t h e d a t a w h i c h t h e C V I s e n d s i n r e s p o n se.
  • Page 217 R S 2 3 2 C PORT CO N TRO L Preset data format The CVI configuration for each Preset is stored as 2 5 8-bit bytes. Using the Load/Save Preset comma nds, this data is tra nsmitted as 50 ASCII cha racters.
  • Page 218 The CTS input i n hibits transmission from the CVI when held low or if not connected. iii) The CVI sets its RTS o u t p u t low while execut i n g CONTROL CONSOL E type commands. Comma nd s issued while RTS is low will not be received.
  • Page 219 RS232C PORT CONTR O L The ASC I I Character Set � " SOH DC I S TX DC 2 E T X DC 3 � EOT D C 4 E N Q NAK ACK SY N � TA B •...
  • Page 220 I ) Turn off the CVI power. 2) Install the "R6" CVI l and CVI2 ROMs into the CVI. 3) Connect the CVI Memory Module a t the rea r of the unit. Remove the two screws from the bottom-centre a n d the bottom-right of the rear panel, put the Memory Mod u l e i n place, and replace t h e two screws to h o l d i t securely.
  • Page 221 R S 2 3 2 C PO RT CO N T RO L U s ing t h e External G raphics Pad N OT E : T h e following instructions describe a p a d equipped with a single-button stylus. The 4-button cursor operates ide n tically, except that the red or blue buttons (top left or top right) perform the fu nction o f the tip button o n the stylus.
  • Page 222 RS232C PO RT CONTROL You can change the status o f the Wipe bu ttons o n this menu by movi n g the menu cursor there and pressing. It will ta k e four of these p resses to cycle through the four possibili ties of " l i g h t o n " a n d "thick box".
  • Page 223 RS 2 3 2 C PO RT CO NTRO L Connecting a Computer or K eyboard with G ra phics Pad An externa l host computer o r a key boa r d ca n be connected to the CYI in series with the Gra p h ics Pad b y using an Ada ptor Cable and the second I O-pin con nector a t the rea r o f the pad.
  • Page 224 (ControlA) character signals the Gra phics Pad to take the following characters as a comma nd, rather tha n simply passing them o n to the CVI as usual. The use of the (Control A) chara cter should therefore be avoided, except as described here. The...
  • Page 225 R S 2 3 2 C PO RT CO NTROL 4-B utton Cursor F u nctions Layout of External Gra phics Pad Preset WHITE S top GREEN Last / Previous BLUE Next Draw SO FTWA R E UPDATE...
  • Page 226 Me mory Modules ( a n d hence the user-defined d a t a ) may b e tra nsferred between machines equipped with Revision software. Always be certa in to turn off the CVI before disconnecting or reconnecting Memory Mod ules. The operational fea tures which have been added or upgraded in...
  • Page 227 M E N U S E L E CTI O N T E C H N I Q U E The lists of options in menus such as the Paint Me thod Men u a r e n o w selected i n a n e w w a y . T h e nu mbers which used t o precede each e n t r y h a v e been removed.

  • Page 228: Titles Menu Update

    T I T L ES M E N U U P DAT E R o m a ... o n t H a s s e r a t i T I T L E L I B R A R Y S a m p l e t i t l e l i b r a r y...
  • Page 229 TITLES M E N U U P DATE SA V E copies the Current Title into the li brary. Select the n u mber box and then hit SAVE. The previous contents of the l i bra r y entry are lost. The entire l i brary may be saved and restored with RS-232 &...
  • Page 230 T I T L E E D I T M E N U R o m a f o n t Masser-ati The TITLE EDIT menu allows editing of the Current Title. to a screenful of text, in eight different fonts, five sizes a n d four character attributes may be created.

  • Page 231: Title Edit Menu

    TITLE E D IT M E N U SHIFT produces a n upper case character only for the next character selected. [SHIFT on the keyboard must be held down while simultaneously hitting a cha racter key. As well, many non­ alpha betic characters are produced this way;...
  • Page 232 T I T L E E D I T M E N U The last four boxes select character a t tribu tes, which toggle on and off. They remain in effect u n til de-selected: Underline [ F l l ] does just that. Surround [F 2] produces a background in the complement of the colour of the title;...
  • Page 233 T I T L E E D I T M E N U Notes The title function a u tomatically t u rns on the DRAW COLOUR button. The DRAW STENCIL button controls whether the title is written to the stencil plane. 2) If the field store is not being d isplayed as the title is w r i tten to the field store, the title will not be seen.

  • Page 234: Font Edit Menu

    The TITLES menu contaips a button labelled FONT EDIT. This button tra nsfers control t o the FONT EDIT menu, allowing access to the seven fonts supplied with the CVI, as well a s a User Defined Font. The seven supplied fonts and user font are...
  • Page 235 FONT E D IT M E N U CLEAR sets all the characters in the user font to an "undefined" value. This button must be hit twice, to confirm the destruction of the existing user font. An undefined character value a p pears as "...
  • Page 236 FONT E D IT M E N U FONT VIEW offers an entire font a t a glance. Select a font, then hit FONT VIEW. A portion o f the font will a ppear o n a new page. The DOWN TRIANGLE on this page moves forward through the font.
  • Page 237 C H A RACT E R E D I T M E N U (1J � • • • • • • • D o t s • • • • • • L i n e s • • •...

  • Page 238: Character Edi T Menu

    CHARACT E R EDIT M E N U Below ERASE are the four Shifting Buttons. For example. LEFT TRIANGLE moves the character image inside the edit box one pixel to the left. Similarly for the UP. DOWN and RIGHT triangles. Note that pixels cannot be lost in this way. i.e. a c h a racter touching the left-hand side o f the edit box cannot be s h ifted further left.

  • Page 239: Brush Shape And Textures Me N

    B R U S H S H A P E A N D T E XT U R E S M E N U R e s e t S a ..e • • • • • • • •...

  • Page 241: Brush Edit Menu

    B R U S H E D I T M E N U • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •...

  • Page 243: Grade Colour Wipes

    G R A D E C O L O U R WI P E S Notes: � i) The wipe operates in the same manner but from top Grade to bottom of the screen. ii) The USE TEXTURE and USE STENCIL buttons may be used respectively to add a textured pattern and to protect areas of the Field Store.

  • Page 244: Presets Control Menu

    This allows the current Preset to be set to the current state of the CVI. Select Set and the menu will change. A t this stage you may e i ther CANCEL the Set function, o r you may go ahead with i t by moving the cursor t o the l arge box and lifting the stylus.

  • Page 245: Menu Lock

    Presets. This is particularly us e f u l if inex perienced operators a r e using the CVI where random button­ p ushing can cause drastic a l teration of the Pr esets.

  • Page 246: Seque Ncer

    S EQ U E N C E R [ S E O U E N C E R C o n t i n u e S t e p S T A R T E d i t N o r m a l M u s i c E x t e r n a l O p t i o n s...
  • Page 247 S EQ U E N C E R L oo p : Repeat has been re-named Loop to simplify the WERTY k e y bo a r d interface to the Sequencer. C ontinue: If a sequence is stopped with the MENU button w h i l e it is playin g or sin g le-steppin g , it can be re-started from the sa me point usin g Continue.

  • Page 248: Sequencer O Ptions Menu

    SEQU E N C E R O PTI ONS M E N U This menu is accessed through the O p t i o n s box on the ma in Sequencer Me nu. Three miscellaneous Sequencer options are listed. Slider limit : When this box is off, the Sequencer will record every position of a Con trol Panel slider as it is moved.
  • Page 249 S E Q U E N C E R E D I T M E N U A C T I O N 1"0000 P r e s e t 05 00 00 00 0 1 00 00 04 25 [0002 L i n e 069 082 [0004 L i n e 088 090 0 0 0 8 T i t l e L028 076J...

  • Page 250: Sequencer Edit Menu

    SEQ U E N C E R EDIT M E N U Search : This fu nction may be used as previously to find a specific line nu mber in a Sequence by lighting up a line nu mber box, typing in the required n u m ber and then hitting Search. Search may also be used in conjunction with Block to find the end of a long run of one particular instruction type.
  • Page 251 O PTI O N S H A R DWA R E Q W E RTY Keyboard Sequencer Data Entry The optional WERTY keyboard may be used to insert data i n t o the Sequence. To do this, display the Sequencer Edit Menu a nd use the Graphics Pad to light up the line number before w h ich you wish to insert the li nes.

  • Page 252: Hard Ware Options

    O PTIO N S H A R DWA R E RS232 S E Q U E N C E R STA RT The Sequencer may be started from either the QWERTY keyboard or a n external computer. Three commands are available to Play, Loop or Stop a Sequence.
  • Page 253 TEST DATA RECALL functions as before, testing whether it is poss i b l e t o perform an error-free RECALL of the saved data, w i t h o u t actually altering the data stored in the CVI. O p t i o ns:...
  • Page 254 SAV E & R E C A L L M E M O R Y U P DAT E Use the OLD button to reca ll d a t a saved with a CVI running software prior to Revision 7. "Old" sa ves will not otherwise be properly recalled.

  • Page 255: Setup Menu

    S ETU P M E N U C h r o m a k e y l e v e l s C o l o u r b a r s S e l r t e s t T e s t p a t t e r n M u s i c t e s t P a l e t t e d i s p l a y...
  • Page 256 G ra p h i cs Pad and QWERTY keyboard op tions. All c o m p u t e r by tes sent to the CVI MUST have the most s i g n i f i c a n t b i t s e t to zero (standard ASCII), otherw ise t he r e c e i v e d d a t a w i l l be m i sused.
  • Page 257 The end of the title is indicated by tra nsmitting II\EII to the CVI. The CVI will remain in Load Title mode until either the title end is found or a n cha racter is recei ved.
  • Page 258 The Palette RAM performs a colour tra nsformation on a l l d i g i t a l images. T h e CVI h a s 1 2 b i t s of c o l o u r resolution: f o u r bits for each of blue, green and red.
  • Page 259 @LM 370 A9F tells t h e CVI to prepare to load the Pal e t t e locations that have b l u e a d d ress between 3 and A, green address between 7 and 9, a n d red a d d ress b e t ween 0 a n d F .
  • Page 260 The first of the group i s always This a l lows the CVI and the remote computer to maintain d a ta sy nch ronisation. The second third and fourth characters are ASCII hex cha racters specifying respectively the blue, green and red data for the Palette loca tion.
  • Page 261 @ES command is received. End Sequence C o m m a nd: This command stops the current Sequence from playing or l o o ping. The CVI does not enter the menus when this command is received.
  • Page 262 RS232 P O R T C O N T R O L U P DAT E Save/ Load Character Format Font characters for the Save and Load Character commands consists o f two ASCII hexadecimal cha racters per byte of d a ta. Byte 1: ASCII code for the cha racter.
  • Page 264 R S232 P O R T C O N T R O L U P DAT E Title Control Codes : Title Preced e by "\" for Load Code Meaning Size (smal lest) Size 2 Size 3 Size 4 Size 5 (la rgest) Font (system) Font 2 (piccolo)
  • Page 265 CVI has available. These cover such functions as "@" graphics entry and setting the precise value of Control Panel settings. The useful commands are listed below. The full range of these comma nds is listed i n the Revision 5 User Manual and in the Revision 7 Manual Update.
  • Page 266 " G" There are a number of commands which can be usefully typed in while the image is displayed on the CVI output; that is, when the menus are not displayed. These commands must alway be "@"...
  • Page 267 QW ERTY K EYBOARD FU NCTI O N S @CZ - colourize @WS - wipe stencil @DC - draw colour @US - use stenci l @DS - draw stencil - invert stencil @UT - use texture - stop @WC - w i pe colour @FZ - freeze @PSnn - Preset nn @HUnnn - hue...
  • Page 268 G l o s s a r y ..... . . • ..........I n d e x .
  • Page 269 C V I c o lo u r i z i n g e f f e c t c r o s s CVI s y m m e t r y d r a w i n g e f f e c t c u r s o r...
  • Page 270 H.S.V hue, saturation, value colour sliders any analog, digital o r still picture to exchange protected stencil areas CVI symmetry drawing effect kaleidoscope key stencil defineable area of screen (matte) low band below broadcast standard...
  • Page 271 CVI from u se r d r a w i n g on symmetry � graphics pad...
  • Page 272 G LOSSARY texture a selected repeating pattern time-base correction re-timing of video signal - used ma i n l y downstream of video tape recorders t i n t subtle transparent colouring titlin edita ble lettering transl ucen t transparen t colour U-ma tic a video tape forma t update...
  • Page 273 I N D E X Where two page numbers are given, the page number is d a r k e r more descr iptive. S e c t i o n & Page alphanumeric keyboard S 3 p.36, S4 p.9, S4 p.26 analog board S l p.20 analog path...
  • Page 274 I N D E X 8ection&Page (continued) p.67 83 p.64, S3 copy p reset crawl S3 p.48 . . colour · S3 p.49 . . t�ail · S 3 p.25 cross symmetry S I p. 1 4 c u rsor 83 p.7, S3 p.8 c u t and paste (copy) dejag...
  • Page 275 I N D E X field store S 3 p.42 S l p . 1 5 , fill . . colour S 3 p.8 · . . stencil S3 p.8 · flat paint type S3 p. 1 4 flip symmetry S 3 p.25 freeze .
  • Page 276 I N D E X � menu select S l p.5 menus S l p.7 S3 p. l , S3 p.40, S3 p.84 quick reference · microphone input Sl p. 1 9 mirrors S3 p.52 S3 p.45, S3 p.48 monochrome S3 p.23, S3 p.60 mosaic S l p.2...
  • Page 277 I N D E X Sect i o n & P a ge quick reference . menus S3 p. l , S3 p40, S3 p.84 · presets S2 p.39 · quick select menu bar Sl p.8 qwerty keyboard S3 p.36, S4 p.9, S4 p.26 ra ndom .
  • Page 278 S l p.4 · trails S3 p.46, S3 p.4 7, S3 p.49 translucent S3 p.22, S3 p.S9 S l p. l , S 3 p.22, S3 p.58 translucency control trigger S3 p.69 turning on the CVI S l p.2 1 REFERENCES...
  • Page 279 I N D EX under-over S3 p.5 1 update presets S3 p.67 use stencil S l pA p. l S use texture S l p.3, S3 p. l value control S l p.O, Sl vertical . . mirror S3 p.52 ·...
  • Page 280 Compan y Na me Dealer Name Dealer Ad d ress When and where did you first hear o f the CVI? How do you plan to use the C Y I? (please tick a ppropriate boxes) Dpost production O p hotogra phy...
  • Page 281 IIII I II II I IIIIIIIII:II�III!:! IMPACT NETWORKS PTY. LTD. INCORPORATED VICTORIA 3205, 1076, 3205. P.o. CLAR E N DON STREET, SOUTH M E LBOU R N E , VICTORIA AUSTRALIA CITY ROAD, SOUTH M E L B O U R N E (03) 699 83n (03) 690 5916 39388...
  • Page 283 It's all of them. And though it may ADOt Chyron or Paintboxt it isn't either. $360, 000 The CVI Plus is the first truly c o ple te COluputer instrument for video c ompo sers, Fairlight tr�I:�lfa�s��g:�:;:��e�da�d�,���o�r�:t s �alitY...

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