Chapter 13 (12th ed.)

Chapter 14 (11th ed.)

SWITCHING, OR INSTANTANEOUS EDITING

Achievers are committed

to their goals and driven

by determination.

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I. Basic Switcher Functions

A. The Switcher Operator (TD)

B. The Program’s Director

C. Monitor Display

D. Buss

II. Simple Switcher Layout

A. Program Buss (Cuts)

B. Mix Busses

1. Fader bar

2. Mix button

C. Preview Buss

D. Effects Busses

E. Multifunction Switchers

1. Major busses

a. preview/preset buss

b. key buss

2. Line monitor (Program)*

3. Preview monitor*

a. preview next shot

b. preview special effects

or supers

4. Delegation controls

a. background button

b. mix button

i. dissolves

ii. fades

iii. superimposition*

a. blooming

b. undercut

c. wipe button

d. key button

F. Additional Switcher Controls

1. Auto-transition

2. Wipe controls and wipe

patterns

a. fader-bar controls*

i. normal

ii. reverse

iii. normal/reverse

b. wipe patterns*

i. border

ii. corner insert

iii. soft wipes

iv. split screen

v. spotlight effect

3. Key and key-level controls

a. edge key*

b. shadow key*

c. Outline*

4. Downstream keyer

5. Color background controls

6. Chroma key*

a. studio use of chroma key

b. ultimatte

c. auto key tracking

d. EFP chroma key

G. Large Production Switchers

H. Genlock and Framestore

Synchronizer

1. Genlock

2. Framestore synchronizer

I. Digital Video Effects*

1. Computer-manipulated effects

2. Image size, shape, light, and color

a. shrinking and expanding

b. perspective

c. mosaic

d. posterization and solarization

e. peel effect

f. cube spin

3. Multi-Images

a. secondary frame

b. echo

J. Single-Camera Effects*

1. Horizontal sweep reversal

2. Vertical sweep reversal

III. Nonproduction Switchers

A. Master Control Switcher

B. Routing Switcher

IV. Portable Switchers

A. Portable Live Production Switchers

B. Virtual Studios