Sony XVS-7000 Users Guide - Page 292

a) Failure to operate when variable speed is set to minus value. However, operates when the file B action is set to "Start", and then variable speed is set to minus after file B starts playing. - Play does not switch from file A to file B: KF1 action setting Variable Speed set Cueup Operating status of file A Playing at variable speed Cueup KF2 action setting Start Start If play continues to show video of file A without switching to file B, a "Stop" action is required in file A in order to switch to file B. • Loop/recue cannot be set on a timeline for the video disk communications protocol. • When using the Odetics protocol, the variable speed action may not operate, depending on the connected device. • Folder selection cannot be set on a timeline for the AMP protocol. Editing a timeline You can set actions at keyframe points on a timeline. For details about keyframe creation, see "Creating and Editing Keyframes" (page 308). To set an action in the menu 1 Open the Device >DDR/VTR >Timeline menu (5332). In the status area, two lists appear. The upper list shows the device number, register number, keyframe number, and the configured action (start point, stop point, variable speed). The lower list shows the port name of the device selected in the upper list, currently loaded file name, current time, status information, target file name, start point, stop point, and variable speed. 2 In the status area, select a device. 3 For a disk recorder, select the target file. Load the file using the Device >DDR/VTR >File List menu (5333). Notes • Up to eight files can be configured for a single timeline. • If you have not set a file name, the file loaded at the keyframe point when the effect is executed becomes the target of the action. • AMP protocol folder selection cannot be set on a timeline. The folder loaded at the keyframe point when the effect is executed becomes the target of the action. 4 In the group, select the action. Cueup: Output a command to cue up to the currently displayed start point. Start: Output a Play command. Stop: Output a Stop command. Notes • When [Start] is selected and both the stop point and variable speed are set, the variable speed setting takes priority. • When [Stop] is selected and the timecode for the stop point or the disk recorder end of file is reached before executing the Stop command, then the device stops at that point. 5 To set the start point, press [Set] in the group. Enter the timecode for the start point in the numeric keypad window, and press [Enter]. Note If you have not set a start point on a disk recorder, the file that is loaded at the keyframe point when the effect is executed becomes the target of the action. 6 To set the stop point, press [Set] in the group. Enter the timecode for the stop point in the numeric keypad window, and press [Enter]. 7 To set the variable speed, select one of the following in the group. Fit: Without setting a speed value, automatically carry out playback according to automatically calculated values for the duration and keyframe duration to fit the set start point and stop point. Set: Set the speed that is adjusted with the following parameter. No. Parameter Adjustment 2 Variable Variable speed To test an action command output In the upper list of the status area, select the device, and press [Test Fire]. The action command is output from the port of the SIU. 292