Sony XVS-7000 Users Guide - Page 347

Macro merging During macro editing, you can recall and copy another register to merge it with the macro being edited. For example, while editing macro register 2 you can recall register 1 and merge it as shown in the following figure. Recall macro register 2, and move to another event. Recall register 1. m Macro being edited (register 2) Newly recalled macro (register 1) m Copy contents of register 1 and add after current event (register 2). Contents of register 1 remain unchanged. Auto insert mode In auto insert mode, when creating or editing a macro, an operation carried out on the control panel is automatically inserted as an event. When you start to create or edit a macro with the macro execution mode set to normal execution mode, auto insert mode is automatically enabled. In step execution mode, it is disabled. Auto pause insert mode In addition to the auto insert mode functionality, auto pause insert mode automatically inserts a pause event between events. The time between an event being inserted and the next event being inserted is set as the pause time. Note When macros are merged, pause events are not automatically inserted. Macro Execution To execute a macro, recall the register in which the macro is saved. All events registered in the macro are played back (executed) in sequence. Pausing and restarting macro execution Pause event To adjust the execution timing of a particular event (to delay the start of execution of the event by a particular time interval), you can store a special event which pauses macro execution. This event is called a "pause event." When you store a pause event, you can set the interval for which the macro is paused (the pause length) to any value in the range 1 to 999 frames. When the set time has elapsed, the macro is automatically executed. Pause zero event By including a pause event with the time set to zero, you can make macro execution pause at the pause event. Take operation When a paused macro is restarted, this is referred to as a "Take" operation. To execute a take operation, use the [TAKE] button in the Flexi Pad control block. "Take" operation functions can be assigned to the cross-point pad buttons of the cross-point control block, memory recall buttons of the utility/shotbox control block, and buttons in the transition control block (simple type) in the Setup menu. Macro execution mode The following two types of execution mode can be selected. The execution mode is set in the Engineering Setup >Panel >Operation >Macro menu (7326.6). For details, see "Setting the Macro Operation Mode" (page 432). Normal execution mode When execution of an event ends, the next event is automatically executed. Step execution mode When execution of an event ends, execution is paused. The next event is executed by a take operation. Simultaneous multiple macro execution (multi mode) Normally, a single macro can be executed at a time, but setting multi mode enables multiple macros to be executed. Simultaneous execution of multiple macros is supported only when macro registers are recalled using the following buttons. • Cross-point buttons of the cross-point control block configured with a macro attachment • Cross-point buttons of the cross-point control block assigned with macro register recall function (utility/ shotbox mode) • Memory recall buttons in the utility/shotbox control block assigned with macro register recall function 347