Panasonic Multi Format Live Switcher Av Hs400n Operating Instructions

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5  Execute the transition.
    Press the [AUTO] button to execute the transition automatically for the transition time which has been set. 
Alternatively, execute the transition manually by operating the fader lever.
    When the KEY A

uto function has been assigned to the [FTB] button, the transition will be executed 
automatically for the transition time which has been set when the [FTB] key is pressed no matter which 
transition mode has been selected.
    Dur ing k

ey in, the indicator of the [FTB] button blinks in red, and it lights in red when the transition is 
completed.
    If the [FTB] b utton is pressed with the picture completely k

eyed in, the Key image transition (key out) is 
executed.
    Dur ing k

ey out, the indicator of the [FTB] button lights in red, and it goes off when the transition is 
completed. If the [FTB] button is pressed during the transition, the transition direction is reversed.
3-3-4. Key preview
Key preview images can be output to the preview output, and the keys can be adjusted and checked.
On the KEY menu, turn [F1] to display the KEY sub menu.
Turn [F5] to set the preview mode using the PVW item.
On:    An image with k e
 y effects added is output to the preview output.
Off:    An image with no k e
 y effects added is output to the preview output.
Auto:   The pre vie
 w image of the next transition is output to the preview output.
3-3-5. Adjusting the luminance key and linear key
These steps are taken to adjust the luminance key and linear key definition.
1 Press the [FUNC] button to light its indicator , and then press the [KEY] b
 utton to display the KEY menu.
2  Turn [F1] to display the Adjust sub menu.
  
 
Adjust Clip Gain Density Invert
  2/8     0.0   100.0   100.0     Off
3  Turn [F], [F3] and [F4] to adjust the key definition.
4   Turn [F5] to set key invert.
 
   When On is selected, the key signals to be generated internally are inverted.
Operation Parameter Description of setting Setting range
F Clip Reference le
vel for generating 
key signals 0.0 to 108.0
F3 Gain Key amplitude 0.0 to 
00.0
F4 Density K

ey density 0.0 to 100.0
F5 Invert Key signal inversion On, Off 
						

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3-3-6. Adjusting the chroma key
These steps are taken to adjust the chroma key definition.
Before proceeding with the adjustments, select “Chroma” as the 
Type item setting in “3-3-1. Selecting the key type.”
The signal for the chroma key is created using a specific color tone 
as a reference.  For instance, the background color is detected 
from the image of a person who is standing in front of a specific 
background color, the key signal is created, and a different 
background is combined.
This unit employs an area system which is designated using a 
rectangular frame. The color of the pixels inside the area which 
have been averaged is used as the reference color of the chroma 
key (key reference), and the maximum deviation from the average 
value is used as the radius of the chroma key oval. Chroma keys 
faithful to the chroma space sample (area C in the figure) can be 
generated.

YHue
Sat Radius
Chroma
Hue Radius
Oval-shaped chroma key
   
Executing auto sampling
The chroma component is sampled by specifying the screen area.
1  Press the [FUNC] b utton to light its indicator
 , and press the [CHR KEY] button to display the CHR KEY 
menu.
2   Turn [F1] to display the Auto sub menu, and turn [F] to set On using the Marker item.

Auto Marker Aspect Sample↓
  1/3      On     0.0   Start
    Off
 −50.00 ～
 +50.00
3   The sample marker is displayed on the preview screen.
    Select the area to be sampled using the positioners, rotary encoder [Z] and Aspect item (turn [F3] to adjust).
  Positioners:
      Specify the X coordinate and Y coordinate of the sample marker.
  Rotary encoder [Z]:
      Adjust the size of the sample marker.
      When rotary encoder [Z] is held down, the X and Y coordinates of the sample marker as well as the size 
of the marker are returned to their initial values.
  Aspect:
      Change the aspect r

atio of the sample marker.
4   When the [F5] s witch or the rotar
 y encoder [Z] is pressed, the hue component of the area selected by the 
marker is sampled.
5   On completion of the sampling, the sampled v alues are reflected on the Adjust1 and Adjust
  sub menus, 
and a chroma key combined image is output to preview. (Set the key preview function to ON.) 
						

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   Adjusting the chroma key.
1  Press the [FUNC] b utton to light its indicator
 , and press the [CHR KEY] button to display the CHR KEY 
menu.
2   Turn [F1] to display the Adjust1 sub menu, and turn [F] to [F5] to set the items.
  
 
Adjust1 Hue Sat Lum Y-Infl
  2/3   100.0   100.0   100.0     0.0
  
Operation Parameter SettingSetting range Initial value
F Hue Hue serving as ref
erence 359.9 to 0.0
1
F3
Sat Color saturation serving as reference 0.0 to 100.01
F4
Lum Luminance serving as reference 0.0 to 108.01
F5
Y-Infl Extent of Y component influence 0.0 to 100.0 0.0
 1:    After auto sampling has been ex ecuted, the sampled values the reference. 
  :    The e
xtent of the Y (Lum) component influence is set using the Y-Infl item. The higher the setting, the 
greater the influence, and at the 0 setting, the Y component is irrelevant.
3   
Turn [F1] to display the Adjust sub menu, and turn [F] to [F5] to set the items.
  
 
Adjust2 Hue-Rad Sat-Rad Soft Cancel
  3/3   100.0   100.0     0.0     0.0
  
Operation Parameter SettingSetting range Initial value
F Hue-Rad Siz
e of range of hue to be defined 0.0 to 100.0
 1
F3
Sat-Rad Size of range of saturation to be defined 0.0 to 100.01
F4
Soft Extent of soft effect on border of color to 
be defined 0.0 to 100.0
0.0
F5 Cancel Cancel amount 
0.0 to 100.0
0.0
 1:    After auto sampling has been ex ecuted, the sampled values the reference.
  :    The amount of color cancellation is adjusted using the Cancel item.
  This adjustment is made when the 
background color covers the fill image.
Tips for chroma key adjustments
Chroma key adjustments can be facilitated by taking the steps below. 1   Execute auto sampling, and decide on which color is to be removed.
2
   Using the Hue-Rad item and Sat-Rad item, adjust in such a w a
 y that the background 
color is completely removed.
3   Using the Soft item, finely adjusting the border of the k e
 y signal. 
						

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   Making other adjustments
Perform the key density and key invert settings.
1 
  Press the [FUNC] b utton to light its indicator
 , and press the [KEY] button to display the KEY menu.
2   Turn [F1] to display the Adjust sub menu.
  
 
Adjust Clip Gain Density Invert
  2/8       −       −   100.0     Off     0.0
    
 ～
  100.0
     On
  (Neither the Clip item nor the Gain item can be set when the chroma key is selected.)
3   Turn [F4] to select the key density using the Density item.
4
   T urn [F5] to set key invert. 
						

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3-3-7. Key decorations
A border, shadow or other edge can be added to the key.
   Setting the ke y edg
 e
1   Press the [FUNC] b utton to light its indicator
 , and then 
press the [KEY] button to display the KEY menu. 
2   Turn [F1] to display the Edge sub menu.
Edge Type Width
  4/8     Off       2
 Border
   Drop
 Shadow
Outline
    0~4

3   Turn [F] to select the edge type.
Off
 :    An edge is not added.
Bor der

:    A border is added around the entire edge .
Dr
 op:     A diagonal border is added b ut only in the 
direction to
 ward the bottom right of the key.
Shadow:    A shado w is added b
 ut only in the direction 
toward the bottom right of the key.
Outline:    An  outline 
 (only a border with no fill) is added.
BorderDropOutlineShadow
4 Turn [F3] to set the edge width.
    Setting the edg e color
1
   On the KEY men u, tur
 n [F1] to display the EdgeCol sub menu.
2   Turn [F] ,[F3] and [F4] to adjust the Hue, Sat and Lum of the edge color.
3
   T o call a preset color, turn [F5] to select the preset color using the Load item, and press the [F5\
] switch.  The 
Hue
 , Sat and Lum values are changed to the preset color values.  (The values which have been set will not 
be stored in the memory until the [F5] switch is pressed.)

EdgeCol Hue Sat Lum Load↓
  5/8     0.0     0.0     0.0   Black
    0.0
    
 ～
  359.9
    0.0
    
 ～
  100.0
    0.0
    
 ～
  108.0
 Yellow
   Cyan
  Green
Magenta
    Red
   Blue
  White 
						

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3-3-8. Masking the key signals
These steps are taken to mask the key signals using the mask signal of the box pattern.
1  Press the [FUNC] b utton to light its indicator
 , and press the [KEY] button to display the KEY menu.
2   Turn [F1] to display the Mask sub menu.
  
 
Mask Mask Invert
  6/8     Off     Off      On
     On
3  Turn [F], and select mask On or Off using the Mask item.
  On:  The key signals are masked.
  Off:  The ke

y signals are not masked.
4   T urn [F3] to set whether to invert the mask signal using the Invert item.
  On:

 The mask signal is inv er
 ted.
  Off:  The mask signal is not inv er
 ted.
5   Turn [F1] to display the MaskAdj sub menu.
  
 
MaskAdjLeft Top Bottom Right
  7/8  −25.00  +25.00  −25.00  +25.00
6   Turn [F] to [F5] to set the area to be masked.
Operation Parameter SettingSetting rangeInitial value
F Left Ke
y left position −50.00 to +50.00  −5.00
F3 T

op Key top position −50.00 to +50.00 +5.00
F4 Bottom K

ey bottom position −50.00 to +50.00 −5.00
F5 Right K

ey right position −50.00 to +50.00 +5.00
    The Left setting cannot exceed the Right setting (and vice versa) and, similarly, the Top setting cannot 
exceed the Bottom setting (and vice versa).
 (figure shows the default values)
0
+50
-50
+50
0
-50
TOP (+25)
BOTTOM (-25) (+25)
RIGHT
(-25)
LEFT
Area masked
Area where the key signal is 
effective
Video signal range 
						

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3-4. PinP (picture in picture)
Another image can be combined with the background image.
3-4-1. Selecting the PinP material
Press the [PinP] button among the AUX bus selector buttons to light its indicator, and press one of the AUX bus 
crosspoint buttons 1 to 10 to select the PinP signal.
The indicators of both the [PinP] button and the selected AUX bus crosspoint button light in amber. (They light in 
red if the selected signal is being output to the PGM connector.)
KEY DSK PinP AUX CLN PVW PGMAUX SOURCE
AUX BUS DELEGATION
AUX
   AMB:FILL / GRN:SOURCE
3-4-2. PinP transitions
1   Set the transition time.
    On the TIME menu, turn [F1] to display the PinP menu.
    Set the transition time in the same way as for background transitions.
2   When the [PinP] b utton in the tr
 ansition area is pressed, the PinP image transition 
(fade-in) is executed for the transition time which has been set.
    Dur ing f

ade-in, the indicator of the [PinP] button blinks in red, and it lights in red 
when the transition is completed. If the [PinP] button is pressed with the picture 
completely faded in, the PinP image transition (fade-out) is executed.
   
PinP
    During fade-out, the indicator of the [PinP] button lights in red, and it goes off when the transition (fade-out) 
is completed. If the [PinP] button is pressed during the transition, the transition direction is reversed.
3-4-3. PinP preview
The user can select whether to output the PinP preview image to the preview output.
On the PinP sub menu, turn [F5] to set the PVW item.

PinPDensity PVW
  1/6   100.0     Off
    0.0
    
 ～
  100.0
     On
On:   The image with the PinP effect added is output to the preview output.
Off:   The image with no PinP eff ect added is output to the pre
 view output.
PVW On and Off can be allocated to the user buttons.  See 5-3-1. 
						

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3-4-4. PinP adjustments
   Adjusting the PinP position and size
While the PinP menu is selected, adjust the X and Y coordinates using the positioners in the positioner area, 
and adjust the size using the rotary encoder [Z]. Alternatively, the settings can be performed on the menus.
1 
  Press the [FUNC] b utton to light its indicator
 , and press the [PinP] button to display the PinP menu.
2   Turn [F1] to display the Position sub menu.
3
   Either oper ate the positioners and the rotar
 y encoder [Z] or turn [F], [F3] and [F4] to set the X and Y 
coordinates and the size using the X-Pos, Y-Pos and Size items.

PositionX-Pos Y-Pos Size
  4/6    0.00    0.00  100.00
 −50.00～
 +50.00
 −50.00
～
 +50.00    0.0
    
 ～
  100.0
    Select the dot by dot mode
When the system is set to the HD mode and an SD format image is to be used for the PinP material, the 
images can be combined in the dot by dot mode (actual-size images).
In this mode, the SD format image will not be up-converted so image deterioration can be prevented.
Furthermore, since the images are handled in their actual size, the PinP size is fixed.
On the IN/OUT menu, turn [F1] to display the Input menu, and select D by D using the Mode item.
SDHD
SDPinP material
PinP combined image
   Adjusting the density
The step below is taken to adjust the PinP transparency (density).
On the PinP sub menu, tur n [F

] to set the Density item. 
						

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3-4-5. PinP decorations
A border or soft effect can be added to PinP.1  Press the [FUNC] b utton to light its indicator
 , and press the [PinP] button to display the PinP menu.
2   Turn [F1] to display the Border sub menu.
  
Border Border Width Soft
  2/6     Off     5.0     0.0
     On
    0.1
    
 ～
  100.0
    0.0
    
 ～
  100.0
3   Turn [F] to set ON (or OFF) for the border using the Border item.
4   Turn [F3] to set the width of the border using the Width item.
5
   T urn [F4] to set the amount of soft effect using the Soft item. The soft effect is OFF if 0 is set.
 
   When “On” has been selected as the Border item setting, the ratio of the soft effect to the border width is 
indicated as the amount of soft effect.
    When only the soft eff ect is to be added to PinP

, select “Off ” as the Border item setting.
    Setting the bor der color
1
   On the KEY men u, tur
 n [F1] to display the BodrCol sub menu.
2   Turn [F] ,[F3] and [F4] to adjust the Hue, Sat and Lum of the border color.
3
   T o call a preset color, turn [F5] to select the preset color using the Load item, and press the [F5\
] switch.  The 
Hue
 , Sat and Lum values are changed to the preset color values.
    (The v alues which ha

ve been set will not be stored in the memory until the [F5] switch is pressed.)

BodrCol Hue Sat Lum Load↓
  3/6     0.0     0.0   100.0   White
    0.0
    
 ～
  359.9
    0.0
    
 ～
  100.0
    0.0
    
 ～
  108.0
 Yellow
   Cyan
  Green
Magenta
    Red
   Blue
  Black 
						

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3-4-6. Trimming settings
1  Press the [FUNC] button to light its indicator, and press the [PinP] button to display the PinP menu.
2   Turn [F1] to display the Trim sub menu.
  
 
Trim Trim Manual
  5/6     Off    Free     4:3
 Manual
   Pair
3  Turn [F] to select the trimming type using the Trim item.
  Off:  No trimming
  4:3:   Automatic tr

imming so that the aspect ratio is 4:3
  Man ual:

 Trimming using the value set on the TrimAdj sub menu
4   T urn [F3] to select the operation to be performed during the manual setting using the Manual item.
  Free:

  The Left, Right,  T
 op and Bottom parameters change independently.
      However, the Left setting cannot exceed the Right setting (and vice versa) and, similarly, the Top 
setting cannot exceed the Bottom setting (and vice versa).
  Pair: 
  The settings are changed in such a w a
 y that the Left and Right trimming amounts and the Top and 
Bottom trimming amount are the same. (This makes for a top-bottom and left-right symmetry.)
5   
Turn [F1] to display the TrimAdj sub menu, and turn [F], [F3], [F4] and [F5] to set the trimming values.
Operation Parameter SettingSetting rangeInitial value
F Left Tr
imming value at left −50.00 to +50.00 −40.00
F3 Top Trimming value at top −50.00 to +50.00 +40.00
F4 Bottom Trimming value at bottom −50.00 to +50.00  −40.00
F5 Right Trimming value at right −50.00 to +50.00 +40.00
  (figure shows the default values)
Area trimmed
Area where PinP is effective
Original size of PinP
0
+50
-50
+50
0
-50
TOP (+40)
BOTTOM (-40) (-40)
LEFT
(+40)
RIGHT