General

In this procedure, you will drop sources and Layers into Screen Destinations & Sources into layers.

Prerequisite

• Ensure that you are familiar with the Programming Menu. For details on this menu, please refer to chapter “Programming Menu”.

Drop Sources into Screen Destinations

1. From the top of the Resource Pane to the left select INPUT. Choose from the available Source types:

   1. Input
   2. Stills
   3. Destination

2. Drag and drop any of the available resources into a Destination.

   When dragging and dropping a PNG with a transparency:

   1. Drag the PNG to a Layer in a Destination.

   2. Select the "Both" option in the Cut + Fill prompt.

      The system detects the transparency as the "Cut" signal and the non-transparent portion of the image as the "Fill" input.

Advanced Layer management in Screen Destinations

1. From the top of the layout area click on the screen destination that you wish to add layers into.
2. On the right hand side click on the Layers tab.
3. Click on the arrow next to the Destination name to reveal all the layers and background that were assigned to the destination.
4. Drag Layer1 into the preview screen. A black square box will appear.
5. Select the layer (black box) and then click on the Adjust tab on the top.
6. Select the “Window Adjustment” Icon and then unlock the aspect ratio lock by clicking in the lock icon.
7. Adjust the sizing parameters according to the size and position you want the layer to assume.

(Optional) Adjust Layer Parameters

With a Layer Selected click on the Adjust tab that is located on the top. All layer related adjustments can be reached here.

1. Select the layers type, PIP (Standard) or KEY
2. Add Keyframes (See below).
3. Set the transition rate for the layer. 30 is standard and is in frames based on the Native Frame rate.

(Optional) Adjust Layer Parameters > Main submenu

With the Layer Main submenu you can:

1. Set border to any of the available versions, including Off.
2. Manipulate the border Width and Color.

(Optional) Adjust Layer Parameters > Window Adjustment submenu

With the Window Adjustment submenu you can:

1. Adjust the size of the layer either with direct numerical entry, slider or + and – actions
2. Adjust Mask of the layer. This has in the past been called crop.

(Optional) Adjust Layer Parameters > Layer Effects submenu

With the Layer Effects submenu you can:

1. Activate and Adjust Strobe effect for the layer.
2. Activate and Adjust Flip effect for the layer.
3. Activate Freeze effect for the layer. This also have a shortcut in the bottom of the workspace.
4. Activate and Adjust Color Effects for the layer.
5. Activate Monochrome effect for the layer.
6. Activate Invert effect for the layer.