3.6 Presentation System overview

Advanced video processing

The Event Master processors are the most advanced video processing and presentation control systems on the market today. These systems provide source selection, windowing, seamless switching, video effects and integrated control for professional presentations. The modular and scalable architecture of the Event Master processors allow support for a wide variety of show configurations.

A word about Layers

A layer is an image display element stacked on top of another or a background. Within the Event Master processor, each mixer has two layers, A and B, and one Background layer. For complete flexibility, each layer can be assigned to either PIP or Key functionality.

The Background layer has the lowest priority. Any still store or matte can be used as a background. This layer visually appears behind all other PIPs and keys. The system can transition between two background sources.

PIP layer appears over backgrounds and under other layers of higher priority. PIP effects include mixes, smooth moves, resizing, and adjustable aspect ratio.

Key layer also appears over backgrounds and under other layers of higher priority. Key effects include luminance keys, invert keys, and chroma keys.

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A word about Destinations

Destination is a location where the user assigns the outputs.

We can consider three destination types:

There are several rules that apply when defining an Destination configuration. For details on destination setup procedures, please refer to the section “Configuration Menu > Adjustment > Destination Configuration”.