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1. 28 Create a text stroke in the workspace by clicking and typing My Name GlobeCaster Animator Compositor Tutorials 148 Chapter 4 29 Move the text stroke so that your workspace looks like the following figure Move the stroke by clicking the Move button following figure in the Stroke Controls and then clicking and dragging the stroke Move Button Figure 4 208 The Move Button Figure 4 209 The Text Stroke in the Workspace 30 In the workspace edit the blue stroke so that its top edge is just above the top edge of the My Name text To do this a Click the Select button following figure in the Stroke Controls Select Button Figure 4 210 The Select Button b Click on the blue stroke in the workspace You see a bounding box around the stroke indicating that it is selected Tutorials Manual GlobeCaster 149 c Click the Edit button following figure in the stroke controls Edit Button Figure 4 211 The Edit Button You see edit points added to the bounding box around the stroke Clicking and dragging the edit points changes the size and shape of the stroke d Click the middle edit point that is along the top edge of the stroke and drag it so that the edge of the blue stroke is just above the edge of the text stroke The following figure illustrates what the workspace should now look like Figure 4 212 The Edited Stroke in the Workspace 31 Locate the following stroke pi
2. c Stop the effect from playing in Animator Compositor by clicking the Pause button following figure in the Transport Controls For more information about using the Transport Controls see the GlobeCaster Animator Compositor manual Pause Button Figure 4 151 The Stop Button In the workspace you see your effect stop playing Now you re ready to save the project in a format that can be played back in GlobeCaster s Switcher Tutorials Manual iobeCaster 128 Saving The Now that you have a rotoscoped effect that loops its time to save your project Project This section of the tutorial teaches you how to save an effect as an overlay To save the project follow these steps l Inthe Workspace Controls click the File Type button following figure and choose Overlay from the pop up menu following figure File Type Button Still Memory Clip Overlay Wipe Overlay Menu Option BMP Windows Still TGA Targa Still PCA PC Paintbrush Still TIF Tagged Image File PNG Portable Net Graphic JPG JPEG Still Figure 4 153 Choosing Overlay from the Pop Up Menu The File Type button should now read Overlay With Overlay selected as the file type when the project is run in GlobeCaster s Switcher it acts as an overlay If you chose Wipe from the pop up menu your project is saved as a wipe 2 Inthe Workspace Controls click and drag the workspace picon following figure into the bin GlobeCas
3. Auto Outputs the roll to the Program bus Direction Will appear as a small arrow to the right of the Current Page picon when the project type is set to Roll or Crawl Speed This value can be from one to eight The higher the number the faster the CG will move on the screen Length Total time for the text to roll across the screen listed in standard HH MM SS FF time format The length automatically adjusts as the speed value is altered 00 00 03 17 Total Length Uu UU 16 10 Figure 3 41 Transport Controls For more information on using the Transport Controls see the GlobeCaster Character Generator Manual GlobeCaster Character Generator Tutorials 52 Chapter 3 Saving The You put a lot of work into this title roll so it s a good idea to save it for later use Project Here s how to do it 1 Make sure the Inc Effect and Inc Project buttons are both on Figure 3 42 Figure 3 42 Project Settings NOTE Since this The Inc include Effect button saves the Switcher effect This button can be crawl could be used turned off if you want to save a work in progress and want to be sure no one again during baseball oe a obali on tries to run an unfinished effect on the air For more information on the Inc with minor modifica Effect button see the GlobeCaster Character Generator Manual tions you want to l l l i make sure the Ine 2 Drag and drop the Current Page picon into a bin of your choice eee o
4. GLOBECASTER Tutorials Manual Copyrights Copyright 1998 2004 GlobalStreams Inc All rights reserved The GlobeCaster System software content and documentation are copyright 1998 2004 This User Manual may not in whole or in any part be copied photocopied reproduced translated or reduced to any electronic medium or machine readable format without the prior written consent of an authorized representative from GlobalStreams Inc Certain image and clip art files are Copyright 1998 Image Ideas Inc Richmond Hill ON Canada Certain images are Copyright 1998 Izzy Schwartz Photography Sacramento CA Certain font files are Copyright 1996 Bitstream Inc Cambridge MA and copyright 1996 1999 Media Workshop Inc Beaverton OR Certain 3D objects are Copyright 1999 Zygote Media Group Provo UT All rights reserved to their respective holders Trademarks GlobalStreams GlobalStreams and the GlobalStreams logos GlobeCaster and the GlobeCaster logos Warp Engine GlobeCaster Editor GlobeCaster Animator Compositor Time Machine GlobeCaster Effects Generator GlobeCaster Character Generator GlobeCaster Switcher GlobeCaster Virtual Sets ClipMem and 3D Video Tracing are trademarks of GlobalStreams Inc Trinity is a registered trademark of GlobalStreams Inc Windows and Windows NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Bitstream is the registered trademark of Bitstream Inc Artbeats InnoVision Iz
5. Saving The Saving is the final step in creating an effect Effect Here s what you do l Locate the Inc Effect Include Effect and the Inc Project Include Project buttons They are green buttons in the middle of the toolbar Inc Project Button Inc Effect Button Figure 5 71 The Inc Project and Inc Effect Buttons These buttons let you tell Effects Generator what part of your effect you want to save Inc Project saves the instructions information that makes up the effect how it works and what it does but not the effect itself This means you can edit the effect at a later date because you have saved the instructions that make up the effect Inc Effect saves the actual compiled effect This button is ghosted out until you compile an effect Compiled effects can be pretty large as compared to the set of instructions that tells Effects Generator what the thing does and take up room on your hard drive Turning either of these buttons off tells Effects Generator to ignore that part of the effect If you turn off Inc Project the instructions for the effect are not saved and you will not be able to edit the effect later on If you turn off Inc Effect Effects Generator only saves the instructions and not the finished effect itself The advantage to not saving the compiled effect is in saving yourself hard drive space It s also convenient to save only the instructions if you ever have to leave your work and come back
6. The Editor Options panel opens in the upper left of the screen following figure Reaction frames j i 4 if off by more thar P j Aborted Edit Retries Figure 6 10 The Editor Options Panel GlobeCaster Editor Tutorials 298 Chapter 6 In the center of the panel you see a field labeled Timeline starts following figure Use this panel to set global options for Editor and apply them to any project you work on Timeline Starts Field Reaction frames al Wy mari thar A p 2 1 Aborted Edit Retries Figure 6 11 The Timeline Starts Field 2 Select the 1 in 01 00 00 00 by highlighting it with the mouse 3 Type the number 2 and press Enter on your keyboard The Timeline starts timecode is updated to 02 00 00 00 and the timecode at the beginning of the timeline on your screen is also updated to 02 00 00 00 Tutorials Manual GlobeCaster 299 Building The Next you ll add 2 seconds of matte black Put this clip on the Video 1 track by itself Timeline for now for reasons that we ll get to later in the project l Navigate to the Clips bin and find the picon labeled Matte Black following figure f z z p i Lips Parent A i ae Matte Clips soure Gp Live Projects Black Picon TEST CLIP Matte Blac Figure 6 12 The Matte Black Picon in the Clips Bin 2 Double click the Matte Black picon It loads onto the timeline following figure TIP The keyboard shortcut for placing a matte cli
7. GlobeCaster Editor Tutorials 292 Chapter 6 Editing To Audio Creating A Commercial With Voiceover What You Will Need Getting Started Most of the time an editor begins with the video for a project and selects audio to go along with it There are quite a few cases however where just the opposite is true Examples include music videos and commercials or documentaries with narration In these cases you need to cut the video to best match the existing audio GlobeCaster s Editor and Time Machine offer a suite of tools for editing to audio and this tutorial takes a look at how you can use them to create a 30 second commercial with voiceover The following concepts are covered e Setting up bins for a project e Stripping video from a clip e Saving timelines e Monitoring audio e Using Auto Beats e Using Trim Edit mode e Animating and adjusting audio levels e Adding and editing keyframes e Using linear cubic and hold keyframe settings e Reinserting video by performing a split audio edit e Using Trim Clip mode e Working with clip priority on the timeline This project requires several elements to complete You will need to provide the following elements in order to complete this project e A script for the voiceover e One or more video clips e Narration e Music for the soundtrack You can find many video stills in the GlobeCaster bins but if you have others you would like to use you need to provide those as
8. Right now the Earth stroke is still selected and the Stroke Properties panel is brought up for that stroke So animate this stroke s properties first In the Stroke Properties panel click and drag the Alpha slider following figure all the way to the left Since the Earth stroke is selected this causes the stroke to completely fade out so that it is no longer visible in the workspace This is what you want the stroke to look like at the end of the effect Aloha X Position 59 Alpha fe Slider TRosition Woe A oe E Size M Figure 4 248 The Alpha Slider In the workspace you see that the Earth stroke is no longer visible However you still see a bounding box for the stroke In the workspace click the My Name stroke to select it Remember with the Select button selected you can click on any stroke in the workspace to select it You see a bounding box around the stroke indicating that it is selected You see that the Stroke Properties panel now displays the properties for the white stroke In the Stroke Properties panel click and drag the Alpha slider following figure all the way to the left Since the My Name stroke is selected this cause the stroke to completely fade out so that it is no longer visible in the 29 30 31 Tutorials Manual GlobeCaster 163 workspace This is what you want the stroke to look like at the end of the effect Alpha A Position 597 Alpha j Slider Y
9. With the Effect Properties panel open you want to increase the duration of the effect first 2 Click in the Duration window following figure It s located near the top of the panel Duration Window Figure 5 78 The Duration Window Before Changing The Duration Use this window to change the duration of your effect The default setting is one second 3 Type in 00 00 01 10 Press Enter on your keyboard to set the change The length of the effect is now set to one second and 10 frames Next set the effect types Effects Generator Tutorials 246 Chapter 5 You need this effect to be a warp Check the Warp button to make sure it is turned on following figure If Warp is turned on the button is lit up Warp Smoothness Warp Button Effect Type aT ty z T f d li P Figure 5 79 The Warp Button Turned On Warp is turned on by default but its always a good idea to make sure It saves time in the long run Because this effect includes a sphere you also need to make sure graphics are included in the effect 2 Make sure the Graphics button is turned on following figure If Graphics is turned on the button is lit up Duration T a a 7 d 1 Warp Smoothness Effect Type SADNICE Graphics Try Quick ADE Button Figure 5 80 The Graphics Button Turned On Whenever you create an effect that uses graphics an object that does not have video mapped onto it you must tell Effects Generator to inc
10. show filenames upon selection Flatten Event Figure 6 79 Setting Higher Priority By setting higher priority for the Voiceover clip you tell Editor that this clip takes precedence over any other clip at the same position on the timeline In the example if higher priority is not set for the Voiceover clip the clip on the Video 1 track begins playing at the conclusion of the dissolve This creates a nasty jump cut with another when the second dissolve begins GlobeCaster Editor Tutorials 332 Chapter 6 Wrapping Up In this tutorial you learned how to edit video to fit an audio track as well as some of the basics of editing in Editor In terms of working with audio you learned how to strip out the video from a clip monitor audio use the Auto Beats function animate and adjust audio levels adjust keyframes use different types of keyframes and perform split audio edits by unlocking the Audio Edit Lock In and Out buttons General editing concepts you learned are setting up bins for a project saving timelines using Trim Clip and Trim Edit modes and working with clip priority on the timeline Tutorials Manual GlobeCaster 333 L Cuts Complete Voiceover NOTE Everything that you do in this tutorial can also be done with linear clips The use of digitized clips is just an exam ple Loading The Scene Clip TIP Priority can be changed for a spe cific clip Right click on the clip Select Higher Prio
11. Angular Falloff Pick a Levels Color Button Figure 5 9 The Pick a Color Button The button lights up and the pick a color function activates Use this function to lift a color from the framestore loaded in the workspace 2 Click on one of the red areas in the balloons detail still loaded in the workspace The still turns black and white except for any red that matches the shade of the area you picked Also the settings in the panel automatically adjust to reflect the properties of the color you picked You can use the values in the Color Effects panel to fine tune the effect When you re satisfied save the effect and load it in Switcher to use as a real time digital effect Effects Generator Tutorials 204 Chapter 5 Saving And There are two ways to save an effect Loading The a In a Click the Save Now button following figure It s a green button just Switcher below the Effect picon in the toolbar Save Now Button Figure 5 10 The Save Now Button Effects Generator saves the color effect to GlobeCaster Bins PFX Projects folder by default A picon of the effect appears in the bin following figure 4 F 4 nI teed F t GlobeCaster Bins Pre Proje j F E r r Parent Home Back Saved Picon Figure 5 11 The Saved Picon b Drag and drop the Effect picon into a convenient bin Effects Generator saves the color effect in that bin A picon of the effect appears in that bin Once t
12. Chapter 4 Animating A Lower Third Using The Timeline TIP This tutorial is intended for the more advanced user It is written so that any level of user can fol low it but you may want to complete ear lier tutorials before tackling this one Also this tutorial takes more time to complete than earlier tutorials In television a lower third is a commonly used graphic Most often used for talk shows and news programs a lower third graphic appears in the lower third of the screen This type of graphic usually contains information such as a person s name or the location of a live shoot In this tutorial you will create your own lower third graphic While creating this graphic you will animate the elements in the graphic and use the functions of the timeline to edit the keyframes for this animation By following this tutorial you will get a feel for how the timeline is used to edit keyframes The following figure illustrates what the lower third graphic looks like when it is competed and played back over video in GlobeCaster s Switcher Figure 4 159 The Finished Project Over Live Video Preparing The Workspace Tutorials Manual iobeCaster 129 This tutorial is broken up into five sections These sections are Preparing the workspace Saving the project L 2 3 Adding elements to the workspace 4 Animating the elements 5 Editing the animation using the timeline Before you actually begin creating your
13. New Scene created Active Video Textures f Message Window L Figure 5 29 The Message Window The Message Window displays important Effects Generator messages A variety of messages appear here from notes to let you know that an operation has been completed as in this case to error messages That s all there is to loading a new scene Setting Effect With anew scene loaded it s time to begin setting the properties for the effect Properties itself In this tutorial you want to shorten the effect and change the effect type Here s what you do 1 Click the Effect button following figure Its one of the green buttons in the middle of the workspace It s located just above the Effect picon Effect Button Figure 5 30 The Effect Button Effects Generator Tutorials 218 Chapter 5 The Effect Properties panel appears in the upper left corner of the interface following figure LIromakey ANTIANASING Figure 5 31 The Effect Properties Panel You can also access this panel by right clicking on the Effect picon Select Effect from the pop up menu that appears Use this panel to edit settings for the effect you re creating To learn more about the Effect Properties panel see the Effects Generator manual First you want to shorten the length of this effect 2 2 Click in the Duration window following figure Duration Window Figure 5 32 Clicking in the Duration Window Type
14. This adds an additional keyframe for the property GlobeCaster Animator Compositor Tutorials 188 Chapter 4 By adding a keyframe for the My Name stroke s Alpha value you can adjust that value in the timeline and make it so that the stroke is completely transparent at this point in the effect Aloha i 259 Animation Status Button Aa he ee a ee ee APOSsItiIOn Figure 4 301 The Animation Status Button Aloha E MPosition Next Key Previous Key Add Key Add Key Delete Key Menu Option Animated Figure 4 302 Choosing Add Key from the Pop Up Menu In the timeline you see a Control Knob added in the keyframe track following figure The Added Control Knob Figure 4 303 The Control Knob Added in the Keyframe Track Leave the Stroke Properties panel up for now 18 In the timeline click and drag the Control Knob for the keyframe you just added so that the Control Knob is at the bottom of the track For this track which is for the Alpha property moving the Control Knob to the bottom of the track makes the stroke completely transparent In the workspace you see that the My Name stroke is completely transparent 19 In the timeline select the event for the thin red stroke In the timeline you see that the event for the thin red stroke is highlighted indicating that it is selected In the workspace you see a bounding box around the thin red stroke The Stroke Properties panel is now
15. This allows you to adjust the audio in points independently Audio ofthe video in point Here s what to do 1 Click on the scene clip to select it 2 Click the Clip Props button in the toolbar The Clip Main Properties panel appears Locate the Audio Edit Lock buttons 4 Click the In button to turn off the lock on the audio in point following figure iJ P Ret ard udio Edit Loch In Normal Figure 6 95 Unlocking the In Point Tutorials Manual GlobeCaster 343 The In button is no longer lit Trimming handles appear on the in points of the audio tracks following figure You can now adjust the clip s audio in points independently of the clip s video in point Trimming Handles bed Live 06 29 2001 Live 06 29 2001 15 47 34 Live 06 29 2001 Live 06 29 2001 15 47 34 Live 06 29 2001 Live 06 29 2001 15 47 34 Figure 6 96 Trimming Handles for Scene Clips Audio In Points Next you will adjust the audio tracks for each clip GlobeCaster Editor Tutorials 344 Chapter 6 Setting Up This portion of the tutorial shows an example of how to edit audio for an L Cut The L Cut You can adapt the cut to meet your needs l Drag the scene clips Audio 1 in point until it reaches the point at which you want the audio for the scene to begin following figure jes Ed To a 4 Live 06 29 2001 15 58 25 Live 06 29 2001 15 47 34 Live 06 29 2001 15 58 25 Live 06 29 2001 15 47 34 Live 06 29
16. WipeB mm Animation wen a Status Wipelt Button Aj aT R r WipeStart ii Wipeend E Figure 4 238 The WipeB Animation Status Reading A for Animated 14 In the Transport Controls bring your effect to its starting point in the timeline by clicking the First Frame button following figure You are now going to adjust all of the stroke properties for this point in the effect First Frame Button Figure 4 239 The First Frame Button 15 16 17 18 Tutorials Manual GlobeCaster 159 In the Wipes Properties panel click and drag the WipeB slider following figure all the way to the right Since the white stroke is still selected this causes the stroke to wipe so that it is no longer visible in the workspace This is what you want the stroke to look like at the beginning of the effect WipeB Slider WAlinet WipeEnd E Figure 4 240 The WipeB Slider In the workspace you see that the white stroke is no longer visible However you still see a bounding box for the stroke Since the WipeB value is animated a keyframe is added for the property s new value In the workspace click the blue stroke to select it You see a bounding box around the stroke indicating that it is selected You see that the Wipes Properties panel now displays the properties for the blue stroke In the Wipes Properties panel click and drag the WipeL slider following figure all the way to the right Since th
17. another workspace Follow these steps to prepare the workspace l Right click on the Workspace picon and choose New Project from the pop up menu following figure If you are starting up this application for the first time this is unnecessary since there is no project loaded into the workspace New Project Menu Option Properties stats Select All About Workspace Visible SafeArea Record lt Cubic Linear Hold New Project Rename Project Figure 4 67 Choosing New Project Choosing New Project clears the workspace making it ready to start a new project If an unsaved project is in the workspace a menu comes up asking if you want to save the current project If you wish to save this project click Yes If you don t wish to save it click No 2 Locate the following ClipMem picon in the bin directory GlobeCaster Bins Panam Projects This is the picon for the ClipMem you created in the tutorial Saving A Project As A Digitized Clip on page 85 This ClipMem is named MyClip2 Figure 4 68 The ClipMem Picon 3 Load this ClipMem into the workspace by double clicking its picon Tutorials Manual GlobeCaster 91 You see a window following figure that says Image sequence is longer than current timeline Do you want to grow the timeline to fit Choose Yes from this window The timeline expands to fit the entire length of the ClipMem Image Sequence is longer than the curre
18. appears in the Timeline with a white bar marking the beginning and end of the loop following figure Event Load Geometry Loop Lentnal Figure 5 55 The Loop in the Timeline This is the loop event It functions the same way as other events in GlobeCaster You can resize the event and move it around For this effect however you do not edit it For more details on the loop event see the Effects Generator manual Tutorials Manual GlobeCaster aa By placing a loop start and loop end point on the same frame you create a pause point Now when you run the effect the video plane appears but the effect stops at the pause point Effects Generator Tutorials 232 Chapter 5 Animating For this effect the video plane begins in the top left corner then fills the screen Movement You want to scrub through your timeline to the second to last frame of the effect and reposition the video plane Here s what you do 1 Locate the Transport Controls They are a set of blue buttons Timecode Display Timecode Slider Transport Controls Figure 5 56 The Transport Controls Use the Transport Controls to scrub through your effect The buttons function like deck controls The Timecode Display shows your current time position within the effect The Timecode Slider allows you to scrub from frame to frame For more information on the Transport Controls see the Effects Generator manual 2 Click and drag the Timecode Slider
19. keyboard shortcuts n Looks down the X axis You can toggle between looking from the left and looking from the right of the workspace m Looks down the Y axis You can toggle between looking down from the top or up from the bottom of the workspace b Looks down the Z axis You can toggle between looking from the front and from the back of the workspace Next you want to be able to see the video plane 4 Press v on your keyboard You leave the edit mode and return to Director mode The primitives in the workspace turn a dull red indicating that they are not selected Effects Generator Tutorials 278 Chapter 5 5 Click and drag upwards in the workspace until you see just a little bit of the video plane following figure Figure 5 144 Adjusted View of the Video Plane 6 Press d again You return to Director mode s editing mode With the workspace view set for editing it s time to start rotating the video plane Animating the video involves rotating the video plane and using the timeline to set the movement for each keyframe you create You need to edit the video plane s very first keyframe l Locate the button to the left of the video plane s name in the timeline following figure Camera Star Light 001 r 4x 4 Plane 001 Button Sphere 20x20 002 Figure 5 145 The Button in the Timeline 2 Click the button Tutorials Manual GlobeCaster 279 A series of tracks pops down b
20. this causes the stroke to completely fade out so that it is no longer visible in the workspace This is what you want the stroke to look like at the beginning of the effect Alpha Alpha Slider Figure 4 244 The Alpha Slider In the workspace you see that the My Name stroke is no longer visible However you still see a bounding box for the stroke Since the Alpha value is animated a keyframe is added for the property s new value In the workspace click the thin red stroke to select it Remember with the Select button selected you can click on any stroke in the workspace to select it 22 25 24 25 Tutorials Manual GlobeCaster 161 You see a bounding box around the stroke indicating that it is selected You see that the Stroke Properties panel now displays the properties for the thin red stroke In the Stroke Properties panel click and drag the Alpha slider following figure all the way to the left Since the thin red stroke is selected this causes the stroke to completely fade out so that it is no longer visible in the workspace This is what you want the stroke to look like at the beginning of the effect Alpha mo Alpha Position az Slider Figure 4 245 The Alpha Slider In the workspace you see that the thin red stroke is no longer visible However you still see a bounding box for the stroke In the workspace click the Earth stroke to select it Remember with the Select bu
21. you see that the event for the My Name stroke is highlighted indicating that it is selected In the workspace you see a bounding box around the My Name stroke However you do not see the My Name stroke in the workspace since it is completely transparent in the workspace at this point in the effect The Stroke Properties panel is now for the My Name stroke 18 19 20 Tutorials Manual GlobeCaster 177 In the Stroke Properties panel click the Animation Status button for the Alpha property for the My Name stroke and choose Add Key from the pop up menu following figure This adds an additional keyframe for the property By adding a keyframe for the My Name stroke s Alpha value you can adjust that value in the timeline and make it so that the stroke is completely opaque at this point in the effect Alpha v Animated MPosition Next Key Position Previous Key Add Key Add Key Menu Delete Key Option A oe Y Size Figure 4 278 Choosing Add Key from the Pop Up Menu In the timeline you see a Control Knob added in the keyframe track following figure The Added Control Knob Figure 4 279 The Control Knob Added in the Keyframe Track Leave the Stroke Properties panel up for now In the timeline click and drag the Control Knob for the keyframe you just added so that the Control Knob is at the top of the track For this track which is for the Alpha property moving the Control Knob to the
22. 2001 15 58 25 Live 06 29 2001 15 47 34 Figure 6 97 Dragging the Scene Clips Audio 1 In Point 2 Drag the scene clips Audio 2 track until it reaches the point at which you want the audio for the scene to begin following figure gt Ea ho se 06 29 2001 5 58 25 Live 06 29 2001 15 47 34 ve 06 29 2001 5 58 2 Live 06 29 2001 15 47 34 ye 06 29 2001 5 58 25 Live 06 29 2001 15 47 34 Figure 6 98 Dragging the Scene Clips Audio 2 In Point With the in points of the scene clip audio adjusted you next want to extend the reporter clip s audio Tutorials Manual GlobeCaster 345 3 Drag the reporter clips Audio 1 out point until it butts up against the Audio 1 track of the scene clip following figure Ea Pie ro Live _06 29 2001_15 58 25 Live 06 29 2001 15 47 34 Live 06 29 2001 15 58 25 Live 06 29 2001 15 47 34 Live 06 29 2001 15 58 25 Live 06 29 2001 15 47 34 Figure 6 99 Dragging the Reporter Clip s Audio 1 Out Point The alignment bar turns yellow You can t make audio tracks longer than the length of the original clip If the clip s original length is 5 seconds you cannot lengthen the audio tracks to more than 5 seconds 4 Drag the reporter clip s Audio 2 out point until it butts up against the Audio 2 track of the scene clip following figure Ea gt Live 06 29 2001 15 58 25 Live 06 29 2001 15 47 34 Live 06 29 2001 15 58 25 Live 06 29 2001 15 47 34 Live 06 29 2001 15 5
23. 4 2 Click the Workspace button following figure above the Workspace picon to bring up the Workspace Properties panel Workspace Button Figure 4 120 The Workspace Button You see the Workspace Properties panel following figure in the upper left corner of the screen From the Workspace Properties panel you can set the length of your effect change how it is displayed in the workspace and set how it acts when it is run in GlobeCaster s Switcher For more information about using this panel see the GlobeCaster Animator Compositor manual Duration O00 00 01 00 0 Fi ft Ahi Figure 4 121 The Workspace Properties Panel 3 Inthe Workspace Properties panel change the duration of the effect from 1 second to 10 frames To do this follow these steps Tutorials Manual iobeCaster 113 a Click on the 1 in the Duration Window following figure Timecode is in standard SMPTE format HH MM SS FF That means that the 1 is the seconds value Duration Duration 00 00 01 00 0 Window F 5 SQuUr Le Size x rau Figure 4 122 Duration Window in the Workspace Properties Panel b Type in the new value for the for the duration which is 10 frames The duration value should read 00 00 00 10 0 c Press Enter on your keyboard In the Workspace Properties panel click the Alpha button following figure on This makes the background of the layer transparent Alpha Button Figure 4 123 The Alpha Butto
24. Adjusting horizontal position 73 Adjusting Audio Levels 315 Alpha Button 130 Animating a lower third using the timeline 128 ClipMem windows 89 101 editing animation with the timeline 166 layer properties 93 layers 95 96 strokes 153 wipe properties 64 74 156 WipeB value 157 WipeL value 157 YPosition value 105 Animating Movement 232 Animation Status Button 153 Audio adding dips 320 adding fade ins 318 adjusting levels 315 cubic keyframes 325 editing keyframes 321 hold keyframes 326 linear keyframes 325 monitoring 304 selecting keyframes 319 split audio edits 326 340 stripping 334 using auto beats 305 Audio Edit Lock Buttons 326 340 Audio Mixer Panel tutorial 349 Auto Beats 305 B Bins setting up 293 Bold Button 146 Building a Timeline 16 Buttons using 228 Advanced using 249 Alpha 130 Animation Status 153 Bold button 146 ColorFX using 198 206 Create for layers 120 using 253 Create New Object Track using 257 Director using 264 Drag Edit 94 Field 114 File Type 125 134 Gradient Style 138 Inc Effect using 241 262 Inc Project using 241 262 Ink Settings 137 Italic 146 Loop 113 Loop End using 229 234 Loop Start using 229 234 Make Effect using 239 287 Move 148 using 226 Paint To End 113 121 Pause 132 Pick a Color using 202 Reset using 232 Rotate using 275 Safe Area 131 Save Now 133 13
25. Alpha Outline Alpha Size Alpha side Alpha Size Alpha Shadow Alpha Angle Size Alpha Underline Size Offset Justify Italic Angle Left Spacing Figure 3 9 Setting the Outline Size to 1 Tutorials Manual iobeCaster You will make more adjustments in the Item Properties panel in a moment so don t close it just yet Next tone down the color of the Outline by changing the color from black to dark gray Changing The Font Outline l Right click on the Outline picon Figure 3 10 and select Color Properties The Color Palette appears GlobeCaster Character C Outline Sides Shadow Figure 3 10 The Outline Picon 2 Select a dark gray mini picon The outline of the selected text changes to gray stau Tuned TEE GiobeCaster Ci n m Figure 3 11 Selecting the Dark Gray Mini picon in the Color Palette Changing The In this step you get to make some adjustments to the font Sides and Shadow Font Sides These changes are made in the Item Properties panel which should still be open Side Alpha Size Alpha Shadow Alpha Angle Size Aloha Figure 3 12 Font Side and Shadow Settings 1 Change the Side Size to 1 previous figure GlobeCaster Character Generator Tutorials 32 Chapter 3 NOTE The Auto button behaves differ ently depending upon the type of project If you are making a roll or crawl you only have to click the auto button once to launc
26. Auto button behaves differ ently depending upon the type of project If you are making a roll or crawl you only have to click the auto button once to launch the effect However if you are making a still an overlay or ani mated effect you may have to click the but ton twice once to launch the effect and once more to reset it or vice versa depend ing on your previous actions Tutorials Manual GlobeCaster 35 The graphic looks flat right now because it is missing a shadow When you make a shadow for the graphic make sure the shadow settings are the same as your text In this exercise the settings are the same as the text l 2 3 4 5 6 Select the graphic with a bounding box Right click on the graphic and select Item Properties from the pop up menu that appears Change the Side Size to 1 Change the Shadow Size to 8 Change the Shadow Alpha to 80 Click the Auto button to preview the effect You are almost done The last thing you should do is increase the speed since it s more of a creep than a crawl at the moment if De Increase the Speed setting located under the Transport Controls in the toolbar to 4 Click Auto to preview the effect again GlobeCaster Character Generator Tutorials 36 Chapter 3 Transport You can change how your roll behaves on screen by adjusting the Transport Controls Controls Here s a few things you can adjust Auto Outputs the crawl to the program
27. Drag Edit button 94 Lower Right values animating 96 Upper Right values animating 95 Monitoring Audio 304 Mouse Conventions 5 Move Button 148 Movement animating 232 Moving strokes 148 N Naming Picons 84 88 126 New Project Starting 129 New Scene 215 243 O Objects animating movement 232 properties 217 Overlay setting 218 246 Overlay Saving As 108 125 Overview keyframes 167 rotoscoping 110 Tutorials Manual GlobeCaster 361 P Paint To End Button 113 121 Panels audio mixer 349 clip audio properties 349 Color Effects using 200 207 Color Palette and Gradient Editor panel 137 Digitize Clip panel 79 Effect Properties using 218 245 Event panel 173 Layer Properties panel 93 MapMode panel 94 Object Creation using 253 Object Properties using 222 249 Surface Settings using 250 Text Settings panel 116 145 Wipes Properties Panel 62 Pause Button 132 Pause Point creating 229 234 previewing 237 Pause Points Adding 132 Picons Effect setting 239 naming 84 88 126 setting for timeline tracks 170 Polygons 254 Posterized Video Effect 206 Preparing the Workspace 57 68 90 111 129 Preparing Workspace 219 247 Preset Surfaces Applying 255 Previewing pause points 237 work 237 273 Primitives creating 253 selecting type 254 Priority Of Clips 330 Projects animating a lower third using the timeline 128 creating animated windows Index 36
28. Generator saves the compiled effect in the bin you selected You can now use this effect in Switcher or Editor with any video source You can switch video sources in real time so you don t have to compile this effect again Wrap Up This tutorial taught you how to create a transition using a 3D object and a video plane You learned how to create a 3D primitive how to apply surface settings and a texture to that primitive and how to animate it You were also introduced to Director mode as an alternate editing mode for creating 3D effects With the skills you learned from this tutorial you can go on to create further three dimensional effects using different primitives You can use a number of different primitives in the same effect and animate each of them You can create transitions logos effects for closing credits overlays and more Don t forget that you can Effects Generator Tutorials 288 Chapter 5 apply a video source texture to any primitive in Effects Generator Experiment with what you know and see what you come up with TUTORIALS MANUAL EDITOR TUTORIALS Tutorials Manual GlobeCaster 291 Chapter 6 GlobeCaster Editor Tutorials This section is intended to provide you with practical applicable tutorials using GlobeCaster s Editor The tutorials are e Editing To Audio Creating A Commercial 292 E Cuts Complete Voiceover araisa oles o a Ea EE 333 e l Cuts Partial Voiceover With Audio Transition
29. However before you do this you might want to save what you ve created already This way if you don t like your results after the animation is complete you can always reload from this point and start again Saving frequently is a good way to back up your work Effects Generator Tutorials 262 Chapter 5 Saving What You Have So Far Optional This step is an easy thing to do It doesn t take long to perform and it may save you time in the long run Whenever you are creating a large project its always a good idea to save frequently as you go Here s how you can save a work in progress i Locate the Inc Project Include Project and Inc Effect Include Effect buttons following figure They are a set of green buttons in the middle of the toolbar Inc re Project Button Effect Button Figure 5 115 The Inc Project and Inc Effect Buttons Use these buttons to decide what you want to save when you are creating an effect When you create an effect it is composed of a set of instructions that Effects Generator uses to create it It also includes the actual effect once it is compiled created The Inc Project button Include Project button saves the instructions that make up your project The Inc Effect button Include Effect button saves the actual effect For this stage of the tutorial you just want to save the instructions This means you don t have to spend time waiting for Effects Generator to compile an
30. Option Add Fade Out Show Audio Waveform Export Audio Export to AVI Create Cross Fadea Figure 6 56 Selecting Add Dip 4 The level for the Audio 1 track now dips down after the initial fade in following figure Soundtrack Soundtrack Figure 6 57 The Dip in the Levels Track Tutorials Manual GlobeCaster 321 Editing Although there is now a very handy dip in your timeline you may want to adjust Individual it You will do that next with the Edit Key panel Keyframes l Select the third keyframe its the first keyframe of the dip 2 Right click on it and select Edit Key from the pop up menu following figure i ingar Cubic Hold Delete Key Edit Key Edit Key Menu Option Properties Add Keyframe Add Dip Add Fade In Add Fade Out Show Audio Waveform Export Audio Export to AVI Create Cross Fade Figure 6 58 Selecting Edit Key The Edit Key panel appears in the upper left of the timeline window following figure E 0 0 dB Event Value r 02 00 02 11 Time Slider Figure 6 59 The Edit Key Panel This panel provides tools to fine tune keyframes It is a floating panel so it can be dragged anywhere on the interface GlobeCaster Editor Tutorials 322 Chapter 6 3 Click at the top of the Edit Key panel and drag it to a convenient place on the timeline following figure Soundtrack Soundtrack Figure 6 60 Repositioning the Edit Key Panel The
31. Panel b Type in the new value for the effect s duration which is 00 00 01 15 0 This means that the effect lasts 1 second and 15 frames of NTSC video c Press Enter on your keyboard 6 Inthe Workspace Properties panel turn on the safe title area by clicking the Safe Area button Safe Area Button Figure 4 166 The Safe Area Button You see the safe title area in the workspace The boundaries show what is actually seen on a typical television The inner border is called the Safe Title Area and the outer color border is called the Safe Action Area Everything within the Safe Action Area will fit on any television screen GlobeCaster Animator Compositor Tutorials 132 Chapter 4 TIP Adding a pause point to an effect also allows an overlay to be stretched once it is dragged into a Globe Caster Editor time line When stretching an overlay with a pause point in Globe Caster s Editor the overlay is stretched at the pause point By turning on this area you ensure that the lower third you are creating will be visible on any television screen The following figure illustrates what the workspace looks like with the Safe Area turned on Figure 4 167 The Workspace with the Safe Title Area On Click and drag the Timecode slider following figure to the left until the Timecode display reads 00 00 01 00 0 This is where you are going to adda pause point to the effect That way when the effect is run in Glob
32. Properties button following figure to open the Clip Main Properties panel Properties Button w Soundtrac s Figure 6 44 The Properties Button Just below the Reel Name is a row of buttons labeled Record following figure n Jpg Clip Main Properties Record Clip Name Clip 2 abana j Buttons Audio Edit Lock Figure 6 45 The Clip Record Buttons These buttons tell Editor which components of the clip Video and Audio tracks 1 4 you wish to record Click the V Record button to turn off the video portion of the Soundtrack clip 4 Close the Clip Main Properties panel by clicking on the X in the upper right corner Tutorials Manual GlobeCaster as The Soundtrack clip now appears just below the Voiceover clip with no video track present following figure Lim ar YOoOICe OVel Yoceovel Soundtrack Soundtrack Figure 6 46 The Soundtrack Clip Stripped of Video 5 Save the timeline Checking The Its time to review the project again now that the soundtrack has been added Timeline l Turn on View mode by clicking the View button following figure View Button voicell S Figure 6 47 The View Button 2 Press the First Frame button to rewind the timeline then press the Play button following figure i Play First 00 00 04 28 Frame E a a Button Button Stopped Figure 6 48 The First Frame and Play Buttons Adjusting As you play back the project you wil
33. a picon you are creating a picon of your effect This picon appears Effect Picon in the Effect picon on the toolbar GlobeCaster then uses this picon when you save the effect The idea is to create a picon that represents what the effect does so that its easier for you to recognize it when you are sifting through your bins looking for 1t This is not an essential step in the effect creation process but it is a helpful one Here s what you do l Drag the Timecode Slider until the Timecode Display reads 00 00 00 15 0 The effect moves to the fifteenth frame The video object turns green as it travels along the movement path This frame was picked arbitrarily You can use any frame you want Keep in mind that the idea is that you are picking a frame that helps you remember what this effect does Effects Generator Tutorials 240 Chapter 5 2 Click the Set Picon button in the toolbar following figure It s a green button Effect Picon Figure 5 69 The Set Picon Button with Effect Picon Effects Generator takes a grab of the effect in progress The Effect picon shows a gray field moving in over a black background following figure Figure 5 70 The New Effect Picon The picon is set for this effect If you don t like the picon you can scrub to a different frame in the effect and click the Set Picon button again With this task finished you are now ready to save the effect Tutorials Manual GlobeCaster ar
34. and dropping its picon from the Stroke Con trols into a bin Load this stroke as you would any other stroke by clicking on 1t 10 Tutorials Manual GlobeCaster 139 You see the colors in the Gradient Editor following figure change to a solid blue color Figure 4 186 The Gradient Editor In the Color Palette and Gradient Editor panel change the color of the Current Stroke to red by clicking on the red mini picon following figure You can also change the color of a stroke by clicking and dragging the red blue and green sliders Red Mini Picon Figure 4 187 The Red Mini Picon You see the color in the Gradient Editor and the box on the Current Stroke picon turn to red indicating that red was selected as the stroke brush s color Leave the Color Palette and Gradient Editor panel up for now as you will use this panel again Click the Create button following figure in the Stroke Controls Create Button Figure 4 188 The Create Button By clicking this button you can draw strokes in the workspace When you load a stroke this button is automatically selected Since you drew a stroke in the workspace then changed the properties of the Current Stroke you need to select the Create button again Draw a thin red line across the workspace by clicking just outside the left side of the workspace and dragging just outside the right side of the workspace The red line should cover up the bottom edge
35. as the blue stroke has completely wiped into the workspace 12 In the timeline select the event for the thin red stroke In the timeline you see that the event for the thin red stroke is highlighted indicating that it is selected In the workspace you see a bounding box around the thin red stroke However you do not see the thin red stroke in the workspace since it is completely transparent in the workspace at this point in the effect 13 In the timeline right click the left most Control Knob in the keyframe track for the thin red stroke and choose Hold from the pop up menu following figure v Linear Cubic Hold Hold Menu as Shp Delete Key Option Edit Key Minimize Track Heights oaa Restore Track Heights mm WUE WUE U Figure 4 274 Choosing Hold From the Pop Up Menu 14 Click and drag the Timecode slider following figure until the Timecode display reads 00 00 00 22 0 This is a point 22 frames into the animation Timecode Slider Figure 4 275 The Timecode Slider In the workspace you see the effect at 22 frames into the animation GlobeCaster Animator Compositor Tutorials 176 Chapter 4 15 16 17 In the timeline you see the position bar at 22 frames into the animation At this point in the animation you want the blue stroke to be completely wiped into the workspace You also want the My Name and thin red strokes to become opaque and the white stroke to begin wiping into the
36. balloons floating in front of the teapot press the Space Bar or click on the Auto key GlobeCaster Switcher Tutorials 22 Chapter 2 You see that your balloons no longer look as though they are in front of the teapot but next to it Notice also that the balloons are reflecting off of the teapot and the bowl of milk Program Preview Figure 2 21 Balloons in Action If you wish you can replace the balloons with a live input Once keyed out your talent can walk off the left side of the shot and disappear behind the teapot You can create your own DSKs and background to include many special effects such as this one Feel free to experiment with the other virtual sets and DSKs in this folder TUTORIALS MANUAL CHARACTER GENERATOR TUTORIALS Tutorials Manual GlobeCaster 2s Chapter 3 GlobeCaster Character Generator Tutorials This section is intended to provide you with practical applicable tutorials for use with GlobeCaster s Character Generator These tutorials will work for all users of the GlobeCaster family The included tutorials are e How To Create Crawling Text With A TV Logo eee 26 e How To Make A Credit Roll With Graphics 0 0 0 38 GlobeCaster Character Generator Tutorials 26 Chapter 3 How to Create Crawling Text With A TV Logo This project shows you how to create a Computer Graphic CG crawl with a television logo Crawls are frequently used to provide viewers with important informati
37. bus Direction Appears as a small arrow to the right of the Current Page picon when the project type is set to Roll or Crawl Speed This value can be from one to eight The higher the number the faster the CG will move on the screen Length Total time for the text to crawl across the screen listed in standard HH MM SS FF time format The length automatically adjusts as the speed value is altered 00 00 00 00 i amp ss Total Length 00 00 05 19 Figure 3 18 Transport Controls For more information on using the Transport Controls see the GlobeCaster Character Generator Manual Saving The Project NOTE Since this crawl could be used again during baseball or football season with minor modifica tions you want to make sure the Inc include Project button is turned on Otherwise you would save anon modifiable effect The Inc include Effect but ton saves the Switcher effect This button can be turned off if you want to save a work in progress and want to be sure no one tries to run an unfinished effect on the air Tutorials Manual GlobeCaster 37 l Make sure the Inc Effect and Inc Project buttons are both on yellow color All that s left now is to save your project Figure 3 19 Project Settings 2 Drag and drop the Current Page picon into a bin of your choice You now have a CG crawl to start your collection You can use the same techniques you used with this tutorial to ma
38. buttons to quickly display bins if necessary 5 Drag and drop the timeline picon into the Timelines bin You see a picon labeled voice01 ptl in your Timelines bin following figure hrimelines volceOi pt Figure 6 26 The New Picon in the Timelines Bin As you continue to work on the project you can save future versions as voiceQ2 voice03 etc Monitoring You are almost ready to begin editing but first listen to your audio Do this by The Audio playing back the timeline and using the Audio Monitor feature 1 Make sure that the reel with the Voiceover clip is in the source VTR NOTE The moni tor slider affects only the audio volume from the monitor out puts of the Globe Caster audio mixer Cutting With Auto Beats Tutorials Manual GlobeCaster 305 2 With the Timeline button on in the Main Controls press the Play button following figure Play Button 00 00 04 28 gi Stopped Figure 6 27 The Play Button The timeline plays but you may not hear the audio You need to adjust the Audio Monitor level following figure Monitor Slider Figure 6 28 The Audio Monitor Slider 3 Move the Monitor slider up until you can hear the Voiceover audio The slider ranges from a value of Off at the bottom to 0 0dB at the top Once you have determined that the audio portion of the project meets your requirements it is time to begin editing For projects cut to audio the Glo
39. clicking its picon You see the project load into the workspace 4 Inthe Workspace Controls click the File Type button following figure and choose Memory Clip from the pop up menu following figure By selecting NOTE If you want to save this project as a Time Machine clip choose TM Clip from the pop up menu instead of Memory Clip When saved in a bin the picon for a Time Machine is actually a shortcut to the clip which is saved on Time Machine s hard drives Tutorials Manual GlobeCaster 87 Memory Clip from this menu when you save the project again it is saved as a ClipMem File Type Button Figure 4 60 The File Type Button Still Memory Ae Clip Memory Clip Menu Overlay Option Wipe BMP Windows Still TGA Targa Still PCX PC Paintbrush Still TIF Tagged Image File PNG Portable Net Graphic JPG JPEG Still Figure 4 61 Choosing Memory Clip from the Pop Up Menu You see the button that read Overlay now read MClip indicating that when the project is saved it will be saved as a ClipMem 5 Inthe Workspace Controls click and drag the workspace picon following figure into the bin directory GlobeCaster Bins Panam Projects By saving the project in this bin it is easier to find when you use it later in the tutorial Creating Animated Windows Using ClipMems on page 89 Workspace Picon Figure 4 62 The Workspace Picon GlobeCaster Animator Compositor Tutorials as
40. effect that s not finished 2 3 Be sure the Inc Project button is turned on Click the Inc Effect button to turn it off With these settings when you save your work Effects Generator only saves the project Next you want to set a picon for the effect so that you can recognize it in the bins 4 Locate the Set Picon button following figure Set Picon Button Figure 5 116 The Set Picon Button The Set Picon button is not available until you either compile your effect or turn off the Inc Effect button Click the Set Picon button Tutorials Manual GlobeCaster 263 Effects Generator takes a grab of the workspace in its current state and creates a picon of it The picon appears as the Object picon in the toolbar following figure Object Picon Figure 5 117 The Object Picon 6 Drag and drop the Object picon into a convenient bin The default Effects Generator projects bin is GlobeCaster Bins Pfx Projects Your work is saved A picon of the project appears in the bin following figure Project Picon Figure 5 118 The Project Picon in a Bin With the project saved up to this point you can proceed on to part two of this tutorial In the second half of the tutorial you animate the sphere and video plane and compile the finished effect Effects Generator Tutorials 264 Chapter 5 Making A Bouncing Ball Transition Part Two Using Director Mode In the first half of this tutor
41. first thing you will do is move the keyframe back on the timeline 4 Making sure the first keyframe of the dip is still selected click on the timeline slider of the Edit Key panel and drag it to the left Or type in the timecode number where the keyframe should appear following figure and press Enter on your keyboard Time 0 0 dB Slider Event Value Time Slider Figure 6 61 The Time Slider In this example the keyframe position is changed from 02 00 02 11 to 02 00 01 13 following figure Soundtrack Soundtrack Figure 6 62 Repositioning a Keyframe Tutorials Manual GlobeCaster 323 For the second keyframe of the dip you will change both its position on the timeline and its value l 2 Click on the second keyframe of the dip to select it Move the second keyframe of the dip until it is about 1 second after the previous keyframe following figure Soundtrack Soundtrack Figure 6 63 Repositioning the Second Keyframe of the Dip In the example that puts the second keyframe at 02 00 05 00 But its still not quite right Look at the middle of the Edit Key panel following figure FE 0 0 dB Event Value 02 00 02 11 Time Slider Figure 6 64 The Event Value and Slider on the Edit Key Panel You see a Slider and a field labeled Event Value The field reads Off meaning that at this keyframe the soundtrack is not heard at all But you don t want the level set to Off you j
42. in 00 00 00 25 Press Enter on your keyboard to set the change The length of the effect is shortened to 25 frames Next you want to change the effect type Setting Up The Workspace Tutorials Manual GlobeCaster 219 4 Deselect on the Transition Overlay button following figure Its one of the Effect Type buttons in the Effect Properties panel Transition Button Figure 5 33 The Transition Overlay Button There are two options on this pop up menu Transition and Overlay Transition is used when you want the effect to switch one video source with another Overlay is used when you want a graphic or new video source to appear but you don t want it to replace the video source that s already there By deselecting the Transition Overlay button the effect is treated as an overlay For an OTS you want to set the effect type to Overlay Thats because the graphic appears and then goes away but does not affect the Program video 5 Click the X button in the top right corner of the Effect Properties panel following figure Effect j ly X Button Duration Figure 5 34 The X Button The Effect Properties panel closes That s it for setting effect properties It s time to set up the workspace so you can begin editing objects in it The following shows you how to prepare the workspace This involves changing the view of the workspace to make editing the scene easier Effects Generator Tutorials 220 Cha
43. in point with the location of the Position Bar 5 Repeat step 4 to adjust the outpoint of the scene clip Your timeline is set When you play it back the reporter clip is played until the beginning of the scene clip At this point because it is on a higher track the video output cuts to the scene clip But with the audio for the scene clip turned off the audio for the reporter clip continues to play When Editor comes to the end of the scene clip it drops back down to the reporter clip and plays that So the end result is that the audio from the reporter clip plays throughout but the video switches to the scene clip for its duration That s it for creating this cut There is some fine tuning you can do such as adding a transition between the clips You can for example add a fade between the audio for the two clips by clicking on the button to the left of the Audio 1 and Audio 2 tracks For more information about animating audio see the GlobeCaster Editor manual The next part of this tutorial tells you how to create a different form of the L cut Tutorials Manual iobeCaster L Cuts Partial Voiceover With Audio Transition Loading The Reporter and Scene Clips Another use for an L cut is to carry the audio from the first clip into the second clip The audio from the first clip plays for a little while then switches over to the audio of the second clip You can see an example of this once again in a pre produced news
44. in the toolbar X Y and Z Buttons X Window Y Window Scale Button Z Window Figure 5 44 The Scale X Y and Z Buttons Windows In order to resize an object in the workspace the Scale button must be turned on lit up The X Y and Z buttons allow you to constrain scaling along the X plane width Y plane height and the Z plane depth of a selected object Turning off one of these buttons tells Effects Generator to ignore scaling along that plane You can turn these buttons off and on in any combination The windows to the right of the X Y and Z buttons display the current size of an object along the respective plane The default size of the video plane is 720 x 486 x 72 Those values appear in the windows now You can click in each of the windows and type in specific values to scale an object to a specific size When you change a value in this way press Enter on your keyboard to set the change You can click and drag on an object in the workspace and scale it around the X plane and Y plane Right click and dragging scales an object along the Z plane Holding down Ctrl on your keyboard and dragging in the workspace resizes the selected object while maintaining its aspect ratio 2 Click the Scale button The button lights up and the scaling function activates You want to make the video plane about 1 4 its present size You can do this in two ways a Hold down Ctrl on your keyboard and click and drag
45. is turned off the button is no longer lit By default its turned on Now you can apply a texture without accidentally selecting the video plane To apply the texture 2a Navigate the bins to GlobeCaster Bins Colors following figure Figure 5 108 The GlobeCaster Bins Colors Directory For instructions on how to navigate through bins see the GlobeCaster User Guide In this bin you find a number of folders each labeled a different color You can double click on any of these folders to open them up and select from a range of colors within This tutorial uses red Double click on the folder labeled Red Tutorials Manual GlobeCaster 259 The folder opens and reveals a number of picons all some shade of red following figure Figure 5 109 The Red Color Picons 4 Drag and drop the picon that is located three rows down and in the middle column following figure onto the sphere Red Picon Figure 5 110 The Red Picon Effects Generator applies the color to the sphere Effects Generator Tutorials 260 Chapter 5 If you began a new scene at the beginning of this tutorial you have been viewing your work so far in wireframes You do not see the texture applied to the object in the workspace However you see it applied to the sphere in the Object picon following figure Object Picon Figure 5 111 The Sphere with Texture in Object Picon With a texture applied its time to scale the spher
46. its actual speed when run in either GlobeCaster s Switcher or Editor How slow this effect is played in Animator Compositor is deter mined by how com plex the strokes and animation are on each frame 38 NOTE When a project is saved it is brought to the last frame of the effect Be sure to bring the effect back to the point in the effect that you working at Oth erwise any changes you make are applied to the last frame of the effect Play Button Figure 4 256 The Play Button In the workspace you see the animation as it plays You see the red line Earth and My Name strokes fade so they are completely opaque in the workspace while the blue and white strokes wipe into the workspace You then see the red line Earth and My Name strokes fade so they are not visible in the workspace while the blue and white strokes wipe out of the workspace Save the project in progress by clicking the Save Now button following figure in the Workspace Controls Once a project has been saved clicking the Save Now button saves any changes made to the project since it was last saved Save Now Button Figure 4 257 The Save Now Button Move ahead to the next section of this tutorial to edit the animation of the elements in your lower third graphic Editing The Animation Using The Timeline Right now all of the animated strokes in your lower third graphic fade or wipe into the workspace at the same rate In this
47. lower third graphic you need to first prepare the workspace By doing this you are telling Animator Compositor how to display the workspace and how the effect is displayed after you save it and run it in GlobeCaster s Switcher Follow these steps to prepare the workspace l Right click on the Workspace picon and choose New Project from the pop up menu following figure If you are starting up this application for the first time this is unnecessary since there is no project loaded into the workspace Properties stats Select All About Workspace Visible SafeArea Record Cubic TU New LInear Project Hold Menu Option New Project Rename Project Figure 4 160 Choosing New Project Choosing New Project clears the workspace making it ready to start a new project If an unsaved project is in the workspace a menu comes up asking if you want to save the current project If you wish to save this project click Yes If you don t wish to save it click No GlobeCaster Animator Compositor Tutorials 130 Chapter 4 2 Click the Workspace button following figure in the Workspace Controls to bring up the Workspace Properties panel Workspace Button Figure 4 161 The Workspace Button You see the Workspace Properties panel following figure in the upper left corner of the screen From the Workspace Properties panel you can set the length of your effect how it is displayed in the workspace
48. new value for the seconds which is 2 c Press Enter on your keyboard Close the Workspace Properties panel by clicking the X button in the upper right corner of the panel Now that the workspace is ready its time to start building your wipe GlobeCaster Animator Compositor Tutorials 60 Chapter 4 Building The Wipe Now it s time to build your wipe In this step you ll create a box that covers the entire workspace and animate it so that it slides into the workspace When a project is saved as a wipe in GlobeCaster s Animator Compositor the first layer of the project has certain special properties Any stroke drawn in the workspace represents the preview video source and the transparent layer underneath represents the program source of video That means that if you create a box that slides into the workspace you are setting the preview video to slide in over the program video replacing it Follow these steps to build the wipe l Locate the stroke picon from the following figure It is located in the bin directory GlobeCaster Bins Panam Sampler Figure 4 6 The Stroke Picon 2 Load this picon as the Current Stroke by clicking it This automatically loads it as the Current Stroke picon 3 Bring up the Stroke Properties panel by clicking on the Stroke button following figure located in the Stroke controls Stroke Button Figure 4 7 The Stroke Button NOTE The stroke you just created and any custom s
49. not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense FCC Notice Tutorials Manual GlobeCaster 367 GlobeCaster System License Agreement IMPORTANT READ THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT AGREEMENT CAREFULLY BEFORE USING OR OTHERWISE OPERATING THE GLOBECASTER SYSTEM BY USING THE GLOBECASTER SYSTEM YOU INDICATE YOUR ACCEPTANCE AND AGREEMENT OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT GLOBALSTREAMS INC S GLOBALSTREAMS ACCEPTANCE OF YOUR GLOBECASTER SYSTEM ORDER IS EXPRESSLY CONDITIONED UPON YOUR ASSENT TO ALL THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT TO THE EXCLUSION OF ALL OTHER TERMS INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY SUPERSEDING OR ADDITIONAL TERMS PROPOSED BY YOU OTHER THAN CONFIRMING AGREED UPON PRICE QUANTITY AND SHIPPING INFORMATION IF THESE TERMS ARE CONSIDERED AN OFFER BY GLOBALSTREAM ACCEPTANCE IS EXPRESSLY LIMITED TO THESE TERMS IF YOU ARE NOT WILLING TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT YOU SHOULD PROMPTLY RETURN THE GLOBECASTER SYSTEM INCLUDING ANY UNOPENED SOFTWARE PACKAGE S AND ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTATION FOR A FULL REFUND OF APPLICABLE FEES PAID THIS IS A LEGAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN YOU YOUR COMPANY IF APPLICABLE AND GLOBALSTREAMS THIS AGR
50. of the effect by clicking the Last Frame button in the Transport Controls following figure Last Frame Button Figure 4 307 The Last Frame Button In the workspace you see the end of the effect You are going to edit all of the Control Knobs for the keyframes at this point in the timeline 24 In the timeline select the event for the white stroke In the timeline you see that the event for the white stroke is highlighted indicating that it is selected In the workspace you see a bounding box around the white stroke 25 Bring up the Event panel by right clicking on the Control Knob for the WipeB property at this point in the timeline and choosing Edit Key from the pop up menu following figure Linear Cubic Hold Edit Delete Key Key Edit Key Menu Option Minimize Track Heights Restore Track Heights Figure 4 308 Choosing Edit Key from the Pop Up Menu You see the Event panel following figure on the left side of your screen This is a floating panel that can be dragged to any spot on the screen With the Event panel you can change the value of a keyframe s property the 26 2T 28 Tutorials Manual lobeCaster 198 interpolation of the keyframe or change the keyframe s position in the timeline AEE EJ i Event Value a OO 00 00 04 0 Time Slider Figure 4 309 The Event Panel In the Event panel click and drag the Time Slider following figure left until the
51. on the video plane until it is about 1 4 its original size b Change the X Y and Z scale values to the following Figure 5 45 Scale Values Effects Generator Tutorials 226 Chapter 5 Moving The Video Plane No matter which method you use to scale the video plane the end result is the same The video plane remains in the center of the workspace much smaller than it originally was following figure Figure 5 46 The Scaled Video Plane That s it for resizing the video plane Your next step is to move it to its starting position For the OTS you want the video plane to appear over your anchor s shoulder so you want to move the plane to the top left corner of the screen You have to be careful that you do not move the plane out of the viewable safe area though If you do the plane may appear cut off on some televisions l Locate the Move button and the X Y and Z buttons windows in the toolbar following figure The Move button is above the Scale button X Y and Z Buttons Move X Window Button Y Window Z Window Figure 5 47 The Move X Y and Z Buttons Windows In order to move an object in the workspace the Move button must be turned on lit up The X Y and Z buttons allow you to constrain movement to the X plane left and right Y plane up and down and the Z plane in and out in the workspace Turning off one of these buttons tells Effects Generator to ignore movement along that pla
52. overlay to the effect To save the wipe follow these steps 1 Click on the File Type button the button labeled Still in the Workspace Controls and choose Wipe from the pop up menu following figure Still sia Memory Clip Option Overlay Wipe BMP Windows Still TGA Targa Still PCX PC Paintbrush Still TIF Tagged Image File PNG Portable Net Graphic JPG JPEG Still Figure 4 20 Choosing Wipe from the Pop Up Menu Choosing this option sets how the file will be saved In this case it will be saved as a wipe However this project could have easily been saved as a framestore by choosing Still from the pop up menu 2 Click and drag the Timeline slider following figure right or left so that it scrubs through the timeline Timeline Slider Figure 4 21 The Timeline Slider You see the picture on the Workspace picon following figure change as you scrub through the timeline Stop dragging the slider when you see an image on the picon that will help you identify the effect when it is saved in a bin The image on the Workspace picon when the effect is saved becomes the picon for the effect Workspace Picon Figure 4 22 The Workspace Picon Tutorials Manual GlobeCaster 67 3 Click and drag the workspace picon into the bin directory GlobeCaster Bins Panam Projects to save the effect Saving your project in this bin makes it easier to locate it when you use it later to create an animated
53. panel you can assign a texture or video source to an object Because this is an overlay effect that pops Preview video onto the screen you want to map Preview video onto the video plane 4 Right click in the Graphics window following figure Graphic Figure 5 42 The Graphics Window The Texture pop up menu appears following figure Figure 5 43 The Texture Pop Up Menu Effects Generator Tutorials 224 Chapter 5 There are several texture options for you to apply to the video plane Each of the Video options maps that video source onto the object Solid Color maps a solid color onto the object If you ever have images framestores stills etc mapped onto an object in the workspace the names of those images also appear here 5 Select Video Preview Effects Generator now applies Preview source video to the video object That s it for changing object properties Your next step is to resize the video plane Scaling The Video Plane TIP You can also press on your key board to activate the function Tutorials Manual GlobeCaster 225 Because this is an OTS effect you want to make the video plane small so that it can fit in the top left corner of the screen sitting on your anchor s shoulder Here s how to scale the video plane l Locate the Scale button and the X Y and Z buttons windows in the toolbar following figure They are the among the red buttons the Object Controls
54. section of the tutorial you will use the timeline to edit the animation of the strokes so that they come into the workspace at different times This is the order that the strokes will appear and disappear in the workspace when you finish this tutorial The Earth stroke fades into the workspace until it is completely opaque The blue stroke wipes into the workspace The My Name and thin red strokes appear in the workspace The white stroke wipes so that it is visible in the workspace The effect pauses The white stroke wipes so that it is not visible in the workspace The My Name and thin red strokes disappear from the workspace The blue stroke wipes out of the workspace The Earth stroke fades out of the workspace until it is completely transparent Since you have animated the properties of the strokes in your lower third graphic you can use the timeline following figure to fine tune these animations For Tutorials Manual iobeCaster 16 additional information about using the timeline see the GlobeCaster Animator Compositor Manual Before you animate these properties there are a few things about the timeline that should be covered Keyframe tracks in the timeline Whenever you animate the property of a stroke a keyframe track is added to the timeline A separate track is added for every property that is animated That means that if you animated the X and Y positions of a stroke two keyframe tracks appear on the ti
55. static to A for animated following figure That means that the WipeL property of the blue stroke is now animated and that a keyframe was added for the property s position in the timeline WipeT WipeBm y Ji Animation WipeLf e Status Button vipi Re Wipe Start z Wipeend E Figure 4 235 The WipeL Animation Status Reading A for Animated 12 In the workspace click the white stroke to select it Remember with the Select button selected you can click on any stroke in the workspace to select it You see a bounding box around the stroke indicating that it is selected You see that the Wipes Properties panel now displays the properties for the white stroke 13 In the Wipes Properties panel animate the WipeB value of the blue stroke by clicking the Animation Status button following figure for the WipeB value GlobeCaster Animator Compositor Tutorials 158 Chapter 4 and choosing Animated from the pop up menu The WipeB value makes a stroke wipe from the bottom of the object to the top WipeT wipeB i o li Animation Winel f Status bi Button WipeR VV peStart M WipeEnd E Animated Menu Option Figure 4 237 Choosing Animated from the Pop Up Menu You see the Animation Status button change from S for static to A for animated following figure That means that the WipeB property of the white stroke is now animated and that a keyframe was added for the property s position in the timeline
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57. the pop up menu that appears Drag and drop the Item picon into a bin of your choice Figure 3 15 Now you can use this same type style at a later date and maintain consistency in your titles GlobeCaster Cnaracter QuUniNe Sides Shado Figure 3 15 Dragging the Item Picon to the Styles Bin Its time to add the 13News logo to the crawl F F F Parent A x eves i Ve L3crawl TI 13New Stg Figure 3 16 The 13News Picon Close any properties panels that may be open Open the GlobeCaster bins cg tutorials crawl bin Drag and drop the 13News picon onto a blank spot in the workspace An easy and safe way to import graphics or text is to double click its picon from the bin Depending upon contents of the workspace this usually places the graphic or text in the center of the workspace GlobeCaster Character Generator Tutorials 34 Chapter 3 Using the top right resizing tab of the bounding box resize the graphic to match the size of the text in this crawl The bounding box will be larger than the visible graphic That s normal SET MCG Ri e News Gini manny Figure 3 17 Adding the 13News Graphic Move the 13News graphic into the blank space in the crawl If you need to make additional space in your line of text click on the letter I in the word Immediately and press the space bar This moves the text to the right Press the space bar as many times as you need Adding A Shadow To The Logo NOTE The
58. the rotation will already be in place To add rotation you can use the existing keyframes This way the amount of changes you have to add are minimal You edit keyframes in the timeline The timeline shows all the keyframes for each object located in a main track The dots called control points represent the keyframes Click the button to the left of an object s name and value tracks appear below the main track The button face changes to a The value tracks display a range of values each color coded by type of value Click the button again to close the value tracks Tutorials Manual GlobeCaster Q 275 1 Click the control point in the timeline for the keyframe at 00 00 00 17 0 following figure QO Qt Do OL L Qo Wu ust ay U Lamera St Light U 1 iLell I 1 Sphere 20x 20 002 Figure 5 138 The Control Point for the 17th Frame The timeline moves to the keyframe and selects it The Timecode Slider jumps to the seventeenth frame The control point turns blue The sphere is automatically selected 2 Click the Rotate button following figure Rotate Button Figure 5 139 The Rotate Button When you click the Rotate button the X Y and Z windows reset to 0 000 previous figure because there are no rotation values set for the sphere at this time 3 Set the X Y and Z values to the following Figure 5 140 The Rotate Values for the Sphere The sphere rotates Because you have changed the p
59. the tutorial you will learn how to do just this To learn this you will save a project created in an earlier tutorial as a ClipMem This tutorial will also teach you how to save that same project as a Time Machine clip To save a project as a digitized clip follow these steps GlobeCaster Animator Compositor Tutorials s6 Chapter 4 l Right click on the Workspace picon and choose New Project from the pop up menu following figure If you are starting up this application for the first time this is unnecessary since there is no project loaded into the workspace Properties Stats Select All About Workspace Visible safeArea Record v Cubic New Linear Project Menu Hold Option New Project Rename Project Figure 4 58 Choosing New Project Choosing New Project clears the workspace making it ready to start a new project If an unsaved project is in the workspace a menu comes up asking if you want to save the current project If you wish to save this project click Yes If you don t wish to save it click No 2 Locate the following picon in the bin GlobeCaster Bins Panam Projects Figure 4 59 The Picon for the Looping Text Crawl Effect This is the picon for the looping text crawl you created in an earlier tutorial If you haven t yet created this project complete the tutorial Recording ClipMem Time Machine Clips on page 79 3 Load the looping text crawl as the current project by double
60. timecode below it reads 00 00 01 05 0 By doing this you have moved the keyframe so that it is 1 second and 5 frames into the effect This means that the white stroke is wiped out of the screen at this point in the effect IEE Fae Event Value Time e Slider DOE OG OO O43 U Time Slider Figure 4 310 The Time Slider In the timeline you see the Control Knob move to the left until it is in position Close the Event panel by clicking the X button in the upper right corner of the panel In the timeline select the event for the blue stroke In the timeline you see that the event for the blue stroke is highlighted indicating that it is selected In the workspace you see a bounding box around the blue stroke GlobeCaster Animator Compositor Tutorials 192 Chapter 4 29 Bring up the Event panel by right clicking on the Control Knob for the WipeL property at this point in the timeline and choosing Edit Key from the pop up menu following figure Linear Cubic Hold Edit Delete Key Key Edit Key Menu Minimize Track Heights Restore Track Heights Figure 4 311 Choosing Edit Key from the Pop Up Menu You see the Event panel following figure on the left side of your screen This is a floating panel that can be dragged to any spot on the screen With the Event panel you can change the value of a keyframe s property the interpolation of the keyframe or change the keyframe s position in th
61. tutorial you will learn to work with layers by adding a layer to your project changing how the layer is displayed in the workspace and selecting a layer For additional information about using layers see the GlobeCaster Animator Compositor manual Follow these steps to create a layer l Adda layer to your project by clicking the Create button following figure in the Layer Controls You can create an unlimited number of layers by clicking the Create button Create Button Figure 4 93 The Create Button In the workspace it appears as if your project disappeared but it didn t The new layer is covering the project so that you cannot see it 2 Click the Active button in the Layer Controls to make all layers visible You see the Active button change to read All following figure All Button Figure 4 94 The All Button If you click this button again it changes to read Transparent and all objects on layers other than the active layer are transparent Tutorials Manual GlobeCaster 101 3 Select layer 1 by clicking and dragging the Layer slider following figure up until layer 1 is selected You can tell that it is selected because the number below the Current Layer picon changes from 2 of 2 to 1 of 2 Layer Slider Figure 4 95 The Layer Slider You now have an additional layer in your project In the next section you will bring a ClipMem into this layer Animating A Now that you created a second l
62. until the Timecode Display reads 00 00 00 24 0 following figure Timecode Slider Figure 5 57 Dragging the Timecode Slider This places you on the twenty fourth frame in the effect the second to last frame Now that you are on the right frame it s time to move the video plane l Locate the Reset button following figure Its a red button on the left end of the toolbar Reset Button Figure 5 58 The Reset Button Use the Reset button to restore the selected mode s values If the Scale function is active then the size of the object is brought back to default values If the Rotate function is active Reset brings the object back to its original Tutorials Manual GlobeCaster 233 orientation If the Move function is on Reset centers the object in the workspace You can constrain which values are reset by turning the X Y and Z buttons on and off For this effect you want to reset both the movement and scale values you changed 2 Click the Scale button The scale button lights up and the scale function activates 3 Click the Reset button The video plane changes to normal size following figure Figure 5 59 The Video Plain Scale Reset 4 Click the Move button The move button lights up and the move function activates 5 Click the Reset button Effects Generator Tutorials 234 Chapter 5 Setting The Second Pause Point The video plane snaps back to its default position followi
63. well This project provides you with the opportunity to play the client as well as the editor it is up to you to decide what you want to advertise in your commercial Before you begin the tutorial you should do the following e Write a script for your commercial You ll be recording yourself so you ll want to come up with something that you enjoy talking about e Gather content Setting Up The Bins Tutorials Manual GlobeCaster 293 e You may want to take a look at some of the content included with GlobeCaster such as the stills included in the Bins folder e Ifyou have any existing footage that you d like to use set those tapes aside you ll need to digitize them later e Find some music that you would like to use for the soundtrack e Record the script When you have created a script you feel comfortable with it s time to step in front of the camera for a little while If you just want to use your voice for the commercial you won t need to worry about the video If you want to use a shot of yourself as one of the cuts that will work just as well Record as many takes as you like you ll be able to choose your favorite and log it shortly With any project it is always a good idea to organize your source material so that everything you need is close at hand The best way to do this is to personalize a bin structure for the way you prefer to work with your project material For now create a new bin cal
64. workspace at this point in the timeline In the Stroke Properties panel click the Animation Status button for the Alpha property for the thin red stroke and choose Add Key from the pop up menu following figure This adds an additional keyframe for a property By adding a keyframe for the thin red stroke s Alpha value you can adjust that value in the timeline and make it so that the stroke is completely opaque at this point in the effect Alph f i Alpha A Animated XPosition E Next Key Position E Previous Key Add Key X Size Add Key tite Delete Key oS T alg Lock Aspect Figure 4 276 Choosing Add Key from the Pop Up Menu In the timeline you see a Control Knob added in the keyframe track following figure The Added Control Knob Figure 4 277 The Control Knob Added in the Keyframe Track Leave the Stroke Properties panel up for now In the timeline click and drag the Control Knob for the keyframe you just added so that the Control Knob is at the top of the track For this track which is for the Alpha property moving the Control Knob to the top of the track makes the stroke completely opaque Dragging the Control Knob down causes the stroke becomes transparent until it is completely transparent when the Control Knob is at the bottom of the track In the workspace you see that the thin red stroke is completely opaque In the timeline select the event for the My Name stroke In the timeline
65. you experiment a bit with the Levels values 1 Click in the value window for Levels 2 Change the value to 2 Press Enter on your keyboard to set the change Effects Generator Tutorials 210 Chapter 5 The number of colors present in the framestore reduces to two producing an almost comic book effect following figure Figure 5 20 Levels Set To 2 As you increase the number of colors increase the Levels value the effect becomes less drastic 3 Click in the value window for Levels 4 Change the value to 5 Tutorials Manual GlobeCaster 211 The framestore s appearance changes to reflect the new value following figure Figure 5 21 Levels Set To 5 5 Change the Levels value to 10 The framestore changes again following figure Figure 5 22 Levels Set To 10 Once you begin to use values higher than 10 the visible differences become less apparent Effects Generator Tutorials 212 Chapter 5 6 Take a moment to experiment with the Levels values When you find a setting you like it s time to save what you ve done Tutorials Manual Saving And There are two ways to save an effect GlobeCaster 213 Loading The Effect In a Click the Save Now button following figure It s a green button just Switcher below the Effect picon in the toolbar Save Now Button Figure 5 23 The Save Now Button Effects Generator saves the color effect to GlobeCaster Bins PFX Projects f
66. 162 Plane Rotation Values at the Last Frame The plane rotates to a 230 degree angle along the Y axis following figure Figure 5 163 The Video Plane Rotated With the plane rotated to its final position you can move it out of the scene camera s view Remember that the safe area marks off the scene camera s view If you move the plane outside of this border the plane will seem like it s been knocked completely away 4 Click the Move button in the toolbar You are now set to move the video plane Before you begin moving the plane you want to constrain movement to only the X axis This way the plane spins off screen smoothly 5 Click on the Y and Z buttons in the toolbar to turn off movement for the Y axis and Z axis following figure Figure 5 164 The Y and Z Movement Buttons Turned Off Effects Generator Tutorials 286 Chapter 5 6 Click and drag on the video plane in the workspace Drag it to the left until it is completely outside of the safe area following figure Figure 5 165 The Video Plane Moved Youre now finished with creating the effect You can preview the effect by clicking the First Frame button in the Transport Controls Then click the Play button The next step is to save what you have and compile the effect Saving What Before you compile it s always a good idea to save your work You Have Optional Be sure the Inc Effect button is turned off Because youve already sav
67. 2 using ClipMems 89 naming 84 88 126 preparing the workspace 57 68 90 111 129 rotoscoping a stenciled text stroke 110 saving 133 151 saving as a digitized clip 85 saving as a wipe transition 66 R Radial Falloff using 202 Radius Window using 202 Record Length Setting for Digitized Clips 83 Recording ClipMems 79 Time Machine clips 79 Recording to a Time Machine 14 15 Rotating adding rotation 274 Rotoscoping overview 110 text 110 115 S Safe Area Button 131 Saturation using 202 Save Now Button 133 135 151 161 166 182 194 Saving as a wipe transition 66 effects 241 EQ settings 350 project as a digitized clip 85 project as an overlay 108 125 projects 133 151 Saving Effects 204 213 Scaling using Scale button 225 Selecting fonts 117 145 layers 101 strokes in timeline 171 Selecting decks 10 11 Selecting Keyframes 319 Setting fields 114 font size 117 frames 114 hold interpolation 174 linear interpolation 133 record length for digitized clips 83 Setting Effect Picon 239 Setting mixer channels 11 13 Setting Up Bins 293 Setting up virtual sets 17 19 Setting Up Workspace 219 247 Sizing ClipMem windows 103 layers 94 98 text 117 Source Button Setting Video Source With 81 Source Setting Video Source in Animator Compositor 81 Split Audio Edits 326 Starting a New Project 129 Stencil Button 120 Stencils creating a
68. 24 The Finished Wipe as it is Run in Switcher This tutorial is broken up into three parts l Preparing the workspace 2 Adding graphics to the wipe 3 Saving the wipe Before you begin putting together the elements to create your animated wipe with graphics you need to first prepare the workspace by telling Animator Compositor to start a new project You will also set up a second layer which is the layer that the graphics will be placed on Follow these steps to prepare the workspace Tutorials Manual iobeCaster 69 l Right click on the Workspace picon and choose New Project from the pop up menu following figure If you are starting up this application for the first time this is unnecessary since there is no project loaded into the workspace Properties Stats Select All About SafeArea Record lt Cubic New Linear Project Hold Menu Option New Project Rename Project Figure 4 25 Choosing New Project from the Pop Up Menu Choosing New Project clears the workspace making it ready to start a new project If an unsaved project is in the workspace a menu comes up asking if you want to save the current project If you wish to save this project click Yes If you don t wish to save it click No 2 Locate the following picon in the bin GlobeCaster Bins Panam Projects Figure 4 26 The Simple Wipe Picon This is the picon for the wipe you created in an earlier tutorial If you haven t cr
69. 3 Click the Out button again The workspace view zooms out once again following figure Figure 5 38 The Workspace While Zoomed Out You re done preparing your workspace Now that all the preliminaries are finished creating a new scene setting effect properties and preparing your workspace it s time to start creating the effect Effects Generator Tutorials 222 Chapter 5 Setting The In this section you set the video plane s properties For this effect the video plane Video Plane s acts as the graphic for the OTS This means that you want to map Preview video Properties onto it and resize it You also want to animate some movement for it l Locate the Object button following figure It s a red button on the left side of the toolbar just above the Object picon Object Button Figure 5 39 The Object Button 2 Click the Object button The Object Properties panel appears following figure Moron i Fade In de ul A Ange Amplitude t P pM ac Mapping Mode Figure 5 40 The Object Properties Panel Use this panel to edit various properties of the selected object You can learn more about the Object Properties panel in the Effects Generator manual Tutorials Manual GlobeCaster 223 3 Inthe Object Properties panel click the Texture Settings button to bring up the Texture Graphics panel following figure ace Hard Shi lv Figure 5 41 The Texture Graphics Panel From this
70. 5 151 Tutorials Manual GlobeCaster so 161 166 182 194 Scale using 225 260 Set Picon using 239 Source 81 Stencil 120 Surface using in Object Creation panel 255 Texture using in Object Creation panel 255 Transition 131 Transition Overlay using 218 246 Type using in Object Creation panel 254 Wipe using 247 Clip Audio Properties Panel tutorial 349 ClipMems animating ClipMem windows 101 creating animated windows with 89 file extension 88 recording 79 saving project as 85 sizing in windows 103 Clips priority 330 recording ClipMems 79 recording Time Machine Clips 79 saving audio with 85 stripping audio 334 trimming 339 Color Balancing Cameras 17 Color Dot 141 Color Effects creating posterized video effect 206 editing 198 206 Index 360 hue using 202 levels using 209 radial falloff using 202 radius using 202 saturation using 202 saving 204 213 types All B W But Hue Circle 201 Posterize Video 208 Color Palette and Gradient Editor Panel changing gradient angles with 142 color dots 141 editing strokes with 137 gradient editor 141 Gradient Style button 138 Compiling 239 Control Knobs editing 177 Controls Transport using 232 View using 220 Conventions Manual 5 Create Button for layers 120 Creating gradients 141 layers 100 loop 229 234 lower thirds 128 new scene 215 243 over the shoulder effect 215 p
71. 8 25 Live 06 29 2001 15 47 34 Figure 6 100 Dragging the Reporter Clips Audio 2 Out Point The alignment bar turns yellow When you play the timeline the reporter appears introducing the scene The video then cuts to the scene footage while the reporter continues to talk Finally the reporter stops speaking and audio from the scene picks up already in progress That s the basics of setting up an L cut You can also add a fade in or fade out to either audio track or a cross fade For more information about animating audio on the timeline see the GlobeCaster Editor Manual GlobeCaster Editor Tutorials 346 Chapter 6 TUTORIALS MANUAL AUDIO MIXER TUTORIALS Tutorials Manual GlobeCaster 349 Chapter 7 Audio Mixer Tutorials This section is intended to provide you with practical applicable tutorials for GlobeCaster s Audio Mixer and EQ Settings panels Tutorials covered in this section are e SAN TOS ECS ees oat tosis pale ns 358s ues sae secinoet a yea cae ec ansees 350 2 APPIN EO Sein San canaarnleatetetaysn nase vaniepueduadames Sousa 354 Audio Mixer Tutorials 350 Chapter 7 Saving EO Settings This tutorial guides you through the basics of using the EQ Settings panel and Audio Mixer in GlobeCaster s Switcher or the Clip Audio Properties panel in GlobeCaster s Editor to save EQ settings into a bin Saved EQ settings can later be applied to any audio channel or audio track Follow these steps t
72. B W but Hue Circle This type of effect turns all the colors in a video to black and white except those that you define in the hue circle The hue circle is a segment on the color wheel You can adjust Hue Saturation Radius and Radial Falloff when you select this effect type Notice that the values for Hue Saturation Radius and Radial Falloff turn green while all the other values are ghosted out following figure hue Saturation New Hue saturation Kacdius Radial Fallo Angular Width Angular Fallorf Levels Figure 5 7 The Panel with All B W But Hue Circle Selected Effects Generator Tutorials 202 Chapter 5 Hue adjusts the range of colors you are selecting for your effect It is measured in the 360 degrees of the color wheel following figure Red 90 Magenta 103 degrees degrees 61 degrees Yellow 167 degrees 180 degrees 0 degrees Blue 342 degrees Chroma Key Green 270 Cyan Green 241 degrees degrees 283 degrees Figure 5 8 The Color Wheel As you change this setting your color selection moves through the color wheel counter clockwise Different degree marks on the color wheel select specific colors or a range of colors Saturation adjusts the intensity of the color you are selecting In the color wheel brighter colors are located near the edges of the wheel while less bright colors verging on gray are near the center When you adjust this setting your color selec
73. Chapter 4 NOTE The 601 file extension in the file s name indicates that the file is saved as a ClipMem Only saved ClipMems use this file extension A Time Machine shortcut is saved with a file extension of Icp Only Time Machine files use this file extension In the workspace you see a window that indicates that your digitized clip is being recorded Saving field 49 of 120 Figure 4 63 The Recording Window When this window disappears your digitized clip is saved and you see a picon for it following figure in the bin you dragged it into Figure 4 64 The ClipMem Picon 6 Name the picon for this clip by right clicking on the picon in the bin choosing Rename from the pop up menu following figure typing a new name name this clip MyClip2 and pressing Enter on your keyboard rar i J File Properties Cut Rename COPY Menu Option Rename Delete Create Shortcut Figure 4 65 Choosing Rename from the Pop Up Menu You see the new name under the ClipMem picon In this section of the tutorial you learned how to save a Animator Compositor project as a digitized clip This digitized clip can be brought into both the GlobeCaster Animator Compositor and Editor workspaces and can be played back in GlobeCaster s Switcher see the manuals for both GlobeCaster Editor and Switcher for more information about working with digitized clips from within these applications Now that you ve compl
74. Clips bins at the bottom following figure Gil betaster Editor kw Figure 6 8 Top and Bottom Bins Open Now if you close these bin windows and reopen them by clicking on the Top Bins and Btm Bins buttons the bin windows reopen to these same bins Logging Once you have recorded your voiceover and gathered any video clips you want to The Clips use it s time to log the clips so that they can be added to the timeline and digitized Be sure to name your clips In this tutorial the clip with the audio is called Voiceover Digitizing Now that you logged the clips you want to use it s a good time to digitize them for The Clips storage on Time Machine It is not necessary to digitize a clip before using it in the Preparing The Timeline Tutorials Manual GlobeCaster 297 timeline but by doing so you eliminate the need for shuttling the VTR and ensure that the proper reels are loaded Once you digitize the clips drag the clip picons into the Digitized bin folder you just created Now that you know where to put the various pieces of our project its time to get to work on the actual timeline Before you add anything to the timeline change the starting timecode number By default new timelines begin at 01 00 00 00 or at exactly 1 hour You can change this number by using the Editor Options panel 1 Click on the Options button in the toolbar following figure Options Button Figure 6 9 The Options Button
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76. Executive Producer title previous figure 9 Using the right side resizing tab scale the width of the gradient to just a bit wider than the title Figure 3 40 EXEC TIVE PROD CER VANCE THORNHILL PATRICK AUBURN Figure 3 40 Resized Gradient Bars GlobeCaster Character Generator Tutorials 50 Chapter 3 NOTE The Auto button behaves differ ently depending upon the type of project If you are making a roll or crawl you only have to click the auto button once to launch the effect However if you are making a still an overlay or ani mated effect you may have to click the but ton twice once to launch the effect and once more to reset it or vice versa depend ing on your previous actions Now make copies of the gradient and do the same thing with each Here s how 1 With the graphic still inside a bounding box press Ctrl C on the keyboard to copy the graphic to the clipboard 2 Press Ctrl V on the keyboard to paste a copy of the graphic back into the workspace The copy appears selected with a bounding box Drag the copy under the next title and resize to fit Press Ctrl V again Drag the graphic under the next title Repeat until all titles have a graphic beneath them SLUR Me ae Click the Auto button to see the finished output Tutorials Manual GlobeCaster 51 Transport You can change how your roll behaves with the Transport Controls Here s a few Controls things you can adjust
77. Manual GlobeCaster 355 Click and drag an EQ Settings picon from a bin into the Response window following figure in the EQ Settings panel The EQ setting is now applied to each selected channel of audio Frequency Figure 7 7 The Response Window Audio Mixer Tutorials 356 Chapter 7 To apply an EQ setting to an audio or video track in a timeline follow these steps 1 Inthe GlobeCaster Editor timeline expand the clip that contains the audio tracks you wish to apply the EQ settings to following figure Video 01 00 00 00 Track in _ the A alii 07 02 2001 14 42 00 O 7 02 2001 14 42 00 Audio Tracks in the Timeline a 07 02 2001 14 42 00 Figure 7 8 The Timeline With Clip Expanded 2 Locate the EQ Settings picon following figure in the bin you saved it in Figure 7 9 An EQ Settings Picon 3 Click and drag the EQ Settings picon from the bin onto a video or audio track in the timeline If the EQ Settings picon is dropped onto a video track all audio tracks for that video clip are affected If the EQ Settings picon is dropped onto an audio track that is set as half of a stereo pair then the EQ setting is applied to both audio tracks If the audio track is not set as half of a stereo pair then the EQ setting is applied to only that single track TUTORIALS MANUAL INDEX index A Add Dip 320 Adding graphics to wipes 71 keyframes 172 176 pause point 132 Adding Fade In 318
78. Now that you have a Projects bin you can create new bins for the various components that will go into your new project 1 Double click on the Projects folder You see an empty bin with the title Projects at the top following figure Figure 6 5 Opening the Projects Bin 2 Next you should create three new bins using the same procedure you used to create the Projects bin Name these new bins Digitized Timelines and Used Clips You ll use the Timelines bin to save the project in process the Digitized bin to store clips that have been digitized and the Used Clips bin to keep clips you want to use for the project but have not yet digitized When you finish your Projects bin contains three new bins following figure Projects eae Digitized Timelines Used Clips Figure 6 6 The Project Bin with the Digitized Timelines and Used Clips Bins As you work on a project you may wish to have several bins open at once There are two buttons Top Bins and Btm Bins Bottom Bins on the right side of the GlobeCaster Editor Tutorials 296 Chapter 6 Editor toolbar that quickly open or close two bin windows at once following figure Top aa Bins Button Button Figure 6 7 The Top Bins and Btm Bins Buttons You can click on these buttons to open bin windows Then you can navigate to the bins you need For example you might decide to open the Digitized and Projects bins at the top and the Timelines and Used
79. Out Show Audio Waveform Export Audio Export to AVI Create Cross Fade Figure 6 53 Adding a Fade In from the Pop Up Menu Tutorials Manual GlobeCaster a1 You see that a fade has been added to the Audio 1 track following figure The Fade In Audio 1 Soundtrack Soundtrack Duration 00 00 07 03 Figure 6 54 Fade In Added Now that you set the soundtrack to fade in at the beginning of the clip you need to move the levels down where the voiceover begins You will do this by adding a dip But first we need to talk about selecting a single keyframe Selecting A Keyframes are red unless they are selected When they are selected they are blue Keyframe When you select a clip all of its keyframes are automatically selected meaning they all turn blue If you want to work with one keyframe on a clip at a time you must first deselect the clip by clicking somewhere else in the timeline 1 Click in the timeline to deselect the soundtrack clip 2 Click on the second keyframe on the Audio 1 track following figure Figure 6 55 Selecting a Keyframe The keyframe turns from red to blue and you see a pop up window displaying the audio level at that keyframe GlobeCaster Editor Tutorials 320 Chapter 6 3 Right click on the same keyframe and select Add Dip from the pop up menu following figure Linear Cubie Hola Delete Key Edit Key Properties Add Keyframe Add Dip Add Dip Menu Add Fade In
80. Properties Panel Tutorials Manual iobeCaster a 3 Click on the Justification button and select Center from the pop up menu that appears i Overlay Channel Frooram Source Preview Source Figure 3 32 Justification Button What To Do When you have really long names names that extend beyond the safe title area you With Long have a minor problem because you want to be sure the whole name appears on the Names screen To resolve this try putting the first name on one line and the last name on another just below the first This is how you do that in the Character Generator application l Scroll down until you see Gregory Orangeblossom 2 Click on the first letter of the last name The L Cursor moves to the left of it Figure 3 33 LIGHTING DIRECTOR DANIEL CAMINO e ee h 2EGORY ORANGEBLOSSOUM KEY GRIP LEE ALLYHO Figure 3 33 L Cursor Placement GlobeCaster Character Generator Tutorials ac Chapter 3 3 Press Enter on your keyboard The last name moves down to the next line Figure 3 34 DORANGEBLOSSOM KEY GRIP Figure 3 34 The Last Name on a New Line Adding A Box Graphics often enhance title rolls and other title effects In this next exercise you are going to add graphics to set off your titles and make them more distinctive Here s how to do it Outline Sides Shadow m Helghi 44 Figure 3 35 Face Picon on the Toolbar l Right click on the Face picon on the toolbar and selec
81. RIALS Tutorials Manual GlobeCaster o Chapter 2 GlobeCaster Switcher Tutorials This section is intended to provide you with practical applicable tutorials for GlobeCaster s Switcher Tutorials covered in this section are e Performing a Sync Roll with the VTR Transport Panel 10 e Using Virtual Sets GlobeCaster Switcher Tutorials 10 Chapter 2 Performing A Sync Roll With The VTR Transport Panel Selecting Decks This tutorial guides you through the basics of using the VTR Transport Panel to perform a sync roll Sync roll starts all source decks playing back and starts the edit deck recording Sync roll does a 5 second pre roll before the cue point to ensure the edit deck is up to speed at the beginning of the sync roll The following topics are covered in this section e Selecting decks e Using the audio panel e Starting the sync roll e Recording to tape and to the Time Machine e Building a timeline The GlobeCaster Switcher program includes a VTR Transport Panel which allows you to control any of the RS 422a tape decks that you have connected to your GlobeCaster One of the most useful properties of the VTR Transport Panel is the sync roll feature Before beginning your sync roll you must first set up your decks and your GlobeCaster for the task 1 Open the VTR Transport Sync Roll Live Digitize panel by clicking on the Panels button and selecting VTR Transport You see a list of your
82. Rosition Figure 4 249 The Alpha Slider In the workspace you see that the My Name stroke is no longer visible However you still see a bounding box for the stroke Since the Alpha value is animated a keyframe is added for the property s new value In the workspace click the thin red stroke to select it Remember with the Select button selected you can click on any stroke in the workspace to select it You see a bounding box around the stroke indicating that it is selected You see that the Stroke Properties panel now displays the properties for the thin red stroke In the Stroke Properties panel click and drag the Alpha slider following figure all the way to the left Since the thin red stroke is selected this causes the stroke to completely fade out so that it is no longer visible in the workspace This is what you want the stroke to look like at the end of the effect Alpha A Position 527 Alpha fs Slider Figure 4 250 The Alpha Slider In the workspace you see that the thin red stroke is no longer visible However you still see a bounding box for the stroke In the workspace click the blue stroke to select it Remember with the Select button selected you can click on any stroke in the workspace to select it You see a bounding box around the stroke indicating that it is selected You see that the Stroke Properties panel now displays the properties for the blue stroke GlobeCaster Animator C
83. Settings saving 350 Expanding Timeline 167 F Field Button 114 File Extensions 601 88 Icp 88 File Type Button 125 134 Fonts selecting 117 145 sizing 117 Foreground DSK using 21 22 Formats saving as a wipe transition 66 saving as an overlay 108 125 G Gradient Editor 141 Gradient Style Button 138 Gradients adding to strokes 138 changing angle 142 creating 141 H Hold using 234 280 Hold Interpolation Setting 174 Hold Keyframes 326 Hue using 202 Ink Settings Button 137 Interpolation setting as hold 174 Italic Button 146 K Keyframes adding 172 176 adding dips 320 adding fade ins 318 animating 232 cubic 325 editing 173 321 hold 326 in timeline 167 linear 325 overview 167 selecting 319 L Layer Controls Create button 120 Stencil button 120 Layer Properties Panel animating layers with 93 Layer Slider Selecting Layers With 101 Layers animating 95 96 animating properties 93 creating 100 creating a stencil layer 120 selecting 101 sizing 94 98 L Cuts Complete Voiceover Tutorial 333 L Cuts Partial Voiceover Tutorial 337 Levels Window using 209 Levels Adjusting Audio 315 Linear using 229 Linear Interpolation Setting 133 Linear Keyframes 325 Loop creating 229 234 Loop Button 113 Looping effects 113 Lower Third Creating 128 Luminosity using 250 M Manual Conventions 5 MapMode Panel animating layers with 94
84. TORIALS MANUAL EFFECTS GENERATOR TUTORIALS Chapter 5 Effects Generator Tutorials Tutorials Manual GlobeCaster 197 This section is intended to provide you with realistic and applicable tutorials for use with Effects Generator The included tutorials are Creating A Single Hue Color Effect 2 0 00 eecceceeeeesteeeeeeeetteeee 198 Creating A Posterized Video Color Effect eeeeeeereeeee 206 Creating An Over The Shoulder Effect i eecseeeeeseeetteeeee 215 Making A Bouncing Ball Transition Part One eee 243 Making A Bouncing Ball Transition Part Two cceeeeee 264 Effects Generator Tutorials 198 Chapter 5 Creating A Single Hue Color Effect Starting A Color Effect The following tutorial is intended for novice to intermediate users It shows you how to remove all the color from a video source except one This is helpful when you want to turn the video black and white but leave one of the colors remaining In this tutorial you learn the following skills e How to create a All B W but Hue Circle color effect e How preview color effects in the Effects Generator workspace e How to save color effects e How to load color effects in Switcher Unlike creating 3D effects there are no preparatory steps for creating a color effect The only thing you want to do is load a still so that you can preview your work as you go You can do this in Switcher by grabbing a freeze from the video y
85. WipeL click on the Animation Status button the button with the S on it and select Animated from the pop up menu following figure a Animated Menu Option Animated Figure 4 16 Choosing Animated from the Pop Up Menu Choosing Animated turns on the animation for the WipeL value Adjusting the WipeL value causes the video to transition in from the right of the screen to the left Since this is where you want the stroke to be at the end of the animation you do not need to adjust the WipeR value If you adjust the WipeR value the video transitions in from the left of the screen to the right You see the Animation Status button change from S for static to A for animated 12 Bring the effect to the beginning of the timeline by clicking the First Frame button in the Transport Controls following figure First Frame Button Figure 4 17 The First Frame Button 13 Click and drag WipeL slider following figure all the way to the right Figure 4 18 The WipeL Slider 14 NOTE When a 15 project is previewed in Animator Compos itor the speed at which it plays back is slower than its actual speed when run in Switcher or Editor How slow this effect is played in Animator Compositor is deter mined by how com plex the strokes and animation are on each frame Tutorials Manual GlobeCaster 6s You see the white box slide from the left to the right where it is completely out of the workspace This is wh
86. a keyframe the object turns green 2 Enter the following values in the X Y and Z windows in the toolbar Figure 5 128 Keyframe Values for the Seventeenth Frame The sphere moves as you enter each value When all three values are entered the sphere is positioned on the right side of the video plane just touching it following figure Figure 5 129 The Spheres Position at the 17th Frame Because you changed the sphere s position you set a keyframe at 00 00 00 17 0 The sphere turns yellow letting you know that a keyframe is set The dashed line is the sphere s movement path If you want to change your view you can always press d on your keyboard to leave the edit mode and return to Director mode You can reposition your view there and return to the edit mode by pressing d again Even though the sphere is hitting the plane to make the effect appear more realistic the sphere should travel a little bit beyond the plane before it bounces back You want to do that now Tutorials Manual GlobeCaster 271 l Drag the Timecode Slider to 00 00 00 23 0 following figure Timecode Slider Figure 5 130 Dragging the Timecode Slider This sets the timecode to the twenty third frame in the effect Notice that the sphere in the workspace turns green 2 Enter the following values in the X Y and Z windows in the toolbar Figure 5 131 Keyframe Values for the Twenty Third Frame The sphere moves as you e
87. ace Stroke Button Figure 4 180 The Stroke Button You see the Stroke Properties panel following figure in the upper left corner of your screen Figure 4 181 The Stroke Properties Panel From the Stroke Properties panel bring up the Color Palette and Gradient Editor panel by clicking the Ink Settings button following figure Ink Settings Button Figure 4 182 The Ink Settings Button You see the Color Palette and Gradient Editor panel following figure just below the Stroke Properties panel From this panel you can add a gradient to a stroke or change the color of the stroke For more information about using GlobeCaster Animator Compositor Tutorials 138 Chapter 4 the Color Palette and Gradient Editor panel see the GlobeCaster Animator Compositor Manual Lolor Palette Figure 4 183 The Color Palette and Gradient Editor Panel 7 Give the Current Stroke a solid color by clicking the Gradient Style button following figure and choosing Solid from the pop up menu following figure Choosing any of the other options adds various gradients to a stroke Gradient Style Button Figure 4 184 The Gradient Style Button Solid Solid Menu Linear Option 4 Corner Circular Bevel Box Horizontal at Vertical 4 Side Figure 4 185 Choosing Solid from the Pop Up Menu NOTE The stroke you just created and any custom stroke for that matter can be saved for further use by dragging
88. ace That s it for getting ready to make an effect Creating The The next step is to start creating your effect Effect Effects Generator Tutorials 208 Chapter 5 l Locate the Type button following figure It s a long red button near the top of the panel Type Button Figure 5 17 The Type Button Use this button to select the type of color effect you want to create 2 Click the Type button The Type pop up menu appears following figure All B W But Hue Circle All B W But Hue Wedge All 1 Color But Hue Circle All 1 Color But Hue Wedge Monochrome Color Monochrome B W Inverse Video Inverse Luma Inverse Chroma Posterize Video Posterize Luma Posterize Chroma Psuedo Color Preserve Luma Psuedo Color and Luma Figure 5 18 The Type Pop Up Menu 3 Select Posterize Video This type of effect reduces all the colors in the video source or framestore in the case of the test still to a limited range of values Notice that only the Tutorials Manual GlobeCaster Q 209 Levels option in the panel is available The rest are ghosted out following figure Hui Saturation New Hue Saturation Radius Radial Fallot s Angular Width Angular Fallot Levels Figure 5 19 The Color Effects Panel with Posterized Video Selected Levels adjusts the number of colors left in the still You can select a value from 2 to 256 Lower numbers produce the most drastic effects For this tutorial
89. ag the Timecode slider following figure to the left until the Timecode display reads 00 00 01 05 0 You are going to edit all of the Control Knobs for the keyframes at this point in the timeline Timecode Slider Figure 4 299 The Timecode Slider In the timeline select the event for the My Name stroke In the timeline you see that the event for the My Name stroke is highlighted indicating that it is selected 16 17 Tutorials Manual GlobeCaster 182 In the workspace you see a bounding box around the My Name stroke Bring up the Stroke Properties panel for the My Name stroke by right clicking on the event and choosing Properties from the pop up menu following figure Delete Event Delete Selected Events Snap Select All Select Track Select None Invert Track Invert Selection Select From Here Select From Here on This Track Expand Tree Expand All Collapse Tree Properties Menu Minimize Track Heights Option Restore Track Heights Properties Toggle Height Set Picon Sat Stroke Name Figure 4 300 Choosing Properties from the Pop Up Menu You see the Stroke Properties panel in the upper left corner of your screen You will use this panel to add a keyframe for the Alpha property to the timeline In the Stroke Properties panel click the Animation Status button for the Alpha property following figure for the My Name stroke and choose Add Key from the pop up menu following figure
90. als Manual GlobeCaster 165 You see that the Wipes Properties panel now displays the properties for the white stroke In the Wipes Properties panel click and drag the WipeB slider following figure all the way to the right Since the white stroke is still selected this causes the stroke to completely wipe so that it is no longer visible in the workspace This is what you want the stroke to look like at the end of the effect WipeB Slider In the workspace you see that the white stroke is no longer visible However you still see a bounding box for the stroke Since the WipeB value is animated a keyframe is added for the property s new value Close the Wipes Properties panel by clicking the X button in the upper right corner of the panel Preview the effect in Animator Compositor to see how it will look when it is run in either GlobeCaster s Switcher or loaded into Editor To do this follow these steps a Bring the animation to its beginning by clicking the First Frame button following figure in the Transport Controls First Frame Button Figure 4 255 The First Frame Button In the workspace you see the animation at its starting point b Play the animation by clicking the Play button following figure in the Transport Controls GlobeCaster Animator Compositor Tutorials 166 Chapter 4 NOTE When a project is previewed in Animator Compos itor the speed at which it plays back is slower than
91. and how it acts when it is run in GlobeCaster s Switcher For more information about using this panel see the GlobeCaster Animator Compositor manual O00 00 01 00 0 Pay ml H f ij i Figure 4 162 The Workspace Properties Panel 3 In the Workspace Properties panel click the Alpha button following figure on This makes the background of the layer transparent Alpha Button Figure 4 163 The Alpha Button You see the workspace change from solid black to a checkerboard pattern The checkerboard pattern indicates that the background of the layer is transparent Tutorials Manual iobeCaster a 4 Deselect the Transition function by clicking on the Transition button following figure With Transition selected a project is saved as a transition Selecting this is necessary if you are creating an effect such as a wipe but is not needed when creating an overlay such as the one you are creating in this tutorial Transition Button Figure 4 164 The Transition Button 5 Inthe Workspace Properties panel change the duration of your effect from 1 second to 1 1 2 seconds To do this a Click on the first number in the timecode following figure Timecode is in standard SMPTE format HH MM SS FF That means that the number is the hours value Duratias 00 00 01 00 0 Duration 1raten i f ed Window i P 5 f JaA p Size X 20 i JRB Figure 4 165 Timecode in the Workspace Properties
92. ane fills the workspace You don t see the sphere but you do see its movement path 3 Click the First Frame button in the Transport Controls The Timecode Slider jumps to the beginning of the effect The sphere returns to its starting position but you still don t see it in the workspace view because its off screen 4 Click the Play button in the Transport Controls following figure vedic wales Prog E Prei Play Button E ee r F E Tey REY FISY AGY Spal Figure 5 136 The Play Button Effects Generator Tutorials 274 Chapter 5 Adding Rotation To The Sphere Optional The effect runs following figure Figure 5 137 The Effect Running When you preview your effect it plays back at a slower speed than it actually runs after compiling You see the sphere fly in from the top left of the screen hit the right side of the video plane and pass through it It then shoots up and off the right side of the screen 5 Return to the beginning of the effect The effect looks pretty good so far But one thing should be added The sphere looks dull because aside from its movement it s pretty much remaining stationary You can give the sphere some character in several ways The easiest way is to add rotation to the sphere s movement Though the rotation will not be readily apparent in the finished effect it will make a difference Besides if you decide later to add a different texture to the sphere
93. ange the sphere s starting position You can move an object two ways You can click and drag the object You can also enter specific values in the X Y and Z windows For this tutorial you are given the exact positions you need so it is easier to type in the values Tutorials Manual GlobeCaster 269 5 Enter the following values in the X Y and Z windows in the toolbar Press Enter on your keyboard to set each change after each value Figure 5 125 The Starting Move Values for the Sphere The sphere moves as you enter each value When all three values are entered the sphere is positioned to the left of the scene camera following figure Figure 5 126 The Sphere at New Starting Position With the sphere s starting position set you are ready to begin animating Animating The To begin you must set the keyframe at which the sphere first hits the video plane Sphere To do this you first set the Timecode Slider to the frame where you want to create the keyframe Then you change the position of the sphere l Drag the Timecode Slider following figure to 00 00 00 17 0 Timecode Slider Figure 5 127 Dragging the Timecode Slider This sets the Timecode to the seventeenth frame in the effect Notice that the sphere in the workspace turns green Effects Generator Tutorials 270 Chapter 5 Objects in the workspace appear yellow when they are selected and you are on one of their keyframes When you are not on
94. applied to the thin red stroke 20 In the Stroke Properties panel click the Animation Status button for the Alpha property following figure for the thin stroke and choose Add Key 21 22 Tutorials Manual iobeCaster 129 from the pop up menu following figure This adds an additional keyframe for the property By adding a keyframe for the thin red stroke s Alpha value you can adjust that value in the timeline and make it so that the stroke is completely transparent at this point in the effect Animation Status Button Figure 4 304 The Animation Status Button Alpha E PA Animated Next Key Previous Key Add Key Add Key Delete Key Menu Option Figure 4 305 Choosing Add Key from the Pop Up Menu In the timeline you see a Control Knob added in the keyframe track following figure The Added Control Knob Figure 4 306 The Control Knob Added in the Keyframe Track In the timeline click and drag the Control Knob for the keyframe you just added so that the Control Knob is at the bottom of the track For this track which is for the Alpha property moving the Control Knob to the bottom of the track makes the stroke completely transparent In the workspace you see that the thin red stroke is completely transparent Close the Stroke Properties panel by clicking the X button in the upper right corner of the panel GlobeCaster Animator Compositor Tutorials 190 Chapter 4 23 Go to the end
95. apter 5 The workspace fills with the image Use this framestore as a reference while you are creating the color effect for this tutorial Because youve opened the Color Effects panel and dropped a framestore into the workspace Effects Generator automatically applies whatever color effect is set in the Color Effects panel If you just started up Effects Generator or no one else has been using the panel before you the first color effect All B W But Hue Circle is already loaded and activated 4 Click in the workspace The picture returns to its normal state Whenever you want to turn a color effect off click in the workspace That s it for getting ready to make an effect Creating The The next step is to start creating your effect Effect 1 Locate the Type button following figure It s a long red button near the top of the panel Color Effects Type Button Type Figure 5 5 The Type Button Use this button to select the type of color effect you want to create 2 Click the Type button Tutorials Manual GlobeCaster 201 The Type pop up menu appears following figure All B W But Hue Circle All B W But Hue Wedge All 1 Color But Hue Circle All 1 Color But Hue Wedge Monochrome Color Monochrome B W Inverse Video Inverse Luma Inverse Chroma Posterize Video Posterize Luma Posterize Chroma Psuedo Color Preserve Luma Psuedo Color and Luma Figure 5 6 The Type Pop Up Menu Select All
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97. ated APosition E Next Key Previous Key Add Key Add Key Menu Option Delete Key Figure 4 268 Choosing Add Key from the Pop Up Menu By adding a keyframe for the Earth stroke s Alpha value you can adjust that value in the timeline and make it so that the stroke is completely opaque at this point in the effect In the timeline you see a Control Knob added in the keyframe track following figure Alpha The Added Control Knob Alpha Duration UU U0 01 13 U Figure 4 269 The Control Knob Added in The Keyframe Track Leave the Stroke Properties panel up for now 7 Inthe timeline adjust the Control Knob for the keyframe you just added so that the Control Knob is at the top of the track For this track which is for the Alpha property moving the Control Knob to the top of the track makes the stroke completely opaque As you drag the Control Knob down the stroke becomes more transparent until it is completely transparent when the Control Knob is at the bottom of the track There are two ways to adjust a Control Knob They are a Click and drag the Control Knob up down left or right in the timeline Dragging the knob up or down adjusts the value of the property for the keyframe track Dragging the knob left or right changes the keyframe s position in the timeline Tutorials Manual iobeCaster 072 b Right click on the Control Knob and choose Edit Key from the pop up menu to bring up the Event pan
98. ause point 229 234 simple wipe 56 stencil layers 120 Cubic Keyframes 325 Cutting cameras and backgrounds simultaneously 19 20 D Decks selecting 10 11 Digitize Clip Panel digitizing clips with 82 recording ClipMems 79 recording Time Machine clips 79 setting record length 83 Digitizing Clips file extensions 88 recording ClipMems 79 recording Time Machine clips 79 saving a project as a digitized clip 85 setting record length 83 Director Mode editing in 266 entering 264 viewing in 205 Drawing text strokes 115 Duration changing 218 245 setting effect duration 59 112 131 setting stroke duration 113 114 E Edit Key Panel tutorial 321 Editing animation using the timeline 128 166 color effects starting 198 206 colors in the Color Palette and Gradient Editor panel 141 control knobs 177 Duration 218 245 effect properties 245 effects overlay 218 246 properties 244 saving 204 213 transition 218 246 in Director mode 266 keyframes 173 layers 94 objects applying preset surface 255 properties 217 rotating 274 resetting 232 strokes 137 148 value tracks 228 Editing Keyframes 321 Editing To Audio Tutorial 292 Editing To Audio With Auto Beats 305 Effects adding a pause point to 132 compiling 239 looping 113 properties 244 saving 204 213 241 saving as an overlay 108 125 setting duration 59 112 131 setting types 218 246 EQ
99. ave an effect where one ClipMem pulls back while another Effect ClipMem crawls up the side of the screen it s time to save your project This section of the tutorial teaches you how to save an effect as an overlay To save the project follow these steps l Inthe Workspace Controls click the File Type button the button to the right of the Workspace button and choose Overlay from the pop up menu following figure still Overlay Menu Memory Clip Option Overlay Wipe BMP Windows Still TGA Targa Still PCX PC Paintbrush Still TIF Tagged Image File PNG Portable Net Graphic JPG JPEG Still Figure 4 114 Choosing Overlay from the Pop Up Menu The File Type button should now read Overlay With Overlay selected as the file type when the project is saved it will act as an overlay If you chose Wipe from the pop up menu your project is saved as a wipe 2 Inthe Workspace Controls click and drag the workspace picon following figure into the bin directory GlobeCaster Bins Panam Projects Workspace Picon Figure 4 115 The Workspace Picon Tutorials Manual GlobeCaster 109 You see a window come up indicating that the project is being saved following figure Saving frame 28 of 60 Figure 4 116 The Saving Project Window When this window disappears your project is saved You now have an effect where one ClipMem pulls back while another ClipMem crawls up the side of the screen This ef
100. ayed back over a video source in GlobeCaster s Switcher Figure 4 117 The Finished Project as it is Played Back in GlobeCaster s Switcher Preparing The Workspace Tutorials Manual iobeCaster n This tutorial is broken up into three sections These sections are 2 3 Rotoscoping the text Saving the project Preparing the workspace Before you begin rotoscoping text you need to first prepare the workspace By doing this you are telling Animator Compositor how to display the workspace and how the effect is displayed after you save it and load it into another workspace l Workspace Right click on the Workspace picon following figure and choose New Project from the pop up menu following figure If you are starting up this application for the first time this is unnecessary since there is no project loaded into the workspace Figure 4 118 The Workspace Picon Properties Stats Select All About Workspace Visible SafeArea Record Cubic Linear New Hold Project Menu New Project Option Rename Project Figure 4 119 Choosing New Project Choosing New Project clears the workspace making it ready to start a new project If an unsaved project is in the workspace a menu comes up asking if you want to save the current project If you wish to save this project click Yes If you don t wish to save it click No GlobeCaster Animator Compositor Tutorials 112 Chapter
101. ayer in your project you are ready to adda ClipMem ClipMen to it Once the ClipMem is in your workspace you will resize the stroke Window for the ClipMem and then animate it so that it crawls from the top of the screen to the bottom By doing this you will get a feel for how to animate a ClipMem window To animate a ClipMem window follow these steps l Bring the timeline to the beginning of the effect by clicking the First Frame button following figure in the Transport Controls By bringing the effect to its beginning you can bring the ClipMem into the workspace and be sure that it will last the entire duration of the effect If you bring the ClipMem into the workspace while it is at the end of the effect the ClipMem only appears on the last frame of the effect First Frame Button Figure 4 96 The First Frame Button 2 Select layer 2 by clicking and dragging the Layer slider following figure down until layer 2 is selected You can tell that it is selected because the number below the Current Layer picon changes from 1 of 2 to 2 of 2 Layer Slider Figure 4 97 The Layer Slider 3 Locate the following ClipMem picon in the bin directory GlobeCaster Bins Panam Projects This is the picon for the ClipMem you created in the tutorial GlobeCaster Animator Compositor Tutorials 102 Chapter 4 Digitizing Clips With The Digitize Clip Panel on page 79 This ClipMem is named MyClip1 Figure 4 98 The ClipMem P
102. beCaster Editor application has a feature called Auto Beats With Auto Beats you can listen to the audio and press a key whenever you reach a place where you want an edit to occur This puts a placeholder on the timeline Once you have the edits timed to the audio you can replace the placeholders with video clips To use Auto Beats do the following 1 Click on the Options button following figure Options Button Figure 6 29 The Options Button GlobeCaster Editor Tutorials 306 Chapter 6 The Editor Options panel opens in the upper left of the screen following figure Audio Scrub Length A vl MUCH Imeline star Reaction frames Postra Safe Preroll if off by more thar Ai boi ported Edit Hetries Figure 6 30 The Editor Options Panel 2 Click on the Auto Beats button previous figure to turn it on Now you ll begin making edits You ll need to play the timeline again 1 Make sure the timeline is at the beginning press the First Frame button if necessary then press the Play button following figure i Play First J0 00 04 28 f ol Frame At N ee ea Button Button Stopped Figure 6 31 The First Frame and Play Buttons 2 Listen to the audio as the timeline plays back When you hear a place where an edit should occur press the m key on the keyboard Tutorials Manual GlobeCaster 307 A new clip of matte black appears on the timeline following figure New Clip Figur
103. button following figure in the Stroke Controls By clicking this button you can draw strokes in the workspace When you load a stroke this button is automatically selected Since you drew a stroke in the workspace then changed the properties of the Current Stroke you need to select the Create button again Create Button Figure 4 197 The Create Button Draw a thin box across the workspace by clicking just outside the left side of the workspace and dragging just outside the right side of the workspace The box should start just outside of the bottom of the workspace and end in the middle of the red line you drew earlier Tutorials Manual GlobeCaster 143 The stroke should look like the following figure If it doesn t you can edit it so that it does Figure 4 198 The Stroke in the Workspace 19 The stroke you just drew isn t exactly in the position you want it in You want it to be behind the other two strokes Send it to the back by right clicking on the stroke and choosing Back from the pop up menu following figure Back Menu Option Properties Selact Select All Delete Front Forward Back Backward Lift Stroke Animate Pos Sat In Point Set Out Point Show Path Figure 4 199 Choosing Back from the Pop Up Menu You see the stroke move to the back of the workspace behind the other strokes GlobeCaster Animator Compositor Tutorials 144 Chapter 4 20 Locate the foll
104. ce Properties panel click on the Source button following figure and select your video source from the pop up menu following figure This pop up menu acts as a mini switcher allowing you to set what is displayed as the Program Out video source This tutorial will show you digitized clip created from a live video source However you can choose any video source you wish including a framestore You will use the clip created in this tutorial later in the tutorial Creating Animated Windows Using ClipMems on page 89 uration UO OO 01 00 U Source Source Button Figure 4 50 The Source Button GlobeCaster Animator Compositor Tutorials 82 Chapter 4 The following figure illustrates selecting input 4 as the Program Out video source Remember to complete this tutorial you can choose any video source Input 4 Menu Option Frame Frame2 Black Matte Program Out Figure 4 51 Choosing Input 4 as the Video Source You see the video source you selected in your Program monitor 4 Close the Workspace Properties panel by clicking the X button in the upper right corner of the panel 5 Bring up the Digitize Clip panel by right clicking on the Workspace picon in the Workspace Controls and choosing Record from the pop up menu following figure Record Menu Option Properties Stats Select All About v Workspace Visible SafeArea Record lt Cubic Linear Hold New Proj
105. ces 5 TERM This Agreement is effective upon your initial operation of the GlobeCaster System and shall continue until terminated You may terminate this Agreement at any time by returning the Software and Documentation and extracts therefrom to GlobalStreams Upon such termination by GlobalStreams you agree to return to GlobalStreams all copies and portions thereof of the Software and Documentation GlobalStreams may terminate this Agreement upon the breach by you of any term hereof Termination of this Agreement by GlobalStreams shall not release you from any liability which at the time of termination has already accrued to GlobalStreams or which thereafter may accrue in respect to any act or omission prior to termination or from any obligation specified to survive termination 6 CONFIDENTIALITY You acknowledge that in connection with this Agreement and your relationship with GlobalStreams you may obtain information relating to the GlobeCaster System and to GlobalStreams that is of a confidential and proprietary nature Confidential Information Such Confidential Information may include but is not limited to trade secrets know how inventions techniques processes programs schematics software source documents data customer lists financial information and sales and marketing plans or information that you know or have reason to know is confidential Tutorials Manual GlobeCaster 369 proprietary or trade secret informat
106. cks of Voiceover Clip GlobeCaster Editor Tutorials 302 Chapter 6 Stripping The Video TIP You can also open the Clip Main Properties panel by selecting a clip right clicking on it and selecting Prop erties from the pop up menu For the time being you aren t interested in the video part of the voiceover clip You can strip the video by changing the clip properties in the Clip Main Properties panel l Ifit is not already highlighted select the Voiceover clip by clicking on it 2 Click the Properties button in the toolbar following figure Properties Button a Vorceaver Figure 6 19 The Properties Button The Clip Main Properties panel opens following figure Lilo Main Propertie iio Name Record Audio Edit Lock p Norma Use tape default correction tape default correction wee Bll i lips on this tape Figure 6 20 The Clip Main Properties Panel Just below the Reel Name is a row of buttons labeled Record following figure r Lio Main Properties L Rei External Source Cilp Name Clip Record W 12 DME Record Buttons Audio Edit Lock Figure 6 21 The Clip Record Buttons Tutorials Manual Globecaster 303 These buttons tell Editor which components of the clip Video and Audio tracks 1 4 you wish to record 3 Click the V video record button to turn off the video portion of the Voiceover clip 4 Close the Clip Main Properties panel by clicking on the X butt
107. con in the bin directory GlobeCaster Bins Panam Sampler It is the picon with the Earth graphic on it Figure 4 213 The Stroke Picon 32 Load this stroke brush as the Current Stroke by clicking the picon GlobeCaster Animator Compositor Tutorials 150 Chapter 4 33 While holding the Shift key on your keyboard draw an Earth stroke in the workspace that is roughly the same size as the following figure By holding the Shift key the stroke you draw keeps the proportions that the Earth should have You see the picon in the Current Stroke window in the Stroke Controls Figure 4 214 The Earth Stroke in the Workspace 34 Move the Earth stroke into the lower right corner of the workspace To do this a Select the Move button following figure in the Stroke Controls Move Button Figure 4 215 The Move Button Tutorials Manual GlobeCaster 151 b Click and drag the Earth stroke down and to the right until it is in the same position in the workspace as the following figure Figure 4 216 The Earth Stroke in the Workspace NOTE When a You now have all of the elements of the lower third in your workspace Once project is saved it is you save this project you can begin animating the elements brought to the last frame of the effect Be 35 Save the project in progress by clicking the Save Now button followin sure to bring the pre aks y 8 l 8 ENE E figure in the Workspace Controls Once a project has be
108. ct to the beginning of the timeline by clicking the First Frame button in the Transport Controls following figure First Frame Button Figure 4 177 The First Frame Button GlobeCaster Animator Compositor Tutorials 136 Chapter 4 2 Locate the following stroke picon in the bin directory GlobeCaster Bins Panam Sampler It is the picon with the gradient that blends from black to blue Figure 4 178 The Stroke Picon 3 Load this picon as the Current Stroke by clicking on it In the Stroke Controls you see this picon in the Current Stroke Picon window indicating that it is the current stroke 4 Draw a thin horizontal stroke in the workspace by clicking just outside the left side of the workspace and dragging just outside the right side of the workspace The stroke should look like the following figure If it doesn t you can edit it so that it does To edit a stroke select the Edit button in the stroke controls then click the desired stroke You see edit handles on the stroke By clicking and dragging these handles you can edit the size shape and position of the stroke Figure 4 179 The Stroke in the Workspace 5 Bring up the Stroke Properties panel for the current stroke by clicking the Stroke button following figure From this panel you will alter the Current Tutorials Manual GlobeCaster 137 Stroke loaded in the Stroke Controls This will be the brush for the next stroke you draw in the worksp
109. cts Take a moment to load other framestores into the workspace and experiment with the effect Tutorials Manual GlobeCaster 215 Creating An Over The Shoulder Effect NOTE This tutorial is based on NTSC for mat For other video formats please make the appropriate adjustments NTSC has 30 frames or 60 fields per second Creating A New Scene The following tutorial is geared towards the novice to intermediate user It teaches you how to create an Over the Shoulder effect In an Over the Shoulder abbreviated OTS for ease a graphic image or live source appears in the top corner of the picture resting on the anchors shoulder The OTS is usually seen in news programs as graphics that help describe the topic of the next story or act as an introduction to the next story When the effect runs a video plane with Preview video mapped onto it appears in the upper left corner of the screen just above the anchor s shoulder following figure By clicking the Auto button in Switcher the video plane expands to fill the entire screen By clicking the Auto button once more the video plane disappears bringing back the anchor Figure 5 26 The Effect in Progress You will learn these skills e Creating a new scene e Setting effect properties e Setting up the workspace e Changing object properties e Animating and scaling the video plane e Working with the safe area e Inserting a pause point using the Loop funct
110. d combine them with effects downstream keys transitions anything you like What is displayed on your Program Out is what is recorded onto your record deck s tape 2 When you are done press the Stop All key Stop All Button Figure 2 6 Stop All Key 3 Now you can use the transport controls to change your record deck to a play deck then play back your creation To do this click on the deck and select Play from the menu Play Menu Option Record Figure 2 7 Selecting Play Recording to Time Machine To record to a Time Machine you must of course have one installed in your GlobeCaster 1 Select the Time Machine button on the VTR Transport Panel and then make sure that the button to the right of the Time Machine button reads Program Out You can leave the Mixer channel turned Off Tutorials Manual iobeCaster 15 2 Next to the TM clip window select the New Clip button New e Clip wi AE iiai Button Figure 2 8 New Clip Button Click on the Sync Roll button to start the pre roll on your decks 4 While your decks are pre rolling make sure Time Machine is selected and press the Record button 5 Your program out is recorded to your Time Machine as a TMClip time machine clip 6 Once you are done press Stop All Click on the Save button by the Clip picon window Figure 2 9 Save Button Figure 2 9 Save Button GlobeCaster Switcher Tutorials 16 Chapter 2 Buildi
111. d make it so that the stroke is finished wiping onto the workspace at this point in the effect v Animated Next Key Previous Key Add Key Add Key Menu Delete Key Option Figure 4 282 Choosing Add Key from the Pop Up Menu 25 2 25 Tutorials Manual GlobeCaster 179 In the timeline you see a Control Knob added in the keyframe track following figure The Added Control Knob Figure 4 283 The Control Knob Added in the Keyframe Track Leave the Wipes Properties panel up for now In the timeline click and drag the Control Knob for the keyframe you just added so that the Control Knob is at the bottom of the track For this track which is for the WipeL property moving the Control Knob to the bottom of the track makes the stroke so that it is completely wiped into the workspace Dragging the Control Knob up causes the stroke to wipe out of the workspace until it is completely out of the workspace when the Control Knob is at the top of the track You see that the blue stroke is completely wiped into the workspace In the timeline select the event for the white stroke In the timeline you see that the event for the white stroke is highlighted indicating that it is selected In the workspace you see a bounding box around the white stroke The Wipes Properties panel is now for the white stroke In the Wipes Properties panel click the Animation Status button for the WipeB property for the white stroke and cho
112. decks Figure 2 1 Figure 2 1 List of Decks 2 To set up your decks correctly you must have already configured your decks in the Serial Devices Panel For more information on the Serial Devices Panel see Serial Devices in the GlobeCaster User Guide 3 Click on each deck and on the button to the right of the name select whether the deck is a Play or Record Deck You must have one deck to record to Tutorials Manual aiobeCaster 11 unless you are recording to the Time Machine or building a timeline see Recording to Time Machine on page 14 Record Menu Option Figure 2 2 Setting a Deck to Record 4 Select each deck one at a time and use the transport controls to select the desired point Click on the Mark button to mark that point Repeat this process for each source and record deck On the record deck make sure that the V A1 and A2 buttons are lit up accordingly These buttons are only selectable if there is a recordable tape in the record deck The button turns yellow as you re cueing the deck You are now ready to begin your sync roll Using The If you are going to want to have full audio control of your decks while sync rolling Audio Panel you need to configure this in the VTR Transport Panel as well Here s how GlobeCaster Switcher Tutorials 12 Chapter 2 l First open the Audio Mixer Panel by clicking on the Panels button and selecting Audio Mixer GlobeCaster Enhanced Audio Min
113. ding graphics to 71 animating 64 156 animating properties 74 creating a simple wipe 56 creating animated wipes with graphics 68 saving 66 Wipes Properties Panel animating strokes with 156 animating values 74 animating wipes with 64 using to create a wipe transition 62 WipeB value animating 157 WipeL value adjusting 64 animating 157 Workspace preparing 57 68 90 111 129 preparing for editing 219 Tutorials Manual GlobeCaster 363 247 previewing 237 273 Workspace Controls File Type button 125 134 Save Now button 133 Wave Now button 133 135 151 161 166 182 194 Workspace Properties Panel adding a pause point with 132 Alpha button 130 changing effect duration with 112 131 Field button 114 Paint To End button 113 121 Pause button 132 Safe Area button 131 setting project duration with 59 setting video source with 81 Source button 81 Transition button 131 X XPosition Value Adjusting 73 Y YPosition Value adjusting 105 animating 105 Index Tutorials Manual GlobeCaster 365 FCC Notice This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if
114. ds 4 Inthe EQ Settings panel adjust the High Mid and Low settings to the settings you desire 5 As you change the settings note the change in the Response window following figure This window provides a graphic representation of the EQ settings Frequency Figure 7 4 EQ Settings Change in the Response Window 6 Click and drag a picon from the Response window into a bin Tutorials Manual GlobeCaster 282 You see a saved picon for the EQ Settings following figure This picon can be dragged onto an EQ button or onto an audio track in a timeline Figure 7 5 An EQ Settings Picon Continue on to the next section to learn how to apply a saved EQ setting Audio Mixer Tutorials 354 Chapter 7 Applying EQ Settings Once an EQ Settings picon is saved to a bin it can be applied to audio channels in the Clip Audio Properties panel in GlobeCaster s Editor or the Audio Mixer panel in GlobeCaster s Switcher This picon can also be dragged directly onto an audio track in an Editor timeline This tutorial will walk you through the steps necessary to apply a saved EQ setting There are three ways to use a saved EQ Setting They are e Apply an EQ Setting to an audio mixer channel e Apply an EQ Setting to the EQ Settings panel e Apply an EQ Setting to a video or audio track in a timeline To apply an EQ setting to an audio mixer channel follow these steps l Ifyou are using GlobeCaster s Switcher bring up
115. e v Linear Cubic Hold Delete Key Edit Key Edit Key Menu Option Minimize Track Heights Restore Track Heights Figure 4 291 Choosing Edit Key from the Pop Up Menu You see the Event panel following figure on the left side of your screen This is a floating panel that can be dragged to any spot on the screen With the Event panel you can change the value of a keyframe s property the interpolation of the keyframe or the keyframe s position in the timeline For more information about using the Event panel see the GlobeCaster Animator Compositor Manual Event Value f HO 00 00 03 0 Time Slider Figure 4 292 The Event Panel GlobeCaster Animator Compositor Tutorials 184 ened In the Event panel click and drag the Time Slider following figure right until the timecode below it reads 00 00 01 05 0 By doing this you have moved the keyframe so that it is 1 second and 5 frames into the effect This means that the blue stroke does not start wiping out of the workspace until this point in the effect l Event Value E Time i Slider DO OO VO OS U Time Slider Figure 4 293 The Time Slider In the timeline you see the Control Knob move to the right until it is in position Close the Event panel by clicking the X button in the upper right corner of the panel In the timeline select the event for the thin red stroke In the timeline you see that the event for the thin red strok
116. e It s too big now so you must make it smaller Here s what to do 1 Click the Scale button following figure Scale Button Figure 5 112 The Scale Button The button lights up and the scaling function activates The X Y and Z buttons to the right of the Scale button are used to constrain scaling You can toggle these buttons off and on in any combination You can also click in the windows to the right of the buttons to type in new values for each of these settings 2 Notice the value in each window is 300 These values represent the diameter of the sphere along the three planes 3 Resize the sphere to the following values Figure 5 113 The Sphere Scale Values 4 You can do this in two ways a Hold down Ctrl on your keyboard and click and drag on the object in the workspace towards the left until the three values read 130 Holding down the control key scales an object while maintaining its aspect ratio Tutorials Manual GlobeCaster esr b Click in each of the X Y and Z windows and change the values to 130 Press Enter on your keyboard after each change As you change each value Effects Generator scales the sphere down When you finish the sphere is much smaller following figure Figure 5 114 The Sphere at Its New Size You ve created a new 3D primitive object You also applied texture and surface settings to it The next step is to start creating the animation for this effect
117. e timeline E 255 Event Value i 00 00 00 03 0 Time Slider Figure 4 312 The Event Panel 30 In the Event panel click and drag the Time Slider following figure left until the timecode below it reads 00 00 01 13 0 By doing this you have moved the keyframe so that it is 1 second and 13 frames into the effect This means that the blue stroke is wiped out of the screen at this point in the effect Event Value Time Slider 00 00 00 03 0 Time Slider Figure 4 313 The Time Slider Tutorials Manual GlobeCaster 193 In the timeline you see the Control Knob move to the left until it is in position 31 Close the Event panel by clicking the X button in the upper right corner of the panel 32 Now that you ve animated all of the values for the first and second halves of your effect the tracks in your timeline should look like the following figure If they don t edit the tracks in the animation so that they do DU UU UU UU O Figure 4 314 The Timeline 33 Preview the effect in Animator Compositor at this point to see how it will look when it is run in either GlobeCaster s Switcher or loaded into Editor To do this follow these steps GlobeCaster Animator Compositor Tutorials 194 Chapter 4 a Bring the animation to its beginning by clicking the First Frame button following figure in the Transport Controls First Frame Button Figure 4 315 The First Frame Butto
118. e you may notice that some of the edits in this case a cut between matte black and matte white don t occur quite when you want them to There s nothing to worry about if this is the case it s easy to fix GlobeCaster Editor Tutorials 310 Chapter 6 When we played back the timeline we made we noticed that the cut between the two clips at 02 00 15 25 following figure would match up better with the voiceover if it happened 3 frames later in the timeline VoIceovel rir hk ite YOMeOove Figure 6 37 Timeline Detail at 02 00 03 00 Although your edits will be at different timecode numbers you can follow the same procedure to adjust them In this example we move this edit ahead three frames to 02 00 03 03 by using Editors Trim Edit feature To do this do the following 1 Click on the second clip of the edit in this case the black one to select it 2 Click the Trim Edit button on the toolbar following figure Trim Edit Button Figure 6 38 The Trim Edit Button Adding Clips Tutorials Manual GlobeCaster 311 You see two monitors following figure one displaying a matte white clip ours has an out point of 02 00 15 25 and one displaying matte black ours has an in point of 02 00 15 25 Last Frame Preceding Clip First Frame Selected Clip Out 00 00 03 00 In 00 00 03 00 00 00 02 00 1 pentestes Duration 00 00 00 23 f Figure 6 39 The Trim Edit Mode Displaying a Matt
119. e 6 32 Adding a Clip Using Auto Beats 3 Continue playing back the timeline pressing the m key when you hear where the next edit should take place You see a clip of matte white next to the clip of matte black following figure Matte White Clip Figure 6 33 Adding the Second Clip 4 Continue playing back the timeline pressing the m key at each edit point GlobeCaster Editor Tutorials 308 Chapter 6 When you reach the end of the timeline you see a track of alternating clips of matte black and matte white following figure Figure 6 34 The Finished Timeline 5 Save the timeline as voice02 and drag it into the Timelines bin Next you ll check to see how well your edits match up To do this you ll play the timeline again and view the cuts between the matte black and matte white clips l First turn on View mode by clicking the View button on the toolbar following figure View Button Figure 6 35 The View Button Trimming Edits Tutorials Manual Globecaster 309 This opens View mode which has a large on screen monitor so you can get a good look at your output following figure Lobe Laster Eitor Figure 6 36 Editor in View Mode 2 From the timeline controls press the Play button again The timeline plays back once more but this time you can watch the cuts between the black and white clips to see if they occur at the correct times in the voiceover As you play back the timelin
120. e That s it You now have a credit roll to add to your collection You can use the same Otherwise you would techniques you used with this tutorial to make a wide range of rolls for many other save a non modifiable purposes It s simple and doesn t take long to get the hang of it Before you know it effect For more infor mation on the Inc Project button see the GlobeCaster Character Generator Manual youll have a large library to choose from TUTORIALS MANUAL ANIMATOR COMPOSITOR TUTORIALS Tutorials Manual GlobeCaster ss Chapter 4 GlobeCaster Animator Compositor Tutorials This section is intended to provide you with simple applicable tutorials for GlobeCaster Animator Compositor The featured tutorials are Creatine ASimple WADE a vseccecotaca onnan sereectreneae enone 56 e Creating Animated Wipes With Graphics 68 e Recording ClipMem Time Machine Clips ccc eeeeeeeeetreeeees 79 e Creating Animated Windows Using ClipMems eee 89 e Rotoscoping A Stenciled Text Stroke ee eeeeeesseecceeeeeeeneeeeees 110 e Animating A Lower Third Using The Timeline 128 GlobeCaster Animator Compositor Tutorials 56 Chapter 4 Creating A Simple Wipe With GlobeCaster s Animator Compositor you can create a variety of wipes A wipe is a transition from one video source to another It is named this because as the transition occurs one video source wipes away another Sure there are a
121. e White and Matte Black Clip 3 Under the monitor labeled Last Frame Preceding Clip click the Jog Trim Forward 1 Frame button three times see figure Out Point Jog Trim Forward 1 Timecode Frame Button Last Frame Preceding Clip First Frame Selected Clip Out 0 00 03 00 In 00 00 03 00 00 00 02 00 Duration 00 00 00 23 Figure 6 40 The Jog Trim Forward 1 Frame Button The out point timecode for the preceding white clip now reads 00 00 15 28 The in point of the selected black clip has also changed to read 00 00 15 28 4 Change any edits on your timeline that need it checking the timeline by playing it back as you go Be sure to save the timeline again when you finish When you get the timing of your edits right it s time to add some visual elements To do this you will replace the matte black and matte white clips with your video clips To add your video clips to the timeline drag the picons of your video clips from your Digitized or Used Clips bins and drop them on the matte clips The video clips replace the matte clips following figure GlobeCaster Editor Tutorials 312 Chapter 6 NOTE You can drop live clips or stills onto the matte clips and they are automati cally trimmed to the length of the clips they replace Adding A Soundtrack Figure 6 41 Video Clips Replace the Matte Clips on the Timeline As you continue to build your project remember to save your timeline frequent
122. e blue stroke is selected this causes the stroke to completely wipe so that it is no longer visible in the workspace This is what you want the stroke to look like at the beginning of the effect WipeL Slider Figure 4 241 The WipeL Slider In the workspace you see that the blue stroke is no longer visible However you still see a bounding box for the stroke Since the WipeL value is animated a keyframe is added for the property s new value In the workspace click the My Name stroke to select it Remember with the Select button selected you can click on any stroke in the workspace to select it You see a bounding box around the stroke indicating that it is selected GlobeCaster Animator Compositor Tutorials 160 Chapter 4 You see that the Wipes Properties panel now displays the properties for the My Name stroke 19 In the Wipes Properties panel bring up the Stroke Properties panel for the 20 21 My Name stroke by clicking the More button following figure and choosing Stroke from the pop up menu More Button Figure 4 242 The More Button Stroke Stroke Shadow Menu See Option ee Particles Texture Advanced Color Figure 4 243 Choosing Stroke from the Pop Up Menu You see the Stroke Properties panel in place of the Wipes Properties panel In the Stroke Properties panel click and drag the Alpha slider following figure all the way to the left Since the My Name stroke is selected
123. e button Its used to apply pre set reflectivity values how much light reflects from the object how brightly it reflects and how focused the reflection is to the surface of a primitive The second button is the Texture button Its used to apply a texture sort of like a skin to the primitive The next steps show you how to do this 2 Click on the Surface button Effects Generator Tutorials 256 Chapter 5 The Surface pop up menu appears following figure Hard Shiny Medium Shiny soft Shiny Hard Matte Medium Matte Soft Matte Figure 5 102 The Surface Pop Up Menu You see a list of pre generated surfaces Shiny surfaces reflect more light while matte surfaces appear dull For this tutorial you want a dull surface 3 Select Soft Matte The soft matte surface is set for the primitive Soft Matte appears on the button face 4 Click the Texture button following figure Texture Button Figure 5 103 Clicking the Texture Button A pop up menu appears following figure Sold Color Video Program Wik i f Pi eByVvieWw Video Aux Figure 5 104 The Texture Pop Up Menu Use this menu to apply a texture to the object The options allow you to set a video source or a solid color as the texture If you have multiple objects in the workspace that have images mapped onto them the file names for those images also appear in this pop up menu For this tutorial you want to apply a solid color to the
124. e change from solid black to a checkerboard pattern The checkerboard pattern indicates that the background of a layer is transparent Make sure that the Paint To End Field and Transition buttons are clicked on Having these buttons clicked on is the default setting for Animator Compositor but if you are continuing on after building another project you may need to click them on again With Paint To End selected any stroke you draw at the beginning of the timeline lasts the entire length of it If this button is not selected then any object drawn in the workspace only lasts for a single frame With Field selected all timecode is displayed in fields Having this selected is not necessary but since it is the default you ll keep it at these settings for this project With Transition selected a project is saved as a transition Selecting this is necessary when creating an effect such as a wipe like this project but is not necessary for creating a still 5 6 Tutorials Manual iobeCaster 59 In the Workspace Properties panel change the duration of the transition from 1 second to 2 seconds To do this a Click on the 1 in the Duration Window following figure Timecode is in standard SMPTE format HH MM SS FF That means that the 1 is the seconds value Duration 00 00 01 00 0 Duration Window D E 5 Source ay Size X ray Tels Figure 4 5 Duration Window in the Workspace Properties Panel b Type in the
125. e is highlighted indicating that it is selected In the workspace you see a bounding box around the thin red stroke In the timeline right click the Control Knob for the Alpha property at this point in the timeline and choose Hold from the pop up menu following figure Linear Hold Cubic Menu Hold Option Delete Key Edit Key Minimize Track Heights Restore Track Heights Figure 4 294 Choosing Hold From the Pop Up Menu In the timeline select the event for the My Name stroke In the timeline you see that the event for the My Name stroke is highlighted indicating that it is selected In the workspace you see a bounding box around the My Name stroke 9 Tutorials Manual iobeCaster ss In the timeline right click the Control Knob for the Alpha property at this point in the timeline and choose Hold from the pop up menu following figure Linear Cubic Hold Hold Menu Option Delete Key Edit Key Minimize Track Heights Restore Track Heights Figure 4 295 Choosing Hold from the Pop Up Menu 10 In the timeline select the event for the Earth stroke ll In the timeline you see that the event for the Earth stroke is highlighted indicating that it is selected In the workspace you see a bounding box around the Earth stroke Bring up the Event panel by right clicking on the Control Knob for the Alpha property at this point in the timeline and choosing Edit Key from the pop up me
126. e two shots You will notice that both the camera and the background are switched 5 To go back to your previous shot select the camera input on the Key Preview bus and press Cut or the Enter key 6 Instead of cueing each camera shot between shots use the Toggle Key button Select your next input on the Key Preview bus as you did before but this time make sure that you select the Toggle Key button before pressing Enter Panels r r Lonngure Figure 2 19 Selecting the Toggle Key Button 7 When you press Enter the switch still occurs but this time the Key Preview bus has the previous input selected Press Enter again and it switches back to your beginning position The Toggle Key button is designed for a two camera shooting situation Tutorials Manual iobeCaster 21 Using A You can pull off a bit of virtual optical illusion using a foreground downstream key Foreground in your virtual set Here s an example DSK l Find the Bins FX Sets bin and locate the framestore of the teapot on a table Double click on teapot this will load it into Preview and load the picon to the right of it into the DSK bus as well Figure 2 20 D GlobeCaster Bins FxX Sets F r Parent Home Jack Figure 2 20 Framestores 2 Select Enter and double click on the hot air balloon found in the Bins Stills Sampler bin this will load it into Preview Set up your key and then set up your chroma shot 4 Once you have your
127. e workspace you see the end of the effect with the white box representing the preview video source covering the entire workspace 10 In the Stroke Properties panel click and drag the XPosition slider following figure to the left until the flag graphic is just barely in the workspace This is where the flag graphic will be at the end of the effect when you run it in GlobeCaster Switcher By changing this position a keyframe is automatically added to the timeline Alpha 955 XPosition Slider AT TT Pa p AX Position YRPosition Figure 4 39 The XPosition Slider You see about a quarter inch strip of the flag graphic in the workspace following figure Since this strip of graphic is outside of the safe viewing GlobeCaster Animator Compositor Tutorials 76 Chapter 4 area when the effect is run in the Switcher application the edge of the graphic will not be seen Figure 4 40 Flag Graphic at the Left Edge of Your Workspace 11 Close the Stroke Properties panel by clicking the X button in the upper right corner of the panel 12 Preview the transitional effect in Animator Compositor to see how it will look when it is run in Switcher or loaded into Editor To do this follow these steps a Bring the animation to its beginning by clicking the First Frame button following figure in the Transport Controls First Frame Button Figure 4 41 The First Frame Button In the workspace you see the animation at
128. e you get too far into the manual some of the conventions that appear within need to be explained Conventions General The following formats are used to identify special instructions or important points Conventions in this manual 1 numbered Indicates step by step instructions to follow Bold Type Indicates words you should type buttons you should click names of menus panels or windows and file path names Italic Type Indicates emphasis of important points Mouse GlobeCaster is designed for use with a two button mouse The following table Conventions explains mouse commands used in this manual Click Place the mouse pointer over an object Press the left mouse button and immediately release Click and drag Place the mouse pointer over an object Press the left mouse button While holding the button down move the mouse around This is used mainly to draw boxes over objects to select them Double click Place the mouse pointer over an object Press the left mouse button twice quickly and immediately release Drag and drop Place the mouse pointer over an object Press the left mouse button and hold it down Drag move the object anywhere on your screen When you release the mouse button the object is dropped where the mouse pointer is aimed Right click Place the mouse pointer over an object Press the right mouse button and immediately release Document Overview 6 Chapter 1 TUTORIALS MANUAL SWITCHER TUTO
129. eCaster s Switcher it will pause at this point in the effect Timecode Slider Figure 4 168 The Timecode Slider In the Workspace Properties panel click the Pause button following figure This adds a pause point at this point in the effect When the effect is run in GlobeCaster s Switcher it will pause at this point in the effect Alpha Button Figure 4 169 The Pause Button Saving The Project Tutorials Manual GlobeCaster 133 9 Close the Workspace Properties panel by clicking the X in the upper right corner of the panel 10 In the Workspace Controls change the interpolation of the effect s motion by right clicking the Workspace picon following figure and choosing Linear from the pop up menu following figure Workspace Picon Figure 4 170 The Workspace Picon Properties Stats Select All About Workspace Visible SafeArea Record Linear Cubic Menu Linear Option old New Project Rename Project Figure 4 171 Choosing Linear from the Pop Up Menu The interpolation of the effect s movement determines how the motion path of the stroke behaves when it is animated A cubic interpolation means that the animation steps between keyframes follow a curved path If you select Cubic as the interpolation for this effect the animated properties start out at a slow pace speed up and then slow down again as the effect ends Cubic is the default setting A li
130. eated this wipe already go to the section Creating A Simple Wipe on page 56 and build the wipe in the tutorial 3 Load the simple wipe as the current project by double clicking on the picon You see the simple wipe load into the workspace as the current project 4 Bring the wipe to the beginning of the effect by clicking the First Frame button in the Transport Controls following figure For additional GlobeCaster Animator Compositor Tutorials 70 Chapter 4 information about using the Transport Controls see the GlobeCaster Animator Compositor manual First Frame Button Figure 4 27 The First Frame Button By bringing the effect to the first frame you can later add your graphic to the effect and have it appear throughout the effect If you added the graphic to the last frame of the effect it would only appear in the effect on the last frame 5 Create a new layer by clicking the Create button in the Layer Controls following figure Create Button Figure 4 28 The Create Button When creating a wipe with animated graphics it is necessary to create a second layer to put your graphics on When a project is saved as a wipe any strokes on the first layer represent Preview video So if you place the flag graphic on the first layer it is replaced by Preview video when the transitional effect is run 6 Click the Active button in the Layer Controls to make all layers visible You see the Active button f
131. ect Rename Project Figure 4 52 Choosing Record from the Pop Up Menu You see the Digitize Clip panel following figure in the upper left corner of your workspace From this panel you can choose which format to use to digitize your clip You can also set the duration of the clip before it is digitized Tutorials Manual GlobeCaster 83 For additional information on using the Digitize Clip panel see the GlobeCaster Animator Compositor manual 00 02 00 00 Record Length Time Machine Quality Done Figure 4 53 The Digitize Clip Panel In the Digitize Clip panel set the duration of the clip to 2 seconds by clicking in Record Length window following figure typing the new duration and pressing Enter on your keyboard The timecode in this window is in standard SMPTE format HH MM SS FF Record j Length Record Length Window UU U2 OU OU Time Machine Quality Figure 4 54 The Record Length Window with the Record Length set at 2 Seconds In the Digitize Clip panel click the Record Clipmem button to begin recording your ClipMem GlobeCaster Animator Compositor Tutorials ea Chapter 4 NOTE If you were recording a Time Machine clip from this panel you would click the Record TimeMachine Clip button When recording a Time Machine clip you can set the quality level by clicking the Time Machine Quality button and choosing a setting from the pop up menu see the GlobeCaster Anima tor Co
132. ed 7 Inthe workspace click the thin red stroke to select it Remember with the Select button selected you can click on any stroke in the workspace to select it You see a bounding box around the stroke indicating that it is selected You see that the Strokes Properties panel now displays the properties for the thin red stroke Tutorials Manual iobeCaster ss 8 In the Stroke Properties panel animate the transparency value of the thin red stroke by clicking the Animation Status button following figure for the Alpha value and choosing Animated from the pop up menu RR Animation MPNA Fata je Status XPosition 627 i Button YRPosition Animated Menu XPosition Option YRosition Aloha Figure 4 228 Choosing Animated from the Pop Up Menu You see the Animation Status button change from S for static to A for animated following figure That means that the position of the thin red stroke is now animated and that a keyframe was added for the property s position in the timeline Animation p Status XPosition 627 Button Alpha TRosition Figure 4 229 The Alpha Animation Status Reading A for Animated 9 Inthe workspace click the blue stroke to select it Remember with the Select button selected you can click on any stroke in the workspace to select it You see a bounding box around the stroke indicating that it is selected You see that the Strokes Properties panel now displays the p
133. ed once you have two options for saving a You can drag and drop the Effect picon into a convenient bin This creates a second file for the same effect saving everything you ve done up to this point A second picon appears in the bin b You can click the Save Now button in the workspace following figure Save Now Button Figure 5 166 The Save Now Button This overwrites the file you saved earlier Which method to use is up to you depending on your editing preference Once the effect is saved you can begin compiling Tutorials Manual iobeCaster 282 Compiling the The final step in any effect creation in Effects Generator is compiling To compile Effect do the following l Turn on the Inc Effect button following figure Inc Effect Button Figure 5 167 The Inc Effect Button On 2 Click the Make Effect button following figure Make Effect Button Figure 5 168 The Make Effect Button The toolbar ghosts out except for the Abort button The Progress Meter appears following figure Estimated Time Remaining 00 08 21 Elapsed Time 00 00 17 Percent Done t Warp Engine t Not Used F Switcher J J J J J J 0 Not Used Figure 5 169 The Progress Meter This effect takes around 20 to 25 minutes to compile depending on your host PC and hardware 3 Once the effect is finished drag and drop the Effect picon into a convenient bin to save the compiled effect Effects
134. el following figure E L es f G l Event Value BE CIL LIL iE ig es Le e Ps 2 ems LET n tow a E Time Slider Figure 4 270 The Event Panel Clicking and dragging the Event Value slider left or right adjusts the value of the property for the keyframe track Clicking and dragging the Time Slider left or right changes the keyframe s position in the timeline Once you move the Control Knob to the top of the keyframe track you see the Earth stroke completely opaque in the workspace In the timeline select the event for the blue stroke In the timeline you see that the event for the blue stroke is highlighted indicating that it is selected In the workspace you see a bounding box around the blue stroke However you do not see the blue stroke in the workspace since it is wiped out of the workspace at this point in the effect In the timeline click and drag the left most Control Knob in the keyframe track for the blue stroke to the frame 3 position in the timeline following figure Since the Position Bar is at the frame 3 position the Control Knob will snap into place when it gets close to the Position Bar By doing this the blue stroke does not start wiping into the workspace until the Earth stroke is completely opaque in the workspace This makes it looks as GlobeCaster Animator Compositor Tutorials 174 Chapter 4 if the blue line is wiping from the edge of the Earth stroke once the stroke is opaq
135. elect the Field button following figure When you begin rotoscoping you want the strokes to last an entire frame With the Field button selected they only last for one field Leaving this button selected gives you the ability to create more detailed rotoscoping projects since you can paint on each field of video This button has no function now since the Paint To End button is selected But as long as you re in the Workspace Properties panel now go ahead and deselect it Field Button Figure 4 126 The Field Button Close the Workspace Properties panel by clicking the X button in the upper right corner of the panel Tutorials Manual iobeCaster 1 Rotoscoping In this section of the tutorial you will create a text stroke that will be used as a The Text stencil mask Then frame by frame you will paint a texture into the text By doing this you will get a feel for how to rotoscope When you finish this section of the tutorial you will have an effect with text that has an electric jittery look to it 1 Locate the following text stroke picon in the bin directory GlobeCaster Bins Panam Sampler It is the picon with the yellow letters on it Figure 4 127 The Text Stroke Picon 2 Load this picon as the Current Stroke by clicking on it You see the picon in the Current Stroke Picon window in the stroke controls indicating that it was loaded as the Current Stroke 3 Bring up the Stroke Properties panel for the Cur
136. elow the video plane s main tracks following figure J0 00 0p 00 0 RURI CGA SE Duration Figure 5 146 The Video Plane Value Tracks These are the value tracks They are used to set the values of individual properties All objects have value tracks The values are arranged by type and the control points for each value are color coded by type 3 Locate the first control point for Y Rotation following figure Ug J0 UU U 09 00 00 24 1 7 Value Track Duration OU UU UU 17 U Figure 5 147 Y Rotation Value Track 4 Right click on the first control point Effects Generator Tutorials 280 Chapter 5 The Keyframe pop up menu appears following figure V Shana lili Y Position Position r Linear x Rotation i v Cubic Hold Delete Key Edit Key Figure 5 148 The Keyframe Pop Up Menu 5 Select Hold With Hold selected Effects Generator maintains the video plane s Y Rotation value without change until the next keyframe This is important because you don t want the video plane to start moving until the ball hits it You want to do the same thing for movement l Right click on the first control point for Y Position 2 Select Hold from the pop up menu that appears Effects Generator holds the video plane s current Y Position value until you change it at a later keyframe The first keyframe is set Next you must set the second keyframe The second keyframe is mea
137. en saved clicking the point in the effect that Save Now button saves any changes made to the project since it was last you working at Oth saved erwise any changes you make are applied to the last frame of the effect Save Now Button Figure 4 217 The Save Now Button Move ahead to the next section of this tutorial to animate the elements in your lower third graphic Animating The In this section of the tutorial you will animate all of the strokes in your lower third Elements graphic You will use the animation functions of the Stroke Properties panels to make some of the elements fade in and out of the workspace while others wipe in and out of the workspace When you are finished with this section of the tutorial you will have a lower third graphic in which the strokes fade and wipe into the screen until they are completely visible at roughly two thirds through the effect This is where you added the pause point to the effect All of these strokes will then fade and wipe off the screen until the effect ends GlobeCaster Animator Compositor Tutorials 152 Chapter 4 Follow these steps to animate the elements in your workspace l Click and drag the Timecode slider following figure to the left until the Timecode display reads 00 00 01 00 0 This is where you added a pause point to the effect At this point in the effect you want all of the elements of the lower third to be completely visible in the workspace By bri
138. er Trim n k a s k a a Send L Send R Solo Mut Par Figure 2 3 Audio Mixer Panel 2 Notice there are eight tracks labeled 1 8 If you go to your VTR Transport Panel you will notice that by clicking on the buttons located below the Mixer column you can assign each of your decks a pair of these audio tracks in the mixer Mixer Column Figure 2 4 Assigning Audio Tracks Tutorials Manual GlobeCaster s Thus if you set mixer channels 1 and 2 to your first source deck you can control the audio coming from the source deck with the level sliders labeled 1 and 2 in the Audio Mixer panel Try this now assigning mixer channels to each of your source and record decks You will now be able to control audio during your sync roll Sync Roll Button Figure 2 5 Selecting Sync Roll GlobeCaster Switcher Tutorials 14 Chapter 2 Recording To Tape And To Time Machine Now that you are ready to begin sync rolling there are two different ways to record your progress recording to tape and recording to Time Machine if you have it installed Record to Tape You should already have your record deck selected in the VTR Transport Panel l Press the Sync Roll button previous figure Your decks simultaneously begin pre rolling then start up so that all your decks hit their cue points at the same time Now using your Switcher interface you can select your deck inputs live inputs framestores etc an
139. ere you want the animation to be at the beginning of the timeline Once you change the WipeL value a keyframe for this position is automatically added to the timeline Again the white box represents the preview video At the beginning of the effect you set a key for the white box while it is outside of the workspace That means that when the effect runs in either GlobeCaster s Switcher or Editor the preview video is not seen until it slides into the workspace Close the Wipes Properties panel by clicking the X button in the upper right corner of the panel Preview the animation in Animator Compositor to see how it looks when it is run in Switcher or loaded into Editor by clicking the Play button following figure in the Transport Controls For additional information on using the Transport Controls see the GlobeCaster Animator Compositor manual Play Button Figure 4 19 The Play Button In the workspace you see the animation as it plays You see the white box wipe across the screen from right to left Now that you ve created your simple wipe it s time to save it so that you can load it in either GlobeCaster s Switcher or Editor GlobeCaster Animator Compositor Tutorials 66 Chapter 4 Saving The Wipe Now that you ve built your transition it s time to save it into one of GlobeCaster s bins It s important that you save this wipe as you ll be using it in the next tutorial where youll add a graphic
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141. esn t overwhelm the voiceover You can do this by changing the value of the keyframes at each end of the Levels tracks for Audio 1 and Audio 2 The first step is to animate the Levels values of the Soundtrack clip This tutorial covers the Audio 1 track here you ll need to repeat these steps for the Audio 2 track as well l1 Go to 2 00 00 25 in the timeline 2 Right click on the Audio Level 1 track of the Soundtrack clip and select Add Keyframe from the pop up menu following figure Halve track height Reset track height Double track height snap Zoom x2 Zoom 1 2 Fit Selected Fit All oom At Position Bar Add rere Keyframe roperties Menu Add Keyframe Option Add Dip Add Fade In Add Fade Out Show Audio Waveform Export Audio Export to AVI Create Cross Fade Figure 6 52 Adding a Keyframe from the Pop Up Menu GlobeCaster Editor Tutorials 318 Chapter 6 For this project the Soundtrack audio fades up to full value for a few seconds then fades down to background levels as the voiceover begins Next you will add a fade in l Right click in the Audio Level 1 track of the Soundtrack clip again but this time choose Add Fade In from the pop up menu following figure Halve track height Reset track height Double track height Snap Zoom x2 Zoom 1 2 Fit Selected Fit All Zoom At Position Bar Properties Add Fade In Add Keyframe Menu Add Dip Option Add Fade In Add Fade
142. eted this tutorial it s time to move on to the next tutorial Tutorials Manual GlobeCaster 89 Creating Animated Windows Using ClipMems NOTE When creat ing this project you could also use Time Machine clips instead of the ClipMems If you do use Time Machine clips note that they behave iden tically to ClipMems since they are both digitized clips There will be times when you work with GlobeCaster s Animator Compositor that you will want to create multiple animated windows using ClipMems In this tutorial you will create a project that does just this You will also create multiple layers and learn how to change the shape of a layer To do this you will use the functions of the Layer Properties panel The following figure illustrates the finished project as it is played over a video source in GlobeCaster s Switcher Figure 4 66 The Finished Project as it is Run in GlobeCaster s Switcher This tutorial is broken up into five sections These sections are Preparing the workspace Animating a layer s properties Creating a layer Animating a ClipMem window oe Se ae Saving the project GlobeCaster Animator Compositor Tutorials 90 Chapter 4 Preparing The Before you actually begin creating your graphic you need to first prepare the Workspace workspace By doing this you tell Animator Compositor how to display the workspace and how the graphic will be displayed after you save it and load it into
143. etermine which sources are recorded Each button represents one of the audio channels of the selected clip GlobeCaster s Editor supports four audio channels per clip Al and A2 the left and right audio channels are turned on lit up By default A3 and A4 are off because most clips have only two audio channels If a clip has four channels these buttons are also lit up Tutorials Manual iobecaster s Turning the Al and A2 buttons off on the Clip Main Properties panel also turns them off in the Clip Audio Properties panel For information on how to use the Clip Audio Properties panel see the GlobeCaster Editor manual As you click each button the button light turns off Now Editor ignores the left and right audio channels for the scene clip 4 Click the X button in the top right of the Clip Main Properties panel to close the panel That s all there is to editing this clip Your next step is to edit the reporter clip Loading The Next you will work with the reporter clip the second clip needed for this cut You Reporter Clip will load it into the timeline and edit it Here s what you do l Navigate to the bin containing your digitized reporter clip 2 Drag and drop the reporter clip into the Video 2 track of the timeline An event for the clip appears in the timeline following figure The Scene Clip The Reporter Clip Trimming Handle glive OG Figure 6 83 Dropping in the Reporter Clip 3 Position the re
144. eyframe to the Event Value you set until the next keyframe is encountered OF Event Value m 02 0U Ga 2H Time Slider Figure 6 69 Keyframe with Hold Setting There is no transition between the two values when using Hold At one frame the value is at the first level and at the next it jumps to the new level This setting works well when an especially jarring effect is desired Using Audio Before closing this project take a look at a trick you might find useful At the Edit Lock _ beginning of the project you did not use the video track of the Voiceover clip But what if you want to use only a part of it Is there a convenient way to do this Yes You can put any portion of the Voiceover track back in the project by using the Clip Main Properties panel again Before you try this you must make sure that none of your video clips are in the Voiceover Video 2 track l Be sure to save the timeline if you haven t done so recently 2 Ifit is not already highlighted select the Voiceover clip by clicking on it 3 Click the Properties button following figure Properties Button Lee Soundtirac 4 Figure 6 70 The Properties Button Tutorials Manual GlobeCaster 327 The Clip Main Properties panel opens following figure Norma iefault cor ection wee alli lip on this tape Figure 6 71 The Clip Main Properties Panel 4 Click on the V button to turn back on the video track You see the vide
145. fect can be run in GlobeCaster s Switcher see the Switcher Manual for more information about running effects in the Switcher application By creating this effect you learned how to alter the properties of a layer and animate those properties You also learned how to composite ClipMems and animate them Now continue to the next tutorial GlobeCaster Animator Compositor Tutorials 110 Chapter 4 Rotoscoping A Stenciled Text Stroke Rotoscoping is a commonly used effect that can be created using GlobeCaster s Animator Compositor Rotoscoping is a process involving painting over video frame by frame Remember the lightsaber battles in Star Wars The glowing lightsaber effect was created by rotoscoping the glow onto the video frame by frame In this tutorial you will create a simple animation by rotoscoping a texture over a stenciled text stroke In each frame a slightly different texture will be drawn The text in the finished project will have an electric look to it and will loop continuously when it is run in GlobeCaster s Switcher By making the project loop you only need to rotoscope 10 frames of video Using the functions of the Workspace Properties panel you will learn how to set up a project so that you can paint on each frame individually By doing this you will learn the foundation for creating your own more complex rotoscoped project The following figure illustrates what the finished project looks like when pl
146. few more steps for previewing compiling and saving it so you can use it later Tutorials Manual GlobeCaster 237 Previewing Now that you have finished creating your effect you can preview it to see if it s Your Work doing what you want The first thing you have to do is return to the beginning of Optional the effect You can then preview it 1 Click the First Frame button in the transport controls following figure Active Video Textures First Frame Button Figure 5 64 The First Frame Button You return to the beginning of the effect The video plane jumps back to its beginning position following figure Figure 5 65 The Video Plane Before Previewing 2 Click the Play button in the Transport Controls following figure Active Video Textures Play Button Figure 5 66 The Play Button The effect begins to run but nothing seems to happen Effects Generator has started the effect and reached the first pause point you placed Because the Effects Generator Tutorials 238 Chapter 5 pause point is on the first frame Effects Generator is patiently waiting for you to tell it to go on with the effect 3 Press the Space Bar on your keyboard The effect continues The video plane fills the workspace The effect pauses again waiting for you to give the okay to continue 4 Press the Space Bar again The video plane jumps to its ending position Remember when you prev
147. g Wipes from the Pop Up Menu You see the Wipes Properties panel following figure in the upper left corner of the screen in place of the Stroke Properties panel Figure 4 14 The Wipes Properties Panel The Wipes Properties panel is where you set the direction of your wipe You want your video to wipe in from the right of the screen so youll be working with the WipeL value If you want the wipe to wipe from the bottom to the top you would work with the WipeT value If you want the wipe to start at the top and wipe towards the bottom of the screen you would work with the WipeB value If you want your wipe to transition from the left of the screen towards the right you would adjust the WipeR value See the GlobeCaster Animator Compositor manual for more information on using this panel Make sure that the Enabled button following figure is selected If it isn t you wont be able to set any of the wipe s properties GlobeCaster Animator Compositor Tutorials 6a Chapter 4 NOTE When a stroke s property such as size or posi tion is animated a keyframe is automati cally added for the stroke s position in the timeline When ever you alter a prop erty that is animated at another point in the timeline a keyframe is automatically added at that point in the timeline If it isn t selected click it to select it WipeEnd E Enabled Button Figure 4 15 The Enabled Button 11 To the right of the word
148. g figure 4 Live 064 Duration 00 00 01 14 Figure 6 80 The Scene Clip in the Timeline If the scene clip is on the Video 1 track Editor automatically assigns that clip the highest priority during playback Editor assigns priority to clips on tracks from the top down So when you play back a timeline that has clips in multiple tracks and no transitions Editor plays the clip on the top most track and ignores those beneath Next you want to edit the audio properties of the scene clip GlobeCaster Editor Tutorials 334 Chapter 6 Turning Off You want the scene clip to play over the reporter clip Because you want to hear the Audio For The audio from the reporter clip playing over the scene clip you will turn off the audio Scene Clip for the scene clip You do this in the Clip Audio Properties panel Here s how to turn off the audio for the scene clip 1 Click on the scene clip to select it 2 Click the Properties button following figure Properties Button Figure 6 81 The Properties Button The Clip Main Properties panel appears following figure Clio Main Properties tape default correction tape derault correction rect all clips on this tape Figure 6 82 The Clip Main Properties Panel You can also access this panel by right clicking on a clip and selecting Properties from the pop up menu that appears 3 Click on the Al and A2 buttons to turn them off These buttons d
149. g the X button in the upper right corner of the panel In this section of the tutorial you learned how to digitize a clip of the Program Out video Enabling Audio with Time Machine Clips Saving A Project As A Digitized Clip Tutorials Manual GlobeCaster 85 Audio that is associated with Time Machine clips can be saved out with the clip By default audio associated with Time Machine clips is automatically enabled unless two or more Time Machine clips overlap When this audio is saved two stereo pairs are generated If two clips overlap the audio in the uppermost clip is saved If you wish to disable the audio associated with a Time Machine clip first bring up the Clip Properties panel This panel is brought up by right clicking on the Time Machine clip and choosing Properties from the pop up menu Next click the More button in the upper left corner of the panel and choose Clip Properties from the pop up menu You see the Clip Properties panel in place of the Stroke Properties panel In the Clip Properties panel disable the audio associated with the Time Machine clip by deselecting the Use Audio button following figure The audio can then be enabled again by selecting the Use Audio button Flare If Mark Out Duration Use Audio Button Figure 4 57 The Use Audio Button in the Clip Properties Panel In GlobeCasters Animator Compositor you can also save an entire project as a digitized clip In this section of
150. gure By choosing Animate on you are animating this value Lower Right Y Position Lower Right 719 485 Value Figure 4 85 The Y Position Value Window Lowe Righi Animate on Animate On Menu Option Figure 4 86 Choosing Animate On Bring the animation to the end of the effect by clicking the Last Frame button following figure in the Transport Controls For additional information about using the Transport Controls see the GlobeCaster Animator Compositor manual Last Frame Button Figure 4 87 The Last Frame Button GlobeCaster Animator Compositor Tutorials 98 Chapter 4 9 Click in the lower right corner of the workspace and drag the corner of the layer up and to the left until it looks like the following figure Figure 4 88 The Lower Right Corner Dragged Up and Left 10 Click in the upper right corner of the workspace and drag the corner of the layer down and to the left until it looks like the following figure In the timeline a keyframe is added for the layers properties at this point in the animation Figure 4 89 The Upper Right Corner Dragged Down and Left 11 Close the MapMode panel by clicking the X button in the upper right corner of the panel NOTE When a project is previewed in Animator Compos itor the speed at which it plays back is slower than its actual speed when run in either GlobeCaster s Switcher or Editor How slow this effect is played in Animator Composit
151. gure 4 35 The XPosition Slider You see about a quarter inch strip of the flag graphic in the workspace following figure Since this strip of graphic is outside of the safe viewing GlobeCaster Animator Compositor Tutorials 74 Chapter 4 area when the effect is run in GlobeCaster s Switcher the edge of the graphic will not be seen Figure 4 36 Flag Graphic at the Right Edge of Your Workspace 8 Inthe Stroke Properties panel click the Animation Status button to the right of the word XPosition and choose Animated from the pop up menu following figure Alpha XPosition Animated Menu Position Option X Size Y Size Figure 4 37 Choosing Animated from the Pop Up Menu By choosing Animated from the pop up menu you tell Animator Compositor to animate the X position or horizontal position of the flag graphic Tutorials Manual GlobeCaster 75 NOTE Whena You see the Animation button change from S for static to A for animated stroke s property such as size or posi 9 Go to the end of the effect by clicking the Last Frame button in the Transport tion is animated a Controls following figure keyframe is automati cally added for the stroke s position in the timeline When Last ever you alter a prop Frame erty that is animated Button at another point in the timeline a keyframe is automatically added at that point in the timeline Figure 4 38 The Last Frame Button In th
152. h the effect However if you are making a still an overlay or ani mated effect you may have to click the but ton twice once to launch the effect and once more to reset it or vice versa depend ing on your previous actions Saving The Font Style 2 3 ri 8 Change the Shadow Size to 8 previous figure Change the Shadow Alpha to 80 previous figure The Alpha value is a percentage of how opaque each part of the font is The higher the value the more opaque solid it is Right click on the Sides picon on the toolbar and select Color Properties The Color Palette appears GlobeCaster Character Outline Sides Shadow Figure 3 13 Sides Picon Drag the gray mini picon and drop it into the Gradient Editor on the right side Lolor Palette Ifeen B Blue Figure 3 14 Gradient Angle Settings Set the Angle of the gradient to 270 Close the Color Palette so the Toolbar will shift left and reveal the Auto button Preview the crawl by clicking the Auto button Watch your monitor Once the type style is created save it to a bin for later use Adding The Logo NOTE If you drop a graphic on top of another graphic or text you will replace the Face properties of what ever you dropped it on Tutorials Manual iobeCaster Make sure the text is still selected by a bounding box If not select it now by right clicking on an empty spot in the workspace and choosing Select All Text from
153. he back of the station wagon this loads the framestore into Preview Press Enter or click on Cut to swap Program the balloons and Preview the station wagon Figure 2 15 Station Wagon Framestore Picon Cutting Cameras And Backgrounds Simultaneously Tutorials Manual iobeCaster 19 Set your Key bus to the same input as the Preview bus if Preview is FS1 then Key will be FS1 as well Key Bus Figure 2 16 Setting the Key Bus You see the balloons keyed over the station wagon Figure 2 17 This is the basic setup for a chroma key Figure 2 17 Balloons over Station Wagon Often you will want to be able to cut between two or more cameras while using a virtual set This can be done in the Switcher application Here s how l Set up your beginning shot as described in the section above but this time use a live camera input as your source You should have your camera called up on your Key bus your background on Program and your camera on Preview To perform a two camera shoot you first need to establish your backgrounds and shots Select your second background set and load it into Preview GlobeCaster Switcher Tutorials 20 Chapter 2 3 Select your next camera source on your Key Preview bus You ll notice that if you try to cut right now only the backgrounds change and not the camera Key Preview Bus Figure 2 18 Selecting the Camera Source 4 Now try cutting between th
154. he effect is saved you can load it in Switcher and use it l Minimize Effects Generator 2 Start up Switcher 3 Navigate to the bin where you saved your effect If you clicked Save Now to save navigate to GlobeCaster Bins PFX Projects 4 Drag and drop the color effect picon onto the Program bus button of the video source you want to use the effect on The effect is loaded into that bus but it s not activated yet 5 Right click the bus button Wrap Up Tutorials Manual GlobeCaster 205 A pop up menu appears following figure Input Settings Advanced Input Settings Color Correction Pro Color Correction C ColorF x _PfxColorFx ttx Unload this effect Figure 5 12 Bus Pop Up Menu 6 Select the effect The effect runs applying the single hue to that video source To turn the effect off l Right click on the bus button once again 2 Select Unload This Effect The effect shuts off and is removed from the bus That s it for creating an effect and using it in Switcher In this tutorial you learned how to select a single color from a sample framestore and turn all the colors in the framestore to black and white but that one There is a large range of effects you can create by choosing colors to preserve while changing the rest to black and white The quickest way to do this is using the Pick a Color button Sometimes you will have to and want to use the controls in the Color Effects panel to fine tune
155. he white stroke wipe into the workspace You then see the red line earth and My Name strokes fade so they are not visible in the workspace while the blue and white strokes wipe out of the workspace 29 Save the project in progress by clicking the Save Now button following figure in the Workspace Controls Once a project has been saved clicking the Save Now button saves any changes made to the project since it was last saved Save Now Button Figure 4 289 The Save Now Button Continue to edit the animation for the second half of the effect Editing the animation for the second half of the effect To use the timeline to edit the animation for the second half of the effect follow these steps l Inthe Transport Controls click and drag the Timecode slider following figure to the left until the Timecode display reads 00 00 01 00 0 You are Tutorials Manual iobeCaster 183 going to edit all of the Control Knobs for the keyframes at this point in the timeline Timecode Slider Figure 4 290 The Timecode Slider In the timeline select the event for the blue stroke In the timeline you see that the event for the blue stroke is highlighted indicating that it is selected In the workspace you see a bounding box around the blue stroke Bring up the Event panel by right clicking on the Control Knob for the WipeL property at this point in the timeline and choosing Edit Key from the pop up menu following figur
156. ial as the font for the Current Stroke by scrolling through the list of fonts and clicking on the font name GlobeCaster Animator Compositor Tutorials 146 Chapter 4 You see a check mark next to the font name following figure indicating that the font was selected ABOVE LEWAT Arial ASHLEY Menu Arial Option Arial Black Arial CE Arial CYR Arial Graak Arial TUR Aurora BGA BT Figure 4 205 The Selected Font 25 In the Text Settings panel make the font for the Current Stroke bold by clicking the Bold button following figure Font Arial Arial Binck Arial CE Arial CYR Arial Greek Arial TUR Aurora BOCA BT 8 na Bold gai Button CAEDE Aa Bb Cc Figure 4 206 The Bold Button 26 In the Text Settings panel make the font for the Current Stroke italic by clicking the Italic button following figure Tutorials Manual iobeCaster 14 NOTE The stroke you just created and any custom stroke for Font that matter can be saved for further use Arial by dragging and Artal Binek dropping its picon Arial CE from the Stroke Con Arial CYR Arial Greek trols into a bin Load this stroke as you would any other stroke by clicking on it ET LG Arial TUR Aurora BOGAN BT Sonny 1 GASESSZ Italic Aa Bb Cc Figure 4 207 The Italic Button 27 Close the Text Settings and Stroke Properties panels by clicking the X button in the upper right corner of each panel
157. ial you laid the groundwork to complete the effect You edited new scene properties and created and edited object properties In the second half of this tutorial you animate the sphere and video plane Remember that the ultimate goal for this effect is to have the sphere fly in from off screen hit the video plane and bounce off In reaction to the sphere hitting it the plane spins off screen This chain of events creates the transition Because of the relative complexity of the animation involved in this tutorial editing movement is hard to carry out from the normal default workspace view That s where Director mode comes in Use Director mode to edit and preview your scene from a different point of view Director mode is also covered in the Reference chapter in the Effects Generator manual When you are working in the workspace you are looking through the scene camera This camera shows you what an audience sees when they watch your effect Director mode takes you from this point of view and places you outside the scene so that you can see everything within the scene from different angles To enter Director mode l Locate the Director button following figure Its a red button on the left side of the toolbar Director Button Figure 5 119 The Director Button Use this button to toggle Director mode on and off 2 Click the Director button Tutorials Manual Globecaster 265 The workspace view changes followi
158. icon 4 While holding the Shift key on your keyboard drag and drop the ClipMem picon into the workspace If you hold the Shift key the stroke has the same shape size and position it had when it was originally saved You see the ClipMem in the workspace Remember that all objects in the workspace are strokes including the stroke for this ClipMem This stroke can be animated or altered like any stroke 5 Bring the timeline to the end of the effect by clicking the Last Frame button following figure in the Transport Controls See the GlobeCaster Animator Compositor manual for more information about using the Transport Controls Last Frame Button Figure 4 99 The Last Frame Button 6 Click the Select button following figure in the Stroke Controls so that the button is selected With this button on you can select any object in the workspace by clicking on it Figure 4 100 The Select Button 7 Inthe workspace select the ClipMem stroke by clicking on it You see a bounding box around the stroke indicating that it is selected Tutorials Manual GlobeCaster 103 8 Inthe Stroke Controls put Animator Compositor in edit mode by clicking the Edit button following figure so that it is selected By putting Animator Compositor in edit mode you can scale and move strokes in the workspace Edit Button Figure 4 101 The Edit Button In the workspace you see edit points added to the bounding box around your str
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160. iew your effect in the workspace it plays back at a slower speed than it actually runs after compiling The playback speed varies depending on your host PC and hardware If it looks good to you it s time to start compiling the effect What you have right now is a set of instructions that Effects Generator uses to compile an effect Your next goal is to compile the effect so you can use it in Switcher Tutorials Manual GlobeCaster 239 Compiling An Once you finish creating a scene and editing an effect you must tell Effects Effect Generator to compile it so that you can use it It takes about 5 to 10 minutes to completely compile this effect Here s how to do that l Click the Make Effect button following figure Its a green button in the toolbar Make Effect Button Figure 5 67 The Make Effect Button As the effect is compiled the status of the effect is displayed in the window above the Transport Controls following figure Active Video Textures f Compile Window Figure 5 68 The Compiled Field and Percent Done Display This window lets you know the application s progress as it compiles the effect Once the Percent Done display reads 100 the effect is compiled When the window is blank the effect is finished compiling You now have a fully functional effect that you can use in Switcher with any video source in real time The next step is to set the effect picon and save Setting The When you set
161. ight channel and soundtrack Keyframe Types Tutorials Manual iobeCaster s in the left Using two channels each for the soundtrack and the voiceover as you did gives you a lot of flexibility when it comes time to add stereo effects incidental sound etc One setting you can adjust is the rate of transition between keyframe levels You do this in the Edit Key panel using three buttons labeled Linear Cubic and Hold These buttons assign different rates of transitions to keyframes The following illustrations show what these settings do Linear Keyframes This is the default keyframe setting following figure The value changes from one keyframe to the next at a constant rate OFf Event Value rdtrack a Q2 OO Oa 2A Time Slider Figure 6 67 Keyframe with Linear Setting The Linear setting works well with faster editing styles Cubic Keyframes The Cubic keyframe setting following figure provides a more gradual transition between one keyframe and the next CF Event Value Ue OD U3 8 Time Slider Figure 6 68 Keyframe with Cubic Setting The exact behavior of the keyframe is affected by the setting Linear Cubic or Hold of the previous and following keyframes The Cubic setting lends itself to a slower style of editing where more dissolves or wipes are employed GlobeCaster Editor Tutorials 326 Chapter 6 Hold Keyframes The hold keyframe setting following figure locks a k
162. ines how smooth the shape is when it is compiled The more polygons you add the smoother the primitive The fewer polygons you add the more blocky the primitive becomes You can change these values by clicking in the window typing in a new value and pressing Enter on your keyboard You can also click on the knobs and drag right and left to increase and decrease the value Because you are making a sphere you want the surface to be pretty smooth Here s how you do this 5 Click in the Rows window following figure Polygons Rows Columns Figure 5 100 Changing the Rows Polygon Count A cursor appears in the window 6 Change the value to 20 Press Enter on your keyboard to set the change The number of polygons for the rows of the sphere is now set to 20 7 Click and hold on the Columns knob Drag the mouse left and right to decrease and increase a value 8 Drag to the right to increase the Column value to 20 The number of polygons for each column in the sphere is now set to 20 With the shape and number of polygons set for the sphere it s time to set its surface properties 1 Locate the Surface and Texture buttons following figure near the bottom of the panel Surface 4 Surface Button Texture Button Figure 5 101 The Surface and Texture Buttons in the Object Creation Panel These buttons are used to assign a surface and texture to the primitive you are creating The first button is the Surfac
163. ing hold interpolation 174 picons for tracks 170 split audio edits 340 stripping audio 334 trimming clips 339 using to edit animation 166 value tracks editing in 228 Timeline Starts Timecode 297 Timeline building 16 Tracks clip priority 330 expanding all in timeline 167 Transition Button 131 Transition Setting 218 246 Transitions creating a simple wipe 56 creating animated wipes with graphics 68 Transport Controls using 232 Trimming Clips how to 339 Tutorials animating a lower third using the timeline 128 creating a simple wipe 56 creating animated windows using ClipMems 89 creating animated wipes with graphics 68 editing to audio 292 L Cuts complete voiceover 333 L Cuts partial voiceover 337 over the shoulder 215 posterized video effect 206 recording ClipMem Time Machine clips 79 rotoscoping a stenciled text stroke 110 U Using a foreground DSK 21 22 Using Auto Beats 305 Using Reset button 232 Using View Controls 220 V Value Tracks editing in 228 Video Source setting in Animator Compositor 81 Video Stripping 302 View Controls using 220 Viewing in Director mode 265 previewing work 237 273 Virtual Sets setting up 17 19 Voiceover Creating 292 Voiceover Partial Tutorial 337 Voiceover Tutorial 333 W White balancing cameras 17 Windows Duration using 218 245 WipeB Value animating 157 WipeL Value adjusting 64 animating 157 Wipes ad
164. ing this you have turned the layer into a stencil layer This means that when you draw a stroke in the workspace it only appears within the boundaries of any stroke in the layer So when you draw a stroke it will only appear within the letters of the TEXT stroke Stencil Button Figure 4 141 The Stencil Button Tutorials Manual GlobeCaster 128 13 Bring up the Workspace Properties panel by clicking the Workspace button following figure in the Workspace Controls Workspace Button Figure 4 142 The Workspace Button You see the Workspace Properties panel following figure in the upper left corner of the screen From this panel you will change how drawing in the workspace works by making it so that strokes only last for one frame For more information about using the Workspace Properties panel see the GlobeCaster Animator Compositor manual Figure 4 143 The Workspace Properties Panel 14 In the Workspace Properties panel deselect the Paint To End button following figure By doing this when you draw a stroke in the workspace it only lasts for one frame This allows you to paint on video frame by fame Paint To End Button Figure 4 144 The Paint To End button 15 Close the Workspace Properties panel by clicking the X button in the upper right corner of the panel GlobeCaster Animator Compositor Tutorials 122 Chapter 4 16 Locate the following stroke picon in the bin directory GlobeCaster Bi
165. ing back off screen It also involves the video plane spinning off screen because the ball hit it This sort of movement is easiest to manage with the workspace view zoomed out Here s what you need to do 1 Click the Out button in the view controls twice following figure Out Button Figure 5 84 Clicking the Out Button Effects Generator Tutorials 248 Chapter 5 The video plane shrinks as the workspace zooms out You see the safe area following figure Figure 5 85 The Workspace While Zoomed Out Okay youre done preparing your workspace Now that all the preliminaries are finished creating a new scene setting effect properties and preparing your workspace it s time to create the effect Setting Properties For The Video Plane Tutorials Manual GlobeCaster 249 This effect involves two objects the video plane and the sphere Since the video plane is already in your workspace begin working with this object first You want to change some of the video plane s properties 1 Click the Object button in the Object Controls following figure Object Button Figure 5 86 The Object Button The Object Properties panel appears following figure in the upper left corner of the interface Moron i Fade In eB ut angie Amplitude y PPN LIM AC Mapping Mode Figure 5 87 The Object Properties Panel Use this panel to edit specific properties for the selected objec
166. ing position to its full screen position which you set later 4 Set all Position control points red dots and Scale control points blue dots to linear in the same way That s it You ve just set the video plane s starting position and size Your next step is to insert a pause point You want the video plane to remain in position until you tell it to fill the entire screen This is done by creating a pause point Pause points tell Effects Generator that you want the effect to run to a certain point and then pause The effect doesn t continue until you tell it to Effects Generator Tutorials 230 Chapter 5 To create a pause point you insert a loop at the point you want the pause to occur For this effect since you want the video plane to appear and stay there you want to set the pause point at the beginning of the effect Here s what you do l Click the Effect button The Effect Properties panel appears Locate the Loop Start button in the panel following figure Its near the bottom Loop Start Button Figure 5 54 Loop Start Button The Loop Start button is used to set the beginning point of a loop Click the Loop Start button Effects Generator marks the first frame as the starting point for a loop The Loop End button just below the Loop Start button activates Click the Loop End button Effects Generator marks the first frame as the ending point for a loop A loop track called Loop Control
167. ing the control points For more on the timeline see the Effects Generator manual By default Effects Generator displays every object s main track The main track shows you where in time a keyframe is located 1 Click on the button to the left of the video plane s name in the timeline following figure Button F 4 4 Plane 001 Figure 5 50 The Button The video plane s value tracks appear below its main track following figure UOU OUOU OOUFOU U OU Q0 Q Figure 5 51 The Video Plane s Value Tracks Use these tracks to change the values of keyframes The control points for each value appear as different colors You want to change how Effects Generator handles the transition from one keyframe to the next Setting A Pause Point With a Loop Tutorials Manual iobeCaster 229 2 Right click on the X Position control point following figure 4 4 Plane 001 A Position Y Position Control Position Point X Rotation Y Rotation 4 Rotation Figure 5 52 The X Position Control Point The Keyframe pop up menu appears following figure Linear v Cubic Hold Delete Key Edit Key Figure 5 53 The Keyframe Pop Up Menu Use this menu to edit a keyframe 3 Select Linear Linear makes the transition from one keyframe to another a straight line The values change at a constant rate With the X Position value set to linear the video plane moves in a straight line from its start
168. ion e Compiling and saving an effect Its always a good idea to start with a fresh scene when you sit down to begin work on a new effect That way if there are settings left over from someone else s work that aren t readily apparent you won accidentally include them in your effect Here s what you do Effects Generator Tutorials 216 Chapter 5 l Locate the Effect picon It s a window located among the green and red buttons in the toolbar following figure Effect Picon Figure 5 27 The Effect Picon 2 Right click on the Effect picon The Effect pop up menu appears following figure scene Properties Effect ColorEffect Object Creation Switcher Environment New Project Rename Project About Figure 5 28 The Effect Pop Up Menu Use this panel to access many of the properties panels available in Effects Generator 3 Select New Project from the pop up menu a If there was previous work done in Effects Generator and it wasn t saved Effects Generator tells you that there are unsaved changes It asks if you want to save the changes Click the No button Effects Generator then loads a new scene b If there was no previous work Effects Generator simply loads a new scene Tutorials Manual GlobeCaster 217 If you look at the Message Window following figure on the far right of the toolbar just above the Transport Controls Effects Generator displays the following message
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170. is up to you depending on your editing style With the sphere animated the next stage of this effect is to animate the plane The animation for the plane involves setting just a few keyframes for rotation Before you begin editing the video plane you need to adjust your point of view so that you can set the rotation of the video plane Here s what you need to do l Press d on your keyboard to return to Director mode The workspace view changes to Director mode The view returns to the last perspective you were using You also automatically enter Director mode s editing mode 2 Click and drag the Object Slider to select the video plane following figure Object Slider Figure 5 142 Selecting the Video Plane The video plane in the workspace turns yellow Tutorials Manual GlobeCaster 2 You can also press p on your keyboard to toggle through the primitives in the workspace With the video plane selected the next step is to change your point of view to look straight down onto the plane from above 3 Press m on your keyboard The workspace view changes so that you are looking down the Y axis of the Director s axis in the workspace following figure The video plane seems to have vanished but it s still there Because you are looking at the edge of the video plane you can t see it Figure 5 143 Workspace View Down the Y Axis You can change your point of view to look down the axes of the workspace with
171. it is compiled Figure 4 45 The Save Project Window GlobeCaster Animator Compositor Tutorials 78 Chapter 4 When this window disappears your wipe effect is saved and you see the following picon in the bin you chose to save the effect in Figure 4 46 The Saved Effects Picon Congratulations You now have an animated wipe with graphics that can be loaded into Switcher or Editor see the Switcher and Editor manuals for more information about how to load and run effects Now it s time to move on to the next tutorial Tutorials Manual GlobeCaster 7 Recording ClipMem Time Machine Clips Digitizing Clips With The Digitize Clip Panel In this tutorial you will learn how to digitize clips in Animator Compositor While digitizing clips in Animator Compositor you will familiarize yourself with the Digitize Clip panel From this panel you can create ClipMems or Time Machine clips ClipMems are clips that are recorded directly into RAM on the Warp Engine card The length a ClipMem can be is determined by the amount RAM you have installed on the Warp Engine card With the maximum 128MB of RAM installed 6 3 seconds of video can be recorded at a time If you have 16MB of RAM installed on the Ward Engine card you can record 20 frames of NTSC or PAL video Time Machine clips are clips that are recorded to Time Machine s hard drives With a Time Machine installed in your GlobeCaster you can record digital clips of any leng
172. ith embedded Director s Axis Scene Camera Figure 5 121 The Adjusted View You see the sphere object embedded in the video plane Also notice the Director Axis at the center of the sphere The axis remains facing the same way as you change your point of view The labels on the axis always face the same way as well down the Z axis This way you can keep track of which way is front At this point you cannot edit any of the objects using the mouse You can enter an editing mode while in Director mode by pressing d on your keyboard You can tell you re in this editing mode because one of the objects in the scene becomes selected turns yellow or green if you are viewing the workspace in wireframe While in this edit mode you cannot change your point of view You can toggle this editing mode on and off by pressing d 4 Press d on your keyboard Tutorials Manual GlobeCaster 267 You enter Director mode s editing mode The sphere turns yellow following figure Figure 5 122 Activating the Edit Mode in Director Mode Now any time you click and drag in the workspace you edit the sphere At any point if you want to view the workspace through the scene camera press v on your keyboard To leave that view and return to the edit mode for Director press v again To leave Director mode click the Director button again Now that you are in Director mode you can begin to create the animation for each of the p
173. ith AUdIO TranSitiOn ccc cererii a eua e aa 337 Chapter 7 Audio Mixer Tutorials 0c ccc ccc cece eee eet e eet eeeeneeeneeeaeteneeeaes 349 Saving EO Settings ro a A eaten a a eeriaws eae E AANEEN 350 Applying EQ Setting sisaan naaa a A OR RA E 354 NGO EEEE EE EEE E el es AE A E AAE ANTE I EAE A 359 FCC NOUCe sx caunceaisranees aancbas EA a EA EE 365 GlobeCaster System License AgreeMment cc cece cece eee eee tent teeesneteneseues 367 FADDIC ATION NOTES ssc de acatrad moana et aa eatea enue A AN 373 Table of Contents TUTORIALS MANUAL DOCUMENT OVERVIEW Tutorials Manual GlobeCaster 3 Chapter 1 Document Overview This chapter provides information on how this manual is organized It also covers conventions within the manual Inside you ll find the following sections Witt TOC UC OM jeg 2st is acrcsak T Ne tester yaeemnepoTNeneeoreaaes 4 CM C8 Gd aao ko ee nee a aD ce Res eo E RPI an RE ee 5 Document Overview a Chapter 1 Introduction This manual is intended as a guide to provide you with practical applicable tutorials Because the tutorials draw on the basic concepts described in the manuals it is advised that you read through each application s manual before working on these tutorials Some of the tutorials are for applications that you may not have Before each section there is note that details what users can use the tutorials Tutorials Manual GlobeCaster e Befor
174. its starting point b Play the animation by clicking the Play button following figure in the Transport Controls Play Button Figure 4 42 The Play Button In the workspace you see the animation as it plays You see the flag graphic move across the screen from right to left Tutorials Manual GlobeCaster 77 Now that you ve added the flag graphic to your wipe it s time to move on to the next section where you will save your wipe Saving The Now that you ve built your animated wipe with a graphic it s time save it into one Wipe of GlobeCaster s bins By following this section of the tutorial you will learn how to save a Animator Compositor project as a wipe To save the wipe follow these steps 1 Click and drag the Timeline slider following figure right or left so that it scrubs through the timeline Timecode Slider Figure 4 43 The Timeline Slider You see the picture on Workspace picon following figure change as you scrub through the timeline Stop dragging the slider when you see an image on the picon that will help you identify the effect when it is saved in a bin The image on the Workspace picon when the effect is saved becomes the picon for the effect Workspace Picon Figure 4 44 The Workspace Picon 2 Click and drag the workspace picon into any bin to save the effect 3 You see the Save Project window following figure appear This window gives the status of the effect as
175. k the Effect button Tutorials Manual iobeCaster 228 The Effect Properties panel appears 2 Click the Loop Start button 3 Click the Loop End button Effects Generator inserts a pause point at frame 00 00 0024 0 Another loop event appears in the Loop Control track in the timeline following figure UO TOU UO 24 U Loop Event Figure 5 61 The Second Loop Point That s it for editing this keyframe Next you want to move the video plane out of the safe area to make it look like it s disappearing The Last The easiest way to make an object look like it s disappearing is to move it out of the Keyframe safe area Because you set the movement type for the keyframe at 00 00 00 24 0 to Hold the video plane does not change its position until it reaches the last frame At that point it jumps off screen fast enough to make it look like it s disappearing Here s what you do 1 Click the Last Frame button in the Transport Controls following figure Last Frame Button Figure 5 62 The Last Frame Button The timeline moves to the last frame of the effect Effects Generator Tutorials 236 Chapter 5 2 Click and drag the video plane out of the workspace following figure Figure 5 63 The Video Plane Dragged Out of the Workspace It doesn t matter where you drag the plane as long as it is outside of the workspace That s all for animating the video and for creating this effect You have a
176. ke a wide range of crawls for many purposes It s simple and doesn t take long to get the hang of it before you know it you ll have a large library to choose from GlobeCaster Character Generator Tutorials 38 Chapter 3 How To Make A Credit Roll With Graphics This project walks you through the basics of creating a traditional credit roll like the one seen at the end of television shows This exercise also shows you how to add graphics and change fonts Setup The first step is to prepare your workspace l Right click on a blank spot in the workspace and select Delete Workspace from the pop up menu that appears Project Type Button Figure 3 20 The Project Type Button 2 Click on the Project Type button previous figure and select Roll from the pop up menu that appears Figure 3 21 Still Overlay Roll Crawl Anim TGA Targa Still JPG JPEG Still TIF Tagged Image File BMP Windows Still PCA PC Paintbrush IPIC PC Paint IFF Amiga Still PNG Portable Net Graphic Figure 3 21 Project Type Pop up Menu Notice the white lines on either side of the Workspace Figure 3 22 These lines show the limits of the Safe Title Area Not all TV sets can display an entire video signal Text outside of this area may not be visible on some TV Tutorials Manual GlobeCaster 39 screens so it s always a good idea to keep text and graphics inside these borders Figure 3 22 Safe Title Area B
177. l Black BT Compacta Bd BT Gompacta Bik BT oot on Compacta lA CGOPPRARPLOGOTH BI COPPRPLGOTH Bo COPPRPLGOTH BOCH BT COPPRELGOTH CN B COPPREPLGOTH HY Figure 4 132 The Font Compacta Black BT Selected 6 Inthe Text Settings panel change the font size to 300 by scrolling through the fonts sizes and clicking 300 The font size can also be changed by selecting the GlobeCaster Animator Compositor Tutorials 118 Chapter 4 NOTE The stroke you just created and any custom stroke for that matter can be saved for further use by dragging and dropping its picon from the Stroke Con trols into a bin Load this stroke as you would any other stroke by clicking on 1t size in the Font Size window following figure typing in a new size and pushing Enter on your keyboard Font Size Window Figure 4 133 The Font Size Window You see a check mark next to the font size 300 following figure indicating that the size was selected Font Size Selected Figure 4 134 The Font Size 300 Selected Close the Text Settings and Stroke Properties panels by clicking the X button in the upper right corner of each panel Click in the workspace and type the word TEXT in all caps The stroke you just drew should look like the following figure Figure 4 135 The Text Stroke Tutorials Manual GlobeCaster 119 9 Move the stroke you just created so that it is in the center of the workspace To do this follo
178. l probably notice that the voiceover and Audio Levels soundtrack are competing with each other meaning that the levels on the soundtrack need to be reduced GlobeCaster Editor Tutorials 316 Chapter 6 You will correct this by adding keyframes for the Soundtrack audio and adjusting the behavior of those keyframes First you need to expand the audio tracks on the Soundtrack clip 1 Under the Video 3 track click on the next to the Audio 1 and Audio 2 tracks following figure A2 00 00 An Ug UU i UU UU Duration UU U1 U1 uy Figure 6 49 Expanding the Audio Tracks of the Soundtrack Clip 2 Use the timeline scroll bar to move to the bottom of the timeline if the tracks are not visible Once you have expanded the Audio 1 and Audio 2 tracks you see a new track called Level for each following figure U UU UA Ug Aucia 1 Aucia 1 Duration 00 01 01 09 Figure 6 50 The Levels Tracks of the Soundtrack Clip on the Timeline Tutorials Manual GlobeCaster a If you look at each Level track on the timeline you see a dot at each end of the track connected by a straight black line following figure The dots on the track represent the keyframes that are automatically inserted at the beginning and ending of each clip Keyframes Keyframes Soundtrack Soundtrack Figure 6 51 Close Up of the Levels Track In this case you want to lower the audio levels for the soundtrack so that it do
179. laceholder like the keyframe set for Y Rotation at frame 00 00 00 17 0 It tells Effects Generator that you want animated movement to start after this point 1 Click the Move button 2 Enter 0in the Y window Y Move Value Figure 5 159 Changing the Y Move Value A keyframe appears in the timeline at 00 00 00 23 0 Right click on the Y Position control point at the 23rd frame 4 Select Linear from the Keyframe pop up menu Effects Generator Tutorials 284 Chapter 5 That s it for setting this keyframe Now you must set the last keyframe The plane does not move until after frame 00 00 00 23 0 The last keyframe is the video plane s final position in the effect It will be positioned out of the scene camera s view To make sure the video plane is not in the scene camera s view you must first leave director mode Then you can begin your edits 1 Click the Director button in the toolbar The workspace view leaves Director mode and returns to its normal view point following figure Figure 5 160 The Workspace View 2 Click the Last Frame button on the Transport Controls following figure Last Frame Button Figure 5 161 The Last Frame Button The timeline moves to the last frame of the effect In the workspace the sphere jumps off screen and the plane remains in the same position Tutorials Manual GlobeCaster 285 3 Change the plane rotation to the following values Figure 5
180. led Projects in the Bins folder When you are familiar with the bins you may want to use an entirely different organization for your own projects but this will give you an idea of what you can do Make sure that the Editor application is running then l Navigate to the GlobeCaster Bins folder following figure Figure 6 1 Opening the Bins Bin GlobeCaster Editor Tutorials 294 Chapter 6 2 Right click on an empty area of the bin and select New Folder from the pop up menu following figure Bin Properties New ae Folder ew Folder ade Menu Select All Option Save Layout Numeric Shortcuts Shortcut Arrows Find Files Figure 6 2 Selecting New Folder from the Popup Menu A new folder appears in the bin following figure Figure 6 3 New Folder Added Creating a folder automatically places the new folder in rename mode 3 Type Projects and press Enter on your keyboard You see a new bin named Projects in the Bins folder following figure r f Pareni A i Find Resul Pix Figure 6 4 The New Projects Bin Organizing Content TIP You can change the way bins display files by right clicking on an empty area of the bin and selecting Bin Properties from the pop up menu There you can choose different dis play options For more information see the GlobeCaster Interface chapter in the GlobeCaster User Guide Multiple Bin Views Tutorials Manual iobeCaster 20s
181. led and looks similar to the following figure You may have to make a few passes to completely fill the stroke Figure 4 148 The Project in the Workspace Repeat steps 19 20 and 21 until you reach the end of the animation When you reach the end of the effect you will have painted on every frame in the short animation Preview the animation in Animator Compositor to see how it will look when it is played back in either GlobeCaster s Switcher or loaded into Editor To do this follow these steps a Bring the animation to its beginning by clicking the First Frame button following figure in the Transport Controls First Frame Button Figure 4 149 The First Frame Button In the workspace you see the animation at its starting point GlobeCaster Animator Compositor Tutorials 124 Chapter 4 NOTE When a project is previewed in Animator Compos itor the speed at which it plays back is slower than its actual speed when run in either GlobeCaster s Switcher or Editor How slow this effect is played in Animator Compositor is deter mined by how com plex the strokes and animation are on each frame b Play the animation by clicking the Play button following figure in the Transport Controls Play Button Figure 4 150 The Play Button In the workspace you see your effect continuously loop as it plays Notice that the random particles drawn on each frame give the effect an electric jittery look
182. lloff Angular Width Angular Falloff Figure 5 14 The Color Effects Panel Tutorials Manual GlobeCaster 207 Use this panel to create your color effects see the Effects Generator manual for more details on this panel Notice that a few of the values are green while the rest are ghosted out That s because adjustable settings vary with the kind of effect you are creating TIP If you ever want to stop editing your color effects and restore the toolbar controls click the X X Button button in the top right Type corner of the panel following figure Color Effects Figure 5 15 The X Button 2 Navigate the bins to the GlobeCaster Bins PFX Projects folder 3 Double click the following picon The name of the picon is _balloonsdetail tfs Figure 5 16 The Balloons Detail Picon The workspace fills with the image Use this framestore as a reference while you are creating the color effect for this tutorial Because you ve opened the Color Effects panel and dropped a framestore into the workspace Effects Generator automatically applies whatever color effect is set in the Color Effects panel If you just started up Effects Generator or no one else has been using the panel before you the first color effect All B W But Hue Circle is already loaded and activated 4 Click in the workspace The picture returns to its normal state Whenever you want to turn a color effect off click in the worksp
183. lude those graphics when it compiles You do this by turning the Graphics button on a If the button is lit up graphics are turned on go on to the next step b Ifthe button is not lit up graphics are not turned on click it 3 Make sure the Transition Overlay button following figure is selected Transition Button Figure 5 81 The Transition Overlay Button When this button is selected Effects Generator treats this effect as a transition Setting Up The Workspace Tutorials Manual GlobeCaster 247 You want to be able to see video behind the video plane as it spins off 4 Turn on the Main Alpha button following figure Main Alpha Button Figure 5 82 The Wipe Button With Graphics and Warp turned on turning on Main Alpha makes the background a video source rather than a solid color 5 Click the X button in the top right corner of the Effect Properties panel following figure Effect X Button uration Figure 5 83 The X Button The Effect Properties panel closes You ve just set up the effect You changed the duration of the effect You also set the effect type as an overlay Moreover you turned graphics for this effect on It s time to set up the workspace so you can begin editing objects in it With a new scene created and effect properties set the next stage in creating this effect is to prepare the workspace This tutorial involves a ball flying in from off screen then bounc
184. lues to work correctly For this reason it is extremely important that you white balance your cameras so that they display color values accurately If your white balance is off you may be switching between two cameras that are reporting the color value of the Chroma set differently This can lead to unclean keys and a generally unprofessional look Make sure to read your camera s documentation for details on white balancing Setting up a virtual set requires several steps If you have a chroma set handy feel free to replace the hot air balloon framestore with a live shot of your talent in the chroma set 1 Inthe Bins Stills Sampler bin find and double click on the still of three hot air balloons floating in a blue sky this will load the picon into Preview Figure 2 12 Hot Air Balloon Picon 2 Click on the black button next to Key Figure 2 13 Black Button Next to Key GlobeCaster Switcher Tutorials 18 Chapter 2 This will open the Keyer Settings panel Figure 2 14 Keyer Settings Picon Window Figure 2 14 Selecting Auto Set in the Keyer Settings Panel 3 Make sure that Manual is de selected if it isn t already and select Auto Set You see a spot of blue show up in the Keyer Settings picon window 4 Close the Keyer Settings panel and press the Enter key or click on Cut to move the balloon framestore from Preview to Program 5 Find the Bins FX Sets folder and double click on the framestore of t
185. ly One important element of the project that has yet to be addressed is the soundtrack Most commercials have some kind of music and yours should be no exception Next you will add the Soundtrack clip you chose earlier l Open the Used Clips bin where you saved the Soundtrack clip or the Digitized bin if you have already digitized it 2 Click on the Soundtrack picon and drag it to the beginning of the timeline on the track below the Voiceover clip and drop it You can be sure that you are dropping the clip at the very beginning of the timeline when the Position Bar turns yellow The timeline now contains the Soundtrack clip in addition to the Voiceover track and video clips following figure Voiceover Voiceover I a Soundtrack Figure 6 42 Timeline with Soundtrack Clip Added Tutorials Manual GlobeCaster 313 3 Click the button next to the Video 3 track to display the audio tracks of the Soundtrack clip following figure AR z ji j us anr PP mes Voiceover neat Audio Voiceover Tracks s Soundtrack Soundtrack Soundtrack gt Audio soundtrack Tracks Figure 6 43 Soundtrack with Audio Tracks Visible GlobeCaster Editor Tutorials 314 Chapter 6 Stripping The Once again you aren t interested in the video part of this clip You can get rid of it Video by changing the clip properties l itis not already highlighted select the Soundtrack clip by clicking on it 2 Click the
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187. meline for that stroke Keyframes in the timeline Keyframes for an animated property appear in the timeline as Control Knobs Moving these Control Knobs in the keyframe track alters their value and position in the timeline Clicking and dragging a Control Knob up or down changes the value of the animated property Clicking and dragging a Control Knob left or right in the track changes the position of the keyframe in the effect This is how you edit animation using the timeline The following figure illustrates the elements in the timeline Keyframe Track Stroke Track Control Knob Ug 0U 00 0U U 00 0 01 15 0 y Figure 4 258 The Timeline This section of the tutorial is broken up into two parts editing the animation for the first half of the effect and editing animation for the second half of the effect Editing the animation for the first half of the effect To use the timeline to edit the animation for the first half of the effect follow these steps l Expand the timeline by right clicking on the Layer event following figure all elements in a timeline are called events and choosing Expand All from the pop up menu following figure By doing this you make every track GlobeCaster Animator Compositor Tutorials 168 Chapter 4 visible in the timeline You can open or close individual tracks by clicking the buttons to the left of a track s name Figure 4 259 The Layer Event wT T E
188. mpositor man ual for more information about these settings which are found in the Dig itize Clip panel It is important to note that when a Time Machine clip is saved in a bin its picon is a shortcut to the actual clip that is saved on Time Machine s hard drives NOTE The 601 file extension in the file s name indicates that the file is saved as a ClipMem Only saved ClipMems use this file extension In the Status Window a message shows that GlobeCaster is recording your ClipMem 00 02 00 00 Record Length Time Machine Quality Status Window Done Figure 4 55 Recording Message in the Status Window When this window reads Done your digitized clip is saved and you see a picon for it in the bin GlobeCaster Bins Panam Projects This is the default bin for clips digitized using the Digitize Clip panel in Animator Compositor Be sure to save this digitized clip as you will use it in the tutorial Creating Animated Windows Using ClipMems on page 89 8 Name the picon for this clip by right clicking on the picon in the bin choosing Rename from the pop up menu following figure typing a new name name this clip MyClip1 and pressing Enter on your keyboard E J File Properties Cut Rename Copy Menu Option Rename Delete Create Shortcut Figure 4 56 Choosing Rename from the Pop Up Menu You see the new name under the ClipMem picon 9 Close the Digitize Clip panel by clickin
189. n In the workspace you see the animation at its starting point b Play the animation by clicking the Play button following figure in the Transport Controls Play Button Figure 4 316 The Play Button In the workspace you see the animation as it plays You see in this order the Earth fade into the workspace the blue stroke wipe into the workspace the thin red stroke and My Name strokes become opaque and the white stroke wipe into the workspace You then see the white stroke wipe out of the workspace the thin red stroke and My Name strokes become transparent the blue stroke wipes out of the workspace and the Earth stroke fades out of the workspace NOTE In Anima 34 Save the finished project by clicking the Save Now button following figure tor Compositor when in the Workspace Controls Once a project has been saved clicking the Save you play an animation that has a pause point the effect does not pause However when the effect is run Now button saves any changes made to the project since it was last saved in GlobeCaster s Switcher it does Save pause where you set Now the pause point Button Figure 4 317 The Save Now Button You now know how to create an animated lower third graphic in Animator Compositor Using these skills you can also create any animated overlay effect such as a corner bug You also learned how to use the timeline to edit and custom tailor the animation of a project TU
190. n Soft Edgell Figure 4 107 Choosing Animated from the Pop Up Menu By choosing Animated from the pop up menu you are telling Animator Compositor to animate the Y position or horizontal position of the ClipMem stroke You see the Animation button change from S for static to A for animated following figure In the timeline a keyframe is added for the stroke s position at this point in the animation Alpha RT Animation Status Button YRPosition Figure 4 108 The Animation Status Reading A for Animated GlobeCaster Animator Compositor Tutorials 106 Chapter 4 15 Go to the end of the effect by clicking the Last Frame button in the Transport Controls following figure Last Frame Button Figure 4 109 The Last Frame Button In the workspace you see the end of the effect 16 In the Stroke Properties panel change the vertical position of the ClipMem stroke by clicking and dragging the YPosition slider following figure to the left until the stroke is just outside of the workspace This is the position where the stroke will be at the end of the effect In the timeline a keyframe is added for the stroke s position in the animation Alpha Position 565 YPosition Slider TRosition Figure 4 110 The Y Position Slider In the workspace you see the stroke move up until it is just outside the workspace 17 Preview the animation in Animator Compositor to see how it will look when it i
191. n You see the workspace change from solid black to a checkerboard pattern The checkerboard pattern indicates that the background of a layer is transparent In the Workspace Properties panel click the Loop button following figure on By doing this when the effect is run in GlobeCaster s Switcher it continuously loops until the effect is stopped Loop Button Figure 4 124 The Loop Button In the Workspace Properties panel take note of the Paint To End Button following figure This button controls the duration of strokes that are drawn in the workspace If the Paint To End button is selected a stroke drawn in the workspace lasts the entire length of the effect GlobeCaster Animator Compositor Tutorials 114 Chapter 4 If the Paint To End button is not selected a stroke drawn in the workspace lasts for only a frame or field depending on whether or not the Field button is selected If the Field button is not selected the stroke lasts for one frame If the Field button is selected the stroke lasts for only one field Also the Field button has no function if the Paint To End button is selected Paint to End Button Figure 4 125 The Paint To End Button Right now you want to keep the Paint To End button selected You will first draw a stencil stroke in the workspace that you want to last the entire effect You will come back to this panel later and deselect this button In the Workspace Properties panel des
192. ne TIP You can also press q on your key board to activate this function Tutorials Manual GlobeCaster 227 The windows to the right of the X Y and Z buttons display the current position of an object in the respective plane Since you have not moved the object yet each window reads 0 000 You can click in each of these windows and type in specific values for precision movement of objects When you change a value in this way you must press Enter on your keyboard to set the change You can also click on an object in the workspace and drag it around the X plane and Y plane Right click and dragging moves an object along the Z plane 2 Click the Move button The button lights up and the move function activates Move the video plane to the upper left corner of the Workspace You can do this in two ways a Click and drag the video plane to the upper left corner b Change the X Y and Z values to the following Figure 5 48 The Move Values No matter which method you choose the result is the same The video plane ends up repositioned following figure Figure 5 49 The Moved Video Plane Effects Generator Tutorials 228 Chapter 5 Next you want to change how the object moves when you animate it This is done in the timeline The timeline shows you the location of each keyframe and its control points You can edit keyframe properties from the timeline as well as reposition a keyframe by manipulat
193. near New Hold Project Menu New Project Option Rename Project Figure 4 2 Choosing New Project from the Pop Up Menu Choosing New Project clears the workspace making it ready to start a new project If an unsaved project is in the workspace a menu comes up asking if you want to save the current project If you wish to save this project click Yes If you don t wish to save it click No 2 Click the Workspace button following figure above the Workspace picon to bring up the Workspace Properties panel Workspace Button Figure 4 3 The Workspace Button GlobeCaster Animator Compositor Tutorials 58 Chapter 4 You see the Workspace Properties panel following figure in the upper left corner of the screen From the Workspace Properties panel you can set the length of your effect change how it is displayed in the workspace and set how it acts when it is run in GlobeCaster s Switcher For additional information about this panel see the GlobeCaster Animator Compositor manual Duration OU 00 01 00 0 Source F G size X OOTSet X Offset Y Grid X Grid i Figure 4 4 The Workspace Properties Panel In the Workspace Properties panel click the Alpha button on This makes the background of the layer transparent That way when your wipe transitions you can see the video source behind the wiping video Otherwise the background remains black until the transition is finished running You see the workspac
194. near interpolation means that the animation steps between keyframes follow a straight path By selecting Linear as the interpolation for this effect the animated properties move at a constant rate of speed Now that you ve prepared the workspace you are ready to save the project Instead of saving the effect at the end of the tutorial the way you have in earlier tutorials you will save the project now Since this is a more time consuming project you want to save it while you are creating it Once the project is saved in a bin you only need to click the Save Now button to save the progress you ve made GlobeCaster Animator Compositor Tutorials 134 Chapter 4 Clicking the Save Now button for a project that wasn t already saved in a bin saves the project in the default bin which is GlobeCaster Bins Panam Projects In this section of the tutorial you will save the project in progress as an overlay Follow these steps to save your project l Inthe Workspace Controls click the File Type button following figure and choose Overlay from the pop up menu following figure File Type Button Figure 4 172 The File Type Button Stil Memory Clip alte Overlay Option Wipe BMP Windows Still TGA Targa Still PCX PC Paintbrush Still TIF Tagged Image File PNG Portable Net Graphic JPG JPEG Still Figure 4 173 Choosing Overlay from the Pop Up Menu The File Type button should now read Overlay With O
195. ng A Another feature of the VTR Transport Panel is that you can create a timeline for Timeline use in GlobeCaster s Editor using much the same procedure as for recording a sync roll To create timelines follow these steps l Select the Build Timeline button it should turn yellow Build Timeline Button _ airiegrri Figure 2 10 Build Timeline Button 2 Click on the New TL Timeline button and set up your VTR panel as you normally would a Sync Roll One thing you do not need however is a record deck 3 When you are set up and ready press the Sync Roll button and create your project using the same procedure as you did for the Sync Roll 4 When you are finished click Stop All and then click Save Alternately you could drag and drop the timeline picon into a bin Save Button Figure 2 11 Saving a Timeline 5 You can now go into GlobeCaster s Editor application and open the newly created timeline You see all of the clips stills effects downstream keys etc that you created in the VTR Transport panel Tutorials Manual GlobeCaster 17 Using Virtual Sets Color Balancing Cameras Setting Up A Virtual Set This tutorial guides you through setting up and using virtual sets The following topics are covered in this section e Setting up a virtual set e Cutting cameras and backgrounds simultaneously e Using a foreground downstream key Chroma keys require very specific color va
196. ng figure Figure 5 120 The Workspace in Director Mode Your point of view is now from behind the scene camera You see the video plane the sphere a light blue box and a white L shape Both primitives are a dull red This is because neither is selected When you first enter Director mode no objects are selected The light blue box is the scene camera The white L is the Director Axis see below Right now you can t see much All the objects appear to be clustered together The advantage to Director mode is that you can change your point of view without affecting your work You do this by clicking and dragging around the workspace Up and down moves your point of view above and below the scene Left and right moves your point of view around the scene When you change your point of view this way you always face the Director Axis Because of this your point of view moves in a sphere around the scene You can constrain the movement of your point of view the same way you constrain movement of objects by turning off the button in the toolbar of the axis you do not want to move your view along For this tutorial you need to be able to see how the sphere looks as it flies towards the video plane hits it and bounces off 3 Click and drag down and to the left Effects Generator Tutorials 266 Chapter 5 Your view of the scene changes to a three quarters view following figure The Video Plane The Sphere w
197. ng figure Figure 5 60 The Video Plane Move Reset Because you changed the video plane s position and size Effects Generator sets a keyframe A control point for that keyframe appears in the timeline The dashed line you see in the workspace is the movement path The movement path shows you how the object moves around the workspace when the effect runs Next you want to set the movement type for each Position and Scale keyframe at frame 00 00 00 24 0 l Right click on the X Position control point for frame 00 00 00 24 0 The Keyframe pop up menu appears 2 Select Hold Hold maintains the value of the selected keyframe until the following keyframe When the effect runs the value doesn t change until it reaches the keyframe following the keyframe at which hold was set Then it jumps to the new value 3 Set each of the Position control points red dots and Scale control points blue dots in the timeline to Hold Setting these values to hold allows you to create the illusion that the video object disappears at the end of the effect that s covered in a later section For now you have to place another pause point so that the video plane remains full screen until you want it to vanish Next you want to set the second pause point Remember that for this OTS you want the video plane to expand to fill the screen stay there and then vanish on command Here s what you do 1 While still at frame 00 00 00 24 0 clic
198. nging the effect to this point you can add keyframes for the stroke s properties while they are completely visible Timecode Slider Figure 4 218 The Timecode Slider 2 Inthe Stroke Controls click the Select button following figure By clicking this button you can select individual strokes in the workspace Select Button Figure 4 219 The Select Button 3 Bring up the Stroke Properties panel for the Earth stroke by right clicking on the stroke and choosing Properties from the pop up menu following figure Properties ee A Menu Properties Yy Option Select Select All Delete Front Figure 4 220 Choosing Properties from the Pop Up Menu You see the Stroke Properties panel in the upper left corner of the screen NOTE When a stroke s property such as size or posi tion is animated a keyframe is automati cally added for the stroke s position in the timeline When ever you alter a prop erty that is animated at another point in the timeline a keyframe is automatically added at that point Tutorials Manual iobeCaster 158 4 Inthe Stroke Properties panel animate the transparency value of the Earth stroke by clicking the Animation Status button following figure for the Alpha value and choosing Animated from the pop up menu aes Animation AID 233 Status Position 627 Button YRoasition Animated Menu Option Figure 4 222 Choosing Animated from the P
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200. ns Panam Sampler It is the picon with the light blue particles on it Figure 4 145 The Stroke Picon 17 Load this picon as the Current Stroke by clicking it You see the stroke in the Current Stroke Picon window indicating that it is loaded as the Current Stroke 18 In the workspace draw a stroke over the TEXT stencil stroke Continue drawing until the entire stencil stroke is filled and looks similar to the following figure You may have to make a few passes to completely fill the stroke Figure 4 146 The Project in the Workspace 19 In the Transport Controls click the Next Field button following figure Clicking this button advances the timeline ahead one field Next Field Button Figure 4 147 The Next Field Button You see that the workspace does not look any different than at the beginning of the effect This is because you set it up so that strokes drawn in the 20 21 22 23 Tutorials Manual GlobeCaster 123 workspace last for one frame That means that the previous field and this one are filled with the stroke since frames have two fields The next field has only the TEXT stencil stroke in it Click the Next Field button again to bring the effect to the next field in the timeline In the workspace you see that the TEXT stencil stroke is not filled with a stroke In the workspace draw a stroke over the TEXT stencil stroke Continue drawing until the entire stencil stroke is fil
201. nsition Button Figure 4 73 The Transition Button 7 Close the Workspace Properties panel by clicking the X button in the upper right corner of the screen Animating A Layer s Properties Tutorials Manual GlobeCaster 93 Now that you ve prepared the workspace you re ready to animate the properties of the layer your ClipMem is on In this section of the tutorial you will animate the properties of the layer your ClipMem is on To do this you will use the functions of the Layer Properties panel to add dimension to the layer This will give you a feel for how this panel works You will also learn to create multiple layers select these layers and adjust how they are displayed in the workspace To animate a layer s properties follow these steps l Bring up the Layer Properties panel by clicking the Layer button in the Layer Controls Layer Button Figure 4 74 The Layer Button You see the Layer Properties panel following figure in the upper left corner of your screen From the Layer Properties panel you can move rotate scale or change the position of your layer See the GlobeCaster Animator Compositor manual for more information about using this panel Focal Length 100U stenci Layer Uisplacement Laye Figure 4 75 The Layer Properties Panel GlobeCaster Animator Compositor Tutorials 94 Chapter 4 2 Inthe Layer Properties panel bring up the MapMode panel by clicking the MapMode butt
202. nt as a place holder for Y Rotation It tells Effects Generator that you want the video plane to start moving after that point You must first advance the timeline to the seventeenth frame where the ball hits the plane Then set a keyframe there l Drag the Timecode Slider to the 17th frame following figure a Active Video Textures Timecode E Slider Figure 5 149 Dragging the Transport Controls 2 Click the Rotate button in the toolbar following figure Rotate Button Figure 5 150 Clicking the Rotate Button Tutorials Manual GlobeCaster 281 3 Enter 0 in the Y window Y Rotation Value Figure 5 151 Changing the Y Rotation Value Though you are not changing the rotation value for Y by entering 0 you set a keyframe A control point appears in the timeline for this keyframe following figure UU UU UU U UU UUU L U Control Point Duration UU U0 00 17 U Figure 5 152 The Control Point at the 17th Frame 4 Right click on the control point for Y Rotation previous figure The Keyframe pop up menu for that keyframe appears following figure Linear T Cubic Hold Delete Key Edit Key Figure 5 153 Keyframe Pop Up Menu for the Seventeenth Frame Because you want the plane to react to the ball hitting it you want the plane to rotate at a constant rate starting at this keyframe 5 Select Linear The second keyframe is set However you have not created any anima
203. nt timeline Do you want to extend the timeline to fit Figure 4 69 The Image Sequence Length Window You see the ClipMem in the workspace Remember that all objects in the workspace are strokes including the stroke for this ClipMem This stroke can be animated or altered like any stroke Click the Workspace button following figure above the Workspace picon to bring up the Workspace Properties panel Workspace Button Figure 4 70 The Workspace Button You see the Workspace Properties panel following figure in the upper left corner of the screen From the Workspace Properties panel you can set the length of your effect how it is displayed in the workspace and how it acts GlobeCaster Animator Compositor Tutorials 92 Chapter 4 when it is run in GlobeCaster s Switcher For more information about using this panel see the GlobeCaster Animator Compositor manual Figure 4 71 The Workspace Properties Panel 5 Inthe Workspace Properties panel click the Alpha button following figure on This makes the background of the layer transparent Alpha Button Figure 4 72 The Alpha Button 6 Deselect the Transition function by clicking on the Transition button following figure With Transition selected a project is saved as a transition Selecting this is necessary if you are creating an effect such as a wipe but is not needed when creating an overlay such as the one you will create in this tutorial Tra
204. nter each value When all three values are entered the sphere is positioned on the opposite side of the video plane following figure Figure 5 132 The Sphere Position at the Twenty Third Frame Notice the movement path has a slight arching shape to it From here you want the sphere to bounce back off the plane This is the last keyframe you have to set to complete the sphere s animation Effects Generator Tutorials 272 Chapter 5 Click the Last Frame button in the Transport Controls following figure Active Video Textures Last Frame Button Figure 5 133 The Last Frame Button The Timecode Slider jumps to the end of the effect frame 00 00 01 09 1 2 Enter the following values in the X Y and Z windows in the toolbar Figure 5 134 Keyframe Values for the Last Frame The sphere moves as you enter each value When all three values are entered the sphere is positioned out of view of the scene camera You ve just finished animating the sphere Tutorials Manual GlobeCaster 273 Previewing With the animation for the sphere complete you might want to see what you ve Your Work done up to this point You can preview the effect Optional 1 Press d on your keyboard You exit the edit mode and return to Director mode 2 Press v on your keyboard Your view changes to the scene camera s view following figure Figure 5 135 Viewing the Workspace After Pressing the v Key The video pl
205. nteresting but in this case just what you want Adjust the duration of the clip to 2 seconds by typing 00 00 02 00 into the Duration field directly under the left monitor or by clicking on the or buttons next to the Duration field following figure 00 00 00 00 er Duration i Field e esn FP oe pe E E E Duration 00 00 02 00 Figure 6 16 Changing the Clip Duration You can also change the duration of the matte black clip by clicking and dragging on its trimming handle until the timecode reads 00 00 02 00 At this point you will drop the voiceover clip onto the timeline so that you can begin choosing the edit points l Open the Projects Used Clips bin where you saved the Voiceover clip or the Digitized bin if you already digitized the Voiceover clip Drag and drop the Voiceover clip picon to the beginning of the timeline on the track below the matte black clip You can be sure that you are dropping the clip at the very beginning of the timeline when the Position Bar turns yellow Tutorials Manual GlobeCaster 301 Now the timeline contains the Voiceover clip and the matte black clip following figure lll Voiceover Figure 6 17 Timeline with Voiceover Clip Added 3 Click the button next to the Video 2 track to display the audio tracks of the Voiceover clip following figure p Voiceover AU l Y Hiceover n r 7 1 i i t udio VYoceoyvel Figure 6 18 Audio Tra
206. nu following figure v Linear Cubic Edit Key Hold Menu Option Delete Key Edit Key Minimize Track Heights Restore Track Heights Figure 4 296 Choosing Edit Key from the Pop Up Menu You see the Event panel following figure on the left side of your screen This is a floating panel that can be dragged to any spot on the screen With the Event panel you can change the value of a keyframe s property the interpolation of the keyframe or change the keyframe s position in the GlobeCaster Animator Compositor Tutorials 186 Chapter 4 LZ LS ee 15 timeline For more information about using the Event panel see the GlobeCaster Animator Compositor Manual AEE EJ i Event Value a OO 00 00 04 0 Time Slider Figure 4 297 The Event Panel In the Event panel click and drag the Time Slider following figure right until the timecode below it reads 00 00 01 13 0 By doing this you have moved the keyframe so that it is 1 second and 13 frames into the effect This means that the Earth stroke does not start becoming transparent until this point in the effect F 255 Time Event Value Slider ve OO O00 00 04 0 Time Slider Figure 4 298 The Time Slider In the timeline you see the Control Knob move to the right until it is in position Close the Event panel by clicking the X button in the upper right corner of the panel In the Transport Controls click and dr
207. number of pre made wipes contained within GlobeCaster s bins but wouldn t it be more fun to create your very own wipe This tutorial teaches you to do just that In this tutorial you ll create a simple wipe that when played back in GlobeCaster s Switcher or loaded into the GlobeCaster Editor timeline wipes the Preview video source in from the right replacing the Program source The following figure illustrates the finished wipe as it is being run in Switcher The video on the left is the Program video source while the video on the right is the Preview video source that is being wiped in Figure 4 1 The Finished Wipe as it is Run in Switcher Preparing The Workspace Tutorials Manual iobeCaster This tutorial is broken up into three parts l Preparing the workspace 2 Building the wipe 3 Saving the wipe Before you actually begin creating your wipe you need to first prepare the workspace By doing this you are telling Animator Compositor how the transitional effect will behave when it is run in Switcher or loaded into Editor Follow these steps to prepare the workspace l Right click on the Workspace picon and choose New Project from the pop up menu following figure If you are starting up this application for the first time this is unnecessary since there is no project loaded into the workspace Properties Stats Select All About Workspace Visible SafeArea Record v Cubic Li
208. o do this you have to unlock the out point of the Audio reporter clip s audio and the in point of the scene clip s audio so you can adjust them independently of the video Here s what you do 1 Click the reporter clip to select it Tutorials Manual GlobeCaster 341 2 Click the Properties button in the toolbar following figure Figure 6 91 The Clip Props Button The Clip Main Properties panel appears following figure Audio Edit Lock Buttons Figure 6 92 The Clip Main Properties Panel Locate the Audio Edit Lock buttons in the Clip Main Properties panel previous figure Click the Out button to turn off the lock on the out point of the reporter clip following figure Figure 6 93 Turning Off Lock GlobeCaster Editor Tutorials 342 Chapter 6 The Out button is no longer lit Trimming handles appear on the out points of the audio tracks following figure You can now adjust the clip s audio out points independently of the clip s video out point Trimming Handles on i aad ve 06 29 2001 15 58 25 Live 06 29 2001 15 47 34 ve 06 29 2001 15 58 25 Live 06 29 2001 15 47 34 ve 06 29 2001 15 58 25 Live 06 29 2001 15 47 34 Figure 6 94 Trimming Handles for Reporter Clips Audio Out Points Next you want to unlock the scene clip s audio in point Unlocking The With the reporter clip s audio out points unlocked you want to unlock the scene Scene Clip s clip audio in points
209. o portion of the Voiceover clip re appear in the Video 2 track following figure Voiceover Voiceover Soundtrack Figure 6 72 Restoring the Video for the Voiceover Clip Keep the Clip Main Properties panel open Next you will use it to unlock the audio tracks from the video track GlobeCaster Editor Tutorials 328 Chapter 6 1 Click on the Audio Edit Lock In and Out buttons following figure to turn them off F Clip Main Properties Reel External Source Clip Name Audio Cena V TALL A2 EERE Edit Lock Buttons Audio Edit Lack Figure 6 73 Audio Edit Lock Buttons This allows you to change the length of the video clip without affecting the length of the audio Use a portion of the video track of the Voiceover clip at the beginning of the timeline Once you have turned off the Audio Edit Lock In and Out buttons you can trim the clip to fit your needs 2 Click the Trim Clip button following figure to put Editor in Trim Clip editing mode Trim Clip Button Figure 6 74 The Trim Clip Button You want the video to accompany the voiceover from approximately 1 second into the timeline to approximately 8 seconds in or roughly 7 seconds worth 3 Click and drag the left trimming handle of the video track of the Voiceover clip to approximately 02 00 01 00 4 Click and drag the right trimming handle of the video track of the Voiceover clip to approximately 02 00 08 00 You now have only a por
210. o save EQ settings l Bring up the appropriate audio panel in one of the following two ways e Ifyou are using GlobeCaster s Switcher bring up the Audio Mixer panel following figure by clicking the Panel button and choosing Audio Mixer from the popup menu This panel is designed for live audio mixing GlobeCaster Enhanced Audio Mixer F Trim Send L Send R EQ Buttons Figure 7 1 The Audio Mixer panel If you are using GlobeCaster s Editor bring up the Clip Audio Properties panel by right clicking on a video or audio track in the timeline and selecting Properties from the pop up menu This brings up the Clip Main Properties panel Click the Clip Main Properties button at the top of the panel and choose Clip Audio Properties panel to bring up the Clip Audio Properties Tutorials Manual GlobeCaster 351 panel following figure This panel is designed for adjusting the audio of the selected clip p Audio Properti EQ Buttons Animati Figure 7 2 The Clip Audio Properties Panel Audio Mixer Tutorials 352 Chapter 7 3 In either the Clip Audio Properties panel or Audio Mixer panel click an EQ button to bring up the EQ Settings panel This panel functions the same in both the GlobeCaster Switcher and Editor applications P Frequency 2U KHZ Figure 7 3 The EQ Settings Panel The EQ Settings panel uses a three band parametric equalizer with individual settings for the High Mid and Low ban
211. of the blue gradient stroke you drew earlier GlobeCaster Animator Compositor Tutorials 140 Chapter 4 The stroke should look like the following figure If it doesn t you can edit it so that it does Figure 4 189 The Stroke in the Workspace 11 In the Color Palette and Gradient Editor panel give the Current Stroke a linear blend by clicking the Gradient Style button following figure and choosing Linear from the pop up menu following figure By doing this you are adding a gradient to the Current Stroke Gradient Style Button Figure 4 190 The Gradient Style Button E Solid Linear Linear 4 Corner Menu Circular Option Bevel Box Horizontal Vertical 4 Side Figure 4 191 Choosing Linear from the Pop Up Menu In the Gradient Editor you still see a solid red color filling it It remains this way until you add another color to it Tutorials Manual iobeCaster as 12 In the Color Palette and Gradient Editor panel click and drag the white mini picon following figure into the right edge of the Gradient Editor By doing this you added a second color to the gradient so you now have a blend instead of a solid color Figure 4 192 The White Mini Picon The following figure illustrates what your Gradient Editor should look like with the white added Figure 4 193 The Gradient Editor 13 In the Gradient Editor select the color dot for the red color following figure by clicking
212. oke By clicking and dragging these edit points you can change the size and position of the stroke 9 While holding the Shift key on your keyboard drag the lower left edit point of the stroke up and to the right until your workspace looks similar to the following figure By holding the Shift key the aspect ratio of the stroke stays proportional If you don t hold Shift when you drag the corner the height and width of the stroke do not stay proportional Remember that the ClipMem you grabbed in an earlier tutorial was of live video so it won t look like the video in the figure Figure 4 102 The Workspace with the Stroke Size Adjusted 10 While holding the Shift key on your keyboard drag the upper right edit point of the stroke down and to the left until your workspace looks similar to the following figure By holding the Shift key the aspect ratio of the stroke stays proportional If you don t hold Shift when you drag the corner the height and width of the stroke do not stay proportional GlobeCaster Animator Compositor Tutorials 104 Chapter 4 Remember that the ClipMem you grabbed in an earlier tutorial was of live video so it won t look like the video in the figure Figure 4 103 The Workspace with the Stroke Size Adjusted 11 Bring the effect to the first frame of the animation by clicking the First Frame button following figure in the Transport Controls First Frame Button Figure 4 104 The First F
213. olbar Figure 3 30 This will be the style for titles Outline Slides Shadow Height JE Figure 3 30 Item Picon 4 Select the name Vance Thornhill with a bounding box GlobeCaster Character Generator Tutorials aa Chapter 3 Setting Justification 5 From the same bin drag and drop the green type style picon onto the Item picon This will be the style for names Figure 3 31 Green Text Picon White Frame By dragging the green text picon onto the Item picon you have given the selected text all of the same properties as the green text picon You could have dropped the green text picon directly onto selected text with similar results except this action does not transfer height values 6 Repeat the same procedure for each of the titles and names in the roll 7 Click the Auto button to preview the roll Unintentional misaligned text doesn t present a very professional image In GlobeCaster s Character Generator that s easy to correct whether you are using left center or right justification This exercise calls for center justification and that s what you will learn to do here However the procedures are the same for setting right and left justification Here s how you do it l Right click on a blank spot in the workspace and choose Select All Text from the pop up menu that appears 2 Right click on the workspace again This time select Page Properties from the pop up menu This action opens the Page
214. older by default A picon of the effect appears in the bin following figure i r GlobeCaster Bins Pfx Proje A Ca P Fa Parent Home Back Saved Picon Figure 5 24 Effect Picon in a Bin b Drag and drop the Effect picon into a convenient bin Effects Generator saves the color effect in that bin A picon of the effect appears Once the effect is saved you can load it in Switcher and use it l Minimize Effects Generator 2 Start up Switcher 3 Navigate to the bin where you saved your effect If you clicked Save Now to save navigate to GlobeCaster Bins PFX Projects 4 Drag and drop the color effect picon onto the Program bus button of the video source you want to use the effect on The effect is loaded into that bus but it s not activated yet 5 Right click the bus button Effects Generator Tutorials 214 Chapter 5 A pop up menu appears following figure Input Settings Advanced Input Settings Color Correction Pro Color Correction C ColorFX PfxColorFx ttx Unload this effect Figure 5 25 Bus Pop Up Menu 6 Select the effect The effect runs applying the posterizing effect to that video source To turn the effect off l Right click on the bus button once again 2 Select Unload This Effect The effect shuts off and is removed from the bus That s it for creating an effect and using it in Switcher Wrap Up In this tutorial you learned how to create posterized video effe
215. ollowing figure change to All Active Button Figure 4 29 The Active Button If you click this button again it changes to Transparent and all objects on layers other than the active layer are displayed transparent Now that your workspace is ready you are ready to move on to the next step Adding Graphics To The Wipe Tutorials Manual GlobeCaster o With the workspace prepared and your wipe brought to its first frame you are now ready to add the flag graphic to your wipe Remember by repeating these steps with your own custom graphic you can create an unlimited number of custom animated wipes with graphics l Locate the following picon in the bin GlobeCaster Bins Panam Projects Figure 4 30 The Picon for the Flag Graphic This is the picon for the flag graphic you created in an earlier tutorial If you haven t yet created this graphic complete the tutorial Extracting Graphics with the Lift Stroke Function in the GlobeCaster Animator Compositor Manual 2 While holding the Shift key on your keyboard drag and drop the flag graphic picon into the workspace By holding the Shift key down while you drag and drop the picon you place the object in the exact spot it was in when it was originally saved If you didn t hold the Shift key the graphic would be placed wherever you dropped it in the workspace This applies to all objects dropped in the workspace You see the flag graphic in the center of your w
216. ompositor Tutorials 164 Chapter 4 oye J3 34 In the Stroke Properties panel bring up the Wipes Properties panel for the blue stroke by clicking the More button following figure and choosing Wipes from the pop up menu More Mare Button Alpha veereyalitets APosition YRosition Figure 4 251 The More Button Stroke Wipes Shadow Menu Wipes Option Particles Texture Advanced Color Figure 4 252 Choosing Wipes from the Pop Up Menu You see the Wipes Properties panel in place of the Stroke Properties panel In the Wipes Properties panel click and drag the WipeL slider following figure all the way to the right Since the blue stroke is selected this causes the stroke to completely wipe so that it is no longer visible in the workspace This is what you want the stroke to look like at the end of the effect WipeT 0 WipeB i WipeL if Slider Wipel E Wiper fE WipeStart WipeEnd Figure 4 253 The WipeL Slider In the workspace you see that the blue stroke is no longer visible However you still see a bounding box for the stroke Since the WipeL value is animated a keyframe is added for the property s new value In the workspace click the white stroke to select it Remember with the Select button selected you can click on any stroke in the workspace to select it You see a bounding box around the stroke indicating that it is selected 35 36 37 Tutori
217. on following figure MapMode Button Figure 4 76 The MapMode Button You see the MapMode panel in place of the Layer Properties panel From the MapMode panel you can change the position of each corner of a layer For additional information about using the MapMode panel see the GlobeCaster Animator Compositor manual Upper Left Upper Right Wwe i i Lower Rignh Figure 4 77 The Map Mode Panel 3 Inthe MapMode panel click the Drag Edit button following figure By clicking this button you can click and drag each corner to a new position NOTE When a layer s property such as Size or position is animated a keyframe is automatically added for the stroke s position in the time line Whenever you alter a layer s prop erty that is animated at another point in the timeline a keyframe is automatically added at that point in the timeline Tutorials Manual iobeCaster e Without Drag Edit selected you must type in a numeric value for the new position For each corner the first number represents the X position of the corner The second number represents the Y position of the corner Drag Edit Button Stencil Layer Displacement Layer Figure 4 78 The Drag Edit Button 4 Inthe MapMode panel right click in the X position value window for the Upper Right corner following figure and choose Animate on from the pop up menu following figure By choosing Animate on you are animating this val
218. on in the upper right corner Notice that the Voiceover track on the timeline now has no video track following figure Vorceover Yoceovyer Duration OO 00 15 75 Figure 6 22 Voiceover Clip with Video Turned Off Now as you work with the clip you will use only the audio portion Saving The This is a good time to save the current timeline Saving your work frequently is a Timeline good habit to develop If a project doesn t seem to be heading in the right direction you can simply go back to an earlier version and start from there Before you save the timeline rename it l Find the timeline picon in the Timeline Controls on the toolbar following figure Timeline Picon Figure 6 23 The Timeline Picon GlobeCaster Editor Tutorials 304 Chapter 6 2 Right click on the picon and choose Rename from the pop up menu following figure New Project Rename Ani Properties Menu Rename Option r Set Picon Make all picons Save Text EDL Playin Loop Figure 6 24 Choosing Rename from the Pop Up Menu A cursor appears in the name on the Timeline Picon in the toolbar 3 Type in voice01 and press Enter on your keyboard to name the timeline following figure Timeline Picon E v eti S z Figure 6 25 The New Name for the Timeline The file extension ptl Editor timeline is added to the file name 4 Open the Timelines bin folder you created earlier Use the Top Bins or Btm Bins
219. on it Color dots that are selected have a white line through them Once a color dot is selected you can change its color which is what you will do Color Dot Figure 4 194 The Selected Color Dot for the Red Color 14 Change this color in the Gradient Editor to black by clicking the black mini picon following figure Black Mini Color Picon Figure 4 195 The Black mini Picon In the Gradient Editor you see the gradient blend from black on the left to white on the right GlobeCaster Animator Compositor Tutorials 142 Chapter 4 NOTE The stroke you just created and any custom stroke for that matter can be saved for further use by dragging and dropping its picon from the Stroke Con trols into a bin Load this stroke as you would any other stroke by clicking on 1t 15 l6 17 18 In the Color Palette and Gradient Editor panel change the angle of the blend by selecting the angle value following figure typing 90 and pushing Enter on your keyboard The angle value is measured in degrees That means that with a value of 90 the gradient blends from top to bottom The value you replaced 114 causes the gradient to blend from one corner of a stroke to the opposite corner Angle Value Figure 4 196 The Angle Value Set at 90 Close the Color Palette and Gradient Editor and Stroke Properties panels by clicking the X button in the upper right corner of each panel Click the Create
220. on without interrupting the current program In this exercise you will make a crawl for a fictional TV station that is running an extra long basketball game The station wants to inform viewers that the news will be on after the game Set Up l Delete your current workspace by right clicking the Current Page picon and selecting Delete Workspace from the pop up menu that appears 2 Click on the Project Type button and select Crawl from the pop up menu that appears Current Page Picon Project Type Button Figure 3 1 Current Page Picon and Project Type Button 3 Type in Please Stay Tuned for blank space for graphic Immediately Following the Basketball Game Figure 3 2 The blank space is where you place the 13NEWS graphic which is added later Immediately Following the Figure 3 2 Text With Space for the Graphic Tutorials Manual GlobeCaster 27 4 Right click the Current Page picon and choose Select All Text from the pop up menu that appears tay Tuned for Immediately Following the E UPTIOEF Giobecaster Character Generator 0 m Aa Bb 60123 Current Page Picon Figure 3 3 Picking a Font for the Selected Text 5 Click on the Font button and select Aurora BdCn BT from the font list that appears Changing The The font needs some modifications so it will match the personality of the TV Font Face station The cool thing about GlobeCaster s Character Generator is you only have to do this once Once you ha
221. op Up Menu You see the Animation Status button change from S for static to A for animated following figure That means that the transparency of the Earth stroke is now animated Animation Status APosition Day j Button YRPosition Alpha Figure 4 223 The Alpha Animation Status Reading A for Animated 5 Inthe workspace click the My Name stroke to select it Remember with the Select button selected you can click on any stroke in the workspace to select it You see a bounding box around the stroke indicating that it is selected You see that the Strokes Properties panel now displays the properties for the My Name stroke GlobeCaster Animator Compositor Tutorials 154 ened 6 In the Stroke Properties panel animate the transparency value of the My Name stroke by clicking the Animation Status button following figure for the Alpha value and choosing Animated from the pop up menu oar Animation MPNA Fata je Status XPosition 627 i Button YFosition Animated Menu Option Figure 4 225 Choosing Animated from the Pop Up Menu You see the Animation Status button change from S for static to A for animated following figure That means that the position of the My Name stroke is now animated and that a keyframe was added for the property s position in the timeline Animation Status XPosition 627 Button Alpha TRosition Figure 4 226 The Alpha Animation Status Reading A for Animat
222. or is deter mined by how com plex the strokes and animation are on each frame GlobeCaster 99 Tutorials Manual 12 Preview the animation in Animator Compositor to see how it will behave when it is run in GlobeCaster s Switcher or loaded into GlobeCaster s Editor To do this follow these steps a Bring the animation to its beginning by clicking the First Frame button following figure in the Transport Controls First Frame Button Figure 4 90 The First Frame Button In the workspace you see the animation at its starting point The stroke for the ClipMem fills the entire workspace b Play the animation by clicking the Play button following figure in the Transport Controls Play Button Figure 4 91 The Play Button In the workspace you see the animation as it plays When it finishes playing the workspace should look like the following figure Figure 4 92 The Animation at its End in the Workspace GlobeCaster Animator Compositor Tutorials 100 Chapter 4 Creating A Layer In this section of the tutorial you learned how to animate and resize a layer using the Map Mode panel Continue to the next section to learn how to add a layer to your project There are times when you will want to work with multiple layers in GlobeCaster s Animator Compositor Using multiple layers makes it easier to group objects together and separate components of your project In this section of the
223. orders GlobeCaster Character Generator Tutorials ao Chapter 3 J Right click in the workspace and choose Properties from the pop up menu that appears Figure 3 23 This action opens the Page Properties Panel Figure 3 24 Page Properties Select All Text Select All Graphics Select All Save Selection Selection Markers Delete Text Delete Graphics New Project Spell Check Date Display Time Display Add special symbol About Figure 3 23 Page Pop up Menu Overlay Chann 1 FAT Progra Preview Source Fade In Flash Rate 60 Spacing 19 JUStINCation r 1 rio icrea Video Aspe Figure 3 24 The Page Properties Panel Tutorials Manual GlobeCaster 41 4 Click the Justification button and select Center from the pop up menu that appears Figure 3 25 Lott Conter Right e None Figure 3 25 Justification Pop up Menu 5 The L cursor is now centered horizontally on the screen Type in the following credits Figure 3 26 Executive Producer Vance Thornhill Technical Director Patrick Auburn Associate Producer Austin Bridge Lighting Director Daniel Camino Best Boy Gregory Orangeblossom Key Grip Lee Tallyho GlobeCaster Character Generator Tutorials a2 Chapter 3 NOTE The Auto button behaves differ ently depending upon the type of project If you are making a roll lechnical Director or crawl you only Patrick Auburn Associate P
224. orkspace following figure Figure 4 31 The Flag Graphic in the Workspace GlobeCaster Animator Compositor Tutorials 72 ened 3 Click the Select button in the Stroke Controls following figure Select Button Figure 4 32 The Select Button With the Select button selected you can select any object in the workspace by simply clicking on it 4 Select the flag graphic by clicking on it You see a bounding box around the entire flag graphic indicating that it is selected 5 Bring up the Stroke Properties panel by right clicking on the flag graphic and choosing Properties from the pop up menu following figure Properties gt Properties Select Menu Select All Option Delete Front Forward Back Backward Figure 4 33 Selecting Properties from the Pop Up Menu 6 You see the Stroke Properties panel following figure in the upper left corner of the screen From this panel you can change the position of the flag stroke Tutorials Manual GlobeCaster 73 then animate it See the GlobeCaster Animator Compositor Manual for additional information about using this panel Figure 4 34 The Stroke Properties Panel In the Stroke Properties panel click and drag the XPosition slider following figure to the right until the flag graphic is just barely in the workspace This is where the flag graphic will be at the beginning of the effect when you run it in Switcher XPosition Slider Fi
225. ose Add Key from the pop up menu following figure This adds an additional keyframe for the property By adding a keyframe for the white stroke s WipeB value you can adjust that value in the timeline and make it so that the stroke begins wiping onto the workspace at this point in the effect WipeT o Wipes amp Animated WipeL Next Key Niver Previous Key Add Key re Menu Add Key WipeStart i Option Delete Key WipeEnd i Figure 4 284 Choosing Add Key from the Pop Up Menu GlobeCaster Animator Compositor Tutorials 180 Chapter 4 26 In the timeline you see a Control Knob added in the keyframe track following figure The Added Control Knob Figure 4 285 The Control Knob Added in the Keyframe Track In the timeline click and drag the Control Knob for the keyframe you just added so that the Control Knob is at the top of the track For this track which is for the WipeB property moving the Control Knob to the top of the track makes the stroke so that it is completely wiped out of the workspace Dragging the Control Knob down causes the stroke to wipe onto the workspace until it is completely visible in the workspace when the Control Knob is at the bottom of the track You see that the white stroke is completely wiped out of the workspace Tutorials Manual 27 Now that youve animated all of the values for the first half of your effect the tracks in your timeline should look like the following figu
226. osition of the sphere from its starting position Effects Generator sets a keyframe for rotation at frame 00 00 00 17 0 You don t have to set any more keyframes for rotation Effects Generator automatically animates the sphere s rotation to match the keyframe at 00 00 00 17 0 Because the last keyframe has no rotation settings Effects Generator animates the sphere s rotation back to its default state all values set to 0 This gives the ball a realistic spin as it bounces off the video plane Effects Generator Tutorials 276 Chapter 5 Saving What You Have Optional Animating The Video Plane To preview your work 1 Click the First Frame button in the Transport Controls 2 Click the Play button in the Transport Controls The effect plays through with the sphere s new rotation 3 Return to the beginning of the effect At this point you can save what you ve worked on so far Before you save be sure the Inc Effect button is turned off Because you ve already saved once you have two options for saving at this point First you can drag and drop the Effect picon into a convenient bin This creates a second file for the same effect saving everything you ve done up to this point A second picon appears in the bin Second you can click the Save Now button in the workspace following figure Save Now Button Figure 5 141 The Save Now Button This overwrites the file you saved earlier Which method to use
227. ou can begin to edit them Before you begin to create the L cut you want to roughly adjust the length of the reporter clip The purpose of this step is to set the event s out point to the position at which you want the scene video to begin Once this is set you can adjust the audio Here s what you do to prepare the reporter clip 1 Click on the reporter clip to select it 2 Find the frame in the reporter clip where you want the video to switch to the scene clip To do this do one of the following a Drag the Position Bar through the timeline to scrub through the reporter clip to find the frame you want b Play the timeline and press the space bar on your keyboard to stop the Position Bar at the frame in the reporter clip where you want the video to switch c Type ina timecode in the timecode window in the Main Controls following figure and press Enter on your keyboard Timecode Window 00 00 02 20 Paused Figure 6 87 The Main Controls Timecode Window Tutorials Manual GlobeCaster 339 Next you want to shorten the length of the clip so you can drag out the audio tracks later on The Position Bar jumps to that spot 3 Do one of the following to trim the clip a Click and drag the trimming handle of the clip and use the alignment bar to match the out point with the location of the Position Bar b Right click on the clip and choose Split at PosBar from the pop up menu This splits the clip in t
228. ou want to apply the color effect to See the GlobeCaster Switcher Manual for details on how to get a freeze frame For this tutorial you can also use one of the stills that are included in GlobeCaster s content Here s how you load a still 1 Click the ColorFX button in the toolbar following figure Its one of the green buttons ColorFX Button Figure 5 1 The ColorFX Button Tutorials Manual GlobeCaster 198 Most of the buttons in the interface ghost out The Color Effects panel appears in the upper left of the interface following figure Saturation New Aue Saturation Radius Radial Fallot A la W 7 J Angular wiatr Angular Fallo li v ls a Figure 5 2 The Color Effects Panel Use this panel to create your color effects see the Effects Generator manual for more details on this panel Notice that a few of the values are green while the rest are ghosted out Thats because adjustable settings vary with the kind of effect you are creating If you ever want to stop editing your color effects and restore the toolbar controls click the X button in the top right corner of the panel following figure X Button Figure 5 3 The X Button 2 Navigate the bins to the GlobeCaster Bins PFX Projects folder Double click the following picon The name of the picon is _balloonsdetail tfs Figure 5 4 The Balloons Detail Picon Effects Generator Tutorials 200 Ch
229. owing text stroke brush picon in the bin directory GlobeCaster Bins Panam Sampler It is the picon with the yellow letters on it Figure 4 200 The Text Stroke Brush Picon 21 Load this stroke brush as the Current Stroke by clicking the picon You see the picon in the Current Stroke Picon window in the Stroke Controls 22 Bring up the Stroke Properties panel for the Current Stroke by clicking the Stroke button following figure in the Stroke Controls Stroke Controls Figure 4 201 The Stroke Button You see the Stroke Properties panel following figure in the upper left corner of your screen For more information about using the Stroke Properties panel see the GlobeCaster Animator Compositor Manual Figure 4 202 The Stroke Properties Panel Tutorials Manual GlobeCaster 148 23 In the Stroke Properties panel bring up the Text Settings panel for the Current Stroke by clicking the Text Settings button following figure Tool Settings Button Figure 4 203 The Text Settings Button You see the Text Settings panel just below the Stroke Properties panel From this panel you can change the font and size of your text stroke See the GlobeCaster Animator Compositor Manual for more information about using this panel Font Arial Arial Black Arial CE Arial CYR Arial Greak Arial TUR Aurora BOCA BT HASESEE Aa Bb Ce Figure 4 204 The Text Settings Panel 24 In the Text Settings panel select Ar
230. p on the 02 00 00 00 timeline is the K key Select Matte or Black as the source for the left monitor Press the K key and the matte clip appears on the timeline at the location of the Posi tion Bar The length of the matte clip is whatever you set as the default Set the default by typing in the length you want in the Duration time code field and press Figure 6 13 Adding Matte Black to the Timeline There should now be a matte black clip at the beginning of the timeline on the ing Enter on your Video 1 track en Nee ria You ll want to adjust the duration of the matte black to 2 seconds To do this use Duration time Editors Trim Clip editing feature code field and choose Save as default l Ifthe matte black clip is not selected click on it to select it value from the pop up menu The default 2 Click the Trim Clip button on the Editor toolbar following figure setting is 1 second You can also set a default length for framestores if Frame is selected as Trim your source Clip Button Figure 6 14 The Trim Clip Button GlobeCaster Editor Tutorials 300 Chapter 6 Adding The Voiceover Clip The Trim Clip monitors and controls appear following figure First Frame Selected Clip ree Se Last Frame Selected Clip OOR Out 00 00 02 00 Duration 00 00 02 00 Figure 6 15 The Trim Clip Monitors and Controls Since this clip is matte black each monitor is black Not very i
231. porter clip as needed In this example it starts at the beginning of the timeline 4 Position the scene clip as needed You need to find the frame in the reporter clip where you want the video to switch to the scene clip Then you position the scene clip so it starts at that frame To do this do one of the following a Drag the Position Bar through the timeline to scrub through the reporter clip to find the frame you want For linear editing turn on Tape Scrub in the Editor Options panel to scrub through your clips on the timeline see the GlobeCaster Editor manual for information on how to do this Then click and drag on the trimming handle of the scene clip and use the alignment bars to match the in point with the location of the Position Bar b Play the timeline and press the space bar to stop the Position Bar at the frame in the reporter clip where you want the video to switch Then click GlobeCaster Editor 336 Chapter 6 Tutorials and drag on the trimming handle of the scene clip and use the alignment bar to match the in point with the location of the Position Bar c Type ina timecode in the timecode window in the Main Controls following figure and press Enter on your keyboard Timecode Window 00 00 02 20 F f f Paused Figure 6 84 The Main Controls Timecode Window The Position Bar jumps to that spot Click and drag the trimming handle of the scene clip and use the alignment bar to match the
232. pper left corner of the interface LOMAS Row Angli Lowman Ange LAr J YN dl Figure 5 96 The Object Creation Panel Use this panel to create an object or replace an existing object with a new one with different settings For more details on how the Object Creation panel works see the Effects Generator manual Effects Generator Tutorials 254 Chapter 5 2 Click the Type button following figure It s located at the top of the panel Object Type Polygons Rows Button Figure 5 97 The Type Button The Type pop up menu appears following figure Video Plane Bordered Video Plane 6 Surface Video Block Plane 4 Sided Shape Cube 12 Sided Shape 20 Sided Shape Cone Cylinder Sphere Star Light Spot Light Figure 5 98 The Type Pop Up Menu This pop up menu lists all the objects that can be created The first ten objects are primitives basic geometric shapes The last two are lights 3 Select Sphere This sets the object you are creating to be a sphere The button face changes to read Sphere 4 Locate the Polygons knobs and windows following figure Figure 5 99 The Polygons Knobs and Windows Use these controls to set the number of polygons you want to include in the object you are creating Tutorials Manual GlobeCaster 255 All primitives are created from polygons that are stacked together in rows and columns The number of polygons in a shape determ
233. pter 5 The workspace is the black field in the upper middle portion of the Effects Generator interface following figure Figure 5 35 The Workspace This is your window to what your effect looks like as you create it Its view represents what the scene camera sees and thus what your audience sees when the effect runs The scene camera is a virtual camera that shoots your effect When Effects Generator starts the workspace is filled with a yellow grid This is the video plane Its the default object You ll be manipulating this object in order to create your effect l Locate the View Controls following figure These are a set of blue controls just to the right of the Effect Controls you just used Figure 5 36 The View Controls Use these controls to zoom in and out of your workspace You can also use them to better manage the Effects Generator interface see the Effects Generator manual for more details Any changes you make to the workspace view with these buttons do not affect your finished effect Tutorials Manual GlobeCaster 22 2 Click the Out button following figure Out Button Figure 5 37 Clicking the Out Button The video plane shrinks as the workspace zooms out You see a white border around the video plane This is the safe area It shows the edge of the workspace Anything placed outside of this safe area will not show up in the final effect It will be hidden safely from view
234. rack on the timeline with a dissolve following figure Figure 6 77 Dissolve Added to the Timeline 3 Click the Voiceover clip and select Create Dissolve again This adds another dissolve to the FX track at the end of the clip following figure Figure 6 78 Adding a Second Dissolve You placed part of the Voiceover video clip back on the timeline but the way the timeline is now it still won t play Thats because there are other clips on the track above So there s one more concept you should know and it s an important one priority Understanding When two events of the same kind are on the timeline at a given time the one that Priority is closer to the top has higher priority This means that the clip at the top is played and recorded and the clip below is ignored You can change the priority for a clip To change a clip s priority do the following 1 Click on the Voiceover clip on the timeline to select it Tutorials Manual GlobeCaster 331 2 Right click on the Voiceover clip and choose Higher Priority from the pop up menu following figure Delete Event Delete Selected Events Snap Select All Select Track Select None Invert Track Invert Selection Select From Here ree Ca Ca Select From Here on Th Expand Tree Expand All Collapse Tree Higher eee Menaren Option Higher Priority Create Dissolve Turn into Framestore Digitize to Time Machine Add to Batch Digitize Export to AVI
235. rame Button 12 Bring up the Stroke Properties panel for the ClipMem stroke on layer 2 by right clicking on the stroke and choosing Properties from the pop up menu following figure o 0 E Properties Properties Menu Select Option Select All Delete Front Forward Back Backward Figure 4 105 Choosing Properties from the Pop Up Menu 13 Pr NOTE When a stroke s property such as size or posi tion is animated a keyframe is automati cally added for the stroke s position in the timeline When ever you alter a stroke s property that is animated at another point in the timeline a keyframe is auto matically added at that point in the time line Tutorials Manual iobeCaster os You see the Stroke Properties panel in the upper left corner of your screen In the Stroke Properties panel change the vertical position of the ClipMem stroke by clicking and dragging the Y Position slider following figure to the right until the stroke is just outside the workspace This is the position the stroke will be in at the beginning of the effect Alpha YPosition Slider YRosition Figure 4 106 The Y Position Slider In the workspace you see the stroke move down until it is just outside the workspace In the Stroke Properties panel click the Animation Status button to the right of the word YPosition and choose Animated from the pop up menu following figure Animated Menu Optio
236. re If they don t edit the tracks in the animation so that they do ed od iurati ie iie Ci Figure 4 286 The Timeline 28 Preview the effect in Animator Compositor at this point to see how it will look when it is run in either GlobeCaster s Switcher or loaded into Editor To do this follow these steps GlobeCaster Animator Compositor Tutorials 182 Chapter 4 NOTE In Anima tor Compositor when you play an animation that has a pause point the effect does not pause However when the effect is run in GlobeCaster s Switcher it does pause where you set the pause point TIP When a project is saved it is brought to the last frame of the effect Be sure to bring the effect back to the point in the effect that you work ing at Otherwise any changes you make are applied to the last frame of the effect a Bring the animation to its beginning by clicking the First Frame button following figure in the Transport Controls First Frame Button Figure 4 287 The First Frame Button In the workspace you see the animation at its starting point b Play the animation by clicking the Play button following figure in the Transport Controls Play Button Figure 4 288 The Play Button In the workspace you see the animation as it plays You see in this order the Earth fade into the workspace the blue stroke wipe into the workspace the thin red stroke and My Name stroke become opaque and t
237. rent Stroke by clicking the Stroke button following figure in the Stroke Controls Stroke Button Figure 4 128 The Stroke Button GlobeCaster Animator Compositor Tutorials 116 Chapter 4 You see the Stroke Properties panel following figure in the upper left corner of your screen For additional information about using the Stroke Properties panel see the GlobeCaster Animator Compositor Manual Figure 4 129 The Stroke Properties Panel 4 From the Stroke Properties panel bring up the Text Settings panel for the Current Stroke by clicking the Tool Settings button following figure Tool Settings Button Figure 4 130 The Tool Settings Button You see the Text Settings panel following figure just below the Stroke Properties panel From this panel you can change the font and size of a text Tutorials Manual iobeCaster 1 stroke See the GlobeCaster Animator Compositor manual for additional information about this panel Font Arial Arial Black Arial CE Arial CYR Arial Groak TURK Aurora BOCA BT Wal UE Sita IIl HASESSE Aa Bb Ce Figure 4 131 The Text Settings Panel 5 Inthe Text Settings panel change the font to Compacta Black BT by scrolling through the font list and clicking on the font name You see a check mark next to the font Compacta Black BT following figure indicating that the font was selected CITIZEN COURTWEY CURIOUS Comic Sans MS Compacta Compocia A
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239. rimitives Effects Generator Tutorials 268 Chapter 5 Setting The This tutorial involves the sphere flying in hitting the video plane and bouncing Sphere s off When the sphere hits it the video plane spins off screen Because the video Starting plane is reacting to the sphere it s easier to animate the sphere first then work Position with the video plane All animation in Effects Generator is done with keyframes Keyframes mark points in the timeline at which an object changes from a previous state position size shape etc Effects Generator animates the steps in between To animate the sphere in this effect you must set three keyframes Here s what you need to do 1 Make sure the sphere is selected When the sphere is selected it appears yellow or green in the workspace If the sphere isn t selected click and drag the Object Slider in the Object Controls until the sphere appears as the Object picon following figure Object Slider Figure 5 123 Dragging the Object Slider 2 Make sure the Select button is turned off not lit up 3 Make sure the Move button is turned on lit up 4 Click the First Frame button in the Transport Controls following figure Active Video Textures f First Frame Button Figure 5 124 The First Frame Button This makes sure that you are at the beginning of your effect before you begin editing Because the sphere flies in from off screen you must first ch
240. rity from the pop up menu For more infor mation on priority see the GlobeCaster Edi tor manual This tutorial shows you how to create L cuts with clips in Editor s timeline L cuts are edits that cut from one video source to another while continuing to use the audio track from the first video source There are two parts to this tutorial The first part shows you how to create a complete voiceover using an L cut The second part shows you how to create a partial voiceover with an audio transition You can see a good example of an L cut being used for a complete voiceover in a pre produced news segment In this situation the cut begins with a shot of the reporter introducing a scene The video then cuts to the scene while the reporter continues speaking over the scene s footage Once the scene finishes the video returns to the reporter The tutorial edits two digitized clips One clip is the clip that has footage of the reporter The other clip has footage from a scene The clip that contains the scene footage is called the scene clip The clip containing the footage of the reporter is called the reporter clip The first thing you will do is drag the scene clip into the timeline Here s what you do l Navigate to the bin containing the digitized clip you want to use 2 Drag and drop the digitized clip into the Video 1 track the first track of the timeline The digitized clip appears in the timeline as a blue event followin
241. roducer Austin Bridge have to click the auto button once to launch the effect However 1f you are making a still an overlay or ani mated effect you may have to click the but Lighting Director ton twice once to launch the effect and once more to reset it DEME Camino or vice versa depend ing on your previous actions Best Boy Gregory Orangeblossom Key Grip Laa Talluhn Figure 3 26 Center Aligned Credits 6 Click the Auto button Figure 3 27 to preview the roll on the program monitor 00 00 05 24 F Speed Total Length Figure 3 27 Auto Button White Frame Tutorials Manual GlobeCaster 43 Assigning Font So far you have created a basic title roll but it s not very appealing It is also Styles difficult to distinguish between a person s title and their name The rest of this tutorial shows you how to resolve these issues The next exercise shows you how to change the fonts to help distinguish between names and titles l Select the title Executive Producer with a bounding box Figure 3 28 Executive Producer Vance Thornhill Technical Director Figure 3 28 Selected Title 2 Find the GlobeCaster bins cg tutorials creditroll Figure 3 29 bin EXECUTIVE PRODUCERE Figure 3 29 White Stubby Type Style Highlighted The Picon Lights Up When Selected 3 Drag and drop the stubby white type style picon previous figure from the bin and onto the Item picon on the to
242. roperties for the blue stroke GlobeCaster Animator Compositor Tutorials 156 Chapter 4 10 In the Stroke Properties panel bring up the Wipes Properties panel for the blue stroke by clicking the More button following figure and choosing Wipes from the pop up menu following figure More J MOTE Button Alpha Figure 4 230 The More Button Stroke Shadow T Wipes Wipes Menu Particles Option Texture Advanced Color Figure 4 231 Choosing Wipes from the Pop Up Menu You see the Wipes Properties panel in the upper left corner of your screen in the place of the Stroke Properties panel From this panel you can make a stroke a wipe You will use this panel to make the blue stroke wipe onto the screen For more information about using the Wipes Properties panel see the GlobeCaster Animator Compositor manual Figure 4 232 The Wipes Properties Panel Tutorials Manual iobeCaster 152 11 In the Wipes Properties panel animate the WipeL value of the blue stroke by clicking the Animation Status button following figure for the WipeL value and choosing Animated from the pop up menu The WipeL value makes a stroke wipe from the left of the object to the right Viv Pe 5 WipeBm o II Animation Wine i Status S Button WW perm WipeStar ti WipeEnd E Animated Menu Option Animated V c Figure 4 234 Choosing Animated from the Pop Up Menu You see the Animation Status button change from S for
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244. s Switcher GlobeCaster Animator Compositor Tutorials 62 Chapter 4 7 Select the white box stroke by first clicking the Select button following figure in the Stroke Controls and then clicking on the box Select Button Figure 4 10 The Select Button In the workspace you see a bounding box around the stroke indicating that it is selected 8 Make sure that the timeline is at the end of the effect Do this by clicking the Last Frame button in the Transport Controls following figure This button jumps the effect to the end of the timeline Last Frame Button Figure 4 11 The Last Frame Button 9 Bring up the Wipes Properties panel This panel is where you set the direction of your wipe To bring up this panel a Bring up the Stroke Properties panel by right clicking anywhere on the white box in the workspace and selecting Properties from the pop up menu following figure Properties Properties Select Menu rss Option Select All Delete Front Forward Back Backward Lift Stroke Animate Pos v Set In Point Set Out Point Show Path Figure 4 12 Choosing Properties from the Pop Up Menu 10 Tutorials Manual iobeCaster b Click on the More button in the upper left corner of the Stroke Properties panel and choose Wipes from the pop up menu following figure Stroke Shadow Wipes Wipes Menu Particles Option Texture Advanced Color Figure 4 13 Choosin
245. s run in either GlobeCaster s Switcher or loaded into Editor To do this follow these steps a Bring the animation to its beginning by clicking the First Frame button following figure in the Transport Controls Button Figure 4 111 The First Frame Button In the workspace you see the animation at its starting point The stroke for the Looping Text ClipMem should fill the entire workspace The other ClipMem should be out of the workspace NOTE When a project is previewed in Animator Compos itor the speed at which it plays back is slower than its actual speed when run in either GlobeCaster s Switcher or Editor How slow this effect is played in Animator Compositor is deter mined by how com plex the strokes and animation are on each frame Tutorials Manual GlobeCaster 107 b Play the animation by clicking the Play button following figure in the Transport Controls Play Button Figure 4 112 The Play Button In the workspace you see the animation as it plays You see the Looping Text ClipMem pull back while the ClipMem stroke moves up the right side of the workspace beginning at two thirds through the effect When it finishes playing the workspace should look like the following figure Figure 4 113 The Animation at its End in the Workspace Now that you ve created your effect its time to save it GlobeCaster Animator Compositor Tutorials 108 Chapter 4 Saving Your Now that you h
246. s youve done in the previous tutorials create a new scene before beginning l Right click on the Effect picon following figure Effect Picon Figure 5 74 The Effect Picon Effects Generator Tutorials 244 Chapter 5 Setting Effect Properties The Effect pop up menu appears following figure Scene Propertias Effect Coloreffect Object Creation Switcher Environment New Project Rename Project About Figure 5 75 The Effect Pop Up Menu 2 Select New Project If there was previous work done and that work was not saved Effects Generator prompts you to save That s it for creating a new scene As always the next thing you want to do after creating a new scene is to set the effect properties For this effect you need to change the duration and the effect type You also need to turn on both warp and graphics Here s how you set the properties for this effect 1 Click the Effect button following figure Effect Button Figure 5 76 The Effect Button Tutorials Manual GlobeCaster 245 The Effect Properties panel appears in the upper left corner of the interface following figure thnhromakey ANTIANASING Figure 5 77 The Effect Properties Panel You can also access this panel by right clicking on the Effect picon Select Effect from the Effect pop up menu If you want to know more about the Effect Properties panel see the Effects Generator manual
247. segment The reporter introduces a scene Then there is a transition to the scene while the reporter continues to speak At some point the reporter stops speaking and the scene s audio begins This sort of L cut is best used when you have some portion of the second clip s audio that you want to use for instance an interviewee s comments This section of the tutorial explains how to create one of these cuts The first thing you want to do for this tutorial is load your clips This way you can edit the clips together Here s what you do l Navigate to the bin containing your digitized reporter clip 2 Drag and drop the reporter clip into the Video 1 track in the timeline The clip appears in the timeline following figure iLive 06 Figure 6 85 The Loaded Reporter Clip Because the clip is digitized it is dark blue 3 Navigate to the bin containing your digitized scene clip GlobeCaster Editor Tutorials 338 Chapter 6 4 Drag and drop the scene clip into the Video 1 track in the timeline so that its in point is next to the out point of the reporter clip following figure The Reporter Clip The Scene Clip Preparing The Reporter and Scene Clips TIP When the time line is your active source the space bar toggles between stop and play saa Nie id A ve_ 06 29 2001 15 58 25 Live 06 29 2001 15 47 34 Figure 6 86 Dropping in the Scene Clip With the two clips dropped into the timeline y
248. sphere 5 Select Solid Color from the pop up menu Effects Generator now applies a solid color texture value to the sphere you re creating The actual color must be applied once the object is created in the workspace which you will do shortly Tutorials Manual GlobeCaster 257 6 Click the Create New Object Track button following figure near the bottom of the panel Create New Object Track Button Figure 5 105 The Create New Object Track Button The sphere appears in the workspace following figure Figure 5 106 The New Sphere Object in the Workspace Effects Generator automatically selects it the sphere turns yellow while the video plane turns a dull red You are ready to set more properties for this sphere Adjusting The As it stands the sphere is a basic primitive with surface reflectivity settings Sphere applied It has the potential for a texture to be mapped onto it It does not have any actual color however It s also too big for this effect so you ll have to resize it The following section shows you how to add a color texture and how to scale the sphere In this tutorial you apply the texture first However it makes no difference which you do first To make sure you don t accidentally select the video plane turn off Select Effects Generator Tutorials 258 Chapter 5 Click the Select button following figure Select Button Figure 5 107 The Select Button When selection
249. stencil layer 120 rotoscoping a stenciled text stroke 110 115 Stripping Audio 334 Stripping Video 302 Stroke Controls creating new layers with 100 Move button 148 selecting layers with 101 Stroke Properties Panel adding keyframes with 172 176 Animation Status button 153 Ink Settings button 137 XPosition value adjusting 13 YPosition value adjusting 105 animating 105 Strokes animating 153 changing position in workspace 73 editing 148 moving 148 selecting in timeline 171 setting duration 113 114 Surface Settings Luminosity using 250 Surfaces Applying Preset 255 Sync Roll 15 T Text drawing in workspace 115 rotoscoping 115 rotoscoping a stenciled text stroke 110 115 selecting font 117 145 sizing 117 Text Settings Panel Bold button 146 creating text with 116 145 Italic button 146 Texture Mapping using 256 Textures applying 256 Time Machine Clips file extension 88 recording 79 saving audio 85 saving project as 85 Time Machine recording to 14 15 Timecode Slider 132 Timeline adding audio dips 320 adding audio fade ins 318 adjusting audio levels 315 clip priority 330 cubic keyframes 325 editing animation with 128 control knobs 177 editing keyframes 321 expanding tracks 167 hold keyframes 326 keyframes 167 linear keyframes 325 marking starting timecode 297 selecting keyframes 319 selecting strokes in timeline 171 sett
250. stroke by clicking on it In the timeline you see the stroke event highlighted indicating that it is selected following figure and you see the Position Bar at 3 frames into the effect Figure 4 266 The Selected Stroke Event In the workspace you see a bounding box around the Earth stroke However you do not see the Earth stroke in the workspace since it is completely transparent at this point in the effect In the timeline bring up the Stroke Properties panel for the Earth stroke by right clicking on the Earth event and choosing Properties from the pop up menu following figure Thats right the Stroke Properties panel for a stroke can be opened from the timeline Delete Event Delete Selected Events Snap Select All Select Track Select None Invert Track Invert Selection Select From Here Select From Here on This Track Expand Tree Expand All Collapse Tree Properties ane Minimize Track Heights i Restore Track Heights Option g Properties Toggle Height Set Picon Seat Stroke Name Figure 4 267 Choosing Properties from the Pop Up Menu You see the Stroke Properties panel in the upper left corner of your screen GlobeCaster Animator Compositor Tutorials 172 ened 6 Inthe Stroke Properties panel click the Animation Status button for the Alpha property and choose Add Key from the pop up menu following figure This is how you add additional keyframes for a property Alpha T v Anim
251. t To learn more about the Object Properties panel see the Effects Generator manual Because the plane will have video mapped onto it you have to set the plane s luminosity value 2 Click on the Surface Settings button It s located near the center of the panel Effects Generator Tutorials 250 Chapter 5 The Surface Settings panel appears following figure ri HILY lransparency of Hefraction Figure 5 88 The Surface Settings Panel Use this panel to adjust various surface properties of the selected object Surface properties are inherent light properties that every object has They are independent of any texture skin applied to an object Texture properties are adjusted separately For more on the Surface Settings panel see the Effects Generator manual You want to change the object s Luminosity Luminosity adjusts the amount of light the selected object emits Change the Luminosity value following figure to 255 Luminosity Value lransparency fof Mefraction Figure 5 89 Changing the Luminosity Value Tutorials Manual GlobeCaster 251 3 Click the X button following figure X Button Figure 5 90 Closing the Panel The Surface Settings panel closes revealing the Object Properties panel underneath Because this effect spins the Program video off screen revealing the Preview source underneath you need to change the texture for the video plane 4 Click the Texture Set
252. t Color Properties This action displays the Color Palette Tutorials Manual GlobeCaster a7 2 Make sure nothing in the workspace is selected by a bounding box Drop Mini picon Here Gradient Angle Slider Figure 3 36 The Color Palette 3 Click the black mini picon and drag it down to the right end of the Gradient Editor previous figure This produces a white to black gradient 4 Adjust the Gradient Angle slider until it reads 270 GlobeCaster Character Generator Tutorials as Chapter 3 Click drag and drop the Gradient picon onto a blank spot in the workspace Figure 3 35 Tim GlobeCaster Charac ite j t y 1 Figure 3 37 Dropping the Gradient Picon in the Workspace This action fills the workspace with the gradient Figure 3 38 SANL SAYIN 3 f n 5REGORY OIRANGEBLOSSOM Figure 3 38 Gradient Selected with a Bounding Box 6 Select the gradient by dragging your cursor across the workspace No text should be selected previous figure Tutorials Manual GlobeCaster 49 7 Scale the gradient down using the top resizing tab on the bounding box Scale the gradient down until it is about the height of one of your lines of text Figure 3 39 EAECOTIVE PRODUCER VANGE THORNHILL TECHNICAL DIRECTOR PATRICK AUBURN ASSOCIATE PRODUCER ALUSTIN BRIDGE Figure 3 39 Resized Gradient in Place 8 Using the bottom rectangle of the bounding box move the gradient behind the
253. tead of disappearing you can rotate scale and move the plane any way you want If you add this sort of animation you will want to increase the duration of the effect Otherwise the effect runs at high speed Tutorials Manual GlobeCaster 243 Making A Bouncing Ball Transition Part One NOTE This tutorial is based on NTSC for mat For other video formats please make the appropriate adjustments NTSC has 30 frames or 60 fields per second Creating A New Scene The following tutorial is geared towards the intermediate user It assumes you already understand movement rotation and scaling concepts as well as effect creation procedures When the effect is fully compiled a sphere flies in from the top left corner of the screen hits the video plane with Program video mapped onto it and bounces off The video plane spins off screen making a transition The following figure shows the effect in progress Figure 5 73 The Bouncing Ball Transition You will learn the following skills e Creating a 3D object e Using the Surface Settings panel e Using the Scene Properties panel e Mapping textures onto a 3D object e Saving only project information as backup e Editing in Director mode Because of its length this tutorial is broken into two sections The first section creates a new scene and prepares the workspace and sets up the object you need The second section animates the objects and compiles the effect A
254. ter Bins Panam Projects Saving the project in this bin makes it easier to locate it when you use it later in this tutorial GlobeCaster Animator Compositor Tutorials 126 Chapter 4 You see a window appear that indicates that the project is being saved following figure Saving frame 2 of 10 ganran oe naar 7 Figure 4 155 The Saving Project Window When this window disappears your project is saved and you see a picon for it following figure in the bin Figure 4 156 The Saved Projects Picon 3 Name the project you just saved To do this follow these steps a Right click on the picon for the project and choose Rename from the pop up menu following figure E File Properties Cut Copy Rename onani Menu Option Delete Create Shortcut Figure 4 157 Choosing Rename from the Pop Up Menu In the bin you see that the name for the picon is selected The tfx extension means that the project is saved as a GlobeCaster effect b Type in the name Rotoscope for the project You see the new name in the picon c Press Enter on your keyboard Tutorials Manual GlobeCaster 127 In the bin you see the picon with the new name you just typed on it rotoscope Figure 4 158 The Named Picon You now have an effect that can be run in GlobeCaster s Switcher see the Switcher Manual for more information about running effects in Switcher GlobeCaster Animator Compositor Tutorials 128
255. th Two ways to record digital clips in GlobeCaster s Animator Compositor In Animator Compositor there are two ways to record digital clips One way is to digitize what is set as the Program Out video source The other way is to save the Animator Compositor project as a ClipMem or Time Machine clip This tutorial is broken up into two sections to better teach you how to digitize clips using both methods The sections of this tutorial are 1 Digitizing clips with the Digitize Clip panel 2 Saving a project as a digitized clip When digitizing clips with the Digitize Clip panel whatever is set as the Program Out video source is what is digitized This section of the tutorial teaches you how to set the Program Out video source from within GlobeCaster s Animator Compositor It also teaches you how to digitize ClipMem and Time Machine clips with the Digitize Clip panel You may want to use this function to digitize a clip while you are still in Animator Compositor The clips digitized with this panel can be brought into either the GlobeCaster Animator Compositor and Editor workspaces and can be played back in the GlobeCaster Switcher application see the manuals for GlobeCaster Editor and Switcher for more information about working with digitized clips from within these applications To digitize clips with the Digitize Clip panel follow these steps GlobeCaster Animator Compositor Tutorials go Chapter 4 l Right click on
256. the Audio Mixer panel by clicking the Panel button and choosing Audio Mixer from the popup menu If you are using GlobeCaster s Editor bring up the Clip Audio Properties panel by right clicking on a video or audio track in the timeline and selecting Properties from the pop up menu This brings up the Clip Main Properties panel Click the Clip Main Properties button at the top of the panel and choose Clip Audio Properties panel to bring up the Clip Audio Properties panel 2 Locate the EQ Settings picon following figure in the bin you saved it in Figure 7 6 An EQ Settings Picon 3 Click and drag the EQ Settings picon from the bin onto an EQ button in either the Clip Audio Properties panel or the Audio Mixer panel If the EQ button is set as half of a stereo pair then the EQ setting is applied to both audio channels If the EQ button is not set as half of a stereo pair then the EQ setting is applied to only that channel To apply an EQ setting to an EQ Settings panel follow these steps l In either the Clip Audio Properties panel or Audio Mixer panel click an EQ button to bring up the EQ Settings panel 2 Ineither the Clip Audio Properties panel or the Audio Mixer panel select the EQ Button s that corresponds with the channel you wish to apply the EQ Setting to To select multiple EQ Buttons select the first button by clicking it then hold the Ctrl key on your keyboard and select additional EQ buttons 3 Tutorials
257. the Workspace picon and choose New Project from the pop up menu following figure If you are starting up this application for the first time this is unnecessary since there is no project loaded into the workspace Properties Stats Select All About v Workspace Visible SafeArea Record New Pa synth Project Linear Menu Hold Option New Project Rename Project Figure 4 47 Choosing New Project Choosing New Project clears the workspace making it ready to start a new project If an unsaved project is in the workspace a menu comes up asking if you want to save the current project If you wish to save this project click Yes If you don t wish to save it click No 2 Click the Workspace button following figure above the Workspace picon to bring up the Workspace Properties panel Workspace Button Figure 4 48 The Workspace Button You see the Workspace Properties panel following figure in the upper left corner of the screen From the Workspace Properties panel you can set the length of your effect change how it is displayed in the workspace and set how it acts when it is run in GlobeCaster s Switcher From this panel you can also Tutorials Manual iobeCaster 81 set the Program Out video source See the GlobeCaster Animator Compositor manual for more information about using this panel Duration OO ODE 01 00 U i Fa i Figure 4 49 The Workspace Properties Panel In the Workspa
258. the colors you select Use the color wheel as a guideline There is a picon of the color wheel in GlobeCaster Bins Stills Test _cktest pfs With a little practice you ll master these sorts of effects Effects Generator Tutorials 206 Chapter 5 Creating A Posterized Video Color Effect This tutorial is geared towards the novice to intermediate user You learn how to create posterized video effects You learn the following skills e Using the Color Effects panel e Creating a posterized video effect e Saving your effect e Loading and playing back an effect in Switcher Starting A Unlike creating 3D effects there are no preparatory steps for creating a color effect Color Effect The only thing you want to do is load a still so that you can preview your work as you go You can do this in Switcher by grabbing a freeze from the video you want to apply the color effect to See the GlobeCaster Switcher Manual for details on how to get a freeze frame For this tutorial you can also use one of the stills that are included in GlobeCaster s content Here s how you load a still 1 Click the ColorFX button in the toolbar following figure Its one of the green buttons ColorFX Button Figure 5 13 The ColorFX Button Most of the buttons in the interface ghost out The Color Effects panel appears in the upper left of the interface following figure Aue Saturation New Hue New Saturation Radius Radial Fa
259. tings button in the Object Properties panel to bring up the Texture Graphics panel following figure Figure 5 91 The Texture Graphics Panel 5 Right click in the Graphics window following figure Figure 5 92 The Graphics Window Effects Generator Tutorials 252 Chapter 5 The Texture pop up menu appears following figure Solid Color Video Program Video Preview Li is M T video AUX 15 6A920A24 Bitmap world Figure 5 93 The Texture Pop Up Menu Use this pop up menu to assign a texture to the selected object 6 Select Video Program This assigns Program video to the video plane Youre done editing the video plane properties 7 Click the X button at the top of the panel following figure X Button Surface Hard Shiny Figure 5 94 The X Button The next step is to create and set properties for the sphere Creating A New 3D Primitive Tutorials Manual GlobeCaster 253 This section covers creating the sphere object for the bouncing ball effect Effects Generator can create a number of primitive objects using the Object Creation panel A primitive is a basic geometric shape that you can create and edit In this tutorial you need to create only one new primitive the sphere Here s what you do 1 Click the Create button in the Object Controls following figure Create Button Figure 5 95 The Create Button The Object Creation panel following figure appears in the u
260. tion for the plane The previous two sets of steps were carried out to make sure the plane begins rotating only when you want it to Effects Generator Tutorials 282 Chapter 5 The following steps set animated movement for the plane Remember that the plane is being pushed back by the ball and then spins off screen l Drag the Timecode Slider following figure to the 23rd frame iii lela t te Prog E Prev p Timecode Slider Figure 5 154 Dragging the Timecode Slider The timeline advances to the 23rd frame in the effect Remember you placed a keyframe for the sphere at this frame At this keyframe you want to set the plane s first rotation in reaction to the sphere 2 Enter the following value for Rotate Figure 5 155 Y Rotation Value The plane rotates in the workspace following figure Figure 5 156 The Plane Rotating at the Twenty Third Frame Tutorials Manual GlobeCaster 283 3 Right click on the Y Rotation control point for this keyframe in the timeline following figure U U U U L UU UU UU 3 U Control Point Duration UU UU UU 1A U Figure 5 157 The Control Point The Keyframe pop up menu appears for this control point following figure Linear v Cubic Hold Delete Key Edit Key Figure 5 158 Keyframe Pop Up Menu for Frame 00 00 00 23 0 4 Select Linear Next you want to set a keyframe for the plane s Y Position value This keyframe is a p
261. tion moves between the edge and the center of the wheel The range of values you can set for saturation is 0 the center of the color wheel to 100 the outer edge of the color wheel Radius adjusts the size of the color circle you are selecting from the color wheel You use the color circle to select a range of color from the color wheel Large values increase the size of the circle and thus the number of colors you re selecting Small values decrease the size of the circle and thus the number of colors you are selecting You can set any value from 0 to 224 Radial Falloff adjusts the hardness of the edge of the color circle you are selecting from the color wheel You use the color circle to select a range of color from the color wheel Large radial falloff values make the edge of the circle more diffuse The highest value you can set is 112 Smaller values make the edge harder The lowest value you can set is 0 You can select a color two ways First you can use these four values to select a color or range of colors This method is best used when you have to keep as much of the color as you can without introducing other colors It gives you precision control over what you are doing The second way and the easiest way is to select the color you want to keep from the still That s the method you use for this tutorial Tutorials Manual GlobeCaster 203 1 Click the Pick a Color button following figure at the bottom of the panel
262. tion of the Voiceover clip in the timeline following figure TIP If you need to use more than one non contiguous por tion of a video track with the Audio Edit Lock features turned off you can divide the clip by moving the Position Bar to a place where the clip can be safely split right clicking and selecting Split at PosBar from the pop up menu You then have two clips which occupy the same space on the timeline as the origi nal clip You can then drag the in and out points of each of the new clips indepen dently Tutorials Manual GlobeCaster 329 Voiceover Voiceover Soundtrack Figure 6 75 The Trimmed Video Track of the Voiceover Clip Next you will add a dissolve between the matte black clip and the Voiceover clip l Click on the matte black clip at the beginning of the Video 1 track to select it 2 Right click on the matte black clip and select Create Dissolve from the pop up menu following figure Delete Event Delete Selected Events Snap Select All Select Track nm Select None ka Invert Track Invert Selection Select From Here Voiceover Select From Here on This Track rar VOIMe OVE Properties Create Higher Priority Dissolve Adjust color Menu Create Dissolve soundtr Option Show filenames upon selection Soundt Flatten Event Figure 6 76 Adding a Dissolve from the Pop Up Menu GlobeCaster Editor Tutorials 330 Chapter 6 There is now an FX t
263. to it later For this project you want to save both the instructions that make up the effect and the effect itself 2 Make sure that both Inc Project and Inc Effect are turned on lit up If either of the buttons are not turned on click on it By default both are turned on The default saving bin is GlobeCaster Bins Pfx Projects Effects Generator Tutorials 242 Chapter 5 Wrap Up 3 Drag and drop the Effect picon into a convenient bin following figure iP ir ir r Tar D GlobeCaster Bins Prx Proje A x f F r Parent Home Back Saved Effect Picon Figure 5 72 The Saved Effects Picon in a Bin Effects Generator takes a moment to save your effect A picon of the effect appears in the bin you dropped it into You now have a completed effect You can go into Switcher load it double click on the effect s picon in the bin you saved it to or drag and drop it into the FX picon and run it For more on using effects in Switcher see the GlobeCaster Switcher Manual In this tutorial you created an OTS effect The graphic fills the screen on command and then vanishes on command You learned how to create pause points how to move and scale an object and how to edit keyframes in the timeline You can create any number of effects based on the OTS If you want to have the OTS appear and disappear do not do the last movement step If you want the video plane to peel away at the end of the effect ins
264. top of the track makes the stroke completely opaque Dragging the Control Knob down causes the stroke becomes transparent until it is completely transparent when the Control Knob is at the bottom of the track In the workspace you see that the My Name stroke is completely opaque In the timeline select the event for the blue stroke In the timeline you see that the event for the blue stroke is highlighted indicating that it is selected In the workspace you see a bounding box around the blue stroke The Stroke Properties panel is now for the blue stroke GlobeCaster Animator Compositor Tutorials 178 Chapter 4 21 In the Stroke Properties panel bring up the Wipes Properties panel for the blue stroke by clicking the More button following figure and choosing Wipes from the pop up menu following figure More Button Figure 4 280 The More Button Stroke Wipes Menu Shadow Option Wipes Particles Texture Advanced Color Figure 4 281 Choosing Wipes from the Pop Up Menu You see the Wipes Properties panel in the upper left corner of the screen in place of the Stroke Properties panel 22 In the Wipes Properties panel click the Animation Status button for the WipeL property for the blue stroke and choose Add Key from the pop up menu following figure This adds an additional keyframe for the property By adding a keyframe for the blue stroke s WipeL value you can adjust that value in the timeline an
265. troke for that matter can be saved for further use by dragging and dropping its picon from the Stroke Con trols into a bin Load this stroke as you would any other stroke by clicking on it Tutorials Manual iobeCaster You see the Stroke Properties panel following figure in the upper left corner of the screen Hore Alpha Figure 4 8 The Stroke Properties panel Click on the button directly to the right of the word Shape the button reads Ellipse and choose Box from the pop up menu following figure Box Box Ellipse Menu Option Rounded Box Figure 4 9 Choosing Shape from the Pop Up Menu This changes the shape of the box you ll draw to a square If you wish you can leave Ellipse as the shape This allows you to create a wipe that has a curved edge However for this project you ll stick to the square For additional information about the stroke shapes available in Animator Compositor see the GlobeCaster Animator Compositor manual Close the Stroke Properties panel by clicking the X button in the upper right corner of the panel Draw a stroke that fills the entire workspace by clicking in the upper left corner of the workspace and dragging the mouse to the lower right corner of the workspace You see a white stroke that covers the entire workspace This stroke represents the preview video source that will transition in over the program video source when the effect is run in GlobeCaster
266. tton selected you can click on any stroke in the workspace to select it You see a bounding box around the stroke indicating that it is selected You see that the Stroke Properties panel now displays the properties for the Earth stroke In the Stroke Properties panel click and drag the Alpha slider following figure all the way to the left Since the Earth stroke is selected this causes the stroke to completely fade out so that it is no longer visible in the workspace This is what you want the stroke to look like at the beginning of the effect Alpha r Alpha A Position TE Slider Figure 4 246 The Alpha Slider In the workspace you see that the Earth stroke is no longer visible However you still see a bounding box for the stroke You have now finished setting all of the properties for the first frame of the animation Save the project in progress by clicking the Save Now button following figure in the Workspace Controls Once a project has been saved clicking the Save Now button saves any changes made to the project since it was last saved GlobeCaster Animator Compositor Tutorials 162 Chapter 4 26 27 28 When a project is saved it is brought to the last frame of the effect This is where you want to be in the effect since you will be changing the strokes properties so that the strokes look like what you want at the end of the effect Save Now Button Figure 4 247 The Save Now Button
267. ue x Upper Upper Left i J Right X Position Value Upper Right Lower Right Lower Left Figure 4 79 The X Position Value Window Upper Right Animate on Animate On Menu Lower Right 19 485 Option i i Figure 4 80 Choosing Animate On 5 Inthe Map Mode panel right click in the Y position value window for the Upper Right corner following figure and choose Animate on from the pop GlobeCaster Animator Compositor Tutorials 96 Chapter 4 up menu following figure By choosing Animate on you are animating this value Upper Upper Left O J Right Y Position Value Upper Right Lower Right Figure 4 81 The Y Position Value Window Upper Right Animate on Animate On Menu Lower Right 719 485 Option Figure 4 82 Choosing Animate On 6 Inthe MapMode panel right click in the X position value window for the Lower Right corner following figure and choose Animate on from the pop up menu following figure By choosing Animate on you are animating this value Upper Right lS i Lower Right X Position Lower Right fis 465 Value Figure 4 83 The X Position Value Window Lower Righ Animate on Animate On Menu Option Figure 4 84 Choosing Animate On 7 Inthe MapMode panel right click in the Y position value window for the Lower Right corner following figure and choose Animate on from the pop Tutorials Manual GlobeCaster 97 up menu following fi
268. ue Control Knob Aloha Duration UU UO OU Us U Figure 4 271 The Control Knob at the 3 Frame Position in the Timeline 10 In the timeline select the event for the My Name stroke In the timeline you see that the event for the My Name stroke is highlighted indicating that it is selected In the workspace you see a bounding box around the My Name stroke However you do not see the My Name stroke in the workspace since it is completely transparent in the workspace at this point in the effect 11 In the timeline right click the left most Control Knob in the keyframe track for the My Name stroke and choose Hold from the pop up menu following figure Linear n Cubic Hold Hold Menu Option F Sirol Delete Key Edit Key Minimize Track Heights a Restore Track Heights my IE WE U Figure 4 272 Choosing Hold From the Pop Up Menu Tutorials Manual iobeCaster 07s By choosing Hold from the pop up menu you changed the interpolation between the keyframes to Hold following figure Figure 4 273 A Hold Interpolation Between Keyframes A Hold interpolation means that the property will stay at its current value until the next keyframe where it jumps to the new value This means that the My Name stroke is completely transparent in the workspace until the next keyframe when it becomes completely opaque Later in this tutorial you will make it so that the thin red stroke becomes opaque as soon
269. ust want to lower it to background levels Click on the slider and drag it to the right until the Event Value is approximately 21 0dB GlobeCaster Editor Tutorials 324 Chapter 6 l itor OO OOF 0 NOTE You can also adjust keyframes by clicking and drag ging them with the mouse You can both drag them back and forth to change their position in time and up and down to change the audio level Fine Tuning Now when the dip starts the audio fades from full to background levels during a l second fade following figure Soundtrack 1 0 dB soundtrack l Event Value 2 00 03 04 Time Slider Figure 6 65 The First Part of the Dip with the New Values Finally you just need to tidy up the last two keyframes in order to finish the job 1 Click on the next keyframe and move it about 17 seconds after the first one in the example this puts it at 02 00 22 00 2 Set its value to approximately 21dB 3 Click on the next keyframe of the dip and move it about 1 second later than the previous keyframe 02 00 23 00 in the example Do not alter the value from 0 0dB The dip now resembles the one in the following figure Soundtrack Soundtrack Figure 6 66 The Finished Dip That s one channel of the soundtrack done to finish repeat this procedure for the Audio 2 track For some projects you may choose to use only one track for your audio For example our voiceover track could have voice in the r
270. ve the font looking the way you want it you can save the style by dragging and dropping the Item picon into a bin Any time you want to use it just select the target text with a bounding box and drag the picon from the bin and onto the text or the Item picon in the toolbar GlobeCaster Character Generator Tutorials 28 Chapter 3 l Right click on the Face picon Figure 3 4 and choose Color Properties The Color Palette appears Otisiinn Sige Figure 3 5 Color Palette Tutorials Manual GlobeCaster 29 2 Drag the gray mini picon and drop it on the right side of the Gradient Editor previous figure This produces a white to gray gradient Figure 3 6 Figure 3 6 White to Gray Gradient 3 Slide the Gradient Angle slider until the value of the gradient angle reads 270 Figure 3 7 Dragging the Gradient Picon to a Bin You can save a gradient you have created by dragging the Gradient picon previous figure into a bin A custom color can be saved in the same manner GlobeCaster Character Generator Tutorials 30 Chapter 3 by dragging the Color picon Figure 3 8 into a bin Pre made gradients can be found in bins cg colors gradients or bins colors gradients Figure 3 8 Dragging the Color Picon to a Bin 4 Close the Color Palette Right click on the Item picon and choose Item Properties from the pop up menu that appears 6 Reduce the Outline Size to 1 ltem Properties Face Alpha Width m
271. verlay selected as the file type when the project is saved it acts as an overlay 2 Inthe Workspace Controls click and drag the workspace picon following figure into the bin directory GlobeCaster Bins Panam Projects Workspace Picon Figure 4 174 The Workspace Picon Tutorials Manual GlobeCaster 135 You see a window come up indicating that the project is being saved following figure Saving frame 17 of 45 Figure 4 175 The Saving Project Window When this window disappears your project is saved You see the following picon in the Projects bin The picon is blank now but when you later add strokes to the workspace and save the project again the picon will have a mini representation of the workspace on it Figure 4 176 The Picon for the Project Now that you saved your project in progress you can now press the Save Now button in the Workspace Controls to save your project Youre now ready to move on to the next section of this tutorial Adding In this section of the tutorial you will add all of the elements of your lower third Elements To These are the boxes text and graphics that make up the project To create the The Workspace elements you will make custom stroke brushes using the Stroke Properties and Color Palette and Gradient Editor panels By doing this you will get a feel for how to use the functions in these panels To add elements to your workspace follow these steps l Bring the effe
272. w these steps a Select the Move button following figure in the Stroke Controls Move Button Figure 4 136 The Move Button b In the workspace click and drag the TEXT stroke so that the workspace looks like the following figure Figure 4 137 The Text Stroke in the Center of the Workspace 10 Select the TEXT stroke To do this a Select the Select button following figure in the Stroke Controls Select Button Figure 4 138 The Select Button b In the workspace click the TEXT stroke GlobeCaster Animator Compositor Tutorials 120 Chapter 4 NOTE A layer must have an alpha channel to be used as a stencil layer With the excep tion of the first layer all layers automati cally have an alpha channel To use the first layer of a project as a stencil layer Alpha must be turned on in the Workspace Properties panel You see a bounding box around the TEXT stroke following figure indicating that it was selected Figure 4 139 The Selected Text Stroke 11 Click the Create button following figure in the Layer Controls By doing this you have created a second layer You are going to make the TEXT stroke a stencil on the second layer of your project Since the TEXT stroke was selected when you created the second layer it was pulled up onto the new layer Create Button Figure 4 140 The Create Button 12 In the Layer Controls select the Stencil button following figure By do
273. wipe with graphics 4 You see the Save Project window following figure appear This window gives the status of the effect as it is compiled When this window disappears your wipe effect is saved Saving frame 30 of 60 Cn Figure 4 23 The Save Project Window Congratulations You now have a simple wipe that can be loaded into either GlobeCaster s Switcher or Editor see the Switcher and Editor manuals for more information about how to load and run effects Now it s time to move on to the next tutorial GlobeCaster Animator Compositor Tutorials 68 Chapter 4 Creating Animated Wipes With Graphics NOTE It is impor tant to note that when creating a transition effect in Animator Compositor the first layer contains the alpha information and the video that is tran sistioned Any addi tional layers are where you place graphics Preparing The Workspace Now that you have created a graphic and a simple wipe this tutorial teaches you how to combine the two into an animated wipe with graphics When you finish this tutorial you will have a transitional wipe where the American flag wipes away the program out video source replacing it with the preview video source The following figure illustrates the finished wipe as it is being run in GlobeCaster s Switcher The video on the left is the Program video source while the video on the right is the Preview video source that is being wiped in Figure 4
274. wo at the location of the Position Bar You can then delete the right clip and you are left with a clip trimmed to the location of the Position Bar c Open Trim Clip mode and use the transport controls to trim the clip See the tutorial in this chapter for instructions on how to use this editing mode 4 Drag the scene clip so that it butts up against the shortened reporter clip following figure eX A ve 06 29 2001 15 58 25 Live 06 29 2001 15 47 34 Figure 6 88 Moving the Scene Clip The alignment bar turns yellow when the two events are flush together Because you want to edit the audio for these clips you want to open the audio tracks in the timeline GlobeCaster Editor Tutorials 340 Chapter 6 5 Click the button to the right of the Video 1 track name following figure Plus Button Duration UU UU 01 12 Figure 6 89 The Plus Button The Audio 1 and Audio 2 tracks for the Video 1 track appear in the timeline following figure m Live 06 29 2001 15 58 25 e 06 29 2001 Live 06 29 2001 15 58 25 e 06 29 2001 Live 06 29 2001 15 58 25 e 06 29 2001 Figure 6 90 The Audio Tracks Notice that the audio tracks have no trimming handles Thats because the audio tracks are locked with their video and can t be adjusted You want to unlock them Unlocking The For the L cut you want to adjust the audio of the reporter clip so that it continues Reporter Clip s to play into the scene clip T
275. workspace you see a bounding box around the stroke for the stroke event you selected GlobeCaster Animator Compositor Tutorials 170 Chapter 4 c Right click on the event and choose Set Picon from the pop up menu following figure This sets a picon for the stroke Delete Event Delete Selected Events Snap Select All Select Track Select None Invert Track Invert Selection N m m pn Select From Here Select From Here on This Track Expand Tree Expand All Collapse Tree Set Picon Minimize Track Heights Menu Restore Track Heights Option Properties Toggle Height Set Picon Set Stroke Name Figure 4 263 Choosing Set Picon from the Pop Up Menu You see a picon on the selected event following figure Figure 4 264 Picon Set for the Earth Stroke d Repeat steps b and for each stroke event in the timeline Click and drag the Timecode slider following figure until the Timecode display reads 00 00 00 03 0 This is a point 3 frames into the animation Timecode Slider Figure 4 265 The Timecode Slider In the workspace you see the effect at 3 frames into the animation Tutorials Manual GlobeCaster 17 In the timeline you see the position bar at 3 frames into the animation At this point in the animation you want the Earth stroke to be completely opaque in the workspace You do not want any of the other strokes animations to start until this point In the timeline select the Earth
276. xpand All Menu Option Figure 4 260 Choosing Expand All from the Pop Up Menu Delete Event Delete Selected Events Snap Select All Select Track S lect Non invert Track invert Selection Select From Here Select From Here on This Track Expand Tree Expand All Collapse Tree Minimize Track Heights Restore Track Heights Properties Toggle Height You see all of the tracks expanded in the timeline 2 Set picons for the stroke events in your timeline Doing this makes it easier to identify the strokes To set picons for the stroke events a Click and drag the Timecode slider following figure until the Timecode display reads 00 00 01 00 0 This is a point 1 second into the animation This is the point in the animation where all of the strokes are visible in the workspace NOTE When you set a picon for a stroke event what ever the stroke looks like in the workspace is what appears on the picon By bringing the effect to a point where all the strokes are visible it ensures that the picons you set will be recognizable Tutorials Manual Timecode Slider Figure 4 261 The Timecode Slider In the workspace you see that all of the strokes are visible b Click on a stroke event following figure in the timeline to select it Stroke Events Figure 4 262 Stroke Events in the Timeline In the timeline you see the selected event highlighted indicating that it was selected In the
277. zy and other trademarks used in the GlobeCaster materials are the property of their respective holders Patents Various technology in the GlobeCaster System is patented in the United States including without limitation patent numbers 5 941 997 5 978 876 5 872 565 Other patents in the United States and othercountries are pending Acknowledgments The Software is based in part on the work of the Independent JPEG Group Artbeats Software Inc provided visual imagery for the Fire Arc Bloom Cityscape Waterfall Smoke Tvwater and FireStage effects Tutorials Manual GlobeCaster Table of Contents Chapter 1 Document Overview cccc cece cee e eet e eee nee ee teen eeeeeseneetaeetaeeeeeeeas 3 With OCUCHOMN sisiraan a colchester ae ad a 4 CONVENTOS occa encanta Deltas sas edad a Sana aie eats sabes a a a eaaa ae annie a outs 5 Chapter 2 GlobeCaster Switcher Tutorials 0 cece cece eee e eee eee eeeeeeeeenaees 9 Performing A Sync Roll With The VTR Transport Panel 00 cc cece eee eee eee eens 10 STV RES OCS cic ics dete tiaes EA Gan chaos Shae ears sashes aiaarG TEE EAS aorta dead aera 17 Chapter 3 GlobeCaster Character Generator Tutorials 0cccceeee eee eeees 25 How to Create Crawling Text With A TV LOgO ccceececee ee eeceseeeeeeteteseateteteaeanes 26 How To Make A Credit Roll With Graphics 000 cece cece eee cece eee e eens enue eeees 38 Chapter 4 GlobeCaster A

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