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U can try to convert Powerpoint to Movie using Presentation to Video Converter.
http://www.geovid.com/presentation_to_video_converter

[Rock316]

Originally Posted by Old Community

Hi, I am in charge of a video production at my church. We use the Videonics MX-1 Digital Video Mixer. I love it it is easy to use and has great features. Just have on question. I use the chroma key to display text over video (i use powerpoint) it is great exept when i want to change camera angles i have to undo the chroma key and reaply it with the new angle. Is there a way to keep the chroma effect when I change the camera sources?
Posted by Jared Mitchell on Sep 29, 2000.


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Unfortunately, no. The best solution to this problem is to buy a keyer, like the one we sell, and place it "downstream" on the output of the mixer.

Let me know how else I can help!

Tim Eason
www.churchmedia.net
"Helping your church reach out through media..."
Posted by Tim Eason on Sep 29, 2000.


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Sounds like you should maybe make the next step in your prodution and get another video mixer so you have a "Master Production Mix" and a Video Production Mix" That's what we have gone to because I was encountering the same problem - so now if have the flexibility to send anything I want to our Sanctuary projectors - Live camera, an edited video, just pwr point, etc. You might want to consider it.
Posted by Dennis Choy on Oct 25, 2000.

We use the Videonics MX-1 Digital Video Mixer. and have just upgraded from Powerpoint to Easy Worship and use a video capture card from the camara feed and Easy worship will be text over any video capture feed

[[Admin] PHugger]

Please note that the post you are correcting is from 2003.

A lot has changed (for the better) since then.......... (c8



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[mci44]

ok i tried most of this...couldn't try the component DA part b/c i don't have one. and i can get my lyrics to do a lower third with a white font and look great. But if i want to put a background in behind them, the color on the background is all screwed up. i tried messing the subcarrier phase in the menu and it would adjust some but still didn't really give accurate color. This DSK is a lot more complicated than the mx-50. But i really need to be able to use it. Any ideas?

i'm using an Extron VS 100 scan converter, running words from songscreen liquid and coming into the mx-70. There is a horizontal and a vertical sync option on the scan converter.... both of which i have hooked up to the Genlock ports on the back of the MX-70. This fixed the rolling text effect but the backgrounds are still wierd colors....reds especially...they freak out.

Any good ideas....

[Tim Simms]

You've gotta send in your key fill as a component video signal. To do this, you need a scan converter from your computer that can output component (YUV) -- TVOne or ScanDo will do just fine... then get the DA that you don't have yet (Kramer is a good choice), and split the Y signal of that... one goes to Fill Y... the other goes to Key.

Either that, or use internal background through MX-Navi.

Cheers.
-Tim

[mci44]

Can i take the Y Signal into a regular (composite) DA and just split it there? i tried that the other day but it didn't seem to work? any thoughts or does it have to be a Component DA?

[Tim Simms]

That's exactly it -- use a regular composite DA and split it there. After you've got it all wired, we just have to check your settnigs. Oh, another thought -- please tell me you're using a scan converter with genlock... (uh oh..!)

[mci44]

yeah, i'm using an Extron VS 100. it has a horizontal and vertical sync option on it so i ran out of both of those and into the two Genlock ports on the back of the switcher. are there any internal settings in the LCD panel that i must set? i still got wierd color when i tried this!

[newadam]

Anybody used the Datavideo SE800?
Adam

Tim Simms:
Appears you have a good handle on this. Can you suggest model types (ie TVOne ???) and Kramer ??? to allow Easyworship to connect to the MX70 Swithcer? Thanks

[Tim Simms]

SOBE:

For the scan converter, we use the TVOne CS-620A (tho any of their 600-series scan converter will do). [Product Site]

On Kramer, we use a VM-3V-I; just your basic composite D/A. [Product Site]


I outlined hook-up in a previous post to this thread. But let me know if anything's unclear and needs more detail. Good luck!

Cheers,
-Tim

Thks Tim.. one more question.. we use Canon XL-2 digital cameras that are not genlockable (unless purchase aftermkt box)... we connect camera 1 to bus A and camer 2 to bus B and Camera 3 to Bus A. on the MX70.. Will this be an issue?

Thanks A bunch.
Maybe some Alaska salmon is in order!