Operations Manual

Software 3.6.4

April 2003

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2K Plus Operations Manual

2003 da Vinci Systems, Inc., An Acterna Company. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. da Vinci, 4397 NW 124 Avenue, Coral Springs, FL 33065 Phone: 954.688.5600 Fax: 954.575-5936 e-mail: info@davsys.com www.davsys.com 2K is a registered trademark of da Vinci Systems, Inc. Information in this document is subject to change without notice. No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, for any purpose, without the express written permission of da Vinci Systems, Inc. Please notify da Vinci Systems Inc. of any errors in this document. We also would appreciate any comments you have to improve this manual.

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About This Manual
CHAPTER 1: SYSTEM OVERVIEW

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Save Desktop Save Default Desktop Load Default Desktop Load Factory Layout

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2K Plus Overview
Whats New?

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Network Control Panels

The Keyboard Panel The Joyball Panel The Soft Panel Panel Modes

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Clipping Overview Sessions Configurations Archives Appendix

CMX Imports

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CHAPTER 3: FILE MANAGEMENT 41

Displays
CHAPTER 2: SETUP

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Overview Log In
User Icons Login Commands Login Utilities

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CHAPTER 4: LIST MANAGEMENT 55

Overview Lists
Master List TK Pan List TK Color List NR List GPO List SV Primary List SV Secondary List SV Circle Power Window List SV Quad Power Window List Key List Format List Clip List

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Configurations Setup
2K Frame 2K Interface 2K Diagnostics Macros Server Interface Option

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Desk
Save Page Copy Page Copy Page To All Page 1- 16 Color Auto Pop

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Channel 1-8 Enhancements Lists 61 Channel 1-8 Power Windows Lists 61 Defocus List 61

Colorist Toolbox List

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Graphic Displays
Active List View Mona Lista Texta Lista VSR Display Counters

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Event Marks
Controls Creating Marks Moving Marks Dissolves Trim Modes Ripple Value Field Adjust

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Memories
CHAPTER 5: GALLERY

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Overview
CHAPTER 6: VECTOR PLUS

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Overview
CHAPTER 7: KEY BUS

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Overview
CHAPTER 8: TLC

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[Mark] Square brackets surround the names of dedicated function keys on the control panels. Soft keys and soft knobs are controls that change with the panel mode. The name in parentheses describes the function. Soft knobs are found on the Joyball and Soft Panels. Soft keys are located on the Keyboard Panel. Most key combinations are sequential. A pressed simultaneously.

[soft knob (Master Chroma)]

+ [Record]
File: Save Config

+ indicates that the keys must be

Messages, menu choices, and display labels are printed in bold italics. Where there is a sequence of selections, the choices are separated by a colon. Warnings are given adjacent to this sign.

Notes give background information loosely connected to the topic under discussion. The light bulb icon signifies a useful Operating Tip.

Quick Steps are concise guides that demonstrate how to use a technique. They are prefixed with the compass icon. The check symbol designates an Optional feature. Call your da Vinci representative to find out about adding this feature.

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Chapter 1: System Overview

Updated 24 January 2003 for software 3.5.1

2K Plus Overview

he 2K Plus is a real time, multi-standard, multi-resolution image processor that can color enhance in standard definition, HDTV, and Data, typically 2048 x 1556 with user selectable resolutions. The 2K Plus is designed for the television and motion picture industries, and is perfect for film-to-tape, tapeto-tape, disk-to-disk and server-to-server.

The 2K Plus is available in the following configurations:

Data, HDTV and SDTV Data and SDTV HDTV and SDTV SDTV only Data only Pre-programmer

Sessions programmed in one format can be applied to the other formats, and a preprogrammer, single or two-format system can be expanded into the other formats in the future.
Data

2K Plus with data processes DPX images, typically resolutions of 2048 x 1556 and 1920 x 1440. Data input and output can be linear or logarithmic. Input data (linear or

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log) is converted to 16-bit linear for processing using Look Up Tables (LUT) at input and can be converted back to logarithmic at the output. An analog RGBHV data monitor output allows color enhancement in data mode. The real-time processing provides a comfortable environment for the colorist. Data frame transfer rates are dependent on image resolution and the data interface. Both HiPPI and HSDL interfaces are supported.
HDTV

2K Plus supports HDTV 4:2:2 and 4:4:4 input and output. 4:4:4 inputs and outputs can be YUV or RGB.

HDTV

INPUT/

OUTPUT

1920 x 1080I 50/59.94/60 1080P /24

HDTV systems includes a Down-Converter 1080 P /24 sF for interlaced HD inputs that will output same 720P/60/59.94 frame rate simultaneous broadcast quality 601 with multiple aspect ratios including Pan & Scan (software selectable, HDTV to SDTV only)
SDTV

SDTV systems have enhanced input and output for 4:2:2, 4:4:4, 8:4:4, and 8:8:8 image processing. 4:4:4 and 8:8:8 inputs and outputs can be YUV or RGB. Whats New? The 2K Plus builds on its 2K predecessor with new processing, known as Vector Plus and a new host computer system running Red Hat Linux. The new processing improves the Primary, Secondary, Power Window and Key Bus toolsets. However, existing 2K colorists will find the new system very similar to use. The new Linux computer interface provides high-speed graphic displays. This chapter offers a general overview of the system, interface desktop, and control panels. To start using the system immediately, go to Chapter Two: Setup. Not all 2K Plus systems have the Linux upgrade. Operation of SGI based 2K Plus systems is mostly the same. For details of the O2 computer interface refer to the 2K Operations Manual.

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Standard Features

The standard 2K Plus system consists of:

-The 2K Plus main frame containing real-time image processing hardware. -The 2K Plus user interface computer running Red Hat Linux with monitor, keyboard and mouse. -The Gallery computer running Windows 2000 -2K Plus Network Control Panels

16 bit image processing in all resolutions 4 Channel (RGBY) primary processing inside and outside a Power Window New Gamma tool: Independent of Custom Curves Custom Curves: Real-time user-definable effects YSFX: Real-time luminance and chroma special effects tool 30 Vector PlusSuper Kilovectors: Hue, saturation and luminance qualification with unrestricted additive enhancements Power Windows: Circle and Quad shape generator with additive and subtractive modes and variable edge softness Internal self-key Multiple key buses for matte and key sharing Scene-by-scene Chroma Light and Chroma Dark with independent softness List management for scene-by-scene enhancements and editing Automatic Scene Detection User defined Macros and Configurations User defined PowerGrade effects libraries VSR PLUS (Visual Scene Representation): Thumbnail reference images of each scene for cueing and recall Gallery: Resolution independent reference still server.

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Reference Wipe Module: For comparison, wipe, and mix of live and Gallery images. TLC-2K Plus editing 3:2 / 2:3 editing with list management for 8 VTRs SMPTE A Frame editing Flex File and Keycode support RGB legal color limiting Safe Area, Title, and Center Cross Generator Analog YRGB Parade monitoring (SDTV & HDTV) Test Signal Generator on each board Noise Reducer Control Interface controls up to two devices 15 GPO (outputs) and 15 GPI (inputs)

Recommended Options

Power Tiers: Up to 8 additional channels of processing Defocus and Defocus PLUS: Defocus and sharpen effects Colorist Toolbox: Soft Kilovectors and filter effects High Speed Data Link: Dual link data interface Server Interface Option: Data server interface TLC Assistant Station: Remote edit station Remote Theater Workstation: Second set of control panels Palette: Gallery interface to paint programs Central Server: Network solution for multiple 2K Plus systems

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2K Plus Interfaces

The da Vinci 2K Plus, like its predecessors, is a unified color corrector. This means that it manages and controls most of the ancillary equipment in a color suite including the following external devices Telecine Noise Reducers (up to 2) Disk Recorders VTRs (up to 8) Switchers Data Transfer Engines Data Servers

2K Plus signal path

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Keyboard Panel layout for 3.5 software

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Network Control Panels

The da Vinci 2K Plus has three control panels: Keyboard Panel Joyball Panel Soft Panel System feedback data is shown in the user interface displays and the panel soft menus. Some operations benefit from cursors on the main viewing monitor, and the TLC2 edit data can be displayed on an optional external monitor. Many soft menus have multiple levels that are accessed by the adjacent [More] key. Pressing [More] advances through the levels and pressing any command key plus [More] steps backwards through the levels. The Keyboard Panel The Keyboard Panel is predominantly used for List Management, Editing & Transport control, Memories, and Setups. At the top of the panel is a soft menu with two blocks of six keys on each side, and five soft keys below it. The functions of the soft keys vary with panel modes and are defined in the soft menu. On the left side of the panel are the transport keys. The TLC edit keys are at the top right of the panel. The List Management keys are in the lower center and right portion of the panel. Directly above them, middle right of the panel are the Memory keys. The Keyboard Panel has four command keys. These are shown as keys, and they modify simultaneous or consecutive key presses. The (red) and (orange) keys are interchangeable for most commands, so (top left next to [Hilight]) is only used in this manual at times when would not work. The and keys are located on the Joyball panel only. The 2K panels remember sequences of up to four commands. If a command is pressed in error the correct sequence cannot be recognized until the incorrect command has been deleted with [Clear]. The system feedback area of the Status display shows the current Command Key Set. [0(0)] says that no command has been issued, all other numbers represent commands.

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KEYBOARD

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[Desk 1-4] [Desk 1-4] [Desk 1-4] [Start] [Start] [Cue] [Base mem] [Base mem] [Preview] [Preview] [Dissolve] [Dissolve] [Ripple] [Ripple] [Ripple] [Delete] [Delete] [Delete] [Delete] [Trim] [Trim] [Mark] [Shuttle /Jog] [Stop]

Changes user interface display to Desks 5-8 Changes user interface display to Desks 9-12 Changes user interface display to Desks 13-16 Cue to start of previous event Cue to start of next event Activates Loop mode soft menus Stores current session Base mem to current Config. Recovers the default mfg. memory settings. Saves Trim memory Adds Trim memory to current grade Accesses scene by scene dissolve profiles Accesses configuration dissolve profiles Performs relative ripple Performs static ripple Performs absolute ripple Deletes all event marks in the current list. Deletes the current event mark from both enabled and disabled lists Un-delete for preceding delete commands Deletes all lists regardless of their active state in Setup:2K Interface: Valid Lists Sets Scene Trim mode. Press [Trim] to cancel Sets Global Trim mode. Press [Trim] to cancel Enables the Auto Scene Detector Nudges framing on film decks Stops only the current deck, all others continue.

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+ [Record] [Deck A-E] [Deck A-E] [Deck A-E] [Deck A-E] [Deck A-E]

Performs an edit. (Press simultaneously) Accesses DDR and Decks F-J Toggles Record Mode for the defined deck Toggles the Control Enable Mode for the defined deck Toggles the Numeric Display Mode for the defined deck Toggles the Display of the device in the TLC Edit Control display.

[Gang] [Deck A-E] Toggles the Gang Mode of the defined deck [In] [Out] [F1/F2] [F1/F2] [: ] [, ] Marks the current scene start as the edit in point Marks the current scene start as the edit out point Sets all events to field 1 Sets all events to field 2 - 2 Preview (when not preceded by a number) - 1 Preview (when not preceded by a number) [Crnt All/None] Enables all lists [Crnt All/None [Play Still] Disables all lists Stores the current Gallery still to the 2K input buffer for color correction (Load an input test pattern, to remove the still and return to normal use)

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The Joyball Panel The Joyball Panel contains the main color enhancement controls. There are two soft menus each with four soft knobs at the top of the panel. The functions of the soft knobs vary with panel modes and are defined in the soft menu. Between the two soft menus is a block of nine mode keys that determine the current function of the panels. The main Primary and Secondary controls are below the soft knobs. All controls have a reset key or membrane. This panel has four command keys (marked ) that modify simultaneous or consecutive key presses.

Keyboard Panel layout for 3.5.1 software

Reset Membranes

The gray membrane button under each knob resets the value to the Session Base memory. The use of a Reset Membrane does not require the relevant Mona Lista List to be active.

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Primary Controls

The three knobs on the left side of the panel are from top to bottom: [Lum Gain], [Lum Gamma], and [Lum Lift]. They usually control the 2K primary luminance channel, but can control the red, green or blue channel by selecting from the Primary mode Keyboard Panel soft menu. Since other devices do not have luminance channel controls, these knobs always control da Vinci 2K processiing The three large rotary controls at the bottom of the Joyball Panel are from left to right: [Master Lift], [Master Gamma], and [Master Gain]. They can control Telecine Color along with 2K Plus Primary and some 2K Plus Secondary settings depending on the active Panel Mode. If any other mode is selected, the Master controls continue to function in whichever of these modes was last active. In [Telecine Mode] the Master controls operate the telecines internal primary black, gamma and gain controls where available. In [2K Primary] the Master controls operate the 2K primary luminance, red, green, and blue channels (Y, R, G, B) equally. In [2K Secondary] Vector Offset the [Master Gain] and [Joyball Gain] applies secondary qualified offset. In [Defocus] the [Master Lift] and [Master Gain] controls operate RGB levels inside and outside of the defocus region.

Directly above each master control is a corresponding joyball, and above each joyball is a pair of reset keys. The left-hand key in each pair is the [Master Reset] dedicated to the master control directly below it. A single press resets the Master to the Session Base Memory. The [Master Reset] keys only reset the values in the currently active Panel Mode and do not require the relevant Mona Lista List to be active. The three joyballs are from left to right: [Lift RGB], [Gamma RGB], and [Gain RGB] balance controls. They have the same modes of operation as the Master controls. There is also a Neg. Matching Mode, within the [TK Color] Panel mode that modifies the behavior of the joyballs. Directly above each joyball is a pair of reset keys. The right-hand key in each pair is the [RGB Reset] dedicated to the joyball directly below it. A single press resets the joyball to Session Base memory. The [RGB Reset] keys reset only the values in the currently active Panel mode and do not require the relevant Mona Lista List to be active.
Secondary Controls

The three knobs on the far right of the Joyball Panel are by default from top to bottom: [Secondary Saturation], [Secondary Hue], and [Secondary Lum Lift]. They are always 2K Plus secondary controls. The vector that is currently active is displayed in the Secondaries display and the Joyball panel soft menu when in

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Secondary mode. The Status window identifies the vector during adjustment. Each of the three secondary knobs has a Reset underneath it.
Trackball

The fourth joyball, situated between the three RGB balance joyballs and the secondary control knobs, is called the Trackball. Although it is predominantly used to control either the da Vinci on-screen cursor or the SGI mouse, it has numerous other functions including: Secondary Isolation Defining and setting Power windows Pan Mode positioning Scroll Mode Shuttle/Jog Mode

The current trackball mode is displayed in the Status display.

Cursors

The current cursor mode and trackball status are shown in the Status display.

Trackball controls

Pressing [Cursor] switches trackball control to the cursor on the 2K video output. Pressing [Cursor] again toggles the cursor on and off. When the cross icon is yellow the trackball controls the video output cursor. To toggle the video cursor modes press [Cursor] on the Joyball Panel. The cursor modes are:
Soft cursor

Soft cursor disappears when transport controls are used, and reappears when the trackball is moved. Hard cursor remains visible when transport controls are used.

Hard cursor

When the mouse icon is yellow the trackball controls the SGI cursor. To switch the cursor from the video monitor to the SGI screen press any of the SGI cursor mode mouse keys under the trackball. Left, Center and Right mimic the keys on the standard 3 button SGI mouse in SGI cursor mode.

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Soft knobs Sets

Above the joyballs on either side of the nine mode keys are two sets of four soft knobs, each with an 8-line graphic display above it. Below each knob is a reset membrane. Appearing in the display above each soft knob is its software controlled name. To one side of the reset membranes is a [More] key above a command key. The upper key steps forward through the soft menus. The lower key is a command key on the left and on the right. As soft knobs are adjusted their corresponding values are shown in the Status display. The function of soft knobs changes when a panel mode key or the [More] key is pressed.
Mode Keys

Between the two sets of soft knobs is a block of nine mode keys

The upper three keys access 2K processing modes.

The middle three keys access 2K window modes.

The lower three keys access external equipment modes. Use and the mode keys for optional processing channels. Use keys for Defocus and Colorist Toolbox. and the mode

To reset all the parameters belonging to a mode, press [Zero List] or followed by the mode key. To reset all the parameters belonging to a channel, press [Zero Channel] or followed by the channel key. Keyboard Panel followed by [Primary] or [Secondary] resets those lists inside or outside the Vector Plus Power Windows according to cursor position. The Mona Lista lists do not have to be active nor do the panels have to be in a matching mode for the reset to function.

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Mode Keys + Custom Curves + Custom Curves YRGB + YSFX Red, Green, Blue + Gamma Knee + Gamma Knee + Gamma Knee + Gamma Knee + [Joyball Gain] + [Master Gain] [Cursor] [Primary] [Secondary] [TK Color]

Switches between Power Tier Channels Adjusts or adds all Custom Curve points simultaneously. Gangs the YRGB channels together Gangs the RGB channels together Adjusts Gamma Knee in luminance channel only Adjusts Gamma Knee in red channel only Adjusts Gamma Knee in green channel only Adjusts Gamma Knee in blue channel only Secondary mode shortcut for Vector Offset Secondary mode shortcut for Lum Gain Toggles on screen cursor modes Soft/Hard Resets the Vector Plus Primary inside OR outside the Power Window Resets the Vector Plus Secondary inside OR outside the Power Window Sets the telecine joyballs to Neg. Matching Mode

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The Soft Panel The Soft Panel contains soft knobs and soft keys for hue, saturation and luminance (HSL) qualification, auxiliary equipment controls, memory mixing, the VSR Browser, reference wipes and Gallery. The six keys on the top left of the panel are dedicated to internal reference wipe functions. The top two keys on the right access the Browsers and PowerGrade. The Fader Bar varies the grade between the values stored in the last two scratchpad memories. This is very useful for finding a compromise between two gradings or ganging controls together. The Bar is also used to control the internal wipe generator.

Soft Panel layout for 3.5.1 software

SOFT PANEL COMMANDS

[Browser] [Box] [Key]

Accesses Browser 2 Enables Reference Box Wipe positioning with the cursor trackball Selects Key Wipe configuration menus

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Panel Modes The Panel Mode determines the function of the panel controls and the soft menus. The current mode is displayed in the soft menu displays and the Panel Mode field at the top right of the System Status display. In addition to the Control modes accessed from the Joyball Panel there are also three Laydown modes. By default the 2K Plus is in Normal mode, which is used during grading. A middle mouse click on the Panel mode field of the System Status display turns it cyan and activates Laydown Mode: Transport Controls. This locks all the controls except transport so that no grading changes can be made during recording (or while the colorist is out of the room). A second middle mouse click on the Panel mode field turns it green and activates Laydown Mode: Allow Grading. All controls behave as normal except [Original Scene Memory], which is inhibited. The 2K Plus can occasionally miss corrections when many single frame cuts are marked back to back, and this mode fixes that problem. This mode is therefore recommended during recording.

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Displays
The da Vinci 2K Plus uses cursor outlines on the video monitor and display windows on the interface monitor to provide feedback to the colorist. The display windows are arranged over sixteen Desks and stored as a Desktop with the Configuration File. Each Configuration can have a different Desktop. Display windows fall into two categories: Setups Controls

Right mouse clicking on the 2K Plus interface background or the System Status display accesses the Principal Menus, which are: File Displays VSRs TLC Channels Setup Status Desk Help Exit User The File, Setup, Status, Desk and Help menus have setup displays. Displays, VSRs and Channels have control displays. Each menu has a selection of sub menus that call up display windows. Each window has its own characteristics, and yet fits into a general intuitive pattern. Many windows appear in a parent frame with one or more rows of Tabs at the bottom. Left mouse clicking on a Tab calls up a related display within the frame. Right clicking in the Tab area produces a drop down menu of all the tabs, which is useful if the frame size is too small to reveal all the names. Right clicking any display in the 2K interface brings up a menu of options or commands. The menu varies according to the display. To move a display hold down [Alt] and left mouse drag the display. To close a display right mouse click on the edge of the display and choose close.

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Some setup displays have command buttons to activate changes. Closing these displays without clicking on a command will ignore the changes.
Setup Displays

Setup displays usually have at least three command buttons at the bottom of the window. These are labeled OK, Apply, and Cancel.

OK performs the current selection and closes the dialog box. Apply performs the current selection but leaves the dialog box open. Cancel closes the dialog box without making any changes.
In windows without these commands, changes take effect immediately.
Control Displays

Control displays provide real-time feedback and are usually interactive. To check your version of software right mouse click the System Status window and select Help: About 2K Plus. The current software version is displayed. Click on Done when finished.

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SETUP AREAS

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Chapter 2: Setup
Updated 10 February 2002 for software 3.5.1

Overview
The 2K Plus is designed for all types of color enhancement work and for all colorist preferences. Clearly an experienced colorist working on long form mastering does not use the system the same as a less experienced colorist working on music videos. It is therefore necessary to configure and optimize the 2K Plus to suit the environment, job and colorist using it. The process of optimizing the system involves setting up a system profile, users, configurations and libraries described in this Chapter.

Login Configurations Setup Menus PowerGrade Textures

Log In

he Login screen is displayed after loading the 2K interface and each time a user exits. It is used to create a system profile and sets up parameters that are not likely to change from one user to the next. It also adds new 2K user accounts.

The user icons are displayed at the top of the screen. There are two default icons, Site and guest. Login dialogs and commands are at the bottom. User Icons Site is the 2K super-user and has higher privileges than other users. It is intended to provide a safe area for Configurations and has maintenance utilities that access all

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users. Color enhancement Sessions should not be run in Site. The Site password is

artisan.

Guest has no password and is for anybody who does not use the system regularly. In
order to fulfill this role effectively it must be set up first by the system administrator or senior colorist.

Regular users should have their own icon created with the Site Admin: Add User command. A single click on a user icon enters the user name into the User window. A second click moves the cursor to the Password: field, or if there is no password, completes the login. Users with passwords (recommended) must type the password followed by [Enter] to login. A new Session is created and the default Configuration for that user is loaded.

Login Commands The Login commands configure the 2K system and external devices connected to it. They also provide confirmation of the current settings. After the 2K Plus interface program has loaded, five command sets appear at the bottom of the Login screen. From left to right these are

Site Admin Change Password Setup Maintenance Exit 2K

The commands are displayed in dialog box form with confirmation buttons at the bottom. These buttons are common to many 2K operations and are labeled OK, Apply, and Cancel.

OK performs the current selection and closes the dialog box. Apply performs the current selection but leaves the dialog box open. Cancel closes the dialog box without making any changes.

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Site Admin

All the Login utilities are available from this menu and administrative privileges are required. To enter, click on Site Admin, enter the Site password artisan and click on Ok. The Admin Utilities are listed below. Select one from the Utility box and click on OK for one utility or Apply if a number of tools will be used.
Site Admin Utilities:

Add User Delete User Change User Password 2K Port Setup Reference Store Setup Network Device Setup Disk Doctor View User Information

- adds a user icon to the main Login screen - removes user icons from the main Login screen - replaces a user password. - configures deck control. - configures the integrated reference store. - configures a 2K network. - repairs a damaged 2K file. - displays user information.

View Option Information - displays 2K system information. Convert 888 Files

Change Password

- converts DUI 4..x sessions to 2K sessions.

Allows any user to add or replace a password.

Setup

Groups the installation tools together.

Setup Utilities:

2K Port Setup Reference Store Setup Network Device Setup

- used to configure deck control. - used to configure the integrated reference store. - used to configure a 2K network.

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Maintenance

Groups the maintenance tools together.

Maintenance Utilities:

Debug DUI Disk Doctor View User Information

- da Vinci service engineers only. - repairs a damaged 2K file. - displays user information.

View Option Information - displays 2K system information. Rescan FPGA Headers

Exit 2K

- da Vinci service engineers only.

Closes the 2K application and returns the O2 to the desktop. To avoid system malfunctions, do not exit the program in any other way. Login Utilities Launch Add User from Site Admin to add a user icon to the main Login screen. name.
Add User

Enter User Login: Enter the icon Enter User Name: Enter the
network name.

Inherit From User: Select an existing

user from which to inherit Configurations and Macros. If the Inherit User Data box is not checked, this button is not available. inherit Configurations from the selected user.

Inherit User Data: Check the box to

Ok: Confirm the Quick Start selections. All the dialog boxes must be complete. The Change User Password box appears. Cancel: Abort the Add User process.

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Select a user name and launch Delete User from Site Admin to remove a User Icon and all the files associated with it. Sessions and Configurations owned by this user are permanently removed from the system. Delete: Remove the selected Configurations and Sessions Cancel: Abort Delete User process. user Icon,

Delete User

Select a user name and launch Change User Password from Site Admin. This dialog box is launched automatically after using Add User. This utility can also be accessed directly from the Change Password button in the Login screen. Enter the current user password to access the Change User Password dialog. User: The selected user name is displayed. Enter New Password: Enter the new password if required and press OK Confirm New Password: Repeat the new password. Passwords are case sensitive. Ok: Activate the new password. Cancel: Abort Change User Password process.
2K Port Setup

Change User Password

The 2K Plus has 16 serial ports. 15 are for RS422 control and 1 is for Keycode to the internal TLC. The RS422 ports can be configured to control telecines, VTRs, DDRs, switchers, noise reducers and servers. Use the DEVICE TYPE MENU 2K Port Setup page to select and configure each of these ports. Telecine From the User Log on page select Site admin or Setup. Enter the Site password, artisan. From the drop down menu select 2K Port Setup followed by the OK button. A page should appear displaying all the ports. Use the
Keycode VTR DDR Switcher Noise Reducer Server
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display to select the type of device connected to each port. To enable ports click in the S column corresponding to the port. A port is disabled if its legends are blue. To select the configuration of the port, right click in the Device Type column corresponding to the port. Select from the menu. Click Setup TK to select and enable the correct set of Serial/Ethernet ports for a telecine. To set the telecine type right mouse click on the colored telecine name below Setup TK, in this case Spirit, to reveal a drop down menu with other telecine models. Move the cursor down to the required telecine, still holding the right mouse button, and release on the required telecine type Click the Source to make the specified telecine the default source deck. This will be the source deck unless otherwise specified in the Configuration.
TELECINE TYPE MENU

DaVice Voodoo Ursa Ursa Gold Ursa Diamond C Reality Spirit Specter Sony ITK Millennium

Occasionally port configurations can become corrupted resulting in poor system control characteristics. Clicking Factory will reload hard coded values and clear corrupted settings. All ports will need to be reconfigured.

It is not normally necessary to change the Port Preferences. The system sets these values correctly based on the selected device. They should only be altered in exceptional circumstances.
Reference Store Setup

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Configures Networking.
Disk Doctor

Repairs corrupted 2K files.

View User Information

Displays information about Login icons.

View Option Information

Access this display from Site Admin or Maintenance to add or view available options on the system. To add a software option to the system, purchase a new password from da Vinci then click on Set Password. When a new valid password is entered additional System Options are set to Enabled
Convert 888 Files

Please refer to your field service engineer or da Vinci customer service before importing DUI 8:8:8 sessions.

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After creating a login icon from the Site Admin menu a user can double click the icon to start a session. Sessions start with a template or Configuration file that sets up the system and external devices to User defined preferences. A colorist can create, name and recall as many Configurations as are needed, typically one for each telecine gate, and tape-to tape. Extra Configurations might be used for specific types of work or individual clients. A Configuration file retains data in two categories: Environmental and Memory Environmental parameters are anything that is NOT stored on a scene-by-scene basis and include settings from the Setup and Desk menus. Memory parameters are all those that can be programmed on a scene-by-scene basis. Each Configuration stores a Configuration Base Memory and 26 Scratchpad Memories. Each of these memories stores settings from all 43 of the lists. Each User should maintain a personal library of Configuration files, which can be based on the existing Configurations of another colorist, or the neutral control settings of the Default Config. Each colorist defines one Configuration file as the Default from the File: Save Config As menu. This is the file that is read each time the colorist logs on. Any Configuration can be recovered at the start or during a Session. Configurations from other Users or systems (with networking) can also be used and saved to the current directory. Bad Configurations can cause the 2K to crash or hang. Do not save settings that are displayed as Invalid Right mouse clicking on the 2K interface background or the Status window accesses the File menus. There are four commands for Configuration management.

Recover Config loads a new Configuration or part of one to the current

Session.

Base Config overwrites the current Configuration or part of it with the

current settings. [Base mem] is a shortcut for saving the current Base mem to the current Configuration.

Save Config overwrites the current Configuration file with the current
environmental and memory data.

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Setup
The Setup menus are accessed by right mouse clicking on the 2K Plus interface background, or the System Status display, and are used to define or customize the 2K Plus system. There are five Setup displays:
Setup Displays

2K Frame 2K Interface 2K Diagnostics Macros Server Interface Option

Once a Setup display is open other Setup pages are accessible by left mouse clicking the tabs at the bottom of the display. These settings are stored as Environmental parameters with each Configuration and Session File. 2K Frame Left mouse click the video standard box at the top of the System Status display to bring up the Setup: 2K Frame display quickly. Like many of the 2K Plus setup displays, 2K Frame has three confirmation buttons at the bottom of the display. Changes do not take effect until OK or Apply are left mouse clicked. 2K Frame sets environmental parameters that are stored with the Configuration file and each Session. The tabs above the buttons configure different parts of the system.

System Timing 2K Input 2K Output Scene Detector GPOs

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Use this page to define external devices under 2K control for this configuration or session and to adjust timing values for each. Spirit or Shadow telecines schedule their own corrections so no timing adjustments are shown here. Other telecines display a full range of adjustments. The telecine type is dictated by the 2K Port Setup in Site Admin on the Login screen. Setup Source Left mouse click the Source icon to switch the source from a telecine to a tape deck as a source. The Transport Mode selects simulator functions for different sources. Left mouse click on the Transport Mode pull down to select normal or simulated source control. Setup Source display
TRANSPORT MODES

Normal 2K Slide Source Slide

In Normal, the default setting, the transport keys control the source deck.

In 2K Slide mode the transport controls simulate deck movement for devices that do Simulate Source not have their own simulator mode. Communications with the source are still active so that this mode can change 2K and source settings while displaying a single image. This mode should be used on any device that does NOT have a slide mode. E.g. Spirit Timing of 2K/ Source enhancements cannot be guaranteed for devices in this mode. In Source Slide mode the 2K commands the source to simulate deck movement. Communications with the source are still active so that this mode can change 2K and source settings while displaying a single image. This mode should be used on any device that has its own simulator mode. E.g. C-Reality. Select Simulate Source to perform data transfers without a HiPPI Source. Some device drivers limit the commands that are sent out if there is no connection established. With Simulate Source selected the driver sees a good connection and sends commands as requested.

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Setup Noise Reducer First assign a Noise Reducer control port in the 2K Port Setup in Site Admin on the Login screen. Then in Setup: System Timing left mouse click either the NR 1 or NR 2 icon. In the selection box that appears check the manufacturer, and select an appropriate control protocol for the noise reducer. Noise Reducers can be connected upstream or downstream of the da Vinci 2K frame. Adjust correction timing for upstream Noise Reducers with the sliders under either the NR 1 or NR 2 icons. The delay is adjusted in fields. The 2K can control Accom, Digital Vision and Thomson noise reducers. Setup Noise Reducer display

Factory Defaults Right mouse click the Setup: 2K Frame: System Timing display to load the factory defaults. The factory defaults are also known as the Default VTR Config. There are three possible actions:

OK does the same as the apply button at the bottom of the widget. OK Init Env sets environment only settings back to the manufacturers default. This
function is useful when loading a config produces erroneous results. It will not alter any memory settings.

OK Init Mem sets memory only settings back to manufacturers default. This function
is useful when a config does not appear transparent. It will not alter any environment settings. The same result can be achieved with [Base mem]

OK Init Env & Mems initializes the environment and memories to manufacturers
default. It does not overwrite current scene memory for lists that are turned off.
2K Input

Use this page to select the input video format and standard. The 2K supports SDTV from 4:2:2 to 8:8:8 in both 525 and 625 at 29.97 or 25 fps respectively, and HDTV in 4:2:2 or 4:4:4 (equivalent) from 480 to 1080. The selection is made by left clicking on the desired line rate, selecting interlace or progressive in HDTV, then input color space, then coding format, then whether the key is integral to the video signal or separate, and finally bit depth. Invalid combinations are grayed out.

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525 Blanking can be set to either 10 lines or 20 lines. If set incorrectly there will be a 10-line vertical offset between fields. This is very apparent when set incorrectly. Different source decks require different settings. The data input path is shown here, but is usually accessed by pressing For HSDL transfers select 2048 sF at 14.98 of 15 fps, RGB 4:4:4 10 bit. [Editor].

Input Look Up Tables (LUTs) can be selected for both data or video inputs provided that the input colorspace is RGB. No LUTs are suitable for YUV operation. LUTs are normally used to convert log inputs to linear. Input LUTs When RGB colorspace is selected the input LUT selection becomes active. LUTs can be selected for both Data or Video. Left clicking the yellow LUT name produces a dropdown menu. The following LUTs are available:

Linear has no effect on incoming

signal and is the default.

Input LUT Selection

Inverse

removes Log function from incoming signal.

CPD

Gamma 0.4 adds a 0.4 Gamma Curve. System 1 - 4 are for da Vinci Engineering use. User 1 - 4 load custom generated files.
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2K Interface Middle mouse click the video standard box at the top of the System Status display to bring up the Setup: 2K Interface display quickly. The tabs at the bottom setup different features. Changes take effect immediately. 2K Interface sets environmental parameters that are stored with the Configuration file and each Session.

Session Options Autopop Initialize List Valid List

Session
The Session page is divided into areas of interest and sets user preferences.

Panel Modes
Color Pan Mode simulates the two lists interface of a da Vinci Classic TK Joyball Mode switches Joyballs between vectorscope and Rank orientation TK Joyball Pan Mode determines the function of the 4th Joyball in TK Pan mode Lum Pots Control TK makes the Lum controls adjust TK Neg Gain controls Velocipots adjusts the controls sensitivity to speed Panel Saver sets the delay time for the Control Panel screen saver. 0 is off.

Backup Modes The 2K can make automatic or manual backups of a session in case of system problems such as a loss of power. Four backup sessions are stored in the User Backup folder. The oldest backup is overwritten each time. Choose the Backup directory from Session File Selection: User of the Recover Session display to recover a backup session. Users cannot directly recover the backup sessions of other users. Auto backup disables any inhibited lists, then re-inhibits them. This preserves inhibited lists in Backup files.

Auto Backup is disabled when the source deck is in motion. Choose an Auto Backup Mode to enable Auto Backup.

Off stops Auto Backup. Manual backups are still possible by left mouse clicking the User Name area of the System Status
display. The User Name field turns magenta during the backup.

Auto forces a backup at the set time, unless the source deck is running. Changes from the panels are stored but do not get applied until the backup is complete. The User Name field of the System Status display turns magenta during the backup.

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Manual reminds the user that a backup is due by turning the User Name field of the System Status display green and

making panel beeps. No backup is made and Control Panel operations are not interrupted. Left mouse clicking the User Name field initiates the backup. Use Auto Backup Time to set the time between Auto Backups in Automatic mode, or the time between Backup warnings in Manual mode. The interval settings are from 2 minutes to 2 hours.

Warnings And Help Messages There are many times when a control or device cannot be used. For example, color enhancements are disabled within a dissolve. Users that are unfamiliar with the interface can activate help messages in a popup window. To toggle on/off help messaging click on the Help selection and a drop down menu appears with the following choices
Off disables help messages Help 1 activates help messages Help 2 same as Help 1
Help 3 same as Help 1

Auto Pop

Use Auto pop to change the desk page each time the control panel mode is switched. The 2K interface displays a great deal of feedback and Auto Pop configures the interface to display information relevant to the task in hand. The Auto pop Modes define the way displays are switched.

Window Popping uses a single Desk Page to display and then

replace windows.

Page Popping switches to a different Desk Page and arranges the displays as they are defined in the current Config.

Auto Pop Options are saved with each Configuration file.

To set up Auto Pop choose between Window Popping and Page Popping in the Auto pop Modes box. Then enable the control panel modes that will change desk pages by checking the Auto pop (On/Off) box. The mode is enabled when the box is green. Finally, select a Mona Lista and Text List layout for each Desk Page in the Mona Lista Change and Text List Change box. Save Auto Pop settings with File: Save Configuration, Desk: Save Desktop and/ or Desk: Save Default Desktop. 2K Diagnostics
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Macros The Macros menu is accessed by right mouse clicking on the 2K Plus interface background, or the System Status display, and selecting Setup: Macros. It is used to create, save and load Macro libraries.

Server Interface Option Right mouse click on the 2K Plus interface background, or the System Status display to select Setup: Server Interface, which is used to load data files from a data server and to generate a virtual film list with proxies for grading. This requires the Server Interface Option software on the data server. Full details are in the Server Interface Option Operations Manual.

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Desk
Right mouse click on the 2K Plus interface background, or the System Status display to select from the Desk menus, which are used to customize the user desktop. The settings are stored with each Configuration and Session File. Each Desktop stores the color and layout of 16 Desk Pages. The same displays can have different sizes and positions on some or all pages on which they occur. The 16 Desk Pages can be accessed manually but are usually triggered by Auto Pop as different Control Panel modes are enabled. Use Setup: Interface: Auto Pop to determine the Desk Page for each Control Panel mode. Right clicking some displays presents a menu with display specific alternatives.
Desk Menu

Save Page Copy Page Copy Page to All Page 1 Page 16 Color Auto Pop Save Desktop Save Default Desktop Load Default Desktop Load factory Layout

Save Page Saves the layout of the current Desk Page to the current session. The new layout is saved more permanently with Save Config or Save Config As or Save Default Desktop. Copy Page Copies the layout of one Desk Page to another Page of the same Desktop. Go to the Page to be modified, type in the Page number to copy from and choose Desk: Copy

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Page. This not only saves time when creating Pages, but it also improves the screen

refresh rate when switching between Pages. Displays that are exactly the same size and position are not redrawn. Copy Page To All Copies the layout of one Desk Page to all other Pages of the same Desktop. Type the Page number to copy from and choose Desk: Copy Page To All. To create a new Desktop, generate one master Page, copy it to all Pages, and then modify them to suit the Control Panel modes.

Page 1- 16 Switches the Desk display between the 16 possible preset Pages. Pages can also be switched with the [Desk] keys on the Keyboard Panel or by configuring Auto Pop. Use [Desk] to access Pages 5-8, [Desk] to access Pages 9-12, and [Desk] to access Pages 13-16. Color Calls up the Screen Color Setup window that sets the screen display colors to the users exact preference. The vertical slider at the left of the window gives access to additional selections in the menu. The Current Value displays the assigned color. Use the left mouse button to drag the red, green and blue sliders to adjust colors. Right mouse click the title bar to Close (and accept) or Cancel the window. Auto Pop Select Auto Pop to open the Setup: Interface: Auto Pop display that configures window and page popping. When correctly setup, Auto Pop changes the interface page layout to suit each control panel mode so that the colorist never has to change the page manually. See Setup: Interface: Autopop for details on setting up the relationship between pages and control panel modes. Save Desktop Saves the current 16 page layouts to the current Config. Save Default Desktop Saves the current 16 page layouts as the default Desk layout, which is independent of the Config desks. Load Default Desktop Recovers the default Desk layout. Load Factory Layout Recovers the factory Desk layout. Use this to start a clean desk.

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Clipping
The Clipping display contains both Environmental and Memory parameters that are also part of the system setup and stored with each Configuration. Right mouse click on the 2K Plus interface background, or the System Status display, and choose Displays: Clipping to set Output Clips and LUTs. Clipping is always applied in RGB color space. The 2K has two separate outputs, known as Main and Monitor. The Monitor output is used by the internal down converter and for displaying data. Both outputs use identical clipping, but they can have different Look Up Tables, Printer Lights, and CRT Gamma settings. The Monitor output can also have monitor calibration offsets applied. This allows data be monitoring with a LUT and display device calibration while the main output is formatted as a raw log file. The display has an F and a G in the title bar. Click on F to see the flow path for main and monitor outputs, and G for the graph display. The graphs show both main (solid line) and monitor (dotted line) clipping. In the example (above) clipping is the same for both outputs and the dotted line does not show. The flow chart shows clipping, output look up tables (LUTs), printer light offset, and CRT Gamma in both the main and monitor paths. The monitor path also includes a monitor calibration LUT. These output adjustments are added together to create the final output offset, which is represented in the graph display. The stages are gray when disabled. Not all the stages are implemented yet.

The lower numeric display shows the actual settings more precisely. There is also an RGB gang function so that RGB clips can be adjusted as a group. The clip modes refer to hardware clipping and are used as follows: Legal for valid video RGB clips. The other output stages are disabled. Variable for scene-to-scene programmable clipping. The other output stages are disabled.

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None for a fixed software clip with any combination of the other output stages. The default setting for video formats is Legal, which is compatible with computer workstation input/ output cards. The default setting for data formats is None. Selecting an output LUT automatically sets the hardware clip to None. To load a LUT right mouse click the None name area and select from the drop down menu.

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Chapter

Chapter 3: File Management

Updated 10 February 2003 for software 3.5.1

Overview

he 2K Plus file management is similar in concept to a word processor. A Session is the equivalent to a word processor document. That document is based on a Configuration or template. During a Session the colorist can access Macros, PowerGrade Effects and Textures, which are always available and not limited to any Configuration or Session. The more a colorist customizes Configurations, Macros, and PowerGrade the more efficient the system. Sessions, Configurations, Macro and PowerGrade libraries are stored on the PC hard drive and archived to the Gallery, Central Server or removable storage media. A colorist logs in to the 2K and can only alter files that are saved within his own user directory. Files belonging to other colorists are copied, not moved to the current directory so that they can be modified.

To close one colorist directory, ready for a different colorist to login, select File: Exit User by right mouse clicking on the 2K interface background or the System Status display.

Sessions
A 2K Plus Session is a file that contains all the parameters and settings for one specific job. The da Vinci concept of a Unified Color Corrector requires that recovering a Session file will set up the 2K Plus suite exactly as it was during the original session. A Session file therefore stores a configuration, event lists, memories, notes, VSRs, Stills and edit information. In other words it stores everything. When a User logs in, the default Configuration is loaded and a Session is opened. All un-named Sessions are titled New, date, time and can be renamed during the Session (using the Save As command) or later (using the Rename Session command). Each Session can store 9999 events. The User should give a recognizable name to each Session. All Sessions, including those of other Users can be accessed in alphabet or date order. Sessions are stored on the hard drive of the Linux PC, but can also be saved on the Gallery PC, Central Server and removable media. Sessions from other systems can be loaded from the Central Server or removable media. When recovering Sessions from another Users directory

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the 2K applies changes to a copy in the current Users directory so that the original session is left unchanged. Gallery Stills are never stored on the Linux PC, so only Sessions backed up from Gallery or Central Server include copies of the full resolution stills. Session data is ONLY saved to the session file when the Save Session, or Save Session As commands are used. Commands that would overwrite the current session data will prompt the User to save first. The last ten sessions that were not saved at the time of exit are held in the Oops! directory. Choose the Oops! directory from Session File Selection: User of the Recover Session display to recover an Oops! session. Each Session file stores a snapshot of the colorist suite at the time it is saved. The 2K interface makes regular backup files of the current session data. The last four of these backups are available from the Backup directory of the Recover Session display. Right mouse click on the 2K interface background or the System Status display to access the File menus. The first six commands are for session management.
Session Commands

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New Session

The New Session command saves and closes the current session and brings up a window to open a new session with a new name and Configuration.
Close Session

Closes the current Session and launches a new one. It does not save the current Session or reload the Configuration
Recover Session

Closes the current Session and opens another existing one.

Save Session

Saves the current Session data to the hard drive, overwriting the previous save. The Session name remains unchanged.
Save Session As

Saves the current Session data with a new filename. The Session with the old file name is closed and remains as it was when last saved.
Convert Time Code

Adds or strips 3/2 pull-down from the event list. It is used to adapt a decision list of a film transfer at 24 film frames per second to a list that will match the same material recorded on tape with 30 video frames per second. It can also adapt a video list back to film.
Copy Marks

Copies marks in one list to some or all other lists at the same frame count. To copy marks and grades from one frame count to another use [Copy Marks] on the Keyboard Panel. The software command and the control and key have the same name, but very different functions.

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Configurations
A 2K Configuration is a template that sets up the system and external devices to User defined preferences. A colorist can create, name and recall as many Configurations as are needed, typically one for each telecine gate, and tape-to tape. Users that do data work should save both data and video setups to their configurations. Saving data only configurations is not recommended because the 2K cannot exit data mode correctly without having a video standard to go back to. Extra Configurations might be used for specific types of work or individual clients. A Configuration file retains data in two categories: Environmental and Memory. Environmental parameters are anything that is NOT stored on a scene-by-scene basis and include settings from the Setup and Desk menus. Memory parameters are all those that can be programmed on a scene-by-scene basis. Each Configuration stores a Configuration Base Memory and 26 Scratchpad Memories. Each of these memories stores settings from all of the lists. Each User should maintain a personal library of Configuration files, which can be based on the existing Configurations of another colorist, or the neutral control settings of the Default Config. Each colorist defines one Configuration file as the Default from the File: Save Config As menu. This is the file that is read each time the colorist logs on. Any Configuration can be recovered at the start or during a Session. Configurations from other Users or systems (with networking) can also be used and saved to the current directory. Bad Configurations can cause the 2K to crash or hang. Do not save settings that are displayed as Invalid. Right mouse click on the 2K interface background or the System Status display to access the File menus. There are four commands for Configuration management.
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Loads a new Configuration or part of one to the current Session. Overwriting the Session Config.
Base Config

Saves a partial Config (base memory or environment) to the current Session. The original Config remains unchanged.
Save Config

Overwrites the current Config with the current settings (environment and memory)
Save Config As

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Archives
More important files are usually archived either on another computer, such as the Gallery or Central Server, or on removable media such as a floppy disks or CDs. In due course, they can then be deleted from the Linux PC hard drive. The 2K Plus can also import and export standard cmx formatted Edit Decision Lists (EDLs) for use as color correction marks, or as TLC edit events. Right mouse click on the 2K interface background or the System Status display to access the File menus. There are four commands for Archive management.
Archive Commands

Delete Import CMX Export CMX Backup Restore

Import CMX

File Selection Import Type defines the type of file that will be imported. File types currently supported are: CMX FLEx 3600 style format. TLC FLEx file format.

.EDL .FLX

Directories Displays a directory tree of the selected Storage Device. To open a directory, mouse click on the directory name. Directories can also be manually entered in the Path Name field. Path names are case sensitive. To refresh the directory listing, single mouse click Rescan Dirs.

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Files All files in the selected directory on the selected storage device are displayed in the Files directory. Files that do not match the selected file type cannot be imported. For example, a CMX file cannot be imported if .FLX is selected.

File Entry Type Name displays the file type selected from the Import Type directory, i.e. either CMX or FLEx. The file type can be entered manually, but the field is case sensitive and must match the Import Type directory.

Path Name displays the full path name of the imported files location. Single mouse click on an entry in Directories to view the path name. The path can also be entered
manually; but remember the field is case sensitive.

File Name displays the file name and extension of the file to be imported. It can be selected by clicking in the Files directory or entered manually. This field is also case sensitive. If the Files menu was last selected with the mouse, typing the first character
of the file name automatically enters the File Name in the data field. If the mouse is clicked inside the data field, the entry must be terminated with [Enter] or the value entered will not be accepted. Once the desired file name and import type have been defined, setup the import options. Import to Col/Corr List Options This section applies to data imported to the Color Correction List.

Time Code determines how the imported time code numbers are processed. It is

important to know both the type of time code in the imported list and the style of time code expected by the 2K Plus color event list. The numbers in the imported edit list can then be converted. For example, a 24 fps film list can be converted to a 30 fps video list. The Auto mode uses the known state of the 2K video system and information from the imported list to convert the numbers. When importing a list for film counts for a telecine source deck, the conversion of video time code to film frames is based upon the Display Speed of the Main Counter display. In a 30 fps environment, the Display Speed can be either 24fps or 30fps. When the Display Speed is set at 24fps, the imported numbers are assumed to be 24 frame numbers. If the Display Speed is set to 30fps, the numbers are assumed to be 30 frame numbers. This makes it possible to import edit list values and retrieve

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the same values in the 2K list when the display mode is set for film time code (HH:MM:SS+FF). When importing a list for a VTR source deck, video time code is converted using the following rules:

Auto (Default) uses the current video state of the 2K and the current status of the decks to determine the numeric conversions of the imported list. This mode utilizes the punctuation of the time values to determine Drop or Non Drop for a 30 frame list. Use FCM (Frame Code Mode) determines Drop or Non Drop status of the list. When using FCM, the punctuation of the edit list numbers is ignored. The first FCM of the list determines the Time Code type of the record VTR and any subsequent FCM statements determine the time code type of the playback VTR. Non Drop converts imported numbers as Non Drop Frame Time Code. Drop converts imported numbers as Drop Frame Time Code. PAL (25) converts imported numbers as 25 frame Time Code. 24 converts imported numbers as 24 frame Time Code.

Field Setting determines which field the events occur on. Older CMX lists were
assumed to be Field 1. Newer workflows sometimes require a mixed field list (both Field 1 and Field 2) to generate a 3:2 pattern. CMX lists now use the punctuation before the frame value to define mixed fields. When using a mixed field list, use the Auto menu selection.

.00 :00 ,00 ;00

Non Drop Field 1 Non Drop Field 2 Drop Field 1 Drop Field 2

Auto imports a mixed field CMX style list as defined by the punctuation before the frames value. Do not use this mode when importing a traditional CMX list as the numbers will be set to Field 2. Field 1 (Default) forces all imported numbers to a Field 1 boundary. Use this mode for traditional lists.

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Field 2 forces all imported numbers to a Field 2 boundary. Only use Auto mode for mixed field lists. Importing a traditional CMX style list in Auto mode forces all events to Field 2.

Data Derived From determines which column of edit points in the CMX list are used by the 2K Plus as the color event list. Data can be imported from either the Record Edit In points located in Column 3 of a typical CMX style list or the Playback Edit In points located in Column 1. Prior versions of software only allowed importing data from the Record Edit In point located in Column 3.
Record Edit Points (Default) The Record VTR Data located in Column 3 of the CMX style list is imported. This is the default location for the imported data. Source Edit Points The Playback or Source VTR Data located in Column 1 of the CMX style list will be imported.

to a non-zero value, the imported mark will be adjusted early by this amount.

Trim Edit Points (Seconds) adds a trim factor or handle to the marks. When set

Import to TLC List Options This section applies to data imported to the TLC edit list. Currently these parameters only apply to CMX files. When importing FLEx files, the imported FLEx list will generate new events that assume the setup of the current event at import time. Before importing a FLEx file preset the current event parameters; the desired decks enabled for display, the record modes and flags, gang flags, sound flag, display modes, and sync points in the TLC Edit Control display. The following setup items apply when importing CMX lists to the TLC Editor.

Source Edit Points (Column 1) sets up the data imported for the source deck. Time Code determines how the imported time code numbers are processed.
Auto (Default) uses the current video state of the 2K and the current status of the decks to determine the numeric conversions of the imported list. This mode utilizes the punctuation of the time values to determine Drop or Non Drop for a 30 fps list.

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Use FCM (Frame Code Mode) determines Drop or Non Drop status of the list. When using FCM, the punctuation of the edit list numbers is ignored. The first FCM of the list determines the Time Code type of the record VTR and any subsequent FCM statements determine the Time Code type of the playback VTR. Non Drop converts imported numbers as Non Drop Frame Time Code. Drop converts imported numbers as Drop Frame Time Code. PAL (25) converts imported numbers as 25 frame Time Code. 24 converts imported numbers as 24 frame Time Code.

Field Setting determines which field the source events occur on.
Auto for use when importing a mixed field CMX style list as defined by the punctuation before the frame value. Do not use this mode when importing a traditional CMX list as the numbers will be set to Field 2. Field 1 (Default) forces all imported numbers to a Field 1 boundary. Use this mode for traditional lists. Field 2 forces all imported numbers to a Field 2 boundary. Only use Auto mode for mixed field lists. Importing a traditional CMX style list in Auto mode forces all events to Field 2.

Source Import To determines which device will get the Source (Column 1) edit points from the CMX list. The default is the 2K Plus Source deck, however, any defined deck can be assigned.
When set to a non-zero value, the Source deck Edit In Point will be trimmed back (early) by this amount and the Source deck Edit Out Point will be trimmed forward (late) by the same amount. The Record deck edit points are affected. Some manual changes are required because this causes a duration mismatch between the Source deck and the Record deck.

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Time Code determines how the imported time code numbers are processed.
Auto (Default) uses the current video state of the 2K and the current status of the decks to determine the numeric conversions of the imported list. This mode utilizes the punctuation of the time values to determine Drop or Non Drop for a 30 fps list. Use FCM (Frame Code Mode) determines Drop or Non Drop status of the list. When using FCM, the punctuation of the edit list numbers is ignored. The first FCM of the list determines the Time Code type of the record VTR and any subsequent FCM statements determine the time code type of the playback VTR. Non Drop converts imported numbers as Non Drop Frame Time Code. Drop converts imported numbers as Drop Frame Time Code. PAL (25) converts imported numbers as 25 frame Time Code. 24 converts imported numbers as 24 frame Time Code.

Field Setting determines which field the record events occur on.
Auto for importing a mixed field CMX style list as defined by the punctuation before the frame value. Do not use this mode when importing a traditional CMX list as the numbers will be set to Field 2. Field 1 (Default) forces all imported numbers to a Field 1 boundary. Use this mode for traditional lists. Field 2 forces all imported numbers to a Field 2 boundary Only use Auto mode for mixed field lists. Importing a traditional CMX style list in Auto mode forces all events to Field 2.

Record Import To determines which device will receive the Record Edit In points
located in Column 3 of the CMX list. The default device is the 2K Plus first record deck; however, any defined deck can be selected. Selection Buttons These buttons initiate the list import.

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Import to Both Lists imports to both the Color Correction list and the TLC Edit list
using the setup parameters.

Import to TLC List imports to the TLC Edit List only. Import to Col/Corr List imports to the Color Correction list only. Rescan Dirs refreshes the directories after the Storage device or removable media
have been changed.

Storage Device opens a drive system selection window allowing changes to the location of the imported files. Use Rescan Dirs after changing the source of the files to refresh the directory.

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Appendix
CMX Imports The default settings in the File: Import display are setup for the most typical use of file importing.
CMX IMPORTS

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

Open File: Import by right mouse clicking the Status display or interface background Select the Storage Device for the source of the files. If necessary, Rescan Dirs in order to view the files Select the CMX Type Name. Select the Path Name where the file exists. Select the File Name from the list of files. CMX files end with .edl Select Auto Time Code (Default) assuming the 2K Plus is properly set to the correct video standard. Select Field 1 (Default) or the Field Setting assuming a traditional CMX list. If a Mixed Field List, select Auto for the Field Setting. Select Record Edit Points (Default) to import data from Column 3 of the CMX list

10. Select the desired push button to Import the List.

If there is a problem with the list, delete it and start again. To delete the list, press [Delete] [Take] on the Keyboard Panel When importing FLEx style lists, these settings do not have any effect.

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Chapter 4: List Management

Updated 3 March 2003 for software 3.6.2

Overview
The 2K Plus uses flexible list management to control its own internal processing along with external devices on a scene-by-scene basis. The interface is comprehensive and intuitive to both new and existing da Vinci users. All parameters controlled by the 2K Plus fall into one of two groups: Environmental and L I S T M A N A G E M E N T Memories. Those that do not change on a Lists scene-to-scene basis are termed Graphic Displays Environmental, and are stored with the Events Configuration. Each Session stores its own Memories Configuration even though the user starts from one of the pre-defined User Configurations. All parameters that can be changed on a scene-by-scene basis are stored in Memories. The Event Lists are special Memories that are triggered by the frame counter. Settings are stored automatically in the Event List, and new events inherit the settings of the previous scene. The first frame of each event has a start Mark that is added to the list with the [Mark] key or the Auto Scene Detector. Marks can also be copied, imported, or replaced. Internally, a counter number, in raw frames, identifies the event marks. This address can be displayed in Time Code or Feet and Frames formats as well as the raw Frame count. Only events in the Master List are given a Scene Number.

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There are three counter displays for monitoring the current position in different formats or with different offsets. The 2K Plus interface divides memory parameters into 30 Lists. Some of these lists are for options that require hardware or software upgrades such as Power Tiers. Other lists control external devices such as telecines. Colorists can select which lists are active in the Setup: Interface: Active List display. Scene to scene color enhancement is achieved by creating a Color Decision List (CDL). Mark the first frame of each event that has different settings. Each event mark then stores the settings and recalls them whenever the counter indicates that the event is current. Marking all the lists is typical. However, lists sometimes need to change or dissolve at different times, in which case lists are marked separately. List management is easier if all marks are copied to the Master List, which gives them an event number and a VSR. Choose Master Event Lock in Setup: 2K Interface: Session to help add Master list marks.

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Lists
A 2K Plus session contains a timeline with Marks to trigger changes to memory parameters. A Mark is applied to some or all lists. Lists group together related controls and have different states. Valid lists can be enabled and disabled. Active lists can be selected and marked. Memories always save all parameters, but only recover those in active lists. Disabled lists are not selected or marked. Memories do not change parameters in disabled lists Dynamic events cannot be color corrected and memories cannot be recalled. Enabled lists can be marked while dynamic, and the new event is set to static so that it can be color corrected. Inhibited lists ignore events and their settings. Live settings are applied, but not saved. Marks are not selected or entered.

The Valid Lists for a configuration or session are selected from Setup: Interface; Valid List. If a list is gray it is not available on this system. If the check box is gray the list is not valid in this session. Memories and list management functions can only work on Valid Lists. However, reducing the number of Valid Lists simplifies list management and reduces desktop clutter. A typical example is to disable Telecine Color and Telecine Pan lists for Tape-to-Tape configurations. Dailies sessions can be simplified by removing Channels and Windows Lists. To delete lists that are not available on the system use [Delete]. This is sometimes necessary when a session is recovered from a system with different hardware. To toggle a list between valid and not valid left click the box in Setup: Interface; Valid List. The Active List View display shows all valid lists in the current session. The 2K Plus software auto detects the installed hardware each time the frame is power cycled. The software only supports lists for installed hardware. All other lists appear gray and cannot be selected.

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To toggle a list on (active) and off (disabled), left mouse click the list in the Active List View display, or the Mona Lista display. The list is highlighted when disabled. To enable just the list for the current control panel mode, press [Current]. This is useful for tracking Power Windows, or setting a single list back to base mem. Pressing the [Current] key again returns the lists to their previous status. To enable all lists, press [Current] on the Keyboard Panel. To disable all lists, press [Current] on the Keyboard Panel.
Dynamic Lists

Active and Disabled Lists

Lists are automatically shown as dynamic when the current event is a dissolve. An event can contain some dynamic and some static lists. For example a scene with a single color correction and a tracking Power Window would have static color lists, but a dynamic Power Window list. Press [Dissolve/ Static] to toggle a list between dynamic and static. Right click a list icon in the Active List View display, or the Mona Lista display and select Inhibit to inhibit a list. Inhibited lists have icons with a yellow corner, and all the marks in that list are yellow.
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Group Master External Devices

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Title Master TK Pan TK Color Noise Reducer GPI SV Primary SV Secondary SV CPW SV LPW Key Format Clip Channel 1 Col Channel 1 Win Channel 2 Col Channel 2 Win Channel 3 Col Channel 3 Win Channel 4 Col Channel 4 Win Channel 5 Col Channel 5 Win Channel 6 Col Channel 6 Win Channel 7 Col Channel 7 Win Channel 8 Col Channel 8 Win Defocus Toolbox NDP Aux

Description Master List Telecine Pans Telecine Color Noise Reducer General Purpose Interface Super Vector Primaries Super Vector Secondaries Super Vector Circle Power Window Super Vector Quad Power Window Key Buses Down Converter and Blanking Scene to Scene Clipping Channel 1 Color Channel 1 Windows Channel 2 Color Channel 2 Windows Channel 3 Color Channel 3 Windows Channel 4 Color Channel 4 Windows Channel 5 Color Channel 5 Windows Channel 6 Color Channel 6 Windows Channel 7 Color Channel 7 Windows Channel 8 Color Channel 8 Windows Defocus Colorist Toolbox Future List

2K Plus Standard Features

2K Plus Optional Features

Master List The Master List is always visible in the Mona Lista, and is the list that stores VSRs. Events marked in the Master List have a Scene Number displayed in the Text List ID column and beside marks in the Mona Lista when the source deck is stationary. Many list management operations use the scene number, so the Master list should mirror marks in all the other lists. Enabling Master Event Lock in Setup: Interface: Sessions leaves the Master list active when [Current List] is used.

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TK Pan List The Telecine Pan List stores parameters for telecine pan, tilt, zoom and related controls. Servers with DVE capability (sometimes referred to as virtual telecines) also use this list. Supported servers that include pan, tilt and zoom include da Vinci SIO, Thomson Specter, and Quantel IQ. This list and the controls it stores are only available when a supported source device is selected. TK Color List The Telecine Color List stores the parameters for telecine color controls. NR List The Noise Reducer List stores the parameters for up to two noise reducers. GPO List The GPI List stores the general purpose output that can trigger external devices such as keycode logging programs. . SV Primary List The Super Vector Primary List stores the inside and outside standard 2K Plus primary processing enhancements. SV Secondary List The Super Vector Secondary List stores the inside and outside standard 2K Plus secondary processing enhancements that occur immediately after SV Primaries and prior to any of the 2K processing options. SV Circle Power Window List The Super Vector Circle Power Window List stores the active/inactive status, size, position, and softness parameters for the Super Vector Circle Power Window, which is used to define an area for SV primary and/or secondary enhancements. SV Quad Power Window List The Super Vector Quad Power Window List stores the active/inactive status, size, position, and softness parameters for the Super Vector Quad Power Window, which is used to define an area for SV primary and/or secondary enhancements. Key List The Key List stores settings for the five internal key buses and the output key. Mattes on a key bus behave like Power Windows and can be configured with the Simple Area Definition (SAD) display.

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Format List The Format List stores 2K Plus Blanking and Down Converter parameters. Clip List The Clip List stores scene programmable RGB clipping. Only Variable Clip values are scene programmable, all other clips, Look Up Tables (LUTs) and Monitor Calibration are environmental parameters and stored with the Configuration. . The following lists are for optional features of the 2K Plus. Channel 1-8 Enhancements Lists The Channel Enhancement Lists store all enhancements for each individual Channel. Channel 1-8 Power Windows Lists The Channel Power Windows Lists store the both Circle and Quad Power Window parameters for each individual Channel. Defocus List The Defocus List supports both Defocus and Defocus Plus upgrades and stores defocus Power Windows, effects and enhancements for both image and key defocus. With Defocus installed the output key definition used by Gallery is also stored in this list. Colorist Toolbox List The Colorist Toolbox List stores Toolbox Kilovectors, Power Windows, effects, textures and enhancements. The Defocus output key definition becomes the Toolbox input key. The output key definition used by Gallery is defined in the Toolbox and stored in this list.

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Graphic Displays
The 2K Plus has graphic displays that show the event lists for the current event (ALV display), as a time line (Mona Lista display), as a table (Text Lista), and as images (VSR display). There are also three counter displays that show the current frame count in a variety of formats. Active List View
LIST DISPLAYS

Active List View (ALV) Mona Lista Text Lista VSR Display Counters

The state of all the Valid Lists in the current event is shown in the Active List View (ALV), which is opened by selecting Displays: Active List. Right mouse clicking the Mona Lista displays options to change the ALV orientation (ALV Orient) and scale (ALV Scale). Open Setup: 2K Interface: Valid List to define which lists are valid. Mona Lista The Mona Lista displays all the events in a session as a scalable time line. It also shows the state of lists and event numbers.

Mona Lista Display

List Icons

Left mouse click a list icon to toggle its state between active and disabled. Right mouse click an icon to reveal the icon name, and Inhibit. Left mouse click Inhibit to inhibit the list. An inhibited list has a small yellow triangle in the lower right corner of the list icon and all the marks in that list become yellow.

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The lists shown in the Mona Lista display are custom configured in four groups. Right mouse click the Mona Lista display and select Set Order to configure the groups. The group is switched by the Autopop mechanism or manually. Use Setup: 2K Interface: Auto Pop: Mona Lista Change to alter the Autopop selection. Right mouse click the Mona Lista display and choose Display: Custom 1-4 to change the group manually. The lists that are consequently shown in the Mona Lista are known as Visible Lists. All other lists can be disabled with [Visible Lists].
Event Marks

A red event mark shows the point on the timeline that a programmed change will occur. A yellow event mark shows a programmed change that will be ignored because it is in an inhibited list. Event marks can exist in one or all lists, but only those in the Master list are assigned a scene number. No events can exist prior to frame count 0 which is shown as a black event mark.
Leo Bar

The Leo bar is affectionately named after Leoman on the original Classic da Vinci system and represents the position within the current event. The bar starts from the bottom at the beginning of an event and reaches the top at the end of the event. When there is an event mark on the current frame the Leo bar is replaced by the mark itself.
Event Scale

Use the vertical slider to adjust the scale of the time line. When the slider is at the top the divisions are in frames, and when it is at the bottom the divisions are in hours.
List Layout Preferences

Right mouse click the Mona Lista to set preferences for the Mona Lista, Text List and Active List View displays. Display Click on Display to manually select from one of the four custom Mona Lista layouts, defined by Set Order. Since each desk page can have a different layout associated with it, there should be little need to switch layouts manually. Set these associations in Setup: 2K Interface:

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Set Order Click on Set Order to define the four custom Mona Lista layouts. Within this display the layouts are referred to as Config1-4. There are two default sets that are activated by clicking on Telecine Default or Tape to Tape Default. To define a layout check the Active box for one of the Configs. Then click on the Lists in the column on the left in the order that the icons should appear. Lists that are not selected in Setup: 2K Interface: Valid List are grayed out and not available. To delete a list in the Active Config, click on the list title. To delete all the lists in the Active Config click on Clear Selected. To delete the lists in all Configs click on Clear All. When the four Configs contain the desired Lists in the desired order click on Apply List Order. To cancel changes to the layouts right mouse click on the display border and choose Close. Once Set Order is satisfactorily configured go to Setup: 2K Interface: Auto Pop: Mona Lista Change and Text List Change to program automatic switching of the layouts for each Desk Page. Font Click on Font to select the size and type of text used for event numbers. Fonts 1 through 5 are bold with 1 being the smallest and 5 the largest. Fonts 6 through 10 repeat the sizes as normal text. ALV Orient Click here to toggle the ALV display between horizontal and vertical orientation. ALV Scale Click here to toggle the ALV icons between large and small. Env. Dslv. Settings This launches the Config Dissolve display that configures the type of dissolve created by [Dissolve]. Only Power Window and Telecine Pan Lists are affected. The Config Dissolve display can also be launched from the Keyboard Panel with [Dissolve] Scn. Dslv. Settings This launches the Scene Dissolve display that alters an existing dissolve. Only Power Window and Telecine Pan Lists are affected. The Scene Dissolve display can also be launched from the Keyboard Panel with [Dissolve]. Close Click here to close the Mona Lista.

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Texta Lista The Text Lista is an event display that gives a global overview of the session. Like the Mona Lista it shows event numbers and list status. It is also the only display that reveals stored speeds and notes. The text format shows more events in the same screen space than the other displays.
ID

The ID column shows the Master List event number where there is one.
Frame

The Frame column shows the position of the mark in the default counter format. To change the format select from Counter Menu: Default Mode by right mouse clicking the main Counter display.
Lists

The visible list columns show marks and dissolves for each event. Dissolves are presented as the dissolve duration in frames, regardless of the default counter mode. To find the duration of an event toggle [Dissolve] on, get the frame count then toggle [Dissolve] off.
Speed

The Speed column shows stored speeds. When the column is active the header is red and the speeds are triggered by the mark. Most telecines do not support scene-to-scene speed changes and the change will therefore be unlocked and unsteady.
Notes

The Notes column stores event names or comments that have been saved with [Name] on the pullout keyboard of the keyboard panel. Grades can be recovered from events by typing part of the note and pressing [Preview]. Press [Cue] type part of a note and choose [soft key (Name/#)] to cue the source deck to an event note.
List Layout Preferences

Right mouse click the Text Lista to set preferences for the Mona Lista, and Text Lista. Display Click on Display to manually select from one of the four custom list layouts, defined by Set Order. Since each desk page can have a different layout associated with it, there should

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Auto Pop: Text Lista Change.

Set Order Click on Set Order to define the four custom list layouts. Details on how to setup custom list layouts are in the Mona Lista: Menu Set Order section above. Once Set Order is satisfactorily configured go to Setup: 2K Interface: Auto Pop: Text Lista Change to program automatic switching of the layouts for each Desk Page. Font Click on Font to select the size and type of text used for event numbers. Fonts 1 through 5 are bold with 1 being the smallest and 5 the largest. Fonts 6 through 10 repeat the sizes as normal text. Show Speeds Click on Show Speeds to toggle the Speed column on or off. The speeds shown are not triggered unless the column is activated and the Speed header box is red. To activate the Speed column press [Varispeed], [soft key (Speeds on/off)] on the keyboard panel. Close Click here to close the Text Lista. VSR Display The Virtual Scene Representation (VSR) display is another form of event list. It contains frames captured from the events in the Master list and can be configured as a virtual filmstrip or as a poly-photo window. The display can show the scene number and counter value for each image. Double left mouse clicking a VSR recalls the settings associated with that scene. Middle mouse clicking on a VSR cues the source deck to that event. Right mouse clicking a VSR opens a menu with further options.

The VSR for the current scene has a red border. When one or more VSRs are selected they have a yellow border. Each VSR has a status box in the lower left corner. The box gives the following feedback; Yellow tick Gallery saved a reference image for this VSR

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Red tick The reference image for this VSR is the current playback still Green box - The reference image for this VSR is the current playback still and has been resized because it was saved as a different format

There is more information on VSRs is in Chapter 5: Gallery. Counters There are three frame counters in the 2K Plus. The main counter always shows the internal count without offset and the deck speed. In Tape-to-Tape modes the counters read Source Deck Video Time Code and the Main Counter cannot be set.
Main Counter

The main counter displays the source deck position and speed. The clone counters and the Text Lista follow the format of the main counter. To the right of the position is the speed indicator. The color of the speed display MAIN COUNTER MENU indicates play status. Green means the deck is locked at a fixed speed. Yellow means the deck Active Deck is running at the requested speed, but that Display Clone speed is not considered a lock speed. Red Default Mode means that the deck is running unlocked. Right Default Speed mouse clicking the main counter produces a drop down menu. Close Active Deck Select Active Deck to toggle the counter between the source deck and the deck currently controlled by the keyboard panel transport keys. If the counter display is yellow the counter is in source deck mode. When the check box is green the counter shows the current deck position in green. Display Clone Choosing Counter 1 or 2 produces a clone counter. Clones do not show the deck speed, but they can show an offset or alternate counter format. Default Mode Use Default Mode to set the frame count format for the main counter, and the Text Lista. The available formats are Frames, Feet & Frames, Half Feet, Time code , Video TC and Video Frame. Time code shows hours, minutes, seconds and film frames which is common for telecine sources. Video Frame shows hours, minutes, seconds and video frames.

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Default Speed The Default Speed is used to calculate time code or video frame formats. It does not influence the deck speed. Close Click here to close the Counter.
Clone Counters

Once a clone is on screen, it too can be right mouse clicked to produce a drop down menu. Active Deck Select Active Deck to toggle the counter between the source deck and the deck currently controlled by the keyboard panel transport keys.

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Prefix Display Prefix Display is only available when a key code port is active. When selected the counter shows the key code prefix. Perf. Display Perf Display is only available when a key code port is active. When selected the counter shows the key code perf. Set Counter The cloned counter can have a different frame count to the main counter. Type the new frame count on the keyboard panel numeric keypad and select Set Counter. Clone counters can also be set from the [Set Count] soft menus. Display Mode Use this menu to show the frame count in a different format to the main counter. Choose Default to force the clone to follow the main counter format. Display Speed Use this menu to calculate time code or video frame formats at a different speede to the main counter. Choose Default to force the clone to follow the main counter speed.

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Event Marks
Controls The main list management controls are situated in the lower middle Keyboard Panel. These controls are: [Mark] to add or insert event marks [Lift Mark] to trim or move marks [Start Dissolve] to change a dissolve start mark [End Dissolve] to dissolve to the current grading [Dissolve] to make the current event a dissolve [Ripple Value] to apply a grading change to more than one event [Trim] to preview grades before applying them [Delete] to remove marks [F1/F2] is located at the top right of the Keyboard Panel and is only used in tape-totape sessions to mark or change fields Directly above these controls there is a block of four counter related controls. [Set Count] to set the counters [Vari speed] to change and save the playback speed [Cue] to trigger soft menus that cue the current deck [Start] to cue to the current scene start Some lesser used commands are accessed by right mouse clicking the System Status display.

File: Convert Time Code converts lists between film at 24 frames and video at 29.97
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The remaining list management controls are on the right side of the keyboard panel. [Copy Marks] clones events and their grades so that they are repeated at a different location in the list

[Crnt] isolates the list for the current panel mode [Visible Lists] isolates the lists for the current Mona Lista display [List 1-6] toggles individual lists on and off [Inhibit] inhibits the selected list [Master] toggles the Master list on and off Creating Marks There are four ways to create an event list, sometimes referred to as a Color Decision List (CDL).
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[Mark/Insert] Auto Scene Detect EDL Import Replace Lists

[Mark] adds an event mark to the active lists. To add an event mark to all active lists at the current source deck position press [Mark] without entering a number.

To create an event on a designated frame anywhere in the list, type a counter position in the default display format and then press [Mark]. e.g. [1] [:] [:] [:] [Mark] adds an event mark at timecode 1:00:00:00 To create an event a specified distance from the current source deck position, type [+] or [-] followed by a counter value in the default display format, and then press [Mark]. e.g. [-] [1] [Mark] adds an event mark one frame before the current source deck position
Auto Scene Detect

The Scene Detector recognizes scene changes in program material played at normal speed and inserts marks field accurately in the list. It cannot detect dissolves. [Mark] toggles the Auto Scene Detector on and off. To configure the Scene Detector open Setup: Frame: Scene Detector from the main menu. Settings are stored as part of the Configuration file.

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The Scene Detector analyzes the luminance content of the picture. For each video field the luminance is averaged within each of the scene detector "grid" squares. The Scene Detector algorithm compares these luminance averages from one field to the next to determine if a there is a scene change.

Detect Threshold adjusts how much luminance change there must be from one field to the next before a scene change is declared. Lower values create more marks. A value in the range 25 to 35 is a common starting point. Setting Detect Threshold too high will cause the scene detector to miss scene changes in which the luminance levels are similar. Setting the threshold too low will cause the Scene Detector to detect and mark luminance changes within a scene, for example when a light is turned on, or when someone with a white shirt comes into the scene.
The motion filter attempts to reduce the number of false detections by tracking luminance values over a number of fields within the grid squares to try to account for pans, objects moving within a scene, etc. It can be disabled by checking Disable

Motion Filter.

There is a limit to what scene changes can be detected, but this feature can save a great deal of time when used in conjunction with manual [Mark] operations. Moving Marks
Lift Mark

[Lift Mark] trims or moves one or more marks. However, it cannot move marks out of sequence. To move the start of the current event to the current source deck position press [Lift Mark], [Mark]. To move the start of the current event to a designated frame, press [Lift Mark], then type the new location in the default display format, then press [Mark]. The new location must be after the previous event and before the next. e.g. [Lift Mark] [1] [:] [:] [:] [Mark] moves the start of the current event to timecode 1:00:00:00 To move the start of the current event a specified distance, press [Lift Mark], then type [+] for forward or [-] for backward and the distance in the default display format, then press [Mark]. Again the new location must be after the previous event and before the next. e.g. [Lift Mark] [+][5] [Mark] moves the start of the current event forward 5 frames To move a range of marks enter the first and last event in the range separated by a comma followed by [Lift Mark] and any of the techniques described above.

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e.g.[11] [,] [14] [Lift Mark] [-] [5] [Mark] moves events 11 through 14 inclusive back 5 frames

It is not necessary to be parked within the range to perform these functions.

To move all the events in a list enter [-] [,] [+] followed by [Lift Mark] and any of the techniques described above. e.g. [-] [,] [+] [Lift Mark] [1] [:] [:] [:] [Mark] moves the whole list so that the first event starts at timecode 1:00:00:00 To cancel any lift mark operation, press [Lift Mark] a second time while the dialog box is on the screen.
[Copy Mark]

[Copy Mark] allows events to be cloned and pasted elsewhere in the list, leaving the original unchanged. To copy a range of marks enter the first and last event in the range separated by a comma followed by [Copy Mark] and any of the techniques described in Lift Mark. E.g. [4][,][6][Copy Mark][Mark] copies scenes 4 through 6 inclusive to the current position. The destination must be able to accommodate the duration of the copied marks when copying within a list. To cancel any copy mark operation, press [Copy Mark] a second time while the dialog box is on the screen. Dissolves A dissolve is a gradual transition that creates a smooth, seamless color value change over a defined number of frames. A dissolve results in a dynamic event during which the values for each frame are calculated by computer, and all grading controls are locked out. Only variable controls can be dissolved, switched parameters will not have seamless transitions. A dynamic scene is represented by triangles in the Mona Lista, and Text List. To change values within a dynamic event, either from the panels or from a memory, the event must first be made static. Dissolves work smoothly at any speed in any direction although in some circumstances it might be necessary to give a short pre-roll.

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Dissolves can be created while marking a list, or inserted later. They can be programmed in any or all lists independently. Dissolves in the TK Pan and all Power Window lists can be linear or profiled. Dissolves in all other lists are linear. There are three dissolve keys in the list management block of the Keyboard Panel.
Dissolve/ Static

[Dissolve] reacts differently depending on whether it is used before or after the last event in the list. When it is used after, it creates a dissolve from the last event to the current position and adds a Mark at the current position. When it is used within an existing event, it toggles the event between static and dynamic without inserting any new Marks.
Start Dissolve

[Start Dissolve] enters a new start Mark within a dissolve. The new event up to the Mark becomes static and the event after the Mark remains a dissolve with the same start values as before. This key therefore trims the start mark of a dissolve without removing the original scene boundary. [Start Dissolve] used in a static event performs the same function as [Mark/ Insert] it inserts a new Mark to create a new static event.
End Dissolve

[End Dissolve] adds a dissolve to the Event List ending at the current position and beginning at the preceding Mark. The current grading remains active at the end of the dissolve and the Original Scene grading is restored at the beginning of the dissolve.
Dissolve Profiles

Dissolves are usually programmed to change at a linear rate. The speed of the change is calculated by the 2K Plus based on the duration and the difference between the start and end values. However, changes in the Telecine Pan list (TKP), Power Window lists, and the 2K Format list often look more natural if they are profiled. A dissolve profile varies the rate of change to create fluid motion. A cameraman will start a pan slowly, build up speed and then gradually come to a stop at the end. This is referred to as a ramp up ramp down move. The da Vinci 2K can be programmed for a variety of linear, ramp up, ramp down, speed start and speed finish combinations. There are controls to set the default, scene by scene and individual list profiles. Config Dissolve Profiles Use the Config Dissolve Profile display to set the default for all new dissolves. To access the display and menus press

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[Dissolve]. The four lists can each have different profiles, but for a window to track a pan they should have matching profiles. Adjust the Start number for the beginning of the dissolve, and the End number to determine the speed at the finish. Then click on Apply for the changes to take effect. Scene Dissolve Profiles To change an existing dissolve cue to the event and press [Dissolve]. The scene profile controls allow different dissolve rates for each window in the system. All other dissolves remain the same.

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This table illustrates the profile applied for each value. When set to 0 the 2K Plus performs a cut. The Start and End values can be mixed.
Position 1 - Linear Position 2 Slow Ramp Up/ Ramp Down

Position 3 Ramp Up/ Ramp Down

Position 4 Ramp Up/ Ramp Down

Position 5 Ramp Up/ Ramp Down

Position 6 Near Linear Ramp Up/ Ramp Down

Position 7 Near Linear Speed Up/ Speed Down

Position 8 Speed Up/ Speed Down

Position 9 Speed Up/ Speed Down

Position a Speed Up/ Speed Down

Position b Rapid Speed Up/ Speed Down

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Trim Modes The 2K Plus supports a comprehensive range of Trim modes.

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Trim

Scene Trim Trim modes change the normal operation of the system by not saving changes until [Take] is pressed. A colored Global Trim warning indicator shows up in the Session Name Trim Memory segment of the System Status window. Pressing [Trim] a second time exits any trim modes, and saves the current trim value to the Trim memory. The Trim memory functions during normal operations but not in Trim modes. Loading a session or configuration also exits any Trim mode. All trim modes obey the Ripple Value type that is set up in Setup: Interface: Session: Miscellaneous: Ripple Value Mode. The Ripple Value Modes are

Static Relative Absolute

= applies a fixed value = applies a relative value = applies an absolute value

Forced = applies the entire memory regardless of whether or not values have changed

These modes are discussed in more detail in the Ripple Value section.

Mark and Delete functions are disabled in Trim Modes.

Pressing [Trim] puts the system in regular Trim mode and changes to the Original Scene Memory are NOT saved on exit of the event. They are only saved by pressing [Take]. No trim value is carried to the next scene and the Trim Value Mode is ignored. Other scenes are not changed by the trim value. The system continues to behave this way until cancelled. Press [Trim] again to cancel Trim mode.

Trim

Scene Trim

Adjusting settings then pressing [Trim] puts the system into scene trim mode. Any changes to the Original Scene Memory before entering Scene Trim mode are remembered as an event offset. This offset IS saved on exit of the current event. It is possible to further adjust the current event while the system is still in Scene Trim

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mode, but these changes do not alter the offset to other scenes and are not saved unless [Take] is pressed. The offset obeys the Ripple Value Mode. In Scene Trim mode the following actions are possible Press [Take] to confirm and store the offset as is. This mode is very similar to Ripple Value except that it allows a colorist to preview changes before accepting them. Ripple Value on the other hand has the advantage that it can apply the changes to a range of events in one operation Press [Original Mem] to see the scene as it was before the offset. The revised grade with the offset is buffered in the [Preview Mem] Grade the picture in the normal way and then press [Take] to confirm and store. The live grading is applied with the offset, but does not change the offset that is applied to other scenes. [Trim]

On entering another scene, the original offset that was created at the time was pressed is applied and the process continues.

Pressing [Take] and leaving an event saves the enhancement. Re-entering the event while still in Scene Trim mode adds the Trim Offset again.

Global Trim

Adjusting settings then pressing [Trim] to put the system into global trim mode. In Global Trim mode changes to the Original Scene Memory of the current event are NOT saved on exit of the event. Further changes to the offset are possible, in this or any other event and these changes are applied globally to all other scenes. This means a change two scenes later is applied retrospectively (but not stored). The offset obeys the Ripple Value Mode. Global Event Trim is similar to List Inhibit, except that the original events are modified not ignored. It is not possible to store a Global Event Trim directly to an event, but after leaving Global Trim mode the offset is stored in the Trim memory. From there the offset can be re-applied and rippled if required.

Trim Memory

Adjusting settings then pressing [Preview] stores the difference between Original Scene Memory and the current settings to the Trim Memory. Exiting a Trim mode also updates the Trim memory.

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Pressing [Preview] applies the offset to the current settings. The Trim Memory can be applied as many times as necessary to achieve the desired look, and is available in all events. Trim Memory is not available in other Trim modes, and is overwritten when entering Trim modes. When exiting any Trim mode the offset is saved to the Trim Memory. The Trim functions provide a number of solutions in a variety of circumstances. For example setting Ripple Value Mode to Forced, and putting the system in Trim Scenes is useful when working with imported edl lists. Each time a mark is crossed, the previous event settings are copied to the current event. The event can then be adjusted and saved with [Take]. The workflow for imported edl sessions is then closer to a film session where the events are manually marked at the start of each scene. Pressing [Take] in a Trim mode updates the Original Scene Memory. To undo a Trim, exit the Trim mode and press [Preview Mem].

Ripple Value A "ripple " is an overall change or trim to all events in a scene list or a selected range of events in the list. The [Ripple Value] key applies the changes made in the current scene to the other scenes in one of four quite different ways.

Absolute: Any changes made to the current scene are rippled to the additional

scene(s) by the same number of units of change. For example, if the current scene has a Master Gain level of eighty units and is increased to ninety units, each rippled scene's master gain level increases by 10 units. This is useful to compensate for a badly setup monitor. the additional scene(s) by the same percentage of change. For example, if the current scene has a Master Gain level of a hundred units and is changed to ninety units, then each rippled scene will have a relative reduction of 10 percent in its Master Gain level. This modification is based on the Master Gain level in the rippled scene(s) before the change. So if a particular rippled scene originally had a Master Gain level of fifty units, the relative change of 10 percent would reduce the rippled scene's video gain level to forty-five units.

Relative: In Relative mode, any change made to the current scene is rippled to

Static: In Static mode changes made to the current scene are rippled to the

additional scene(s) using the exact control setting changes. For example, if Master Gain in the current scene is changed and set to 75% of its range, each scene rippled will then have a Master Gain setting of 75%. This is useful for setting consistent audio levels or noise reducer settings throughout the entire

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list.

Forced: The current scene grade is rippled to other events. No comparison is

made with the original scene memory, and all memory parameters are rippled. Switch functions are always Static.

To change the default Ripple Value type right mouse click the System Status display and navigate to Setup: User Options, and then Session Options Miscellaneous Parameters Ripple Value Mode.

This setting also affects Trim modes. The Ripple Value type can be defined for individual operations with the commands. [Ripple Value] applies a relative ripple [Ripple Value] applies a static ripple [ Ripple Value] applies an absolute ripple

Only parameters whose values are different from those stored in the current Original Scene Memory are rippled. For safety, press [Original Scene Memory] and then make the desired changes before using ripple value. If necessary, exit and re-enter the event to update the Original Scene Memory. Changes made after re-entering the event are rippled. The original scene memory can also be updated by pressing [Mark],[Delete].

The ripple value can be applied to a range of scenes before and/or after the current scene. To define the range type the scene ID for the first and last scenes to be selected, separated by a comma. E.g.10, 20 [Ripple Value] ripples scenes 10 through 20. Use [+] to represent the last scene and [-] to represent the first scene. E.g. [-][,][+], [Ripple Value] ripples the whole list.

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Ripple Value will not be completed if either of the scenes in the specified range does not exist.

Field Adjust To toggle the field that an event starts on in tape to tape sessions press [Field]. To change all the events in a session to Field 1 press [Field], and to force all events to Field 2 press [Field].

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A
Index 1, 1 Index 1, 1 Index 1, 1 Index 2, 2

E
Index 1, 1 Index 1, 1 Index 1, 1 Index 2, 2 Index 1, 1 Index 1, 1 Index 1, 1

K
Index 1, 1

R
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L
Index 1, 1 Index 2, 2 Index 1, 1 Index 1, 1 Index 2, 2 Index 1, 1 Index 1, 1 Index 1, 1 Index 1, 1 Index 1, 1

S
Index 1, 1 Index 1, 1 Index 1, 1 Index 2, 2 Index 1, 1 Index 1, 1 Index 1, 1

Index 3, 3
Index 1, 1 Index 1, 1

B
Index 1, 1 Index 1, 1 Index 1, 1 Index 2, 2

G
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T
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C
Index 1, 1 Index 1, 1 Index 1, 1 Index 2, 2 Index 1, 1 Index 1, 1 Index 1, 1

M
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Index 1, 1 Index 1, 1 Index 1, 1 Index 1, 1 Index 2, 2 Index 1, 1 Index 1, 1 Index 1, 1 Index 1, 1 Index 1, 1 Index 1, 1

N
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W
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