Edirol V-4 User Manual

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Contents

USING THE UNIT SAFELY......................................................................3

IMPORTANT NOTES ...............................................................................5

Contents ..................................................................................................7

Welcome ..................................................................................................9

Features of the V-4................................................................................10

Four-channels of video inputs................................................................................................................................... 10
Two independent frame synchronizers ................................................................................................................... 10
High-quality digital effects ........................................................................................................................................ 10
Simple operation ......................................................................................................................................................... 10
Preview function ......................................................................................................................................................... 10
Switching and effects synchronized to music......................................................................................................... 10
Control from external MIDI devices ........................................................................................................................ 10

What is V-LINK? ....................................................................................11

Before you begin...................................................................................12

Check the included items........................................................................................................................................... 12
Names of things and what they do........................................................................................................................... 13
About Ground Terminal ............................................................................................................................................ 16

Connecting peripheral devices............................................................17

Typical connection example ...................................................................................................................................... 17
Video signal flow ........................................................................................................................................................ 18

Turning the power on/off......................................................................19

Turning the power on................................................................................................................................................. 19
Turning the power off ................................................................................................................................................ 19

Checking the inputs and outputs ........................................................20

Checking the final output .......................................................................................................................................... 20
Checking the output to the preview monitor ......................................................................................................... 20
About the display on preview monitor ................................................................................................................... 21

About the Memory dial (MEMORY)......................................................22

Switching two images ..........................................................................23

Switching by Cut ......................................................................................................................................................... 23
Switching with dissolve ............................................................................................................................................. 24
Switching with Wipe .................................................................................................................................................. 24
Using fade-to-white or fade-to-black ....................................................................................................................... 25

Compositing two images .....................................................................26

Using Picture In Picture to composite images ........................................................................................................ 26
Using Chroma Key to composite images ................................................................................................................ 27
Using Luminance Key to composite images ........................................................................................................... 28

Changing the color of the image .........................................................31

Applying the Negative effect .................................................................................................................................... 31
Applying the Colorize effect...................................................................................................................................... 32

Changing the motion of the image ......................................................34

Applying strobe motion ............................................................................................................................................. 34

Applying the Multi or Mirror effects ....................................................35