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Light Sources on Transform Engines
Light Sources were released in software version 11, but only for Kalypso Duo and HD models. For owners of the "Classic" and for those yet to upgrade their software, here is one work-around method. As such, it's more like a "trick" than an "effect".
- Select a Circle pattern for the Keyer Wipe. Put a very wide white border on this circle. Use Preset Pattern as the keyer mode, and use Effects Send to put it through a Transform Engine.
- Reverse the Direction of the Keyer Wipe. Adjust the size of the Preset Pattern (using the Clip/Size knob) so that the circle's border-colour is tainting the image. Adjust the edge softness (using the Gain/Soft knob). It will look like a white glow over part of the picture. Using a rectangle can give a "bar" light source, if you prefer.
- Adjust the location of the glow by moving the Keyer Wipe's positioner. This glow can be keyframed to give a complementary light source over Page Turns, Cubes, Slabs or plain old DVE moves.
Though this is a cute trick, it is nowhere as impressive as the four-light effect that version 11 gives to Transform Engines. If you have a Kalypso Classic, we need to be pestering Thomson to bring this effect to us.
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