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Clicking the PREVIZ button copies the current settings of the source (Switcher or M/E) into the dedicated
Previz pane, located with the M/Es, since it can be thought of as a specialized M/E – one never visible on
output.
Hint: Use the “M/E Follow” Workspace to monitor your experiments in the Previz pane.
When you arrive at a composition you like, simply click the Paste Previz (clipboard) gadget located beside
the PREVIZ button in the desired destination (Switcher or M/E tab) to send it to the target.
Hint: This allows you to very easily transfer all of the settings for an M/E – say, the left camera angle for a
virtual set complete with carefully positioned M/E and KEY layers – to one or more additional M/Es. Then you
can simply swap the effect for the new M/Es to add different angles that match the original perfectly.
SECTION 9.9 COMPS AND MEMS
You’ll also notice a button labeled COMP immediately above the T-Bar. Clicking it opens
the Comp Bin, which provides powerful layer and effect control features.
We’re going to discuss the Comp Bin in full soon (Section 14.8), but at this point we want
to distinguish them from Switcher MEMs. Bumping the cursor at the left edge of the
screen adjacent to the Switcher or an M/E reveals a MEM bin with features that are quite
similar. The primary difference between MEMs and Comps is that the former retain (and
apply) all settings in the Switcher, including source selection.
SECTION 9.10 UNDO/REDO
The Undo/Redo feature is a very useful innovation that stores multiple undo/redo states. You can easily
revert to a prior Switcher state, providing another
important ‘failsafe’ feature. Accidents happen. Undo is
great for those times when you’ve inadvertently changed
something with unwanted results, but lack time to figure
out what went wrong.
The system stores a fresh Undo state whenever the Program row selection is changed. If you encounter
problems and don’t have time to think about what may have gone wrong, a click (or keyboard Ctrl + z) can
quickly get you back to the prior state.
SECTION 9.11 EXPRESS MODE
FIGURE 116
As mentioned earlier in this chapter, the Switcher’s convenient Express mode simplifies the process for less
complex productions.
FIGURE 115