BCC Common Controls - Avid

Category: Common Controls

Effect Name: BCC Common Controls - Avid

BCC effects contain a number of parameters that are specific to working with the Avid host environment and this document describes the usage of those parameters and other UI metaphors which are common most/all BCC effects in Avid. These common controls generally appear at the top and the bottom parameter lists and the details of exactly which parameters are available will vary slightly from one effect to another depending on the nature of individual effects. This document also describes how to work with the “Heads Up Display” or “Overlay” controls in Avid to enable setting up key parameters directly in the preview window.

Heads Up Display

BCC allows you to configure the settings for key parameters in most effects by manipulating “Heads Up Display” or “Overlay” widgets directly in the preview window. These special UI controls give you quick access to the most important parameters in an effect and allow you to tweak them while keep your eyes focused on preview window.

• Standard UI Widgets: This is the default UI mode and offers a variety of general purpose widgets which vary based on your individual effect.
• Customs Spline UI: Used when drawing custom spline shapes in the PixelChooser, Motion Key, and Chroma Key Studio.
• Scale + Position: Adjusts the scale and position in the standard Geometrics group.
• Crop: Adjusts the image cropping in the standard Geometrics group.
• No UI Widgets: Completely disables all the heads up display widgets.

Common Parameters Group (BCC 11 and Higher)

• Bypass: Displays the source clip without an applied effect.
• Show FX Browser: activates the effects browser.
• Preset Menu: Used to load or save presets from the list.
• No Preset: No preset has been loaded.
• Reset to Factory Defaults: Resets all filter parameters to standard default settings.
• Reset to Custom Default Preset: Resets filter parameters to settings to your own custom preset.
• Load: Launches a standard file browser for selecting a preset.
• Save: Launches a standard file browser for saving a preset.
• View Parameters Menu: Shows the edited parameters in an effect instance.

• All
• Edited
• Animated
• EZ Mode
• Motion Tracking
• Background

Common Parameters Group (BCC 10 and Earlier)

• Registration Info: Displays the BCC license management window.
• Bypass: Displays the source clip without an applied effect.
• Launch Help File: Launches the help document.
• Show FX Browser: Activates the effects browser.
• Preset Menu: Used to load or save presets.
• Previous Preset: Jumps to the previous preset.
• Next Preset: Jumps to the next preset.
• View Parameters Menu: Shows edited parameters.

General Controls (BCC 11 and Higher)

• Safe Levels: Controls whether the levels conform to the 16 – 235 video color range.
• Effect Layer Opacity: Adjusts the overall opacity of the layer.
• Draft Mode: Temporarily switches to lower quality rendering.
• Fields Menu: Controls deinterlacing behavior.
• Chan Menu: Allows preview of individual color channels.
• License Info: Displays license information.
• Preferences: Launches the BCC Preferences panel.
• Launch Help File: launches the help document.

General Controls (BCC 10 and Earlier)

• Background: Controls which layer is used for the image background.
• Safe Levels: Controls color range behavior.
• Effect Layer Opacity: Adjusts opacity.
• Draft Mode: Switches to lower quality rendering.
• Fields Menu: Controls deinterlacing.
• Chan Menu: Allows preview of color channels.
• Preferences: Launches preferences panel.

Title Matte Group

• Apply to Title – Matte: Must be enabled when applying a filter to an avid title map.
• Title Alpha: Controls how the alpha information is interpreted.
• Invert Title Matte: Inverts the alpha channel.
• Multifilter Start: Used for stacked filters.
• Multifilter Mid: Used for stacked filters.
• Multifilter End: Used for stacked filters.

Geometrics Group

• Reset Geometrics: Resets parameters.
• Enable Geometrics: Enables controls.
• Geometrics: Controls transform timing.
• Position: Modifies position.
• Lock Scale: Locks scaling.
• Scale X: Scale X axis.
• Scale Y: Scale Y axis.
• Tumble: Controls X rotation.
• Spin: Controls Y rotation.
• Rotate: Controls Z rotation.
• Left Crop: Crops left.
• Top Crop: Crops top.
• Right Crop: Crops right.
• Bottom Crop: Crops bottom.
• Blend: Controls edge softness.

Drop Shadow Group

• Reset Drop Shadow: Resets parameters.
• Enable Drop Shadow: Enables shadows.
• Source Opacity: Controls opacity.
• Distance: Controls offset.
• Intensity: Controls darkness.
• Softness: Controls softness.
• Angle: Controls direction.
• Shadow Color: Controls color.