DPM-4300 Krystal Operations Course

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Who Should Attend?

This course is designed for operators who wish to learn the operational features of the DPM-4300 Krystal Digital Video Effects System.

Operators should have some level of experience operating a digital video effects system of some type. Those that have prior experience with either the Kaleidoscope or the Krystal will gain the most benefit from this course, although previous experience with a DVE of any type will be helpful in understanding the concepts taught in this course.

Course Summary

This course consists of periods of lecture followed by operational exercises that are designed to demonstrate the concepts explained during the lecture. Extensive time is provided for the exercises to allow the operator to fully understand all of the operational facets of the Krystal.

Each Pair of operators share a single Krystal Control Panel to obtain hands-on experience.

Students are shown the basic product operation before getting involved with specific operational features. Each class day is approximately eight hours.

The course is structured to allow the operator to almost immediately begin building effects using the Krystal Interface. Frequent operational exercises, designed around real-world applications, and building on previously discussed concepts are provided to further the students understanding of the information presented, and guide the student to progressively master increasingly complex concepts as the course proceeds.

Course Overview

Day One:	Introduction Unity Keyframe Theory and Setup Krystal System Overview: Transforming the Image Single and Multi-Channel The Work Buffer Krystal Features Register Overview Panel Overview Effect Edit Panel Overview Effects Terminology and Vocabulary The Timeline - Introduction Setting Up the Krystal: Exercises Setting Up the Source Selector Acquiring Channels
Day Two:	Review of Day One Exercises Exercises The Global Channels Clipboard Operations Theory and Application Constant Duration - Theory and Operation Exercises Exercises The Camera Channel The Time Cursor / Mark Cursor Path Control Exercises
Day Three:	Review of Day Two The Top Level Menu Exercises The System Setup Menu Partial and Non-Partial Keyframing Resource Acquisition Exercises System Configuration Macros - Theory and Operation The User Tools Menu Exercises Source Memory Work Buffer Preferences
Day Four:	Review of Day Three Exercises Exercises The Picture Frame Menu File Operations: Crops / Borders Register / Channel Operations Kurls / Corner Pinning Disk Operations Exercises Run Control: The Key / Stencil Menu Path / Pause / Loop External / Self Keys Picture Modification Menus - Overview Coring Controls The Picture Menu: Masking Color Correction Drop Shadows Defocus / Mosaics Embossing / Glows Recursive Effects Exercises
Day Five:	Review of Day Four The Input / Output Menu Exercises Source Selections The View Menu: Global Assignments Lighting Combiner Functions Perspective Enhancements Exercises Cubes / Solid Building Summary Exercises

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