Switcher dissolve DVE

[invica]

Does any one know how to remove the fade or dissolve DVE that is currently unremoveable from the DVE bin in the switcher in VT 5.2b. I do a ton of sports and I customize my transitions so I have one for going to a replay, and another for comming back from replays. The problem is I want to use the advance function but every third transition is a dissolve and I want to remove that from the bin. Anyone know how?

[lvsoule]

That's actual something I haven't been able to do either. I don't ever use that dissolve- I know the toaster has some open source stuff, but I wouldn't want to attempt it.

Do you have custom built DVE's? If so I'm curious on how to build some myself.

thanks
-Larry

[animlab]

You can not remove crossfade from DVE bank in VT[5] since it is written into switcher module.

If you want toggle between two DVEs in the DVE bank, here is a ToasterScript can help.

Please copy and save follow codes into file "C:\Program Files\NewTek\VT5\Skins\TabbedSwitcher\User Scripts\2DVE.ToasterScript".


//
// By Chen Pan, AnimLab, 2009/04/05
//

AddMenuItem("SpaceBar=Auto between 2 DVEs", code(
toggle=1
CreateShortCut ("Space",code(
ts_Auto()
WaitForAutoToFinish()
if(toggle==1)
{
NextDVE()
toggle=0
}
else
{
PrevDVE()
toggle=1
}
WaitForDVEToBeLoaded()
),"OrderedFocus",1000)
))


Then re-launch VT[5]. Right click (RMB) your switcher skin and select the menu item "SpaceBar=Auto between 2 DVEs". Your space bar will now perform AUTO between two DVEs only.

It is interesting that I can use another AddMenuItem() script to reset space bar back to normal function. But there is a work around:

If you want to reset space bar back to normal AUTO function, please re-load your switcher skin by
"quit and relaunch switcher"
or
"RMB switcher interface and select other switcher skin then select your skin".


Enjoy.

[invica]

This works great. One question. I used the external switcher for my VT5. The only way this works is with the spacebar, Is it possible to have the code look at the switcher as I have no way to use it with the keyboard as that is being used by my graphics person and manager of scoreboards and commercials.

Thanks for your help.

[animlab]

Sorry, there is no ToasterScript command for RS-8. NewTek did not build that. :bangwall:
However, you can add an extra USB keyboard to your VT system. You can have multiple keyboard on one PC if you need more than one keyboard. :D

[Paul Lara]

...you can add an extra USB keyboard to your VT system. You can have multiple keyboard on one PC if you need more than one keyboard. :D

...and to keep from confusing the VT, be sure to enable Caps Lock on your keyboard, which tells VT "any key presses on this keyboard are ONLY directed at the switcher".