tried using keyframe, it would mark all the steps, except the transition. The DME i was trying to use is on Menu page 4141.9 , flying bars...couldn't get keyframe or macro to record the transition setting from 0 to 100. Will try Chris's suggestion...lots to learn. Thanks Chris and Bill!

[quote="melvinchen"]Hi Bill, Thanks for helping. Yes, we're on the latest version I think 7.2 or something, forgotten. Its a brand new 8000G delivered last week. The specific DME effect apparently is only available in the DME menu. Looks like it can only be used when I route DME into Key. In effect, it would be a key transition on the DME channel. If there's a way to use this as a background transition or DME wipe, it will be even better, but I've no idea how to send that signal into DME wipe. Somehow it won't allow me to click it when DME is on background transition. Appreciate any help. Thanks ![/quote] Are you sending to a resizer? Maybe these canned effects are different. If you can't select maybe build your own like Chris mentioned. Did you try learning a snapshot or effect with it selected in the menu? Does this remember it? Menu macro would work, just takes a second to call it up. Build menu macro, then put this into a panle macro, shoudl work fine.

I'm not sure if I know what you need, but for me it sounds like you need to program your own keyframed DME effect that you can control with the DME wipe function. You need to specify the number of DME channels your effect requires. Create your effect as you want it to be and simply store it as a DME user wipe. If it uses one channel, select DME user wipe register #101 to #199, for two channels it's #201 to #299 and for three channels it's #301 to #399. When you've done that, you should be able to recall your keyframe effect as a DME wipe (without keyframes, but the ability to use the fader lever) I hope that helped a little bit... Chris

Hi Bill, Thanks for helping. Yes, we're on the latest version I think 7.2 or something, forgotten. Its a brand new 8000G delivered last week. The specific DME effect apparently is only available in the DME menu. Looks like it can only be used when I route DME into Key. In effect, it would be a key transition on the DME channel. If there's a way to use this as a background transition or DME wipe, it will be even better, but I've no idea how to send that signal into DME wipe. Somehow it won't allow me to click it when DME is on background transition. Appreciate any help. Thanks !

You can try a menu macro if you are 7.1 or above. Are you using them as a DME wipe, bgd a/b bus? Why not just do a transitions with a dme wipe? You can build a macro that with one button press, does your dme trans and then normals you back up for a mix or whatever. Same with dme link for keyers. I can explain if this is what you want.