What Rick says about Macro's is right. I use this method on dual feeds on MTVG switchers where we actually have only 1 me. No delegation to other me's available. I have some info on how to do this if you are interested. Let me know. scott

[quote="Raider Jay"]How would macros help me and where can i find more info on how to set these up an take full advantage of what we do have.[/quote] Without even going to the one other M/E, Macros can help you in many ways especially with that switcher and it's configuration with PGM/PST and the 4 keyers associated with it. For instance, as I'm sure your aware, Macros can call up a series of button pushes. Now you'll say, but I can do that with a timeline! Well that's true to a point..... remember the key here is "calling up button pushes" then you can assign them to a timeline, which will help build any transition you wish to make. By doing this, it does not effect the "state" of the switcher itself which is the point I'm trying to make. Let's say your on your PGM/Preset with Key 3 keyed over a Camera. You could essentially call up another effect or even a transition on the same PGM/PST simply by using the macros to do the work for you.... you don't need Source Hold or even to remember that the state of Key 3 was on over the one Camera. All you have to do is recall the macro or/timeline for the next thing you want to do which could be a mulitude of things and source changes. It's all in how you lay it out and think it through! As for your question about finding more help, You might want to search the fourms here, there was some talk of this a while ago. But in all honesty, a lot of this is based upon what you need in your specific set up and what you want your macros to do for you. It's something you as an operator program for your specific needs. Like I said Macros can do a lot of the button pushes for you, thus making your life easier especially when you have a limitations on the switcher.

Yes you are correct about the switcher, we didnt buy the extra cards...and You are not the first to mention using macros...ill be honest we do not use any macros...we use this switcher for a fast pased graphic intensive multiple lives etc. newscasts. How would macros help me and where can i find more info on how to set these up an take full advantage of what we do have.

[quote="Raider Jay"]It is a 1.5 m/e 1 me and a pgr/prw. The switcher has three M/E's on it but apparently the cost was to great to add the other 2 on when we bought it...So am I under the understanding that there is really no difference in the HD and the SD...besides the obvious...[/quote] I know the switcher your talking about. You can delegate ME 1, ME 2 or ME 3 accordingly to assign which controls the ME. In reality you only have one ME and Program/Preset with 4 keyers but the other MEs are assignable if the cards were there. That is actually a nice little switcher and can be powerful when applying macros. To answer your question though, essentially there is no difference in the switchers you speak of except for the obvious.

It is a 1.5 m/e 1 me and a pgr/prw. The switcher has three M/E's on it but apparently the cost was to great to add the other 2 on when we bought it...So am I under the understanding that there is really no difference in the HD and the SD...besides the obvious...

Make sure you don't have anything else installed on your menu panel. The software doesn't play nice with others, so that may cause your BSOD. I wasn't aware you could get a Kalypso with 1 M/E... or a "1.5" M/E, which is just 1 M/E plus a PGM/PVW bus. Depending on the show, you can get by with a 1.5, but it's tough. I do college basketball on a 2.5 Zodiak, and that's hard enough... Talk your boss into the upgrade. Show him these posts if that will help! Good luck!

Are you running 1 M/E with a PGM/PST or just 1 M/E??? What type of productions are you currently doing, that you use only 1 M/E? HD does not require more M/E's, the extras are just nice to have so that your world doesn't exist on just one bus. I forget what was lacking in 9.x.x, most of the Kalypsos that I see are using v12.x.x. I don't remember the last time I saw v9. The "blue screen of death" sounds like a Windows issue. One advantage of more M/E's is that you can buy another panel and use one or two in another room at the same time. Great to share resources. Redundancy is another benefit.