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Keys and DSKs

Upstream keyers take the keyer number first, then what to do with it; downstream keyers take --dsk N (1 when left out).

$ bmdctl usk 1 fill cam3
STUDIO A  PGM CAM2 · PVW CAM3
  usk 1 fill  CAM4 → CAM3                                          21 ms
$ bmdctl usk 1 on-air on
STUDIO A  PGM CAM2 · PVW CAM3
  usk 1 on-air  off → on                                           22 ms
$ bmdctl dsk fill mp1
STUDIO A  PGM CAM2 · PVW CAM3
  dsk fill    MP2 → MP1                                            20 ms
$ bmdctl dsk key mp1k
STUDIO A  PGM CAM2 · PVW CAM3
  dsk key     MP2K → MP1K                                          19 ms
$ bmdctl dsk auto
STUDIO A  PGM CAM2 · PVW CAM3
  dsk auto    off → on                                              sent
$ bmdctl show keys
STUDIO A  PGM CAM2 · PVW CAM3 · keys

  ME 1        1  luma  CAM3 / CAM3  premultiplied                 on air
              2  luma  MP1 / MP1K  clip 0 gain 0                     off
              3  luma  MP1 / MP1K  clip 0 gain 0                     off
              4  luma  MP1 / MP1K  clip 0 gain 0                     off
  • usk 1 toggle and dsk toggle flip on air; usk 1 on-air off and dsk on-air off take a key off.
  • usk 1 type --type chroma, then usk 1 chroma, usk 1 luma, usk 1 pattern and usk 1 dve set each key type's settings; usk 1 mask and dsk mask the masks.
  • A key can ride the next transition instead of cutting on: transition next --next background,key1, then auto.
  • dsk auto and dsk toggle --dsk 2 work on the second DSK.