Notch Mix Functions

Notch Block

Notch effects are grouped into Blocks, this pin chooses which block is loaded.

!Loading a Notch Block is extremely resource intensive and will temporarily stop all rendering. Only load blocks outside of live environments. If changing blocks live is required consider using multiple layers and bypass, or cached resources.

The order and naming of Notch blocks on the block select pin is determined by the naming and is described here.

Cached Resources

Leaves all Notch blocks stored in memory even after they are de-selected in order to make switching to them again much faster.

• Enable Resources are cached. Once a block is loaded it will be saved so subsequent navigation to that block is nearly instant.

• Disable The default. Blocks are deleted from memory once they are de-selected. Navigating back to a previously loaded block will be slower and may interrupt the output.

Bypass

Bypasses the active Notch block without unloading it from memory. Use bypass to quickly turn Notch on or off on a layer.

• Enable The default. The block is loaded but not rendering.

• Disable The block is rendering normally.

Rendertime

The real time measure of how long each frame is taking to render through Notch. At 60FPS, a render time of above 15ms will slow the engine down.

Effect / Layer

Selects which Notch Effect is loaded.

The order and naming of Notch layers is determined inside the Notch application.

Update

Updates the Block select pin by scanning the Notch folder for new blocks; press update to add newly added blocks to the list.

!Update unloads and reloads all blocks temporarily stopping video render. Only use update when video output disruption can be tolerated.

External Timecode

Timecode Source

Sets the timecode source for the block’s internal timeline. If none is set the block will flywheel, creating it’s own time counting up from when it is initialised.

Timecode

Displays timecode received

TC Offset

Sets the offset applied to timecode as it is sent to the Notch block. An offset of 1 hour (01:00:00.00) will set the internal timecode of the block to 00:00:00.00 when 1 hour is received.

Video / Image Inputs

A Notch effect can have up to eight video inputs. Each input is a relay allowing any local layer, mix or viewport to function as an input.

Parameters

All external parameters exposed by the Notch block are shown in the parameters section. The ordering of Parameters is determined by the Notch block. The number of parameters is defined by the parameters text file. See here for more info.

Use DMXOffset

Determines whether the DMX offset table in the Notch block is used as opposed to the parameter ordering

• Enable Uses the DMX Offset table.
• Disable The Default. Ignores the DMX Offset Table and uses the parameter ordering instead.

Status

An indication of the Notch status.

• No Notch Block Loaded No Block selected
• Effect loaded OK Normal run state when Notch is loaded and operating
• Loading Notch Block A new block is loading. The whole system output will stop while this is happening.

Rendertime

The time (in milliseconds) it takes to render a frame of the selected effect.