1 - Can you maybe add more information and clarity to this item ? What button on the panel do you want to press on the panel specifically? Sending RossTalk to Ultrix is how you can send switches (but also to try to get it working more easily you could send GPI event which will trigger Salvos - then build simple single Salvos to test it). Custom Controls can be attached to any button on the panel so you could also then just attach the button to the panel. In the CC Menu on the second page is attachments.
2 - Are those HD source the same 25p frame rate? Are they 1080p25 in this case? Are those sources the same Genlock and in Sync with the same reference? The Acuity can only upconvert 1080p to 2160p at the same Frame rate and sources have to be in time.
3 - ME C and D are outputs of the ME .. they are not separate Control layers. They either follow with PGM A or PGM B Controls. There is two sides to the transition Mixer A and B -- then there are 4 outputs.. A / B / C / D and those can chose which BKGD set to use PGM/PST or U1/U2. When B is set to U1/U2 then the ME is using both sides. C and D can then be set to follow A or B by setting their BKGDs to U1/U2 and then they follow the B Side. You then pick which keyers are visible on those ME Outputs for C and D.
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Les O'Reilly
Director - Switcher Product Management
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