Choose a display mode
You can display normal video, the video’s alpha channel, or one of several measurement tools.
In the Source or Program Monitor, click the Output
button 
, or
click the panel menu and choose a display mode setting: - Composite Video
- Displays the normal video.
- Alpha
- Displays transparency as a grayscale image.
- All Scopes
- Displays a waveform monitor, vectorscope, YCbCr Parade, and RGB Parade.
- Vectorscope
- Displays a vectorscope that measures the video’s chrominance, which includes hue and saturation.
- YC Waveform
- Displays a standard waveform monitor, which measures the video’s luminance in IRE.
- YCbCr Parade
- Displays a waveform monitor that measures the Y, Cb, and Cr components of the video separately, in IRE.
- RGB Parade
- Displays a waveform monitor that measures the R, G, and B components of the video separately, in IRE.
- Vect/YC Wave/YCbCr Parade
- Displays a waveform monitor, vectorscope, and YCbCr Parade.
- Vect/YC Wave/RGB Parade
-
Displays a waveform monitor, vectorscope, and RGB Parade.
Program Monitor set to Vect/YC Wave/YCbCr Parade
- A.
- Waveform monitor
- B.
- YCbCr Parade
- C.
- Vectorscope
To use the waveform monitor and vectorscope displays
most effectively, view them in a reference monitor that is ganged
to the Program Monitor. See Use a Reference Monitor.