Newtek TriCaster Studio Manuel d'utilisateur

Page | vi 10.2.3 Creating Your Own LiveSets ... 189 11 Administration

Page | 80 6.8.2 OTHER UTILITIES The Scene menu item Utilities contains a diverse multitude of handy functions to enhance your live vide

Page | 81 6.8.3 LIVESET POWER LiveSet can do. The Scene menu reveals numerous other useful and varied

Page | 82 This panel is much more than just an enlarged thumbnail or even a preview, however. Again, this quad panel provides four intera

Page | 83 6.9 EXTERNAL Figure 85 The main External tab provides the controls and options necessary to permit you to do something rev

Page | 84 Figure 86 – mounting the iVGA disk image Double-click the Zip file to decompress it, and then double-click the .dmg file to mount i

Page | 85 3. You can set iVGA to show either of two monitors, when you have more than one attached. 4. The Options list contains settings for Ope

Page | 86 2. Refresh Overlay is there in case you need to quickly reset iVGA. Selecting this is equivalent to stopping and re-starting iVGA. 3.

Page | 87 6.9.2 USING LIVETEXT As we noted in the Quick Start chapter, at Section 0 (), a workstation on your TriCaster ne

Page | 88 Note: As with networking in general, it is imperative that each computer on the network have a unique name. If there are two compute

Page | 89 Hint: ESC is the hotkey for VGA Take; Shift-ESC performs VGA Fade. When a monitor or projector is not detected on  

Page | vii A.1.16 Improve iVGA sharpness? ... 207 A.1.17 Show the

Page | 90 The Custom option, when enabled, is essentially a chromakeyer. It provides the same basic color well as the latter. Right-click in the co

Page | 91 Crop Top, Bottom, Left and Right trim the screen edges. The values are expressed in pixels. Hint: Crop can be very useful to eliminate rou

Page | 92 Click the Browse   beside Location to open a folder selector, and choose a convenient target volume for recorded

Page | 93 RECORD PROFILE Figure 100 Various encoder attributes for file recording purposes are governed by the Record Profile. The Record Profile

Page | 94 Hint: please see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mpeg2 for more detailed information on High Profile MPEG-2 encoding. The 4:2:2 samp

Page | 95 Figure 103 The Stream Type drop-down menu allows you to select various image sizes and bandwidth rates for your Internet broadcast (and a

Page | 96 6.11.1 BASIC AUDIO CONTROLS    Audio Mixer tabs sepa        common featur

Page | 97 TALK OVER, GAIN AND MUTE The lower halves of the Audio Simple and Advanced tabs are also identical. The uppermost row of buttons in this p

Page | 98 6.11.3 AUDIO SIMPLE The only section of the audio simple tab we       VU meter panel, shown her

Page | 99 Pan is turned all the way to the right, the sound from the channel is sent exclusively to the right channel. Balance, however, simply modu

Page | viii A.7.1 Improve Performance? ... 217 A.7.2 Resolve S

Page | 100 6.12 CONFIGURE PANEL (BROADCAST) Figure 112 The TriCaster BROADCAST model features an additional configuration panel not found

Page | 101 6.12.1 VIDEO SIGNAL OUTPUT MODE Choose Component or Y/C for the primary output connection type. OUTPUT MODE (PREVIEW) TriCaster BROADCAST

Page | 102 Hint: Component video is not subject to this effect, and you should be able to access the full gamut of possible colors.

Page | 103 Ideally both your cameras and TriCaster should be genlocked. If sources are not genlocked to the same reference signal as the TriCa

Page | 104 Thus, the Vert Position, Horiz Position and Phase settings allow you to tweak synchronization to arrive at an optimum match between devic

Page | 105 7 CAPTURE MEDIA TriCaster allows you to capture video from live cameras, or other sources such as a VCR or DVD player. Captured fi

Page | 106 7.1 CAPTURE DETAILS The Capture Details panel allows you to select which input source to record. You can choose any of the source type

Page | 107 Figure 115 7.1.1 STREAMS TO CAPTURE When video sources are selected, you can choose to capture audio, video or both, usin

Page | 108 Enabling the switch labelled Use MPEG-2 Studio Profile instructs TriCaster to employ extended encoding quality (see Section 0 for more d

Page | 109 7.3 CAPTURE CONTROL         Play and then Capture. The time-code begins running

Page | ix C.2 iVGA and Performance ... 243 C.3 IMAG an

Page | 110 Note: More detailed information on the Media Bin and its many great options and features is found in Section 8.1.2, The Media

Page | 111 8 EDIT MEDIA TriCaster includes one of the fastest non-linear video editors available. Editing can be performed in bot

Page | 112 Beneath the monitor are the familiar playback controls, including a Jog/Shuttle wheel. Just above these, note the Loop

Page | 113 Note: Simulate Device Aspect is a preview option, only – it has no effect on the actual output of the project or rendered files. OVERLAY

Page | 114 At the top of the Media Bin, rectangular list boxes show the various levels down to the current folder you are viewing. Click directly on

Page | 115 Figure 126 The column labels at the top of the Details view do more than just identify the column. Clicking a column label toggles the

Page | 116 Hint: In all view modes, if you click one file, and then hold Shift down when you click another, you can select all the files in between.

Page | 117 Note: You can also create a New Folder by selecting that entry from the menu that appears when you right-click in an empty spot in the B

Page | 118 Remove takes a clip out of the project, but does not delete it from the hard drive. PROJECT MENU You can save and re-load your TriCaster

Page | 119 Note: Even though TriCaster is a standard definition video device (and edit projects are always SD, you can capture HDV files using Impor

Page | x E.3.5 Storyboard Only  Drag/Drop ... 265 E.3.6 Timeline Only 

Page | 120 Render - If you wish to render out the project, consolidating it into a single file for playback in the DDR, or to archive, the Render bu

Page | 121 8.3 THE STORYBOARD Storyboard mode is the simplest starting point for video editing, offering a straightforward interface t

Page | 122 Adjust the In Point by holding down the Alt key and placing the cursor over the left half of the  Drag horizontal

Page | 123 Figure 137 Hint: If you really want the first frame to be the beginning of the clip and the last frame the end, you can highlight the cli

Page | 124 Hint: If you wish to replace a fade or transition with another, you can Alt-drag a new transition on top of the original, inheriting the

Page | 125 8.4 THE TIMELINE TriCaster Timeline is where most of the advanced capabilities await you. The Timeline is the best place to see relat

Page | 126 8.4.1 THE EDIT LINE The Edit Line is the essential guide to indicate where you are in the project. Drag it left or right with the mouse.

Page | 127 8.4.3 INHERIT Occasionally you will make changes to a clip (for example, shortening or resizing it), then later decide that you need to

Page | 128 To quickly zoom out to see the entire project, double-click in an empty area of the Timeline pane. To zoom in on selecte

Page | 129 Hint: Occasionally, you will want to move a clip up or down in the Timeline without altering its position horizontally on the Timeline.

Page | xi 1 SOFTWARE LICENSE AND LIMITED WARRANTY PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE INSTALLING AND/OR USING THIS SOFTWARE. BY INSTALLING AND/O

Page | 130 2. Adjust the current position of the Edit Line, but this time press the m key to create another Project Marker. Now yo

Page | 131 Hint: You can even use this facility before beginning to build your project, adding a bunch of markers immediately and

Page | 132 Hint: This is a dynamite way to quickly flesh out project ‘templates’ for use with Inherit. You can duplicate a section of the timeline u

Page | 133 Hint: To replace one transition with another, Alt + drag the new transition on top of the original (inheriting the current timing). You c

Page | 134 Click on Transitions entry in the category list at lower left the left, and then select Add Transitions. In the Transit

Page | 135 Figure 146 Individual clips (and audio samples) can also be forced to fade in and out in realtime directly on the timeline. If you look

Page | 136 8.5 TITLES Classy and professional CG elements, including scrolling credits, static titles, lower thirds and  

Page | 137 TITLE PAGE This option initially represents a straightforward static title page the page itself and its contents are stationary. Tha

Page | 138 Figure 149 The Controls panel contents vary depending what sort of timeline item is currently selected. When a title page

Page | 139 Figure 152 (You can freely reposition text later, but its wise to keep entries within the smaller Safe Area bo

Page | xii 2. Restrictions The Software contains trade secrets in its human perceivable form and, to protect them, YOU MAY NOT REVERSE ENGINEER,

Page | 140 Note: A similar color swatch next to the Italic switch allows you to modify the default color used for the main face of your text. The Ed

Page | 141 Note: To multi-select items on the screen, you have two options: Drag a marquee around multiple items with the mouse, or Ctrl + click the

Page | 142 Now, move the edit line to the right  for this example, use the 6 second mark. Drag the text to a new position on the screen, as shown

Page | 143 THE SETTINGS PANEL Click the [+] button next to the Text label in the column of properties listed in the settings panel, to exp

Page | 144 THE DRAW TAB Figure 160 Our white text can be less visible than we might like when viewed against a busy video backgroun

Page | 145 Now click the main color swatch change this later, so for the moment

Page | 146 Conversely, when you are above a vector line but between control points, clicking the mouse button will Add a new point. Pres

Page | 147 THE POSITIONING TAB This final tabbed panel gives you a little more room in the composition window, and also provides a co

Page | 148 CONTROLS The Controls Tab serves several purposes: animating, rotating, sizing, cropping, adding shadows and edges, keying, and color cor

Page | 149 LAYER SETTINGS Select a clip, and click the [+] at left in Controls to expand Layer Settings. ASPECT RATIO The Aspect Ratio menu provides

Page | xiii The above limitations will not apply in case of personal injury only where and to the extent that applicable law requires such liabilit

Page | 150 Hint: Use High Quality sparingly. The result often looks just fine, especially when a clip has not had its position animated. IMAGE SUPE

Page | 151 NON ITU-R BT601 COLOR This is a per-clip control for modifying the default pedestal setting from the project standard. ANIMATION We discu

Page | 152 8.7 MASTER COLOR One section of Controls Master Color panel. Click that tab (next to the Position

Page | 153 The three-color channels the tool works on are listed separately, and the values for each can be manually e  

Page | 154 Figure 171 Before considering the rest of the tools in the Color Correction section, we need to pause and familiarize ourselves with th

Page | 155 The Waveform RGB option provides like ability using RGB color calibration in place of YUV. With respect to the Vectorscope, dragging ins

Page | 156 DEFAULT PRESETS Click the Tool Shed tab, and then click the [+] button to the left of the Presets label in the lower section of the panel

Page | 157 Click User Presets in the Tool Shed, and then click the New button. Supply a name in the text field that pops up, and press Enter on the

Page | 158 VIDEO The Video group provides some wonderful tool. You can reset clips to news lengths, Stabilize 

Page | 159 Figure 175 shows the result. In the Options section of the panel, you can individually toggle the Brightness, Cont

Page | xiv  uses, may require additional l

Page | 161 9 EDIT TEXT TriCaster includes one powerful and professional title and graphic creation software. The Edit Text tab houses everything

Page | 162 custom LiveSet for use in Input Setup. And of course, exported title/cg pages can be used as graphic elements in Edit Media projects t

Page | 163 Figure 179 Clicking Clone copies the page represented by the currently highlighted thumbnail, pasting the copy below that page. Hint: C

Page | 164 Hint: Another selection in the Add Pages menu permits you to “Add Page to Templates List.” This lets you store the currently highlighted

Page | 165 Note: Clicking one of the Export buttons presents a dialogue which allows you to choose whether to Append the new entries or to co

Page | 166 Hint: Use the End and Home keys on your keyboard to navigate to the beginning and end of text lines. If you mistyped, you can use the B

Page | 167 For the most part, shapes are easily created by clicking one of the buttons, and dragging the cursor in the Canvas. The shape

Page | 168  Polygonal Line  This You click in the Canvas to es

Page | 169  Cut  Ctrl + x  Copy  Ctrl + c  Paste  Ctrl + v  Delete  Delete key  Undo  Ctrl + z  Redo  Ctrl + y 9.3.2 ALIGNMENT Th

Page | xv are hereby on notice that use of this Software is subject to restrictions which are the same as or similar to those specified. NewTek Inc.

Page | 170 Center - centers your text vertically in the Text Safe Area. Bottom - aligns your text just above the lower limit of the Text Safe Area.

Page | 171 The Motion Panel contains the tools to create both scrolls and crawls. This is where you control the direction, speed and behaviors of y

Page | 172 9.5 CONTROL PANEL TABS Figure 187 Near the bottom of the screen (beneath the Motion Panel) is the multi-tab Control Panel. The individu

Page | 173 GUIDES This feature is somewhat similar, in that it offers overlaid lines and a similar Snap feature. However, rather than display

Page | 174 9.5.2 TEXT AND DRAWING Figure 192 This tab provides primary control over all text and graphic object attributes. FONT AND ORIENTATION

Page | 175 Leading adjusts the amount of vertical space between text lines. Multi-select the lines you wish to adjust using Ctrl + click (or by drag

Page | 176 EDGE Edge refers to a two-tone border that conforms to character or object shape. The way corners are painted is controlled by the drop-

Page | 177 COLOR DESCRIPTION Use the Edit menu to specify which aspect of a text line or graphic object you intend to modify. There are

Page | 178 Selection fits your settings to selected characters or objects (including multiple selections.) Line applies them independently to a lin

Page | 179 Add a new node by double-clicking in the gradient preview. Delete a selected node using the Delete button, and set its color using the N

Revised  Oct. 22, 2010 TriCaster TCXD850, TriCaster TCXD300, TriCaster TCSD330, TriCaster DUO, TriCaster, TriCaster PRO,

Page | xvi Because so many states have different laws that are ever-changing, and because we have no desire to conflict with these l

Page | 180 9.5.5 THE FILEBIN Figure 203 Above the file window is a menu with navigation and file management buttons at left, and a file icon prefe

Page | 181 This panel offers numerous controls over the manner in which the lines of text in the file are treated on import, and how multiple

Page | 182 Figure 207 Simply drag the line for the rectangle above the text line with the mouse. The insertion point where the current selection

Page | 183 10 LIVEMATTE, LIVESET, ACTION This chapter discusses some of    useful features, LiveMatte and L

Page | 184 10.1 LIVEMATTE Really, LiveMatte is the only part of this that requires much of you, the TriCaster user; and even this bit is quite si

Page | 185 Analog Connections As mentioned above, washed-out areas in the video signal lack sufficient color information to   

Page | 186 CALIBRATION AND MONITORING Obviously, it is more than a pun to state that good color rendition is key for LiveMatte. TriCaster provides c

Page | 187 Hint: just a reminder -- for ideal results use the best source and connection available for this part. Figure 210 Figure 211 

Page | 188 Select a camera angle from the Shot menu (Figure 213), and voila! Is that cool or what? Check 

Page | 189 10.2.2 MULTI-CAM LIVESET  LiveSet can make you shine like the pro 

Page | 1 PART I (GETTING STARTED) Introducing TriCaster™ TCSD – connections and registration, a top-level overview of primary features, a

Page | 190 Hint: Updates and additions are announced and made available via the NewTek website, www.newtek.com, especially through yo

Page | 191 11 ADMINISTRATION TriCaster has several operating modes and options, allowing you to (for example) work with traditional 4:3 or wide

Page | 192  Restart will exit and re-launch the system, after closing all modules.  Shutdown powers the system off.  Admin closes the TriCas

Page | 193 However, an inadvertent error condition arising during a session may cause problems when you attempt to launch the TriCaster. By clickin

Page | 194 11.1.4 SOFTWARE UPDATE Figure 221 NewTek periodically provides new versions of the software. Clicking Check For Software Up

Page | 195 11.1.7 CONFIGURE TRICASTER Figure 223 Click this to open the TriCaster Configuration Options dialog shown in Figure 224. Note: The optio

Page | 196 11.2 SYSTEM RESTORE  function is availa

Page | 197 11.2.2 TRICASTER FILE EXTENSIONS TriCaster is capable of reading many common graphic and file formats. TriCaster also creates and manipul

Page | 198  D:\Media\Playlists Streams  D:\Media\Streams

Page | 199 PART III (APPENDICES) A time-saving question and answer section, followed by an extensive listing of Shortcut Keys, schemat

Page | 201 A HOW DO I … ? TriCaster operators may have (

Page | 202 Resolve iVGA Connection problems? ... 206 Improve iVGA shar

Page | 203 Improve system performance? ... 217 Resolve seriou

Page | 204 A.1.3 CONNECT A PROJECTOR? TriCaster secondary output connector is used by the VGA Output feature. (This output can serve as a supplem

Page | 205 A.1.7 CONNECT AN EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE? Connect a suitable USB cable from the external hard drive to one of TriCaster

Page | 206 A.1.13 PROTECT TRICASTER FROM MALWARE ON USB THUMB DRIVES? Hold down the Shift key when inserting the device in TriCaster. This tells Tr

Page | 207 A.1.16 IMPROVE IVGA SHARPNESS? The iVGA signal can look due to "down-scaling" when iVGA scales a high resolution screen

Page | 208 (If the audio is not routed through TriCaster, it may lead the video signal slightly. To maintain correct synch in a setting where an ou

Page | 209 AVI AVI codecs are plentiful. Most are suitable for DDR playback, but a few are not. However, we strongly discourage  

Page | 3 2 ABOUT THIS MANUAL Hate reading manuals? If so, you are part of the majority (estimates are that between 60 and 97%

Page | 210 A.3 RECORD/CAPTURE A.3.1 CHANGE THE RECORDING QUALITY? TriCaster has two optional quality settings for recording live video, Normal Pr

Page | 211 6. Choose to Install from a list or specific location (Advanced). 7. Choose Don't search. I will choose the driver to install. 8.

Page | 212 A.5 STREAMING A.5.1 CREATE A CUSTOM STEAMING PROFILE? TriCaster provides offer a variety of streaming profiles validated to cover most r

Page | 213 f. Navigate back to the folder you located earlier, and save your custom profile there. The profile name you supply when saving it save

Page | 214 Note: Profile names must begin with "Flash" (character case is important), and may be followed by a brief name or description

Page | 215 A.5.4 PLEASE ENTER VALID STREAM ID Enter a name for the stream in the Stream ID field in TriCasterRecord/Stream

Page | 216 A.6.2 PREPARE CLIPS WITH EMBEDDED ALPHA CHANNEL? Probably the best format to use for files with embedded alpha channel for use in TriCa

Page | 217 You should reformat these drives using the NTFS system to eliminate this limitation (or you might consider transferring larger files to T

Page | 218 A.7.4 UPDATE THE FLASH OR WINDOWS MEDIA ENCODER? TriCaster is not designed to be user-upgradeable apart from official NewTek updates.

Page | 219 Regarding codecs, TriCaster supports the vast majority of popular image, audio and video formats. That said, hardly a day pa

Page | 220 3. Locate the folder names C:\TriCaster\AdminPanel\ (choose the correct Admin panel folder for your model of TriCaster. 4. Sel

Page | 221 3. If you have connected TriCaster to the internet, click the button in Step 2 of the registration dialog. 4. Follow t

Page | 222 A.9 MISCELLANEOUS A.9.1 OBTAIN THE LIVE SET CONSTRUCTOR? The Live Set Constructor is available for download in the Downloads sec

Page | 223 B STREAMING, NETWORKING AND THE INTERNET TriCaster places high production value Internet video streaming within reach of just e

Page | 224 ON DEMAND HOSTING TriCaster permits you to record live productions to a local hard drive. The resulting files can be hosted on a network

Page | 225  Flash has a very wide installed user base, and seems poised to increase in proliferation in the foreseeable future.  Flash works we

Page | 226 must pass through a small garden hose. Sadly, the stream will be quite insufficient, and output from the ‘nozzle’ (the cl

Page | 227    Requires significant bandwidth -- for example, w

Page | 228 specified port. Once this connection is established, additional network ports may be opened as required (since the Encoder established t

Page | 229 11.4.4 OTHER RESOURCES e still struggling with the differences between Push and Pull streaming methods, you can    

Page | 5 3 INTRODUCTION Thank you sincerely for purchasing this NewTek TriCaster product. TriCaster actually comprises a family of fine v

Page | 230 constrained by lower bandwidth than a commercial streaming service typically offers, Pull streaming may falter when more than

Page | 231 *IMPORTANT NOTE: If your TriCaster is connected to the network by a router, the IP number shown in the location field is o

Page | 232 11.5.2 PUSH PROFILES Push streaming is generally the most convenient method, especially in cases where your TriCaster is conn

Page | 233 address with username and password. (You enter these details in the fields provided in Stream to Internet pane b

Page | 234 output. When you eventually encode it for streaming, you can choose streaming settings that best suit the intended audience and streami

Page | 235 alive and well. So you plan for this, bringing the appropriate equipment, such as uninterruptable    

Page | 236 On a Windows XP® system, you can find this number by: 1. (On TriCaster, click the [x] button in the upper-right corner of the

Page | 237 1. Click the Apple icon at upper left on the Desktop, and select About This Mac. Click More info … in the panel which opens, then click

Page | 238 Figure 233 Figure 234 Apple OS X    -click Terminal in the Applications\Utilities folder.

Page | 239 So, for example, you might type: ping c 4 192.168.1.101 The response will be similar to the Windows example described ab

Page | 6 As in most families, many characteristics are shared, while others distinguish individual 

Page | 240 2. The specific IP local number that the router has assigned to your TriCaster. You can read Location d

Page | 241 6. Enter the full (punctuated numeric) local IP address shown in the Location field of your TriCaster after you enable the stream. 7.

Page | 242 You can f                

Page | 243 C PERFORMANCE CONSIDERATIONS Your TriCaster has been carefully designed to faithfully execute its duties under any reasonable circumst

Page | 244 C.3 IMAG AND LATENCY Whats IMAGIMAG applications, v

Page | 245 Still waiting for the promised mention of ‘relativity’? OK, here it is then: E=MC2 C.3.2 LATENCY AND YOUR AUDIENCE  

Page | 246 For example, suppose a ‘video frame’ supplied by a camera arrives at TriCaster’s inputs one millisecond after a different f

Page | 247  Some cameras include features that add more latency than you would expect. For instance, image stabilization (by defin

Page | 249 D VIDEO CALIBRATION An oft-rry   Post-production techniques are invaluable, bu

Page | 7 3.2.2 DISTINCTIVE FEATURES TriCaster TCSD family members (STUDIO and BROADCAST) differ principally in the type and number of audio and vid

Page | 250 As a first step, cameras need to be properly calibrated. Ideally, this is done right at the camera. Corrective measures taken downstrea

Page | 251 Instead, parts of the image that are nearly white are boosted, eventually also becoming white. Meanwhile, black portions of the picture

Page | 252 If not, you might try using your cameras Auto White Balance feature with the white card  your camera manual will provide instructions.

Page | 253 As it happens, from the vectorscope point of view, neither black nor white properly have any color saturation. Thus with the

Page | 254 Figure 239 (NTSC) Figure 240 (PAL) YWaveform and Vectorscope to make sure the vid

Page | 255 D.3 CALIBRATING YOUR MONITORS In most cas              

Page | 256 your color perception. Pass the color bars from your camera through to program output (or use a color bars image in one of TriCaster

Page | 257 Figure 242 The large blocks - 7.5 IRE. Between these larger blocks are three small

Page | 258 PAL 1. Warm up the monitor as previously mentioned. 2. Color (or Saturation), Contrast and Brightness to their lowes

Page | 259 2. -ch as a Kodak Wratten #47B gel, and hold that betw

Page | 8 TriCaster BROADCAST is the premiere TCSD system, adding the following features to those mentioned earlier:  SDI (Serial Digit

Page | 261 E KEYSTROKE SHORTCUTS E.1 LIVE PRODUCTION E.1.1 SWITCHER Live Row, Inputs 1  11 (as applicable by model) F1  F11 Preview Row, Inpu

Page | 262 E.1.3 DDR 1 & 2 Play/Stop K Jog Backwards/Forwards J / L Rewind/Fast Forward Shift + J / L Stop/Go to Start Ctrl + K Pause (On/Off)

Page | 263 E.2 CAPTURE MEDIA E.2.1 CAPTURE Record/Stop Enter Key Pause Toggle Spacebar Delete Delete Key (when stopped) E.2.2 DV DECK CONTROL R

Page | 264 E.3.2 DV DECK CONTROL Reverse Shuttle J Pause / Play K Forward Shuttle L Rewind Shift + J Stop Shift + K Fast Forward Shift + L One Fra

Page | 265 Load (Targa) File Sequence as Clip Alt + drag from Filebin E.3.5 STORYBOARD ONLY  DRAG/DROP Change in/out points Alt + drag 

Page | 266 E.3.8 MISC LED Normal/Time Remaining ; LED Local/Total Time Shift + ;  Alt + F Toggle Overlay on and off Y E.3.9 TI

Page | 267 Increase/decrease Italic by 1 pixel Alt i (Shift +) Increase/decrease Tracking by 1 pixel Alt space (Shift +) Next/Previous Font Alt f

Page | 268 Move and scale LMB (Left Mouse Button) Rotate and Spacing LMB + Shift Multi-Select by area LMB + Drag Multi-Select Individual Objects LMB

Page | 269 Move to bottom of Page list Ctrl PageDown E.4.10 SHADOW Add (Sub) 1 to Shadow Offset X Alt x (Shift +) Add (Sub) 1 to Shadow Offset y Al

Page | 9 Desktop Video Monitoring 3 camera monitors plus Program (3 camera mode), or large Preview and Program monitors (6 camera mode) Media Playe

Page | 270 Save Ctrl + S Save As Ctrl + Shift + S Add Files Ctrl + I New Folder Ctrl + N File Properties Ctrl + D Back Backspace Forward Shift + Bac

Page | 271 F SIGNAL FLOW There are numerous TriCaster inputs and outputs for audio, video and VGA signals. Here are simplified flow d

Page | 272 F.2 TRICASTER BROADCAST

Page | 273 INDEX 3 3-Camera, 21, 22, 54, 57 A Activate Windows. See Windows Apple® Final Cut Pro, 216 Aspect Ratio, 80, 112, 149 Audio Balance, 46,

Page | 274 Edit Line, 111, 120, 122, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130 EULA. See TriCaster: Register F Fade, 49, 135 FAQ, 201 Fields, 112, 149 File Captu

Page | 275 Luma Keying, 6, 32, 33, 34, 35, 75, 76, 77, 79, 183, 184, 185, 186 M Markers, 129, 131 Monitoring Mode, 20, 21, 22, 54, 56, 57 Monitors C

Page | 276 Studio Profile, 93, 108 Super-Sampling, 150 Support, 221 T Tally Lights. See Connections:Tally Lights Technical Support, 221 Templates,

Page | 277 CREDITS Acknowledgments: Tim Jenison, Jim Plant Engineering: Andrew Cross, Kevin Rouviere, Nathan Kovner, James Killian, Kirk Morger, Br

Page | 278 s

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Page | 11 4 SETTING UP This chapter explains how to properly connect power, external control devices, monitors and audio visual sources t

Page | 12 1. Write down the 25-digit Windows product key on the bottom of TriCaster. Youthat information when you power up. 2. 

Page | 13 4. Enter your 25-digit key (on some models, the sticker is on the bottom of the case). 5. Decline automatic updates (

Page | 14 your system. A 90 day period is allowed for your TriCaster (by entering the registration code in the spac

Page | 15 4.4 FRONT CONNECTIONS 4.4.1 CONNECT A/V DEVICES Connections for external audio and video sources are located front. TriC

Page | 16 4.5 GENLOCK CONNECTION 4.5.1 GENLOCK CONNECTION TriCaster BROADCAST (only) provides a Genlock input on its faceplate. This

Page | 17 4.6 TALLY LIGHTS TriCaster STUDIO and BROADCAST both offer Tally Light support. Red LEDs on the faceplate show which 

Page | 18 4.7 NETWORK CONNECTION client software, or out

Page | 19 5 LIVE PRODUCTION WALKTHROUGH This chapter provides a quick hands-on tour of the major components and functions of your N

Page | 20 To access mode options, click the small [x] button at right in the TriCaster Desktop titlebar, and then click the Admin button to go to

Page | 21 In this configuration, the upper left-hand third of the LIVE Production screen is occupied by a quad display showing the video sources a

Page | 22 Figure 6 This option is great for portability, relieving you of the bulk (and expense) of physical monitors for independent views of each

Page | 23 5.2 THE LIVE PRODUCTION TAB Figure 7 The LIVE Production panel has its own tab at the top of the screen. The video stream selected the

Page | 24 The Switcher button turns red, and the corresponding video source appears on the LIVE Output monitor. This indicates it is available

Page | 25 6. Click Input 2 on the Preview row  Figure 9. 7. Click the Auto button, and you will see Input 1 fade out (over one second) and be re

Page | 26 For a presenter to add PowerPoint, web pages, and other content from the display of different computer systems, or text or graphics fr

Page | 27 on Macintosh systems the TriCaster swirl is placed in the dock. This indicates this 

Page | 28 A workstation with LiveText installed is effectively a dedicated graphics and title solution for TriCaster presentations. (T

Page | 29 2. Make sure that List mode and Loop mode are selected in the DDR Playback Mode section (Figure 18). 3. Under the DDR 1 preview monito

Page | i TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 Software License and Limited Warranty ...

Page | 30 10. Press Enter on the keyboard again. The clip beings to play, as before  but this time the DDR will Auto transition back to Preview j

Page | 31 3. Now click the Clone button to duplicate the entry, and then click directly on the second thumbnail. This activates the duplicate tem

Page | 32 The backgrounds generated can be used behind Overlay pages, as a background for LiveMatte effects, or for other purposes. The Color Backgr

Page | 33 The Background Preset section allows you to easily recall frequently used background combinations. Set up the Preview pane to

Page | 34 To create a LiveMatte effect showing the Color Background a demo clip in DDR 1, follow the steps below: Figure 2

Page | 35 Figure 27 6. Click the Pick Color button, and keep the mouse button depressed. 7. Drag the eye dropper (cursor) up to the Preview moni

Page | 36 The controls in the Setup tab (Figure 28) are the audio equivalent of the video Input Setup panel. They permit you to assign

Page | 37 5.2.8 INTERNET STREAMING Sending your output to the world can be nearly as easy as connecting TriCaster to the Internet (or intranet), an

Page | 38 The Stream Type options allow you to select between Windows Media Pull, Windows Media Push, and Adobe Flash streaming protocols. To the

Page | 39 Hint: More detail on these matters, including connecting to a network and numerous useful tips on streaming strategies is found in Appendi

Page | ii 5.2 The LIVE Production tab ...23 5.2.1 Inpu

Page | 40 If you connect a camera or deck to TriCaster using IEEE 1394 (known as FireWire, or often  you have the benef

Page | 41  drive  click the [TriCaster] tag at the top of the Captured Files window, and then double-click on

Page | 42 Roll the tape to the point you wish to capture, and press Capture.       this clip is in m

Page | 43 As you record clips the Hard Drive Space Available gauge will show how many gigabytes or megabytes you have free. Hint: To im

Page | 44 Hint: There are benefits to both Storyboard and Timeline views -- each is explored in greater depth in the editing chapter

Page | 45 Continuing to hold the Alt key, place the cursor over the right half of the icon, and the cursor   

Page | 46 5.4.3 CONTROLS To edit this file, click on the Controls tab at the top of the screen. This panel changes views based on the type of clip

Page | 47 TRANSFORMING VIDEO The Controls tab allows even greater flexibility while editing the video portion of a clip. Go back to Media Bin, and

Page | 48 Press Play          with a smaller, moving layer on top. To help separate t

Page | 49 COLOR CORRECTION If we wish to color correct this clip, scroll down the Controls window to Color Correction near the 

Page | iii 6.6.3 Proc Amp...73 6.7 Live

Page | 50 Click Overlay to the right and return to Control next to Chroma / Lumakeying to rev

Page | 51 PART II (REFERENCE) A thorough examination of the various aspects of TriCaster, this section looks at each button, menu item

Page | 53 6 LIVE PRODUCTION TOOLS  Desktop is home to live production tools and features, as well as the gateway to a suite

Page | 54 Naturally, the monitoring section of the LIVE Production screen reflects this diversity. The layout and functionality of the onscreen

Page | 55 INTERACTIVE FEATURES The individual preview monitors are actually interactive live production controls. You can use these to perform man

Page | 56 Note: Enabling the Underscan switch only affects the onscreen monitor view. It has no effect on the outgoing video signal. It is useful

Page | 57 Figure 50 – 3 Camera mode The monitor at right shows the LIVE Output (the program stream) including any active effects and Overlays.) J

Page | 58 displayed on Live Output, cued up on Preview (shown in the Preview monitor), as well as a supplementary source assigned to

Page | 59 KEYSTROKE SHORTCUTS You can optionally assign Switcher row selections using keystroke shortcuts as follows:  F1-F11: Set the Main row se

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Page | 60 Remove any transition by selecting it with the mouse and clicking the Remove button. Add a transition by clicking the Add b

Page | 61 6.2.3 OVERLAY Completing the Transitions section of the screen is the Overlay panel. Think of this section as a final opport

Page | 62 Alpha Channels Of course, if the source you choose covers the entire video frame, it will completely obscure the primary o

Page | 63 6.3 SETUP AND AUDIO SECTION This next section, comprising the bottom third of the screen, contains two tabbed rows of panels. Figure 57

Page | 64 These modules are located in the DDR tabbed pane. When you click this tab, your TriCaster will display two DDR panes. You can preload co

Page | 65 Click Rmv (or press Del on the keyboard) to remove the selected clip(s) from the playlist  but not from the hard drive, of course.

Page | 66 SELECTION AND LIST MODES Figure 63 Selection and List modes modify to the playback behavior for a DDR. Selection mode effectively issues

Page | 67 The transport controls provided include Fast Forward, Stop and Rewind (affecting either the entire list or just a single clip,

Page | 68 Figure 65 – Text tab The Text panel is divided into two halves  a Preview (and Edit) pane at left, and the Playlist section at r

Page | 69 Note: text in the templates is pre-formatted and pre-sized, so be careful text you enter is not cut off for some title pages. Often you w

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Page | 70 Load a playlist by clicking on Load List and navigating to the folder where you saved the file. Append List will append the curr

Page | 71 You can also right-click on a color well, and (keeping the mouse button depressed) drag the mouse to any other part of the

Page | 72 6.6.1 INPUT SELECTION Use the Input drop-down menu to select which of the many sources available to TriCaster you wish to adjust. The I

Page | 73 6.6.3 PROC AMP Each camera can be selected in turn, and each has full Proc Amp (processing amplifier) controls, to make your image look i

Page | 74 U Offset and V Offset offer another approach to adjusting color for analog video sources:  The U portion of the video signal carries the

Page | 75 As mentioned above, TriCaster also brings precise signal monitoring with a field-accurate Waveform monitor for monitoring both

Page | 76 For anything other than titling, chromakeying is the more common method in use today. When keying in video and film, for example, the for

Page | 77 For basic LiveMatte compositions, the background scene is supplied by the source selected on the Switcher’s Effects row. Chromakeying re

Page | 78 The Contract/Expand knob fine-tunes the key by allowing you to contract or expand the matte. (Contract is very also helpful in removing a

Page | 79 6.8 LIVESET  amazing LiveSet    provides very powerful and professional capabilities. 