Newtek TriCaster Advanced Edition User Guide Manuel d'utilisateur Page 1

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Page | 88 During live production, the Dashboard and as well as TriCaster’s monitor panes and default Multiview layouts (Figure 85) offer Broadcast C

Page | 89 SWITCHER, TRANSITIONS AND OVERLAY TriCaster’s Live Desktop replicates traditional video switcher controls in easy to comprehen

Page | 90 TriCaster 8000 only SECTION 9.3 BACKGROUND AND DSK LAYERS The concept of video layers is central to understanding how

Page | 91  It may include mixed video from both the Program or Preview rows.  Selecting an M/E as source on Program or Preview can bring many

Page | 92 row for an M/E linked to the PGM row of the main Switcher. The “No Group” menu item removes the current row from a group, while “Clear Gr

Page | 93 Click an entry in the palette to select it, or move the mouse pointer the “+” sign that pops up for each icon to open TriCaster’s Custom M

Page | 94 The current settings for each group can be toggled as well, using the switch provided. Across the top of the Position control group

Page | 95 EDGES The Edges tab (Figure 96) in the Positioning panel also has two control groups, Edges and Borders. The Edges controls are similar to

Page | 96 The next layer is treated as a mask based on opacity, and defines the part of the source image that will appear in the result. The ‘bottom

Page | 97 BACKGROUND TRANSITION Transition control settings in this section apply to the Background video layer only. In most respects, these tools

ix A.3.3 Set up the ‘Nightly Show A’ LiveSet? ...

Page | 98 The BKGD layer is updated, DSK 1 is removed, and DSK 2 is displayed. Hint: The Look Ahead Preview monitor respects your Transition delegat

Page | 99 Hint: Naturally, when the T-bar is dragged part way, a partial transition occurs. With certain transitions this can be useful for split s

Page | 100 Click the Effect View button to activate it. FIGURE 105  The Event View button contracts to make room for two special controls –Take

Page | 101 SECTION 9.7 SWITCHER MEMORY The nearby Switcher Memory gauge tracks how much system memory is consumed by currently selected virtual sets

Page | 103 MONITORING YOUR VIDEO The word “monitor” comes from the Latin “monēre” – meaning ‘to warn’. The word has taken on additional meaning

Page | 104 10.1.1 WORKSPACE PRESETS TriCaster provides powerful Workspace options. Freely switch from preset A to B to C to D for either Interfac

Page | 105 Double-click the video monitor in this Workspace to access Proc Amp and LiveMatte™ controls for the current source (or the Output Configu

Page | 106 Two final items complete the monitor viewport options:  Rename – allows you to supply a custom name to be shown for the monitor viewpor

Page | 107 SECTION 10.3 PROGRAM MONITOR The Program Output monitor could hardly be more important, hence it’s prominent default location at upper-ri

x B.2 IVGA™ AND PERFORMANCE ...

Page | 108 The Look Ahead Preview is versatile and powerful. Instead of showing just one video source (the Preview row selection), it displays th

Page | 109 MEDIA PLAYERS & BUFFERS TriCaster’s Media Players permit you to integrate video, stills and title pages into your live presentation

Page | 110 Only the two DDRs have the capability to play video clips (including motion titles such as scrolls). DDRs can also host images, title pa

Page | 111 Double-clicking a thumbnail (or clicking the Play button) begins playback from the In Point of the current file. Hint: Double-clicking

Page | 112  Standard Cut, Copy, Paste and Delete keystrokes are supported for playlist entries.  Un-playable (missing, corrupt, or unsupported)

Page | 113 COMMENT The Comment box permits to enter metadata to associate with the file. Hint: Both the Display Name and Comment box content for t

Page | 114 These clips, featuring the red ‘recording’ overlay (Figure 124) can be freely extended beyond the bounds of the ‘in’ and ‘out’ points the

Page | 115 the Location List. These may correspond to named sessions, or groups of content. When you select a sub-heading, the right hand pane – t

Page | 116 FIGURE 128 An additional filter appears above the File Pane. This filter quickly locates files matching criteria you enter, doing so ev

Page | 117  Stop (clicking Stop when already stopped goes to the first frame)  Play  *Next button – go to next playlist entry  (Not shown) –

PAR T I ( G E T T I N G S T A R T ED ) Introducing TriCaster Advanced Edition – connections and registration, a top-level overview of primary f

Page | 118 Second, if player output is displayed on Program the reverse Switcher transition occurs automatically as the end of play approaches, whet

Page | 119  Transition the current DDR selection in on the main Switcher’s PGM row, or the A row of an M/E  Play the clip (overriding the DDRs o

Page | 120 11.2.6 NETWORK SHARING Default media file folders (Clips, Stills, etc.) are maintained for each session. This approach makes it easy to

Page | 121 When you move the mouse over text in the Title Page Editor’s preview pane, a white bounding-box appears (Figure 136). If you click once

Page | 122 STAND-IN IMAGES Images embedded in Title Pages may be locked, or they may be editable stand-ins. When you roll the mouse over an embedd

Page | 123 TriCaster Advanced Edition tells you which entry boxes accept DataLink keys by showing a custom mouse pointer, in the form of %DL, as sho

Page | 124 Buffers are sometimes even more useful than similar imagery supplied from Media Players. Buffers are retained in Switcher

Page | 125 FIGURE 145 11.4.2 SELECTING CONTENT FIGURE 146 Clicking an icon reveals a palette of nine buffer presets (Figure 146). When you move t

Page | 126 11.4.3 BUFFERS MENU Right-click a thumbnail icon in the Buffers pane to open a menu offering two items: FIGURE 147  Rename allows you

Page | 127 Hint: In addition to providing a way to preview the effect (by displaying it on the Preview monitor, for example), Rehearse offers a hand

Page | 128 o Program/Preview) rows – right-click the BFR button to select which buffer to assign to that button. o DSK channels – ch

Page | 129 PTZ CONTROL Once primarily used in security applications, robotic or ‘PTZ’ (pan, tilt, zoom) cameras are appearing on the production sc

Page | 130 The Camera Bin (Figure 151), located across the bottom of the PTZ tab contains icons for each camera. A camera currently being controlle

Page | 131 Simply drag horizontally or vertically on the canvas to pan or tilt. The mouse-wheel provides zoom control. Hint: If no camera is conn

Page | 133 LIVEMATTE Although its controls are deceptively simple, TriCaster’s LiveMatte™ employs powerful chromakeying technology capable of ex

Page | 134 For example, when you see a television meteorologist in front of a weather map, that person is almost certainly posed in front of a

Page | 135 13.2.2 TOLERANCE No physical greenscreen is perfectly comprised of one color. Wrinkles, folds and shadows along with the seemingly inevi

Page | 136 FIGURE 158 The Spill Suppression controls let you remove key color spill in your scene by reducing the amount of that color in the fo

Page | 137 to snap on and off during motion - as they either qualify or disqualify for inclusion in the resulting matte. (A little reduction in Tole

Page | 3 ABOUT THIS MANUAL This manual tells you everything you need to know to use your TriCaster™, and occasionally, even more. It

Page | 138 Hint: Y/C is occasionally called “component” (which while technically correct, can be a bit confusing given the name of the next class),

Page | 139 MIX/EFFECT (M/E) TOOLS M/E banks provide truly awesome production power and convenience. Pre-configure multi-layered compositi

Page | 140 1. Mix (the default mode): A secondary switcher layout, with controls and options that are very similar to the main Switcher. 2.

Page | 141 14.2.2 EFFECT MODE FIGURE 163 Careful scrutiny reveals some (outwardly) subtle differences in the controls when a LiveSet is loaded as t

Page | 142 Hint: Don’t overlook the fact that the input Position controls, including Borders, let you create very elaborate composit

Page | 143 Continue to configure both LiveMatte and the Tracker for the video clip in DDR 1: 11. In the LiveMatte tab, click Reset to update

Page | 144 other benefits, the newer effect performs spill supression at the edges of the tracked region. Using the size (etc.) parameters of the tr

Page | 145 Let’s look at another of the effects in the Utilities group, Color Correction. Replace the current effect with the Color Correction eff

Page | 146 TriCaster provide easy access to anaglyphic technology by means of the Anaglyph effect. The effect combines 2 video inputs selected in an

Page | 147 FIGURE 177 The Location List of the Media Browser lists any installed LiveSet groups under the heading “LiveSets”. Select an entry bene

Page | 148 The Duration control works like similar numeric fields in TriCaster’s Live Desktop: drag to adjust the value, click to type directly into

Page | 149 It’s important to realize that the Key (and FTB) Delegate buttons continue to serve their normal purpose in Effect mode. That is, they e

Page | 150 Preset adjustments made using the mouse and canvas vary slightly, however, for holographic effects. For a standard LiveSet effect, dra

Page | 151 Note: The Augmented Reality feature is for use in M/Es that are assigned to effects (such as LiveSets), and has no effect when a Mix effe

Page | 153 AUDIO Less than 100 years ago, movies were silent. We’ve come a very long way since “The Jazz Singer” (1927, Warner Bros.), and great

Page | 154 15.1.1 AUDIO SPECIFICATIONS TriCaster’s analog audio conforms to SMPTE RP-155. The maximum input/output level is +24 dBu. Nominal input

Page | 155 You may choose to think of these audio sources as being associated with the same-numbered video inputs in the nearby rows on the rear con

Page | 156 DANTE TriCaster Advanced Edition provides fully integrated *support for the extremely powerful and useful Dante™ network audio syst

Page | 157 15.5.3 TALK (TALK OVER) It is often useful to reduce all other audio source levels so that an important announcement can be clearly under

Page | 5 INTRODUCTION Thank you for purchasing this NewTek TriCaster™ system. NewTek is extremely proud of its record of innovation and commitmen

Page | 158 SECTION 15.6 INTERNAL SOURCES FIGURE 197 Besides external audio sources, sounds played from TriCaster’s internal storage volum

Page | 159 SECTION 15.7 ADVANCED CONFIGURATION The controls for all inputs (including internal audio sources) as well as the Effects, Strea

Page | 160 Click the E (Event) button to assign macros to run when the sound level for the input passes the threshold audio level (transients such a

Page | 161 When present, channels C and D can be separately routed. Let’s talk about what an audio bus is and how it is useful before proceeding. B

Page | 162 For TriCaster purposes, an output may be physical, or virtual – i.e., it may involve a connector on the rear panel, or not. For example,

Page | 163 Alternatively, you may want a ‘clean’ output from one or more sources for use apart from the main primary output mix. Specialized sub-

Page | 164 FIGURE 205 The effect applied falls off gradually as sound draws closer to neighboring frequencies on either side. Click Rese

Page | 165 RATIO A Ratio of 4:1 means that if input level is 4 dB over the threshold, the output signal level after compression will be just 1 dB ov

Page | 166 FIGURE 206 Hint: Shift + double click Volume knobs to restore their default values (0dB). Settings in all of the control groups

Page | 167 15.8.2 RECORD The Record control group provides dedicated level modulation over the audio recording chain applying to *most sources assig

Page | 6 to simplify or automate complex workflows, design innovate outside-the-box solutions to creative problems, or who just demand the very best

Page | 169 NETWORK INPUTS TriCaster™ supports two simultaneous network sources, letting you switch displays from networked computers or other netw

Page | 170 16.1.1 IVGA FOR OS X The iVGA installation for OS X is supplied as a zipped disk image (.dmg) file. To install it, first copy this file

Page | 171 16.1.2 IVGA PRO (WINDOWS) The iVGA PRO™ installation for Microsoft Windows® systems is supplied as an executable (program) file. To use i

Page | 172 THE CONTROL PANEL Let’s begin our review of the tools provided by looking more closely at the iVGA PRO control panel. DESTINATION The de

Page | 173 your local network connection lacks the bandwidth required to deliver the highest quality iVGA output to TriCaster. Note: Gigabit netwo

Page | 174 Hint: Many application windows actually comprise a number of child windows grouped together. When you drag the marquee around in Window

Page | 175 Right-click the icon to display its context menu (Figure 220) listing the following items:  Disconnect – releases the currently selecte

Page | 176  You can then designate TriCaster as the output device for content played on the device.  AirPlay streams audio, video, or both from

Page | 177 The Net 1 and 2 inputs also support a number of different streaming network video source types and protocols, such as RTSP and R

Page | 7 The various features, controls and modules comprising TriCaster’s Live Desktop are arranged in horizontal bands, as seen in Figure 2. FIG

Page | 179 MACROS, AUTOMATION AND REMOTE CONTROL Macros smooth out your workflow, reduce complex operations to a single button press, and make it

Page | 180 Click Macros to show a menu containing a Configure Macros item. This opens a large panel that allows to you create, organize, and even ed

Page | 181 SECTION 17.2 MANAGING MACROS The Macro Configuration panel has management features such as folders, rename, clone, and hotke

Page | 182 o Create a new session in the desired format. o Go on to configure cameras, Proc Amps, media content, Audio Inputs and Mixer settings,

Page | 183 STREAM Live webcasting has dramatically altered the broadcast landscape. Information can now be shared among audiences around the world

Page | 184 If you move the mouse pointer over a Connection entry in the menu, two new gadgets are shown at right (Figure 232). Click the familiar

Page | 185 * Service providers may supply you with a Flash streaming profile in the form of an XML file. If this is the case, you can click the but

Page | 186 Hint: Some services may show you what they are receiving from TriCaster when you press Stream, but do not actually broadcast that stre

Page | 187 ON DEMAND HOSTING TriCaster permits you to record live productions to a local hard drive. The resulting files can be hosted on a network

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Page | 8  Massive storage capacity.  For 19” rack-mount models, all audio and video, monitoring and network connectors are easily a

Page | 188 Even though you know that most of your audience is going to connect to your program using (relatively slow) wireless devices, you use a

Page | 189 network overhead, at best a 320kbit steam can be accommodated. This bandwidth would be fully consumed by two viewers watching 160kbit str

Page | 190 18.6.3 STREAMING MEDIA PROVIDERS Using a commercial streaming media provider (sometimes referred to as a Content Delivery Network, or sim

Page | 191 your viewers. When video is compressed (as it invariably is for web viewing) you can lose important detail; compressing a full-screen vi

Page | 192 TESTING WITH PING Before your stream can be seen - whether on a local intranet or the Internet - client computers (or your service provid

Page | 193 Ping is a command line program, and must be run from a command shell on the issuing computer. To open a command shell and send a ping, fo

Page | 194 Apple OS X For a system running Apple’s OS X® : 1. Double-click Terminal in the Applications\Utilities folder. 2. Type the following c

Page | 195 2. Select the port forwarding page of the router controls. These options may be found in an obscure place, such as the router’s “Appli

Page | 196 FINDING YOUR EXTERNAL IP NUMBER Again, the numbers assigned behind your router only work locally. In a Pull scenario, you need to supply

Page | 197 PUBLISH TriCaster’s Publish features allow broadcasters to publish clips and stills from events like syndicated sports, entertainment o

Page | 9  Transmit output to another TriCaster across the local network.  Create complex M/E effects and compositions using multiple sources and

Page | 198 19.2.2 NEW PRESET Let’s skip over Auto Queue for a moment, and jump to the New Preset menu item. Click this to display a sub-menu listin

Page | 199 FIGURE 239 The features of the Publish Bin are powerful, but not hard to grasp. Click the Add button in the footer to open a Media Brows

Page | 200 The Comment column allows you to add remarks that will be sent along with the upload to sites that support this. Click in this column to

Page | 201  Click the Trim button in the footer to open a trimmer pane (Figure 244) that allows you to set the In and Out Points for clips yo

Page | 202 19.4.1 THE QUEUE SWITCH The switch in the Queue column (Figure 246) for each item in the Bin serve as a local ‘go/no-go’ decision for the

Page | 203 19.4.3 OTHER ‘ADD TO’ METHODS Let’s handle the final details you need to become a social media maestro. It seems obvious that manually m

Page | 205 RECORD AND GRAB You will often want to capture video clips from external sources, as well as to record your own live TriCaster™ product

Page | 206 20.1.2 CAPTURE TAB Record Configuration options are organized into two tabs – Capture and Replay. The first of these (Figure 251) allows

Page | 207 RECORDERS Click the Add button in the header of the Recorders control group to place an additional entry into the list (up to eight sourc

Page | 10  Waveform and Vectorscope monitors help you calibrate your signal to ensure your output meets broadcast standards and looks g

Page | 208 SAVE TO The Save To drop-down menu allows you to select from available storage volumes as targets for the recording. Caut

Page | 209 Note: TriCaster’s High Profile MPEG-2 files meet the “High Profile” MPEG-2 definition established by the Moving Pictures Expert Group (MP

Page | 210 ADD TO Enable the switch next to the Add to label to automatically send newly-created clips to the target(s) you choose

Page | 211 Clicking any Replay Pad button adds the clip from that recorder to the targets defined in the Add to menu (the buttons aren’t shown if Ad

Page | 212 Close the Grab Still Configuration panel by clicking Close, or clicking outside the panel. Then click the Dashboard Grab

Page | 213 AUTHORING TITLE PAGES A networked computer system running NewTek’s (extra cost) LiveText™ application delivers powerful live

Page | 214 Note: It is possible to use LiveText’s File menu to open a project that does not correspond to the current session settings. TriCaster wi

PAR T III ( A P P E N D I C E S ) A time-saving question and answer section, followed by an extensive listing of Shortcut Keys, schematic diagra

Page | 217 CONTROL SURFACES This chapter introduces the different control surfaces offered by NewTek®, helping you to see how they complement your

Page | 11  Use any of the hundreds of transitions supplied to reveal either Background or DSK/Key channels with animated wipes, trajectories a

Page | 218 22.1.2 INSTANT REPLAY NewTek provides potent instant replay solutions in the form of its dedicated 3Play™ systems, but for less demanding

Page | 219 SECTION 22.3 TRICASTER™ 8000 CS FIGURE 261 This spectacular and innovative control surface is the perfect complement to TriC

Page | 220 SWITCHER CONTROLS FIGURE 262 DSK, PROGRAM AND PREVIEW The DSK, PROGRAM and PREVIEW rows each present the following source selection butt

Page | 221 (An exception is made when newly selecting multiple delegates with control settings that do not initially match. For example, if DSK1 an

Page | 222  Otherwise (when the Transition Bin slots for multi-delegated layers are not harmonized), rotating the knob moves the selection layer b

Page | 223 22.3.4 M/E CONTROLS FIGURE 266 This section of the control surface corresponds to the tabbed M/E pane on the Live Deskto

Page | 224 INPUT ROWS All three input, or ‘source selector’ row rows provide buttons for all camera inputs, Net 1, Net 2, Buffer, Media Players (exc

Page | 225 DELEGATES The Positioner section allows you to adjust position attributes for any video layer in the Switcher or any M/E effect using the

Page | 226 POS/SCALE  Move the joystick horizontally, vertically or diagonally (as viewed from above) to move delegated video source(s) on its X a

Page | 227 MONITORING While using the joystick in most POSITIONER DELEGATE modes, many adjustments are temporarily shown on the Live Desktop’s Previ

Page | 12 2.6.9 M/ES FIGURE 7 (TRICASTER 8000 SHOWN) TriCaster’s color-coded M/E (Mix/Effect) banks provide stunning effects. These include seco

Page | 228  (Stop) – Push once to end playback for delegated Media Players; push a second time to return to the start position (this operation r

Page | 229 3. Click the mouse in the Listen field at bottom left. 4. Hold down the MACRO button and press a suitable button on the control surface

Page | 230 22.3.13 PTZ CONTROL Pan, tilt, zoom control over connected robotic cameras is also provided using the joystick. Note: Joystick operatio

Page | 231 Shift + (Player) NEXT PRESET Net 1: Jump 4s forward CLIP_SCRUB DISTANCE=4 Ctrl + (Player) PREV Net 2: Previous page CLIP_MOVE DISTANCE=-1

Page | 232  Backlit push buttons  Twist knobs  T-bar  3-axis joystick  LED indicators 22.4.2 SPECIAL BUTTONS FIGURE 279 The SHIFT and

Page | 233  You multi-delegate these three M/Es.  You push the Zoom Rate button once. The rate for M/E 1 increments to “M”. (M/E 2 and 3 are n

Page | 234 Hint: Hold down CTRL when clicking a button on the Preview row to toggle LiveMatte on/off for that source. Likewise, ho

Page | 235 22.4.5 TRANSITION GROUP The controls in this group (Figure 282) are analogous to those in the eponymous group in user interface,

Page | 236  Otherwise (when the Transition Bin slots for multi-delegated layers are not aligned vertically), rotating the knob moves t

Page | 237 LOCAL TAKE/AUTO Local Take and Auto buttons are provided for DSK 1 and DSK 2, but not FTB. These perform a cut or transition respectivel

Page | 13  IsoCorder™ technology lets you record up to eight a/v sources (8-input models) at once, including all camera inputs and both main outpu

Page | 238 FIGURE 285 Likewise, the A (Input A) and B (Input B) row selections determine the sources for those layers for delegated M/Es. All thre

Page | 239 The buttons labeled ZOOM 1-4 select one of the first four Zoom Presets for the currently delegated M/Es. Add the SHIFT button to acc

Page | 240 o To zoom in:  Push the joystick forward (as viewed from above), or twist the joystick clockwise. o To zoom out:  Pull the joystic

Page | 241 CROP Except when the POSITIONER DELEGATE selection is VIRTUAL ZOOM or SHUTTLE:  Twist the joystick clockwise (as viewed from above) to

Page | 242 22.4.8 MEDIA PLAYER GROUP FIGURE 288 MEDIA PLAYER DELEGATE The MEDIA PLAYER DELEGATE group contains buttons for TriCaster’s DDR 1, DDR 2

Page | 243 22.4.9 RECORD GROUP FIGURE 289 Three buttons labeled REC, STRM, and GRAB are located in the RECORD group.  REC – Pressing this button

Page | 244 22.4.11 AIRSEND™ CONTROL AirSend™ is the software API (application programming interface) providing network A/V support in Ne

Page | 245 TriCaster 40 CS™ was initially designed for TriCaster 40 (not covered in this Guide), its ‘version 1’ button may labels reflect that.

Page | 246 MAIN FX/OVERLAY ROW When MAIN is selected in the SWITCHER DELEGATE group, operations in this row are further modified by the OVERLAY DELE

Page | 247 ALT FIGURE 294 Holding ALT provides access to secondary functions for certain buttons. You’ll note on inspection that the first four

Page | 14 2.6.16 AUDIO MIXER TriCaster provides extensive multi-channel audio control and management.  Adjust individual audio sources (inte

Page | 248 22.5.4 TRANSITIONS The transition control group offers familiar controls, including a T-Bar, transition selector and timing knobs,

Page | 249 Or – push the RATE knob repeatedly to cycle through the S (Slow), M (Medium) and F(Fast) transition speeds. Recall, too, that multi-sele

Page | 250 5. Use the Add to menu in the Primary Recording controls to assign the recorded clips to either DDR 1 or 2. 22.6.2 OVERVIEW TriCaster 86

Page | 251  Record toggle  DDR options  Preset (DDR Playlist)  DDR Transport (clip playback and position controls) Let’s take a closer look

Page | 252 Hint: These four buttons are also ‘action buttons’ – that is, pushing one of them has an immediate effect (but unlike a radio button, the

Page | 253 Hint: Actually, the IN button can also be thought of as a ‘reset In Point’ function. Pressing it updates the In Point, discarding any i

Page | 254 22.6.7 ALT AND QUALIFIERS FIGURE 302 For ergonomic reasons, ALT is in a special location by itself just below the Play Speed control gr

Page | 255 22.6.10 PRESET (DDR PLAYLIST) “P” is for “preset” … or “playlist”, if you prefer. However you choose to view it, the buttons labeled P1

Page | 256 22.6.12 TIPS AND TRICKS  Primary and Secondary – TriCaster’s IsoCorder™ technology supports multi-source capture. TimeWarp utilizes th

Page | 257 with TriCaster using a popular open control communication protocol named EUCON™ (Extended User Control); the control surfa

Page | 15  Add colorful transitions between clips.  Store playlists MEM slots for easy recall.  Flexible playback controls include variable Sp

Page | 258 If Artist Mix is still not recognized, double-check your connections. If more than one TriCaster is connected to the network, give each u

Page | 259 FIGURE 308 1. Soft Key navigation buttons 2. OLED Display 3. Power button 4. Fader Navigation buttons 5. SHIFT keys 6. Knob Set se

Page | 260 So, for example, if you are currently viewing/controlling Inputs 1-8, pushing the BANK button swaps out those controls and replaces them

Page | 261 22.7.9 PAN CONTROL Several controls are nested above each fader, along with the matching OLED display group for that audio input or

Page | 262 That’s just a wordy way of explaining how it is that a SOLO button always toggles the Solo feature for its respective

Page | 263 This highlight identifies the currently selected source. Any adjustments made in this state affect the EQ settings for the

Page | 264 You will probably find that standard mode works best for most operations apart from EQ, however. To enable/disable or reset the Comp/Limi

Page | 265 22.7.18 LOCKING CHANNELS By default, Artist Mix presents control groups for each TriCaster audio source in their natural order from left

Page | 266 TriCaster’s Macro system can ‘listen’ for button presses (only; at present, sliders, etc. are not supported) from most MIDI devi

Page | 267 Countless other possibilities exist, too, of course. SECTION 22.9 GPI CONTROLLERS GPI, or General Purpose Interface, is long servi

Page | 16 2.6.19 TITLES AND GRAPHICS TriCaster includes an extensive set of live-editable title pages in various theme packs, all ready for immediat

Page | 268 SENDING GPI COMMANDS A special macro command allows you to send GPI signals to external devices and systems via network-c

Page | 269 A HOW DO I … (?) In this section, we’ll consider the most common questions TriCaster™ operators may have (and of course we’ll provide t

Page | 270 Rename a session? ...

Page | 271 Can I do anything to improve latency/audio sync? ...

Page | 272 6. Choose the appropriate Connection Type for the source attached to the odd-numbered input in the Input Settings tab (see Section 8.2.1

Page | 273 3. Click Workspace in the Dashboard at the top of the Live Desktop, and click the Configure (gear) button that appears above it. 4.

Page | 274 4. For SD display devices, you may need to adjust the connection options found in Output Configuration: a. Move the mouse over the

Page | 275 FIGURE 325 6. Pull the hard drive currently in the drive bay (if applicable) to remove it. 7. Insert the new hard drive (‘connector en

Page | 276 11. Click the Eject gadget at upper right on the screen, and select the hard drive you wish to safely disconnect, or…

Page | 277 A.1.14 CONNECT TO AN AIRPLAY® SOURCE? The local network (the same network you connect TriCaster to) is the means of transmission for Air

Page | 17 SETTING UP This chapter explains how to connect power, monitors and audio visual sources, and external control devices to

Page | 278 3689 TCP DAAP 5353 UDP mDNS (Bonjour) A3: Make sure you are connected to the correct network, especially for Wi-Fi. iOS® c

Page | 279 A.1.15 ENABLE TERMINATION FOR VIDEO INPUTS? TriCaster has full-time video termination. If you need to loop through (or t-off from) othe

Page | 280 A: Sessions can be thought of as ‘top-level presets’. They store all of the settings, playlists, device configuration

Page | 281 A.2.3 WORK ON A STORED SESSION? 1. Click the Open icon in the Home Page of the Startup Screen. 2. Click the name of the session you w

Page | 282 Since DataLink falls into the general realm of automation and also has access to external sources, complete coverage of its features and

Page | 283 A.2.8 RENAME A SESSION? 1. Make sure all drives that have session data on them (such as captured clips) are inserted. 2. Right-click t

Page | 284 FIGURE 328 This virtual multi-monitor effect depends on a single clip (played from a DDR) which is itself a montage composed of a nu

Page | 285 Hint: To use the set as originally designed, simply assign one looping ‘montage clip’ (like the provided samples) to all of inputs B, C

Page | 286 Metropolis A, however, is a complex set, with three different primary talent positions as well as numerous secondary displays. When view

Page | 287 11. Input D is meant to feed animated text (whether from a DDR, or perhaps a Network Input source such as LiveText) to the various news t

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Page | 18 Though not a requirement, we do strongly recommend that you connect TriCaster using an uninterruptable power supply (UPS), as for any

Page | 288 A.3.9 FIND MY RECORDED PROGRAM FILE? 1. Got to Locate the Home Page of the Startup Screen and click Open. 2. Click the name of the se

Page | 289 codecs, codec packs and the like downloaded from Internet sites, etc. For the sake of stability, if an AVI clip does not play well in t

Page | 290 https://www.adobe.com/cfusion/entitlement/index.cfm?event=custom&sku=FS0000522&e=fms35 A.3.13 CHANGE COLORS FOR AN ENTIRE TITLE P

Page | 291 6. Select the file you exported above, and click Open. The second M/E will adopt the exact same settings as the first. Now all you n

Page | 292 Normally (i.e., when dealing with local content) the operating quickly reports file status to TriCaster, and missing media is ghosted in

Page | 293 2. Click the Add button for a Media Player (DDR, Still or Title). 3. Click the Add Media Location button at bottom left in the File Bro

Page | 294 A.4.12 FREE UP SPACE BY DELETING THE DEMO CLIPS? 1. Go to TriCaster’s Startup Screen. 2. Open a session (it doesn’t matter which one).

Page | 295 SUPPLEMENTARY QUESTION: Q: Can I backup my TriCaster configuration files before a software upgrade? A: Backups of TriCaster’s configu

Page | 296 SUPPLEMENTARY QUESTION: Q: Can I install the MainConcept AAC Encoder – Plug-In for Adobe® Flash® Media Live Encoder? A: This is not r

Page | 297 Note: Following a Reset to Factory Defaults operation, the Windows® system software must be re-activated. To do this, you will need the

Page | 19 Please have your Product ID (from the Registration dialog mentioned earlier) handy when you call. The phone numbers for Customer Support f

Page | 298 A.6 REGISTRATION AND TECH SUPPORT A.6.1 REGISTER TRICASTER? 1. Read and accept the License Agreement shown when TriCaster launches. 2.

Page | 299 A.8 MORE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS A.8.1 CAN I DO ANYTHING TO IMPROVE LATENCY/AUDIO SYNC? Latency might be defined as the ‘transit time’ for

Page | 300 A.8.3 WHY DO SOME THUMBNAIL ICONS LOOK WRONG? Some file formats (notably AVI) do not provide embedded aspect ratio information

Page | 301 B PERFORMANCE CONSIDERATIONS Your TriCaster™ has been carefully designed to faithfully execute its duties under any reasonable circ

Page | 302 video image from huge video displays co-located at the front of the auditorium would reach your ears and your retinas at precisely the sa

Page | 303 TriCaster’s portion of the total latency sum is well within acceptable standards for devices of this sort – roughly between 1.5 a

Page | 305 C VIDEO CALIBRATION An oft-heard expression is “Don’t worry – we’ll fix it in post”. Post-production techniques are invaluable, but th

Page | 306 C.2 CALIBRATING VIDEO SOURCES The obvious disparity between neighboring televisions on display in a store amply demonstrates that even id

Page | 307 Some more professional cameras offer full manual controls for white balance and/or black level. Use these as instructed to ensure your c

Page | 20 SECTION 3.4 INPUT CONNECTIONS 3.4.1 CONNECT A/V SOURCES External audio and video sources are connected to the appropriate inputs on TriCas

Page | 308 C.2.3 COLOR METRICS At this point, we’ve assured ourselves that the signal from the camera is neither too bright nor too dark, that its o

Page | 309 FIGURE 339 If the trace vectors do not line up as they should even after performing a white balance at the camera, you can use TriCaster

Page | 310 http://www.jasc.com/support/kb/articles/monitor.asp http://www.photofriday.com/calibrate.php http://www.onecomputerguy.com/windows7/windo

Page | 311 5. You may need to redo the last two steps several times, balancing the adjustments of these two controls until all four

Page | 313 D KEYSTROKE SHORTCUTS D.1 SWITCHER… Program Row, Inputs 1 to 24 (by model) F1 – F12 plus [Shift + F1-12] Preview Row, Inputs 1 to 24 (b

Page | 314 D.3 RECORD, GRAB, AND STREAM Record on/off r/ Shift + r Grab (still image) p Stream Start Ctrl + / Stream Stop Ctrl + Alt + / D.4 TABS

Page | 315 D.7 GENERAL D.7.1 EDIT TITLE PANE Save the current title page Ctrl + Shift+ s Save the current title page, and duplicate it in the playl

Page | 317 E DIMENSIONS AND MOUNTING It’s important when planning your installation to provide adequate support for the unit’s weight, and pay par

Page | 21 FIGURE 15 – TRICASTER 410 FIGURE 16 – TRICASTER MINI Note: Hardware details as depicted are subject to change without prior notice. If y

Page | 318 FIGURE 342 SECTION 22.12 TRICASTER 8000 AND 860 TriCaster 8000 and TriCaster 860 are encased in similar 4 Rack Unit (RU) ch

Page | 319 FIGURE 343 SECTION 22.13 TRICASTER 8000 CS Normally, the 8000 CS is used in a table-top configuration. Otherwise, the ½” (1.2 cm) rabbe

Page | 320 If you plan to mount the surface in the latter manner, take care that the thickness of the supporting material does not block access to t

Page | 321 FIGURE 347 SECTION 22.15 TRICASTER 460 CS FIGURE 348 Normally, the 460 CS is used in a table-top configuration. Otherwise, a rabbet on

Page | 322 FIGURE 349

Page | 323 F RELIABILITY TESTING We know our products play vital roles in the productions of our customers. Durability and consistent, robust perf

INDEX 3 3D, 145 8 850 TW Layout, 250 A AAC Encoding, 296 Act as Alpha. See I/O Configuration: Video Input Add-Ons, 51 Administrator Mode, 36, 48,

Graphics. See LiveText H Hard Drive Eject, 47, 275 Hard drive (external), 275 Home Page. See Startup Screen Home Page, 27 Hotspots, 13, 64, 85, 105

Mix Minus, 162 Monitoring, 227, 241 Monitors Computer, 17, 272 Output (external), 273 Multiview Output Broadcast Clocks, 88 N Network 3Play™, 176 A

Page | 22 To connect Y/C sources, attach the Y (luma) connector of your source to the second analog BNC connector (labeled Pb). Attach

T Tally Lights. See Connections:Tally Lights T-Bar, 252 Tips, 256 Titlebar, 65 Titling. See LiveText Trackers, Tracking, 13, 85, 93, 94, 143 Trans

CREDITS Acknowledgments: Tim Jenison, Jim Plant Engineering: Andrew Cross, Alvaro Suarez, Brian Brice, Cary Tetrick, Charles Steinkuehler, Dan Fl

Page | 23  Save the file after editing, and re-launch TriCaster. Note: TriCaster communicates with each using individual IP address and port numbe

Page | 24 SECTION 3.6 TIMECODE CONNECTION (Not a TriCaster 410 or TriCaster Mini feature.) TriCaster supports external linear timecode (LTC) input.

Page | 25 Hint: If your equipment supports SDI, this is the best alternative. Note that the following analog output options are not supported by Tr

Page | 26 The Multiview output offers a variety of optional monitoring layouts that can be selected at any time in TriCaster’s Live Desktop. 2. S

Page | 27  GPI stands for General Purpose Interface. Pins 11 and 12 are assigned for possible future use as GPI1 and GPI2 connections, but support

ii SECTION 3.9 STARTING A SESSION ...

Page | 28 Note: TriCaster supports a variety of optional session configurations for live production. You can choose either HD (High Definition) or

Page | 29 SECTION 3.10 CONFIGURE VIDEO OUTPUT TriCaster provides complete video input monitoring right on the Live Desktop. This allows you to

Page | 30  Which video format will be sent to the connectors?  For video outputs, which connection type will be used – SDI, Component, Y/C or Co

Page | 31 Composite and Y/C can even be used simultaneously, allowing three different devices to be connected to outputs in one row for SD output

Page | 32 8. Continue to configure all connected external video sources in the same manner. We’ll look at the other options and settings in the Co

Page | 33 FIGURE 27 FIGURE 28 A source Type selector drop-down at the top of the Configuration panel (Figure 28) lists the Connection Type option

Page | 34 AUDIO HEADROOM In digital audio systems, levels exceeding ‘legal’ values are ‘clipped’ (uniformly assigned the maximum value). This resul

Page | 35 FIGURE 30 Ideally both the cameras and TriCaster should be genlocked. If they are not genlocked to the same reference signal as the TriC

Page | 36 number of third-party programs and systems), video streamed from additional TriCaster or 3Play™ systems on the network, or from Apple AirP

Page | 37 BASIC TRAINING This chapter provides a little information designed to guide you to other resources that will introduce the major compone

iii SECTION 8.2 INPUT CONFIGURATION ...

Page | 38 Hint: Access to the Resources webpage does not require an external Internet connection, though some of its links will not work without on

Page | 39 of third-party solutions and topics related to integrating NewTek live production systems into your studio pipeline. o Animation Store

PAR T II ( R EFERENCE) A thorough examination of the various aspects of TriCaster: every button, menu item, feature and control

Page | 43 THE STARTUP SCREEN The TriCaster™ Startup Screen is the gateway to a suite of applications as well as maintenance and mana

Page | 44  If your task includes cameras or other live sources, are they HD, SD or a mixture of both?  How are cameras connected (are you

Page | 45 SECTION 5.2 THE HOME PAGE Having discussed sessions, let’s go on to consider how sessions are created, and how you choose which one to wo

Page | 46 FIGURE 37 TEMPLATE The Template drop-down menu (Figure 37) lists all sessions currently available on the system. If you select an entry,

Page | 47 EJECT FIGURE 38 An Eject button at the top right corner of the page allows you to safely disconnect external drives. (Drives can also be

iv 11.3.3 DataLink ...

Page | 48 RESTORE SESSION BACKUP In another section of the Startup Screen (Session Page>Manage) there is a feature that allows you to back up the

Page | 49 Administrator Mode options are grouped under several headings, as discussed next. BROWSE  Web – Opens the default system Internet browse

Page | 50 You could think of your hard drive as being like a shelf in your library. As time goes along, the shelf fills with books. Some are quite

Page | 51  Configure Network – Open the system network controls panel.  Display – Open the system display controls panel (useful for configuring

Page | 52 When you select the Add-Ons icon, links are displayed at right for installed software applications, allowing you to launch them. For exam

Page | 53 FIGURE 48 Selecting the Graphics icon displays a number of related items on the right-hand side of the Session Page. FIGURE 49 When you

Page | 54 5.3.3 MANAGE FIGURE 50 Various TriCaster components provide filebins to permit you to manually administer files related to their projects

Page | 55 CONFIGURE DATALINK KEYS FIGURE 52 DataLink™ is an astonishingly useful TriCaster Advanced Edition exclusive, allowing the hand

Page | 56 The backup operation feature will determine whether all media used in the session is local (i.e., located in folders named for that sessio

Page | 57 LIVE DESKTOP: OVERVIEW The TriCaster™ Live Desktop is the control center for all your live production work. It provides control over

v SECTION 15.4 EXTERNAL SOURCES ...

Page | 58 From top to bottom, these are: SECTION 6.3 CONTROL TYPES You will find various control types used repeatedly in TriCaster’s Live Desktop.

Page | 59 Rotary slider Position, Size, Rotate Drag up-down to adjust one value, left-right to adjust the other value, diagonally to adjust two d

Page | 60 To do so, simply right-click on one of the following items to open the Rename Input dialog (Figure 54):  Any monitor in the Live Desktop

Page | 61 Click the Mix Effects label or an M/E tab between the Monitor and Switcher sections to toggle display of the M/E pane – or press the keybo

Page | 63 THE DASHBOARD TriCaster’s Dashboard groups important production features and system display controls in one convenient place for quick a

Page | 64  Import – easily add media files from external sources to the appropriate session folders, automatically transcoding them t

Page | 65  Enabling Lock Mouse to Primary Monitor prevents the mouse from traveling into the external Multiview display.  Enable

Page | 67 I/O CONFIGURATION TriCaster™ provides extensive control over your video sources, along with related creative features. Each vi

vi 18.3.2 Legacy ...

Page | 68 FIGURE 61 (TRICASTER 410 SHOWN) 8.1.1 OUTPUT TAB The Output Configuration panel contains a pane governing TriCaster’s outputs, and may al

Page | 69  GFX 2 o Output from M/E 1- (4 or 8) o Any single Buffer o Follow  M/E Preview  M/E Program  Green (FX)  Gold  Blue Red o

Page | 70 Connection Type BNC 1 (SDI) BNC 2 (Y) BNC 3 (Pb) BNC 4 (Pr) Component SDI Y Pb Pr Composite + Y/C SDI Composite Y C Note: TriCaster’s dig

Page | 71 Choosing Follow 1- (3 or 4) transmits the same video source, at the same resolution, as the ‘followed’ output. FIGURE 62 Network Output

Page | 72 This synchronizes TriCaster output to other external equipment locked to the same reference. Genlocking is not a requirement, but i

Page | 73 FIGURE 64 Thus, the Vert Position, Horiz Position and Phase settings allow you to tweak synchronization to arrive at an optimum match be

Page | 74 8.1.4 FAILSAFE FIGURE 65 TriCaster’s multi-tiered ‘Always on Air’ hardware and software failsafe systems (see Section 2.6.2) provide con

Page | 75 8.2.1 CONNECTION TYPE FIGURE 67 The Configuration panel for non-network external video inputs features a Connection type menu at the top

Page | 76 The standard definition options listed below are provided in both 4:3 and 16:9 versions: • Digital source, high definition, progr

Page | 77 1 The ‘telecine’ option removes ‘2:3 pull-up’ in output from cameras claiming 24PsF but actually supplying video at 30 fps (to make it s

vii SECTION 22.3 TRICASTER™ 8000 CS ...

Page | 78 The ability to configure one input as the alpha channel source for another is absolutely invaluable for installations employing video feed

Page | 79 FIGURE 70 Essentially, the numeric controls in this group allow you to define independent margins for the frame. Drag left or right on t

Page | 80 As TriCaster does not have an external serial port, you will need to use a third party USB-to-Serial Port adapter for PTZ

Page | 81 TriCaster Advanced Edition provides extensive color control processing options for every video source. These are hosted in th

Page | 82  Brightness: Adjustment range from -50 to +50 IRE (the default being 0). As reference, the full luminance range of the visible portion o

Page | 83 8.2.7 LIVEMATTE The next tab in the Input Configuration panels is where TriCaster’s powerful realtime keying system for live production,

Page | 84 STATE CHANGE FIGURE 77 Click the [E] button next to a ‘state’ (see Figure 77) to assign macros that will be executed on specific Switch

Page | 85 HOTSPOTS FIGURE 78 The lower portion of the Automation tab is devoted to Hotspots – another of TriCaster’s powerful interactive automatio

Page | 86 TriCaster makes it easy for you to adjust the Tracker settings by making it possible to see the result of your attempts in its monitors. R

Page | 87 To cover these capabilities fully, we’ve dedicated Chapter 16 (Network Inputs) to the topic. We’ll just mention here that