NewTek 3Play 3P1, User Manual

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All of these attributes are stored independently for the two Channel Delegates. Switching from one
Channel Delegate to the other updates the Replay Desktop display when appropriate.
Note: Conveniently, supplementary a/v outputs referred to as AUX (Auxiliary) outputs automatically
update to show the display for your current Channel Delegate – A or B.
8.2 TRANSITIONS (TAKE | AUTO)
3Play’s powerful effects engine provides high end transitions (including powerful Animation Store effects,
with embedded overlays and sound) in several ways to suit varied requirements. You can even create your
own custom Animation Store transitions using the included Animation Store Creator add-on application.
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These capabilities are so extensive that an entire chapter is devoted to them (see Chapter 14). For now,
we’ll just mention that the Control Surface’s Take and Auto buttons work just like their familiar namesakes
on a typical video switcher, permitting a ‘direct to display’ program/preview workflow in which Channel
B supplies program output, with Channel A serving as the preview bus.
Let’s consider 3Play’s Source Delegates next.
8.3 SOURCE DELEGATES
We’ve seen how the active Channel Delegate determines which output channel is controlled, but we’ve
yet to choose a specific audio/video source send to the channel (and control). That’s where the Source
Delegate comes into play.
Your NewTek 3Play can deliver audio/video output from one of three possible sources:
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CLIP LIST – the currently selected clip (angle) in the CLIP LIST
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PLAY LIST – output from the PLAY LIST
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Live – the live (or Delayed) signal from one of the system inputs
As mentioned, 3Play’s dual channel design means that, at a given time, a/v data from one of the three
sources above is always assigned to Channel A, while Channel B could be carrying something else entirely.
Changing the source for the currently delegate channel simply requires pushing one of the Source
Delegate buttons.