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To transfer the current state of an M/E to PREVIZ, press CTRL with the BKGD delegate button (this
operation this requires the main Transition control group at front right to be assigned to M/E
control). Note that for multi-selected M/Es, the state of the lowest numbered M/E only is sent to
PREVIZ.
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To fetch the current PREVIZ state back to an M/E, press SHIFT + CTRL along with the (Transition
group) BKGD button. This operation this requires the main Transition control group at front right to
be assigned to M/E control.
M/E O
VERLAY
T
RANSITIONS
K
EY
T
RANSITION
S
ETTINGS
Rotate the TRANS SELECT knob with SHIFT pressed to cycle the transition bin selection through transitions
currently available in the Transition Bin for the first Key layer. Use SHIFT with the TRANS RATE knob to
modify the duration. Press the knob to cycle through the standard Slow, Medium and Fast presets.
Hint: Rotate the TRANS SELECT and TRANS RATE knobs with CTRL pressed to assign the A and B rows,
respectively, for delegated M/E(s) to color groups.
T
AKE
, A
UTO AND
K
EY
For an M/E in Mix mode, the TAKE and AUTO perform the named operation between A and B input layers,
treating the former as “program” and the latter as “preview” sources.
Press SHIFT + TAKE to show or hide the first KEY layer for currently delegated M/Es. Similarly, SHIFT + AUTO
will transition the first KEY layer.
Hint: See also the sub-heading “M/E | FTB” in Section 21.4.5 for information on using main Switcher
controls to govern M/Es in greater depth.
L
IVE
S
ET
Z
OOM
FIGURE 21-28
In the TriCaster standard edition, the buttons labeled 1-4 (or 8) select a LiveSet Zoom Preset for the currently
delegated M/E.
ADVANCED EDITION PROVIDES A MUCH LARGER NUMBER OF PRESETS (COMPS OR PRESETS,
DEPENDING ON THE TRICASTER MODEL). FOR EASE OF ACCESS AND CONSISTENCY ACROSS