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It’s worth mentioning that, for TriCasters with analog outputs, SD formats offer different Analog Out options
than HD. HD is always presented on SDI and Component connectors, but in addition to these, Composite and
Y/C connections are still in common use for SD.
Composite and Y/C can even be used simultaneously, allowing three different devices to be connected to
outputs in one row for SD output formats – one digital (SDI) connection along with two analog connections
(see the example at right).
Note: See 8.1.7 for detailed information on all output options.
SECTION 3.11
CONFIGURE VIDEO INPUTS
Source selection settings for video inputs can be accessed in TriCaster’s monitoring section.
The individual monitor viewports on the Live Desktop can be
flexibly assigned to different video sources. Complete
monitor layouts can be stored and recalled using tools
located in the Workspace menu in the Dashboard. We’ll look
into that in depth in the Reference Section of this manual, but
for now let’s configure the video sources you connected
earlier (Section 3.4.1).
1. Click Workspace in the Dashboard (at the top of
TriCaster’s Live Desktop).
2. Four monitoring layout presets are listed at the top of
the menu as Interface A through D. Select the layout
labeled A under Multiview 1 (if it isn’t already check-
marked).
3. The monitoring pane will now show individual
monitors for each camera, among others, with
Camera 1 at upper left.
4. To continue, you could select Configure from the monitor’s context menu, but let’s take a different
approach.
5. Move your mouse back and forth over the Input 1 monitor and notice that a Configure button (gear
icon) appears beneath it at right. Click this Configuration button to open a tabbed settings panel for
Camera 1 (Figure 3-14).
Hint: Alternatively, double-click the monitor to open this panel.
6. Click the Source menu to see a list of sources you can select. Each is identified by a thumbnail icon.
Local hardware inputs (4 or 8 according to your TriCaster model) are listed first, with NDI sources
discovered on your network grouped below under headings identifying the source system.
Hint: In some cases, an icon may initially be black – as for example when a hardware source has not
previously been connected. Thumbnails are updated periodically. If a source is no longer sending
frames but remains connected, the last image seen may be shown.
FIGURE 3-14 (TriCaster 8000 shown)