3.4.1
THE JOYSTICKS
There are two joysticks, labeled A and B.
Joystick A
has no assigned function currently.
Joystick
B
acts as a
Shuttle
control for any DDR module selected on the Switcher’s
Preview
row. Move it
left or right to scan backward or forward in the current clip. The rate of scanning is controlled by
the pressure you apply to the joystick.
Hint: In VT[5] , this feature even supports DDR’s other than DDR1 and 2.
3.4.2
DDR1, DDR2 & TXT KNOBS
Twirling
the
DDR1
or
DDR2
knobs scrolls through the clips listed in the corresponding DDR
module (the DDR2 knob controls
Stills
or
Picture
on models with just one DDR). Rotating the
knob labeled
TXT
cycles through the current list of text pages loaded in the
Text
or
Titles
tab
(TriCaster) or
Title Templates
module (VT[5] ).
Figure 9 - Text Overlay, TriCaster
Pushing
a
DDR
button (once) toggles
Play
and
Pause
for that DDR. Pushing twice in quick
succession (during playback) performs a ‘double Stop’ – DDR playback halts and the play position
returns to the start of the clip.
3.4.3
EXT, DDR1, DDR2 AND TXT BUTTONS
For standard definition TriCaster models these four buttons correspond to the Overlay source
selection buttons shown in Figure 10 – press one to select the named
Overlay
source.
Figure 10 – TriCaster Overlay source selections
