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TriCaster Mini 

Go Make Your Show Guide

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Part 1: Ready.

Anyone can create professional-looking, TV-style video fast—

and make your ordinary presentation extraordinary—with TriCaster Mini, 

the most-complete, compact multimedia production solution on the planet. 

This Go Make Your Show guide, designed just for people working with 

professional video for the first time, will walk you through all the basics 

to get you on your way to creating your first program.

Summary of Contents for TriCaster Mini HD-4

Page 1: ...Ready Set Go make your show Your guide to creating your first video program with...

Page 2: ...ession 12 2 Setting Up Your Camcorders 14 3 Selecting Your Sources 14 4 Switching Between Sources 15 5 Mastering Multi Camera Production 18 Part 3 Go 1 Video Clips 20 2 Overlays 23 3 Buffers 27 4 Prep...

Page 3: ...r ordinary presentation extraordinary with TriCaster Mini the most complete compact multimedia production solution on the planet This Go Make Your Show guide designed just for people working with prof...

Page 4: ...practical add ons to ensure you have access to every capability HDMI display and accessory cables to view your live program or show it to others think projector big screen TV or video monitor This dis...

Page 5: ...plug in 3 Connect your DVI computer monitor to the INTERFACE MULTIVIEW DVI port 4 OPTIONAL Connect your HDMI computer monitor to the INTERFACE MULTIVIEW HDMI port 5 Plug the Ethernet cable into the T...

Page 6: ...R jacks in the AUDIO IN section 2 OPTIONAL Repeat using VIDEO IN ports 2 4 for each of your other HDMI camcorders FRONT PANEL DRAWING IMPORTANT TriCaster Mini comes with a cable retention bracket that...

Page 7: ...ROPHONE If your program requires more than one on camera talent you will need to add a microphone for each person who speaks and plug each microphone into a hardware audio mixer This will allow you to...

Page 8: ...e your registration information If you don t have your registration card handy you can record your registration information on paper or on your device 4 Initial Startup And Registration IMPORTANT Be s...

Page 9: ...s 5a If your TriCaster is connected to a local network Click the button as directed in the dialog box This will submit your Serial Number and Product ID and take you to the NewTek Registration site 5b...

Page 10: ...wTek Registration System using a valid e mail address 8 Enter your Serial Number Product ID and additional information as required then click the Register button 9 Check your email for your Registrati...

Page 11: ...eed this information to access software updates contact Customer Support or perform a system restore That s it You are ready to begin using TriCaster Mini Now get SET to make your show 10 Write the Re...

Page 12: ...e Your Show Guide 11 Part 2 Set You ve got everything plugged in connected registered and ready to start Now it s time to start up the TriCaster software tell it what to do with those devices and star...

Page 13: ...omized and saved into templates for a specific user or a particular show Follow these steps to create and start your session Once you ve powered on for the first time and registered you ll see the Hom...

Page 14: ...f buttons for making Program and Preview selections for your live show transition controls for creatively mixing switcher sources DSK overlay channels for layering graphics or other visual elements ov...

Page 15: ...rows the most important distinction you ll need to make in your entire production PROGRAM and PREVIEW The top row of your switcher is the Program row Any source you click in this row will immediately...

Page 16: ...ve source on Program and it takes what was on Program and switches it down to Preview These two changes occur instantly and simultaneously That means the Program row 1 button should now be in red and...

Page 17: ...only click buttons on Program you might be tempted to ignore Preview but Preview is a powerful tool for staying on top of your sources and setting up what you want to show next AUTO You ve used a TAKE...

Page 18: ...rom Camera 2 in the large Program window and the video from Camera 1 in the large Preview window T BAR You ve now used TAKE and AUTO Now try a manual Fade transition using the T Bar to switch back to...

Page 19: ...ce again the Program and Preview sources switch swapping positions both in the switcher and in the large windows 5 Mastering Multi Camera Production Guess what You now know how to switch cameras the v...

Page 20: ...ts like video clips on screen text and graphics and network sources such as a screenshare camera roll or Web page into your production It s the most in depth section of the guide because it takes you...

Page 21: ...Clips LOADING VIDEO CLIPS INTO THE DDR 1 Click the DDR 1 tab in the lower left of the screen just beneath the Preview row of the switcher 2 Locate the Autoplay switch in the bottom right corner of th...

Page 22: ...the BROWSE button to open the standard Windows Browser to view all of your connected storage 4 Click on your USB drive to view your files 5 Click on the clip s you want to load into DDR 1 6 Click the...

Page 23: ...KE or AUTO button is pressed And when the clip finishes playing TriCaster switches back to the previous video source or the new source if you have clicked on a different one in the Preview row If you...

Page 24: ...with is the title graphic that identifies the person you are seeing onscreen This is your next exercise to create and apply a lower third title 1 Click the GFX tab in the lower left of the screen jus...

Page 25: ...he title text EDITING TITLE TEXT 6 Check the GFX bin to ensure the thumbnail for the title template is visible and highlighted and that it appears in the GFX video window in the upper left 1 2 Mouse o...

Page 26: ...e Position control tool notice the pointer changes to a double arrow Now it s time to layer the title over your Program output You ll do this using what s called a Downstream Key or DSK When you click...

Page 27: ...1 AUTO button to remove the title if it s still applied 2 In the top left of the DSK 1 toolset click on the Positioner button to open the Positioning window 4 Using the large Preview window for visua...

Page 28: ...screen just beneath the DSK 2 toolset 2 Click on BUFFER 1 to open the preset palette 5 On the left side of the Media Browser window click on NewTek under the Stills section to view the sample images...

Page 29: ...ange the DSK 2 source to BUFFER 1 4 Now click the DSK 2 AUTO button to bring the logo onscreen using a Fade transition When you click the DSK 2 AUTO button the logo fades up in the center of the large...

Page 30: ...ional help please consult your resident tech pro system administrator or Internet provider TRICASTER MINI AND WIFI TriCaster Mini s built in WiFi capability should be used at your discretion While you...

Page 31: ...er Mini User Guide for more details IMPORTANT Start by connecting your computer or iOS device to the same local network as TriCaster Mini COMPUTER VIDEO SOURCE iVGA To start you ll need to download th...

Page 32: ...drop down list of available network sources Select your computer name from the drop down list iVGA PRO At your computer Locate the iVGA PRO control panel on your computer desktop Click on the drop do...

Page 33: ...ices simultaneously with TriCaster Just repeat the steps outlined above in sections 4 and 5 to prepare and connect the device s The same steps also apply for using the second network input NET 2 IMPOR...

Page 34: ...m button in the top right corner of the screen to reveal the gear icon on the right edge 2 Click the gear icon to open the Configure Stream Connection panel 3 Connect to your streaming provider and ac...

Page 35: ...in the top right corner of the screen That s it You re officially streaming your first production To see your stream in action open any Web browser and visit your Ustream channel IMPORTANT The Stream...

Page 36: ...n following along you ve already learned to set up TriCaster Mini and use many of its creative tools to produce and stream a television style video program Now it s time to learn a few cutting edge te...

Page 37: ...can click through to work with any of TriCaster Mini s 4 Mix Effects panels The M E bus which includes two rows of buttons row A and row B When you click on a video source its button will light up bl...

Page 38: ...on a video source its button will light up blue on row A and gold on row B In EFFECTS mode each row also includes positioner controls which are located to the left of the row A and row B 1 buttons Th...

Page 39: ...w A 6 Check DSK 1 and DSK 2 to determine if there are any overlays applied you will see the overlay in the large Program window and the TAKE button under the DSK toolset will be blue if an overlay is...

Page 40: ...M E 1 The Program row M E 1 button should now be in red and the Preview row Black button in green Because Camera 1 is currently the Program source in the M E bus you will now see the video from Camer...

Page 41: ...oduce a second version of the same show for a different audience simultaneously Imagine your online audience watching your live stream and seeing cameras switching between panelists title graphics ide...

Page 42: ...E in EFFECTS mode 1 2 3 4 5 6 Double click the large Program window to open the Output Configuration panel Locate the connection settings for the output you would like to change Click on the Video fie...

Page 43: ...e M E 1 is set to EFFECTS mode it is set to the Default 2 Layer effect a simple foreground over background layered effect This is a common effect used to layer video or an image over a full screen bac...

Page 44: ...se one of the video clips included with TriCaster To start set the video switcher so that Black is back on Program and M E 1 is back on Preview remember we don t want to set up an effect live on air T...

Page 45: ...he Media Browser window click on NewTek under the Clips section to view the sample clips stored on TriCaster Mini 4 Scroll down and click on the first thumbnail in the Green Screen section to select t...

Page 46: ...reen screen disappear so that we can see the London Bus video behind Kiki 1 In row A of M E 1 click on the DDR 2 button 2 In row B of M E 1 click on the DDR 1 button if you ve been following along you...

Page 47: ...ble to key out the background on live cameras video clips graphics images etc When LiveMatte is activated on a source it will stay activated until you turn it off To turn off LiveMatte double click th...

Page 48: ...l set with little more than basic lighting a small green screen and LiveMatte But to set up our live virtual set we re going continue using the same Kiki video clip we ve been working with To start ch...

Page 49: ...lt into the front of the desk Welcome to your new studio Whenever you put an M E into EFFECTS mode and load a virtual set effect you have the ability to change the camera position and you don t even h...

Page 50: ...presets and you have 8 of them to choose from If you click on a thumbnail image the virtual camera will change position to frame the shot as it appears in the thumbnail either using a smooth animated...

Page 51: ...ll learn how to record your show or the individual camera feeds from it for post production editing and on demand viewing how to publish multimedia content to social media networks like YouTube Faceb...

Page 52: ...between Preview and Program and overlays applied using DSK 1 and DSK 2 will be recorded as it happens To start switch to Camera 1 on Program so you are recording something other than black Now you re...

Page 53: ...t 2 the third is set for CAMERA 1 and the fourth for CAMERA 2 You can change the settings for your Primary Recording and your Secondary Sources These include the Source Save To destination and file fo...

Page 54: ...er publishing destinations requires you to leave the Live Desktop and return to the Session screen This is okay for your practice session But moving forward it is best to configure your accounts prior...

Page 55: ...t icon to open the Account Configuration window 3 At the Session screen locate the publishing account icons in the top right corner of the screen publishing account icons are also available on the Hom...

Page 56: ...rt and end the clip exactly where you want 3 On the left side of the Publish Queue click the Add button to open the Media Browser 4 On the left side of the Media Browser window click on NewTek under t...

Page 57: ...as you want them to be You just need to plan them out practice the steps then create Now you have a file ready to post to both Facebook and YouTube When you are ready to publish simply click the Uploa...

Page 58: ...o that they work exactly how you want them to 1 Click on the Program row Black button to start from black on Program 2 Click on the Preview row Black button to start from black on Preview 5 Check DSK...

Page 59: ...ou are ready to record the macro follow all eight steps IMPORTANT When creating a real macro for your show you should give it a more descriptive name so that you can easily tell what it does and so th...

Page 60: ...derneath the T Bar the London Bus video clip should now be on Program and playing in the large Program window 5 While the London Bus video clip is playing click the Preview row 2 button 6 Wait for the...

Page 61: ...isplay that it is Listening Let s see how you did Once you hit the Play button you should see each step you just performed manually performed by TriCaster automatically in the exact order and amount o...

Page 62: ...d creating macros simply click Close in the bottom right corner of the Macro Configuration Editor window to close The next time you need effortless execution of a control sequence that s too complex t...

Page 63: ...the basics so that you can quickly be on your way to creating your first live show For comprehensive installation and operation instructions please review the TriCaster Mini User Guide which is access...

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