NewTek TriCaster TCXD300, User Manual

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Figure 77
For example, the first thing you will likely do on launching TriCaster for the first time is create a
new session. In anticipation of that, the
New icon is in pre-selected whenever no sessions
already exist on TriCaster. This results in the options shown in Figure 77 being displayed at right.
5.2.1 NEW (SESSION)
As just mentioned, clicking the New icon on the function selector ring populates the pane at right
with related options. Principally, for each session you must designate (by selecting switches)
your local video standard (International model only – select NTSC, PAL or NTSC-J) and session
format – HD 1080i, 720p, SD 4:3 or SD 16:9.
SESSION NAME
You will see a suggested name for a new session listed above the options pane at right. You can
click this name field to modify the default name provided using your keyboard.
FORMAT AND OUTPUT CONSIDERATIONS
Remember that for Live Production, TriCaster can supply SD output (for SD sessions), or both SD
and HD (in the case of HD sessions). The format of video output on rows 1 and 2 varies according