NewTek TriCaster TCXD300, User Manual

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everyone is evenly spaced and perfectly aligned but for one misfit who ‘tailgates’ the soldier
ahead of him and keeps stepping on his heels.
This is essentially why TriCaster provides several adjustments in its Genlock section. The
Horizontal and Vertical Position settings pin the image in the proper space in the frame, and in
doing so could be likened to making sure each marching soldier is in position relative to his
fellows (as viewed from above). The
Phase setting ensures proper color alignment,
corresponding to making sure everyone is on the left or right foot at the same time.
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Thus, the Horiz Position, Vert Position and Phase settings allow you to tweak synchronization to
arrive at an optimum match between devices. Typically, these settings are fine tuned with the
aid of a downstream Vectorscope and Waveform Monitor.
(A discussion of these adjustments goes beyond the scope of this manual, but a quick online
search for the keywords ‘genlock and adjust’ turns up a number of excellent references).