NewTek TriCaster TCXD300, User Manual

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RECORD CONFIGURATION
The Record group in the Record Configuration panel has several options in it. You can choose to
record Audio + Video or Audio Only . There is an additional option in connection with the first
case – Include Separate MP3 file . When this switch is enabled, a supplementary audio-only file
is created, which can be useful if you plan to use third-party software that does not properly
support the embedded audio in the MPEG2 clips that TriCaster records.
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Enter something suitable in the Base Name field (this name will be incremented numerically as
required). Close the Record Configuration panel by clicking Close , or clicking anywhere outside
the panel. When ready, click the Record button to capture program output to your hard drive.
Files recorded by TriCaster are stored in a folder named for the session, inside the main Clips
folder. A new sub-folder named “Capture” will be automatically created to receive the recorded
files inside the session folder.
Hint: Enable the Add to DDR Playlist switch to automatically include newly captured clips at the
end of the current DDR playlist, ready for immediate playback during the live production.
QUALITY
TriCaster records video using a ‘double-rate’ MPEG2 compression format comprised entirely of ‘I-
frames’, resulting in excellent image quality.
Two options under the heading Quality principally affect color sampling applied to captured
clips: