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12 SWITCHER, TRANSITIONS AND OVERLAY
TriCaster’s Live Desktop replicates traditional video switcher
controls in easy to comprehend and use fashion. It provides
numerous transitions that you can use to add interest when
changing scenes, two independent downstream overlay channels,
and some very useful automation.
This chapter reviews these vital components of your live
productions.
The central band of TriCaster’s
Live Desktop – between the upper monitoring section and the
tabbed modules below – is taken up by the Switcher and related controls and features, including
the Transition and Overlay areas (Figure 130).
Switcher Rows Transitions Overlay
Figure 130
12.1 SWITCHER ROWS
The three Switcher rows are labeled Effects , Program and Preview , from top to bottom. Clicking
a button in any row selects the active *video source for that row.
Figure 131