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A.1 CONNECTIONS
A.1.1 CONNECT CAMERAS?
1. Connect video sources to the appropriately labeled BNC input connectors on TriCaster’s
backplate according to your camera’s video output connection type (see Section 3.4).
(Because of the ‘busy’ nature of the backplate, you may find the BNC removal tool
provided with TriCaster helpful for this purpose).
2. Open a TriCaster session (or create a new one) from the Home page of the Startup
Screen .
3. Click the Live icon on the Sessions page of the Startup Screen , and press Enter (or click
the Start Live Production link).
4. Click the All Monitors tab at the top of the Live Desktop , roll the mouse pointer over
the camera monitor you want to set up, and click the Configure (gear) button that
appears above it.
5. Choose an appropriate Connection Type for your camera in the Input Settings tab (see
Sections 3.4 and 7.2.1).
A.1.2 CONNECT FILL + ALPHA SOURCES?
1. Connect the Fill (color) source to an odd-numbered video Input.
2. Connect the Alpha channel source to the next higher even-numbered video Input.
3. Open a TriCaster session (or create a new one) from the Home page of the Startup
Screen .
4. Click the Live icon on the Sessions page of the Startup Screen , and press Enter (or click
the Start Live Production link).