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HOW DO I … ?  

 

 

In this section, we’ll consider the most common questions TriCaster 
operators may have (and of course we’ll provide the answer, too). 
 
The  answers  are  intentionally  brief  –  perhaps  just  a  reminder  of 
one  or  two  steps  required  to  perform  some  operation.  For  this 
reason, we’ll also point you to explanatory information elsewhere 
in this manual whenever that would be useful. 
 

 

If you’ve largely mastered your TriCaster but have a specific question, this may be the best place 
to look first.   The  headings that follow  list  related questions and answers together, along with 
cross-references and other helpful remarks. 

Hint: The NewTek website includes a comprehensive FAQ database containing a wealth of useful 
information on all of its products – please see http://www.newtek.com/faq/  

How do I ...

 

Connections ........................................................................................................................... 254

 

Connect cameras? ............................................................................................................. 254

 

Connect fill + alpha sources ............................................................................................... 254

 

Color correct mismatched cameras? .................................................................................. 255

 

Connect monitors? ............................................................................................................ 255

 

Connect a supported external control surface ................................................................... 257

 

Supplement

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TriCaster TCXD850 CS has suddenly stopped working. What can I do? ...... 257

 

Insert/Remove a Drive From TriCaster’s Removable Drive Bay........................................... 258

 

Supplement: What hard drives are recommended for TriCaster? ................................... 258

 

Connect an external hard drive? ........................................................................................ 259

 

Eject a hard drive? ............................................................................................................. 259

 

Connect tally lights? ........................................................................................................... 259

 

Connect to a network/the Internet? .................................................................................. 259

 

Enable termination for video inputs? ................................................................................. 260

 

Sessions ................................................................................................................................. 260

 

Supplement: What is a ‘session? ........................................................................................ 260

 

Summary of Contents for Tricaster TCXD850

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Page 2: ...FX TriCaster STUDIO TriCaster BROADCAST 3Play SpeedEDIT DataLink LiveText LiveControl VT VT 3 VT 4 VT 5 Video Toaster Toaster Inspire 3D 3D Arsenal and Aura are trademarks of NEWTEK LightWave and Ligh...

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Page 5: ...deo Processing 9 2 4 5 The Switcher 9 2 4 6 Video Layers and Transitions 10 2 4 7 Record and Stream 11 2 4 8 Audio Mixer 11 2 4 9 Integrated Media Players 12 2 4 10 Keying Virtual Sets and Virtual Inp...

Page 6: ...tions 25 3 8 Starting a Session 26 3 9 Configure Video Output 29 3 9 1 SD Analog Configuration 29 3 10 Configure Multiview Output 31 3 11 Configure Video Input 31 3 12 Configure Audio 33 3 13 Configur...

Page 7: ...R 1 and 2 63 4 8 2 Stills 68 4 8 3 Titles 70 4 9 LiveMatte 72 4 10 Virtual Inputs 74 4 10 1 Composing Inputs A and B 74 4 10 2 Adding an Upstream Overlay 77 4 10 3 LiveSet 79 4 11 Frame Buffers 82 4 1...

Page 8: ...ments 113 6 2 Overview 114 6 3 A Few Hints 114 6 4 Customizing the Live Desktop 115 6 4 1 Desktop Options Menu 115 6 4 2 Rename 116 6 4 3 Dual Displays and Monitoring 117 6 5 Titlebar Tips 118 6 5 1 S...

Page 9: ...s 143 8 3 1 Local Controls 144 8 3 2 Main Controls 150 8 3 3 T Bar 152 9 Desktop Monitors 153 9 1 Program Output 153 9 1 1 Configuration Indicators 154 9 2 Look Ahead Preview 154 9 3 All Monitors Tab...

Page 10: ...Title Pages 176 11 LiveMatte Crop 181 11 1 Chromakeying 182 11 2 Matte 183 11 2 1 Color 183 11 2 2 Tolerance 184 11 2 3 Smoothness 184 11 2 4 Luma Limit 184 11 3 Spill Suppression 185 11 4 Crop 185 11...

Page 11: ...cific Controls 203 13 1 4 More Audio Controls 205 13 2 Internal Audio 209 13 2 1 Media Players 210 13 2 2 Output Controls 210 13 3 Preset Bin 212 14 Network Sources 213 14 1 iVGA 213 14 1 1 iVGA for O...

Page 12: ...17 1 3 IEEE1394 I O Output 244 17 1 4 SpeedEDIT Desktop 245 17 2 LiveText 245 17 2 1 Sessions Projects and Display 245 17 2 2 Files Filebin 246 17 2 3 Naming Stand in Images 247 PART III Appendices 24...

Page 13: ...4 Initiate Streaming 265 A 3 5 Find my Captured Stream file 266 A 3 6 Record my Program 266 A 3 7 Find my Recorded Program File 266 A 3 8 Change Playback Speed for Clips in the DDR Media Player 267 A...

Page 14: ...4 Update the Flash and or Windows Media Encoder 278 A 5 5 Install Virus Protection 278 A 5 6 Install My Favorite Software or Codec 279 A 5 7 Restore TriCaster to Original As Shipped Condition 280 A 6...

Page 15: ...ck and White 294 C 2 2 Adjusting Color 296 C 2 3 Color Metrics 297 C 3 Calibrating Your Monitors 299 C 3 1 Computer Monitor 300 C 3 2 Program Output Monitor 300 C 3 3 Setting Black and White 300 C 3 4...

Page 16: ...xii D 11 2 Misc 309 E Reliability Testing 311 Index 313 Credits 319...

Page 17: ...Page 1 PART I GETTING STARTED Introducing TriCaster TCXD850 connections and registration a top level overview of primary features and a hands on tour to get you started...

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Page 19: ...an be the hero others turn to for expert advice Part I Getting Started introduction to TriCaster connecting devices cameras monitors etc and registration ending with the Live Production Walkthrough a...

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Page 21: ...ity virtual sets for bigger than life production capabilities TriCaster thus sets a new benchmark for portable live production It is the most complete reliable and efficient system available for live...

Page 22: ...the Live Desktop for live production or perhaps choose to Edit prepare Graphics title pages or Manage content from the icon ring 2 3 LIVE DESKTOP TriCaster s live production features are all availabl...

Page 23: ...Virtual Input setup and the Audio Mixer 2 4 FEATURES Here s a brief overview of just some of TriCaster s key features 2 4 1 PHYSICAL Rugged 4U rack mount case with redundant power supplies ensures rob...

Page 24: ...durability and reliability for camera connections Input and mix 16 9 and 4 3 formats Freely mix SD and HD sources in both HD and SD sessions Output HD sessions as SD 4 3 or 16 9 and HD simultaneously...

Page 25: ...ew Program and clock o Waveform Vectorscope video monitor o More 2 4 4 VIDEO PROCESSING Proc Amps preserves pristine image and color fidelity through the entire pipeline to final output Separate contr...

Page 26: ...he numerous video and graphic layers contributing to TriCaster s ultimate program output Figure 5 Display of one or more user delegated video layers including FTB Fade to Black is controlled by the ma...

Page 27: ...nd Scale controls for each DSK channel permit you for example to configure two live sources as Picture in Picture elements using the DSK channels freely switching them on and off with or without indiv...

Page 28: ...s numerous specialized Media Players and title system serve up graphics titles video clips and audio files quickly and easily during your live productions Add a v clips sound files or still image file...

Page 29: ...esktop Virtual Inputs Figure 9 permit M E Mix Effect style compositions of two primary switcher sources with convenient Scale Position Crop and Rotation controls Virtual Inputs also sport an integrate...

Page 30: ...ls to let you prepare movies for insertion into your live productions or perform broadcast quality post production work on recorded programs Edit import and export in full HD resolution Realtime exter...

Page 31: ...Six BNC to RCA adapters NewTek mouse and keyboard TriCaster TCXD850 Quick Start Guide NewTek 3PLAY brochure TriCaster TCXD850 Get Started Training DVD with NewTek 3PLAY Overview NewTek iVGA CD NewTek...

Page 32: ...have performed this operation for you as part of his pre delivery service When you see the Welcome to Windows screen 1 Click Next at lower right 2 Choose your time zone 3 Accept the license agreement...

Page 33: ...ring the registration code in the space provided Figure 10 You can register and obtain your registration code either by telephone or online directly from TriCaster or from another system connected to...

Page 34: ...3 3 2 REGISTERING BY TELEPHONE NewTek s Customer Care center can also handle registration requests by telephone if that is more convenient when opportunity permits you should still visit the website...

Page 35: ...BNC connectors labeled Y Pb and Pr in each column in the Video In group c Y C If your S Video equipment and cabling has the usual 4 pin mini DIN connectors you will need an S Video to dual BNC adapter...

Page 36: ...U a k a AES3 audio source use the BNC connectors in the Digital Audio AES section SDI video sources with embedded audio do not need a separate audio connection 3 5 GENLOCK CONNECTION 3 5 1 GENLOCK CON...

Page 37: ...This means that for digital audio you must do one of the following 1 genlock all digital audio sources and TriCaster to a house reference signal or 2 genlock the cameras directly to the TriCaster outp...

Page 38: ...Caster supports simultaneous output of both SD Standard Definition and HD High Definition video The Video Output section on TriCaster s backplate provides three vertical columns of four BNC connectors...

Page 39: ...labeled 1 2 and AUX Hint If your equipment supports SDI connections this is your best quality option b Component Attach your device to the second third and fourth BNC connectors Y Pb and Pr in the con...

Page 40: ...ect downstream AES EBU AES3 audio devices A separate digital audio connection is not necessary for SDI output with embedded audio Hint TriCaster s SDI and analog output sections can be used simultaneo...

Page 41: ...itoring layouts that can be selected at any time in TriCaster s Live Desktop Note For best results it is important to configure Multiview Output to the native resolution of the external display monito...

Page 42: ...prevent damage to TriCaster s components when making external connections to the tally light jacks care should be taken that connection to Pins designated GND Ground are always at ground potential 3 8...

Page 43: ...production You can choose either HD High Definition or SD Standard Definition operating modes SD options include both 4 3 and 16 9 widescreen image aspect TriCaster Multi standard models permit you to...

Page 44: ...esktop click Live on the icon ring Figure 19 We ll discuss the Production Time options presented when you click the Live icon later on in Section 5 3 1 For now though Simply click the link labeled Sta...

Page 45: ...ors or devices You might do just that in the case of productions intended primarily for live streaming Figure 21 In other cases however you will likely connect external monitors to the VIDEO OUT conne...

Page 46: ...Figure 23 The SD Analog Connections settings group in the lower part of the Output tab provides options for the first two video outputs designated as Hardware Row 1 and 2 The video formats for Row 1...

Page 47: ...to find the one that best suits your need The Screen Layout drop down menu provides numerous optional displays including Program Preview or FX monitors an All Sources monitors for all Switcher sources...

Page 48: ...listing a variety of connection types Select the correct format such as 720p Component or 1080i SDI etc for the video source you plan to connect to this input 6 Close the Configuration panel for now...

Page 49: ...AUDIO Click the External Audio tab in the lower left quadrant of the Live Desktop to reveal set up and control features for external audio sources Figure 26 The tab houses individual control panels fo...

Page 50: ...audio source see important note about synchronizing digital audio sources in Section 3 5 1 Note Analog levels conform to SMPTE RP 155 The maximum input output level is 24 dBu nominal input level 4 dBu...

Page 51: ...the 6dB above only as headroom for occasional peaks Use Trim and Gain judiciously to ensure strong signal levels without over modulation and never exceed 6dB 3 13 CONFIGURE GENLOCK Figure 29 1 If nec...

Page 52: ...lied Time Base Correction may drop or insert frames as necessary to maintain synch hence it is a less desirable approach Note For a deeper explanation of genlocking please see Section 7 1 6 3 14 NETWO...

Page 53: ...ab of the System Properties panel that opens 8 Click the Change button and enter the name of your local workgroup as provided by your system administrator 9 Close the OK button 10 Close the System con...

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Page 55: ...ature Network sources Switching between video sources and using transitions Recording a v clips and Program Output Playing stored clips using the DDR Digital Disk Recorder Adding and editing title pag...

Page 56: ...t 6 Click in the file pane in the system File Explorer that opens and press Ctrl a to multi select everything in the folder then click Open 7 You ll see several new file windows pop up each showing th...

Page 57: ...we want to begin our tour of the Live Desktop with consideration of the monitoring features and options it provides 4 3 MONITORING 4 3 1 PROGRAM OUTPUT Inevitably you ll be paying a lot of attention...

Page 58: ...e 32 The header of the monitor for the source currently selected on the Program row is highlighted in red The monitor titlebar for the Preview row selection has a green highlight while the titlebar fo...

Page 59: ...cluding things like Play or Stop Freeze and Network source selection see Section 9 3 1 4 3 3 SWITCHER MONITORS AND SCOPES Figure 34 In this configuration the left section of the Live Desktop s monitor...

Page 60: ...the two scopes at left 4 Hover the mouse over the video FX monitor and then click the Configure button gear above to display the settings affecting the current FX video source 4 4 AUDIO MIXER Having p...

Page 61: ...n on both Single and Loop for the DDR then turn Follow off for the DDR 7 Click the External Audio tab and Mute any inputs that currently show live audio on their respective VU meters by clicking the s...

Page 62: ...shown for channel 2 and channel 4 are gradually reduced At the extreme left position these two channels are completely silent Only the mid range tone on channel 1 is heard in a stereo environment and...

Page 63: ...gh sound is now issuing only from the left speaker you can hear both tones 16 Click Stop in the Sound player Note the Mono switch has no effect on channels 3 and 4 These two channels are never blended...

Page 64: ...either Mic input is heard whether exclusively on output channel 1 2 or whether differing levels from either source is sent to both outputs 4 4 3 TALK 17 Start the Sound player playing the audio tone...

Page 65: ...or When you switch away from that video source the VU meter still shows audio levels but the graph is drawn in black and white providing confirmation that audio is present even before you switch Hint...

Page 66: ...nt list Note Gigabit networking is highly recommended and should be considered mandatory for HD sessions in particular Figure 40 When TriCaster recognizes qualified network sources it adds them to a d...

Page 67: ...lect LiveText and click the Live button in LiveText the current title page is available via the Network buttons on TriCaster s Switcher or in its Overlay panel For more information on installing and u...

Page 68: ...ogram Output Based on your Switcher operations as many as three other primary video layers may be superimposed above BKGD on output The DSK 1 and DSK 2 video layers are most commonly used to apply gra...

Page 69: ...DDR1 Still etc on the Preview row automatically shows the corresponding control panel in the tabbed panes below Click the Desktop Options button gear at extreme right just above the tabbed panes to en...

Page 70: ...sponding source monitors All Monitor view are now also tinted red and green respectively THE UTILITY ROW Let s take a moment to discuss the Utility row now The steps we take here will come into play a...

Page 71: ...we re ready now to try out the features in the Transition section to the right of the Switcher rows Main Layer Controls Local Layer Controls Figure 47 As shown in Figure 47 the Transition section is...

Page 72: ...w d The Camera 1 button is lit up on the Preview row e The red and green monitor titlebars have been swapped 5 Now click the local Auto button for the BKGD layer The Program and Preview row selections...

Page 73: ...e Titles is assigned to DSK 1 the currently selected item in Titles transitions in to appear above the BKGD layer MAIN CONTROLS Having seen how local Transition controls work let s move on to their ma...

Page 74: ...local Take button in the BKGD layer controls to select a slower transition speed preset and click Auto again to test the new rate of change Hint Manually control the progress of a transition by grabbi...

Page 75: ...sed to spend some time on the Look Ahead Preview monitor and the time has finally arrived for us to do so together Figure 53 16 Cast your eyes over the Preview and Program monitors consider what you s...

Page 76: ...row selection Why is that Having de selected the BKGD delegate button only the DSK 1 and DSK 2 buttons remain lit Thus only those two video layers will be affected by a main Take or Auto DSK 1 curren...

Page 77: ...re always stored in TriCaster s default Clips folder Hint TriCaster stores recordings at D Media Clips sessionname Capture replace sessionname with your actual session name Figure 55 4 Click the Progr...

Page 78: ...ding You can record anything that is displayed on Program Output in this manner This lets you record your entire live production if you like but it also provides a way for you to capture clips for pla...

Page 79: ...ers and can greatly enhance your live productions DDRs have three siblings that we ll discuss later the Stills and Title players and the Sound player 1 Show DDR 1 by clicking its tab beneath the Switc...

Page 80: ...2 also support most popular audio file formats TRANSPORT CONTROLS Figure 59 6 Click the newly added icon in the playlist and press the Play button in the player s footer Figure 59 a The video clip yo...

Page 81: ...position Trimming is accomplished by dragging the start and end points for the clip using the blue and bracket controls at either end The mouse pointer changes to a double headed arrow when you move i...

Page 82: ...ms a transition the sources on Program and Preview are automatically swapped leaving Camera 1 on Program output 20 After a few moments click either Take or Transition in the Switcher s Transition sect...

Page 83: ...commentary at any time Turning Single off with Autoplay on works perfectly in this scenario The TriCaster operator can click Take or Transition freely confident that DDR playback will resume at precis...

Page 84: ...ibilities The main difference between them is the type of media files they support The Still player supports popular still image file formats The Title module supports TriCaster title pages and popula...

Page 85: ...we ve prepared the DDR 1 and Still modules with playlists consisting of a similar series of still images Note that still image files default to a fifteen second duration when added to a playlist Fine...

Page 86: ...tle player seems very similar to the Still and DDR modules it has the same trimming and transport controls Autoplay and Single switches Preset bin and so on Of course as its name implies the Title pla...

Page 87: ...for a line of text to open a text entry field type something different then press Enter on the keyboard to accept the changes 8 Notice that you were able to edit a page without disturbing the title al...

Page 88: ...n to have a greenscreen studio ready to use just skip the first three steps below and select the appropriate Input button on the Switcher s Program row instead of the DDR Figure 65 1 If necessary remo...

Page 89: ...on gear that pops up at right in the titlebar above the monitor 8 Click the LiveMatte tab in the Configuration panel that opens Figure 66 9 Click on the Pick Color button in the Background section of...

Page 90: ...MPOSING INPUTS A AND B Let s begin our examination by re constituting our simple keyer setup above but this time doing so using a Virtual Input 1 Change the Switcher s Program row selection to V1 and...

Page 91: ...irtual Inputs to dress it up a bit though For example we might want to transpose the greenscreen talent shot to one side placing the it off center in the result Figure 68 7 Click the Pos Position butt...

Page 92: ...e locked together adjusting one affects both When unlocked the vertical and horizontal scaling factors are independent Drag vertically over the magnifying glass button to modify vertical scale or drag...

Page 93: ...puts are in the Background layer content in this overlay channel appears beneath anything you display in those two video layers on Program Output Figure 71 10 Access the Titles player and click the Br...

Page 94: ...composition is now represented by a single button on the Switcher it is very easy to Take or Transition directly to it with a single click and it is just as easy to transition from one Virtual Input t...

Page 95: ...ugh transparent areas in the composite result we see how that works in Figure 71 The name of the current LiveSet is shown above the Zoom Preset thumbnail icons at the top of the Virtual Input tab in t...

Page 96: ...e DDR V1 s Input A selector set to DDR and Input B set to Stills a little adjustment in the Positioner for Input A is all that it should take to produce a result similar to Figure 74 on Preview Input...

Page 97: ...e 76 21 Enable the Animate Zoom switch and click Zoom Preset 4 The zoom gradually changes from the starting position to the level assigned to Preset 4 100 The timing for the change is controlled by th...

Page 98: ...right one for the moment TriCaster TCXD850 s Frame Buffers provide an alternative workflow that not prevents selection accidents but also offers other benefits 1 Open the Still module tab and Add the...

Page 99: ...Buffer session_name It remains available there even when the original file is not only unavailable from the playlist but has actually been deleted from the hard drive TriCaster TCXD850 provides separa...

Page 100: ...right below the Program output monitor Figure 79 Caution A few frames may be dropped on video output the first time you enable Windows Media streaming for a session 4 12 1 STREAMING CONFIGURATION Cli...

Page 101: ...will be provided to you as a punctuated numeric value in the Location display field Hint If your TriCaster is connected to the network by a router or is behind a firewall it may be necessary to take f...

Page 102: ...ve stream as a file Files are saved to D Media Clips sessionname SavedStreams This is a very useful feature Among other things it allows you to post the captured file to a website immediately after an...

Page 103: ...ge 87 PART II REFERENCE A thorough examination of the various aspects of TriCaster every button menu item feature and control is considered in this section so you can take full advantage of your syste...

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Page 105: ...unch TriCaster From here you create and launch sessions then choose what sort of activity you wish to pursue by making a selection from the icon ring on the Session Page Figure 80 Your intention may b...

Page 106: ...utput Proc Amps to adjust the display of a projection system What are your output device connection preferences For example will you send video from Output Row 3 to a local reference monitor using an...

Page 107: ...lar trips to several locations a number of unique episodic programs or different users with their own specific needs 5 2 THE HOME PAGE Figure 81 Having discussed sessions let s go on to consider how y...

Page 108: ...on TriCaster This results in the corresponding session options being displayed at right as shown in Figure 82 Multi standard model options shown 5 2 1 NEW SESSION As just mentioned clicking New on the...

Page 109: ...e listed in a drop down menu when you click on the field You can select any drive shown Note External drives while suitable for backup and restoration operations are not recommended for active use as...

Page 110: ...or example if your session format is SD 4 3 this is the file format captured by the Live Desktop s Record function even when the video cameras supplying your inputs are HD the opposite is also true No...

Page 111: ...briefly before we open a session Figure 85 EJECT Figure 86 An Eject button to the right of the storage volume name allows you to safely disconnect removable or external drives Drives can also be ejec...

Page 112: ...importing the files into the session Those external files will not be deleted RESTORE SESSION BACKUP In another section of the Startup Screen Session Page Manage there is a feature that allows you to...

Page 113: ...l manner In the case of the last named function you can return to the TriCaster environment by double clicking the desktop icon named TriCaster TCXD850 5 2 4 UTILITIES Figure 88 Selecting Utilities on...

Page 114: ...Update TriCaster 2 Login to the NewTek update webpage locate the latest update and click on it 3 At the dialog popup choose Run 4 Comply with any onscreen prompts that follow Hint If you wish you can...

Page 115: ...the remaining books closer together combining all the free space first Unfortunately computers are foolish librarians They tend to want to fill in all the gaps in their storage areas even if it means...

Page 116: ...oftware version information credits and acknowledgments 5 2 6 ADD ONS As time goes on NewTek will offer additional software to extend the power of your TriCaster Figure 91 When such items are installe...

Page 117: ...lections on the icon ring Figure 93 The name of the current session is shown in the top left corner of the screen The current session is displayed in the form Home session name If you wish to leave th...

Page 118: ...t by clicking the icon or using the left right arrow keys to bring it to the front presents a Start Live Production link in the Session page s right hand pane click it to launch the Live Desktop PRODU...

Page 119: ...e assigned the timecode 23 59 59 00 while frames recorded one minute or more later would have timecode 01 00 00 00 seemingly a lower i e ordinarily earlier timecode value Two more switches provided un...

Page 120: ...enter a new session no LiveText projects are listed in the area under Project Name When you have created one or more projects the name s will appear here and as you would expect you can re open the p...

Page 121: ...t clicking the x button in its upper right corner or selecting Exit in the File menu returns you to the Session Page 5 3 3 EDIT Figure 99 TriCaster includes an integrated version of SpeedEDIT NewTek s...

Page 122: ...name just above the Start New Project link and modify it then click Start New Project When you are finished working in SpeedEDIT clicking the x button in its upper right corner or selecting Close in t...

Page 123: ...ures and shortcut keystrokes in these windows Cut Copy Paste Rename Delete and so on to manage the session content Hint Of course you can open several of these folders simultaneously and navigate thes...

Page 124: ...d A 4 5 discuss other aspects of importing media files EXPORT MEDIA The Export Media function allows you to create a list of video files for export selecting a new file format for these exports to be...

Page 125: ...i selection When a file or group of files is selected you may use the Duplicate and Remove buttons at right to either clone or delete files from the list The Duplicate feature is very useful for cases...

Page 126: ...o what is appropriate for a given session format Note When presets that do not natively support HD are selected during an HD session output is automatically scaled as required to fit the selected file...

Page 127: ...ollection of presets suitable for playback in newer or legacy Flash players Mobile Devices o Presets suitable for use with iPad iPhone or iPod Touch Quicktime o DV moderate quality 25Mbit s 4 1 1 NTSC...

Page 128: ...ime depending on the amount of content in the session Again it would be wise not to begin a backup operation shortly before a scheduled live production A progress gauge is displayed during processing...

Page 129: ...o the detailed information in subsequent chapters TriCaster s Live Desktop is launched by creating or opening a session in the Startup Screen s Home page then selecting the LIVE icon and clicking Star...

Page 130: ...r controls whether their motion is vertical or horizontal can be set to a new value by holding down the left mouse button and dragging in the direction of the control orientation Hold down the keyboar...

Page 131: ...in line with the control s orientation to raise or lower the current value Click or right click to type in a new value Hint To make very fine adjustments to slider values hold down the Ctrl key on you...

Page 132: ...Delegate option is useful when TriCaster TCXD850 CS Control Surface is connected Enable Link Audio Mixer Tabs to show both External and Internal Audio tabs whenever you click the tab for either of the...

Page 133: ...be flexibly combined to show what you want to see where you want to see it Note These options are suitable when Multiview output is not tasked to projection or similar display duties For example sele...

Page 134: ...ionary indications Figure 111 Figure 112 For example a brief initialization is required following a system start or restart for DDR video playback to stabilize During this brief warm up period an init...

Page 135: ...ranges it s best to use camera white balance controls whenever possible mind you Output proc amp settings allow you to make adjustments for a specific purpose For example independent Proc Amp controls...

Page 136: ...ported by typical downstream monitors and devices The Aux video output provides more configuration options and may provide an alternative in such situations 7 1 1 OUTPUT CONTROLS Output Configuration...

Page 137: ...visible portion of a video signal can be thought of as 100 IRE units named for the Institute of Radio Engineers ignoring minor regional variations Contrast Adjustment range from 25 400 default 100 Hue...

Page 138: ...never completely compensate for a badly calibrated monitor TriCaster s Proc amps are available for occasions when no external options are available many cameras do not have built in color controls pr...

Page 139: ...s three VIDEO OUT connector rows can variously output HD SD or even both simultaneously The third output row is somewhat unique and in consequence is referred to as the Aux Auxiliary video output disc...

Page 140: ...Connection Type options are made available for output Rows 1 and 2 for SD sessions These are presented in the SD Analog Connections of the Output Configuration panel Independently select between Compo...

Page 141: ...rrent FX source selection Hint Remember than TriCaster s Record feature can optionally capture output from Aux providing many useful capabilities see Section 16 1 1 FORMAT The options in the Format me...

Page 142: ...other remote display system at high resolution If you supply your external projection system using TriCaster s SDI or analog video outputs or don t require projection the Multiview output can be given...

Page 143: ...t 2 Program TriCaster s main Program output Preview the Look Ahead Preview FX the current FX source selection Preview Program both video sources plus clock s Waveform Vectorscope the current Preview r...

Page 144: ...may force tiny delays during switching operations which can also contribute to throughput latency Thus serving i TriCaster s Genlock input and ii other video devices in the chain all with the same re...

Page 145: ...m 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...

Page 146: ...f TriCaster s Genlock settings Note Reference Type options do not appear for SD sessions 7 1 7 CENTER FREQUENCY This setting is applied when a Genlock reference signal is not in use To adjust the sett...

Page 147: ...Multi standard provides PAL and NTSC J session options in addition to NTSC The Connection Type menu options for a PAL session list PAL HD and SD format options Choosing NTSC as the session Video Stand...

Page 148: ...al source standard definition progressive scan 1920x1080 pixels 16 9 picture aspect Connected to TriCaster by SDI input connectors Optionally carries embedded audio 1080 30p SDI 1080 24p SDI 11080 25p...

Page 149: ...by SDI input connectors Optionally carries embedded audio 480 30i SDI NTSC S Video analog format standard definition interlaced 720x480 pixels 4 3 picture aspect or anamorphic 16 9 picture aspect Conn...

Page 150: ...keying systems such as Chyron and Ultimatte PAL digital format standard definition interlaced 720x576 pixels 4 3 picture aspect or anamorphic 16 9 picture aspect Connected to TriCaster by SDI input co...

Page 151: ...ha Channel for Input as the Connection Type in the Input Configuration panel for an even numbered input Note The input configuration video format and connection type for the alpha input is automatical...

Page 152: ...iveMatte is processed which can help when composing greenscreen shots to match a background or LiveSet You may also notice that changes to Proc Amp settings do affect stopped or frozen sources includi...

Page 153: ...s For that reason we ve devoted a whole chapter in this manual to discussing it and Crop please see Chapter 11 When LiveMatte is enabled for a specific source a small green indicator is displayed in t...

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Page 155: ...he upper monitoring section and the tabbed modules below is taken up by the Switcher and related controls and features including the Layer Controls which include main and local layer Transition contro...

Page 156: ...nfiguration Hold down Shift on the keyboard when clicking the Utility row buttons on the Live Desktop as listed below to access extended AUX OUT selections o 1 8 VI Frame Buffers 1 8 o Net 1 Look Ahea...

Page 157: ...rol display of the composite output of TriCaster s Virtual Inputs Chapter 11 Normally the Preview row selection determines which source is queued up for display in the Background layer by the next BKG...

Page 158: ...urces selected on the Program and Preview rows perhaps introducing one or two DSK Down Stream Keyer over overlay layers on top of that DSK layers are typically used for overlaying graphics titles etc...

Page 159: ...right of the Switcher rows is the Transitions section This group of controls and settings provides many creative and flexible ways to compose the video layers comprising Program output Main Layer Con...

Page 160: ...his button indicates active positioning TAKE AND AUTO Figure 133 As we have seen clicking a local BKGD DSK 1 or DSK 2 Take button performs a straight cut for that video layer For BKGD the Program and...

Page 161: ...me or click the numeric field to enable direct keyboard entry Completing the Transition section is the Transition Bin which allows you to pre select the transition effect that will be performed next b...

Page 162: ...y Figure 135 BKGD TRANSITION OPTIONS Clicking the Configure gear button for a Background Transition opens a panel Figure 135 with a few added options as listed below Normal invokes default behavior fo...

Page 163: ...Caster s Input Configuration panel However these local DSK settings are independent and apply even when the Crop in Input Configuration is not enabled The rest of the panel is devoted to Position sett...

Page 164: ...ck a numeric field or right click it you can type a value into the gadget using the keyboard press Enter to complete the editing action or Esc to cancel it Dragging the cursor on the Scale button magn...

Page 165: ...and for DSK 2 its lower numbered sibling will appear through or around sources with transparency as appropriate Important Note Use straight a k a non premultiplied alpha channels in TriCaster s media...

Page 166: ...ng the concept of delegating controls affects their use 1 Assign something suitable to both DSK layers using the Utility row with FX delegated 2 Click the local Take buttons to hide both DSK layers if...

Page 167: ...ts a final video layer added above all others before ultimate Program output FTB has several unique characteristics however For one thing DSK 1 and 2 can display colorful video sources with or without...

Page 168: ...e the DSK 2 video layer DSK 1 delegated show or hide the DSK 1 video layer BKGD delegated transition between sources selected on the Program and Preview rows To use the T bar pull it downward by dragg...

Page 169: ...fect output quality and also allow you to make any necessary adjustments Note For convenience several valuable controls and features are located in the monitoring section Among others these include th...

Page 170: ...ngs are enabled for Program Multiview output or both Figure 141 Hint Click these flags to toggle the Proc Amps on off without opening the Configuration panel 9 2 LOOK AHEAD PREVIEW TriCaster TCXD850 f...

Page 171: ...elegate is not active the BKGD layer will not change during a transition Consequently in this case the Preview and Program monitors share identical backgrounds 10 Delegated DSK layers are shown above...

Page 172: ...en monitors The controls provided vary according to the source type represented by the monitor Figure 144 Camera 1 8 monitors show Freeze and Configure buttons on mouse pointer roll over The function...

Page 173: ...rolling the mouse pointer over the monitor for either Network 1 or Network 2 an additional control is shown a downward pointing triangle Click the triangle to show a menu listing any valid network vi...

Page 174: ...e to Program Out replacing the previous BKGD layer and sending its predecessor to the Preview row Shift click the monitor selected on the Preview row to Transition it to the current BKGD layer again s...

Page 175: ...on and other control features relevant to the source currently assigned to this monitor on the Switcher rows below The function of these buttons is identical to the corresponding controls in the All M...

Page 176: ...ng with the Look Ahead Preview Hint These monitors do not feature interactive switching functions The Preview and FX monitors are handy in other ways too For one thing their larger size is useful when...

Page 177: ...applied to it When BKGD is not delegated the Program row is shown and is affected by adjustments Other delegates are not affected A titlebar control above each scope allows you to adjust the Brightne...

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Page 179: ...XD850 sports five Media Players located in tabbed panes found in the bottom third of the Live Desktop These are the DDR 1 DDR 2 Still Title and Sounds players Figure 151 In essence all of the Media Pl...

Page 180: ...t is perhaps obvious why it alone of all the Media Players is not represented by a Switcher row button It will play back standard wav or mp3 format audio files but does not support graphics or clips o...

Page 181: ...tracks selection and trimming operations The current item is displayed as the media player s output and in consequence appears on the corresponding monitor in the All Monitors tab Of course only one...

Page 182: ...pported for playlist entries Un playable missing corrupt or unsupported file icons are ghosted The Send to Frame Buffer feature is reviewed in Section 10 3 Interestingly the playlist Rename feature ed...

Page 183: ...trimming operations is displayed in a timecode field just to the right Hint For longer durations holding SHIFT while dragging In Out handles increases precision During playback the Scrub Bar knob tra...

Page 184: ...or groups of content When you select a sub heading the right hand pane is populated this is the File Pane ADD MEDIA LOCATION Figure 155 Clicking Add Media Location opens a standard system folder sele...

Page 185: ...uickly locates files matching criteria you enter doing so even as you type For example if you enter wav into the filter field the File Pane would display all content at the current location with that...

Page 186: ...the duration for the entire playlist as discussed next when Single mode is enabled the duration used is always that of the current playlist item Left click the field to type in a timecode then press...

Page 187: ...unctions Previous button go to previous playlist entry Stop clicking Stop when already stopped goes to the first frame Play Next button go to next playlist entry Not shown Double click an entry in the...

Page 188: ...hich provides quick and convenient access to multiple playlists As mentioned back in Section 4 8 1 presets also store the state of various media player controls To display the preset bin roll the mous...

Page 189: ...adjust the Speed value or click the slider to access a direct entry field allowing you to type a value using the keyboard Hint Press Shift while double clicking Speed to quickly reset to the 100 defau...

Page 190: ...remains available in that folder even when the original file is not only unavailable from the playlist but has actually been deleted from the hard drive Naturally if an image has previously been assig...

Page 191: ...me Buffers is uniquely linked to one specific Overlay channel Selecting the Frame Buffer button labeled FRM BFR for any given Overlay channel reliably refers to the correct graphic for that channel Th...

Page 192: ...work sharing enabled to ensure that applications on the remote system can access and update Frame Buffer graphics for the current or most recent TriCaster session 10 4 EDITING TITLE PAGES On mouse ove...

Page 193: ...fter the last character of the current string Delete text input box opens empty the original string is cleared Spacebar text input box opens with original text string deleted and a space character ins...

Page 194: ...Editor holds an assortment of text attribute controls These include a Font selector drop down menu numeric Size control and Bold Italic and Underline switches Figure 167 STAND IN IMAGES Images embedd...

Page 195: ...depressed To toggle the stand in locked status for an image left click it with Shift depressed If you right click a stand in image a menu is presented that provides several optional methods of fitting...

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Page 197: ...solating part of the video scene As we mentioned earlier chromakeying or simply keying is used to combine images by eliminating a portion of a foreground image effectively cutting a digital keyhole in...

Page 198: ...ion here Chromakeying has become an essential tool in video and film production Typically foreground footage is shot in front of a blue or green screen and then that background color the key color is...

Page 199: ...te is a digital version of this traditional tool The controls under the Matte label as you would expect allow you to define and adjust the matte for the corresponding video input 11 2 1 COLOR Initiall...

Page 200: ...urther tolerance factor and a very useful one We want our keyed foreground to blend smoothly into the background rather than to stand out in hard relief like a postage stamp or decal Smoothness serves...

Page 201: ...ders of a person in a greenscreen shot for example The Spill controls when enabled remove key color spill in your scene by reducing the amount of that color in the foreground where it doesn t belong T...

Page 202: ...r fields to adjust the values interactively or double click or right click a field to type a value using the keyboard The region defined by these four controls will be completely cropped Hint For adde...

Page 203: ...s affected by different Color choices Release the mouse when you find the color that produces maximum results It s often preferable to pick a color from a location fairly close to the boundary between...

Page 204: ...f you have available space move your subject farther away from the wall When good distance is out of the question you can improve things somewhat by placing lights above and behind the talent lighting...

Page 205: ...or Component a k a YUV or Y Pb Pr a three wire system typically using BNC push twist on connectors For analog connections either of the last two methods is to be preferred but it is entirely possible...

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Page 207: ...TriCaster s connection to LiveSet NewTek s astonishing realtime virtual set technology investing it with great new capabilities We illustrated the value of Virtual Inputs back in Section 4 10 of the L...

Page 208: ...ved in the preceding chapter normally that is apart from Virtual Inputs when the Switcher s Program row source is partially transparent as a result of your LiveMatte settings the current FX selection...

Page 209: ...ges which provide identical but independent functionality to that found in the LiveMatte Crop tab of Input Configuration Positioning controls are grouped at right Located at the top of this section ar...

Page 210: ...magnifying glass affects the scale of the overlay When the nearby lock button is enabled dragging in any direction affects size equally on both axes Otherwise dragging vertically changes the height of...

Page 211: ...ong with Input A and B This means that it is applied before that composition is sent to the Switcher Thus content in a Virtual Input Overlay appears beneath anything displayed via the two Switcher DSK...

Page 212: ...ransparent Input B will show through Hint Many virtual sets require LiveMatte settings to be applied to Input A Input B does not support keying To select a different LiveSet click the Add button at th...

Page 213: ...l Input tab Figure 181 Virtual sets in the LiveSet system display video from either one or two different TriCaster sources It will not surprise you that these correspond to Input A and B the primary v...

Page 214: ...double box sets do not support zooming In such cases the Zoom Presets and the Zoom T Bar are inactive 12 4 4 ZOOM T BAR Figure 183 The Zoom T Bar is located to the right of the Zoom Presets Dragging...

Page 215: ...e preset A built in ease in out is applied to ensure a smooth zoom The duration for the animated zoom is controlled by the tools beneath the Animate Zoom switch These work just like the similar S M F...

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Page 217: ...al audio connections and configuration were briefly discussed back in Sections 3 4 1 and 3 6 1 You ll observe that there are two side by side audio tabs External Audio at left and Internal Audio on th...

Page 218: ...udio sources as being associated with video inputs 1 8 in the nearby rows see the sub heading Follow below but you are completely free to use them in various other configurations Figure 187 13 1 1 MUT...

Page 219: ...n Connection Type menu at the top allows selection between the following input options Mic 1 2 low impedance microphones and other common professional audio sources Mic 1 2 Phantom power microphones t...

Page 220: ...ts Using Pan one can send part of channel 1 to channel 2 and vice versa Let s consider an example When Pan is set to the extreme counter clockwise position for Input 1a its audio signal is passed excl...

Page 221: ...ow are common to all Connection Types with exceptions as noted FOLLOW Figure 191 Enabling the Follow switch for an audio source directs TriCaster to track switcher operations for the related video sou...

Page 222: ...dustry but broadly speaking the feature provides several very useful functions TriCaster s Solo feature offers remarkable flexibility without overly confusing complexity Consider a few basic principle...

Page 223: ...for sending the output from one or more internal sources such as a DDR or the Sounds player to a secondary distribution system Alternatively you may want a clean output from one or more sources for us...

Page 224: ...o the right of center decreases the gain applied to the left channel 1 Of course TriCaster provides supports four audio output channels quad When considering how Balance works in this configuration it...

Page 225: ...VU meters Hint An error message appears in the Status Bar above the main Program output monitor to warn you if clipping occurs see Section 6 5 1 Levels above 0dB are drawn in orange You can allow occ...

Page 226: ...enu is unnecessary 13 2 2 OUTPUT CONTROLS Each of the audio sources discussed earlier provides its own contribution to TriCaster s audio output mix Settings in the output control panels in the Interna...

Page 227: ...method of independently adjusting stereo audio levels sent to the network when streaming is enabled Aux Output as you might expect controls audio sent to the four AUX output connectors An important ad...

Page 228: ...DDR2 are placed on AUX outputs 2c and 2d Master The AUX outputs provide a supplementary program output channel with independent level control Solo When this option is selected AUX connectors will outp...

Page 229: ...rces in TriCaster s live production environment Potential sources include displays from network connected Windows or OS X based computer systems via iVGA and text and graphics overlays from LiveText T...

Page 230: ...ble clicking and you will see two files in a Finder window the readme file and the iVGA client program Drag the iVGA icon from the finder to your Applications folder Run it by double clicking the icon...

Page 231: ...ill likely be only one frame per second You can set iVGA to show either desktop monitor when you have more than one attached using the Monitor 1 or Monitor 2 options in the menu The Options list conta...

Page 232: ...also decide whether or not to Show Mouse Cursor in the display Refresh Overlay is there in case you need to quickly reset iVGA Selecting this is equivalent to stopping and re starting iVGA This is als...

Page 233: ...aware this source is temporarily off line The client icon also has a P across the face to remind the client that privacy mode is active Lastly selecting Exit shuts down the iVGA client and removes the...

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Page 235: ...streaming market will continue to expand providing many creative and profitable opportunities When it comes to taking advantage of this new medium TriCaster can place you in the forefront 15 1 TRICAS...

Page 236: ...t Pull type connections To see what Internet address to provide your customers or streaming provider select a suitable Pull profile from the Stream Type menu After pressing the Stream button beneath P...

Page 237: ...w will direct the player to show the stream from your system on client computer system s connected to the Internet Hint Most web browsers can be also configured to invoke a compatible player when requ...

Page 238: ...it may not be as expensive as you think costs vary based on considerations such as how many viewers you expect how much web bandwidth you use each month and so on Some services based on an advertisin...

Page 239: ...od quality stream requires that you consider both your network connection capabilities and that of your viewers As well to ensure reliable delivery you will ideally have some idea of the size of your...

Page 240: ...may be constricted elsewhere along the transmission path The level of Internet traffic can impose limits but another major factor is the sort of connection your viewing audience may have Consider an e...

Page 241: ...D USERS Simply put the Windows Media Encoder in TriCaster allows your networked audience to connect directly to it and it distributes the stream to them Connecting in this manner requires you to have...

Page 242: ...r would connect to the encoder pull the stream to it and finally begin re distributing it to everyone requesting it This method worked passably until firewalls became more common Advantages o Pull doe...

Page 243: ...that is more theoretical than practical o Some external streaming providers prefer to Pull streams as re connection can performed from their end automatically if necessary But in many venues system a...

Page 244: ...rg wiki Push_technology http en wikipedia org wiki Pull_technology Microsoft even hosts an animation on the subject at www microsoft com windows windowsmedia knowledgecenter wminaction streaming_pushp...

Page 245: ...web distribution a fair amount of video information and detail can be lost For this reason good lighting of your source video is essential Also web streaming doesn t handle detail transitions and moti...

Page 246: ...o matter how brilliantly they point the finger at forces beyond your control 1 Set up and enable a test program stream from your TriCaster 2 Use another system to open Windows Media Player and use its...

Page 247: ...et of data packets to the target host IP number then listens for an echo response in return Ping estimates the round trip time in milliseconds records any data losses and displays a summary when finis...

Page 248: ...Address for a system running OS X 1 Click the Apple icon at upper left on the Desktop and select About This Mac 2 Click More info in the panel which opens 3 Click Network in the Contents column at lef...

Page 249: ...04 3 Ping will go to work and in a moment or two begin reporting results A ping failure indicating a network problem will look like Figure 205 A success ping will display a report like Figure 206 Figu...

Page 250: ...he true external IP address to pass to your viewers or service provider You will also need to enable port forwarding on the router Again in this environment you may wish to consider Push streaming wit...

Page 251: ...ntire string of punctuated numbers before the colon the colon separates the port number you chose for your stream The port number just mentioned the part after the colon Although the steps vary a bit...

Page 252: ...rs for information on various models and a great deal of help on port forwarding generally we can recommend the following site http www portforward com english routers port_forwarding routerindex htm...

Page 253: ...ur viewers to connect SPEED TESTS Are you sure your upload bandwidth is adequate to the bitrate you ve set for your stream Why not test and make sure Again a number of websites provide free speed test...

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Page 255: ...ction Relevant settings and controls are grouped in the Record Configuration panel To open this panel click the Configure button gear next to Record beneath the Program Output monitor Hint Record and...

Page 256: ...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 Figure 209 Enter something suitable in the Base Name field...

Page 257: ...These files retain more color information than standard DV HDV files as well as many other file formats The increased color fidelity is especially valuable for chromakeying purposes Please see the no...

Page 258: ...of Record Configuration though a bit simpler Again enter a Base Name The name you supply which will be numerically incremented as required Enable the Add to Stills Playlist switch to automatically inc...

Page 259: ...c to the different applications when running in as an integrated part of the TriCaster environment 17 1 SPEEDEDIT SpeedEDIT projects are launched from the Session Page in TriCaster s Startup Screen Af...

Page 260: ...both being inappropriate for TriCaster s output mode 17 1 2 FILEBIN QUICKTABS SpeedEDIT s Filebins have pre configured QuickTabs pointing to the following default paths for the current session Note th...

Page 261: ...reen After creating a new session or opening an existing one click Graphics on the icon ring see Section 5 3 This reveals options and links at right discussed previously in the Startup Screen chapter...

Page 262: ...r this reason the TriCaster version of LiveText does not support user added Quicktabs LiveText s File menu has two special items Send Current Page to Live and Send All Pages to Live These take the pla...

Page 263: ...or in TriCaster s Media Players DDR Stills and Titles allows you to substitute a different image for stand in or placeholder images in Title Pages cgxml exported from LiveText working with stand in im...

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Page 265: ...Page 249 PART III APPENDICES A time saving question and answer section followed by an extensive listing of Shortcut Keys schematic diagram and keyword index...

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Page 267: ...nces and other helpful remarks Hint The NewTek website includes a comprehensive FAQ database containing a wealth of useful information on all of its products please see http www newtek com faq How do...

Page 268: ...m 266 Find my recorded program file 266 Change playback speed for clips in the DDR Media Player 267 Deal with clips that seem blurry when examined in the DDR Media Player 267 Get stubborn clips to pla...

Page 269: ...or Windows Media Encoder 278 Install virus protection 278 Install my favorite software or codec 279 Supplement Can I install the MainConcept AAC Encoder for Flash 279 Restore TriCaster to original as...

Page 270: ...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...

Page 271: ...official broadcast standard for SD video is Rec 601 but HD video conforms to Rec 709 and TriCaster output color space is governed by the session format When the natural color space for a connected so...

Page 272: ...over the main Program output monitor and click the Configure gear button that appears above it 5 In the Output Configuration panel s Multiview tab set VGA Output Resolution to match the native resolut...

Page 273: ...can I do A The foremost reason this might happen is if the cable or extender cable you are using between the control surface and the TriCaster failed to deliver sufficient current consistently In the...

Page 274: ...11 6 Close the drive bay door 7 Close TriCaster s front panel SUPPLEMENTARY QUESTION Q What hard drives are recommended for TriCaster s removable drive bays A NewTek Sales offers additional hard drive...

Page 275: ...e USB cable from the external hard drive to one of TriCaster s USB2 0 ports Note that the hard drive should probably be formatted using the NTSF file system the FAT file system chokes on exported file...

Page 276: ...so on for a given live production See Section 5 1 A 2 1 START AN SD SESSION 1 Connect your SD sources to TriCaster s input connectors see Section 3 4 2 Connect your SD monitors to TriCaster s output c...

Page 277: ...might otherwise occur due to converting fielded video to progressive video for streaming This will generally result in quite noticeably better quality A 2 3 WORK ON A STORED SESSION 1 Click the Open i...

Page 278: ...ame of the session in Home page of the Startup Screen 2 Select Delete from the menu This will delete the session and any content that is local to the session including associated LiveText and SpeedEDI...

Page 279: ...f a user friendly tool called TriCaster Virtual Set Editor is near This tool makes it easy to modify LiveSets to suit your specific needs More powerful tools are available in the LiveSet Creation SDK...

Page 280: ...annel The Nightly Show A LiveSet is special in that it appears to show many different video sources simultaneously see Figure 212 even including a moving news ticker Figure 212 This virtual multi moni...

Page 281: ...ual Input tab 2 Put the looping montage clip in a DDR and select that DDR as Input B A 3 4 INITIATE STREAMING 3 Connect TriCaster to the Internet see Section 3 14 4 Open or create a TriCaster session...

Page 282: ...ion see Section 3 8 2 Click the Configure gear button next to Record under the Program monitor 3 Choose your recording options see Section 4 7 1 and enter a Base Name for the file s 4 Close the panel...

Page 283: ...THE DDR First note that TriCaster has a two minute warm up period during which system software initializes During this period frames may be dropped during playback see Section 6 5 1 QUICKTIME At the t...

Page 284: ...of a number of freely obtainable remuxing utilities A quick internet search for remux avi turns up several applications you could use some free Installed on an external system these will remux AVI fil...

Page 285: ...sku FS0000522 e fms35 A 3 11 CHANGE COLORS FOR AN ENTIRE TITLE PLAYLIST AT ONCE You can quickly alter the default colors for a complete playlist of Title Pages in a Media Player such as Titles 1 Sele...

Page 286: ...first Virtual Input click its tab and use the controls to select a LiveSet assign and position an Overlay source even click a Zoom Preset to be the default 2 Right click on the Preset icon in the bin...

Page 287: ...is set to 720x480 A 4 FILES A 4 1 MANAGE FILES Please refer to the item How do I Manage Selected Content inside a Session Section A 2 7 A 4 2 CHANGE THE RECORDING QUALITY TriCaster has two optional qu...

Page 288: ...lls etc according to their file type see Import Media in Section 5 3 Hint You may know that external files can be used in a session without being imported by adding them to Media Player playlists usin...

Page 289: ...ommended steps 1 Click on Final Cut s File menu and choose Send To Compressor Compressor will open automatically 2 Select your encoder setting as follows a Inside Compressor click on the Settings tab...

Page 290: ...simplest is to use the Export Media feature see the sub heading by that title in Section 5 3 4 A 4 9 EXPORT FILES FROM TRICASTER FOR USE IN APPLE FINAL CUT PRO At the time of writing importing MPEG 2...

Page 291: ...on at lower right and then click Add to open a Media Browser 10 Add the files s you wish to export to the Export Media file list 11 Choose Quicktime for the Target then select Renderless conversion mo...

Page 292: ...erhaps portable hard drives or USB thumb drives These are commonly prepared using the FAT32 file system which does not support files larger than 4GB As video files will often exceed this size FAT32 is...

Page 293: ...NCE 1 Click the Utilities icon on the Home page of the Startup Screen 2 Click the Defragment Hard Drive link at right see Section 5 2 4 and follow further directions provided This process can take con...

Page 294: ...irus and or malware protection software on TriCaster Certainly you should always take sensible precautions to avoid introducing infected files into TriCaster by rigorously virus checking media you pla...

Page 295: ...r that TriCaster should support it please submit the details as a feature request Please also see Section A 3 10 above SUPPLEMENTARY QUESTION Q Can I install the MainConcept AAC Encoder Plug In for Ad...

Page 296: ...r up If this screen does not automatically appear reboot and press F8 a few times in quick succession say once per second immediately after powering up Follow prompts to complete the process Note Foll...

Page 297: ...wtek com faq index php contact service 7 Enter the Registration Code provided into the Registration dialog at Step 3 Please see Section 3 3 for more detail A 6 2 CONTACT TECHNICAL SUPPORT Visit the Ne...

Page 298: ...am Configuration panel are all located inside the folder at C TriCaster Streaming Profiles They are segregated according to whether they are WMV or Flash profiles again into NTSC or PAL versions Multi...

Page 299: ...ofile prx file similar to the one you wish to create inside the appropriate sub folder at that location 5 Copy the file and paste the copy in at the same location 6 Double click the new profile to ope...

Page 300: ...ash Media Live Encoder and re launch TriCaster A 8 MORE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS A 8 1 CAN I DO ANYTHING TO IMPROVE LATENCY AUDIO SYNC Latency might be defined as the transit time for an a v stream Each...

Page 301: ...at 24Hz In general the lower the frame rate of the session video format the higher latency will seem to be A 8 2 WHY IS MY POWER SUPPLY BEEPING TriCaster has redundant replaceable power supply units...

Page 302: ...ide embedded aspect ratio information As a result certain files such as 1440x1080 files intended to be displayed as 16 9 the thumbnail image in Media Player icons for may not be properly proportioned...

Page 303: ...lly when a large portion of the display is refreshed This is not normally problematic as for iVGA purposes the client system is not required to perform other concurrent tasks Its entire duties involve...

Page 304: ...ever Sound travels quite slowly so slow in fact that even in relatively small venues it reaches those in the rear of the audience noticeably later than those in the front In loose terms for a mid size...

Page 305: ...is too obvious for those nearest the front it can be disconcerting distraction For this reason it s desirable to keep video latency to an agreeable minimum but put away any notion of zero latency Not...

Page 306: ...s and compare the timecode shown B 3 4 OTHER SOURCES OF LATENCY More often than not significant latency is added by other devices in the IMAG chain that come after the TriCaster Projectors are a commo...

Page 307: ...xpect For instance image stabilization by definition adds one field of latency and sometimes more Disable anything of that sort that you can Latency may be slightly lower for progressive sessions so f...

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Page 309: ...rything upside down After a few days people reported that things appeared right side up again Even when things are dramatically wrong our brains compensate to a remarkable degree Have you ever looked...

Page 310: ...deal if your downstream from TriCaster video monitors are properly set up to allow you to make these judgments C 2 CALIBRATING VIDEO SOURCES The obvious disparity between neighboring televisions on di...

Page 311: ...SC J countries black is defined as 0 IRE For NTSC lands black properly sits at 7 5 IRE Using TriCaster s Waveform monitor in the Live Desktop s Preview Scopes tab you can actually see the IRE values f...

Page 312: ...eak black and white levels Of course it is always best to perform adjustments at the source if possible C 2 2 ADJUSTING COLOR We re going to move into color calibration next but first we can actually...

Page 313: ...he trace left or right while V Offset changes adjust its vertical position Let s move on to a slightly more rigorous testing C 2 3 COLOR METRICS At this point we ve assured ourselves that the signal f...

Page 314: ...display these given a choice use 75 bars Then look at the Vectorscope to see how it traces the individual colors comprising the image Figure 221 The Vectorscope graticule has six distinct rectangular...

Page 315: ...ce to ensure a perfect match when switching from camera to camera during your live productions At this point your video signal should be reasonably accurate and broadcast legal Naturally there are oth...

Page 316: ...lor htm C 3 2 PROGRAM OUTPUT MONITOR Again a search of the internet for video monitor calibration will yield a large number of resources both free and commercial If you have television monitors connec...

Page 317: ...n the lower right area Figure 223 The images in this section have been adjusted slightly to accentuate the subtle differences in the black bars making up this region Figure 224 The large blocks at lef...

Page 318: ...o its center detent 3 Play with the Brightness knob until you can clearly discern the bars for all three black levels in the PLUGE 4 Gently turn Brightness down until the 3 5 IRE and 7 5 IRE bars merg...

Page 319: ...t starts to have a dimming effect again C 3 4 COLOR ADJUSTMENTS Having set the black and white levels earlier let s continue NTSC 1 If your monitor has a Blue gun only setting enable it Depending on t...

Page 320: ...may not be possible on some monitors 6 Check your results with some familiar imagery and make any further tweaks you feel are required PAL 1 If your monitor has a Blue gun only setting enable it Rais...

Page 321: ...elegate select DSK 2 key backslash Transition Delegate multi select DSK 2 Shift Transition Delegate select FTB Backspace Transition Delegate multi select FTB Shift Backspace Select FTB Delegate and pe...

Page 322: ...INPUTS Activate Zoom Preset 1 for Virtual Input selected on Program Alt F1 Activate Zoom Preset 2 for Virtual Input selected on Program Alt F2 Activate Zoom Preset 3 for Virtual Input selected on Pro...

Page 323: ...m j Go to next playlist item semi colon Autoplay On Off u Loop On Off apostrophe Single On Off q Navigate through Playlist items Up Down Left Right Arrows Set In Point for current Playlist Item Clip o...

Page 324: ...hift 1 Q D 9 TITLES Stop Ctrl k Play Ctrl l lower case L Go to previous playlist item Ctrl j Go to next playlist item Ctrl semi colon Autoplay On Off Ctrl u Loop On Off Ctrl apostrophe Single On Off C...

Page 325: ...em Home End Navigate through Playlist items Up Down Left Right Arrows Select All Previous Following Items Shift Home End Playlist select to Top Bottom Shift Home End Playlist add to selection Up Down...

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Page 327: ...iCaster TCXD850 the following standards are applicable Test Parameter Evaluation Standard Temperature Mil STD 810 SAE J1455 Ambient Operating 0 C 40 C operating Ambient Non Operating 10 C to 60 C Humi...

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Page 329: ...Cameras 18 130 254 255 External Drive 259 Genlock 20 LC 11 257 259 Output 21 255 256 Tally Lights 25 259 TimeWarp 259 Crop 185 Crop Edges 147 193 D DDR See Live Desktop Media Player E Edit See SpeedE...

Page 330: ...e L Latency 288 289 290 LC 11 Control Surface 257 259 Live Desktop 6 28 113 114 Audio Mixer 11 44 201 Balance 44 208 Connection Type 203 External Audio tab 116 202 Follow 48 205 Internal Audio tab 209...

Page 331: ...ive Desktop Media Player Monitors All Monitors Tab 42 Computer 15 255 Dual Displays 117 Output external 120 256 Switcher Monitors Tab 43 Multiview Output 126 Broadcast Clocks 103 127 N Network Connect...

Page 332: ...Live Desktop Media Player Stop 306 Storage external 259 Streaming 219 222 223 225 AAC 279 Bitrate 224 Capture 222 266 Flash 219 220 223 230 268 278 279 Port Forwarding 234 Production Tips 229 Profile...

Page 333: ...e 317 Virtual Set See LiveSet Virtual Set Artisan 100 Virus Checker 278 W Waveform Monitor See Live Desktop Windows Media Encoder See Streaming WME Windows Activate 16 Exit to See Startup Screen Shutd...

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Page 335: ...LGPL license see link below For the source and the ability to change and recompile this component please visit http lame sourceforge net This product uses the FFMPEG library This is licensed under th...

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