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Genlocking is commonplace in higher-end production environments, and genlock connections
are usually found on professional gear. If your equipment allows you to do so, you
should
genlock all cameras supplying TriCaster, and TriCaster itself. To genlock TriCaster, supply the
reference signal from the ‘house sync generator’ to TriCaster’s Genlock connector.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Digital audio is less tolerant in certain respects than analog. To avoid
occasional audio glitches when mixing digital audio (whether for recording or live production) you
must ensure that the timing for all digital audio sources is synchronized
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 output.
(If you haven’t already done so, genlock all cameras connected to TriCaster inputs to the same
reference signal – see your camera manual for details.)
3.6 OUTPUT CONNECTIONS
Next we’ll discuss the audio and video output connectors along with relevant settings.
We’ll start with video output, not only so you can view your results, but because some aspects
are best considered before even beginning a TriCaster session.
3.6.1 A/V OUTPUT
TriCaster provides three separate video and audio output connector groups, and very flexible
options for display of your live and recorded video streams. Here are some of the possibilities: