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4.10.3 LIVESET™
We’ve saved the best for last in connection with Virtual Inputs , however. This is also where we
gain access to TriCaster’s virtual set technology called LiveSet .
Actually, if you’ve been following along, you have already used a LiveSet – a simple one, named
“
A over B ” (Figure 73), which is the default.
Figure 73
As its name implies, A over B simply produces a composite of the video source you select as
Input A displayed on top of Input B . In cases where LiveMatte is active for Input A, or if Input A
has an alpha channel (as might be the case, for example, for a 32bit image file), Input B will show
through 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 this case, we see “NewTek > Default > A over B”, identifying the specific
LiveSet, a member of the “Default” group in the “NewTek” folder - Figure 73.
Let’s try something more sophisticated now:
13. Click Take (or de-select the BKGD delegate) in the Transitions section of the Switcher ,
to place V1 on Preview .
14. Add the file TriCaster Spin Logo (Long).avi from the NewTek > Logos group to DDR 2 .
Enable the Single , and Autoplay switches for both DDR 1 and DDR 2 .
15. Click the Configure (gear) button beside the current LiveSet name in the V1 tab to
display a Media Browser .
16. Select NewTek in the left-hand column under the heading LiveSets.