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FTB
Let’s discuss the final button in the Transition group – FTB.
The acronym FTB stands for Fade to Black. The result of clicking FTB will not likely
surprise you very much. FTB offers a convenient method of doing precisely what its name
implies – fading Program output completely to black. It might help to think of FTB as a final
video layer added above all others before Program output, completely obscuring
everything below it.
As a memory aid, the FTB button pulses during operation. FTB’s fade duration is drawn
from the BKGD layer setting. Hold down Shift while pressing the FTB on a control surface
button to initiate an FTB operation.
Note: Hiding or displaying FTB will trigger both Autoplay and Audio Follow Video when these settings are
active for displayed Media Players. FTB also fades Master Audio to mute when displayed, and back up
again when hidden.
T
AKE AND
A
UTO
As we have seen, clicking the main Take button (keyboard shortcut Enter) performs a straight cut for all video
layers that are currently selected (i.e., those whose monitors have blue borders due to you having clicked
them).
Likewise, if you press Auto (or the keyboard Spacebar), the transitions assigned to all delegated video layers
are performed. You can halt an Auto operation partway by clicking the button a second time during the
transition. The operation will be completed the next time you click the button.
Note that there are local (BKGD layer-only) Take and Auto buttons beneath the Background Transition
icon.
T-
BAR
The T-bar mimics the similar control on a traditional video switcher, and allows you to manually perform a
transition between selected video layers. To use the T-bar, pull it downward by dragging it with the mouse
pointer. Drag it all the way to the bottom and release to complete a transition; the T-bar then pops back to
the top.
Hint: Naturally, when the T-bar is dragged part way, a partial transition occurs. With certain transitions
this can be useful for split screen effects.
SECTION 9.5
PREVIZ
TriCaster’s Look Ahead Preview pane shows the outcome of the currently configured transition before it is
performed. The Previz feature takes this capability much further, allowing you to pre-visualize effects in full
motion, including T-bar operations.
You can preview any Switcher and M/E effects (including DSK/KEY layers) without fear of disrupting Switcher
(or M/E) output. Create complex compositions in this mode and copy them back to the original M/E (or
Switcher) or a different one.
FIGURE 9-17