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Let’s consider the individual DSK Layer Controls first.
9.4.1
DSK CONTROLS
Pressing the local TAKE button for any DSK displays or hides the corresponding
video layer (shown on top of the BKGD layer). Local AUTO buttons beneath each
DSK’s thumbnail icon perform similarly, but apply the currently selected transition
(i.e., the effect represented by the small icon shown above TAKE).
Hint: You can halt an Auto operation partway by clicking the button again
during the transition. For DSK (and M/E KEY layer) transitions, if the effect has
progressed more than halfway when halted, clicking Auto again will complete
it. Otherwise it is reversed, returning the layer to its prior display state.
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RANSITIONS
Each DSK has its own transition effect, applied when you click Auto. Click the transition icon for any DSK
control area to reveal a palette of different transition icons provided for quick selection.
Click an entry in the palette to select it, or move the mouse pointer to the “+” sign that pops up for each icon
and click to open TriCaster’s Custom Media Browser. Here you can choose from the hundreds of transition
effects included with TriCaster, or even custom Animation Store effects that you prepare yourself using the
included Animation Store Creator application. The selected effect will replace the current one in the palette.
Hint: The frequently-used Fade transition is always available in transition palette. As it cannot be replaced,
no Configure button appears for its icon.
Transition durations are stored on a ‘per slot’ basis, using the numeric duration control beside the effect icon.
You can select transition speeds from the menu, or drag the mouse pointer left or right over the numeric
display to set a custom time, or click the numeric field directly to enable keyboard entry.
Hint: The direction of Transitions applied as DSK (and M/E KEY) layer effects automatically alternates. If
the first click displays the layer using an effect, the next click removes it using the reverse effect. This ‘Ping
Pong’ behavior is optional for BKGD (Background) layer transitions.
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TriCaster can also employ special transition effects called Animation Stores. These powerful effects normally
include an embedded full color animated overlay, along with sounds for transitioning in and out (sounds are
optional). The audio level for Effects is controlled in the Audio Mixer tab below the Switcher.
These special Animation Store transitions are loaded into the Transition Palette in the same way as their less
colorful cousins, using the Browse feature. A number of Animation Store transitions are supplied, but you can
generate your own using the supplied Animation Store Creator application and custom animation content
you have access to or create using art software.
Note: The Animation Store Creator application is covered in its own manual, which can be opened from
the Help menu in TriCaster Startup.
FIGURE 9-7