NewTek TriCaster 40 - Manual (Page 57)

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Figure 82
The first thing you might notice is the Resolution menu at left beneath the Home field (Figure 82). This selector
lets you choose from a list of streaming profiles labeled to show their respective frame rate (fps), resolution and
bandwidth settings.
Figure 83
At right is the Server control group (Figure 83) where you enter the parameters required by your streaming
service (or CDN – Content Delivery Network). Let’s consider the information you need to complete this
successfully.
The Username and Password are supplied to you by the streaming service, and are specific to your account.
Location (also referred to as the Server Address) is the address TriCaster will send the stream to (this is supplied
to you by the service provider). The Stream ID may or may not be provided, depending on the service provider;
in some cases you can simply enter a custom ID number.
Many service providers will supply you with a streaming profile in the form of an XML file for use with Flash
Media Encoder. If this is the case, click the Import Settings From File button, navigate to and select the XML file,
and TriCaster will automatically import the Location and Stream ID values for the Connection.
Note: By design, the Import feature does not automatically change the Resolution profile you have selected at
left. You should ensure that this setting is compatible with your service.
BROWSE (IMPORT A CUSTOM PROFILE)
A related function involves the ability to directly import a custom
Resolution profile. You might create such a profile for a specific purpose,
using either the Adobe Flash Live Media Encoder ® or Windows Media
Encoder
®
application installed on your TriCaster).
The Browse item at the top of the Resolution menu (Figure 84) allows
you to select an appropriate file in a system file explorer, which is then
copied to the correct location for it to be listed in the menu for your use
in future.
Figure 84