NewTek TriCaster Advanced Edition User Guide - Manual (Page 260)

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22.5.4 TRANSITIONS
The transition control group offers familiar controls,
including a T-Bar, transition selector and timing knobs, along
with AUTO and TAKE buttons. These are all governed by
delegates, as discussed earlier.
The TRANSITION DELEGATE buttons include BKGD, DSK 1,
DSK 2, and FTB (Fade to Black) buttons. These can be multi-
selected, and govern which video layers are affected by
operations performed with the SELECT and RATE knobs,
AUTO and TAKE buttons, and the T-Bar.
TriCaster’s Background layer effectively comprises the
program output before any DSKs (or M/E KEY) layers or FTB
are considered.
When MAIN is selected in the SWITCHER DELEGATE group
and the BKGD delegate button is selected alone, a TAKE swaps the source selected
on the PREVIEW row for the one shown on the PROGRAM row. M/E selections in the SWITCHER DELEGATE
group cause transition controls to operate similarly on their respective targets.
If one or more DSKs is selected along with the BKGD delegate button, the display state for the delegated DSK
or KEY layer(s) will be affected as well. Depending on their current status, this may bring them into view, or
remove them from view. This allows, for example, to simultaneously hide one DSK (such as a title page) while
revealing another, even as you bring in a new BKGD source. Or you can display and hide both DSK channels
in tandem.
SHIFT F UNCTIONS
The SHIFT key provides access to various supplemental features, such as selecting M/E 5 on a TriCaster 860
or 8000 (press SHIFT + M/E 1 in the SWITCHER DELEGATE group), or accessing GFX 2 on the PROGRAM row.
In addition, the following special functions are provided:
 SHIFT + AUTO: Reverse direction to fully remove or display delegated video sources left partially
displayed by an incomplete prior transition.
 SHIFT + FTB (TRANSITION DELEGATE): Perform an immediate FTB TAKE.
S ELECT AND R ATE
These two buttons, too, are governed by the delegate buttons above (both SWITCHER DELEGATE and
OVERLAY DELEGATE selections). Select BKGD and twist the appropriate knob to select a different BKGD
transition from the onscreen bin, or to change its rate.
These knobs also act like pushbuttons. Push down and release SELECT to toggle the Reverse switch for the
current BKGD transition.
Hint: Background transitions are the only type to offer a reverse option; DSK transitions automatically toggle their
direction.
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