NewTek TriCaster Advanced Edition User Guide - Manual (Page 36)

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SECTION 3.6 TIMECODE CONNECTION
(Not a TriCaster 410 or TriCaster Mini feature.) TriCaster supports external linear timecode (LTC) input.
Connect the cable from your timecode generator to one of the connectors in audio Input 7 (8-input models)
or Input 3 (4-input models). External timecode is enabled and configured in the Live Desktop (see Sections
Section 3.14 and 8.2.9).
SECTION 3.7 OUTPUT CONNECTIONS
Next we’ll discuss the audio and video output connectors along with relevant settings. We’ll start with video
output – not only so you can view your results, but because certain items are best considered before
beginning a TriCaster session.
3.7.1 A/V OUTPUT
TriCaster provides multiple video and audio output connector groups, and very flexible options for display
of your live and recorded video streams. Here are some of the possibilities:
 Simultaneously send output to standard and/or high definition devices from HD sessions.
 Simultaneously send output to both analog and digital devices (except TriCaster 410, which provides
digital output connections only).
 Send program output, a secondary mix, or custom ‘monitor bridge’ layouts to a supplemental monitor
or projector using Multiview.
 Supply independent video outputs to the two Display ports for supplemental monitoring or projection.
 Stream program output to the Internet via a suitable network connection.
3.7.2 HD AND SD
As mentioned earlier, for HD sessions TriCaster supports simultaneous output of both SD (Standard
Definition) and HD (High Definition) video. Except for TriCaster 410 and TriCaster Mini, the Video Output
connector groups on TriCaster’s backplate are arranged in vertical columns of four BNC connectors, offering
the following connection possibilities for live production:
 Output 1 video output format is determined by the session (see Section 5.1). When the session is SD
4:3 or 16:9, output is likewise SD 4:3 or 16:9. When the session is HD, output is HD.
 TriCaster Advanced Edition supports independent configuration of Output 2 (and Output 3 for 8-
input models). The desired format can be selected in the Live Desktop (Output Configuration panel).
1. Connect downstream video devices to the appropriate output connectors in the VIDEO OUT section,
whether SDI, HDMI, Component, Y/C (BNC) or Composite (TriCaster 410 supports SDI output only,
TriCaster Mini supports HDMI only).
Please note that Y/C and Composite may require RCA (cinch plug) or S-video (4 pin mini-DIN) to BNC
adapters, and also that both of these connection options support output at SD resolution only.
a. SDI or HDMI – Attach SDI connectors to BNC or HDMI (TriCaster Mini only) connectors in the
VIDEO OUT group labeled 1-(2 or 3).