NewTek TriCaster Advanced Edition User Guide - Manual (Page 56)

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 If your task includes cameras or other live sources, are they HD, SD or a mixture of both?
 How are cameras connected (are you using component or SDI connections, something else, or a
mixture of several connection types)?
As you continue, you may make other adjustments relevant to your current production requirements:
 You might calibrate your cameras individually using the Proc Amp settings in the Input Configuration
panels.
 If your production plans include the use of greenscreen staging, you will probably adjust the
LiveMatte settings for one or more cameras to provide optimal keying.
 Perhaps you will use the output Proc Amps to adjust the display sent to a projection system.
 What are your output device connection preferences?
o For example, will you send video to a local reference monitor using an S-Video or composite
cable?
o Do you intend to configure a connection for a projection system? What external audio
connections and adjustments are required?
 You might create a playlist of custom title pages in a Media Player, along with additional playlists for
the DDRs.
During the course of the actual live production you may
perform further fine-tuning, and also add to the media content
used in the presentation:
 You could grab a series of still images from Program
Output.
 Grab some clips from the production for replay later.
 And capture the network Stream output as a file.
The list of adjustments, activities and assets involved in a
specific production goes on, but the main point to grasp here is
that the session is comprised of all of the above collectively. If
you do not deliberately delete the session, all of your session
media and all of your session settings are ready for immediate
recall and re-use.
When you re-open an existing session, it’s just as if you were
continuing an earlier event. Thus, if you return to the same
venue another day under similar conditions, simply re-open your prior
session and you are virtually ready to go. (Of course, it’s the professional course
of wisdom to test everything before beginning any event.)
Naturally, you can store multiple sessions and re-open them freely. This greatly simplifies business models
that involve regular trips to specific remote sites or a number of unique episodic programs, and easily
accommodates different users with their own individual requirements and preferences.
Finding your files – automatically.
Typical sessions include many media
clips, along with graphics, titles and
buffers. Naturally, users must ensure
make sure that all of media required is
on hand for the session.
To help with this task, TriCaster
automatically locates the necessary
media, even when drive settings have
been changed on the system (as, for
example, when a session backup has
been restored onto different drives
compared to the original setup).