NewTek TriCaster 8000 - Manual (Page 124)

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We’ll look into each of these in turn, but first let’s consider that fundamental
TriCaster concept, the session. What is a session, and why are sessions both
important and valuable to you?
Hint: Social Media accounts and other details related to TriCaster’s Share Media features
are configured using controls in the Startup screen’s titlebar. These matters are
considered in Chapter 19, Publish.
SECTION 5.1 INTRODUCTION TO SESSIONS
Whenever you work with TriCaster, you provide certain information about the
production environment:
 What broadcast standard is used in your locale? Is it PAL, common in Europe
among other places, or perhaps NTSC, standard throughout North American
regions?
 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?