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CONTROL SURFACES Chapter 22
This chapter introduces the different control surfaces offered by
NewTek ® , helping you to see how they complement your
TriCaster™ and bring added ability to your production setup.
The section also includes brief notes on connecting TriCaster™
control surfaces for use with your live production system.
NewTek TriCaster™ systems provide unrivalled live production power. With a
TriCaster™ control surface in front of you, all of that power is right at your
fingertips. These sleek yet rugged control surfaces deliver precise control over the
video layers constituting your program. Quickly and confidently perform your
switching operations, and extend your capabilities in a wide variety of ways.
This Chapter discusses multiple TriCaster™ control surfaces, including TriCaster™
8000 CS, 460 CS, 860 CS, and others. Of these, two (TriCaster™ 460 CS and 860 CS)
are virtually identical as respects operations and control layouts, so we will consider
them together. Others sections cover specific control surfaces in turn.
We’re very confident you’ll find one or more of these devices to be excellent for your
live production needs.
SECTION 22.1 SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE
TriCaster control surfaces can be grouped into two main categories, offering either
primary switcher control or instant replay functionality.
22.1.1 PRIMARY CONTROL
Primary control surfaces manage transitions on a per layer basis, govern the
background composition, overlay and overlay transitions, multi-layer M/E
configuration and zoom, control multiple Media Players, record, stream and grab
features, and even more. At the time of writing, three devices fall into this category,
as follows: