5 network sources, 1 ivga clients, Network sources – NewTek TriCaster 300 User Manual

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Notice that when the video source assigned to Input 1 is on output, you hear its associated audio
input. When you perform a Take placing Input 2 on output, the audio source connected to row 2
in the Audio In section is heard.

When Follow is enabled for an audio source, its sound is automatically sent to output whenever
the associated video source is displayed on output. In this case, the levels shown in the VU meter
for that audio source are drawn in color. When you switch away from that video source, the VU
meter
still shows its audio level, but the graph is drawn in grayscale (providing confirmation that
audio is present, but indicating that it is not going live to Program out).

Hint: Follow even works when the associated video source is displayed on Output as an Overlay or
Virtual Input source.

4.5 NETWORK SOURCES

Perhaps you’d like to be able to add Microsoft PowerPoint

®

output, web pages, Skype™ video

calls, application displays, titles and graphics from NewTek’s LiveText™ or other exotic content to
your productions. TriCaster™ supports all such displays from computers on the same network as
Network (1 and 2) sources on the Switcher, via the supplied iVGA™ client application (not
required for LiveText).

4.5.1 IVGA CLIENTS

1. For a Microsoft Windows

®

client, copy the iVGA program from the TriCaster Extras

folder (inside C:\TriCaster) to the sending computer.

For OS X client systems, copy the file iVGA.dmg.zip from the same folder to the Mac.
Unzip it by double-clicking it; mount the disk image (.dmg file) in the same manner, then
drag the iVGA program icon into Applications. (See Section 14.1 for more detail).

2. Connect TriCaster™ to the client computer via the local network.

3. Double-click the iVGA icon on the second computer.

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