Record/capture, A.3.1, Change the recording quality – NewTek TriCaster Studio User Manual

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A.3 RECORD/CAPTURE

A.3.1 CHANGE THE RECORDING QUALITY?

TriCaster has two optional quality settings for recording live video, Normal Profile (Compatibility
Mode)
and Studio Profile. Both of these alternatives record ‘I-frame only’ MPEG2 files at a rate
of approximately 50mbps.

The Normal setting produces a ‘standard profile’ MPEG2 with 4:2:0 encoding, and has best
compatibility with third-party products. Studio quality files comply with the MPEG2 ‘high profile’
standard, resulting in 4:2:2 encoding at the expense of slightly less cross-product compatibility.

To change the setting:

1. Access the Record/Stream tab.
2. Enable or disable the Use MPEG-2 Studio Profile switch under Record Profile.

A.3.2 RECORD TO AN EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE?

Ideally, it’s best to record to TriCaster’s internal “D:” drive. If you do use an external drive, be
sure to test beforehand for adequate connection speed, and format the external volume using
the NTFS file system (off-the-shelf drives are often formatted as FAT32, which will be unable to
record longer video clips).

A.3.3 RESOLVE A “DV DEVICE NOT CONNECTED” ERROR?

Exit to the Administrator Desktop, and check that your DV device is being detected open My
Computer,
and verify that a DV device listed.

If it is, reinstalling the drivers for the IEEE 1394 controller may help. To do this, follow these
steps:

1. Right click on My Computer, and go to Manage.
2. Choose Device Manager.
3. Open IEEE 1394 Bus host controllers.
4. Right-click on the controller device listed, and choose Update Driver.
5. If Windows asks to connect choose No, not this time.

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