NewTek TriCaster Studio - Manual (Page 84)

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These modules are located in the DDR tabbed pane. When you click this tab, your TriCaster will
display two DDR panes. You can preload content and control its behavior on playback using the
controls and options shown.
You can play multiple clips, single clips, and even have TriCaster perfectly roll your DDR on Cue,
as it can ‘listen’ for Switcher commands. These powerful features deserve close attention, as
they can help you achieve spectacular presentations.
THE PLAYLIST
The largest part of the DDR modules is the Playlist pane (Figure 60), where clips or images you
want to display as part of your presentation are organized and trimmed.
The natural playback order for items in the Playlist is top-to-bottom. You can easily rearrange
your Playlist sequence by dragging clips up or down.
TriCaster’s DDRs accept video clips in a wide array of standard formats, including AVI™,
Quicktime™ many and other popular types. Similarly, they accept most common image formats,
including JPEG, BMP, TARGA, PNG, and so-on. To add a clip to the playlist, click the Add button
in the nearby File I/O section. This pops up a file selection window. To quickly add a single file to
the playlist, simply double-click it in the file window.
Figure 61
Alternatively, you can add many files at once by using Shift + click (click on a file, then hold Shift
down while clicking another, to multi-select all files between the ones you clicked). Then click
the Add button at the bottom of the file window. Yet another very useful option is Ctrl + click
selection; Single-click as many files as you like with the Ctrl key depressed – when you click Add,
they will be added to the playlist in the order you clicked them.
Note: Still images added to the playlist are automatically scaled to fit the live output format.