Section 18.7 Production And Capture Considerations - NewTek TriCaster Mini User Manual

Microsoft even hosts an animation on the subject at:
www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/knowledgecenter/wminaction/stre
aming_pushpull.asx
(Ignore the detailed discussion of configuring the encoder, and just enjoy the pretty pictures
– your TriCaster makes that part easy for you!)

SECTION 18.7 PRODUCTION AND CAPTURE CONSIDERATIONS

If you're not intent on live streaming, but wish to capture a live switching session, you
would likely record at full resolution using the Record button (rather than Stream).
The high quality captured files can then be used later in TriCaster's DDR, edited in
SpeedEDIT™, or even be transferred to another computer (even on a different
platform) for external processing or editing.
Hint: use an external hard drive to transfer the files between systems, or simply transfer
them across a local network.
You can always convert these files to a streaming file format if you later decide you'd
like to supply them for 'on demand' Internet viewing. This lets you retain best quality
right through to final output. When you eventually encode for streaming, you can
choose settings that best suit the intended audience and streaming environment.
At the very least, if (perhaps to save conversion time) you capture video for web
distribution, it's best to capture it at least at the size that you intend for final output.
This helps ensure satisfactory video quality for your viewers. When video is
compressed (as it invariably is for web viewing) you can lose important detail;
compressing a full-screen video down to a quarter or a sixteenth of its size is a lesson
in humility!
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Other variables to keep in mind when you're creating video for the web are contrast
and motion. During video encoding for web distribution, a fair amount of video
information and detail can be lost. For this reason, good lighting of your source video
is essential.
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