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fuzzy dot is off-center horizontally or vertically, this would indicate that the camera
is incorrectly calibrated, actually tinting gray areas.
When the trace is off center, the direction and distance of the offset tells us what sort
of tint (and how much) is represented by the deviation. You may be able to use the
color controls at your camera to correct for this offset, or you can use the U Offset and
V Offset controls in TriCaster's Proc Amp to do so (as always, source controls are best).
Adjustments to U Offset move the trace left or right, while V Offset changes adjust its
vertical position.
Let's move on to a slightly more rigorous testing.
C.2.3 COLOR METRICS
At this point, we've assured ourselves that the signal from the camera is neither too
bright nor too dark, that its output falls within broadcast legal luminance limits, and
that the black & white part of the signal does not have an unwanted color cast.
We haven't done anything yet, though, to assure our reds are red, not slightly brown,
or that our blues are not slightly green or magenta, etc. The Vectorscope can provide
much more specific information about your cameras color signal. Let's see how it can
assist you to ensure your colors are accurate.
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ARS
You'll no doubt have seen the familiar color bars used as a standard reference for
video signal calibration. Two examples are shown here. Figure 404 is an example of
the color bars used in NTSC countries, while Figure 405 is a PAL example, common
throughout European nations.
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Can the switcher have a background still with PPT slides over top rightside of frame, and then have live camera feed on left?
Yes, the NewTek TriCaster Mini can display a background still with PowerPoint slides on the right side of the frame and a live camera feed on the left. It supports compositing live and video-on-demand inputs, including PowerPoint slides from a connected computer. The system allows for chroma key operations and mixing multiple video sources, enabling such a layout.
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my tricaster only has one KEY option and two DSK options and 4 Mix Effect options. is there a way to add more of these items into my tricaster layout?
The TriCaster Mini includes Key layers in M/Es, which function similarly to Downstream Key (DSK) layers but are embedded upstream in the Mix Effect (M/E) output. However, the provided context does not mention the ability to add more KEY, DSK, or Mix Effect options beyond what is already available in the system.
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Thank you for answering my question. There is a buzz on the output of our Tricaster410. Not sure why this is happening now.
A possible cause of a buzz or distortion on the output of a NewTek TriCaster Mini could be incorrect audio gain settings in the Output Configuration. Specifically, the gain controls for STREAM 1 and STREAM 2 may need to be adjusted. Setting the gain to -20 can eliminate distortion and align the output level with the TriCaster MASTER.
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