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Page 5: Table Of Contents
Introduction ........................5 Overview ........................... 5 Recording, Marking and Events ..................6 2.2.1 What is an Event? ..................... 6 NewTek 3Play Control Surface ..................7 Startup Screen ........................8 Replay Desktop ......................... 9 Features .......................... 11 2.6.1 Physical ........................11 2.6.2...
Page 6 Configure Video Outputs ....................34 3.7.1 SD Analog Configuration ..................34 3.7.2 Display Ports ......................35 3.7.3 Aux (3Play 4800) ..................... 35 3.7.4 Multiview ........................ 35 Configure Genlock ......................36 Configure Video Input ..................... 36 3.10 Configure Audio ......................38 3.11...
Page 7 Record ..........................44 Marking Events ....................... 45 4.5.1 Two –Button Marking ..................... 45 4.5.2 One–Button Marking ....................47 LIST Navigation ....................... 47 Memos and Tagging ....................... 49 4.7.1 Tagging Clips ......................51 SEARCH and GO TO ......................53 Trimming Events ......................55 4.10 Managing Events ......................
Page 8 Grab & Record ......................... 88 I/O Configuration ......................89 Output Configuration ...................... 89 7.1.1 Channel A and B ...................... 89 7.1.2 Aux Channel (3Play 4800) ..................92 7.1.3 Genlock & Failsafe ....................92 7.1.4 Multiview ........................ 96 Input Configuration ......................96 7.2.1...
Page 9 8.3.3 LIVE ........................113 Independent States ....................... 114 8.4.1 LINK ........................114 RECORD ......................... 115 Transport ........................115 8.6.1 Previous ........................ 115 8.6.2 Stop ........................116 8.6.3 Play ........................116 8.6.4 Next ........................116 8.6.5 FAST JOG ....................... 117 8.6.6 Jog Wheel ......................
Page 10 Input Monitors ......................126 9.2.1 Titlebar Features ....................126 Channel Monitors (A, B) ....................127 9.3.1 Channel Info ......................128 Recording and Storage ....................131 10.1 Record Configuration ....................131 10.2 Storage Volumes ......................132 10.3 Recording and the Desktop ................... 132 10.3.1 Record On/Off .......................
Page 11 12.1 Titlebar Tools ........................ 149 12.1.1 Tabs ........................149 12.1.2 Tab Menu ......................150 12.1.3 Add Media & Export to Clip List ................150 12.1.4 Music Tools ......................150 12.2 The PLAY LIST Table....................... 152 12.3 PLAY LIST Preparation ....................153 12.3.1 Clip Selection ......................
Page 12 13.5 Import Tags ........................171 13.5.1 CSV Example ......................172 Transitions ........................173 14.1 PLAY LIST Transitions ....................173 14.2 Program-Preview Transitions ..................174 14.2.1 ‘Program Out’......................174 14.2.2 ‘Preview Out’ ......................174 14.2.3 AUTO Workflow ....................174 14.3 Transition Effects ......................175 14.3.1 Effect Settings .......................
Page 13 16.3 The Publish Queue......................192 16.3.1 Set Publish Destinations..................192 16.3.2 Publishing Clips and Stills ..................193 16.3.3 Share Publish Queue ..................... 194 Macros and Automation ..................... 197 17.1 System Macros ......................198 17.2 Session Macros ......................199 17.3 Recording Macros ......................199 17.3.1 Macro Playback Speed ..................
Page 14 Avoid the error “… copy this file without its properties?” ........228 Software, Maintenance and Updates ................228 A.5.1 Improve Performance? ..................228 A.5.2 Resolve Serious Instability or Dropped frames? ........... 229 A.5.3 Update NewTek 3Play software? ................229 A.5.4 Install Virus Protection? ..................229...
Page 15 Install My Favorite Software (or Codec)? ............. 230 A.5.6 Restore the System to Original ‘As-Shipped’ Condition? ........230 Registration And Tech Support ..................232 A.6.1 Register the NewTek 3Play system? ..............232 A.6.2 Contact Technical Support? .................. 232 A.6.3 Find Hardware/Firmware Revision Numbers? ............232 Miscellaneous .......................
Page 17: Part I (Getting Started)
PART I (GETTING STARTED) Introducing NewTek 3Play™ – connections and registration, a top-level overview of primary features, and a hands-on tour to get you started. Page | 1...
Page 19: About This Manual
Part I – Getting Started: introduction to NewTek 3Play 4800 and 440 – connecting devices (cameras, monitors, etc.) and registration, ending up with the Live Production Walkthrough – a brisk jog through fundamentals, about 16 pages (if you’re a quick study, this may provide all you need).
Page 21: Introduction
INTRODUCTION Thank you for purchasing NewTek 3Play™. This system is a member of the NewTek family of live video production systems and software, and enjoys a proud heritage. A bona fide video pioneer, NewTek is justifiably proud of its record of innovation, ongoing commitment to excellence and superb product support.
Page 22: Recording, Marking And Events
PAL video broadcast standards. RECORDING, MARKING AND EVENTS Recording is intrinsic to NewTek 3Play, and is configured for specific a/v sources when creating your live production session (see Section 5.1, Introduction to Sessions). Pressing REC on the Control Surface (or clicking the Record button in the titlebar on the Replay Desktop) activates continuous capture of all configured sources.
Page 23: Newtek 3Play Control Surface
NEWTEK 3PLAY CONTROL SURFACE A dedicated NewTek 3Play external Control Surface (Figure 1) provides primary operational control – see Chapter 8. (Text editing and other supplementary control is supported using the keyboard.)
Page 24: Startup Screen
Note: If the Control Surface is not available for any reason, its core functions can be accessed using keyboard shortcuts. STARTUP SCREEN The Startup Screen appears when you power up your NewTek 3Play. This area offers initial configuration options along with system management tools. Figure 2 (3Play 4800 shown) The Home page of the Startup Screen allows you to define and open sessions, essentially custom presets for individual productions or other purposes.
Page 25: Replay Desktop
REPLAY DESKTOP 3Play’s live production features are all available from its unique Replay Desktop. The various features, controls and modules on the Replay Desktop are essentially laid out in horizontal bands, as seen in Figure 3. Titlebar Monitoring & Control CLIP LIST PLAY LIST Tags...
Page 26 Figure 4 A Channel Info pane immediately beneath each output monitor lists important data about the video source displayed on that channel (Figure 4). Figure 5 Some very important features occupy prime visual real estate in small panes just beneath the Channel Info displays. A large, high-visibility field at left in this zone is referred to as the FastClip toolbar (Figure 5).
Page 27: Features
Rugged rack-mount case ensures robust and reliable performance in fixed or mobile installations.  3Play 4800 (only) also provides redundant power supplies.  Massive storage capacity – e.g., a 2TB hot-swappable drive holds approximately 50 hours of 1080i (or 155 hours of SD video).
Page 28: Input, Output & Capture
Play list module supports inserting pre-recorded video, sound and imagery into your live productions.  Send both primary outputs (A and B) from 3Play to a NewTek TriCaster across your network, leaving the video outputs free for other purposes. ...
Page 29: Monitoring
2.6.4 MONITORING Figure 7 By default, the Replay Desktop includes two large output monitors at right, labeled A and B. The area at left shows input monitors as appropriate for the number of sources you have configured for recording, For example, in Redundant (4 Channel) mode operation, four input monitor viewports are displayed.
Page 30: Video Processing
A control group located beneath the output monitors hosts Transition, Transport (Play, Stop, etc.) and DSK (Downstream Key, or ‘overlay’) controls. FASTCLIP TOOLS Figure 9 You’ll find additional and very important features occupying prime visual real estate just beneath the monitor area (Figure 5). A large, high-visibility window at left in this zone is referred to as the FastClip dataview.
Page 31: Bookmarks
Valuable information about the recording and remaining space is displayed nearby.  Recording can also be enabled from the NewTek 3Play Control Surface. 2.6.7 BOOKMARKS 3Play’s timecode bookmark system is almost too easy to use. There are a maximum of ten bookmarks.
Page 32 Figure 12 Small clip monitors above each column (Figure 13) make it easy to follow the action and select the angle offering the best view of events. Figure 13 The ‘angle’ columns beneath are actually Memo columns, and allow you to enter comments, tags, and other metadata that, with the Search feature, can help you quickly locate specific views for playback, inclusion in playlists, etc.
Page 33: The Play List
2.6.9 THE PLAY LIST Figure 14 Individual clips from events appearing in the CLIP LIST can be added to the PLAY LIST pane below (as can other items imported using the Add Media button). The PLAY LIST plays all entries in sequence from top to bottom, with optional transitions between clips.
Page 34: Text, Tags And More
Further, 3Play even supports a ‘program-preview’, or ‘video switcher’ style workflow. The latter approach allows you use 3Play’s powerful effects system to transition between the sources displayed on Outputs A and B (see Chapter 14, Transitions). In this (program-preview) scenario, Channel B stands in for the traditional program output, while Channel A serves as preview.
Page 35: Publish
2.6.12 PUBLISH Though a relative newcomer, social media has carved an important niche for itself in the realms of video production and broadcasting. 3Play can publish both still images and trimmed, commented clips from CLIP LIST or PLAY LIST pages to popular public sites, along with traditional production storage.
Page 37: Setting Up
SETTING UP This chapter explains how to properly connect power, external control devices, monitors and audio visual sources to your NewTek 3Play™ system. It also reviews registration for warranty purposes and technical support. After completing this short section, you’ll be all set to continue into the Walkthrough chapter that follows it.
Page 38: Activating & Authorizing Windows
At this point, the blue Power LED will illuminate, and the adjacent hard drive A word about UPS devices: activity light should flicker as the device ‘Modified sine wave’ UPS devices are popular boots up. (If this does not happen, check due to low manufacturing costs.
Page 39: Registration
Tip: Serial number stickers are affixed inside the left front door of 3Play 440, or the drop-down front panel of 3Play 4800. For a previously registered system, you can also obtain it from the registration webpage mentioned in the next section. If you cannot locate the serial number, call NewTek’s Customer Support Desk (open seven days a week).
Page 40: Online Registration
If you have connected your 3Play to the Internet, simply click the button under Step 3 in the registration dialog. This will take you to the Registration webpage (http://register.newtek.com) in the Customer Care section of NewTek’s website. There you will find further directions. Tip: More information on connecting to a network can be found in Section 3.11.
Page 41: Input Connections
External audio and video sources are connected to the appropriate inputs on 3Play’s backplate. External audio and video sources are connected to the appropriate inputs on TriCaster’s backplate. FIGURE 20 – 3PLAY 4800 FIGURE 21 – 3PLAY 440 1. Connect video sources to the appropriate connectors in the VIDEO IN section, whether SDI, Component, Y/C (S-Video) or Composite (may require RCA to BNC adapter).
Page 42: Genlock Connection
– Attach the SDI source connectors to BNC connectors marked SDI in the Video In group. Tip: If your equipment supports SDI, this is your best quality I/O option. b. Component – Attach the appropriate BNC connectors from your sources to all three analog BNC connectors (labeled Y, Pb and Pr) in each column in the Video In group.
Page 43: Timecode Connection
3Play supports external linear timecode (LTC). Connect the cable from your timecode generator to one of the connectors in the Audio Input 7 group for 3Play 4800 or, for 3Play 440, either Input 3 or one of the 3.5mm audio input jacks (line or mic level) on the back of the system. External timecode is enabled and configured in the Replay Desktop (see Section 7.3).
Page 44: Hd And Sd
Channel B (labeled 2 in the VIDEO OUT group)  3Play 4800 only – Aux (labeled 3 in the VIDEO OUT group); carries the same signal as either Channel A or Channel B, depending on 3Play’s current Channel Delegate (see Section 7.1.2).
Page 45: Supplemental Video Outputs
Replay Desktop. 3Play 4800 only – Aux (Row 3) carries the same audio as either Channel A or Channel B, depending on 3Play’s current Channel Delegate selection. b. Digital audio – Use the two BNC connectors identified as 1ab and 1cd in the AES section (below the analog audio outputs) section to connect downstream AES/EBU (AES3) audio devices.
Page 46: Starting A Session
3Play’s rear panel provides additional ports referred to as Display ports (these are labeled as such on 3Play 4800’s backplane). For 3Play 440, there may be a number Display port connector types. You can use any two (and only two) of those available.
Page 47: The Home Page
small [x] button at upper-right to exit, or click the Back arrow at upper-left in the Session Page to return to the Home Page.) The Startup Screen consists of two similar screens – the Home page and Session page. Among other things, the Home page is where you choose basic 3Play session settings (see Section 5.1 for a discussion of sessions).
Page 48 RECORD MODE (3PLAY 4800) Figure 23 For 3Play 4800 only, continue with session creation by selecting a Record Mode (see Section 5.2.1 for an explanation of these options). Then assign drives to pairs of cameras you intend to recording controls in the Storage Volumes control group.
Page 49: The Session Page
VIDEO STANDARD AND RESOLUTION For multi-standard models only, set the Video Standard as appropriate for your locale. For the moment, let’s choose 1080i for Output Resolution (even if the cameras you plan to connect are SD 4:3), then click the Create Session link below. Note: 3Play supports a variety of optional session configurations for live production.
Page 50: Configure Video Outputs
Initially, as you have yet to configure input devices or add content, the Replay Desktop will look a bit barren (Figure 25). We had a brief glimpse at the Replay Desktop back in section 2.5 (and we’ll examine it more closely in Chapter 4, Live Production Walkthrough), but after a quick look around let’s continue to configure your input and output connections.
Page 51: Display Ports
3.7.3 AUX (3PLAY 4800) 3Play 4800 has an additional tab in the Output Configuration panel. The Aux pane provides control over the third primary video output section on 3Play’s rear panel, referred to as the Aux output.
Page 52: Configure Genlock
CONFIGURE GENLOCK 1. Click the Genlock/Multiview tab in the Output Configuration panel. 2. The default Reference Type in the Genlock settings group is SD (Bi-level), as this is currently the most common reference signal type. However, if you supply an HD reference signal to the Genlock input, you may want to change the setting to HD (Tri- level).
Page 53 2. Notice that a Configure button (gear icon) appears at right below the input monitor as you do so. Figure 29 3. Click the Configuration button (gear) for Camera 1 to open a settings panel (Figure 29). 4. Click the Input Settings tab. 5.
Page 54: Configure Audio
3.10 CONFIGURE AUDIO The Audio control group in the lower part of the Configuration panel has Input Type and Gain control features for the external audio source in the same input group as the current video input. Figure 30 The upper menu permits you to choose a different audio input to be captured with the video clip for this camera.
Page 55: Networking
Tip: Most numeric controls in on the Replay Desktop can be reset to their defaults using Shift + double-click on the control knob. 3.11 NETWORKING Connecting 3Play to a local area network (LAN) may require additional steps beyond those mentioned back when we discussed Microsoft Windows™ activation (Section 3.2). Here is the basic procedure involved in joining a workgroup: 1.
Page 57: Live Production Walkthrough
LIVE PRODUCTION WALKTHROUGH This chapter provides a quick hands-on tour of the major components and functions of your NewTek 3Play™. In a very short time, these basics will be second nature to you. More detailed reference material on all aspects of 3Play follows in Part II (Reference).
Page 58 1080i session. Name it “Practice Session” (without quotation marks). Figure 32 – 3Play 4800 shown Note: For 3Play 4800, we recommend the “Redundant (4 Channel)” Record Mode for most purposes. 2. As part of the session setup process, assign different camera pairs to individual drives, under Storage Volumes.
Page 59: The Replay Desktop
(Glance around this screen, which provides some useful session asset management tools, but we’re going to press on to other features right now.) 4. To move on, click Start Session (Figure 33) to launch the Replay Desktop. THE REPLAY DESKTOP Figure 34 5.
Page 60: Channel And Source Delegates
CHANNEL AND SOURCE DELEGATES 7. Press A on the Control Surface to set the current Channel Delegate. Note: See Section 8.1 (Dual Channel Replay) for details of 3Play’s A and B channels. 8. Press LIVE to set the Source Delegate – see Section 8.3. 9.
Page 61: Marking Events
Notice that the Record button on the Replay Desktop lights up, and a nearby time counter starts keeping track of the total video recorded in the current session. Also, a new ‘single-frame’ duration event row was added to the CLIP LIST, with memo entries indicating that recording was started (this even is referred to as a “record event”).
Page 62 20. Keep an eye on the In Point column for this incomplete event, and push IN again. Notice that the In Point updates when you do this. 21. Complete the current event in the CLIP LIST by pressing the OUT button on the Control Surface.
Page 63: One-Button Marking
4.5.2 ONE–BUTTON MARKING 23. Finish marking any incomplete event, if necessary, by pressing OUT. 24. Wait for a few more seconds to elapse, and then press OUT only – without pressing IN first. 25. Repeat this step several times, allowing a few moments to pass between repetitions. Notice that –...
Page 64  Playback of the current clips was interrupted  The playhead jumped back to the same angle of the previous event row  Playback resumed from the first frame of that prior event Let’s repeat this now, but with one slight change: 32.
Page 65: Memos And Tagging
This is a deliberate design feature, allowing you to perform commenting and other clip management chores without interrupting playback. Note: You can even use the keyboard or mouse to edit PLAY LIST entries without interrupting a CLIP LIST angle playback, and vice versa. However, changing source delegates using the CLIP LIST or PLAY LIST buttons on the Control Surface updates the source on output immediately –...
Page 66 41. This time, hold down SHIFT before pushing the ENTER button on the Control Surface (or keyboard). The use of SHIFT with ENTER produced a different result. Rather than merely replacing the current Memo entry with the new value from the dataview into the only, it pushed “field goal”...
Page 67: Tagging Clips
Of course, thoughtful use of Memo cell entries (along with SEARCH, discussed shortly) make it easy to find specific clips for playback, PLAY LIST preparation, Publishing, or other clip management purposes. 4.7.1 TAGGING CLIPS Let’s see how 3PLAY’s TAGS module makes Memo cell entries even faster. Figure 38 “Tags”...
Page 68 50. Press ENTER – the cursor will automatically advance to the next cell and await further input. 51. Type “visitors”. At this point, the entries in your first TAGS tab should resemble Figure 38. Let’s add some entries to the other default tab, and then stop to review what we’ve accomplished. 52.
Page 69: Search And Go To
62. Press the number “1” on the Control Surface number pad (don’t press ENTER just yet). Observe, first, that the text value “home” has been added to the FastClip dataview. This is the value from the 0:1 cell in the TAGS pane. Also, notice that the TAGS pane’s Auto Advance feature automatically presented the next tab (PLAYER), and awaits further input.
Page 70 The current dataview value serves as criteria for the search. Immediately, all events which have at least one clip with a matching Memo entry are displayed in the Search Results tab. Tip: Search looks for matches for each element (‘word’) in the search criteria. If any single element is located in a Memo cell for a clip, the entire event - all angles - is displayed in Search Results.
Page 71: Trimming Events
That one event is immediately highlighted in its original CLIP LIST tab, ready for further manipulation. Tip: GO TO normally takes CLIP ID numbers as input. Alternatively, with a timecode entry in the dataview, push SHIFT + GO TO. This engages Delayed playback mode, and jumps the playhead immediately to the specified timecode.
Page 72: Preparing A Play List
4.11 PREPARING A PLAY LIST 4.11.1 ADDING CLIPS 79. Select the Memo field for a clip in the CLIP LIST, and then press ADD TO PLAY LIST on the Control Surface. (A single clip is added to the PLAY LIST.) 80.
Page 73: Speed Control
86. Click the Music Track switch in the PLAY LIST titlebar, and then select Browse from the nearby drop-down menu to select a music file. 87. Click the gear button to the right of the music menu to access the music volume control. 88.
Page 74 92. Then select Exit in the File menu to return to the Session page in Startup. 93. Press the large ‘arrow icon’ at upper left to return to the Home page, then click the Shutdown icon 94. Select Shutdown 3Play to power the unit down. Page | 58...
Page 75: Part Ii (Reference)
PART II (REFERENCE) A thorough examination of the various aspects of your NewTek 3Play™; every button, menu item, feature and control is considered in this section so you can take full advantage of your system. Page | 59...
Page 77: The Startup Screen
We’ll discuss each of these in the pages that follow, but first – a review of the concept of sessions. The Startup Screen appears whenever you launch NewTek 3Play™. From here, you create, configure, manage and launch 3Play sessions by making selections from the icon ring.
Page 78: Introduction To Sessions
INTRODUCTION TO SESSIONS Whenever you work with your 3Play system, you provide certain information about the production environment:  What broadcast standard is used in your locale? Is it PAL, common in Europe among other places, or perhaps NTSC, standard throughout North American regions? ...
Page 79: The Home Page
For example, the first thing you will generally do is create a session. (In anticipation of this action, the New icon is automatically pre- selected on launch.) Figure 41 – 3Play 4800 shown Page | 63...
Page 80: New (Session)
This results in the corresponding session options pane being displayed, as shown in Figure 41 (Multi-standard model options shown). 5.2.1 NEW (SESSION) As just mentioned, clicking New on the icon ring populates the pane at right with related options. Principally, for each session you must designate (by selecting switches) your local video standard (Multi-standard model only –...
Page 81 Two optional session modes offer either Redundant (4-channel) recording or Standard (8 Channel) working modes. Generally, hard drives can capture input from two live sources), while keeping up with concurrent playback demands. REDUNDANT (4-CHANNEL) In this mode, data for each input channel is mirrored to a second drive, providing failsafe storage and convenient sharing options for your critical footage.
Page 82 Suitable hard drives added to a removable drive bay or otherwise connected are listed in the Drives column. 3Play attempts to make an appropriate initial guess at how best to distribute the drives it detects, but you can manually select drives as well. Note: In Standard (8 Channel) session mode, the Backup column in this area is not used.
Page 83: Open (Session)
VIDEO STANDARD AND RESOLUTION Figure 46 The format of video output by 3Play varies according to the session type. The session settings also affect capture. For example, if your session format is SD 4:3, this is the format normally captured by the Record function, even when the input Connection Type might be HD to accommodate a specific camera;...
Page 84 Figure 47 Selecting Open causes the Sessions List to appear at right. This pane shows all sessions stored on currently mounted drives. The Session Name and video format for each is listed separately under a header named for the storage volume they are located on (Figure 48). Figure 48 Note: Media configured as Read-only is not shown for the New or Open (session) features, since they cannot be used for sessions.
Page 85: Shutdown
OPENING A SESSION Just as you were able to select an icon on the ring using the left and right arrow keys, you can highlight a name in the Session List using the keyboard Up and Down arrows – then press the Enter key to open the session (or simply click the session name with the mouse to open it immediately).
Page 86 Registration is required to remove the watermark from output, in part to encourage you to register early. Among other reasons, doing so will serve to identify the unit to NewTek as yours in case of theft, and will also allow you to check for software updates that may have been recently released.
Page 87 DEFRAGMENT ALL DRIVES Over the course of time, storage volumes devoted to audio and video storage can become fragmented. Eventually, this can degrade playback performance. Defragmenting corrects this condition. You could think of your hard drive as being like a shelf in your library.
Page 88: Help
BACKUP OR RESTORE SYSTEM A complete system restore function is available in the event of an unforeseen problem. This does not merely restore the operating system, or other data files. Rather, it restores the system to an ‘as-shipped’ software state. Please refer to Section A.5.6 in Appendix A for full details and usage notes.
Page 89: File Management
5.3.1 FILE MANAGEMENT Figure 54 At times you may find it useful to be able to quickly access the various files associated with the current session. The links at right on the Session page under the heading Browse provide access to default session folders.
Page 90 Figure 55 Import Media’s quick processing makes this the fastest and most convenient way to prepare production assets for a session. Click Add to open a standard system file window, and select (or multi-select) items to build a list in the Import Media file pane. Some highly compressed video files may not be well suited to live playback.
Page 91 EXPORT MEDIA Clicking the Export Media link opens a new panel - Figure 57. Figure 57 The Export Media module allows you to create a list of video clips for export, even selecting a new file format for individual exports to be converted to and designating where to send them. Click the Add button at upper left to open a special Media Browser which shows clips you have marked in the session, including their Memo field comments.
Page 92 TOOLS Note that the Export Media file list pane also supports multi-selection. When a file (or group of files) is selected, you may use the Duplicate and Remove buttons at right to either clone or delete entries in the list. The Duplicate feature is very useful for cases when you wish to export a file to multiple target file formats to be used for different purposes or in different applications.
Page 93 Grass Valley Edius® – high quality HD encoding, full raster, 4:2:0 sub-sampling, high bitrate (up to 100 Mb/s). NewTek SpeedEDIT™ – high quality MPEG-2 Program Stream, full raster, 4:2:0 sub-sampling, variable bitrate (up to 100 Mb/s). Sony Vegas® – high quality MPEG-2 Program Stream, full raster, 4:2:0 sub- sampling, variable bitrate (up to 100 Mb/s).
Page 94  Same as Source – file copy (no re-rendering)  Video Server Leightronix NEXUS\Ultra NEXUS – SD (NTSC 720x480, PAL 720x576), high quality, MPEG2 Program Stream, 9Mb/s variable bitrate, 4:2:2. TelVUE Princeton – SD (NTSC 720x480, PAL 720x576), high quality MPEG2 Program Stream, 9Mb/s variable bitrate, 4:2:2, NTSC 720x480 (PAL 720x576).
Page 95: The Replay Desktop
THE REPLAY DESKTOP The Replay Desktop serves as your production control center. It provides control over input and output configuration, recording, clip marking, PLAY LIST preparation and playback, and much more. This chapter provides a top-level view of the Replay Desktop, with more detailed information following in subsequent chapters.
Page 96 From top to bottom, these are: 1 - Dashboard •Menus (settings and options), quick access to Grab, Record, and timecode 2 - Monitoring • Input Monitors - monitor all active inputs for the session • Output Monitors - large full-time monitors for Output A and B, with Channel Info displays •...
Page 97: A Few Hints
A FEW HINTS You will find various types of user controls in the Replay Desktop. Some examples are shown in the table below. Several convenience features are associated with these controls.  As you would expect, all slider controls (whether their motion is vertical or horizontal) can be set to a new value by holding down the left mouse button and dragging in the direction of the control orientation.
Page 98: Customizing The Replay Desktop
Tip: To make very fine adjustments to slider values, hold down the Ctrl key on your keyboard while dragging with the mouse (this increases accuracy by a factor of 10.) CUSTOMIZING THE REPLAY DESKTOP The Replay Desktop offers several convenient provisions for tweaking the user interface to suit your particular needs.
Page 99: Dashboard Tools
between the CLIP LIST and PLAY LIST to re-size them to taste. (Feel free to revert to the standard view if you prefer.) DASHBOARD TOOLS Figure 62 The Replay Desktop DASHBOARD (Figure 62) provides useful data. Info displayed includes:  File, Options, Macros, Workspaces and Help menus ...
Page 100: Menus (File, Options, Macros, Workspaces, And Help)
For example, a brief initialization is required following a system start (or restart) for video playback to stabilize. During this warm-up period, an initialization countdown is displayed in the Status Bar. Figure 64 Note: Status messages disappear on their own after a little while, but you can manually dismiss them by clicking the square icon shown to the left of the text message.
Page 101  Eject – Dismount one of the storage volumes in 3Play’s hot-swap drive bays (or another external volume) preparatory to disconnection or removal.  Exit – Leave the Replay Desktop and return to the Session screen. OPTIONS  One Button Marking – Section 8.10.1 discusses methods you will use to mark (define the in and out points for) CLIP LIST events.
Page 102 Drag selected content from PLAY LIST panes onto other PLAY LIST or CLIP LOST tabs to copy items to the target list. MACROS 3Play’s extensive Macros system provides a wealth of powerful capabilities. Macros and related tools are discussed in detail in Chapter 17. WORKSPACES Really, 3Play provides two multiview monitor displays –...
Page 103 DISPLAY COLOR SETTINGS Figure 68 The final item in the Workspaces menu is Display Color Settings. Select this to open a control panel () Figure 68 with multiple tabs, one for each detected display. In turn the tabs are home to Proc Amp controls and settings for the connected display devices.
Page 104: Grab & Record
GRAB & RECORD We’ve discussed Record configuration back in Section 5.2.1, and will do so again in Chapter 10. Figure 70 The Grab feature is a very convenient tool, especially for use in connection with use of the Publish features (Chapter 16) to upload imagery to popular social media sites, or for immediate display on output.
Page 105: O Configuration
The video format sent to 3Play’s primary video outputs always matches the session format, which you choose in the Startup screen when first creating the session. Note: On 3Play’s rear panel, the VIDEO OUT group connectors labeled 1, 2, and 3 (3Play 4800 only) carry channels A, B, and Aux, respectively.
Page 106 Figure 72 – 3Play 440 shown Digital video output in the corresponding format is supplied to the SDI output connectors. Analog connections are also available for simultaneous use for these primary outputs. These provide configurable connection options, as discussed next. ANALOG OUTPUT TYPE For HD sessions, the only suitable Analog Output Type in popular use is Component.
Page 107 Connection Type BNC 1 (SDI) BNC 2 (Y) BNC 3 (Pb) BNC 4 (Pr) Component Composite + Y/C Composite NAME The Name field (next to Analog Output Type) is editable, allowing you to assign a custom name to each output. The name you supply will appear in the Channel Info Panel (Section 2.5) in the Desktop monitoring section and Multiview display.
Page 108: Aux Channel (3Play 4800)
Control Surface at the moment. Video from the delegated channel is also sent to Aux. 7.1.3 GENLOCK & FAILSAFE The Genlock feature allows the NewTek 3Play system to ‘lock’ its video output to a reference video signal (house sync, such as ‘black burst’) supplied to its genlock input connector.
Page 109 Figure 78 – 3Play 4800 shown Tip: “Genlock” refers to “generator locking”. Professional video devices often provide a “genlock input”, which allows an external reference signal (often referred to as ‘house sync’) to control its video timing. The output of video devices connected in this manner is synchronized to the reference signal, and they are referred to as ‘genlocked’.
Page 110 VERTICAL POSITION, HORIZONTAL POSITION AND PHASE Locking all devices to house sync is important, but this alone does not actually ensure a perfect downstream match. Consider an army marching along: each step the soldiers take occurs at precisely the same moment, so we could Figure 79 say their timing is synchronized.
Page 111 CENTER FREQUENCY Figure 80 This setting is applied when a Genlock reference signal is not in use. To adjust the setting, supply color bars to an input, pass that through to a video output, and then to a downstream vectorscope. The vectorscope display is completely stable when Center Frequency is properly adjusted.
Page 112: Multiview
7.1.4 MULTIVIEW Multiview options and layouts are found in the Workspaces menu (located in the Dashboard). For best results, configure the Multiview Output to the native resolution of the external display (monitor or projector) connected to it. See Section 6.4.2 for details of the Workspaces menu. Hint: Remember that Proc Amp settings are provided in the Workspace menu for all connected displays –...
Page 113 session type, in addition to NTSC. The Connection Type menu for a PAL session lists suitable PAL HD and SD format options. Choosing NTSC as the session video standard results in a Connection Type list with appropriate formats, and it is similar for NTSC-J. Changing from one video standard to another requires opening a new session.
Page 114 720/60p (SDI), 720/30p (SDI), 720/24p (SDI), 720/50p (SDI), 720/25p (SDI) • Digital source, high definition, progressive scan • 1280x720 pixels, 16:9 picture aspect • Connected to 3Play by SDI input connectors • Optionally carries embedded audio The standard definition options listed below are provided in both 4:3 and 16:9 versions: 480/30i (Component) •...
Page 115 576/25i (Component) • PAL analog format, Standard definition, interlaced • 720x576 pixels, 4:3 picture aspect or anamorphic 16:9 picture aspect • Connected to 3Play by Y, Pr and Pb input connectors 576/25i (SDI ) • PAL digital format , standard definition, interlaced •...
Page 116 NAME The Name field (next to Connection Type) is editable, allowing you to enter a custom name for each input. The name supplied will appear elsewhere in the user interface, including in the HUD (Heads-Up Display). AUDIO SETTINGS Figure 84 Section 3.10 detailed Input Configuration panel controls devoted to Audio setup.
Page 117: Color Balance
VU METERS The audio VU meters (VU stands for Volume Unit) beside each video input monitor serve several purposes. At the simplest level, as you record audio with your video (or pass it through to output), the input meters assure you that audio is arriving at the audio inputs. Likewise, the output VU meters provide confidence that you are supplying audio to the outputs.
Page 118 MULTICAM By default, each camera with Auto Color enabled is processed uniquely – without reference to other sources. Often, though, even greater consistency can be achieved by treating sources in similar illumination environments as a group. Enable Multicam for several cameras causes Auto Color to evaluate and adjust these cameras in unison.
Page 119 . Each Proc Amp has numeric slider controls for:  Brightness: Adjustment range from -50 to +50 IRE (the default being 0). As reference, the full luminance range of a video signal can be thought of as ‘100 IRE units’ (named for the Institute of Radio Engineers) –...
Page 120: Router Configuration
ADVANCED COLOR GROUP Figure 87 Expand the Advanced control group to access more elaborate color controls for individual color channels. ROUTER CONFIGURATION 3Play supports countless popular video router systems, including those from Utah Scientific®, Miranda®, Blackmagic Design®, Grass Valley®, AJA® and Ensemble Designs®. Figure 88 The implementation offers a number of configuration options.
Page 121: Timecode Configuration
3Play inputs when required, along with other extended configuration options. TIMECODE CONFIGURATION NewTek 3Play can supply timecode from its internal system clock, or can refer to an external LTC (Linear Timecode) source supplied to 3Play inputs (see Section 3.4.3).
Page 122: Time
5:00.00 AM, press “5”, and then Enter. Or to set the time to 3:30 PM, type “1530” and press Enter.) 7.4.2 TIME The Timecode control group menu allows you to select between timecode sources as follows: Figure 90 – 3Play 4800 Figure 91 - 3Play 440 3Play 4800 3Play 440 ...
Page 123 Tip: If the LTC source fails, the system automatically reverts to Internal (System Clock) after a moment or two (an error flash message is displayed in the Status Bar – see Section 6.4.1). Another switch in the Time group allows you to optionally Subtract 12 Hours from the actual timecode.
Page 125: The Control Surface
A and B. DUAL CHANNEL REPLAY In many ways, it would not be incorrect to think of your NewTek 3Play system as not just one, but two conjoined ‘playout’ devices. The system features two fully independent audio/video busses and outputs, referred to as Channel A and Channel B.
Page 126: Channel Delegates
Figure 92 Each output channel can function completely independently of the other; either can be directed at any time to transmit any available audio/video source, whether live or recorded. Physically, these two channels are individually supplied to connectors on the system’s backplate for output to downstream devices.
Page 127: Transitions (Take | Auto)
color Channel Info area indicates the source type sent channel: blue for the Figure 94 CLIP LIST, gold for Tip: You can also choose the currently delegated channel by PLAY LIST, and green clicking the mouse in The Channel Info area beneath the output for Live (or Delayed monitor for Channel A or b.
Page 128: Source Delegates
(and control). That’s where the Source Delegate comes into play. Your NewTek 3Play can deliver audio/video output from one of three possible sources:  CLIP LIST – the currently selected clip (angle) in the CLIP LIST ...
Page 129: Clip List
Naturally only one Source Delegate can be active for a given channel at any time. Note that your Source Delegate selection determines not only the source on the delegated channel, but also the source other controls affect – whether LIVE (video from an input), the CLIPS LIST or PLAY LIST. Tip: Another way to change the Source Delegate is to click the mouse in the CLIP LIST, PLAY LIST.
Page 130: Independent States
INDEPENDENT STATES 3Play stores the Control and Output Delegate states for Channel A and B independently, along with other important parameters – including the current CLIP LIST or PLAY LIST selection state, playhead position, and so on. Figure 97 Consider an example: •...
Page 131: Record
Tip: The LINK button is behaves like the Caps Lock key on your keyboard, remaining active until you press it again. Just to repeat it in this context, the Channel Info pane under the currently delegated channel output monitor is normally shaded to what source is assigned to it.
Page 132: Stop
8.6.2 STOP  Press the STOP button to end playback (when it is underway). Press STOP again to jump to the first frame of the current clip (or double-press Stop during play to do this). Tip: With the PLAY LIST delegated, pressing STOP a third time jumps the ‘playhead’ to the In Point of the first clip in the current playlist.
Page 133: Fast Jog
8.6.5 FAST JOG The FAST JOG button is a toggle. Press it to turn the feature on, and press it again to disable it. When enabled, the transport effect of the Jog Wheel (discussed next) is multiplied eight times so that you can traverse the frames in your media more quickly.
Page 134: Illumination
8.7.1 ILLUMINATION The T-Bar lighting serves two purposes. The light color denotes the delegated source it is controlling at any moment – green for LIVE, blue for the CLIP LIST, and gold for the PLAY LIST. Normally, the light is brightest at the top of the T-Bar’s stroke, representing 100% playback speed.
Page 135: Set | In/Out
8.10 SET | IN/OUT Marking events is, of course, the core business of NewTek 3Play. These two simple buttons will see a lot of use. Their roles are not complicated, but it would be good to review them anyway. Figure 103 Note: Of course, marking events would be pointless without recording, so pressing either IN or OUT automatically enables Record when necessary.
Page 136: Angle
ONE BUTTON MARKING You can also add new events to the CLIP LIST without ever pressing MARK IN. If no In Point has been set (by pressing IN), pressing the OUT button will: Create a new event. Automatically assign both an In Point and an Out Point to it. By default, the In Point for this event is set four seconds before the time when you pressed OUT.
Page 137: Book Mark
8.12 BOOK MARK Bookmarks are timecode references that are independent of marked In or Out points you may set for events. This is a very useful feature, enabling you to quickly skip through your recorded video to specific points. A bookmark is set at the current timecode every time you press the BOOK Figure 105 MARK button (as long as recording is underway).
Page 138: Cut/Copy And Paste
8.13.1 CUT/COPY AND PASTE These familiar functions can be used to arrange and manage the entries in your CLIP and PLAY LISTs tabs. Use SHIFT with the COPY/CUT button to apply the CUT feature. PASTE insertions generally occur below the current selection, and the insertion will receive a new Clip ID. Note: The Control Surface CUT/COPY/PASTE features operate on clips and events in the list panes.
Page 139: The Number Pad
Just as a brief introduction, then, when the TAG button is lit, CS number pad input is automatically converted to matching text entries in the cells (and tabs) of the TAGS pane located at the bottom of the Replay Desktop. Otherwise, literal numbers are entered. The GO TO button has several functions.
Page 140: Esc & Enter
8.15.1 ESC & ENTER Pressing the Esc (Escape) button cancels a popup dialog, or exits from text input without applying changes. Figure 108 As you’d expect, pushing ENTER confirms or executes the current operation. When editing Memo cells, pushing ENTER updates the cell using the current content of the dataview. Tip: Hold down SHIFT when pressing ENTER to cause all Memo cells for the current event row to take on the same value.
Page 141: Monitoring
3Play’s ample monitoring features are described in this chapter. Fittingly, NewTek 3Play provides monitoring features that are just what you need to prepare and control video replays in your productions.
Page 142: Input Monitors
Of these, perhaps only the Checkerboard option requires comment: Certain source types for DSK overlays support embedded transparency. For example, a team logo file in 32bit PNG format will allow the video it is applied over to appear behind transparent regions of the image.
Page 143: Channel Monitors (A, B)
When you move your mouse pointer over an Input Monitor, the Configure button (gear) appears at right in the label beneath. Click this icon open Input Configuration panel for that source (see Section 7.2). Among other things, you can supply a new name for the input in this panel, and it also holds Proc Amp and Audio settings.
Page 144: Channel Info
Channel Info area below. Clicking this button opens a tabbed panel titled Output Configuration, providing controls and options for Outputs A and B, Aux (Auxiliary output, 3Play 4800 only) and Genlock &Failsafe – see Chapter 7 for details on all of these options.
Page 145 Delegated channel – Normally, only one channel (the one delegated on the CS) displays a colored background behind its Channel Info area. This identifies the channel being controlled at the moment. A broad progress bar shown on the background marks the playhead position in clips.
Page 147: Recording And Storage
10 RECORDING AND STORAGE Recording audio and video from its inputs for review, instant replay or other purposes is the core function of your NewTek 3Play™ system. This section provides helpful information about recording and storage volumes, as well as explaining how recording is enabled and disabled.
Page 148: Storage Volumes
10.2 STORAGE VOLUMES The Record Configuration options controls (Figure 115) list storage volumes that are currently mounted on the system and available for capture purposes. The list may include suitable external drives along with those inserted in the 3Play system’s removable drive bay(s), and also network-attached storage devices and volumes.
Page 149: Record On/Off
10.3.1 RECORD ON/OFF Figure 117 Figure 118 Both the Replay Desktop (Figure 117) and Control Surface (Figure 118) provide Record buttons. As you’d expect, these controls do the same thing – that is, they toggle recording of audio-visual data on and off (hold down SHIFT when pushing RECORD on the Control Surface to end capture). Note: For any single session, recording stops and restarts automatically after 24 hours, to create a new sequential file.
Page 150: Grab
‘RECORD EVENTS’ Each time Record is newly enabled, a special event row is automatically added to the CLIP LIST. The ‘record event’ has a single frame Duration, and provides a convenient reference point. Tip: The default “Started Recording“ notation in the Memo columns of record events can be edited in the standard ways.
Page 151 Enable the Add to Clip List switch to automatically include newly captured clips at the end of the current CLIP LIST tab, ready for immediate playback during the live production. Close the Grab Still Configuration panel by clicking Close, or clicking anywhere outside the panel. Then click the Grab button to capture images to your hard drive.
Page 153: The Clip List
11 THE CLIP LIST The core functionality of your NewTek 3Play™ is to capture multiple views of live events, and allow you to quickly recall and display any portion of that recorded footage with ease and accuracy. The CLIP LIST is first stop for newly recorded media, and also serves as the library where production assets are organized and managed.
Page 154: Tab Menu
The CLIPS LIST normally comprises ten tabbed pages you can use to organize your media (sessions created on an older 3Play model show 16 tabs). To display a specific tab, simply click it. Alternatively, you can navigate tabs using left or right TAB buttons on the Control Surface with the Source Delegate set to CLIP LIST;...
Page 155: Search Results
11.1.4 SEARCH RESULTS Figure 123 This special tab, situated at right in the CLIP LIST, displays all events that match the criteria you have supplied when performing Search operations. The results displayed in the tab are persistent, and remain available for other operations to be performed until you perform another Search.
Page 156 The keyboard shortcut to open the Media Browser is F5. MEDIA BROWSER Figure 125 The left and right panes of the Media Browser are the Location List and File Pane, respectively. Tip: Press the keyboard Tab key to cycle through the Location List, Filter and File Pane folders. LOCATION LIST The Location List is a column of favorite “locations”, grouped under the headings Clips, Stills, and My Media Locations.
Page 157 Media files that were imported from the Startup Screen will be shown in the File Pane at right when you select a Location sub-heading under Clips or Stills. The third main header in the Location List is somewhat special. CUSTOM LOCATIONS Clicking the Add Media Location button (Figure 126) at the bottom of the Location List opens a standard system folder selector.
Page 158 These are grouped under horizontal dividers named for sub-folders in the File Pane, which allows related content to be organized conveniently. Double click a file (or press OK, to append it at the end of the current CLIP LIST page. Conveniently, the File Pane supports multi-selection as well. Figure 127 Filenames for media added to the CLIP LIST are initially shown in the Memo field columns for all camera angles.
Page 159: Media Asset Management Systems
11.2 MEDIA ASSET MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS The integrated Media Browser native to NewTek live production systems is a competent asset management system, enabling to quickly locate and work with files related to your sessions, or external files.
Page 160: Clip List Table Features
11.3 CLIP LIST TABLE FEATURES Figure 129 By way of reminder (as discussed in depth back in Section 2.2.1), an event is not merely a ‘clip’. It can be likened to a ‘time window’ on the complete recording – a synchronized segment of all of the captured a/v streams.
Page 161: In/Out Points, Duration (And Trimming)
For example:  Select an EVENT ID field, and change the (event row) number following the hyphen. The event row is moved up or down in the current tab accordingly. This works just as well for multi-selected event rows (the original order of the selection is preserved when moving multi-selected event rows).
Page 162: Memo Fields
Another approach to trimming is to Jog (using the Control Surface) to a different timecode position, and then hold down SHIFT while pressing IN or OUT to update the current In Point or Out Point respectively. (See also Section 11.4, Playing Clip.) Of course, changing the value of the In Point or Out Point will have an effect on Duration, and vice versa.
Page 163: Managing Events
11.3.4 MANAGING EVENTS Events can be trimmed and named as described in prior sections (see Section 8.10). We’ve spoken, too, about managing clip order and tab placement by editing the Event ID (11.3.1). Events can also be re-ordered by clicking anywhere in their row and dragging up or down. Cut, Copy and Paste functions using the Control Surface or keyboard shortcuts (Ctrl + x, Ctrl + c, and Ctrl + v) work just as you would expect, and this offers another way to move events into other tabs.
Page 164: Play Indicator
To view a different clip for the current event without jumping to the first frame of the clip, navigate using SHIFT + Previous/Next, or press 1 - (4 or 8) on the keyboard Numpad. The current list selection state is separately stored for each Channel Delegate (A and B), so it’s almost as if you had two CLIP LISTs.
Page 165: The Play List
12 THE PLAY LIST At times you will likely wish to assemble and play a compilation of clips forming a highlight reel, or prepare such a sequence for other purposes. The PLAY LIST module supports these special playback features and more. Multiple PLAY LIST tabs let you organize and switch from one compilation to another with alacrity.
Page 166: Tab Menu
By default, the PLAY LIST comprises ten tabbed pages you can use to organize your media. To display a specific tab, simply click it. Alternatively, you can navigate to a tab by pressing the left or right TAB buttons on the Control Surface with the Source Delegate set to PLAY LIST. 12.1.2 TAB MENU Right-clicking a tab displays a context menu holding two items: ...
Page 167 Figure 134 Enable the Music Track switch, and select Browse from the nearby drop-down menu to open the custom Media Browser. (After use, the menu lists your most recent selections for convenience.) The Media Browser was discussed back in Section 11.1.5, so we won’t review it again here. Tip: One useful thing to note is that because the Media Browser is context sensitive, when opened from the Music menu it automatically points to Audio locations in its left column (the Locations List).
Page 168: The Play List Table
To open the Music Configuration panel, click the configuration button (gear) located to the right of the Music Track menu. The panel contains two controls as follows:  The numeric Play Start Time control allows play of the selected music file to be delayed until a set time elapses from when PLAY LIST playback is first initiated.
Page 169: Play List Preparation
Note: The PLAY LIST Clip ID is based on the ID of the source added to the PLAY LIST. However, PLAY LIST clips are independent entities. Modifying the Event ID, Memo field, In/Out Points, etc., or even deletion of a clip in the CLIP LIST does not affect its PLAY LIST counterpart. And likewise, editing an item in the PLAY LIST has no effect on CLIP LIST content.
Page 170: Changing A Clip
 Hold down SHIFT while navigating (by any means) to another clip to select both clips and all others between them.  Select the Memo cell for a clip, then press and hold Ctrl on the keyboard while clicking another cell to multi-select clips that are not near one another. Tip: When clips are multi-selected, many operations will affect all selected clips at once.
Page 171: In And Out Points (Trimming Clips)
Those features pertain to a music bed, or ‘backtrack’ for your playlist. In contrast, the two Audio columns hold controls governing audio embedded in the clip on the corresponding row in the PLAY LIST. The controls in the first column affect the first two audio channels, while the second column relates to channels 3 and 4.
Page 172: Transition
12.3.7 TRANSITION Like the two Audio columns, the Transition column controls allow you to switch the transition to the next clip on or off, and set a value (in the by now familiar ways) – in this case, for the transition duration.
Page 173: Clip Context Menu
12.4 CLIP CONTEXT MENU The PLAY LIST also features a context menu (Figure 139). Not unlike its CLIP LIST equivalent, the menu provides access to Cut, Copy and Paste, Delete, Undo and Redo features (also available using standard keyboard shortcuts). It also has two important additional items. Figure 139 The Export PLAY LIST option flattens the entire playlist, including audio, down to a single clip which is appended to the current CLIP LIST page.
Page 174: Play List Edls
12.6 PLAY LIST EDLS On exiting a session, 3Play™ creates an EDL (Edit Decision List) file for each existing playlist. These files can be used to reconstitute a playlist in NLE (non-linear editing) applications with EDL file import support. 3Play’s EDL files are created on the master Session Drive for the session, in a folder located at drivename:\Media\EDL\session name\.
Page 175: Tags, Search, & More
13 TAGS, SEARCH, & MORE “Instant replay” – just two words, but how fraught with deep implications. Consider the word “replay”: As a minimum, this requires a powerful audio /video recording and playout system. But “instant” demands even more – not merely storage and playback technology, but a critical need to identify and recall key clips, and do so very, very quickly indeed.
Page 176: Tagging Workflow
13.1.1 TAGGING WORKFLOW The TAGS pane lets you pre-configure tabbed lists, each a table whose individual cells contain various text entries. You will likely use tabs for different categories of clip identifiers, such as player names, action types, and so on (the default tab names hint at this approach). Figure 141 Figure 142 No matter what the content of a given tag cell might be, the cell itself is easily identified by its...
Page 177: The Tags Pane
13.3 THE TAGS PANE Figure 143 Let’s explore the inner workings of the TAGS pane. 13.3.1 TITLEBAR TOOLS In a brand new session, the TAGS pane initially appears in the form of an innocuous bar (imaginatively labeled TAGS) across the bottom of the Replay Desktop. This is a drag bar, and also provides several added convenience features related to viewing or hiding the TAGS pane.
Page 178 The central label area of the drag bar is bounded by small triangles (Figure 145). The mouse pointer appears as a pointing hand when it is in this zone. Click once here to minimize the TAGS pane; click it again to restore the TAGS pane to its last expanded state. Tip: Pushing SHIFT + TAGS on the Control Surface has the same effect as clicking the TAGS bar in the central minimize/restore zone.
Page 179: A Tagging Example
functionality is de-activated). To create or update a tag, simply enable EDIT TAGS, click in a cell, and type. Pressing ENTER confirms the edit and moves the cursor to the next tag cell, ready to continue. When finished, turn off EDIT TAGS to resume normal tagging operation. Tip: The first cell (0,0) in each tab cell is non-editable, and always shows the word “SKIP”...
Page 180  The TAG button is lit on the Control Surface  Auto Advance is enabled in the TAGS pane titlebar. As play proceeds, a player commits a foul, and you press (Mark) OUT to add the event to the CLIP LIST.
Page 181: Skip
Tip: If you hold down SHIFT when pressing ENTER, the tag is sent to the Memo fields for all angles of the current event, rather than just the current cell. Experience has shown that the numbers of frequently entered tags soon become so familiar that it’s often unnecessary to even have the TAGS pane open to add the desired metadata to clips.
Page 182: Search
13.4 SEARCH Searching for something … your glasses, car keys, your spouse (!) … can be oh-so tedious. It’s hard to beat the joy and relief when the search is successful, however – and sooner is always better than later. In an instant replay setting, too, there is no time to waste (if you can’t find just the right clip faster than your director can blink, you may just find yourself looking for a new job.) In recognition of the vital importance of this matter, fast, innovative search-related functions are...
Page 183: Finding Matches
ENTERING CRITERIA Letters, numerals, ‘type-able’ symbols, words or phrases combining the aforementioned, can all serve as search criteria. Timecode, Clip and Event IDs work, too, for certain operations. Of course, you can go ‘old school’ and just type your criteria into the dataview using the keyboard, but –...
Page 184 search criteria can include, for example, multiple words, or consecutive character strings, including numbers or common symbols. When a SEARCH operation is executed, event rows with are listed in the Search Result pane (CLIP LIST) whenever of their cells contains elements matching any search criteria item tab. Let’s consider some simple examples.
Page 185: Go To
 First, the SEARCH process checked to see whether the leading element in the criteria (i.e., “visitors”, without quotes) was found in any Memo field. This cause the inclusion of Events # 0-2 and 0-5 in the Search Result.  Next, the second element of the criteria (22) was evaluated.
Page 186: Search Results Tab
Pushing SHIFT with GO TO performs a ‘go to timecode’ operation (which, you’ll recall, put 3Play into Delayed playback mode). Timecode entries are properly formatted as hh.mm.ss.ff (hour, minute, seconds, frames), but – just as hyphens can be omitted for GO TO (Event ID #) operations, so punctuation is optional for timecode entries.
Page 187: Import Tags
 Select an Event ID in Search Results to snap it into the dataview.  Punch GO TO, which locates the original clip in its own tab.  Press CUT, and PASTE the item into another location. 13.5 IMPORT TAGS Imagine using everyday tools like Microsoft Excel®...
Page 188: Csv Example
13.5.1 CSV EXAMPLE Prepare the CSV file on a single sheet in your spreadsheet software of choice. Identify each tabbed TAGS page by an entry in the first column. The example below illustrates the correct format for a table with two tabs named “Home” and “Guests”: Home 0 7 8 9 Skip...
Page 189: Transitions
14 TRANSITIONS 3Play’s powerful transitions deliver sophisticated style and state of the art capabilities to your replay output. They can even include custom graphics and audio, adding powerful emotional impact. This section explains the selection and use of appropriate transition effect, various transition workflows that 3Play offers, and the included graphics tools enabling you to author custom transitions.
Page 190: Program-Preview Transitions
14.2 PROGRAM-PREVIEW TRANSITIONS Of course you might, instead, want to use 3Play’s colorful transitions apart from more elaborate PLAY LIST preparation. For example, you might want to quickly run replays with dramatic effect specifically tailored to the sport, team, or play that it will show. To distinguish this workflow from PLAY LIST usage, we borrow ‘program-preview’...
Page 191: Transition Effects
 If LOOP is enabled in the Transport controls, the replay source will continue playing over and over until you interrupt it, perhaps by a TAKE, or another AUTO operation.  Otherwise, it might play right past the marked Out Point to the limit established by the Out Point Padding setting (Options menu –...
Page 192 Figure 159 Animation Store effects can do everything that standard wipes can do, but usually also include embedded full-color animated overlays (hence the moniker) and can even include audio effects. A useful set of sample Animation Store effects are included with your 3Play, but the real power of the Animation Store system is that you can quite easily create custom effects using the supplied Animation Store Creator add-on application.
Page 193: Effect Settings
This Wipe Sequence animation is then combined with a full-color Overlay Animation (Figure 159) to produce the final effect, which you can then apply on demand simply by pressing the AUTO button. 14.3.1 EFFECT SETTINGS The settings for transition effects are very simple. Of course the most basic of these is the selection of a specific effect.
Page 195: Dsks (Overlays)
15 DSKS (OVERLAYS) 3Play offers two fully independent DSK (Downstream Keyer) overlay channels – one for each primary output. Both provide integral alpha channel support and independent Positioner controls (including edge cropping). Video and graphics overlays can be scaled and cropped, and placed anywhere within the video frame. Overlay channels can be used creatively to layer video sources for compelling highlights and much, much more.
Page 196: Overlay Output A Or B
15.1.1 OVERLAY OUTPUT A OR B In addition to being able to overlay one angle onto another, you can also overlay the entire alternate output on top of your display. For example:  Show the video from Output A – even including DSK A above it – on top Output B to produce a ‘picture-in-picture-in-picture’...
Page 197: Source Options
If that is not enough, since 3Play’s dual outputs can be operated in “gang” mode, officials can easily review separate angles, whether on a single screen or side by side on two simultaneously (each with their own synchronized clock overlays). And because the clock cams are overlaid, rather than embedded in the angle shots, they can be freely cropped, scaled, and even re- positioned at any time if they should happen to the action.
Page 198: Cameras
15.2.1 CAMERAS Select any connected live video source as a Buffer source, and you can (for example) employ it in a picture-in-picture composition. You might use this, for example, to show a shot of a commentator overlaid on a clip he is discussing – or vice versa. 15.2.2 CLIP LIST PREVIEW Clip List Preview selections correspond to the different angles available for the currently select event row in your CLIP LIST.
Page 199 Note: Buffers are linked to the original source file on disk. Not surprisingly, the link will fail if the original file is moved, or deleted from the hard drive. The Browser allows selection of files in most still image formats (including those with embedded transparency), along with special animation effects.
Page 200: Network Input
The ability to bring network video sources into 3Play as DSK sources is the gateway to a truly staggering range of potential opportunities. Consider just a few of these:  Use NewTek’s own LiveText™ titling application to supply graphics and title feeds to 3Play across a network. ...
Page 201 Let’s consider some of the available network source types in a little more detail. IVGA iVGA is the proprietary NewTek utility supplied to let you use data directly from the interface of a networked computer. It has a tiny footprint, and can even be run from a USB thumb drive, without no need to install it directly on the hard drive of the remote client system.
Page 202 LiveText, please refer to its manual. 3PLAY™& TRICASTER™ 3Play’s own network Output A and Output B are available as sources to other NewTek live production systems, Figure 168 appearing in the source selector menus for network inputs as “3Play(A)” and “3Play(B),” where “3Play” is the network name for the system.
Page 203: Configuration
AirPlay streams video from the device to the local network, and on to 3Play. DEVELOPER NETWORK The NewTek Developer Network comprises a large and ever-growing ecosystem of companies and products. Many world-class organizations have developed applications and systems with support for NewTek’s live production systems.
Page 204: Edges
Dragging left or right directly on either of the two nearby numeric controls adjusts the position on a single axis only. Hint: You can also constrain mouse actions to one axis by holding down the Ctrl key before dragging. Dragging a numeric control with the Ctrl key pressed increases accuracy by 5 times.
Page 205: Publish
16 PUBLISH 3Play’s Publish features allows the operator to selectively publish clips and still images to local or networked storage, or even directly upload to popular social media sites – on the fly. The process does not impose intrusive burdens on the operator, and can be performed even while the action and replay marking continue.
Page 206: Account Configuration
16.2 ACCOUNT CONFIGURATION You will see Publish Account icons in the titlebar of both the Home and Session pages of 3Play’s Startup screen (Figure 170). Click an icon or the neighboring configure button (gear) to open the Account Configuration panel (Figure 171). This is where you enter your personal credentials for social media sites or storage targets, and specify local or networked destinations.
Page 207: File Copy And Ftp
16.2.2 FILE COPY AND FTP The File Copy and FTP options are very useful output alternatives, effectively providing a live distribution method that does not force you to wait until production ends to use them. These features can be invaluable for collaboration, whether local or remote. 16.2.3 COMPRESSION A feature common to both File Copy and FTP publishing is the option to...
Page 208: The Publish Queue
16.3 THE PUBLISH QUEUE Having discussed configuration of destinations for sharing, let’s move on to the settings and controls related to publishing (a.k.a., ‘sharing’) media that appear in the Replay Desktop during production. 16.3.1 SET PUBLISH DESTINATIONS Configuring individual accounts (in Startup) ensures output destinations for files...
Page 209: Publishing Clips And Stills
16.3.2 PUBLISHING CLIPS AND STILLS Live replay production demands full attention. You know quite well that ‘spare time’ to take on added duties related to publishing media to social media sites is a figment of your boss’s imagination. It would be different if all you had to do was punch a button on the Control Surface, right? Riiiight? The fact is that –...
Page 210: Share Publish Queue
16.3.3 SHARE PUBLISH QUEUE Select the Share Publish Queue item (in the File menu, Replay Desktop DASHBOARD) to open the Publish Queue panel (Figure 176). The Publish Queue panel is easy to comprehend. It shows a ‘batch processing list’ consisting of clips and still images you have added to the queue, using the clip context menu (CLIPS LIST and PLAY LIST) or automatically when grabbing stills, as discussed in the prior sub-heading.
Page 211 Click in the Upload column to actually publish the file (note that multi-selection is supported; all selected files are uploaded in this case). The neighboring Status column tracks upload progress. QUEUE TOOLS Three Publish Queue features help you manage your queue entries: Add opens a Media Browser, which in turn lets you select something other than the default angle for Grabs, among other things.
Page 213: Macros And Automation
17 MACROS AND AUTOMATION Macro capabilities smooth out your workflow, reducing complex operations to a single button press, and make it easy to produce sophisticated programs. Macros provide many opportunities for both workflow streamlining and creative applications. (As well, macros can reduce or eliminate embarrassing operator errors.) Keeping up with the action, having just the right angles on tap with little or no notice, preparing media for highlight reels and post production all calls for near superhuman performance from...
Page 214: System Macros
17.1 SYSTEM MACROS The largest part of the (resizable) Macro Configuration Editor consists of the Macro List. Initially, this list includes two items - a folder labeled System Commands, and another just beneath it named Session Macros. FIGURE 180 The System Commands folder includes commands identical to those actually called by the user interface and Control Surface to operate your 3Play –...
Page 215: Session Macros
It’s worth noting a few unique aspects of System Commands. First, System Macros are specially safeguarded within the system. Rename, Delete, Clone and Paste features are disabled, nor can you alter the order of entries in the list. Also, be aware that un-checking the enable switch at left for the entire System Macros folder (or individual entries within it) will naturally result in the failure of all related keystroke shortcuts.
Page 216: Managing Macros
Hint: You can record a macro that includes other macros. Depending on your order of operations, you may need to re-highlight the newly recorded macro in the list to show its Stop control (to end macro recording). 17.3.2 MANAGING MACROS The Macro Configuration panel has management features such as folders, rename, clone, and hotkey assignment, as well as Import and Export (share macros with other 3Play users).
Page 217: Conflicted Shortcuts
You can readily see the first shortcut assigned to a macro at right in its entry in the lister. (As mentioned earlier, you’ll also see a ‘star’ gadget at right. Click this to add the macro to the Favorites menu, shown when you click directly on the Macro control in the Dashboard. ) Figure 183 To set a new shortcut or modify an existing one, click one of the Shortcut fields in the footer of the Macro Configuration Editor panel;...
Page 218 By the way, assigning identical shortcut combinations to multiple macros is supported, and deliberately so. Still, as you may wish to avoid conflicts, a yellow triangular gadget referred to as a ‘bang’ (or, if you are in a certain mood, a ‘conflict nacho’) is shown in this case. Bangs appear at right for all macro entries in the Macro Configuration panel lister with shortcut conflicts.
Page 219: Midi Controllers
These can be used to create unique custom control alternatives. Note: Many MIDI devices provide ‘plug-and-play’ convenience. Some, though, require non- standard device drivers. Generally, adding device drivers to NewTek products is discouraged, since these may not have been prepared with the rigorous demands of live production in mind.
Page 220: Airsend™ Control
17.6 AIRSEND™ CONTROL The software API (application programming interface) providing network A/V support in NewTek products is called AirSend™. Various systems and software (both native and third-party) also take advantage of AirSend to send and receive control instructions and tally (on air) notification.
Page 221: Default Airsend Commands
As mentioned earlier, the macro shortcut entry “net1” addresses a controllable network source connected to the first network input on a NewTek live production system. TriCaster has a second network input, which you can send commands to using the shortcut entry “net2”.
Page 222 The entry above will ‘remember’ the current clip with the name “AAA1”. (The default for ID is an empty string, which is a valid storage target.) CLIP_RESTORE Delay (ms) Shortcut Value Key 1 Value 1 (ms) net1 or net2 clip_restore index This command cues up content previously stored with a specified ID value on the upstream source channel assigned to the network input designated.
Page 223 CLIP_ MOVE Delay (ms) Shortcut Value Key 1 Value 1 (ms) net1 or net2 clip_ move distance Move the specified number of pages forwards or backwards from the current page. For example: Delay (ms) Shortcut Value Key 1 Value 1 net1 clip_move distance...
Page 224: Amp Control
The entry above would advance the playhead five seconds further into a clip displayed on the source connected to Net 1. NOTES: The software associates values with their key name, thus key can be entered in any order. The following are valid formats for numeric entries: “+0.1”, “0.1”, “.1”, “-0.1”. 17.7 AMP CONTROL AMP stands for Advanced Media Protocol.
Page 225: Gpi Controllers
GPI signal input and output. 17.8.1 CONFIGURATION For an external GPI device to communicate with a NewTek live production system, it must be manually defined by text entries in the file named gpi_setup.xml. This file can be located in the directory at C:\3Play\Configuration\.
Page 226: Listening For Gpi Triggers
Hint: Normally, connected GPI devices are identified by unique names in this file; otherwise (if GPI devices share a single name) GPI commands are issued to them simultaneously. The remaining configuration attributes (“ip”, “port” and “password”) are set at the external hardware device (refer to the vendor’s documentation for details);...
Page 227: Editing Macros
 Key # (0 – n) – The value you enter in this field identifies a target pin on the external DVI device to receive a signal defined in the following field. The entry should be formatted as “pin#” (e.g., “pin1”, without quotation marks). ...
Page 228 FIGURE 188 This deceptively simple editor presents the shortcut sequence your macro contains, along with all of its values in a simple to comprehend ‘spreadsheet-style’ interface. Right-clicking opens the editor’s context menu (the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + i also inserts a row). Standard copy and paste keyboard shortcuts are supported as well.
Page 229: Part Iii (Appendices)
PART III (APPENDICES) A time-saving question and answer section, followed by an extensive listing of Shortcut Keys and keyword index … Page | 213...
Page 231: Ahow Do I
If you’ve largely mastered your NewTek 3Play™ system, but have a specific question, this may be the best place to look first. The headings that follow list related questions and answers together, along with cross-references and other helpful remarks.
Page 232 Software, Maintenance and Updates ..................228 Improve system performance? ..................... 228 Resolve serious instability or dropped frames? ..............229 Update NewTek 3Play software? ..................229 Install virus protection? ......................229 Install my favorite software (or codec)? ................230 Restore 3Play software? ....................... 230 Registration and Tech Support ....................
Page 233: Connections
SD camera during an HD session, for example. The official broadcast standard for SD video is Rec. 601, but HD video conforms to Rec. 709 – and NewTek 3Play output color space is governed by the session format.
Page 234: Connect Monitors
1. As required, connect external Waveform and Vectorscope monitors to 3Play outputs 2. Your downstream scopes should be configured to conform to the broadcast color specification for your current session. 3. Calibrate your sources one by one using the Proc Amp tools for individual inputs (see Section 7.2.2.) A.1.3 CONNECT MONITORS? REPLAY DESKTOP MONITOR...
Page 235: Improve The Quality Of Multiview Output
OUTPUT VIDEO MONITORS/DEVICES Downstream video devices you wish to send 3Play output to must be compatible with the video broadcast standard (such as NTSC or PAL) and format (SD or HD) of the current 3Play session. 1. Connect cables between downstream devices (whether monitors or other devices) and appropriately labeled video output connectors on the backplate (see Section 3.5.1).
Page 236: Connect The 3Play Control Surface
A.1.6 CONNECT THE 3PLAY CONTROL SURFACE? Connect the USB cable from the Control Surface to one of your NewTek 3Play’s USB ports. Do not extend the supplied cable if possible. SUPPLEMENTARY QUESTION: Q: My system has suddenly stopped responding to the Control Surface. What can I do? A: The foremost reason this might happen is if the cable (or extender cable) you are using between the Control Surface and NewTek 3Play failed to deliver sufficient current consistently.
Page 237: Supplement: What Hard Drives Are Recommended For Newtek 3Play
SUPPLEMENTARY QUESTION: Q: What hard drives are recommended for removable drive bays? A: NewTek Sales may offer additional hard drives for use in the removable bays. NewTek supplied storage media has been carefully tested to meet exacting specifications, and can be expected to provide optimal performance and reliability.
Page 238: Connect An External Hard Drive
Please refer to Section 3.11. A.1.11 ENABLE TERMINATION FOR VIDEO INPUTS? NewTek 3Play provides full-time video termination. If you need to loop through (or t-off from) upstream video devices (such as an external monitor) in your video pipeline, you should ensure termination is turned OFF for earlier devices.
Page 239: Delete A Session (And Its Content)
A.2.1 DELETE A SESSION (AND ITS CONTENT)? 1. Right-click the name of the session in the Home page of the Startup screen. 2. Select Delete from the menu. This will delete the session, and any content that is local to the session (external data that has not been imported and data on drives that are not mounted at the time will not be deleted).
Page 240: End Recording
2. Press IN or OUT on the Control Surface. or … 3. Press the Record button in the Dashboard at the top of the Replay Desktop. A.3.2 END RECORDING? 1. Press SHIFT + REC on the Control Surface. or … 2.
Page 241: Play A Clip
A.3.4 PLAY A CLIP? 1. In the CLIP LIST, double-click the Memo field for the input (clip) you want to play or … 2. Navigate to a clip using the Control Surface or keyboard and press PLAY. 3. Or, simply move the T-Bar forward (from 0%). RELATED QUESTIONS: Q: I pressed PLAY, so why is my output frozen? A: Check to see if the Control Surface T-Bar is at the 0% position (stopped).
Page 242: Files
2. Press a number on the Control Surface number pad, or use the left/right TAB buttons to access the available clips for the current time segment. A.4 F ILES A.4.1 MANAGE FILES? Please refer to the item (How do I) Manage Selected Content inside a Session? (Section A.2.3). A.4.2 IMPORT MEDIA FILES? Importing files implies copying them into the session folders, making them local (rather than external) to the system and session.
Page 243: Add An External File Location To The Media Browser
Alternatively, you might install NewTek’s free Quicktime™ codecs (available on the ‘downloads’ page in your personal registration area on the NewTek website), with a view to rendering to one of these directly on your FCP system. Actually, FCP does not natively provide broad Quicktime export options, but Compressor™ does;...
Page 244: Export Files To An External Drive
NewTek 3Play generates metadata attributes for media files for internal use. This metadata is only retained when you export to storage formatted as NTFS. That being said, the metadata is automatically regenerated if you use the files with NewTek 3Play again later, so its loss poses no issue.
Page 245: Resolve Serious Instability Or Dropped Frames
In a perfect world, we'd love to recommend that you do not install virus and/or malware protection software on NewTek 3Play. Certainly you should always take sensible precautions to avoid introducing infected files by rigorously virus-checking media you plan to connect or import before ever connecting it to 3Play.
Page 246: Install My Favorite Software (Or Codec)
A.5.5 INSTALL MY FAVORITE SOFTWARE (OR CODEC)? NewTek 3Play is not a ‘general purpose’ computer. The installed software suite is finely tuned to provide reliable performance and amazing features. Anything you install apart from official updates places these important goals at risk. Doing so is strongly discouraged.
Page 247  Restore System Partition to Factory Defaults: overwrites the C partition (only) on the existing system drive from the disk image in its local Restore partition. Note: Following a Reset to Factory Defaults operation, the Windows® system software must be re-activated. To do this, you will need the operating system serial number, which you will find on a sticker affixed to the exterior of your system.
Page 248: Registration And Tech Support
Please refer to Section 3.3, Registration. A.6.2 CONTACT TECHNICAL SUPPORT? Visit the NewTek Website, at www.newtek.com and select Support from the main menu at the top of the page. This page always contains the latest support information for your NewTek products, including FAQs and documentation.
Page 249: Miscellaneous
Attempts to run screen sharing or remote desktop software on 3P are strongly discouraged (this includes NewTek’s own iVGA client). Applications of this type require significant system resources. At the same time, 3P ’s primary functions require unhindered CPU and GPU access.
Page 250: More Questions And Answers
A.8.1 WHY IS MY POWER SUPPLY BEEPING? NewTek 3Play 3PXD820 has redundant, replaceable power supply units. When you i) disconnect or ii) power down just one of the modules, or iii), if a PSU should fail, a beep is sounded to alert you.
Page 251: Bkeystroke Shortcuts
KEYSTROKE SHORTCUTS B.1 T ABLES AND AVIGATION Toggle CLIP LIST Angle Previews (Redundant sessions only) Ctrl + m Previous row Up arrow Next row Down arrow Previous cell Left arrow Next cell Right arrow One page up Page Up One page down Page Down First cell in row Home...
Page 252: Searching
B.4 S EARCHING Execute Search F3 (or Ctrl + f) Go To (Clip #) Ctrl + g Go To (timecode) Ctrl + Shift + g B.5 C ONTROL Delegate Channel A (Control) Ctrl + [ Delegate Channel B (Control) Ctrl + ] Link Channels (toggle) Ctrl + = Source Delegate –...
Page 253: Creliability Testing
For this reason, all NewTek products undergo rigorous reliability testing to ensure they meet our exacting test standards. For NewTek 3Play, the following standards are applicable:...
Page 255: Index
INDEX Clip Trim, 155 CLIP LIST, 6, 7, 15, 45, 137 3Play Add to Playlist, 56, 122, 148, 225 Register, 23, 232 Banks and pages, 150, 162 Cut, Copy, Paste, 147 Media Browser, 140 Activate Windows. See Windows™ Add Media Location, 141, 227 Advanced Media Protocol, 208 Filter, 142 AirSend, 204, 205...
Page 256 Two-button marking, 224 Hard Drive Defrag. See Startup Screen: Utilities Delayed playback. See Playback mode:Delayed Eject, 222 Developer Network, 187 Hard drive (external), 222 Downstream Key. See DSK Highlight Reel, 153, 225 DSK, 5, 14, 126, 179, 181, 187 Home Page. See Startup Screen EDL, 158 I/O Configuration Eject, 65, 222...
Page 257 Loop, 116 LTC. See Connections PAL. See Video Standard PLAY LIST, 56, 149 Audio, 154 Macros, 197 Loop, 116 Conflicts, 201 Memo, 154 Conflicts, deliberate, 202 Music, 150, 152 Edit, 211 Play Indicator, 154 Macro Configuration pane, 202 Render, 57, 157 Resolving conflicts, 202 Selection, 153 Sending GPI commands, 210...
Page 258 Session Volume, 68 Share Media, 189 Tally, 30 Shutdown. See Startup Screen:Shutdown T-Bar, 117 Social Media, 19, 55, 84, 88, 122, 157, 189, 190, Technical Support, 232 192, 194 Timecode, 27, 100, 107, 119, 133, 142, 144, 145, Software Installing Third-Party, 230 Configure, 105 Source Delegate, 44, 47, 112, 113, 128, 138, 150, Transitions, 5, 10, 17, 72, 111, 123, 156, 173,...
Page 259: Credits
Mahdi Mohajer, Masaaki Konno, Menghua Wang, Michael Joiner, Michael Watkins, Mike Murphy, Nathan Kovner, Naveen Jayakumar, Robert Sitton, Ryan Hansberger, Shawn Wisniewski, Steve Bowie, Todd Bryant, Troy Stevenson Additional thanks to: NewTek Marketing and Sales NewTek Customer Support NewTek Business Development Thanks also to: John Powell, Curtis Varju This product uses the following libraries, licensed under the LGPL license (see link below).
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Table of Contents

PART I (Getting Started)

1 About this Manual

2 Introduction

3 Setting up

4 Live Production Walkthrough

PART II (Reference)

5 The Startup Screen

6 The Replay Desktop

7 O Configuration

8 The Control Surface

9 Monitoring

10 Recording and Storage

11 The CLIP LIST

12 The PLAY LIST

13 TAGS, SEARCH, & more

14 Transitions

15 Dsks (Overlays)

16 Publish

17 Macros and Automation

PART III (Appendices)

Ahow Do I

Bkeystroke Shortcuts

Creliability Testing

Index

Credits

Quick Links

Chapters

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