Network Sharing - NewTek TriCaster 850 User Manual

Frame Buffers have another extremely powerful feature – network sharing, discussed next.
10.3.2

NETWORK SHARING

Another very useful advantage of this system is
that, if you wish, you can share the Frame Buffer
folder and its content across a network.
Share Frame Buffer on Network is easily enabled or
disabled even during a live production using the
Live Desktop Options menu at the right-hand end of
the Switcher (beneath the local Transition
controls).
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TriCaster automatically presents the current session's Frame Buffer folder using the network
share name "Frame Buffer".
This arrangement allows Frame Buffer files to be individually updated across a network using any
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suitable graphics application (such as Photoshop ) or similar method. When you save the edited
image, the remote copy (on the TriCaster) is immediately updated – even if it is currently
displayed live. This allows you to refresh an overlay virtually instantly using your graphics
software of choice from any computer with a network connection.
Frame Buffer files are stored using the popular 32 bit PNG (Portable Network Graphics) image
format. The specific file associated with any Frame Buffer is easily identified by its unique name –
overlay_1.png, virtual_input_1.png, etc.
Note: This special share name assignment is dynamic. It is automatically updated whenever you
enter a session with network sharing enabled, to ensure that applications on the remote system
can access and update Frame Buffer graphics for the current (or most recent) TriCaster session.
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