Common Features - NewTek TriCaster 40 User Manual

Three different Media Players – the DDR, Graphics 1 and Graphics 2 – are located in tabbed panes at the bottom
of the Live Desktop. The main difference between Media Players is the file formats they play. Supported media
types include:

Video clips (including animations)

Still images – photos, graphics, etc.

Title Pages – 'live editable' CG pages (.cgxml files) from TriCaster's integrated title system

Audio files – standard .wav or .mp3 files, and other common audio file types
Hint: All Media Browsers support most popular 32bit file formats (that is, files with an embedded 'alpha', or
transparency, channel).
The DDR (Digital Disk Recorder) can play all four of the file types listed in the previous section. It is unique in
being the only Media Player to play video clips. Graphics 1 and 2 can play all supported file types except video
clips. The only other significant difference between the DDR and Graphics modules is that the latter do not have
a Speed control.

3.5.1 COMMON FEATURES

Let's look at the features and controls that are common to all Media Players.
PLAYLISTS
The dominant feature of all of TriCaster's Media Players is a
storyboard-style playlist that is used to organize content for use
during your live productions. The playlist displays large thumbnail
icons for each entry. A scrollbar at right accommodates long playlists.
Icons can quickly and easily be re-ordered using the familiar drag and
drop workflow.
The playlist can even be altered during playback (if the currently
playing item is removed. The filename of each item is displayed above its thumbnail, and
its playback duration is shown below. Clicking an item select it, and sets the play position
to its In Point. Shift + click and Ctrl + click multi-selection operations are supported. Double-click an icon or click
the Play button to begin playback.
Note that still images and static title pages added to the playlist are given a duration (the default is 15 seconds).
This can be adjusted singly or en masse (for multi-selected icons).
Hint: The duration shown is the play time after any trimming operations, and thus may at times be less than the
file length on disk. In and Out markers on the Scrub Bar (below the playlist) show the effect of trimming, and can
be dragged with the mouse to edit the n/Out points.
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