Livetext; Project Files; Sessions, Projects And Display - NewTek TriCaster 40 User Manual

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LIVETEXT

LiveText™ is a powerful title and CG application, allowing you to create title pages for use in
the Live Desktop's Media Players. Title pages can be still or motion pages, including scrolls
and crawls.
LiveText is a full-blown, powerful, professional character generation program also available as a standalone
application. It has its own complete manual, which can be accessed from the Help icon in the Session page of
the Startup Screen (the source .pdf files are located in the C:\TriCaster\Documentation folder, in case you wish
to print them out). In this section, then, we will review matters specific to LiveText when running in as an
integral part of the TriCaster™ environment.
6.1

PROJECT FILES

Figure 89
LiveText projects are launched from the Session Page in TriCaster's Startup Screen. After creating a new session
(or opening an existing one), click Graphics on the icon ring. This reveals options and links at right.

6.1.1 SESSIONS, PROJECTS AND DISPLAY

LiveText uses the current session settings for output to TriCaster's video outputs, new projects (created within
the LiveText File menu or from the Session Page) and bitmap file exports. If you use the File menu to Open a
project whose settings do not correspond to the current session settings, TriCaster will attempt to display it on
its hardware video outputs, if possible.
Hint: LiveText sends output from the canvas to TriCaster's outputs continuously while running. For this reason,
the Live Display pane and associated tools that appear at upper-right (above the Pages panel) in LiveText
standalone do not appear in TriCaster's integrated LiveText interface.
When LiveText is running, TriCaster's video outputs (rows 1-3) will all conform to the session format. That is, if
the project is HD, the SDI outputs will all be HD, and the analog outputs will be Component HD.
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