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NewTek TriCaster TCXD300 User Manual

NewTek TriCaster TCXD300 User Manual (290 pages)

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Brand: NewTek | Category: Recording Equipment | Size: 6 MB

Table of Contents

Table of Contents
5
PART I (Getting Started)

17
1 About this Manual

19
2 Introduction

21
- Overview
  21
- Startup Screen
  21
- Live Desktop
  22
- Features
  23
  - A/V Input and Output
    23
  - Monitoring
    24
  - Multiple Proc Amps
    25
  - The Switcher
    25
  - Transitions
    25
  - Overlay
    26
  - Record and Stream
    26
  - Audio Mixer
    27
  - Integrated Media Players
    27
  - Keying, Virtual Sets and Virtual Inputs
    28
  - Graphics
    29
  - Edit
    29
3 Setting up

31
- Command and Control
  31
- Activating & Authorizing Windows
  32
- Tricaster License and Registration
  33
  - Online Registration
    33
  - Registering by Telephone
    34
- Input Connections
  34
  - Connect A/V Sources
    34
- Genlock Connection
  36
- Output Connections
  37
  - A/V Output
    37
  - HD and SD
    38
  - Connecting Devices
    38
  - VGA Output
    39
- Tally Lights
  40
  - External Connections
    40
- Starting a Session
  41
- Configure Video Output
  44
  - SD Analog Configuration
    44
  - Configure VGA Output
    46
- Configure Video Input
  47
- Configure Audio
  48
- Configure Genlock
  50
- Networking
  52
4 Live Production Walkthrough

53
- Creating a Session
  53
- Importing Content
  54
- Monitoring
  55
  - Program Output
    55
  - All Monitors
    56
  - Switcher Monitors
    57
- Audio Mixer
  58
  - Mute, Mono and Balance
    58
  - Pan
    61
  - Talk
    62
  - Follow
    62
- Network Sources
  63
  - Ivga Clients
    63
  - Livetext
    64
- Switching
  65
  - Switcher Rows
    65
  - Transitions
    66
- Record and Grab
  67
  - Record
    68
  - Grab
    69
- Media Players
  70
  - Ddr
    70
  - Stills
    75
  - Titles
    77
- Overlay
  78
- Livematte
  82
- Virtual Inputs
  85
  - Composing Inputs a and B
    85
  - Adding an Upstream Overlay
    87
  - Liveset
    89
- Streaming
  92
  - Streaming Configuration
    93
  - Simple Pull Streaming
    94
  - Push and Flash Streaming
    94
  - Capturing the Stream
    95
PART II (Reference)

97
5 The Startup Screen

99
- Introduction to Sessions
  100
- The Home Page
  101
  - New (Session)
    102
  - Open (Session)
    103
  - Shutdown
    105
  - Utilities
    106
  - Help
    108
- The Session Page
  109
6 Live Desktop: Overview

117
- Display Requirements
  117
- Overview
  118
- A few Hints
  118
- Titlebar Tips
  119
  - Status Bar
    120
7 Desktop Monitors

121
- Program Output
  121
  - Configuration Indicators
    122
- All Monitors Tab
  122
  - Contextual Tools
    123
  - Interactive Control
    125
- Switcher Monitors Tab
  125
  - Contextual Tools
    126
- Preview Scopes Tab
  126
8 O Configuration

129
- Output Configuration
  129
  - Separate Output Controls
    130
  - Proc Amp
    131
  - SD Analog Connections
    133
  - VGA Output
    134
  - Genlock
    135
  - Center Frequency
    138
- Input Configuration
  138
  - Connection Type
    139
  - Proc Amp
    142
  - Livematte
    143
9 Network Sources

145
- Ivga
  145
  - Ivga for os X
    145
  - Ivga for Windows
    147
- Livetext
  148
10 Streaming

151
- Tricaster Streaming
  151
  - Pull Profiles
    152
  - Push Profiles
    153
  - Capturing the Stream
    154
- Streaming Strategies
  154
  - On Demand, or Live
    154
  - Streaming Protocols
    157
  - Streaming Media Providers
    159
  - Other Resources
    160
- Production and Capture Considerations
  160
- Configuration and Troubleshooting
  161
  - Testing Your Stream
    161
11 Record and Grab

171
- Record
  171
- Grab
  173
12 Switcher, Transitions and Overlay

175
- Switcher Rows
  175
- Transitions
  177
  - Take and Transition
    177
  - Ftb
    178
  - T-Bar
    178
  - Transition Selector
    179
- Overlay
  180
  - Two Channels
    180
  - Overlay Source
    180
  - Sources and Transparency
    181
  - Position (and Size)
    182
  - Activate
    183
  - Link Overlays
    184
13 DDR, Stills and Titles

185
- Specialized Media Players
  185
- Shared Features
  186
  - Playlists
    186
  - Media Browser
    189
  - Controls
    192
  - Preset bin
    194
- Speed
  195
- Editing Title
  195
14 Livematte

199
- Chromakeying
  200
- Matte
  201
  - Color
    201
  - Tolerance
    202
  - Smoothness
    202
- Spill Suppression
  202
- Garbage Matte
  203
- Compositing
  204
- Fine Tuning
  204
- Practical Staging for Livematte
  205
  - Lighting
    205
  - Connection Considerations
    206
15 Virtual Inputs

207
- Primary Video Sources
  208
- Position
  209
- Overlay
  210
- Liveset
  211
  - Liveset Selection
    211
  - Video Sources
    212
  - Zoom Presets
    213
  - Zoom T-Bar
    214
  - Input Position
    214
  - Animate Zoom
    215
16 Audio

217
- External Sources
  218
  - Input 1
    218
  - Input 2 and 3
    222
  - Common Features
    223
- Internal Sources
  226
  - DDR and Stills
    226
- Output Controls
  226
  - Master (and Phones)
    227
  - Aux and Stream Output
    227
- Preset bin
  228
17 Speededit and Livetext

229
- Speededit
  229
  - Sessions, Projects and Display
    229
  - Filebin Quicktabs
    230
  - IEEE1394 I/O Output
    231
  - Speeddit Desktop
    231
- Livetext
  231
  - Sessions, Projects and Display
    231
  - Files/Filebin
    232
  - Naming Stand-In Images
    233
PART III (Appendices)

235
A How Do I

237
- Connections
  239
  - Connect Cameras
    239
  - A.1 Connections
    239
  - Connect Monitors
    240
  - A.1.2 Connect Monitors
    240
  - Connect the LC-11 Control Surface
    242
  - Connect an External Hard Drive
    242
  - Connect Tally Lights
    242
  - Connect to a Network
    242
- Sessions
  242
  - Start an SD Session
    242
  - Connect the External Control Surface
    242
  - Connect to a Network/The Internet
    242
  - What Is a Session
    242
  - Start an HD Session
    243
  - Work on a Stored Session
    243
  - Backup a Session
    243
  - A.2.2 Start an HD Session
    243
  - Restore a Session
    244
  - Delete a Session (and Its Content)
    244
  - Manage Selected Content Inside a Session
    244
  - A.2.5 Restore a Session
    244
  - Rename a Session
    245
  - Duplicate a Session
    245
- Live Production
  245
- Files
  250
  - Manage Files
    250
  - Change the Recording Quality
    250
  - Import Media Files
    251
  - Add an External File Location to the File Browser
    251
  - Remove a Location from the File Browser
    252
  - Export Files to an External Drive
    252
  - Import/Export Files Larger than 4 Gigabytes
    253
  - Avoid the Export Error
    253
  - Free up Space by Deleting the Demo Clips
    253
- Software, Maintenance and Updates
  254
- Registration and Tech Support
  256
  - Register Tricaster
    256
  - Contact Technical Support
    257
  - Find Tricaster's Hardware/Firmware Revision Numbers
    257
  - Save the Debug Log
    257
- Miscellaneous
  257
- More Questions and Answers
  260
  - Why Do some Thumbnail Icons Look Wrong
    260
Bperformance Considerations

261
- Testing, One Two
  261
- Ivga and Performance
  261
- IMAG and Latency
  262
  - Relativity and the Speed of Light
    262
  - Latency and Your Audience
    263
  - Latency and Your Tricaster
    263
  - Other Sources of Latency
    264
  - B.3.4 Other Sources of Latency
    264
Cvideo Calibration

267
- What (and Where) to Calibrate
  268
- Calibrating Video Sources
  268
  - Setting Black and White
    269
  - Adjusting Color
    270
  - C.2.2 Adjusting Color
    270
  - Color Metrics
    271
  - C.2.3 Color Metrics
    271
- Calibrating Your Monitors
  274
  - Computer Monitor
    274
  - Program Output Monitor
    274
  - Setting Black and White
    275
  - Color Adjustments
    277
  - C.3.4 Color Adjustments
    277
D Keystroke Shortcuts

281
- Switcher
  281
- T-Bar
  281
- Record and Grab
  282
- Tabs
  282
- Ddr
  282
- Stills
  283
- Titles
  283
- D.6 Stills
  283
- General
  284
  - Misc
    284
  - Selection
    284
  - D.8 General
    284
Index

285
Credits

289

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