NewTek TriCaster TC1 (2 RU) - Manual (Page 139)

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M/E ON PGM
In a variation on this operation, the On PGM switch, which is available whenever the target is an M/E , provides
a different mode of operation. In this case, the output of the Media Player is immediately selected as the top
row source of the target
M/E , and the M/E is transitioned in on t he main Switcher’s PGM (Program) row.
This unique feature allows you to use the main Switcher to display the Media Player output – including instant
replays – with KEY layers (such as ‘scorebugs’) composed above it.
11.1.11
MEMS
Another very useful feature of Media Players is the MEM Bin , which
provides quick and convenient access to stored playlists. MEM slots also
store the state of various Media Player controls.
To display the bin, roll the mouse pointer to the (nearest) side of the
screen in a tabbed
Media Player or the Audio Mixer tab (for Sound and
Audio , MEM slots are presented on the left side of the screen only).
When you change playlists by selecting another MEM slot , it’s almost as
though you are accessing another Media Player . Use MEM slots for quick
access to different categories of content for use during a live presentation,
playlists prepared for different clients, or for completely different
programs you produce.
MEM slots can be named and can also display a small representative image (taken from the first entry in the
playlist). As you move the mouse over a MEM slot icon it expands, providing an enlarged view of that playlist
item ’s first frame. To populate a new MEM slot , simply click a blank icon.
To name a MEM slot , right-click it to open a context menu, and select Rename . Other menu options include
Delete , Export and Import (the file will be saved with the extension ‘.pst’).
P REVIEWING MEM S LOTS
At times you may wish to preview the contents of a different Media Player MEM slot without disrupting
playback of the current playlist. W hen a clip is playing, a small white ‘play indicator’ is shown over the icon
for the currently selected entry in the fly-out MEM slot bin.
If you select a different MEM slot while the current clip continues to play, the playlist bin view updates, but
the original item continues to play. The transport controls ( Play , Stop , etc.) at the bottom of the tab remain
*dedicated to the active playlist – that is, the one actually playing, rather than the one currently being
previewed in the tab.
To change to the previewed MEM slot immediately – ending playback and display of the current item – you
can do so by any of the following means:
• Double-click an icon in the previewed playlist.
• Or press * Stop twice, and then Play (playback of the active item ends with the first Stop command;
the second sets the playhead to the start of the current item in the new playlist).
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