NewTek TriCaster TC1 (2 RU) - Manual (Page 144)

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Buffers are retained in Switcher Memory for immediate recall and display. Using a buffer for a specific DSK
or M/E channel (rather than a Media Player ) eliminates the risk of accidentally displaying the wrong graphic,
as might otherwise happen if the current Media Player item selection was not the one intended.
11.3.1
BUFFER TYPES
Buffers support the following media types:
A NIMATION EFFECTS
These are short duration full-motion video effects created in your favorite graphics or video applications
and compiled using the add-on
Animation Store Creator application.
o Looping effects – These animations play repeating endlessly, making them ideal for station ID
‘bugs’ and the like.
o Auto-run effects – These effects auto-run on display following a Take or Auto . Playback runs
once and then holds the last frame.
G RAPHICS
o Images – 24 bit or 32 bit (with embedded alpha channel)
images.
o Title pages – editable title pages , identical to those served
up by the various Media Players.
o LiveGraphics™ – (optional) animated graphics and titles.
Selection and display of Buffers is controlled by buttons on main Switcher
source rows, M/E rows, and similar options in DSK and M/E KEY source menus. The top ten buffer slots
support all animated effect types, titles and graphics, while the remaining five slots support still image files
or title pages. The remaining buffer slots are restricted to graphics content, including popular image formats
along with
title pages (i.e., .cgxml files).
11.3.2
SELECTING CONTENT
An Add Media [+] button appears at upper-right when you move the mouse over a Buffer icon. Click this to
display the Media Browser , and then pick a suitable file to populate that Buffer . Alternatively, drag an item
from a Media Player onto a Buffer slot.
Or, right-click a still image or title page icon in a Media Player and choose Send to from the context menu
(select a specific buffer slot using the hierarchical menu). Note that, this Media Player menu item only
appears for still image formats and title pages . Animation effects must be complied using the Animation Store
Creator ™ add-on application before they can be loaded into buffers.
Note: Generally, Buffers are linked to the original source file on disk. Having added a file to a buffer using the
“Send to (Buffer x)” menu, the item can be removed from the Media Player. The buffer link will only fail if the
original file is moved or deleted from the hard drive, with one exception: editable title page buffers are fully
independent of their original source files.
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