NewTek TriCaster TC1 (2 RU) - Manual (Page 160)

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1. Mix (the default mode): A secondary switcher layout,
with controls and options that are very similar to the
main
Switcher .
2. Effect mode: The M/E is configured for effects,
including virtual set operations.
The M/E mode is automatically established based on
the type of effect you load as its
Background effect.
Effect selection is done in the
usual way using the
Media
Browser .
Click the + sign gadget that appears at upper right when the mouse is over the
thumbnail icon for the
Background effect.
For the most part, you will initially see very
little difference in the
M/E panel when you
change modes.
• In either mode, source button rows
labeled
A through (B or D ) are
arranged at left.
The number of layers shown varies
according the effect selection you
make, from two effect layers to four.
• At right are four KEY control groups. In most respects
these are identical in appearance and practice to the DSK
controls located in the main Switcher .
• Even the central control group mimics the main Switcher ,
with its Transition controls and options, T-bar and so on.
14.2.1
MIX MODE
Really, an M/E in Mix mode is a switcher:
• Input rows labeled A and B behave just like the main Switcher’s Program
and Preview rows
• Transition controls work in the usual manner
• KEY channels stand-in for DSK s and behave similarly
• M/E output can be routed to primary outputs and Record module
Autoplay and the M/E
One notable point regarding an M/E
in Mix mode and the main Switcher
involves the Autoplay feature (see
Section 11.1.9).
To avoid undesirable consequences
for
Media Player content aired on
the all-important main Program
output, M/E’s in Mix mode trigger
Autoplay operations within the
same M/E only.
As well, a switch in the Dashboard
Options menu toggles AutoPlay ’s
triggering of ‘ Auto out’ transitions.
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