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The
Location List
of the
Media Browser
lists any installed
LiveSet
groups under the heading “LiveSets”. Select
an entry beneath to show thumbnail icons in the Browser’s
File Pane
(Figure 185 shows the content of the
NewTek
location under the
LiveSets
heading).
I
NPUT
P
OSITION
We discussed
Positioning
controls for
M/E
video inputs
previously (Section
. It’s worth adding here that
Position
options do affect the scale, rotation
and position for
LiveSet
video inputs. You can often use
Positioning
controls to
achieve
a ‘good fit’ and natural appearance of talent or
another source appearing
in your virtual sets (greatly reducing the need to fuss with physical camera
positions).
Hint: The Align group of LiveSet effects is specially provided to make it easier for you to adjust cameras and
position talent on your physical set to suit the design of typical virtual sets.
14.6.1
HOLOGRAPHIC LIVESETS
A special variant of LiveSet effects are referred to as ‘holographic’. These effects can be
amazingly lifelike
and convincing, and are relatively easy to create.
FIGURE 187
Holographic LiveSet effects
are loaded into an
M/E
in the same manner as any other effect. Simply move the
cursor over the effect icon and click the + sign (
Add
Media
button) that appears to open a
Media Browser
,
then choose the effect you wish to load (several examples are included with your system). Adjust the current
view for holographic
LiveSets
in similar fashion to standard effects using the
T-Bar
(
Zoom
) and associated
Positioner
controls.
The
Comp Bin
, discussed shortly, allows you to store and apply your favorite compositions.
Preset adjustments made using the mouse vary slightly for holographic effects. For a standard LiveSet effect,
dragging the mouse left, right, up or down changes the camera position in the frame. The right-mouse button
zooms in or out. In a holographic LiveSet, right-mouse operations are the same. However dragging the
mouse on the canvas modifies camera
rotation,
rather than position.
Hint: New holographic effects, like standard LiveSets, can be created using the optional Virtual Set Editor
application. A demo version of this utility is installed on your system, and its instruction manual can be located
using the Help link on the Home pa
ge TriCaster’s Launch screen
.
FIGURE 186