NewTek TriCaster TC1 (2 RU) - Manual (Page 23)

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• The central Live Control section is home to the Switcher , Transition, DSKs (o verlay channels ) and
M/E controls ( M/E panes can be minimized, and are hidden from view in Figure 2).
• By default, the bottom third of the Live Desktop is home to tabbed control modules, including Media
Players, Buffers, and the Audio Mixer .
SECTION 2.4
FEATURES
Let’s take time for a brief overview of just some of the key features of your system.
2.4.1 PHYSICAL
• Handsome and rugged chassis.
• Easily accessible audio and video, monitoring and network connectors (typically on the backplane
for convenient installation in industry standard mounting).
2.4.2
MULTI-TIER FAILSAFE
‘Always on Air’ features provide multi -tiered redundant failsafe mechanisms in both hardware and software.
To name just a few:
• Multiple software failsafe systems continually monitor and safeguard the live performance. Any
recoverable software error conditions are quickly and unobtrusively dealt with.
• Video pass-through ensures that as long there is AC power, audio and video from the highest
numbered local
hardware input are routed to Output 1 in a case of catastrophic software condition.
• If at all possible, streaming output and recording also continue even if all else fails.
• Your NewTek live production system also has a comprehensive integrated system restore feature.
You can quickly reset the system to factory defaults, or create and use custom drive images on
external volumes to restore the system.
• If a control surface connection should fail, the system attempts to reconnect automatically without
user intervention.
2.4.3 A/V INPUT AND OUTPUT
It’s worth taking a moment to consider that each and every NDI output potentially substitutes for multiple
traditional outputs.
For example – it is not unusual to need multiple physical outputs from a traditional video switcher for a single
source – one for recording, another to broadcast, one for local monitoring and so on, with each destination
consuming precious hardware connections. This is not the case with NewTek production systems, which
allows multiple downstream connections to a single NDI output.
Thus, it requires no hyperbole to state that your NewTek system provides virtually unlimited outputs,
without expensive additional hardware. And if you do require more standard SDI outputs than the four
provided, the system is easily extended using any number of rack-mountable output modules.
• Live switch up to 16 (TC1) or 44 (VMC) external video sources, and nearly as many internal sources.