NewTek TriCaster TC1 (2 RU) - Manual (Page 262)

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MACRO
TriCaster’s powerful macro system is fully addressable from the control surface. A macro can be assigned to
any button on the surface in much the same manner as it can be assigned to a keyboard button. The steps are
as follows:
1. On TriCaster’s Live Desktop , open the Macro Configuration Editor .
2. Select the macro you wish to assign in the onscreen lister.
3. Click the mouse in the Listen field at bottom left.
4. Hold down the MACRO button and press a suitable button on the control surface.
That’s it – you can close the Macro Configuration panel and test the result. To play back the macro at any time,
press the MACRO button along with the assigned key.
COMP
When the COMP button is held down, the buttons in the Switcher or M/E rows at left correspond to the same
numbered COMPs for the delegated bus.
• Pressing a button in the DSK/KEY row recalls the corresponding COMP .
• Pressing a button in the PGM/A row stores or updates the corresponding COMP .
• Pressing a button in the PREV/B row clears the corresponding COMP .
Hint: See the sub-heading Utility Knobs (A, B, & C) for additional Comp control features.
PTZ O PERATIONS
Depending on the TriCaster model and feature set, PTZ (pan-tilt-zoom) style joystick operations are not
limited to ‘real’ PTZ came ras. Static cameras, Media Players , and Buffers are among the different source types
that may benefit from ‘virtual PTZ’ functionality. And of course M/Es have similar capabilities courtesy of
COMP and Positioner features.
For this reason, you can delegate any source that is qualified for Joystick control on your system as follows:
• PTZ SEL
o Hold down the PTZ button and press the desired KEY row button at left in the same stripe as
the Joystick.
Note: Depending on TriCaster model and feature set, PTZ (pan-tilt-zoom) style operations are not
limited to ‘real’ PTZ cameras. Static cameras, Media Players, and Buffers are among the different
source types that may benefit from ‘virtual PTZ’ functionali ty. And of course M/Es have similar
capabilities, courtesy of COMP and Positioner features. For this reason, you can delegate any
source that is qualified for Joystick control on your system using the PTZ SEL button.
• Joystick Follow Preview : Press the PTZ button below the Joystick to enable this mode, which will
cause the Joystick to track selections made on the Switcher’s Preview row. Repeat this operation or
manually delegate the Joystick to another source to disable Follow Preview mode.
• PST STORE – Hold this button down and press button 1-11 in the KEY row at left to store the current
PTZ position for the currently selected camera to the designated PTZ preset.