Comment-based commands – NewTek TriCaster TC1 (2 RU) User Manual
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The following styles automatically trigger TriCaster operations when the
Headings
switch is enabled:
•
Title
–
triggers automatic display of a
LiveGraphics
show opening title animation. This title uses the text
from the
Title-style
line to populate the first line of the animated title, and takes (hidden) text from a line
entered using the
Heading 1
style for its second line (when used).
•
Heading 3
–
identifies a
CUE
. When the
Headings
switch is enabled, a lower-third title
is automatically
displayed for a short duration when the eyeline reaches a CUE for the first time in a
segment
. The first
line of the title shows the full
Switcher
input name set in
Input Configuration
for that source. The second
line of the title is drawn from the (Input Configuration)
Comment
entry for the source.
Hint: Titles as discussed above default to a pre-selected LiveGraphics title, and transition in and out
automatically. To display a different title page, preload the desired title into Buffer 1 beforehand. This
can be done using a command entered as a Comment in the docx file. You can also use Comments to
change the title’s tran
sition effect, display duration, and so on.)
COMMENT-BASED COMMANDS
While heading styles provide some useful automation possibilities, the use of
Comments
in the .docx file
provide much more powerful and detailed options.
FIGURE 325
Note the
Comment
inserted into the text in Figure 325
. You’ll see that it has two lines. The first is simply
“Black”, which tells TriCaster to select the input named “Black” on its
Program
row.
F
UZZY
L
OGIC
Interestingly, the very same thing would occur if the command entered in the
Comment
had instead said
“Show black”, “Put black on program”, “Send Black to Program”, or “Output black”. LiveStory uses “fuzzy
logic” to try to find the best match to y
our entry.
Note: Extraneous text is typically ignored so, for example, you could instead write “Put black on program while
I have lunch” and still be successful (assuming your lunch was
satisfactory).