NewTek TriCaster TC1 (2 RU) - Manual (Page 88)

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S OURCE
Use the Source menu in this panel to assign one of the many sources available to the corresponding Switcher
input. Available video sources are grouped under labels named for the device supplying them.
FIGURE 68
The Local group in the Source menu includes those sources connected locally to th e system’s hardware inputs
(e.g., SDI BNC connectors), any other local hardware sources detected (such as a webcam), along with Skype
TX Caller connections hosted by the local system (in contrast to externally hosted Skype TX sources, such as
those supplie d by a NewTek Talkshow™ VS -4000 system), and Black .
* Please refer to Appendix B: Skype™ and Skyp e TX, for more on this useful source option.
S ETUP
F ORMAT
If you use the twirl-down triangle gadget at left to expand the Source>Setup control group (Figure 68), you
will see that the Format for these diverse source types defaults to Auto . In the case of an NDI source (and
often, for hardware sources too) no further settings are required.
For hardware video sources, additional Format options are provided in this menu, allowing you to choose a
setting manually if the Auto option is unable to correctly identify the format. Let’s explore other features
located in the Input Configuration panel.
D EVICE W EBPAGE
For network connected sources (such as NDI sources), a Device Webpage button may appear just right of the
Source menu. Click this button to access the remote device’s own configuration webpage.
V IDEO D ELAY
At times, typically due to upstream processing and architecture, video may arrive at the system’s inputs
ahead of the corresponding audio. The Video Delay feature allows you to compensate for these issues to
establish a/v sync.