NewTek TriCaster TC1 (2 RU) - Manual (Page 93)

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8.1.3 IMAGE TAB
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The Image tab in the Input Configuration panel hosts a set of features that provide extensive color control
processing, chromakeying, and cropping options for every video source.
A UTO C OLOR
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Lighting conditions can change dramatically during many live events, especially those held outdoors. Adding
to this problem, production usually involves multiple cameras and, all too often, these may not have uniform
color characteristics. Ensuring consistent color when switching from one angle to another, avoiding
unwelcome brightness or color shifts as evening falls or when a cloud obscures the sun briefly can be
troublesome, and expensive.
Auto Color, a unique feature capable of dynamically adapting the color characteristics of your video sources
as lighting conditions vary, can minimize these problems. For many productions, simply enabling Auto Color
is all it takes to produce a show that looks amazingly consistent.
M ULTICAM
By default, each camera with Auto Color enabled is processed uniquely – without reference to other sources.
Often, though, even greater consistency can be achieved by treating sources in similar illumination
environments as a group. Enable
Multicam for several cameras causes Auto Color to evaluate and adjust
these cameras in unison. You might, for example, enable Multicam for court-side cameras in an interior
sports venue, while treating exterior or studio feeds individually.