NewTek TriCaster 2 Elite (3 RU) - Manual (Page 112)

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To select the current operating mode, simply click either the SWITCHER or
EXPRESS tab provided at right in the horizontal bar immediately above the
Switcher pane (Figure 103).
SECTION 9.2
SWITCHER ROW BANKS
FIGURE 104
In standard Switcher mode, two Switcher rows labeled PGM (Program) and PREV (Preview) are shown
Figure 104). Clicking a button in the Program or Preview row selects the active video source for that bus
(note that audio sources can optionally be affected by Switcher activity – see Chapter 16 Audio).
TriCaster ’s Program and Preview rows re present all available video source in “banks” of buttons. The
number of banks vary according to the number of sources each model supports.
Bank 1 is shown by default. Holding down Alt on the keyboard reveals Bank 2 . On releasing Alt , Bank 1 is re-
displayed. Press ALT + CTRL to momentarily display Bank 3 when supported. It’s possible to ‘latch’ banks ,
either by clicking Bank buttons on the screen, or by pressing Tab to cycle the currently displayed bank.
Hint: The standard Switcher (and M/E s with transitions assigned) show ‘selection hint’ tags beneath their rows
when the selected source is in another bank. Click a tag to jump to the bank the source is hosted in.
SECTION 9.3
PROGRAM/PREVIEW ROWS
The video source selections in the Switcher rows include all external inputs, including video router sources,
internal sources ( Media Players and Buffers ), and the output from all M/Es.
The PGM (Program) row selection determines the dominant video
stream of the Background (BKGD) video layer – that is the ‘rear -
most’ layer of the composition sent to Program output.
Other sources may be mixed above the Background layer at times
as you apply LiveMatte , or as portions of an incoming Preview row
video source appear during a transition.
FIGURE 103