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Section 10.5 viewport options – NewTek TriCaster 2 Elite (3 RU) User Manual

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Among other things, these help you to judge

Proc Amp

and

LiveMatte

settings (see Appendix C, Video

Calibration). To display the

Scopes

view, select that entry from the

Load Default

options for a

Workspace

.

By default, scopes and the associated monitor refer to the

Look Ahead Preview

composition (including

delegated

DSK

channels, or

FTB

), shown at left for reference. Right-click a scope to change the monitored

source to the source you wish to view. Adjust the

Brightness

controls in the scope footers, and the trace

overlay in full or solid colors using the context menu.

Hint: To use Scopes to calibrate a DSK source independently, first select it as the Preview row source.

Double-click a monitor in this

Workspace

to access

Proc Amp

and

LiveMatte™

controls for the current source.

SECTION 10.5

VIEWPORT OPTIONS

Right-clicking an individual monitor viewport also opens a context

menu. The first option group governs the monitor’s source.

In addition to external video inputs (including

Network

sources), you

can assign the output of

Media Players

;

M/Es

; main

Program

output

(including

DSK

channels and effects);

Program (Clean)

without; the

main

Switcher’

s look ahead

Preview;

another

Preview

showing

M/E

source B

output (

Mix mode

only); or any

Output

.

Several special displays are also available. Selecting the

Clock

item

replaces the video display with

Event Clocks

showing current time

along with countdown style

Start

and

End

clocks. The

Custom Image

feature lets you display a network logo.

A further display you may find useful is the

Timecode Only

option that

appears at the bottom of the

Media Players

sub-menu. This displays a

time counter showing the current position of the playhead in the

Media

Player

(respecting the specified Player’s

Warning Colors

option, too).

Below the basic source selection options in the

menu, you’ll find another group that provides access

to optional

Overlays

for the monitor port.

Available overlays include

Checkerboard

(shows a

checked pattern wherever transparency exists in
the source);

Title Safe

(note this is a 4:3 format safe

margin);

4:3 Safe

(a true 4:3 frame edge boundary),

Center Cross

to help with alignment, and

Show Illegal

and

Show Alpha

.

In addition, you may choose to display

VU Meters

with the source,

Tracking Markers

and

Hot Spot

Markers

(see

Section

8.1.4)

.

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