NewTek TriCaster 2 Elite (3 RU) - Manual (Page 133)

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Chapter 11 MEDIA PLAYERS & BUFFERS
Media Players permit you to integrate video, stills and title pages into your live
presentation. Display media sequentially as a playlist, or on demand. Media Players
can play, stop and advance automatically in response to Switcher operations.
Animated buffer effects are perfect for many similar purposes, freeing up Media
Players to be used for long form playback.
SECTION 11.1 MEDIA PLAYERS
NewTek live production systems includes a bevy of integrated Media Players , providing savings, convenience,
and opportunities for automation. Media Player controls can be accessed in large, tabbed panes found in the
bottom third of the Live Desktop , or by in tabs with similar features that appear in the Input Configuration
panels of Media Players .
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TriCaster provides DDRs (clip players) and/or GFX
(graphics) players and four DDRs in addition to Sound
and Audio Mixer.
Media Players can handle numerous media types:
• DDRs can display:
o Video clips – including effects, motion titles such as scrolls, transitions, LiveGFX support and
longer format ‘movies’.
o Titles and still images – editable title pages prepared for use in NewTek’s native titling
system, CG pages prepared as image files, or other still imagery – photos, graphics, etc. (See
also Chapter 21, Title Templates, for information on creating custom title pages.)
o Both Sound players and DDRs can play standard .wav or .mp3 format audio files.
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