NewTek TriCaster 2 Elite (3 RU) - Manual (Page 151)

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• Still image Buffers are normally stored using the popular 32 bit PNG (Portable Network Graphics)
format, but other formats are also supported.
• Specific filenames are not important in the buffer workflow. Actually, multiple media files with
different names can reside in buffer folders.
• The Buffer always shows the ‘newest’ file – that is, the one with the most recent modification date.
11.3.6 USING BUFFERS
Creative uses for buffers abound. You’ll notice that the sample media content supplied with your system
includes a number of different styles of animated buffers – some full screen, suitable for looping backgrounds
or similar applications, and others that are suited to overlay, bug, or alert tasks.
Buffers of all sorts can be displayed in the following locations:
• Main Switcher
o Program / Preview ) rows – all 15 buffers are directly accessible in the Switcher
o DSK channels – choose a specific buffer using the DSK’s drop-down source menu.
• M / E banks
o Select a Buffer on an M/E row just as you would for the main Switcher .
o KEY channels – choose a buffer for any KEY channel using its drop-down source menu.
Buffers allow abundant use of animation throughout your productions – as virtual set elements, layered
graphics overlays, etc., all without tying up precious Media Players . (Consider that in addition to the Buffer
cross-points in the main Switcher , M/Es also support Buffers) . Given that M/Es are re-entrant, layering
possibilities are nearly endless.
11.3.7
KEYING, PROC AMPS AND MORE
It’s worth noting that you can apply LiveMatte, Proc Amp and Edge (cropping and feathering, when
supported) settings to individual Buffers by opening its Input Configuration panel. Of course, you can also
apply Position settings, including Rotation and Scale, in DSK, M/E and KEY channels.
11.3.8 EDITING TITLES
When a title page (.cgxml file) is loaded into a buffer, the Edit Title panel (see Section 11.2) can be opened by
clicking the Edit gadget (A
A
) that appears at lower-left when you move the mouse over the icon. Changes
made in the Edit Title pane take effect immediately.