NewTek TriCaster Advanced Edition Automation and Integration Guide - Manual (Page 25)

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Chapter 5 TRIGGERING MACROS
Macros can reduce or eliminate embarrassing errors. Too, the fact that there are nearly
endless ways to trigger macros provides many opportunities for workflow streamlining and
creative applications.
As discussed in the previous chapter, one way to execute a macro is directly from the Macro Configuration
panel, by double-clicking a macro entry, or by clicking the Play button (Figure 11).
FIGURE 11
This is just the beginning, however. Macros can be triggered in so many ways that we’ve devoted a whole
chapter to the topic.
For example, macros can be triggered by the following means:
 Keystroke shortcuts
 Control surface buttons
 MIDI pads and sequencers
 GPI signals
 Software events such as:
o A TriCaster HotSpot ‘hit’
o An audio event
o Or input state change.
 Third-party software applications communicating with your NewTek live production system over a
network
 HTTP commands sent by a webpage designed for the purpose
Section 5.1 H
ARDWARE
As mentioned earlier, macros can be triggered by any of a wide array of supported external hardware
devices. Obviously this includes your keyboard; and the majority of NewTek control surfaces compatible
with your live production system have a Macro button for this purpose.