NewTek TriCaster Advanced Edition Automation and Integration Guide - Manual (Page 54)

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3Play 4800 provide access to a network feed via their DSK source menus. (Full details can be found in the
User Guide for your NewTek product.)
Qualifying sources are listed in the source selection menus for network inputs automatically. When
selected, these sources also gain immediate access to AirSend’s network communication features, without
any further need for configuration.
The following are just some typical network input sources:
 Video program output from other NewTek live production systems
 CG sources from applications such as NewTek’s own LiveText™ or third party CG solutions
(including many products from leading broadcast industry vendors)
 Live screen captures from connected computers, webcams sent by NewTek’s included iVGA™
application, and more.
Let’s discuss a few of these briefly.
E XAMPLE S OURCES
TriCaster and 3Play
As just mentioned (Section 8.1.1), NewTek live production systems can send video over IP to downstream
systems on the same network (specifically, systems should be on the same sub-net). More detail can be
found in the User Guide for your NewTek product.
iVGA™
iVGA™ is the proprietary NewTek utility supplied to let you use video directly from the interface of a
networked computer. Source video, and in some cases, audio, is sent directly to a Network input.
iVGA has a tiny footprint, and can even be run from a USB thumb drive, without installing it directly on the
remote client system. Clients are supplied for both Microsoft Windows
® and Apple OS X ® . iVGA installation
files are supplied in C:\TriCaster\Extras\iVGA or C:\3Play\Extras\iVGA on your NewTek system. Full
documentation can be found in the User Guide.
AirPlay ®
AirPlay ®, is an Apple ® protocol for sending audio and video between an AirPlay source (which may be a
computer, or a mobile device such as an iPad ® or iPhone ® ) and another device across the local network.
NewTek system’s Network Inputs provide native support for AirPlay sources (note, AirPlay ‘mirroring’ is
not supported). Full details can be found in the User Guide for your NewTek live production system.