NewTek TriCaster Advanced Edition User Guide - Manual (Page 132)

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11.2.6 NETWORK SHARING
Default media file folders (Clips, Stills, etc.) are maintained for each session. This approach makes it easy to
locate items using the Custom File Browser, and is also convenient for backup and other file management
purposes.
The default media locations for the active session can be made accessible across your local network. Share
Media Folders and Buffers in the File menu is on by default, and allows network clients to update media in the
active session, even while live. The following session media locations are dynamically shared:
 Audio
 Clips
 Stills
 Titles
 Buffers
Note: Several ‘non-session dependent’ locations in the main TriCaster
application folder are also shared. This allows applications such as
NewTek’s Virtual Set Editor, etc., running on extneral systems to export
directly to TriCaster. These network shares are unnaffected by the Share
Media Folders and Buffers setting.
When suitable content is added to these shared folders, TriCaster’s
Media Browser provides immediate access to it. Simply select the
session name (under Clips, Stills, etc.) in the Location List at left to
reveal the updated files in the File Pane at right.
This is wonderfully convenient, but should be approached with a
measure of common sense. Network bandwidth has fixed limits. Be
judicious when transferring files while ‘live’. TriCaster may be using
the network for many purposes – including streaming, or video feeds
from a 3Play™, iVGA™, LiveText™ or third party software, as well as
any unrelated traffic on the network.
SECTION 11.3 EDITING TITLE PAGES
On mouse-over, title page icons (Figure 136) display a
configuration (gear) icon in their lower-right corner.
Clicking this button (or selecting Edit Title in the icon context menu) opens the
pop-up Title Page Editor.
Opening the pop-up Title Page Editor during playback is permitted, meaning
Title Page content can be edited during both play and display (changes are detected and shown immediately).
Hint: The panel can be re-sized by dragging its lower-right corner, and re-positioned by dragging its titlebar.
Transferring very large files across
a network can time consuming, and
impacts both disk access and
network resources.
When these resources are already
heavily taxed, dropped frames on
streaming or video outputs, or
sluggish response to controls may
result.
We strongly urge you to gather
media assets before starting your
live
productions whenever
possible.
FIGURE 136