NewTek TriCaster Advanced Edition User Guide - Manual (Page 162)

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Preset adjustments made using the mouse and canvas vary slightly, however, for holographic effects.
For a standard LiveSet effect, dragging the mouse left, right, up or down changes the camera position in the
frame; the mouse-wheel zooms in or out. In a holographic LiveSet, mouse-wheel operations are the same,
zooming in or out. However dragging the mouse laterally or vertically on the canvas modifies camera
rotation, rather than position.
Hint: Holographic effects, like standard LiveSets, are compiled using the optional Virtual Set Editor application. A
demo version of this utility is installed on your TriCaster, and its instruction manual can be located in Startup>Help.
SECTION 14.3 KEY CHANNELS
In almost all respects, the KEY channels in M/E panes match the DSK channels found in
the Switcher’s main Transition section.
Unlike the DSKs, though, they constitute a ‘pre-main Switcher’ sub-layer. This means that
KEY channels are applied before the composition is sent to the Switcher (or another
M/E). Thus content in a KEY channel appears beneath anything displayed via the
(Switcher) DSK channels.
Likewise, KEY channel selection and Position controls largely work just like their DSK
cousins, discussed earlier (see 9.4.1), with two notable exceptions, discussed next
14.3.1 KEY LAYERS AND AUTOPLAY
It’s worth noting that the behavior of Autoplay for Media Players selected as sources for KEY channels
conforms to the way it works for other M/E sources. That is, newly displaying a Media Player with Autoplay
enabled in the A layer or a KEY layer for an M/E will trigger playback, but – by default – at the end of play the
the ‘out’ transition (and subsequent advance to the next playlist item) does not occur. This default behavior
can be overridden by checking the Options menu item Enable Autoplay Out on M/Es.
Note: The number of KEY channels provided in each M/E varies by model. TriCaster 8000 uniquely provides four
KEY layers for M/E, while other Advanced Edition models offer two.
14.3.2 AUGMENTED REALITY
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In one other unique and powerful departure from DSK features, the Positioner for KEY layers has an added
feature labeled Augmented Reality (Figure 150).
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