NewTek TriCaster Advanced Edition User Guide - Manual (Page 19)

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The various features, controls and modules comprising TriCaster’s Live Desktop are arranged in horizontal
bands, as seen in Figure 2.
FIGURE 2
 The top-most band contains TriCaster’s convenient and powerful Dashboard.
 The area just below the Dashboard is *normally devoted to a multi-pane monitoring display,
providing source and output views.
* This area can be re-sized, and even completely hidden when outboard monitoring is in use; or
the display can be customized to complement the external Multiview or for numerous other
purposes.
 The central Live Control section is home to the Switcher, Transition, DSKs (o verlay channels) and
M/E controls (M/E panels can be minimized, and are hidden from view in Figure 2).
 The bottom third of the Live Desktop holds tabbed control modules, including Media Players (DDRs
and Graphics players. plus a Sound player) and Buffers, PTZ camera controls and the Audio Mixer.
SECTION 2.6 FEATURES
Let’s take time for a brief overview of just some of TriCaster’s key features.
2.6.1 PHYSICAL
 Rugged rack-mount chassis (TriCaster Mini is in a unique, durable yet extremely compact case).
 Redundant power supplies (TriCaster 8000 and 860 only) ensure robust, reliable and quiet
performance in fixed or mobile installations.
Monitoring
Dashboard
Live Control
Tabbed Modules