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20.1.2 CAPTURE TAB
Record Configuration options are organized into
two tabs – Capture and Replay. The first of these
(Figure 251) allows you to define the individual
recordings you want to capture.
B ASE N AME
The first thing you may want to do is replace the
default Base Name for captured files with a
custom file name.
TriCaster combines this name with source
information to supply a unique name for each
recording (names are numerically incremented
automatically as well).
Note that the when you move the mouse pointer over the Base Name box, the cursor updates to indicate that
you can enter DataLink keys here (Figure 252).
As discussed back in Section 19.4.3, this powerful allows
you to automatically identify your clips with useful
information derived right from the live production itself. To
a list of DataLink keys ready for insertion, simply click in the
box and type a % sign. You can use the arrow keys to move
down in the list, and press Enter to select an item.
S YNC FRAMES FOR NLE
FIGURE 253
Synchronizing isolated recordings of all cameras is a huge challenge in traditional production work-flows.
Pressing “Record” on every camera simultaneously, even if possible, would never ensure sync, because each
camera records frames to the ‘tick’ of its own clock. Thus clips painstakingly aligned to a ‘sync event’
(typically a ‘flash’ or ’clapper’) in editing software still inexorably drift apart. Solving this problem can
require extra effort, and expense, including genlocking all sources and syncing them to a common time-code
reference (many modern cameras don’t even support these options).
TriCaster’s Sync frames for NLE feature leverages internal switcher timing to ensure all recorded signals
share the exact same timing – whether you use gen-locked cameras or not. This makes multi-camera post
production simpler, and faster. Just drop the clips into your favorite NLE and start cutting immediately,
shaving turnaround time and producing better, more consistent results every time.
Note: In rare cases of framerate or fielding mismatches between session and record formats, enabling this option
may result in adjustments to the capture format.
FIGURE 251
FIGURE 252