NewTek TriCaster Advanced Edition User Guide - Manual (Page 219)

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R ECORDERS
Click the Add button in the header of the Recorders control group to place an additional entry into the list (up
to eight sources in total for 8-input TriCaster models).
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To remove an entry, click the corresponding (x) button.
V IDEO
A drop-down menu labeled Video lets you choose which video channel will be captured. TriCaster provides
numerous source options. Selecting any Output gives you access to a variety of useful mixed video source
combinations and formats, as defined in Output Configuration.
In addition, most Switcher inputs (other than M/E’s, which can only be captured when visible on an Output)
can be designated as a Video source.
Note that Outputs can be configured to use any single source, too. However when you opt to record an Output,
it may well result in a very different recording than if you directly select the same input as Source in the
Record Configuration panel.
Consider an example:
 Perhaps Cam 1 is a 16:9 SD source
 Cam 2 is a 720p camera
 Cam 3 is 1080i
With Output 2 set (in Output Configuration) to display Cam 1, Cam2 or Cam 3 as 1080i, selecting Output 2
as Source for recording in Record Configuration will always result in a 1080i format file.
By contrast, directly selecting a Camera directly in Record Configuration captures files in the actual source
format of that input (in our example, this would be SD 16:9, 720p, and 1080i respectively), accompanied
by the original sound from matching (‘same number’) audio inputs.
Hint: You can record a given source more than once in Record Configuration, capturing it in multiple resolutions
and formats simultaneously.
A UDIO
Similarly, the Audio menu allows you to select from audio inputs directly (by number), or an audio mix audio
assigned to TriCaster’s Master or Aux busses.