NewTek TriCaster Advanced Edition User Guide - Manual (Page 229)

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CONTROL SURFACES
This chapter introduces the different control surfaces offered by NewTek®, helping you
to see how they complement your TriCaster™ and bring added ability to your production
setup.
The section also includes brief notes on connecting TriCaster™ control surfaces for use
with your live production system.
NewTek TriCaster™ systems provide unrivalled live production power. With a TriCaster™ control surface in
front of you, all of that power is right at your fingertips. These sleek yet rugged control surfaces deliver
precise control over the video layers constituting your program. Quickly and confidently perform your
switching operations, and extend your capabilities in a wide variety of ways.
This Chapter discusses multiple TriCaster™ control surfaces, including TriCaster™ 8000 CS, 460 CS, 860 CS,
and others. Of these, two (TriCaster™ 460 CS and 860 CS) are virtually identical as respects operations and
control layouts, so we will consider them together. Others sections cover specific control surfaces in turn.
We’re very confident you’ll find one or more of these devices to be excellent for your live production needs.
SECTION 22.1 SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE
TriCaster control surfaces can be grouped into two main categories, offering either primary switcher control
or instant replay functionality.
22.1.1 PRIMARY CONTROL
Primary control surfaces manage transitions on a per layer basis, govern the background composition,
overlay and overlay transitions, multi-layer M/E configuration and zoom, control multiple Media Players,
record, stream and grab features, and even more. At the time of writing, three devices fall into this category,
as follows:
 TriCaster 8000 CS: A full-function control surface designed to match to the TriCaster 8000 live
production system.
 TriCaster 860 CS: A full-function control surface intended to complement TriCaster 860.
 TriCaster 460 CS: Similar to the above but, slightly more compact, being designed for primary use with
4-input TriCasters.
 TriCaster 40 CS and TriCaster Mini CS: Compact control surfaces primarily intended for use with 4-input
TriCaster’s, but also extended to serve with any Pro model; especially popular for mobile use because of
their small footprints.