Alibrating, Onitors, C.3.1 – NewTek TriCaster Advanced Edition User Guide User Manual
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If the trace vectors do not line up as they should even after performing a white balance at the camera, you
can use TriCaster’s Proc Amp controls to tweak the signal.
Adjust the Hue control to rotate the vectors around the center point to line them up correctly on their
respective targets. Increasing Saturation will move the trace further out towards the edge of the scope.
Decreasing Saturation lowers color intensity, bringing the trace back closer to the center.
Hint: Naturally, you should repeat the steps above for each connected source, to ensure a perfect match when
switching from camera to camera during your live productions.
At this point, your video signal should be reasonably accurate, and broadcast legal. Naturally, there are other
devices between that signal, you, and your viewers. Let’s discuss ways to calibrate downstream video
monitors to ensure that you see your video at its best.
C.3 CALIBRATING YOUR MONITORS
In most cases, you will use a computer monitor of one type or another to display TriCaster’s controls – the
so-called user interface. Even though the television monitors you likely use for final program output may
look somewhat similar to your computer monitor, they do differ in a number of important respects. For this
reason, we will approach their calibration separately.
C.3.1 COMPUTER MONITOR
This is a subject that could (and does) easily fill multiple volumes, but which we will sadly give short shrift.
It may not be quite as important to achieve ‘spot-on’ color calibration for the monitor used for the user
interface. Not surprisingly, video output color is best judged on larger downstream video monitors.
Nevertheless, you may find a trip to one of any number of websites providing test imagery and calibration
hints useful. A search for “computer monitor calibration” will yield an endless list, along with some
commercial utilities for those who feel the need. Here are links to several such sites:
om/monitorcal/
gom.nl/lcd-test/