NewTek TriCaster Advanced Edition User Guide - Manual (Page 42)

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 Which video format will be sent to the connectors?
 For video outputs, which connection type will be used – SDI, Component, Y/C or Composite?
And so on …
3.10.1 OUTPUT CHANNEL OPTIONS
Let’s review Video source selection first. A drop-down menu by that name permits you to select sources for
TriCaster’s principal video output streams, referred to as Output 1 - (2 or 3, depending on the model).
TriCaster can send other streams to its outputs as well, as discussed shortly – but the primary out streams
are unique in certain respects.
Hint: Either (or both) of the a/v streams assigned to Outputs 1 and 2 are available for assignment to TriCaster’s
other outputs as well, by means of the Follow 1 and Follow 2 items in the respecitve source menus.
FIGURE 23 (8-INPUT VERSION SHOWN)
Optional Source selections for primary output channels include
any of the following:
 Program output
 A clean Program feed
 The ‘look ahead’ Preview
 The feed from any camera input
 Either network input source
 Media Player output
 Direct output from any M/E
 Selected Buffer content
 Follow selected M/E Program or Preview, or a Switcher
color group.
 Black
Audio menu options include the Master and Aux mixes, or the sound from any one of TriCaster’s audio inputs.
The video format (Resolution) for Output 1 always matches the current TriCaster session format, so its menu
is locked. For Output 2, though, the Resolution menu allows you to independently configure the format.
FIGURE 24
Hint: Multiview, a versatile external display intended primarily for control room monitoring, is configured in
TriCaster’s Dashboard (click the Workspace menu).
It’s worth mentioning that, for TriCasters with analog outputs, SD formats offer different Analog Out options
than HD. HD is always presented on SDI and Component connectors, but in addition to these, Composite and
Y/C connections are still in common use for SD.