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The session setting has some other significant ramifications, too. For example, if your session
format is SD 4:3, this is the file format captured by the Live Desktop’s Record function when
capturing Program output … even when the video cameras supplying your inputs are HD; the
opposite is also true.
Note: See Section 7.1 for more information on Video Output configurations.
Having made your selections, you would normally click the Start Session button at lower right to
launch TriCaster’s Live Desktop – but first, let’s explore the features of the Home Page a bit more.
OPEN (SESSION) 5.2.2
If there are existing sessions on TriCaster, the icon ring on the Home Page will default to Open
(Figure 93).
Figure 93
Selecting Open causes the Sessions List to appear at right. This pane lists all sessions stored on
qualified media currently mounted on TriCaster.
Sessions are listed separately under the name of the storage volume they are located on (Figure
94). The listing shows the Session Name and video Format for each one. Let’s look at a few
features of the Sessions List briefly before we open a session.