NewTek TriCaster 855 - Manual (Page 330)

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A.7.4 RETURN TO TRICASTER FROM THE WINDOWS® DESKTOP
Double-click the TriCaster icon on the Windows® desktop to return to the TriCaster Startup
Screen.
A.7.5 ADD A CUSTOM STREAMING PROFILE TO THE CONFIGURE STREAM
CONNECTION PANEL?
The streaming profiles shown in the drop-down Resolution menu in the Configure Stream
Connection panel are drawn from the folder C:\TriCaster\Streaming Profiles. These files are
organized according to whether they are WMV or Flash profiles, again into NTSC or PAL versions
(Multi-standard models only), and then finally sub-divided into folders labeled 4x3, 16x9 (the
latter two being Standard Definition profiles), and HD.
(Note that profiles in the various sub-folders only appear in the Stream Type List for the
corresponding session type.)
The easiest method of creating a custom profile is to modify an existing profile and then store it
using a new name. The procedure differs depending on whether you are working with a Flash or
Windows Media profile.
Note: It is possible to create streaming profiles that place very high demands on system
resources, or are impractical for streaming over most networks.
The default profiles are suitable for most purposes, and should not interfere with other
operations. Attention to these considerations when creating custom profiles is vital to ensure
reliable performance, and we encourage you to perform real world testing beforehand.
IMPORTING A CUSTOM PROFILE USING ‘BROWSE’
Flash Media Encoder profiles are XML files, while Windows Media Encoder uses a .prx file
extension for its profiles. If you already have a prepared custom profile and wish to import it,
follow these steps:
1. Open the Configure Stream Connection panel, by clicking the Configure button (gear)
next to the Stream button on the Live Desktop.