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NewTek TriCaster 8000 User Manual

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Now would be a good time to test the effect of the Scale, Rotation, and Aspect

controls in the Tracker tab for DDR 1 (remember you can double-click the DDR 1
monitor to open this panel).

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TILITIES

Effects can take other forms as well. We’ve looked into the
Default effects group; now let’s consider Utility effects.

If you were following along in the previous section, replace the
current effect in M/E 1 with the Show Alpha effect from the
Utilities group.

Applying this effect immediately causes the display on the Program monitor update,

showing the content of the alpha channel for input A (Input B is ignored).

The current input A source is keyed, so the effect displays black on Program out
reveals wherever transparency exists in the foreground, white for full opacity, and

shades of gray for in-between blends.

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