NewTek TriCaster 8000 - Manual (Page 351)

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ASENAME
The first thing you may want to do is replace the default Base Name for captured
files with a custom file name. TriCaster uses the base name and other information
(such as the source) to apply a unique name to each captured file (the names are
numerically incremented automatically as well).
S YNC FRAMES FOR NLE
Synchronizing isolated recordings of all cameras is a huge challenge in traditional
production work-flows. Pressing “Record” on every camera simultaneously, even
when possible, doesn’t ensure sync, because each camera records frames to the
timing of its own clock. Thus clips painstakingly aligned to a ‘sync event’ (typically a
‘flash’ or ’clapper’) in editing software still inexorably drift apart. Solving this
problem can require extra effort, and expense, including genlocking all sources and
syncing them to a common time-code reference (many modern cameras don’t even
support these options).
TriCaster’s Sync frames for NLE feature leverages internal switcher timing to ensure
all recorded signals share the exact same timing – whether you use gen-locked
cameras or not. This makes multi-camera post production simpler, and faster. Just
drop the clips into your favorite NLE and start cutting immediately, shaving
turnaround time and producing better, more consistent results every time.
Note: In rare cases of framerate or fielding mismatches between session and record
formats, enabling this option may result in adjustments to the capture format.