NewTek TriCaster 8000 - Manual (Page 472)

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A.4.3 AVOID DELAYS WHEN SESSION MEDIA IS OFFLINE?
Launching a session when content in Media Player playlists that is served across a
network is offline or missing can result in lengthy delays, even making it seem as if
TriCaster has ‘hung’.
Normally (i.e., when dealing with local content) the operating quickly reports file
status to TriCaster, and missing media is ghosted in the playlist bin. This process is
more complicated when dealing with networked media. For example, if a volume is
missing the operating system will automatically scan the network in an attempt to
resolve the path. After some time, the operating system gives up, and the file is
marked as inaccessible. Unfortunately, though, this process now iterates for as
many files as you have added to the playlist.
Fortunately, the potential delay involved during this process can be easily bypassed.
By default, the system uses a full UNC (“Universal Naming Convention”) path for
network resources (e.g., “\\myserver\myfolder\myfile.mov). Use the Windows
“Map a Network Drive” feature to give the server (or folder) where your remote
media is located a drive letter (e.g, “M:\”, or “M:\myfolder\”). This results in much
quicker path resolution, and effectively eliminates the problem.
A.4.4 SHARE FILES ON YOUTUBE ® ?
Although you have opened an account with YouTube® and correctly configured the
account (see Section 19.2) for TriCaster sharing, uploading may fail because you
have not yet created a YouTube® “channel”.
The basic YouTube® account lets you log in to watch existing content and make
playlists. To create a channel, follow these additional steps:
1. Browse to YouTube®, login and click Upload at the top of the home page.
2. Follow instructions to add a channel to your account.
Afterward, TriCaster will be able to upload directly to your channel by means of its
Share Media feature.