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6.8.2 OTHER UTILITIES
The Scene menu item Utilities contains a
diverse multitude of handy functions to
enhance your live video stream.
Flip your video, stretch or squash it, apply
wild effects to it, letterbox it and change its
aspect – the sky is the limit. Experiment to
your heart’s content.
Patiently waiting to do your bidding on a
moment’s notice, TriCaster’s Utility effects
can be lifesavers.
Suppose the boss insists you add that
widescreen clip from last year’s Death
Valley vacation (the whole family
spread out like parched lobsters in
front of the Winnebago) to the gala
presentation for the annual meeting.
“But Boss,” you decry, “That shot is HD,
16x9 aspect, and this production is
4X3 standard definition. I’ll have to
crop out Aunt Minnie and cousin
Doofus, or you’ll wind up looking like a
97-pound weakling in front of the
Board of Directors!”
Utility LiveSets to the rescue …
Drop the hideous clip in a DDR, select
Utilities in the Scene menu, and Aspect
Ratio as the Shot setting. Then, with a
single click of the wondrous “16:9 to
4:3 Boxed” button in the quad selector,
the whole family appears in cinematic
splendor,
perfectly sized (and
sunburned to a crisp).
You’re a hero. You get a promotion,
and wind up marrying the CEO’s
daughter … all thanks to TriCaster. 
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