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A.3 RECORD/CAPTURE
A.3.1 CHANGE THE RECORDING QUALITY?
TriCaster has two optional quality settings for recording live video, Normal Profile (Compatibility
Mode) and Studio Profile. Both of these alternatives record ‘I-frame only’ MPEG2 files at a rate
of approximately 50mbps.
The Normal setting produces a ‘standard profile’ MPEG2 with 4:2:0 encoding, and has best
compatibility with third-party products. Studio quality files comply with the MPEG2 ‘high profile’
standard, resulting in 4:2:2 encoding at the expense of slightly less cross-product compatibility.
To change the setting:
1. Access the Record/Stream tab.
2. Enable or disable the Use MPEG-2 Studio Profile switch under Record Profile.
A.3.2 RECORD TO AN EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE?
Ideally, it’s best to record to TriCaster’s internal “D:” drive. If you do use an external drive, be
sure to test beforehand for adequate connection speed, and format the external volume using
the NTFS file system (off-the-shelf drives are often formatted as FAT32, which will be unable to
record longer video clips).
A.3.3 RESOLVE A “DV DEVICE NOT CONNECTED” ERROR?
Exit to the Administrator Desktop, and check that your DV device is being detected – open My
Computer, and verify that a DV device listed.
If it is, reinstalling the drivers for the IEEE 1394 controller may help. To do this, follow these
steps:
1. Right click on My Computer, and go to Manage.
2. Choose Device Manager.
3. Open IEEE 1394 Bus host controllers.
4. Right-click on the controller device listed, and choose Update Driver.
5. If Windows asks to connect choose No, not this time.