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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 Introduction ........................................................................................................5
2 Getting Started ...................................................................................................7
2.1 Connections ..................................................................................................................................................7
2.1.1 Multiview ..............................................................................................................................................8
2.1.2 Network ................................................................................................................................................8
2.1.3 A/V IO ....................................................................................................................................................8
2.2 Registration ..................................................................................................................................................9
2.2.1 Startup and Windows® Activation ........................................................................................................9
2.2.2 TriCaster License and Registration .................................................................................................... 10
2.2.3 Online Registration ............................................................................................................................ 10
2.2.4 Registering by Telephone .................................................................................................................. 11
2.3 Startup and Configuration ........................................................................................................................ 11
2.3.1 All About Sessions .............................................................................................................................. 11
2.3.2 Configure Sources .............................................................................................................................. 14
2.3.3 Configure Output ............................................................................................................................... 19
2.3.4 Internet Streaming ............................................................................................................................. 21
3 The Live Desktop ............................................................................................... 22
3.1 Overview ................................................................................................................................................... 22
3.1.1 Titlebar Tips ....................................................................................................................................... 22
3.2 Monitors .................................................................................................................................................... 23
3.2.1 Contextual Tools ................................................................................................................................ 24
3.2.2 Interactive Control ............................................................................................................................. 25
3.2.3 Waveform/Vectorscope .................................................................................................................... 25
3.3 The Switcher .............................................................................................................................................. 25
3.3.1 The Program and Preview Rows ........................................................................................................ 26
3.3.2 The FX Row ........................................................................................................................................ 26
3.4 Transitions ................................................................................................................................................. 26
3.4.1 Video Layers ....................................................................................................................................... 26
3.4.2 Local Layer Controls ........................................................................................................................... 27
3.4.3 Main Layer Controls ........................................................................................................................... 29
3.5 Media Players ............................................................................................................................................ 29
3.5.1 Common Features ............................................................................................................................. 30
3.5.2 Speed ................................................................................................................................................. 33
3.5.3 Add (the Media Browser) .................................................................................................................. 33
3.5.4 Title Pages .......................................................................................................................................... 35