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Hint: To use Scopes to calibrate a DSK source independently, first select it as the Preview row source.
Double-click the video monitor in this Workspace to access Proc Amp and LiveMatte™ controls for the current
source (or the Output Configuration panel for Program and Preview selections).
VIEWPORT OPTIONS
Right-clicking an individual monitor viewport also opens a context menu. The first
option group governs the monitor’s source.
In addition to the external video inputs (including Network sources), you can assign
the output of Media Players; M/Es; main Program output (including DSK channels and
effects); Program (Clean) without; the main Switcher’s look ahead Preview; another
Preview showing M/E source B output (Mix mode only); or Output 1 or 2.
Several special displays are also available. Selecting the Clock item replaces the video
display with Event Clocks showing current time or LTC timecode along
with countdown style Start and End clocks (see Section 8.3.3). The
Custom Image feature lets you display a network logo.
A further display you may find useful is the Timecode Only option that appears
at the bottom of the Media Players sub-menu.
This displays a time counter
showing the current position
of the playhead in the Media
Player (respecting the
specified Player’s Warning
Colors option, too).
Below the basic source selection options in the menu, you’ll find
another group that provides access to optional Overlays for the
monitor port.
Available overlays include Checkerboard (shows a checked
pattern wherever transparency exists in the source); Title Safe (note this
is a 4:3 format safe margin); 4:3 Safe (a true 4:3 frame edge boundary), Center Cross
to help with alignment, and Show Illegal and Show Alpha.
In addition, you may choose to display VU Meters with the source, Tracking
Markers (see 8.1.6) and Hot Spot Markers (see Section 8.1.5).
Long-standing practice when using color bars to calibrate video signal color
attributes requires special video monitors with ‘blue only’ (or ‘blue-gun’) displays.
TriCaster Advanced Edition’s Blue Only viewport option means you can now use
any color monitor for this purpose.
The final Overlay option flips the images horizontally, useful for a variety of studio
requirements such as talent orientation in greenscreen applications (including
Hotspot operations).
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