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You may prefer one of several simpler approaches that can be performed right on your TriCaster. For
example, if the clip will play properly in a DDR when the system is not heavily loaded with other tasks, you
could simply put the DDR on Program output, click Record, play the clip, and stop recording. With a little
trimming of the recorded clip you’ll have a very usable file.
Or, you can use SpeedEDIT – its Convert to SpeedHQ feature (found in the Filebin’s context menu) can easily
convert a number of clips in a single operation.
FLASH (F4V)
F4V format files written by Adobe® Flash Media Encoder are incompatible with most video playback
applications (even those from Adobe). The developer has explained the situation as follows:
“Adobe Flash Media Server version 3.5 and later and Adobe Flash Media Live Encoder 3 can record content
in MPEG-4 (F4V) format using an industry-standard recording technology known as “fragments” or “moof
atoms.” Some MPEG-4 compatible tools and players do not support moof atoms, and therefore cannot
recognize files recorded by Flash Media Server. The F4V Post Processor tool aggregates the information
from all the moof atoms into a single moov atom and outputs a new file”
Unconverted F4V files imported will not play in TriCaster’s DDR either. Conveniently, TriCaster can automate
the conversion for you to a degree. If you locate the folder named Media\Clips\sessionname\SavedStreams
on your primary session drive, you will see the “raw” (unprocessed) streaming file(s) and a batch file (.bat)
that can be used to convert all files in that folder.
Simply double-click the .bat file to initiate processing. (Note that processing can take some time, so don’t do
this just before a production.) Output files will be placed in the same folder after conversion.
Hint: The .bat file supports several additional features if employed with command line switches. A readme
file located in the same folder provides details of these alternatives.
If you prefer to perform this post-processing on another computer, you can transfer the raw files to it and
use the Adobe F4V Post Processor tool, available from the URL below (requires an account to login):
https://www.adobe.com/cfusion/entitlement/index.cfm?event=custom&sku=FS0000522&e=fms35
A.3.13 CHANGE COLORS FOR AN ENTIRE TITLE PLAYLIST AT ONCE?
You can quickly alter the default colors for a complete playlist of Title Pages in a Media Player (such as Titles).
1. Select the button for the player containing the titles on the Preview row of the Switcher.
2. Click the Configuration (gear) button for the player’s onscreen monitor to access the Proc Amp.
3. Click and drag the Hue slider left or right, swinging colors through the spectrum.
Observe that black and white graphics and titles are unaffected by the hue shift. In many cases, this allows
you to modify background imagery without any effect on text objects (which are often white).
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