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11.4.6 WATCH FOLDERS
The Frame Buffer folder is a “watch folder”. When you save an image into the correct
location for a given buffer, the corresponding buffer immediately updates, even if it is
currently displayed. This lets you refresh overlays virtually instantly from any
computer on the same network.
Still image Buffers are normally stored using the popular 32 bit PNG (Portable
Network Graphics) format, but other formats are also supported.
Specific filenames are not important in the buffer workflow. Actually,
multiple media files with different names can reside in buffer folders.
TriCaster always shows the ‘newest’ file – that is, the one with the most recent
modification date.
11.4.7 USING BUFFERS
Creative uses for buffers abound. You’ll notice that the sample media content
supplied with your TriCaster includes a number of different styles of animated buffers
– some full screen, suitable for looping backgrounds or similar applications; others
that are suited to overlay, bug, or alert tasks.
Buffers of all sorts can be displayed in the following locations:
Main Switcher
o Program/Preview) rows – right-click the BFR button to select which
buffer to assign to that button.
o DSK channels – choose a specific buffer using the DSK’s drop-down
source menu.
M/E banks
o Mix mode – select a buffer for the A/B row BFR button just as you
would for the main Switcher.
o Effect Mode – for multi-layer effects, the BFR button in each row can
be assigned independently.
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