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Tip: Mirrored systems should be running identical software versions, specifically Rev.1c or
better.
17.7.1 ‘TWINNING’ TRICASTERS
For most purposes, media content and all initial control states of both local and
controlled systems must be absolutely identical in order for remote control (a.k.a.,
‘mirroring’) to work as expected. Thankfully, achieving this ‘twinned’ state is not that
difficult.
1. Configure the first TriCaster:
o Create a new session in the desired format.
o Go on to configure cameras, Proc Amps, media content, Audio Inputs
and Mixer settings, M/E configurations, etc., just the way you want for
your production.
2. Exit the session, and use TriCaster’s Backup Session feature (see 5.3.3) to back
it up, gathering all media assets in the process.
3. Click the Shutdown icon on the Home Page, and select Administration Mode.
4. From the Administration Mode screen, Exit to Windows, and locate the session
backup file you created.
5. Transfer the session backup across the network to the remote system.
6. Use the Restore Session Backup feature (see Section 5.2.2) on the Home page
of the remote system to open the backup session file, and launch the session.
7. Re-launch the original session on the controlling system, and enable remote
control over the second system using the Options menu item as described
earlier.
That does it as far as configuring TriCaster goes. Obviously too, though, mirroring
normally calls for upstream distribution amps to multiply camera feeds, attention to
matching up audio routing, and so on. Likewise, in most cases, attention must be
given to output routing (and sometimes, ‘failover’ device planning and connection).
In yet another approach to all of this, you might consider using an outboard network
drive as the Session Volume for both systems.
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