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SECTION 4.7 LIVE SWITCHING ............................................................................................................ 65
4.7.1 Switcher Rows ............................................................................................................... 65
4.7.2 Transitions ..................................................................................................................... 69
SECTION 4.8 RECORD AND GRAB ....................................................................................................... 75
4.8.1 Record ........................................................................................................................... 76
4.8.2 Grab............................................................................................................................... 77
SECTION 4.9 MEDIA PLAYERS ............................................................................................................ 79
4.9.1 The DDRs ....................................................................................................................... 79
4.9.2 Graphics Players ............................................................................................................ 84
SECTION 4.10 LIVEMATTE & M/ES.................................................................................................... 88
SECTION 4.11 MORE ABOUT M/ES ................................................................................................... 92
4.11.1 Composing M/E Layers ................................................................................................ 92
4.11.2 Adding an Upstream Overlay ...................................................................................... 94
4.11.3 LiveSet™ ...................................................................................................................... 96
SECTION 4.12 BUFFERS .................................................................................................................... 98
SECTION 4.13 STREAMING .............................................................................................................. 100
4.13.1 Streaming Configuration ........................................................................................... 100
4.13.2 Simple Pull Streaming ............................................................................................... 101
4.13.3 Push and RTMP Streaming ........................................................................................ 103
4.13.4 Capturing the Stream ................................................................................................ 103
THE STARTUP SCREEN .......................................................................................... 107
SECTION 5.1 INTRODUCTION TO SESSIONS ......................................................................................... 108
SECTION 5.2 THE HOME PAGE......................................................................................................... 110
5.2.1 New (Session) .............................................................................................................. 111
5.2.2 Open (Session) ............................................................................................................. 113
5.2.3 Shutdown .................................................................................................................... 115
5.2.4 Help ............................................................................................................................. 120
5.2.5 Add-Ons ....................................................................................................................... 120
SECTION 5.3 THE SESSION PAGE ...................................................................................................... 121
5.3.1 Live .............................................................................................................................. 121
5.3.2 Graphics ...................................................................................................................... 121
5.3.3 Manage ....................................................................................................................... 123
LIVE DESKTOP: OVERVIEW.................................................................................... 131
SECTION 6.1 DISPLAY REQUIREMENTS ............................................................................................... 131
SECTION 6.2 OVERVIEW ................................................................................................................. 132
SECTION 6.3 STANDARD CONTROLS .................................................................................................. 133
SECTION 6.4 CUSTOMIZING THE LIVE DESKTOP ................................................................................... 134