Newtek TriCaster Advanced Edition Automation and Integrat Instrukcja Użytkownika

88 | P a g e Delay Shortcut Value ddr_copy_selected _paste_selected(int) Description: Paste item(s) in memory into a playlist. Specify

89 | P a g e _set_clip_tag(clip_index int, clip_tag string) Description: Assigns a custom “tag” (_tag_string value) to identify a playlist item sp

90 | P a g e  playlists – allows for multiple playlists to be defined as targets for the file. The list is formatted as comma separated numbers

91 | P a g e _select_angle_index(int) Description: Selects a matching clip from a different IsoCorder recorder source by recorder index (starts at

92 | P a g e Delay Shortcut Value input3_long_name Zeppelin Cam _short_name(string)[state_type(string)] Description: The Value supplied provides

93 | P a g e Delay Shortcut Value input3_toggle_procamp false C.3 TITLES The shortcuts described in this section control settings and operations

94 | P a g e _title_set_line_property(playlist_index int, clip_tag string, line_number int, tag string, property string, value string) Description

95 | P a g e _title_save_png(playlist_index int, clip_tag string, destination string) Description: Saves the current state of a Title Page to a P

96 | P a g e _position_x_delta_value(double) Description: Translates the targeted layer by the Value amount on the X axis. Example: Delay Shortcu

97 | P a g e _scale_y(double) Description: Changes the scale on the Y axis to the Value specified. Valid ranges are -500 to 500, with 100 as the o

PA RT I ( OV ER VI E W ) This section provides a high level overview of the different components of the NewTek live production ecosystem, and s

98 | P a g e Example: Delay Shortcut Value Key 0 v1_a_rotation_x 45 _rotation_y(double) Description: Sets the Rotate Y setting to the supplied V

99 | P a g e Delay Shortcut Value v1_a_rotation_z_delta_value -45 _rotation_reset(void) Description: Resets all rotate values to their origin. Ex

100 | P a g e _down_delta_value(double) Description: Changes the Edges Bottom setting by the supplied Value. Example: Delay Shortcut Value v1_a_d

101 | P a g e Example: Delay Shortcut Value v1_a_border_select_index 1 _border_set(index int, path string) Description: Select a file at path as

102 | P a g e v1_a_select_color_group 0 _toggle_color_group(void)[state: (bool)] Description: Toggles the color group assignment for the target S

103 | P a g e Example: Delay Shortcut Value fx_transition_main_toggle fx_transition_main_take(void) Description: Performs as Take of the Effect

104 | P a g e fx_transition_me_auto(void) Description: Performs an M/E Auto of the Effect Transition preview state for the current (last selected

105 | P a g e record_start_and_chop(void) Description: Will start recording if not already recording. Example: Delay Shortcut Value record _star

106 | P a g e C.9 AUDIO MIXER The shortcuts described in this section control the settings and operations of TriCaster’s Audio Mixer. Shortcut d

107 | P a g e Description: Sets the pan setting for the target to Value, in decibels (dB). State returns the current pan setting.  Pan – the Va

108 | P a g e _mute2(bool)[state: (bool)] Description: Turns Mute on or off for the target’s second slider. ). State returns the current Mute se

109 | P a g e Example: Delay Shortcut Value ddr2_enable_equalizer 1 _enable_compressor(bool)[state: (bool)] Description: Enables or disables the

110 | P a g e ddr2_eq_slider_1 -4 _eq_slider_2(double)[state: (double)] Description: Set Equalizer slider 2 to the Value supplied. State return

111 | P a g e _cl_knob_0(double)[state: (double)] Description: Set Compressor knob 0 to the supplied Value supplied. State returns t

112 | P a g e _balance(double)[state: (double)] DEPRECATED. Retained for 3rd party backward compatibility. Now controls Pan on Channels 1 and 2.

113 | P a g e _mic2_adjust_volume(double) DEPRECATED. Retained for 3rd party backward compatibility. _mic1_volume(double)[state: (double)] DEPRECA

114 | P a g e _mic1_trim(double)[state: (double)] Description: Sets the trim of the target input’s Mic1 to the supplied Value in decibels. State

115 | P a g e _follow(bool)[state: (bool)] Description: Turns Follow for the target input on or off based on the Boolean Value (0 or

116 | P a g e audiomixer_select_preset(int)[state: (int)] Description: Selects an Audio Mixer preset at the index Value supplied (start

117 | P a g e phones_volume(double)[state: (double)] Description: Sets the headphone volume level to the supplied Value in decibels. State returns

1 | P a g e Chapter 2 THE ECOSYSTEM NewTek live video production systems are everywhere. ‘If only they could talk, the stories they would tell’;

118 | P a g e elay Shortcut Value Key 0 Value 0 virtualinputs_follow_preview 1 switcher_begin_changes(void)[state: (bool)] Description: This

119 | P a g e net_source(string) Description: Sets the source for Net Input 1 to the Value entered as a string. Example: Delay Shortcut Value Key

121 | P a g e APPENDIX D. 3PLAY COMMANDS D.1 CONTROL SURFACE AND UI record(bool)[state: (bool)] Description: Start recording if no value is provi

122 | P a g e output-sync(bool) Description: Toggle linking the transport controls for all outputs. For example if linked when the operator plays

123 | P a g e Delay Shortcut Value mark-out mark-out-update Description: Update the outpoint of the clip/playlist item currently on the output b

124 | P a g e Example: Delay Shortcut Value jog local-jog (int) Description: Jog around in the clip/playlist item currently on the output being

125 | P a g e Example: Delay Shortcut Value add-to-list esc Description: Escape out of the current editing operation. Example: Delay Shortcut Va

126 | P a g e Example: Delay Shortcut Value loop edit-tbar (int) Description: Adjusts the current spreadsheet cell's value by Value percent

127 | P a g e tagging (bool)[state: (bool)] Description: Set the tagging mode. When Value is true the control surface numpad is used to apply tag

2 | P a g e Just as many different members contribute to a literal ecosystem, so too the NewTek ecosystem includes a large and diverse populati

128 | P a g e select-prev-row Description: Select the previous row in the Clip list or Play list based on the controlled output's current mod

129 | P a g e select-next-row-shft select-next-column Description: Select the next column in the clip list or play list based on the

130 | P a g e Delay Shortcut Value copy paste Description: Paste items from the clipboard to the spreadsheet for the controlled output's c

131 | P a g e grab Description: Captures a still image of all live camera inputs and a still image of what is currently on both outputs. The stil

132 | P a g e goto-angle-cue goto-angle-offset (int) Description: Adjusts the camera angle for whatever is on output by Value delta. For example

133 | P a g e Delay Shortcut Value navigation-sel 1 D.2 NAVIGATION navigation-tabs (int) Description: Traverse the tabs for the controlled output

134 | P a g e goto-in-point Description: If the controlled output is stopped, seeks to the In point of the item currently on the

135 | P a g e Example: Delay Shortcut Value prog_loop D.3 PREVIEW ROW prev_input_sel_num (string)[state: (string)] Description: Selects a Playl

136 | P a g e prev_input_list_sel_num input2 D.4 PROGRAM ROW prog_input_sel_num (string)[state: (string)] Description: Selects live input. Corres

137 | P a g e D.5 TRANSPORT Preview and Program Row Transport Controls Prefix Description prev prog _play (bool) Description: Start playback on

3 | P a g e Chapter 3 AUTOMATION AND INTEGRATION This chapter briefly explains various aspects of automation and integration as an aid to understa

138 | P a g e _set_play_speed (int)[state: (int)] Description: Initiate playback at “Value” speed for the targeted (prefix) output. If the Value

139 | P a g e _buffer_sel_num (string)[state: (string)] Description: Set the targeted (prefix) DSK source to one of 8 frame buffers. Value r

140 | P a g e Delay Shortcut Value fx_tbar_value 25 fx_adjust_fxrate (double)[state: (double)] Description: Delegates FX rate adjustments to

141 | P a g e fx_clip_sel_num (string)[state: (string)] Description: Delegated to "dsk1_clip_sel_num" or "dsk2_clip_sel_num&qu

142 | P a g e _tbar_value (double)[state: (double)] Description: Set the TBar location value. Example: Delay Shortcut Value main_tbar_value 50 _a

143 | P a g e ftb_take (void) Description: Immediately toggle black on/off program output (Output B). Example: Delay Shortcut Value ftb_take mai

144 | P a g e select-transition (int) Description: Select a main transition preset by position (4800CS). Example: Delay Shortcut Value select-tra

145 | P a g e  Source- set the source for “DSK A”. Valid values are: Valid Source “property_value” UI Labeling LiveCamera|0, LiveCamera|1… Cam

146 | P a g e FrameBuffer|0, Framebuffer|1… Buffer NetInputs Network input Output Output B, Output A Black Black  IsFadeOn- set “Use Fade trans

147 | P a g e dsk2_reset_crop _auto (void)[state: (bool)] Description: Will trigger an “auto”. The bool value is only used in the state, to lig

4 | P a g e A typical example of this type of automation would include newsroom MOS protocol implementations, which are used to create, edit, manag

148 | P a g e _clip_move (int) Description: Skip back/forward transport control for both the clip list and playlist using Value for

149 | P a g e Example: Delay Shortcut Value amp_vtr1_loop _play(void) Description: Plays at 1X speed the prefix AMP playout channel. Example: De

150 | P a g e Delay Shortcut Value amp_vtr2_eject D.13 PUBLISH share_add(filename string, title string, comment string, mediasite string, sitei

151 | P a g e add_to_playlist_tab (tab_index int, item_id string) Description: Copy playlist items from one playlist to another.  Tab_index- The

152 | P a g e D.16 MISCELLANEOUS find Description: Show the search results across all clip lists for the text currently entered into the UTEB. E

153 | P a g e Delay Shortcut Value import_file_playlist D:\Media\Clips\Fountain.mov import_file_music (string) Description: Imports the music at

154 | P a g e Delay Shortcut Value Key 0 Value 0 Key 1 Value 1 set_router_mapping router_input 1 system_input 1 set_item_prop (type string, item

155 | P a g e APPENDIX E. DATALINK HARDWARE KEYS This section lists the actual key names that are available for use with DataLink for the differen

156 | P a g e E.1.3 FOOTBALL %DakClock% - Game Clock Time – “MM:SS.T” %DakClockStatus% - Game Clock Status %DakPlayClock%% - Play Clock

157 | P a g e %DakHalf% - Current half %DakMin% - Minutes (from Clock Time) %DakSec% - Seconds (from Clock Time) %DakTen% - Tenths (secs/1

PA RT I I ( AU TO MA T IO N ) Full details of the macro system native to the NewTek live production family, along with an explanat

158 | P a g e %CGDakError% - Errors %CGDakHitErrorText% - Error (text) %CGDakErrorPosition% - Error Position %CGDakInningLabel1% - Fir

159 | P a g e %CGDakHomePitchesInPlay% - Home Pitches In Play %CGDakHomePitchesTotal% - Total Home Pitches %CGDakGuestPitcherNum% - Guest Pi

160 | P a g e %CGDakGuestTO% - Guest Time Outs %CGDakMin% - Minutes (from Clock Time) %CGDakSec% - Seconds (from Clock Time) %CGDakTen% -

161 | P a g e %CGDakHhr% - Hours (from Clock Time) %CGDakMin% - Minutes (from Clock Time) %CGDakSec% - Seconds (from Clock Time) %CGDakTen%

162 | P a g e E.4 OES E.4.1 BASKETBALL %OESClock% - Game Clock Time – “MM:SS.T” %OESShotClock% - Shot Clock Time %OESAwayScore% - Gues

163 | P a g e %WWMin% - Minutes (from Clock Time) %WWSec% - Seconds (from Clock Time) %WWTen% - Tenths (secs/10 from Clock Time) E.7 WHIT

165 | P a g e INDEX A AirPlay, 42 AMP (Advanced Media Protocol), 47 C COM port, 39 D Database Linker, 36 Device Manager, 39 E External Devices Co

167 | P a g e Chapter 10 CREDITS Acknowledgments: Tim Jenison, Jim Plant Engineering: Andrew Cross, Alvaro Suarez, Brian Brice, Cary Tetrick, C

7 | P a g e Chapter 4 THE MACRO SYSTEM Macros can smooth your workflow, reducing complex operations to a single button press, and making it easier

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8 | P a g e Click Macros to show a menu which lists a Configure Macros item at the bottom. Select this menu item to open the Macro Configuration pa

9 | P a g e FIGURE 3 Selecting a folder in the list (other than the System Macros folder) enables the Add Macro button (Figure 3). Click this but

10 | P a g e 4.4.2 FAVORITES MENU FIGURE 6 You’ll see a ‘star’ gadget (Figure 6) at right for each macro entry in the Macro Configuration panel.

11 | P a g e encourage you to use the Export feature to prepare a backup archive of your painstakingly designed macros. Section 4.6

12 | P a g e  Standard copy and paste keyboard shortcuts are supported as well. When done editing a macro, click Apply (or Cancel, to

13 | P a g e Chapter 5 TRIGGERING MACROS Macros can reduce or eliminate embarrassing errors. Too, the fact that there are nearly endless ways to

14 | P a g e FIGURE 12 As the simplest example, let’s briefly consider keyboard shortcuts before looking into some of the other options. O

15 | P a g e Bangs appear at right for all macro entries in the Macro Configuration panel lister with shortcut conflicts (Figure 14). FIGURE 15 O

16 | P a g e 4. Hold down the MACRO button (on the control surface) and press the button you want to assign the macro to. That’s it

17 | P a g e The entry for a given GPI control device must contain an IP address and port, password, and custom name, entered as follows: < devi

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18 | P a g e A typical entry might look like the following: Delay (ms) Shortcut Value Key 1 Value 1 etc. 500 gpi jlcooper pin12 1 Hint: Multiple

19 | P a g e  Or any M/E row, or …  Showing or hiding a source on the Program or Preview output. This feature is immensely powerful, and lends

20 | P a g e  Reveal an over-the-shoulder Skype® feed from TalkShow™ and configure audio for the remote interview, then close the

21 | P a g e FIGURE 22 5.2.4 AUDIO AUTOMATION Similar automation functionality is provided by TriCaster’s Audio Mixer. The related controls are lo

22 | P a g e 5.2.5 NETWORK CONTROL Means for communicating and controlling NewTek live production systems over a network are discussed in Section 8

23 | P a g e Chapter 6 REDUNDANT CONTROL (TRICASTER) In mission critical broadcast applications and multimedia production environments, it can be

24 | P a g e 6. Use the Restore Session Backup feature on the Home page of the remote system to open the backup session file, and launch the sessi

PA RT I II ( IN TE GR AT IO N) in·te·gra·te [in-ti-greyt] – verb: 1. to bring together or incorporate (parts) into a whole. 2. to make up, co

27 | P a g e Chapter 7 DATALINK™ TriCaster’s integrated title page system provides many opportunities for internal automation and broader pipelin

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28 | P a g e You can enter DataLink keys as the source for text or image fields in TriCaster’s integrated version of LiveText (pro

29 | P a g e If you simply click a text field and type a % sign, all available DataLink keys are shown in a drop down menu. As you c

30 | P a g e  Football  Hockey  Soccer  Volleyball o DSI (Basketball) o OES  Basketball  Hockey o Translux Fairplay  Basketball 

31 | P a g e  Title Description  Title Image  Session Name  Session Type  Session Encoding  Session Aspect Ratio o Media Player  DD

32 | P a g e One of the most exciting new sources of DataLink keys is DataLink™ for TriCaster™, NewTek’s new custom extension for the Chrome® web b

33 | P a g e 7.3.2 FILE WATCHER Among other sources as described earlier, TriCaster Advanced Edition monitors files in designated Data

34 | P a g e XML Similarly, XML (eXtensible Markup Language) files can supply DataLink keys and values. Consider the example xml fil

35 | P a g e In this case, the key %Team01% would have the value “Germany”; %Team01Wins% would hold “6”, etc. Let’s go on to consider the ex

36 | P a g e 7.4.2 DATABASE For database sources, DataLink monitors the value for keys you designate are produced by queries you def

37 | P a g e When the SQL query provides more than one match, DataLink creates a key/value pair for each qualified result. For example, a key

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38 | P a g e Find the COM Port in Section 7.4.4. Once you have a supported device successfully connected and configured, the drop-down

39 | P a g e FIND THE COM PORT The next step involves determining which COM port has been assigned to the new connection by the o

41 | P a g e Chapter 8 IP VIDEO & CONTROL Most NewTek live production systems support both ingest and output of a/v feeds over s

42 | P a g e 3Play 4800 provide access to a network feed via their DSK source menus. (Full details can be found in the User Guide for your NewTek

43 | P a g e LiveText™ NewTek’s own LiveText™ 2 gives you the flexibility to add a dedicated title station to your live production. Build titles

44 | P a g e For example, 3Play network outputs typically appear in TriCaster’s Network Input source selectors as something like “3Pla

45 | P a g e For example: Delay (ms) Shortcut Value Key 1 Value 1 .0001 net1 clip_store index AAA1 The entry above will ‘remember’ the curren

46 | P a g e CLIP_ MOVE Delay (ms) Shortcut Value Key 1 Value 1 (ms) net1 or net2 clip_ move distance # Move the specified number of pages for

47 | P a g e NOTES: The software associates values with their key name, thus key can be entered in any order. The following are valid formats for

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49 | P a g e Chapter 9 FILES AND STORAGE Some corollary of ‘Murphy’s Law’ must state that “The more critical it is to a production, the greater t

50 | P a g e OS X® PLATFORM The NewTek Quicktime codecs are not required to be able to read TriCaster or 3Play Quicktime® files on OS X systems.

51 | P a g e Section 9.4 ASSET MANAGEMENT The integrated Media Browser native to NewTek live production systems is a competent asset management sy

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55 | P a g e APPENDIX A. DEVELOPER NETWORK A.1 OVERVIEW The NewTek Developer Network is an ongoing initiative, and a key cornerstone

57 | P a g e APPENDIX B. THIRD PARTY SOLUTIONS B.1 OVERVIEW Our development partners have prepared a wide array of powerful hardware and softwa

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58 | P a g e The Automation Editor allows you to schedule behaviors, including playback of CW graphics elements or remote invocation of Tricaster

59 | P a g e B.2.5 CASPARCG CasparCG was developed by the Swedish Broadcasting Corporation (“SVT”), which is the license-fee funded public service

60 | P a g e ScoreHD is the perfect solution for scorebug creation and playout with real-time rendering of transitions and motion effects. Sport

61 | P a g e For further information, visit http://tofervision.com/software/ltscoreboards/ B.2.13 APRIL BROADCAST Browse, select, buy and immedi

62 | P a g e and LTO 5/6 tape management for universal workflows, integrated file preview generation, and cost effective media archiv

63 | P a g e point it at your existing file system and it indexes your files. As new files are added or removed, axle updates

64 | P a g e For further information, visit http://enps.com B.4.4 YOUNGMONKEY This developer offers a wide range of products to enhance just about

65 | P a g e B.5.5 TELEMETRICS Telemetrics Inc. is a leading developer of high-end camera robotics systems, and provides solutions with tight inte

66 | P a g e diverse connections simultaneously, including HDMI, SDI and fiber optic support, along with many other benefits. For further info

67 | P a g e B.6.9 LIVEU LiveU Link is a software-based solution which allows seamless integration between LiveU’s portable uplink units and the

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69 | P a g e APPENDIX C. TRICASTER COMMANDS Most simple shortcuts require prefixes, which are prepended to the shortcut string and identify its ta

70 | P a g e _a_row(int)[state: (int)] Description: Selects Program or A row source (Value). Valid values start at 0. Example: Delay Shortcut Valu

71 | P a g e _a_row_named_input(string)[state: (string)] Description: Selects the Program or A row source by its internal name (e.g., input1, inp

72 | P a g e Example: Delay Shortcut Value Key 0 Value 0 Key 1 Value 1 v1_ select_zoom_preset 5 _zoom_speed_value(double) Description: Sets t

73 | P a g e _copy_preset(int) Description: Copies a Switcher or M/E preset (a.k.a. ‘MEM slot’) specified by the value (0-5). Example: Delay Short

74 | P a g e v1, v2, v3… M/E specified by number main_background Main switcher background layer virtualinputs_background Background layer for dele

75 | P a g e _reversed_auto(void) Description: Performs a reverse Auto, moving T-bar to the top (compare _goto_top, which jumps to the top).

76 | P a g e Example: Delay Shortcut Value main_down_fast _goto_halfway(void) Description: Moves the T-bar to its halfway point. Example: Del

77 | P a g e Delay Shortcut Value main_toggle_reverse _toggle_autoreverse(bool) Description: Toggles “ping/pong” mode of transition (optional “b

vii Chapter 1 ABOUT THIS GUIDE NewTek live production systems deliver awesome production power ‘right out of the box’. Their ability

78 | P a g e _slow(void) Description: Sets S(low) duration for the current transition or zoom. Example: Delay Shortcut Value main_dsk2_slow _me

79 | P a g e Example: Delay Shortcut Value main_dsk2_speed 1.5 _tbar_speed(double) Description: Start an Auto using the transition speed specif

80 | P a g e Prefixes for use with these shortcuts are the same as those for the prior section (Table 2). _select(int)[state: (int)] Description:

81 | P a g e _playspeed(int)[state: (int)] Description: Set the playback speed to Value, which represents a percentage (from 25-400) of n

82 | P a g e _forward(void) Description: Select the next item in the playlist, moving the playhead to its ‘in point’ (does not wr

83 | P a g e ddr2_move_playhead_to_clip 3 _select_clip(int) Description: Selects a playlist item represented by Value (indexing begins at 0). Exa

84 | P a g e _paste_preset(int) Description: Pastes a previously copied preset into the preset slot specified by Value (starts at 0). Example: Del

85 | P a g e _single_mode_toggle(void)[state: (bool)] Description: Toggles single mode on or off; supply a Boolean Value to explicitly specify the

86 | P a g e Example: Delay Shortcut Value ddr2_shuttle 150 _scrub_to_time_from_beginning(double) Description: Jumps the playhead by the Valu

87 | P a g e Example: Delay Shortcut Value ddr2_mark_out 5.0 _split(void) Description: Splits the selected clip into two clips, dividing them at