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SWITCHER, TRANSITIONS AND OVERLAY Chapter 9
TriCaster’s Live Desktop replicates traditional video switcher
controls in easy to comprehend and use fashion. It provides
numerous transitions that you can use to add interest when
changing scenes, four independent downstream overlay channels,
and some very useful automation.
When the M/E pane is minimized , the central band of the TriCaster™ Live Desktop
(between the upper monitoring section and the tabbed modules below) is taken up
by the Switcher and related controls and features, including the Layer Controls,
which include main and DSK channel Transition controls and configuration features
(Figure 154).
Switcher
Layer Controls
FIGURE 154(TRICASTER 8000 SHOWN)
SECTION 9.1 SWITCHER ROWS
FIGURE 155 (TRICASTER 8000 SHOWN)
From top to bottom, the two Switcher rows are labeled Program and Preview.
Clicking a button in the Program or Preview row selects the active video source for
that row (audio sources may or may not be affected by Switcher activity – see
Chapter 15 Audio).