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A multi-bitrate profile without “%i” in the Stream ID will produce a Flash Media Encoder®
error on attempting to stream. Also, the filename for multi-bitrate streaming recordings
TriCaster saves will automatically include the requisite “%i” (because the originating
stream ID contains it).
SUPPLEMENTARY QUESTION:
Q: Is it better to use a Baseline or Main profile for H.264 encoding?
A: Flash Media Live Encoder lets you choose either Baseline or Main type profiles
in the Advanced Encoder Settings that opens when you click the Configure (wrench)
button beside the Format menu (in the Video section of FMLE’s Encoding Options
tab).
At the time of writing, all NewTek H.264 profiles use the Baseline option as it seems
to be the best supported by various online services, and produces excellent results.
A.7.4 USE MY IPAD
®
AS A MIDI CONTROLLER?
Custom control of TriCaster functions can be provided using an iPad with suitable
MIDI software installed. What follows is a typical approach, using the iPad
®
example (similar methods can be found for numerous other applications and
devices, too).
For this example, you will require the following:
 An iPad
®
running iOS
®
4.3 or later.
 The MidiPads™ Lite or MidiPads™ app installed on the iPad; you can find this
in the App Store on your device. (MidiPads Lite is free, hence attractive for
initial experiments. The full version of the app allows for interface
customization.)
 rtpMIDI: download this utility to a USB stick from the link below.
http://www.tobias-erichsen.de/software/rtpmidi.html