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SECTION 3.11 CONFIGURE
VIDEO OUTPUT
TriCaster provides complete video
input monitoring right on the Live
Desktop.
This allows you to operate it without
even connecting downstream video
monitors or devices. (You might do
just that in the case of productions
intended primarily for live streaming.)
Often, though, you will want to connect
external monitors or other
downstream devices to the VIDEO OUT
connectors on TriCaster’s backplate (see Section 3.7).
High definition video monitors should be connected to either SDI or Component
connections.
FIGURE 20 (TriCaster 8000 shown)
Let’s consider an example:
An HD 1080i session offers the
largest list of optional output
formats. The controls allow you to
select any of a number of HD or SD
formats. Selecting an HD format
sends the source to TriCaster’s SDI
and Component output connectors
simultaneously.
Selecting an SD format adds a
“Composite + Y/C” option to the
menu. Choosing this option sends
composite video output to the
second BNC connector in a given
connector row (Y), and Y/C to the
third and fourth BNC connectors
(labeled Pb and Pr).
As well, 16:9 or 4:3 screen aspect
alternatives are provided for SD
output selections.