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3. Click the Genlock & Failsafe tab (Figure 31).
4. The default Reference Type in the Genlock settings group is SD (Bi-level), as this is
currently the most common reference signal type. However, if you supply an HD
reference signal to the Genlock input, you may want to change the setting to HD
(Tri-level).
5. With the aid of downstream Waveform and Vector Scopes, adjust TriCaster’s
Horizontal and Vertical Position and Phase settings in the Genlock section of the
I/O Configuration panel.
Ideally both the cameras and TriCaster should be genlocked. If they are not
genlocked to the same reference signal as the TriCaster output, a TBC (Time Base
Correction) operation is automatically applied. Time base correction may drop or
insert frames as necessary to maintain sync, hence is a less desirable approach.
Note: For a deeper discussion of genlocking, please see Section 8.1.3.
SECTION 3.15 CONFIGURE TIMECODE
TriCaster can use the system clock to generate ‘local
timecode’ shown in the Live Desktop titlebar, and also
embedded in recorded Quicktime (or MPEG2) clips.
To configure timecode, click the configure button (gear)
located beside the timecode display at right in the
Dashboard. Please see Section 8.4.3 for more detail.
If you have an external linear timecode (LTC) source,
you’ll probably want to use that timecode reference
rather than the local (system) time. A switch is provided
in the Timecode Configuration panel to enable this
support.
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