Tutorial: How to Produce Broadcast-Quality Events with the NewTek TriCaster 40, Part 2

This is the second of two tutorials demonstrating how to create a broadcast-quality live event with the NewTek TriCaster TC40, which was provided by this video’s sponsor, Videoguys.com. In the first tutorial, you learned how to select and configure the input. 在本教程中, you learn how to mix and stream the show itself.

The webinar I’m producing includes the following elements: full-screen video, 画中画视频, PowerPoint slides from a separate computer, 全屏和低三分之一的图形, 基于磁盘的视频, pre- and post-show advertising and credits, 所有元素的过渡, 和音频. 在本教程中, we’ll cover a few more interface elements and then run the show. 再一次。, for more detail on the controls described here and how to configure them, see part 1 of this tutorial series on the TC40.

如何切换节目

演出期间, I’ll switch between three primary elements: The full-screen video in Video 1, the 画中画视频 in Virtual Input 1, and the PowerPoint video in Network Input 1 (下面的图1). (To see any of the images in this article at full size, just click on the image.)

图1. The primary visual elements of our live show: full-screen video, PiP, and the PowerPoint.

I can switch via direct cut by clicking the input in the Program row (下面的图2), or by using the appropriate keyboard shortcut or key on the control surface.

图2. Switching by clicking the desired input in the Program row.

Inserting, Configuring, and Customizing Transitions

I can insert transitions between the inputs by selecting the target input in the Preview row and pressing either Take or Auto, 或拖拽t形条(下面的图3).

图3. Inserting a transition by dragging the T-bar.

I select my transition and transition duration in the row shown in 图4(下面)， BKGD代表背景. 稍后会详细介绍.

图4. Selecting a transition and a transition duration.

I set transition duration with the menu shown in 图4, or by dragging the duration number shown in 图4 to the desired duration.

I can choose any transition in the row shown in 图4, or search for others in the media browser shown in 图5(下面). 我在我的事件中主要使用快速淡出, 但如果你想要更独特的造型, 如图5所示, 你有很多很多的选择.

图5. Transition options available in the media browser.

Once you’ve selected a transition, you choose your customization options in the dialog shown in 图6(下面).

图6. 转换自定义选项.