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1. 23 SECTION 3 1 STARTUP WIZARD 23 SECTION SZ 1 EN Se nd 24 A OE cree sip sess bs ec ns eros cians id och EEE MEERE NE EEE sleet ________646___ 6_ 6__8__ 24 SL VEN 26 A E E A E EO AE EN 26 SECTION 3 3 ANGIE BIN isaac ___ MOS 26 SECTION S A CONTROL STACK un dados 27 sA LTEM READE essen een een 27 3 4 2 POSITION SCALE AND ROTATION rennen 28 29 A cases ee 30 SECTION 3 5 ANIMATION CONTROLS ss 30 SECTION 3 5 VIRTUAL SET CANVAS a nen 31 SECTION 3 7 IMPORTING PHOTOSHOP FILES ccceccccsccccccccccccsccccscccccccsccccscccccccsccccsccecsccecsecsccccsccscccssccscsacecsecsccececs 32 Sl PIE REQUIREMENTS ae 32 SWR LA VERS a A 33 A HOW DOT _ 6_ ___ _ _____ _____ _ __ _ _____ _ 6_ _ 6_ 6____ __ 39 ALU _ ____ ___ _ __ ___ _ 39 Page 1 A111 ADD MORE VIRTUAL SET PRESETS a 39 1 2 ADD A BACKGROUND MY SECOND2. nnnnn no nnnn 39 A 1 3 CREATE A COMPLETELY CUSTOM VIRTUAL SET cccccscececcececscecascccecscaececscscusaesecscueasaecececusaesecscusaeaececucusaeaeescusueaes 40 Ac FILEWISNAGEMENT 40 2 1 LOCATE MY NEW VIRTUAL SETS IN TRICASTER S LIVE 40 A 2 2 ORGANIZE VIRTUAL SETS IN CUSTOM LOCATIONS 40 A235 DELETE UNWANTED VIRTUAL SETS ads 40 NKEYSIRONKESHORICUTS coast A A A o 41 MENU OPERATIONS uscar te ess 41 WVIRTUAESET CANVAS nennen 41 BS CONTROL STACK ee area 41 BA ANIMATION CONTROL ana ee a ae re ee ea are I CEPI ee 41 VERSION NOTES seen AA A AAA 43 nee 45 CREDITS cimnteidbeswe venualteuanbiesamdiundamntsid 46 11 Introducing TriCaster Virtual Set Editor installation and registration top level overview of primary features and a hands on tour to get you started ABOUT THIS MANUAL Virtual Set Editor 2 0 provides new and important capabilities and for the first time is available as a standalone application for use on an external workstation or even a laptop EDITOR This manual provides basic information you need to begin working with Virtual Set Editor in the introductory Walk
3. 4RN4AYALA 010100 2 5 If your TriCaster is not currently connected to the internet please visit http register newtek com on another computer or at a later time Click here to visit register newtek com and get a registration code Enter your registration code here FIGURE 6 15 Ifthe host system is connected to Internet you can click the Click here button to perform your TriCaster VSE registration online 16 Otherwise note the Product ID shown in this panel and visit the registration web page as shown in Step 2 to register your software and receive your unlock code 17 Click Continue to display the TriCaster VSE desktop Note Virtual sets can be created before registering and activating VSE but display a watermark To remove it simply re open the project after activating the software and then re save Page 10 CHAPTER 2 VSE WALKTHROUGH This chapter provides a quick hands on tour of the major components and functions of TriCaster Virtual Set Editor In a very short time its features and use VS will be second nature to you EDITOR More detailed reference material on all aspects of TriCaster VSE follows in Part II Reference Having installed TriCaster VSE in the previous chapter we re ready for a little cruise through its highlights SECTION 2 1 FIRST STEPS As Chapter 1 closed TriCaster VSE was installed registered and activated Even without those last two steps you can c
4. Canvas ready for you to edit its attributes Rename ban b A 3 FIGURE 40 To rename an angle right click its icon in the bin and select Rename Figure 40 SECTION 3 4 CONTROL STACK The Control Stack contains nested controls for different set elements that can be modified or even disabled Even so it s quite easy to use as similar attributes present similar controls in the various sets We ll consider the way these work and leave the creativity to you Let s take a closer using a typical example the Monitor group from the City Loft set preset FIGURE 41 Initially all we see of the Monitor control group is its collapsed header Figure 41 As you know you can expand this by clicking the triangle gadget at left which twirls downward and reveals the nested controls when you do so You may find it even faster to simply double click the group header Like the triangle gadget this expands or contracts the group Additionally take note of the bright checkmark at the extreme right end of item headers As we saw back in the Walkthrough Chapter clicking the checkmark toggles the item or group on or off indicating that the feature is either enabled or disabled Page 27 Hint You ll recall that group headers highlight as you roll the cursor over them and that the corresponding feature will also highlight on the Canvas as you do so Some local items nested within a control group also provide this hand
5. Location List under the LiveSets header 4 Dragthe folder s for the LiveSet you wish to appear in the custom location into the new folder you created earlier 5 Then simply re launch TriCaster and re open your session The newly created folder will appear as sub heading in Media 5 Locations List and its content will be displayed in the File Pane at right when you select it 1 You may create some virtual sets that for one reason or another are not keepers To remove them from TriCaster entirely select the Shutdown icon on the Home page of TriCaster s Startup Screen select Exit to Windows and confirm this decision 2 Navigate from the Windows Desktop to TriCaster Effect LiveSets 3 Locate the folder for the LiveSet you wish to delete then simply right click on it and select Delete from the context menu 4 Re launch TriCaster Page 40 KEYSTROKE SHORTCUTS 1 MENU OPERATIONS New Ctrl n Open Ctrl Save Ctrl s Save As Ctrl S Shift s Close Alt F4 Help F1 B 2 VIRTUAL SET CANVAS Zoom In Ctrl plus sign Zoom Out Ctrl minus sign Drag to zoom Alt drag mouse up down Constrain dragging panning Hold Shift before dragging B 3 CONTROL STACK Reset control to default value Shift double click Constrain drag operation pan scale direction rotation Hold Ctrl before axis dragging B 4 ANIMATION CONTROL Jump to current Start preset position Ho
6. Zooming 18 30 31 CREDITS Acknowledgments Tim Jenison Jim Plant Engineering Andrew Cross Kevin Rouviere Nathan Kovner James Killian Kirk Morger Brian Brice Kevin Nations Jeremy Wiseman Masaaki Konno John Perkins Mike Watkins Bennie Pierce Cary Tetrick Alvaro Suarez Steve Bowie Charles Steinkuehler Menghua Wang Shawn Wisniewski Bob Peene Greg Heine Dan Fletcher Anthony Louviere Jan Uribe Jeremy Brosius Michael Joiner Jarrod Davis Ryan Hansberger Naveen Jayakumar Design Consultants Kris Gurrad Additional thanks to NewTek Marketing NewTek Technical Support NewTek Customer Service NewTek Sales This product uses the following libraries licensed under the LGPL license see link below For the source and the ability to change and recompile these components please visit the links provided Freelmage library http freeimage sourceforge net library http lame sourceforge net FFMPEG library http ffmpeg org For a copy of the LGPL licence please look in the folder c TriCaster LGPL Portions use Microsoft Windows Media Technologies Copyright c 1999 2008 Microsoft Corporation All Rights reserved VST PlugIn Spec by Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH All other software with the TriCaster not expressly noted as free is proprietary and subject to NewTek s copyright rights or those of its licensors c NewTek 2005 2012 All Rights Reserved Trademarks N
7. disabled the video source will obscure the background just as you would expect PERSPECTIVE EFFECTS It might be that you wish to apply a perspective effect to a video input You will find it works best to simply supply a full screen layer in this case and do the positioning using TriCaster VSE s Control Stack FIGURE 52 However if you want a shadow as in Figure 52 frame or similar graphic element to be rotated or skewed to match a rotated input layer this must be prepared in the source file before import Afterward use the Position controls to adjust the input layer to match or use the UV gradient image to map the layer to match as discussed earlier Page 35 A time saving question and answer section followed by an extensive listing of Shortcut Keys schematic diagram and keyword index A HOW DOL In this section we ll consider the most common questions TriCaster Virtual Set Editor users may have and of course we ll provide the answer too VS The answers are intentionally brief perhaps just a reminder of one or two steps required to perform some operation For this reason we ll also point you to explanatory information elsewhere in this manual whenever that would be useful DITOR If you ve largely mastered your TriCaster VSE but have a specific question this may be the best place to look first The headings that follow list related questions and answers together along with cross referen
8. impress their family and friends but this is not mandatory Click Next when you are ready to continue 10 The installer will now set up TriCaster VSE on your system A progress gauge is shown during installation Figure 3 Virtual Set Editor Please wait while Setup installs Virtual Set Editor on your computer Loft City Loft Center ayer 0030 Brick Wall reflected color diffuse dds FIGURE 3 eq Setup Virtual Set Editor Completing the Virtual Set Editor Setup Wizard Setup has finished installing Virtual Set Editor on your computer Click Finish to exit Setup FIGURE 4 11 A final dialog announces successful completion of the installation process 12 After installation the TriCaster Startup Screen will automatically appear Page 9 FIGURE 5 13 The icon ring on the Home page now displays an Add Ons icon select this icon and click the Virtual Set Editor link at right Figure 5 STANDALONE 12 By default a TriCaster VSE icon is shown on the Windows Desktop after installation 13 Double click this icon to launch VSE or use the Windows Start menu to do so 14 On first launch and subsequent launches until registration and activation are complete the registration dialog is shown Figure 6 Register Virtual Set Editor Registration is required in order to use this product Please follow the steps outlined below Note the following Product ID 3HCE
9. named INSERT IMAGE you re finished Most however will prefer to supply different logo For demonstration purposes let s replace the placeholder image with one of the default images that comes with TriCaster 14 Click the drop down menu labeled Source in the Wall Logo control group and select Browse This opens the familiar TriCaster Media Browser Figure 18 Stills Original Utility Virtual Set Editor Content My Media Locations Image Files FIGURE 18 Page 15 15 Select the NewTek entry shown beneath the header Stills in the Locations column at left 16 In the File Pane at right locate the icon named NewTek Logo png which you will find in the Logos category click the OK Button FIGURE 19 17 Drag the Scale numeric slider for X or Y to around 70 Figure 19 and the result should look much like Figure 20 TriLaster FIGURE 20 18 Change the Style setting to Ignore Room Lights re select the logo file as Source and observe that shadows no longer appear on the logo Figure 21 You may well prefer the natural shading but we did want to show you what this control does hase VSE FIGURE 22 Page 16 Let s notice another useful TriCaster VSE attribute item hinting 19 Roll your cursor over the Brick Wall header in the Control Stack The header brightens even before you click it Notice too that the item that is highlighted in the Control Stack is also highlighted i
10. Q NewTek Virtual Set Editor 2 0 TriCaster gt 9 9 9 099 9 90 9 9 8 8 9 9 9 8 o o O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O E 9000009000000000090000090090000909090000000 000000000000000000000000000000000 ALA LL LALALA LALALA 0000000000000000000000000000000090 oe00000000000000000000000000000000 2000000000000 000000 0000000000000 VS 4444444444 V 4 y e E 0 0 S 0 0 NS NS S 08S S S 0 a 4 4 16 2012 Trademarks NewTek TriCaster TriCaster XD TCXD8000 TriCaster 8000 TriCaster TCXD8000 TCXD850 TCXD850 EXTREME TriCaster TCXD850 EXTREME TriCaster 850 EXTREME TriCaster EXTREME TriCaster 850 TCXD450 TCXD450 EXTREME TriCaster TCXD450 EXTREME TriCaster 450 EXTREME TriCaster 450 TCXD455 TriCaster 455 TriCaster TCXD455 TriCaster 855 TCXD855 TriCaster TCXD855 IsoCorder TCXD300 TriCaster 300 TriCaster TCXD300 TriCaster PRO TriCaster STUDIO TriCaster BROADCAST TriCaster DUO ProTek ProTek Care ProTek Elite VGA SpeedEDIT 3PLAY 3Play 3Play 820 3PXD820 3Play 330 3PXD330 LiveText DataLink LiveSet LiveMatte TimeWarp VT VT 3 VT 4 V T5 Video Toaster Toaster Inspire 3D 3D Arsenal Aura Light
11. Wave LightWave 3D and LightWave CORE are trademarks service marks and registered trademarks of NewTek All other brand names product names or trademarks belong to their respective holders All rights reserved TABLE OF CONTENTS ABOUT THIS e usse 5 CHAPTER 1 INSTALLATION AND 7 SECTION 1 1 WELCOME rc 7 SECTION 1 2 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS cccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccscecccsccccccscecce 7 SECTION 1 3 dadas 7 VIE SETTING RE AV coria E sane 8 4 2 INSTALA STEPS uri 8 1 3 3 TRICASTER VIRTUAL SET EDITOR LAUNCH re ae 9 LS REGISTRATION rasta ee ae ee ea een 10 CHAPTER 2 VSE WALKTHROUGH nn 11 SECTION 2 L FIRST STEPS case _ _ ___________ __ _ _____ 11 SECTION 2 2 THE STARTUP WIZARD ccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccceccccccecccsocs 11 SECTION 2 3 VSE DESKTOP TOUR conoscan arar 12 CHAPTER 3 FEATURES AND CONTROLS
12. adient in the form of an OpenEXR file It is intended to serve as a proxy video input layer proxy in your Photoshop project when you need more powerful input layer transformations FIGURE 49 The Photoshop project must be 16bit color depth or 32bit when you load the exr file save the final layered PSD in the same color depth to preserve your transformations and distortions accurately Remember to use the exr proxy gradient for all video input layers in the project in this case with one exception completely empty transparent layers will be treated as a full frame video input layer Hint When you do not require advanced transformations simply use standard 8bit color depth for both project and file exports Only the opacity in input layers is recognized by TriCaster VSE in this case any color information is ignored INPUT LAYERS PROXIES AND OPACITY In the assumption that nput is most often used for greenscreen shots imported Input A layers display the phantom One Person proxy on the Canvas by default and in the icon for the resulting LiveSet You can select a different proxy image for the layer from the Style menu if you wish Note that if an input layer is completely empty TriCaster VSE infers a full screen input On the other hand if the layer contains a smaller opaque shape on a transparent field TriCaster VSE attempts to position the live video accordingly in the result If a solid color input layer is nei
13. aggerate the color portion of the signal Note that over saturated colors are considered illegal for broadcast transmission and may result in display problems on some devices The result of clicking Reset Color will come as no great surprise so perhaps we ll leave that as a student exercise A Style menu doesn t appear in the Monitors group but we should give it a moment s attention as well Expand the Input A control group to show it Style is a bit of a joker since it may govern different features in various places One very useful thing it offers in some instances is that it permits you to select between a one person two person frame overlay on the Virtual Set Canvas Elsewhere it may be used to provide other options such as enabling or disabling lighting effect Be sure to check it out wherever it appears SECTION 3 5 ANIMATION CONTROLS We reviewed the use of the Animation Controls Figure 45 in the Walkthrough Chapter The thumbnail icon shows the active zoom pan preset position which is also a seen on the Canvas and b highlighted with a blue border in the Shot selector that opens when you click the thumbnail icon FIGURE 45 Edits made to the composition of the current preset take effect immediately Clicking a different thumbnail in the Shot selector begins an animated zoom preview right on the Canvas Notice too that you can right click a Shot menu thumbnail to open a context menu offering Copy and Paste feat
14. ces and other helpful remarks Hint The NewTek website includes a comprehensive FAQ database containing a wealth of useful information on all of its products please see http www newtek com faq How do add P ee ee reset 39 ADD MORE VIRTUAL SET PRESETS cats 39 ADD A BACKGROUND MY SECOND 39 CREATE A COMPLETELY CUSTOM VIRTUAL stata satus 40 FILE MANAGEMENT 5 55525 VR Do VERE TE Usa LER VU a SR ODE CR PUR ER VES 40 LOCATE MY NEW VIRTUAL SETS IN TRICASTER S LIVE DESKTOP 40 ORGANIZE VIRTUAL SETS IN CUSTOM LOCATIONS 40 DELETE UNWANTED VIRTUAL SEIS a iia 40 A 1 VIRTUAL SETS NewTek may offer optional content packs with more virtual set presets from time to time The new presets will be installed to the correct location on your TriCaster automatically Some TriCaster models support two inputs into virtual sets while other models support four For the former you can apply LiveMatte to Input A only in the Virtual Input tab Live Desktop the background behind it appears wherever the chromakey settings result in transparency On those models i e those supporting just two inputs in virtual sets itis not possible o to successfully apply LiveMatte to a source set to Inpu
15. eSet will be listed in the LiveSet section of the Live Desktop s Media Browser afterward FIGURE 27 Exporting LiveSet Creating Shot angle FIGURE 29 31 Click the Exit button in the upper right corner to close TriCaster Virtual Set Editor 32 Select Open or New on the icon ring in TriCaster Startup s Home page Then click Live on the Session page to launch the Live Desktop NewTek Templates Image Files Targa Brushes Juice Drops FIGURE 30 All that remains is to test out your new custom virtual set You ll find it listed in the Media Browser s File Pane when you click the new User entry listed under the LiveSets header at left Page 19 A thorough examination TriCaster Virtual Set Editor every button menu item feature and control is considered in this section so you can take full advantage of your software CHAPTER 3 FEATURES AND CONTROLS TriCaster Virtual Set Editor is quite straightforward to use and this is especially true if you are already familiar with common TriCaster controls and features In this chapter we ll discuss each area of application explaining how EDITOR various controls operate and what effect they have and revealing a few little tricks that you may find helpful along the way SECTION 3 1 STARTUP WIZARD Import Photoshop PSD Demo Studio 8 LA TE Nightiy Show 4 vs ML FIGURE 31 Whenever you launch TriCas
16. ems will show just 2 The Control Stack Figure 13 occupies a column on the left side of the VSE Desktop This pane shows a labeled header row for each and every editable item in the currently loaded project Every header row in turn has a triangular 4 eR gadget at left which you can click to expand or collapse the controls for each item P input FIGURE 13 Go ahead and click this triangle in the Monitor control header Observe that the control group expands to reveal a bevy of adjustable settings Page 13 11 Click a Monitor expand contract triangle again to close the group FIGURE 14 12 In fact let s remove the virtual monitor from this scene entirely To do that click the checkmark at right in the Monitor header to remove it Figure 14 FIGURE 15 The monitor vanishes from the scene as shown by our somewhat ethereal but nonetheless lovely and talented stand in see Figure 15 Let s make some additional modifications to the scene There are endless possibilities but next let s do something about the placeholder logo on the brick wall behind our talent stand in FIGURE 16 14 13 Turn your attention back to the Control Stack please and expand the Wall Logo control group Figure 17 by clicking the triangle gadget at left in its header 0 0 00 _ 50 0 n E m n nme 0 0 Cup 2 00 da 100 5 FIGURE 17 Now if your client is
17. ewTek TriCaster TriCaster XD TCXD8000 TriCaster 8000 TriCaster TCXD8000 TCXD850 TCXD850 EXTREME TriCaster TCXD850 EXTREME TriCaster 850 EXTREME TriCaster EXTREME TriCaster 850 TCXD450 TCXD450 EXTREME TriCaster TCXD450 EXTREME TriCaster 450 EXTREME TriCaster 450 TCXD455 TriCaster 455 TriCaster TCXD455 TriCaster 855 TCXD855 TriCaster TCXD855 IsoCorder TCXD300 TriCaster 300 TriCaster TCXD300 TriCaster PRO TriCaster STUDIO TriCaster BROADCAST TriCaster DUO ProTek ProTek Care ProTek Elite iVGA SpeedEDIT 3PLAY 3Play 3Play 820 3PXD820 3Play 330 3PXD330 LiveText DataLink LiveSet LiveMatte TimeWarp VT VT 3 VT 4 V T5 Video Toaster Toaster Inspire 3D 3D Arsenal Aura LightWave LightWave 3D and LightWave CORE are trademarks service marks and registered trademarks of NewTek All other brand names product names or trademarks belong to their respective holders All rights reserved Page 46 0000000000000000000000000000000690 500000000000000000000000000090090029 9 6 06 6 6 b O 5 O 5 5 5
18. ft in the Angles Bin and its Control Stack content will reflect the layer structure of the group Optionally append the keyword default to the group name to make this the default angle when the project is loaded into VSE For example Angle Center Default Page 33 It is possible to use a single group to provide layers for more than one virtual set angle For example if the angle name is set to left right or left center standing the group will supply content to all of the named angles on import Similarly if a PSD file includes both individual layers along with angle groups the un grouped layers will appear in every angle of the VSE project Note that nesting angle groups inside other groups will generally result in missing layers Finally angle group names can also be used more than once in a PSD file 1 two or more groups can share the same name Same name groups will be treated as though they were a single merged group and will result in a single angle in the VSE project after importing DISTORTION AND WARPING IF YOU HAVE A RECENT VERSION OF PHOTOSHOP THAT SUPPORTS INPUT AND OUTPUT OF HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE IMAGERY MORE ELABORATE TRANSFORMATIONS OR DISTORTIONS ARE POSSIBLE FIGURE 49 You will find a file named VSE UV Gradient exr supplied in your TriCaster VSE installation folder specifically in the folder C TriCaster AddOns Virtual Set Editorl Extras This special image is a UV gr
19. gh definition HD live virtual sets Decorate virtual sets with custom logos modify color schemes furniture options create custom start and end points for zooms adjust placement and scale for video inputs and even create brand new sets from custom graphics files TriCaster VSE is accessed from the TriCaster Startup control panel and is really easy to use Controls such as position scale rotation color FIGURE 1 correction brightness hue contrast and saturation and the Media Browser will be immediately familiar to TriCaster users Once a TriCaster virtual set has been customized you can easily export it for immediate use in live production NewTek TriCaster Virtual Set Editor permits schools broadcasters and independent producers to personalize their productions easily and affordably SECTION 1 2 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS TriCaster VSE 2 0 can be installed on a on a standalone Windows workstation or directly on the following NewTek TriCaster models TCXD300 TCXD450 and TCXD850 including EXTREME models TCXD 455 or TCXD855 or TCXD 8000 You should always check for TriCaster software updates prior to installing new Add ons SECTION 1 3 INSTALLATION To begin let s review what came in the box Page 7 USB key e Installation instruction card insert 1 Power up the system you intend to install VSE on whether a TriCaster or suitable Windows PC 2 Fora TriCaster setup a Select the Shut Down
20. icon on the icon ring in the TriCaster Startup Screen s Home page b Click the Exit to Windows link at right Click the Exit to Windows button in the confirmation dialog that opens next At this point the TriCaster Startup Screen exits and you are taken to the Microsoft Windows Desktop 3 Insertthe TriCaster VSE thumb drive into an unused USB port 4 Click the Windows Start Menu icon at lower left on the Windows Desktop and select the Computer button to open a system file explorer 5 Double click the icon for the TriCaster VSE USB thumb drive to open a file window 6 Run the installer application by double clicking the TriCaster VSE Setup exe icon On launch the installer presents various dialogs to ask you to accept the end user license agreement and other information as it proceeds va Setup Virtual Set Editor Welcome to the Virtual Set Editor Setup Wizard This will install Virtual Set Editor on your computer It is recommended that you dose all other applications before continuing Click Next to continue or Cancel to exit Setup FIGURE 2 7 Click Next in the introductory dialog to begin the installation process Figure 2 8 Read the License Agreement in the following dialog and then select accept the agreement and click the Next button to continue Page 8 9 The following pane presents the TriCaster VSE readme which contains version notes for your software Some people memorize these to
21. me Jump to current End preset position End Page 41 VERSION NOTES This section lists changes and features that are new in this version e Support for 4 video inputs e Create LiveSets that work in any current HD TriCaster model e Respects masks in PSD file layers e Updated interface e Input layers with keyable keyword appended are marked keyable in the VSE project e Supports masks in PSD layers e New Shot thumbnail menu prepare zoom and pan presets for TriCaster 8000 e Export virtual sets as LiveSet installer exe files D INDEX A Add Ons 10 Adobe Photoshop Files 32 40 Angle Bin 27 Angle rename 27 Angles Bin 13 Animation Controls 13 17 30 B Browse 15 28 Canvas 17 31 Check for Updates 26 Control Stack 13 15 27 32 Headers 27 Hinting 17 Source 28 Distortion 34 Import Files 32 40 Input Layer 33 Installation 7 Keyable switch 28 Layer Group 33 Layer Video Input 33 Media Browser 15 19 28 Menus 12 File 24 Open 19 25 Recent 25 Save As 18 Help 26 Check for Updates 26 View 18 26 Photoshop Files 32 40 Position 28 Preset 12 24 Proc Amp 28 PSD Files 32 40 Registration 10 Rename Angle 27 Rotation 28 35 Safe Area 18 26 Scale 28 Startup Wizard 11 23 Style 30 Updates 26 Version Notes 43 Video Input Layer 33 Virtual Set Canvas 17 31 VSE Desktop 12 24 Warping 34 Zoom Presets 13 18 31
22. mong those you have DE WEN at pny selected recently Input D Reset Browse 0 0 0 0 100 0 2 0 0 Ca Y 00 100 056 FIGURE 43 Next we see a Position control group with Position Rotation and Scale sections respectively e Click and drag on the Position button identified by a double headed arrow to relocate the assigned source vertically or horizontally within its frame on the Canvas Page 28 e By dragging left or right on the X and Y numeric sliders at right you can adjust the position on a single axis at a time e Alternatively you can constrain the action to one axis when dragging on double headed arrow button by holding down the Ctrl key before dragging Hint Ifyou click a numeric field or right click it you can type a value into the field using the keyboard press Enter to complete the editing action or Esc to cancel it Dragging the cursor on the Scale button magnifying glass affects the scale of the overlay When nearby lock button is enabled dragging in any direction affects size equally on both axes e Otherwise dragging vertically changes the height of the overlay and dragging horizontally affects its width e Again drag just one of the numeric gadgets next to the Scale button with lock disabled or hold down Ctrl when dragging over Scale to independently modify just one dimension of the item width or height In similar fashion drag the pointer over the Rotati
23. n the Virtual Set Canvas Item hinting makes it easy to see what each group in the Control Stack affects making it a breeze to select the correct item for editing FIGURE 23 20 Until now we ve been viewing the default first Shot position for this set Locate the Animation Controls group at lower left just beneath the Control Stack Click the thumbnail icon to reveal the expanded Shot selector Figure 23 and pick a shot to edit Note that the number of thumbnail icons shown in the Shot selector depends on the type of system VSE is installed on more on this in the Reference section of this manual 21 Expand the Background group now and using the same technique as for the logo image replace the default cityscape image with Jax Sunset jpg file located in NewTek gt Stills FIGURE 24 Page 17 23 24 25 26 25 That looks great but we can do a little better yet Let s adjust the background image placement slightly Set Position X to 13 and Position Y to 35 We ll work with Input A the talent input next Expand the Input A header in the Control Stack and use the Scale and Position settings to modify the scene roughly as shown in Figure 24 Having scaled the Input A frame to a smaller size and perhaps more off center than desirable we should take steps to ensure that the Shot we re currently editing is framed to produce the desired result Y 16 9 Safe Area 4 3 Safe rea Firs
24. on button with the left mouse button pressed to turn the overlay source in 3D space as follows e Drag left right to rotate the source about the Y vertical axis Drag up down to rotate the source about the X horizontal axis e Drag up down while holding down the right mouse button to rotate about Z axis e Dragon a single numeric slider at right or hold down Ctrl while dragging to constrain rotation to one axis Position Rotation and Scale can be reset by clicking Reset Positioning Hint Reset most controls to their default value by holding down Shift while double clicking it FIGURE 44 Brightness Hue Contrast and Saturation controls are familiar from TriCaster s Live Desktop where they are located in the Proc Amp controls for inputs e Brightness Adjustment range from 100 to 100 IRE the default being 0 As reference the full luminance range of the visible portion of a video signal can be thought of as 100 IRE units named for the Institute of Radio Engineers ignoring minor regional variations e Contrast Adjustment range from 0 500 default 100 Page 29 e Hue Adjustment range from 180 to 180 Adjusts the master color of the selected Source swinging the entire image through the color wheel s spectrum e Saturation Adjustment range from 0 500 Zero saturation results in a black and white picture increased saturation results in richer colors High saturation values can ex
25. ontinue to use TriCaster VSE throughout the 14 day registration grace period Note though that virtual sets created before activation display a watermark To remove it simply re open the project after activating the software and then re save 1 Launch the Virtual Set Editor either from the link displayed at right when you click the Add Ons icon on TriCaster s Startup page or using the icon on your Windows Desktop for standalone installations SECTION 2 2 THE STARTUP WIZARD The first thing you will see on launching TriCaster VSE is the Startup Wizard Figure 7 This convenient panel makes it a breeze to create a new virtual set project or pick up where you left off on a recent project Import Photoshop PSD FIGURE 7 Page 11 The Startup Wizard has two bins The left hand one is named Open Recent Eventually it will display icons for projects you have opened previously Initially though it is empty apart from Browse and Import Photoshop folder icons both discussed later The right hand pane is labeled New Project from Preset and shows thumbnail icons for all installed virtual set presets Each preset contains numerous modifiable and optional elements 2 Click the icon for the City Loft virtual set preset FIGURE 8 A progress gauge is shown as the various elements constituting the selected preset are loaded In just a few moments the default City Loft set is shown on the large Virtual Set Canva
26. s that consumes the biggest part of the TriCaster VSE Desktop Figure 8 SECTION 2 3 VSE DESKTOP TOUR 3 Stop and take a look around the VSE Desktop The dominant feature is the Virtual Set Canvas which 15 a large interactive preview pane but take note too of the following additional details Control Panel FIGURE 9 4 You will find the File View and Help menus Figure 9 at upper left on the VSE Desktop Page 12 h 10 FIGURE 10 5 The current TriCaster VSE project is identified at the opposite end of the titlebar next to the x button Exit Initially this is simply the name of preset you opened 6 Clicking Exit returns you to the Home page of TriCaster s Startup Screen after first prompting you to Save your project when appropriate Left Center Right 1 118 EL ha AG Ed EA FIGURE 11 Figure 11 shows the Angles Bin located at left in the VSE Desktop footer beneath the large Virtual Set Canvas These icons allow you to select which one of the angles included in the preset such as Left Center Right and so on to edit 8 The Presets control group is located at left in the Desktop footer Figure 12 These controls allow you to set custom Shot positions effectively LiveSet zoom pan presets Clicking the thumbnail opens the Shot selector FIGURE 12 Standalone and TriCaster 8000 installations support 9 different shots while all other syst
27. se FIGURE 35 e The Open menu point presents TriCaster VSE s Recent and Preset panel again to allow you to open a new project from a preset or one of your previously modified projects e Selecting Recent from the File menu shows a list of the latest projects that you have worked on making it easy to jump to one of them in its last saved state e Save and Save As are similar and familiar use the latter to save the currently open VSE project file or the latter to save it under a new name e Selecting Export to live compiles the shots for the current TriCaster VSE project and sends them to the proper location for use in the Live Desktop The process can take some time to complete and progress gauges are shown The export sub menu displays This TriCaster for a local host and then lists any other qualified TriCaster systems on the same network sub net below The latter feature appears for standalone VSE installations as well allowing graphics artists to instantly update different TriCasters on their local network e Create Installer allows you to set and select file attributes and content such as readme files etc then asks for an export path and finally bundles up the LiveSet as an executable installer file for use on a remote TriCaster a great way to distribute custom LiveSets to clients e Finally Exit closes TriCaster VSE returning you to the Startup Screen Page 25 16 9 Safe Area 4 3 Safe Area Cen
28. t to help with placement click the View menu at left above the Canvas Lice and turn on the 16 9 Safe Area overlay Figure 25 FIGURE 25 To move the world left right or up and down simply drag the cursor over the Canvas with the left mouse button held down Using the Safe Area overlay as a reference to center things tastefully A Iri aeter FIGURE 26 You may feel that the zoom level needs to be tweaked as well There are several ways to do this for now simply drag up or down on the Canvas with the right mouse button depressed until you re happy Figure 26 Click a different thumbnail icon in the shot menu to preview the animated zoom demonstrating the end result of all your modifications We could continue endlessly but let s finish up at this juncture by saving our VSE project and then exporting our newly modified set for direct use in TriCaster 28 Click the File menu label above the Canvas and select Save As Page 18 Save As Filename My City Loft Cancel pen FIGURE 28 29 Accept the suggested name or supply new one such as City As Loft Jax without the quotes in the Save As dialog that appears and click Ok A brief progress dialog will let you _ Create installer xD300 know when saving is complete Exit XD850 B XD450 30 Now select Export to live gt This TriCaster from the File menu Ryans 850 The exported Liv
29. t B Page 39 The primary raison d tre for TriCaster VSE is to allow TriCaster users to easily customize LiveSets to their local need In addition it allows users to create completely custom virtual sets by importing layered Adobe Photoshop PSD files see Section 3 7 Beyond this it is not anticipated that most users will wish to pursue custom LiveSet authoring In some cases users may utilize specialist services offered by various third party developers rather than endeavoring to master the skills and tools required A 2 FILE MANAGEMENT 1 When you perform an export operation the newly created virtual set is stored in the User folder at the default LiveSet effects location on the system 2 TriCaster session and click a Virtual Input tab 3 Click the Add button in the Virtual Input tab to show the Media Browser 4 You will see a User sub heading listed along with NewTek under the LiveSets header in the Location List at left in the Media Browser 5 Click the User location entry and icons for your new LiveSets will be shown in the File Pane at right 1 To move your virtual sets to custom locations select the Shutdown icon on the Home Page of TriCaster s Startup Screen select Exit to Windows and confirm this decision 2 Navigate from the Windows Desktop to TriCaster Effect LiveSets 3 Create a new sub folder with the custom name you wish to appear alongside NewTek and User in the Media Browser
30. ted input layers are listed in TriCaster VSE s Control Stack as Input Layer 0 Input Layer 1 and so on It s also possible to assign a custom name to a video input layer when creating VSE projects from Photoshop files Simply assign the layer name as shown on the lines below Input A name Stand up Talent or as another example Input B name P P Add the word keyable to a video input layer in a PSD file will enable the Keyable switch on import into VSE Failure to use this keyword simply means the layer won t initially have Keyable checked it does not prevent you from changing the switch setting later in VSE Consider some layer name examples Input A Keyable input b name Talent Keyable input d keyAble name No Talent Note The Input x designation must come first on any input layer Modifiers such as a custom name or keyable can come in any order after that LAYER GROUPS On conversion Photoshop image layers that are nested inside groups will be organized into similar groups under headers in TriCaster VSE s Control Stack This is a useful way to make it easier to manipulate VSE layers MULTI ANGLE LIVESETS Specially named groups folders in Photoshop PSD files can be used to create VSE project s with multiple angles Let s consider an example Suppose your PSD file contains a group named as follows Angle Left On import into VSE you will see an angle named Le
31. ter Cross FIGURE 36 The View menu selections toggle different Virtual Set Canvas guides on and off as described below The 16 9 and 4 3 Safe Area guides make it easy to see what parts of the overall canvas will appear in the frame on corresponding HD and SD devices The inner rectangle represents a Safe Text guide while the outer one marks a Safe Action area e The Center Cross divides the screen into quadrants and makes it easy to ensure you have things properly aligned on the X and Y axes View He p Online Help About Virtual Set Editor Scan code to view WSE User Guide FIGURE 37 e The View Help item in this menu opens this manual for convenient review e Selecting Online Help displays a QR code allowing you to view the very latest version of the manual on a mobile device e Select About Virtual Set Editor to review various details related to TriCaster VSE including credits e Finally use the Check for Updates item when connected to the Internet to ensure you are running the latest release of the software SECTION 3 3 ANGLE BIN Page 26 Left Center Right Shot 8 i fuum 271 er te _ gt FIGURE 38 FIGURE 39 Many presets offer more than one camera angle on a virtual set and you can modify any or all of them at will To switch to a different angle simply highlight its icon in the Angles Bin by clicking it The corresponding view will appear on the
32. ter Virtual Set Editor the Startup Wizard provides convenient and quick options The Open Recent pane at left displays icons for projects you have been working on lately Initially the bin is empty apart from a folder icon named Import Photoshop Import Photoshop FIGURE 32 Page 23 e The ability to Import layered Photoshop files PSD and convert them to LiveSets delivers amazing creative power Helpful details are provided in Section 3 7 of this manual e The Browse button at the bottom of the dialog lets you navigate to suitable content located elsewhere on your system The New Project from Preset bin at right shows all of the installed VSE Presets and allows you to open a new project based on your selection with a single click FIGURE 33 Let s take a closer look at the various components of TriCaster Virtual Set Editor s Desktop SECTION 3 2 MENUS a Recent Save 5 in Pa Export To Live This TriCaster Create Installer XD300 Exit XD amp 850 B XD450 Ryans 850 FIGURE 34 The File menu important as its functions are hides no mysterious secrets Let s review each entry it offers in turn Page 24 Import Photoshop 12 Layer Set 6 Layer Set 9 Layer Set City Loft m B l E Demo Studio Double Box 1 Double Box 2 Double Box 3 A B Nightly Show Prime Time Randomize Skybox _ 5 4 Brow
33. ter Virtual Set Editor can also import PSD files and create LiveSets from them This is extremely useful since it permits users to prepare layered files for conversion to LiveSets using familiar 2D art software Eg Layers Normal Opacity 100 Lock 1 Fil 1002 FIGURE 48 Note that order of layers in Control Stack for PSD files you import is inverted compared to original so for example the Background layer is at the bottom of the Layer Panel in Figure 48 but will appears at the top of VSE s Control Stack after import There are a few things to know about working with PSD files in TriCaster VSE Generally all layers in the file should be rasterized i e bitmap layers not employing transfer modes Also images should be RGB Color Mode not etc Page 32 For TriCaster VSE purposes image layers in the file serve one of two purposes Either a layer contains graphic imagery that will for part of the composite result or itis an Input Layer Input layers are replaced by the video sources assigned in TriCaster s Virtual Input tab in the finished LiveSet TriCaster VSE identifies input layers in imported PSD files by their layer name You can use the name to identify the layer as a proxy for either Input A or Input B A layer with any of the following names will be replaced by Input A Input A InputA or their lower case equivalents When the PSD file is impor
34. ther completely empty nor fully opaque transparency is applied to the video source as appropriate If the filled shape does not truly correspond to the rectangular aspect of your video sources you may find it useful to use TriCaster VSE s Position and Scale tools to tweak the video source within the shape Page 34 Hint While this means you need to avoid inadvertently leaving just a few stray pixels in a layer it also means that you are perfectly free to design Picture in Picture effects from all manner of different shapes circles or ellipses squares soft edged vignettes and so on An additional consideration input layer conversions work on the basis of opacity in the layer at this time Distortions such as warping rotation smearing etc in the image layer are not recognized by VSE Caution Care must be taken if a video input is referenced more than once in the file Distortion can occur in the result if same source layers overlap Unless the foremost same source layer from the viewer s perspective or an intervening layer is fully opaque 1 e has no transparency at all where the overlap occurs problems will ensue If the Keyable switch is set in TriCaster VSE for an input source when the resulting LiveSet is displayed in TriCaster s Live Desktop the background behind it in the LiveSet will be seen Figure 51 when LiveMatte is correctly configured and applied FIGURE 50 FIGURE 51 With LiveMatte
35. through section and goes on to provide a comprehensive reference section you can turn to when you need finer detail Please take a moment to peruse this section which explains the manual s organization Part I Getting Started An introduction to TriCaster Virtual Set Editor a brisk jog through fundamentals including installation and registration along with a feature walkthrough If you re a quick study Getting Started may provide all you really need Part II Reference This section covers the finer details of TriCaster Virtual Set Editor for those who need it and those who just like to know everything Part III Appendices Appendix lists all shortcut keys Part is also home to a question and answer section How Do 1 7 and comprehensive keyword index Page CHAPTER 1 INSTALLATION AND ACTIVATION This chapter explains how to properly install your new software whether for integration and use within TriCaster or for standalone operation VS It also reviews registration for warranty updates and technical support and EDITOR product activation After completing this short section you ll be all set to continue into the Walkthrough chapter that follows it SECTION 1 1 WELCOME NewTek TriCaster comes with network class virtual sets developed using proprietary NewTek LiveSet technology TriCaster Virtual Set Editor VSE enables TriCaster TCXD850 and TriCaster TCXD300 users alike to customize their hi
36. ures This makes it a simple matter to duplicate a shot and then tweak the new iteration to taste Note The first and last presets serve as Start and End min and max zoom positions for TriCaster models that do not support all nine preset shots Page 30 SECTION 3 6 VIRTUAL SET CANVAS The large Virtual Set Canvas dominates the screen It not only provides feedback on your work in progress but also supports certain editing operations and even allows you to preview animated zooms In addition as previously mentioned various objects on the Canvas may be highlighted when you roll the mouse cursor over their respective headers in the Control Stack FIGURE 46 The Canvas allows you to interactively adjust the zoom level and center frame point for the Start and End positions When zoomed out to the maximum level for the set dragging the cursor on the screen has no effect As soon as you have zoomed in a bit though you can drag left right up or down to re center the frame in essence relocating its target point There are several ways to zoom in and out and pan on the Canvas e Hold down the right mouse button and drag up or down e Ifyou mouse has a scroll wheel rotate it to zoom in and out e Press Ctrl with the or keys top row plus and minus sign e Hold down the Alt key and drag up or down Page 31 SECTION 3 7 IMPORTING PHOTOSHOP FILES Import Photoshop FIGURE 47 As mentioned earlier TriCas
37. y behavior SOURCE MENU When the group is expanded we see that its first option is labeled Source Clicking the currently assigned source in this case Input B reveals a drop down menu that allows you to specify a different source to display on the monitor Typically monitors in virtual sets really are used to display a video source and you can select a specific input here Note The inputs shown in the list vary some TriCaster installations will list just two inputs as available A and B while others show four as appropriate for the TriCaster model Standalone installations show four available inputs However when exported LiveSets are used on TriCaster models that do not support four LiveSet inputs only A or B selections will work as expected The Opacity slider defaults to 10096 or fully opaque Reducing the value makes the object increasingly transparent Observe also the Keyable switch This is an important option When enabled Keyable tells TriCaster you wish the TriCaster operator to be able Reset to applying LiveMatte chromakeying to the input Input A Input B Input 100 0 Selecting Browse opens TriCaster s custom Media Browser which Y 100 0 allows you to select an image from any existing TriCaster session including grabs from live video imported images and graphics user added Locations and so on The Recent menu point allows 250 IEA you to quickly re locate an image file from a
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