TriCaster Mini Conference AV Setup with Timer and XKeys Control
By Jim Bask
In this video, Grant Whitehead of Wallfly Streaming applies a TriCaster® Mini as a conference A/V presentation system, one of the primary considerations in the design of the product. This setup provides what the presenter needs on screen, easy monitoring at the lectern or dais, and keeps time for both presenter and audience….
…This setup provides a speaker’s choice of Windows or Mac systems for presentation. Here, Windows is running PowerPoint, and Mac is running Evernote. Any available presentation software can be used from either system. NewTek NDI Scan Converter brings any screen from a networked laptop into the TriCaster. Whitehead conveys great satisfaction with the very low latency and the dependability of the NDI signal.
The configuration works well for conferences, conventions, or meetings where speakers or panelists provide their presentations to the operator in advance.
With the proper remote, a speaker can control the presentation on the laptop. All the TriCaster operator needs to do is switch between laptops for each speaker or program segment, control the “Timer” video as needed and key it over the current program, and reset everything at the end to be ready for the next speaker….[continue reading]