lancew/tricaster

Electron example of remote controlling Newtek Tricaster, ability to change camaras, look at preview etc from anywhere on LAN. Useful for simple switching by commentators etc.

tricaster

Experimentations with the Newtek Tricaster

Initial test was using the tricaster webserver to get the preview images from the inputs on a webpage. See tricaster.html (which assumes tricaster is on 192.168.2.80)

Next step was to try the remote control API.

The remote control API is XML based TCP/IP socket comms. Does allow web sockets.

First experiments are ugly node hacks, where I successfully preview then transition ("auto", rarher than "take") the DDR1 and Mix Effects 1 and 2.

Next step is to create a web app that allows a user to click a button and do the normal actions.

For me this is:

• m/e 1 = contest area 1 (with graphics)
• m/e 2 = contest area 2
• m/e 8 = Commentary Studio
• ddr 1 = Action Replay.

Then on Mix Effect 7 (Jumbotron output):

• input 3 = PGM
• input 6 = contest area 1 (Referee replay)
• input 7 = contest area 2 (Referee replay)

Build the electron apps:

cd electron electron-packager . --all