Re: NewTek TriCaster, anyone using this...?

I have been using a tricaster for 3 cam shoots using cannon Xl2s'
It has been very successfull as a switcher for this and is esy to use for recording your show to its drive. I have used it for live screen projection while recording as well. Their is some lag time from live to screen that I could live without. Shooting interlace helps to cut down on this. I have gotten very clear on screen picture from the projectors. Use the brightness and contrast to set your on screen whites. Balance the cameras from their shooting locations without the spotlight on the white card. as far as using powere point, the image on the screen will not look best quality unless you take the image directly from it source. You have to go to the VGA interface and take your power point directly from its source. The tri caster manual explains this better than I am. Any ways, with my experience using the Tri caster has been a successful one. I have used on great number of live shows in extreme lighting situations that were not ideal for shooting and it has come through for me. Hope this was helpfull to you. Best of luck to you.