The Lingo

Understanding the lingo is half the fun!

Make sure you're all on the same page...

Tricaster Specific terms

TC1 - Tricaster Model

M/E - Mix Effect

DDR - Digital Disc Record

DSK - Down Stream Key

Studio Specific terms

NDI - Network Device Interface

TD - Technical Director

SDI - Serial Digital Interface

VT - Video Tape (an historical term for tape-based recording media)

CCU - Camera Control Panel

PGM - Program

IFB - interruptible foldback

KVM - keyboard, video and mouse (a hardware device that allows a user to control multiple computers from one or more sets of keyboards, video monitors and mice)