Show live audience questions on a TriCaster

AskTide's outputs are web pages with a transparent background. On a TriCaster you bring them in through a web browser source and key them over your program, like any other graphic.

Step by step

  1. Create a session. Log in to AskTide, create a session and open its manage view.
  2. Copy the output link. Click Share and copy the Display view link (https://www.asktide.com/display/SESSION-ID). Use /flow/SESSION-ID for a question wall.
  3. Add the web page as a source. Add the link as a web browser source at 1920×1080. On models without a built-in browser source, open the link in a browser on a computer on the same network and send it to the TriCaster over NDI.
  4. Key it over the program. Put the source on a DSK or overlay layer. The page background is transparent, so only the graphic is shown.
  5. Put questions on air. Mark a question On Air in the manage view. The TriCaster source updates live.

Tips for TriCaster

  • Use the flow grid's transparent background option when you key the question wall over video.
  • The flow grid is built to be light on the system: it renders each question once and scrolls smoothly, so it can run for a whole event.

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