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SECTION 19.2 ACCOUNT CONFIGURATION
You will see Publish Account icons in the titlebar of both the Home and Session pages of TriCaster’s Startup screen (Figure 307).
Click a specific icon or the neighboring configure button (gear) to open the Account Configuration panel (Figure 308). This is where you enter your credentials and details for social media sites or storage targets (local volumes or ftp sites).
Hint: A green checkmark overlay on the Account icon indicates it has been successfully configurated for sharing.
Click an entry in the Account List at left to display corresponding entry fields for your credentials in the pane at right. Typically you will need a user name and password for your social media accounts, as well as FTP servers (connections are tested when you press Enter, and will report an error if a problem exists).
At the time of writing, TriCaster’s Publish feature can publish media to Facebook®, Twitter® and YouTube®. Other connections may be supported as it becomes possible to do so.
Note: See also Section A.4.3 , Avoid Delays When Session Media is Offline?
The File Copy and FTP options are very useful output alternatives, effectively providing a live export method that does not force you to wait until production ends to use them. These features can be invaluable for collaboration, whether local or remote.
A feature common to both File Copy and FTP publishing is the option to compress video before sharing.
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Enabling the Prepare for Web option encodes files to a compact progressive scan H.264 (MP4) format suitable for the Internet. (Disable this option when you wish to use the files for post-production.)
To avoid unauthorized of use private or copyrighted media, you may want to add a watermark before publishing it to public sites. The Watermark feature allows you to select a suitable overlay image.
The image you select will be composited onto published video
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or still image files. It should normally be a 32bit still image file (supported formats include popular formats such as PNG and Targa) that positions the watermark correctly in the frame taking into account the resolution and aspect of exported files.