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AirPlay® is Apple’s protocol for getting audio and video from ‘here’ to ‘there’ – specifically, from an AirPlay source (which may be an Apple® computer, or a mobile device such as iPad®, iPod®, or iPhone®) to a second device.
The local network is the means of transmission between units, and a wireless connection from the player to the network is perfectly acceptable. Typically, the target device for AirPlay might be a television display or set of speakers, but in this case, your TriCaster is the beneficiary. It basically works as follows:
You select the AirPlay entry in the Source menu for Net 1 or Net 2, just as you would select an iVGA or LiveText source. (Unlike iVGA, embedded audio, with level control, is supported.)
TriCaster identifies itself as a network client for AirPlay apps/applications.
You can then designate TriCaster as the output device for content played on the device.
AirPlay streams audio, video, or both from the device to the local network, and on to TriCaster.
The AirPlay output is available just like any other TriCaster Switcher source.
Consider just a few of the countless possibilities: Use your iPad® as a touch-driven external (wireless) DDR, or capture video or snapshots on your iPhone®, and instantly stream this content to the TriCaster.
Note: Please see Appendix A, Section A.1.14 for more on Airplay connections.
