Roland Activating the AeroCaster Switcher App Owner’s Manual

AeroCaster Switcher

Activating the AeroCaster Switcher App

Owner’s Manual

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Connecting Your Devices

Satellite camera (p. 6)

Web browser (p. 7)

Access the following website for the latest information on which products can be used.
https://roland.cm/ac_sw_om

Activation (p. 3)

• Only required on initial startup
• Requires an Internet connection.

Activating the AeroCaster Switcher App
You must activate the AeroCaster Switcher app in order to use it. The activation screen appears when you first launch the AeroCaster Switcher app.
Getting Ready
Before you start, use a USB cable to connect your computer to a Roland video switcher that supports USB streaming.

• Both the iPad and your computer must be connected to the Internet for activation. The devices must also both be connected to the same Wi-Fi network.

1. Launch the AeroCaster Switcher app and tap “Activation Start.”
   

2. From your computer’s Web browser, open the link shown on the activation screen and click the [Device check and authenticate] button.
   Once activation is complete, the iPad screen changes, and you can now use the AeroCaster Switcher app.

Panel Descriptions

Getting Ready

Inputting Video from the Built-in Camera (INPUT)
Assign the video input from the built-in camera on the iPad to INPUT CAM1–5.

1. Tap INPUT “+” (CAM1–5), and select “Built-in Camera” from the list.
   

Configuring the built-in camera

1. Tap the input source for which you wish to configure the camera, and tap the “CAMERA” tab.
   

2. Tap the items in each menu (p. 4) to configure the camera.

Deleting an input source

1. Long-press the input source you wish to delete, and tap “Delete.”

Changing the order of the input sources

1. Long-press the input source and tap “Reorder.”

2. Tap and keep your finger on the “ ” icon, and drag it to the position where you want to reorder and tap “Done.”
   

Inputting Video from a Satellite Camera (INPUT)
You can use the iPhone as a satellite camera, and send camera video from up to four devices to the AeroCaster Switcher app. Assign the video input from the satellite camera to INPUT CAM1–5.

• Both the iPhone and iPad must be connected to the same Wi-Fi network.

Getting Ready
You must first install the AeroCaster Camera app on your iPhone.
The AeroCaster Camera app can be downloaded from the Roland website.
https://roland.cm/ac_sw_om

https://roland.cm/ac_sw_om|
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1. Launch the AeroCaster Camera app on the iPhone.
   

2. Launch the AeroCaster Switcher app on the iPad.
   

3. Tap INPUT “+” (CAM1–5), and select the name of the satellite camera from the list.
   

Configuring the satellite camera

1. Tap the input source for which you wish to configure the camera, and tap the “CAMERA” tab.
   

2. Tap the items in each menu (p. 4) to configure the camera.

Inputting Video from a Computer or Smartphone (INPUT)
You can send the video from your computer or smartphone (Android OS or iOS) to the AeroCaster Switcher app via your Web browser, and assign it to INPUT CAM1–5. You can also share your computer’s screen.

• The iPad and computer or smartphone must be connected to the Internet. All devices must be connected to the same Wi-Fi network.

• Supported browser: Google Chrome (latest version recommended).

  1. Tap INPUT “+” (CAM1–5) and select “Add Web Browser (PC/ Mobile) source” from the list.
     

  2. On the Web browser of your computer or smartphone, open the link shown in the “Add Browser Source” dialog box.
     

  3. Click the [Open Video Input Device] button, select a video device from the list and click the [Select] button.

  4. Click the [Connect] button.
     

Assigning Images and Video on Your iPad (MEDIA)
You can register the images and video stored on your iPad to be used as a video source.

1. Tap MEDIA “+” and then tap “Image” or “Video.”
2. Tap the images and videos you want to register. For images, tap “Add.”
   

Deleting one image or video at a time

1. Long-press the image or video you wish to delete, and tap “Delete.”

Deleting all images or videos at once

1. Tap the trash can icon, and tap “Delete All Media.” Then tap “Delete” in the confirmation dialog box.

Registering the Screen Layout (SCENE)
By registering a screen layout as a “scene” that uses DSK or PinP composition, you can combine and output multiple videos.
When you select the scene during a video transition, the screen layout switches to the layout you registered.

1. Tap SCENE “+” and select a screen layout from the menu.
2. Tap the items in each menu to edit the settings, and then tap “Save.”
   

DSK (OVERLAY)
You can use DSK (downstream keyer) to create composites with text and video.

registered in MEDIA (p. 8).

COMPOSITION
You can composite multiple input videos into a single screen.

TEXT

MEDIA

and videos registered in MEDIA.

PinP

SPLIT

QUAD

Editing a scene

1. Long-press the scene you want to edit, and tap “Edit.”
   

Deleting one scene at a time

1. Long-press the scene you want to delete, and tap “Delete.”
   

Deleting all scenes

1. Tap the trash can icon, and tap “Delete All Scene.” Then tap “Delete” in the confirmation dialog box.
   

Switching the Video

Switching After Checking the Video in Preview
This shows you how to switch to the output video, after using the preview to check the next video to output.

1. Turn the [to PGM directly] switch off.

2. Tap the video (MEDIA, SCENE or INPUT) that you want to output.

3. Tap the [TAKE] button.
   The view switches the final output video.

One-touch Switching (PGM Direct Mode)
In this mode, the output video switches immediately once you select a video.

1. Turn the [to PGM directly] switch on.

2. Tap the video (MEDIA, SCENE or INPUT) that you want toutput.

Selecting a scene
For the scene, you can select one composition scene and two DSK scenes at the same time.

References

• Roland Pro A/V - AeroCaster Switcher | iOS App

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