TouchCast Pitch Windows: Pitch Terminology
- Jira Automation (Deactivated)
- Darin Grant (Unlicensed)
.tcp file | A file with the .tcp file extension is a TouchCast Project file. As TouchCast Pitch and TouchCast Studio projects are being developed, they are saved in this proprietary TouchCast format. |
.tct file | A file with the .tct file extension is a used by TouchCast Pitch and TouchCast Studio for output videos containing interactive resources. .tct files must be viewed using TouchCast product such as TouchCast Studio or the TouchCast Video Player. |
.mp4 file | A file with the MP4 file extension is an abbreviation for an MPEG-4 Video file, which is a compressed file format that can contain not only video, but also audio and subtitles. MP4 files are commonly used for video sharing using platforms such as YouTube. TouchCast Studio and Pitch to create .mp4 format videos, but these videos will not contain interactive resources. |
Clip Tray | The Pitch edit tool presents the individual clips of the recorded presentation in a horizontal list to facilitate finalizing each clip. |
Scene Layout | Theme / Virtual Set Scene Layouts are conceptually like templates, providing background and common patterns of object positioning for Scene Themes / Virtual Sets. |
Scene List | The column of scene thumbnails located on the left hand side of the Pitch screen. The Scene list can be expanded or contracted using a toggle button. |
Pitch Project | A Pitch project (Pitch project file) contains all of the resources, scenes, recorded video, and teleprompter script for one complete presentation. The output of a Pitch project is a TouchCast .tcp file. |
Pitch Theme | A Pitch Theme provides a Scene background and a set of Scene Layouts representing common object positioning patterns for that theme. An exception is the Default Theme which does not provide a background and only a generic set of object layouts. |
Pitch Virtual Set | A Pitch Virtual Set is a specialized Pitch Theme. Virtual Sets provide backgrounds and Scene Layouts associated with formal presentations and broadcast studios, e.g., auditorium, late night talk show, etc. |
Teleprompter Script | Script which goes along with each scene. The teleprompter script can be visible to the presenter as the presentation is being recorded but it is not included in the recorded presentation. |
Touchcast Fabric | Touchcast Fabric serves as both a storage repository and a sharing clearing house for Touchcast videos. |